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    2022 6666 NRHA Derby presented by Markel—Daily Updates

    6.25.22: Action Wraps Up at 6666 NRHA Derby presented by Markel 6.25.22: Deary and Americasnexttopgun Win Level 4 Open Championship at 6666 NRHA Derby presented by Markel 6.25.22: Weekend Ancillary Action Continues at 6666 NRHA Derby presented by Markel 6.24.22: Jack Medows & Tribbiani Win Level 4 Non Pro Championship at 6666 NRHA Derby presented […]

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    NRHA Reining Horse Foundation Awards $28,000 in Scholarship Money

    At the start of 2022, the National Reining Horse Association’s Reining Horse Foundation announced a major expansion of its scholarship program, increasing the number of annual scholarships from eight to 10, and increasing the annual funding of those awards from $13,000 to $28,000 per year. The 10 RHF Scholarships are structured as three at $5,000; […]

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    Competition Begins Wednesday at 6666 NRHA Derby Presented by Markel

    The State Fair Park in Oklahoma City is bustling with activity in preparation for the reining industry’s second-largest event. This year’s 6666 National Reining Horse Association Derby presented by Markel is predicted to break entry records, and the payout should once again exceed $1.3 million. Move-in for the Derby begins at noon on Tuesday, June […]

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    Behind The Slide – Grant Goetcheus

    Reiners saw a new face and megawatt smile stepping out of the Coliseum Monday, June 20, at the 6666 National Reining Horse Association Derby presented by Markel. The curly-haired young man was unknown to most – and his name is Grant Goetcheus. Competing in the Open Derby Novice Horse division, Goetcheus and his mare Spooks Smoken […]

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    Behind the Slide – Lily Forzani

    The work it takes to care for and ride a barn of reining horses is grueling – and finding capable help can be difficult. That makes Stefano Calcagnini’s 11-year-old helper Lily Forzani even more impressive. Lily hails from Crossroads, Texas, and helps Stefano with grooming and saddling horses a few days a week. She came along […]

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    George Bell Joins Elite Rankings as an NRHA Million Dollar Owner

    Recent successes of George Bell owned and raised equines have catapulted the charismatic North Carolinian to membership in an exclusive club of owners whose horses have won more than one million dollars in National Reining Horse Association competition. For Bell, the achievement is a wonderful recognition and made even sweeter because the majority of money […]

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    Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Becomes NRHA Global Partner

    In May, Clark’s Pump-N-Shop became the newest Global Partner for the National Reining Horse Association. As a Global Partner, Clark’s Pump-N-Shop will directly support the NRHA European Futurity and Derby, the NRHA European Affiliate Championships, in addition to the North American events. The company, headquartered in Ashland, Kentucky, will also become the naming sponsor of […]

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