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    Behind the Slide – Chelsea Dygert Sutton, Arizona

    Handed a microphone and an amp at just 19 years old, Chelsea Dygert Sutton became an announcer by accident. Her life has always been surrounded by horse shows and reining, but she was focused on being a scribe when life handed her a platform that better fit her personality better.  “As a teenager I got […]

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    Behind the Slide – Rusbell Carasco, Mexico

    A well-shaped hat is a staple element at the 2020 NRHA Derby presented by Markel. Chances are pretty good Rusbell Carasco had a hand in shaping a majority of the hats thundering down the Gateway of Champions.  Hailing from Mexico, Rusbell was raised around horses and eventually became a colt starter based out of Kearney, […]

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    Behind the Slide – Samantha Lane, Minnesota

    It’s taken less than two months to convince all-around competitor Samantha that she might be hooked on the slide. An intern for Petroll Reining Horses, Samantha is an expert mane braider and loper already.  “I’d never ridden a reiner until I came to work for Petroll. I’m thinking about switching disciplines now, because I really […]

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    Behind the Slide – Marlin Holroyd, Michigan

    He’s the friendly face ushering you into the arena, but he’s also handing out pluses and minuses in the ancillary classes at the 2020 NRHA Derby presented by Markel. Marlin has taken a few laps around the reining industry, first as a competitor and now more often as an NRHA judge.  “I got into reining […]

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    Early Ancillary Wins for Colston, Bagby, and Kulmer

    NRHA Derby Presented by Markel Began Today For Immediate Release – June 13, 2020 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – The 2020 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby presented by Markel kicked off on Saturday, June 13, with the Non Pro ancillary classes. While the Non Pro classes would typically be held in the Adequan® Arena, […]

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    NRHyA Art & Photo Contest

    For Immediate Release – June 13, 2020 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – After much deliberation, the winners have been selected for the National Reining Horse Youth Association (NRHyA) 2020 Art & Photo Contest sponsored by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. The novel partnership with the museum not only created new prize incentives for […]

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    Behind the Slide – Mike Seay

    Mike Seay, Texas Some might know Mike from his days in the show pen, others are most familiar with his messages of hope come Sunday morning. This west Texas pastor is the owner of Turn Around Ministry and has been setting up a booth at the NRHA Derby presented by Markel for ten years now. […]

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    The Run for a Million Canceled for 2020

    From the producers of The Run for a Million: The goal of THE LAST COWBOY and RUN FOR A MILLION is to celebrate and grow the sport of reining. The inaugural RUN FOR A MILLION generated an excitement that spread beyond the world of reining to all western performance horse disciplines — it could be […]

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