High Score for Cristian Dalla Pozza in the ARHA 3-year-old Open Futurity; Manuel Cortesi Leads the 4-year-old L4 Open

Photo Courtesy © Christian Kellner
Photo Courtesy © Christian Kellner

The 2019 edition of the Austrian Reining Horse Association 3-year-old Futurity counted 44 horses entered in the Open. Early in the qualifying go round, past IRHA Futurity Champion of Italy, Cristian Dalla Pozza, aboard Captains Doc Badger (AB Captain Badger x Kay Sarah) set the bar by posting a 219.5 score. The stallion, bred by Dario Carmignani and owned by Angelucci Quarter Horses, and his rider closed by taking the lead in Level (L)3 and L2 Open divisions.

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The Italian Dream

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Photo Courtesy © www.cuttinghorsecentral.com

We have talked before about breeders in this industry and how it adds something extra special to the whole experience when you can show a horse that you have raised.  It is something completely warm and fuzzy when you watch them grow up each day, saddle them for the first time, and, finally, get to walk them into that perfect Will Roger’s sand.  Think about taking it a step further though, think about doing all of those things, then on top of that shipping your very special horse overseas.  This is the story for our first horse highlight.  The Salvatori family’s great horse Twisted Red Faye.

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2017 PBR World Champion Jess Lockwood and Young Gun Daylon Swearingen Tie for 15/15 Bucking Battle Win in Tulsa. Dalton Kasel Wins Round 1 in PBR Unleash The Beast Debut

Photo courtesy of Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media
Photo courtesy of Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media

In a special round that saw five 90-point rides, 2017 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Champion Jess Lockwood (Volborg, Montana) and 2019 Rookie of the Year contender Daylon Swearingen (Piffard, New York) tied for the 15/15 Bucking Battle win at the Express Ranches Classic, presented by Osage Casino and Hotel, after each was marked a monstrous 92 points.

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Veniss Leads The Way For The Winning Nation: Mexico and Canada Also Clinch Olympic Qualification Slots

Photo © Lima 2019
Photo © Lima 2019

Brazil capped an unforgettable two weeks at the Pan American Games 2019 with a convincing gold medal for its jumping squad at the Army Equitation School at La Molina in Lima, Peru, qualifying them for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
The medal marked the third in as many equestrian events in Lima, after bronze medals in both dressage and eventing assured Brazil’s Olympic qualification in those respective disciplines last week.  

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Nadine Payne wins NCHA Derby Non-Pro title

Photos Courtesy by NCHA/Ted Petit Photography
Photos Courtesy by NCHA/Ted Petit Photography

Working ninth in the 11-horse first set of the Metallic Cat NCHA Derby Non-Pro Finals, where 217 was the high score by four points, Nadine Payne and Blu Velvet, by Once In A Blue Boon, took control and served up a 221-point challenge. Langston Pattillo and Shesa Tuff Teaspoon, by Woody Be Tuff, came close with 220.5 points, deep in the second set, to earn the reserve championship, while Ty Moore and Scantly Clad, by Metallic Cat, placed third with 220 points.

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Markus Schopfer and Oh Cay Mc soar to the Pre Futurity Open Championship; Marco Piersanti and Bar Baby Stylish clinch the Non Pro Pre Futurity!

Photo by © Dead or Alive
Photo by © Dead or Alive

The eighteenth edition of the ERCHA/NRCHA Pre Futurity, open to 3-, and 4-year-old horses shown in a snaffle bit or hackamore, filled the Palacittá facility in Travagliato, Italy, on July 27-28 with over 50 horses from Europe performing to the best of their abilities.

Read MoreMarkus Schopfer and Oh Cay Mc soar to the Pre Futurity Open Championship; Marco Piersanti and Bar Baby Stylish clinch the Non Pro Pre Futurity!