2021 NRHA GERMANY BREEDERS FUTURITY: Mirko Midili Rides GD Peptos Olena Blue to Top the NRHA Germany Breeders 4-year-old Open Futurity as Gennaro Lendi Unofficially Becomes NRHA’s Newest Million Dollar Rider

Photo by NRHA Germany Breeders Futurity Official Photographer and IHP Media Partner Tom Hautmann
Photo by NRHA Germany Breeders Futurity Official Photographer and IHP Media Partner Tom Hautmann

October, 24—Provided by International Horse Press— The 2021 NRHA Germany Breeders 4-year-old Open Futurity Finals concluded the week-long show at the Pferdesportzentrum Ostbayernhalle in Kreuth, Germany. 146 riders aboard 235 horses met to compete during the whole week and the best horse-rider combinations returned on Saturday for the 4-year-old Non Pro and Open Finals.

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2021 NRHA GERMANY BREEDERS FUTURITY: Nadia Scheder and RM Spooksgottastar Conquer the 4-year-old Non Pro Futurity

Photo by NRHA Germany Breeders Futurity Official Photographer and IHP Media Partner Tom Hautmann
Photo by NRHA Germany Breeders Futurity Official Photographer and IHP Media Partner Tom Hautmann

Kreuth, October 24—By International Horse Press—Nadia Schieder entered the pen as the last competitor in the finals aboard her gelding RM Spooksgottastar (NRHA Three Million Dollar Sire Spooks Gotta Whiz x Starmax Rm). After winning all four levels of the go round with a 215 score, Schieder did not expect to do even better in the Finals, so she was very excited about her run which she closed with a 218.5: “I am just so happy. I have never had the opportunity to ride such a good horse. He was bred by our friend [Massimo Rudari] and trained by my husband [Italian Professional Max Ruggeri] from the beginning for our clients and about a month ago they decided to sell him, so we purchased him and it was the best choice in a long time.” The Italian rider shared that when she went to his stall before the run, the horse neighed at her. “That was a sign…after the run, I told my husband ‘now he is a true non pro horse,’” said the smiling Champion after claiming the titles in all four levels. Schieder next plans to show her horse in Cremona, Italy at the Italian Reining Horse Futurity, and then she will give him a long winter break surely deserves.

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Brian Bell Surpasses $2 Million in NRHA Earnings

Photo by Waltenberry | NRHA
Photo by Waltenberry | NRHA

With more than $8,000 in earnings at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress, National Reining Horse Association Professional Brian Bell has unofficially surpassed the two million dollars in NRHA lifetime earnings.
Bell, of Pilot Point, Texas, first became an NRHA Million Dollar Rider in 2013 following the NRHA Futurity, where he qualified two horses back to the Level 4 Open finals. “I first got started around the time Bill Horn became NRHA’s first Million Dollar Rider, and that made me want to have that success, too,” Bell shared. “The first million was the hardest. I’ve learned so much since then and can do a better job now.”

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2021 NRHA European Derby: Reiners Ready for Equita Lyon 2021

As horses and riders prepare for the 2021 edition of the European Derby,
APHA’s Chrome Cash Incentive Program makes its European debut in Lyon

This year the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) European Derby returns to one of Europe’s biggest international horse trade fairs: Equita Lyon.
The renowned horse exhibition held in Lyon, France—which generally brings together over 170,000 visitors over the four days—was cancelled due to COVID in 2019. This year, the motto is “bringing people together again,” and reiners are joining in! 

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Andre de Bellefeuille Reaches Million Dollar Owner Milestone

Photo by NRHA
Photo by NRHA

One million. It’s a number that triggers a pause and invokes a moment of reflection regardless of the subject. For reining enthusiasts, one million is especially significant. A million dollars in earnings solidifies a place in National Reining Horse Association history books. Recently Andre De Bellefeuille and his businesses, Equine Plus and Ferme Equestre Excalibur, of Canada, became the association’s newest Million Dollar Owner.

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Austrian Reining Horse Association Futurity: In A Thrilling Day of Competition, the Last Champions Were Crowned

Photo by IHP
Photo by IHP

Wiener Neustadt, August 21—Provided by Marie Klimova/International Horse Press—Held in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, at Helmut and Dennis Schulz’s Western Training Center, Saturday closed the $83,000-added Austrian Reining Horse Association (ARHA) 4 and 3-year-old Futurity. With riders representing 12 countries (France, Italy, Poland, Israel, Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Canada, the Netherlands, Hungary, Slovenia and Belgium), 236 horses made way to the functional and beautifully welcoming Austrian facility. Emotions, great rides, and a participant public filled he last day of competition which saw the last champions of 2021 crowned.

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