The Elementa 50,000 euro-added IRHA 4-year-old Futurity

Photos by Bonaga Communication
Photos by Bonaga Communication

Max Ruggeri and MR No Guns In Town win the Elementa IRHA 4-year-old Open
Provided by Simona Diale, International Horse Press — The 35th edition of the Italian Reining Horse Association (IRHA) Futurity this year was made even more prestigious with the Elementa 50.000 euro-added 4-year-old Futurity. Run in a qualifying go round and seeded finals, the Open and Non Pro divisions closed the sixth day of competition in Cremona, Italy.

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Craig Schmersal Wins SWRHA Billingsley Ford Open Futurity on Shining On Ruf 

Craig Schmersal Wins SWRHA Billingsley Ford Open Futurity on Shining On Ruf

It was a rowdy, wild, and exciting evening at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum. The Southwest Reining Horse Association Billingsley Ford Open Futurity provides a last-minute opportunity for reiners across the country to evaluate their three-year-olds who will soon be competing in the big arena at Oklahoma City.

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Mandy McCutcheon and Ginger and Addi Schmersal Claim Wins in SWRHA Custom Made Dunit Non Pro Futurity

 

Mandy McCutcheon Wins Level 4 Championship on Coronas At Night; Ginger Schmersal Wins Non Pro Level 3 and Non Pro Prime Time on Mobstop; Addisyn Schmersal & Black Gun Face Win Non Pro Levels 1 & 2 

The Custom Made Dunit Non Pro Futurity was held Friday, October 25, at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum in Ardmore, Okla. The one go-round event provides reiners looking towards Oklahoma City a chance to compete for big money and last-minute experience.

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Coliseum Sold Out for Freestyle Reining

Photos courtesy of Shane Rux for All American Quarter Horse Congress
Photos courtesy of Shane Rux for All American Quarter Horse Congress

The Coliseum was once again packed and filled with excitement at Saturday’s Congress Freestyle Reining. The Freestyle Reining is popular every year at the Congress, and this year was no different. The event has been sold out since September and even sold out standing room. With 18 entries, riders competed their choreographed and musical routines in a performance that is regularly compared to the art of figure skating.

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