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    Brian Bell Surpasses $2 Million in NRHA Earnings

    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 […]

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    Gobble! Gobble! Make Buffet Reservations Now

    For Immediate Release – October 15, 2021 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Even if you are away from home during the NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show, enjoy a meal with your reining family at the Thanksgiving Buffet hosted by the Reining Horse Foundation. The buffet is offered Thanksgiving Day, November 25, […]

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    Andre de Bellefeuille Reaches Million Dollar Owner Milestone

    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, […]

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    Behind the Slide – Vickie Tanner

    Roping and reining recently collided in a big way, when Trevor Brazile, known in the rodeo world as the “King of the Cowboys,” and his partner Miles Baker teamed up to purchase former National Reining Horse Association Futurity Level 4 Open Reserve Champion Show Me The Buckles. But Trevor and Baker aren’t the first ropers […]

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    NRHA Ceases Negotiations with FEI

    The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) and the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) collaborated for more than 20 years to showcase and expand the sport of reining worldwide while creating historic memories valued by many. Unfortunately, countless impediments throughout the relationship – legal, cultural, structural, and financial in nature –  presented numerous hurdles over that time, […]

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    NRHA Reiner Receives Awards and Recognition at 2021 AHP Equine Media Awards Banquet

    The annual American Horse Publications three-day conference features the Equine Media Awards Banquet. Held September 16 – 18 in Irving, Texas, this year, AHP’s Equine Media Awards competition featured nearly 600 entries for materials published in 2020. After the entries were reviewed and the judging was complete, the National Reining Horse Association’s monthly publication, the […]

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    Information on NRHA Futurity Rider Designations

    2021 NRHA Futurity Rider Designations are due October 1, the same day as the last payment. This was a change made by the NRHA Board of Directors in an effort to streamline the entering process. In the past, the Rider Designations were due on November 1. Horses that were undesignated at that time were put […]

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