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2022 $153,234-Added NRHA European Open Derby: Fonck and Ludwig Share the Championship

On Saturday, Equita Lyon hosted the $153,234-Added National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) European Derby Open Finals in Lyon, France. In the evening, 64 Open Finalists met to compete for the Championship titles, 19 of which competed for the most prestigious division: The $61,294-Added Level (L)4 in front of a packed audience. The high level of competition in all the divisions kept the public glued to their seats until the last set of horses where most Champions were determined.

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

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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$208,000-Added NRHA European Derby: The Non Pro Qualifier

The 2022 NRHA (National Reining Horse Association) European Derby Non Pro qualifier filled the day at Equita Lyon today with 93 horse-rider combinations (49 entries in Level L(1); 75 in L2; 60 in L3; 50 in L4) riding for a spot in the Finals which will be held on Friday, October 28.

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2022 NRHA European Derby: Non Pro Action Opens the Show

The twelfth edition of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) European Derby, held during Equita Lyon in Lyon, France, will showcase the first of the 5-, 6-, 7-, and 8-year-old horses nominated in the NRHA Nomination Program starting Wednesday 26, with the first go round of the Non Pro Derby.

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Saying Goodbye – Million Dollar Sire Rowdy Yankee

The Board and Staff of the National Reining Horse Association extend condolences to the connections of Million Dollar Sire Rowdy Yankee, who passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022. He was a horse of great charisma and talent, and, as NRHA Hall of Famer Dick Pieper was quoted as saying, “If he was a person, he’d be the kind of guy that you’d like to sit down and have a drink with.”

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Shawn Flarida Surpasses Seven Million Dollars in NRHA Earnings

Shawn Flarida, an icon in the National Reining Horse Association, recently passed a major career milestone. The charismatic trainer, who hails from Springfield, Ohio, became only the second NRHA member in history to pass more than $7,000,000 in lifetime earnings.

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2022 NRHA Czech Derby Dominated by Mare Power

Kozlovice, Czech Rep., July 30—During the last weekend of July, NRHA Czech riders met at the Smart Ranch in Kozlovice, Czech Republic, to compete in the NRHA Czech Derby. The Derby classes were open to 5- to 10-year-old horses and NRHA Czech offered Derby classes in Levels (L)4 and 2 in both Open and Non Pro.

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The SVAG CS Classic 2022 Stage is Set for the NRHA European Championships

Givrins, July 15—Following two days of intense competition featuring NRHA ancillary classes counting a phenomenal number of entries, contenders from 15 nations will be vying for the SVAG CS Classic 2022 NRHA European Affiliate Championship titles at CS Ranch in Givrins, Switzerland, on Friday through Saturday.

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SVAG CS Classic 2022 NRHA European Affiliate Championships: Wednesday Ancillary Action and A Youthful Evening in Givrins

Givrins, July 13—As the SVAG CS Classic 2022 prepares for the NRHA European Affiliate Championship Finals to be held on Friday 15 through Sunday 17, a full day of NRHA ancillary competition with riders representing 15 countries lit up the beautiful CS Ranch arena on Wednesday.

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Ambassador Denise Bauer Saddles up Paint Style at NRHA European Futurity

In a series of historic firsts, U.S. Ambassador to France Denise Bauer visited the 2022 NRHA European Futurity May 28 and rode an American Paint Horse after APHA extended an invitation to the U.S. Embassy in Paris.
Taking place about an hour south of Paris at BO Ranch, Ambassador Bauer toured the “French cathedral of reining,” visited with European Paint Horse owners, watched the competition and saw firsthand a beautiful example of American agriculture exports—horses foaled in the United States or produced using imported genetics.

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It’s A Win for Spain as Nogue Puig and Simple The Best 66 Claim the NRHA European Non Pro Futurity Championship

La Chapelle-la-Reine, May 29—The 2022 NRHA European Futurity held at BO Ranch, La Chapelle- la-Reine, France, closed with the $104,520-Added BO Ranch European Non Pro Futurity. The Non Pro qualifier leaders, Andreu Nogue Puig and Simple The Best 66, closed their performance in the finals with a 215 score and the $ 41,808-added Cardinal Reining Horses Level (L)4 Open Championship to their name.