Top Five Professionals from NRCHA, NCHA and NRHA Standings Advance The American Performance Horseman at Globe Life Field

Ground-breaking evening set to bring together top-ranked professionals from across the performance horse industry at inaugural The American Performance Horseman on Friday, March 10.
 
ARLINGTON, Tex. (January 17, 2022) – Making its debut during The American Western Weekend at Globe Life Field, The American Performance Horseman will feature the Top 5 professionals from the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA), National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) and National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) standings on Friday, March 10, 2023.

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Colonels Shining Gun Honored as NRHA Million Dollar Sire

Photo by Veronika Photography
Photo by Veronika Photography

In 2010, a flashy young colt burst onto the reining scene. By National Reining Horse Association Thirteen Million Dollar Sire Gunner, and out of Shining Little Peach (by Shining Spark), Colonels Shining Gun was poised to do great things. In early November, the stallion, affectionately known as Jojo, added another line to his resume when he became a Million Dollar Sire. While he’s now known for his prepotency, he proved his prowess in the show pen early on.

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2022 $84,187-Added NRHA European Non Pro Derby: Youth Riders Steal the Show In Lyon

Photos by Wanted Photo
Photos by Wanted Photo

In front of a full house, 47 horse-and-rider combinations made their way to the $84,187-Added 2022 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) European Derby Non Pro Finals on Friday at Equita Lyon in Lyon, France. No stranger to the Equita Lyon arena, Sára Karasová of the Czech Republic returned this year to hold on to her last year’s title and added on the Level (L)4 Championship.

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Team USA Wins 2022 Youth World Games

Photo by APHA/Paint Horse Journal
Photo by APHA/Paint Horse Journal

With solid performances in each class and red ribbons across the board, Team USA successfully defended their title and won the APHA Youth World Games held August 21-25 during the European Paint Horse Championship in Kreuth, Germany.
Nyeah Krasnow-Osorio of Brooklyn, New York; Riley Francis of Richland, Michigan; Abigail Zawisza of Findlay, Ohio; and Cody Dulin of Nampa, Idaho, each placed second in their respective classes, earning Team USA 36 points and the overall win.

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NRHA Futurity to Feature APHA’s Chrome Cash Incentive

The American Paint Horse Association’s popular Chrome Cash incentive program will add $5,000 exclusively for registered Paints at the 2022 National Reining Horse Association Futurity, set for November 24-December 3 at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Chrome Cash classes will be offered as part of the Level 4 Open Futurity and the Level 4 Non Pro Futurity, with $3,000 and $2,000 added, respectively. Both solid and regular registry Paints can compete in the Chrome Cash classes, which are paid out according to the NRHA payout schedule. 

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Teton Ridge Launches Innovative Western Equine Sports Event to Debut During the American Rodeo 2023

The American Performance Horseman, a first of its kind competition, to be held in Arlington, Tex. on March 10, 2023
Arlington, Tex. (August 22, 2022) – Expanding upon its commitment to elevate and positively impact the western industry, Teton Ridge unveiled an unprecedented new event – The American Performance Horseman that will make its debut on Friday, March 10, 2023 in Arlington, Tex. during The American Rodeo.

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APHA Teams With Teton Ridge to Launch the American Performance Horseman Competition

Expanding upon its commitment to elevate and positively impact the Western horse world, Teton Ridge unveiled an unprecedented new event: The American Performance Horseman. The innovative working Western sporting event—which will feature cutting, reining and reined cow horse—will debut on March 10, 2023, in Arlington, Texas, at The American rodeo Western Weekend.

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