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    Snip O Gun Joins Elite NRHA Million Dollar Dam Club

    For Immediate Release – January 13, 2020 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) is proud to recognize Snip O Gun as an NRHA Million Dollar Dam. Owned by Hilldale Farm, Snip O Gun is one of only three dams to produce offspring that reached the million-dollar earnings mark to date. […]

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    Amateur Division Conditions Approved for Trial Year

    The Cactus Classic received a one-time waiver from the NRHA Executive Committee. They will be allowed to have a $10,000 Added money Amateur class and the $100,000 lifetime earnings cap will not be imposed. The other previously announced conditions will apply. The full Board of Directors will review the conditions for other trial Amateur events […]

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    Kari Klingenberg Featured at Art of the Cowgirl

    For Immediate Release – January 6, 2020 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) and Art of the Cowgirl are teaming up to present NRHA Professional Kari Klingenberg during the 2020 event. As a first-year event sponsor, NRHA will be featured in the trade show while Klingenberg will talk about her career […]

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    Behind the Slide – JoAnn Lane, Oklahoma

    “I was an interior decorator when the oil boom hit. I had to find something else to do. So instead of decorating houses, now I decorate people. I love it!” JoAnn Lane is just one of more than 90 vendors set up at the #nrhafuturity2019 in OKC.  This former Wrangler model started Mystique Accessories about […]

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    Behind the Slide – Chris Weaver, Bob’s Custom Saddles

    According to Bob’s Custom Saddles Vice President Chris Weaver, the business’ saddles have been ridden to win over two million dollars in the open reining division alone. It’s a standout accomplishment for a company that values rideability for both horse and rider on the same level as craftsmanship and quality. Forty-three years ago, Bob Haley […]

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    Behind the Slide – Lon + Sharon Kraft, Colorado

    What goes around, comes around. For Lon and Sharon Kraft, that came in the form of recognition for their role in promoting the reining industry and the NRHA as the affiliate ambassadors for the Mountain Region.  “We volunteer because we want to and because we feel so strongly about the sport. To be perfectly honest, […]

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    Behind the Slide – Dan Dobbs + Alex Quinte, NRHA IT

    They’re the dynamic duo you don’t actually see, but you love their work. Dan Dobbs and Alex Quinte are the coolest IT guys you’ve never met, but should. Wireless scoring systems, instantaneous draw updates, and high-definition live video streaming only scratch the surface when it comes to Dan and Alex’s work. Hailing from Germany, Alex […]

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    Behind the Slide – Fred Win, New Jersey

    Hailing from a country in southeast Asia, Myanmar, Fred Win is the definition of a go-getter. Even from a young age he wasn’t afraid to chase his dreams.  “I have loved horses for as long as I can remember. I lived in the big city, so there weren’t any horses. I can remember when someone […]

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    Behind the Slide – Dr. James Morgan, Maryland

    Forty years. Forty horses. Forty finals. Dr. Jim Morgan reached a milestone in his reining career during the 2019 NRHA Futurity. At 74 years old, he’s still riding colts at the biggest reining event of the year.  “I never really kept track of those things. I was never worried about the last one, I was […]

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