Mobbing to a Million

Photo HF Mobster by Waltenberry
Photo HF Mobster by Waltenberry

When the dust settled at the Big Sky Reining Classic in Kalispell, Montana, HF Mobster became a National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Million Dollar Sire.

By NRHA Hall of Famer Gunner and out of Dun Its Black Gold, the 2008 stallion was trained and shown solely by NRHA Three Million Dollar Rider Jordan Larson. Aside from his maiden trip into the show pen in Mexico, “Mobster” spent his three-year show career with Larson at the reins.

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2024 The American Professional Horseman: Top-Ranked Cutting, Reining and Reined Cowhorse Professionals Return For One Million Dollars

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Arlington, TX - [August 16, 2023] - Following its industry-defining debut in 2023, The American Performance Horseman will again ride into Arlington, Texas, trasforming Globe Life Field on Friday, March 8, 2024 as part of a newly signed three-year partnership.

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Fernando Salgado Becomes NRHA’s Newest Million Dollar Rider

Photo by International Horse Press/Martina Tonello
Photo by International Horse Press/Martina Tonello

This past month, the warm Florida sunshine served as icing on the cake during the Florida Reining Classic for Fernando Salgado, National Reining Horse Association’s latest Million Dollar Rider. Salgado laid down fantastic runs aboard Vinny Gun, owned by Guillermo De Anda Martinez, and Bob Reiner, owned by Kristen and Rodion Cantacuzene; both pushed Fernando Salgado over the million dollar total in NRHA lifetime earnings.

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American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame Class of 2023

Photo by AQHA Press Release
Photo by AQHA Press Release

This year's Hall of Fame class includes four men and three horses.

Induction into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame is one of the highest honors bestowed by the American Quarter Horse Foundation. This year, we are inducting three horses and four men in the Class of 2023: Harley D Zip, High Brow Cat, Okie Leo, Ralph Seekins, Leverne Perry, G. R. Carter Jr. and Clark Bradley.

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Pale Face Dunnit and Shiners Voodoo Dr Reach NRHA Three Million Dollar Milestone

Photos by NRHA
Photos by NRHA

Two stallions in the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) have recently crossed a multi-million dollar milestone and have a first-class list of offspring in the industry. The two noticeably stunning palomino stallions, Pale Face Dunnit and Shiners Voodoo Dr, accruing more than $3 million in offspring earnings, have an extraordinary influence in the reining industry.

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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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Dunit A Lil Ruf Joins NRHA Million Dollar Dam Roster

Photo by NRHA Press Release/Waltenberry
Photo by NRHA Press Release/Waltenberry

When standout athlete Patriot, ridden by Nathan Piper, claimed the 2022 The Run For A Million Championship, he became the highest money-earning horse in the history of the National Reining Horse Association.
But that’s not all. His win catapulted both his owners, Shannon and Hershel Reid, and his dam, Dunit A Lil Ruf, past the million-dollar mark.
Dunit A Lil Ruf was bred by Sandi Holt and was sold to NRHA Professional Ann Salmon-Anderman during her two-year-old year. With Anderman at the reins, Dunit A Lil Ruf won more than $32,000, including a Level 2 Open Championship at the 2013 Derby.

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Electric Code Becomes an NRHA Million Dollar Sire

Photo by NRHA Press Release/Waltenberry
Photo by NRHA Press Release/Waltenberry

Fifteen years ago, NRHA Professional Jared Leclair accepted a raw-boned 2-year-old into training. With a royal pedigree and phenomenal confirmation, the colt showed outstanding promise as a performance prospect, but that is where Leclair’s plans for the colt ended. Even still, Leclair made a deal with the colt’s owner, Danny Dugan, and joined in a partnership for the ownership of Electric Code.

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