Cool N Hot turns on the heat

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

Cool N Hot and Kobie Wood won the day and the first go-round of the Metallic Cat NCHA Summer Spectacular Classic Challenge with 224 points on Saturday, the second day of the 24-day Summer Spectacular. Second Spot and Lloyd Cox marked 223 points, the second-highest score of the go-round, while Cox and Blackish claimed 222 points, the third-highest score, which tied Friday’s high-scoring horses Reystylin Smooth, shown by Adan Banuelos, and Sundance Jessie, under John Mitchell.

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If the Belgians Like Chantilly, Then Pieter Devos is in Love With France

Photo by ©S.Rispail
Photo by ©S.Rispail

A Belgian victory in Chantilly is not rare. Nicola Philippaerts, Constant Van Paesschen, Gregory Wathelet and Jérôme Guery have all taken a turn atop the podium. Pieter Devos hadn’t yet, but he’s had no shortage of success in France, already winning twice in Bordeaux. Today, he got to add the Groupama Masters to the list.

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SVAG FEI European Reining Championships for Seniors – Ludwig brings home another Gold medal for Germany as Switzerland doubles their Silver and Italy claims the Bronze

Photos by ©Tom Hautmann Photo & Design
Photos by ©Tom Hautmann Photo & Design

Keeping the public glued to their seats until the very end, Grischa Ludwig of Germany laid down an outstanding run riding Coeurs Little Tyke to a 225.5 which slid him straight to the highest step of the podium after Adrienne Speidel of Switzerland and her Arc Walla Smart had set the bar leaving the pen with a 221.5 to beat. Once the curtain fell on the CS Ranch arena, the lady reiner firmly clinched the Silver medal a half-point in front of Italy’s Lorenzo De Simone who settled for the Bronze atop The Cocked Gun.

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SVAG FEI World Reining Championships for Juniors & Young Riders – USA Sweeps the Podium in the Individual Competition for Juniors

Photo by ©Tom Hautmann Photo & Design
Photo by ©Tom Hautmann Photo & Design

The SVAG FEI World Championship ‘Queen Team’ from the U.S. not only took the Gold in the World Reining Junior Team Competition, they went on to conquer the three steps of the podium in the Individual Competition which counted 20 finalists.

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Irish Victory on the Green Grass of Chantilly

Photo by © S.Rispail
Photo by © S.Rispail

31-year-old Irishman Darragh Kenny has grown accustomed to the taste of winning. This month alone he has posted atop the podium no less than four times, including two Grand Prix in Belgium. Yet, this one here in Chantilly with Balou du Reventon is undoubtedly one of the most incredible of his bourgeoning career. After his second place in the LGCT Shanghai, this first place finish was well deserved, and something the ambitious Kenny described as a “relief”. The 2019 Longines Global Champions Tour Chantilly is a show he is unlikely to ever forget.

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Spat Olena Slides Onto the NRHA Million Dollar Sire List, Making European History

Photo by Bonaga Communication
Photo by Bonaga Communication

The Italian Reining Horse Association (IRHA) and National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) announce a historic moment for reining in Europe! Due to the recent success of his offspring at the 2019 Maturity held in Caluso (TO) Italy, July 2–7, Spat Olena is unofficially the first Million Dollar Sire in Europe.

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2019 SVAG FEI World Championships for Young Riders – As Team Germany flies to the Gold medal, it takes a tiebreaker to determine the Team Silver for France and the Bronze for USA

Photo Courtesy ©Tom Hautmann Photo & Design
Photo Courtesy ©Tom Hautmann Photo & Design

An amazingly high level of competition, incredibly talented young riders guiding athletic reining horses kept everybody glued to their seats; literally from the beginning until the end of the World Reining Championships for Young Riders.

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2019 SVAG FEI World Reining Championship for Juniors – Team USA: The Reining Queens take the Gold! Team Germany captures the silver; Switzerland wears the bronze

Photo Courtesy ©Tom Hautmann Photo & Design
Photo Courtesy ©Tom Hautmann Photo & Design

Sixteen National Federations were represented by 34 riders and six teams (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, USA) at the CS Ranch where the battle for the medals in the SVAG FEI World Reining Championship for Juniors was on

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Miller Top Barrel Racer over the Fourth of July

Photo Courtesy WPRA
Photo Courtesy WPRA

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – In 2017, Emily Miller of Weatherford, Okla., barely missed making the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo finishing 17th. Fast forward to the 2019 Fourth of July run known in the rodeo business as “Cowboy Christmas” and Miller is hoping the money won will propel her to her first Wrangler NFR berth. Miller was the big money winner over the Fourth of July in the WPRA with a total of $17,358 won at three rodeos.

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2019 SVAG CS CLASSIC – An extremely successful SVAG CS Classic & Swiss Championship Finals culminated with Spook N Perla sliding Ann Fonck to the €10.000-added Open Trophy Championship!

Photos by ©Tom Hautmann
Photos by ©Tom Hautmann

The 2019 edition of the SVAG CS Classic & Swiss Championship Finals was a hit from the moment the entries came in and numbers were way above any expectations.

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