ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2009 Champions
and Reserve Champions!!!
Way to go gang!!!
2009 East Coast Reined Cow Horse Classic Derby and Bridle Spectacular in Harriman, TN.
They put on a beautiful show up there! This is the third year we have been there and its better each year..way to go Paul Bailey who runs the whole thing!
Lucas and his horse, "Nice Bobby Sox", were entered in the Non Pro and Novice Non Pro Bridle Spectacular. If your not familiar with that it is like a derby or futurity except for older horses and there are three sections to the competition. Herd work, rein work, and down the fence on a single cow.
Lucas and Bobby marked a 133 the first day in the herd work and really looked good. Bobby had some huge moves..actually so many big moves that the photographer got about 7 or 8 great pictures of the pair in perfect form making it hard to pick just one of them to buy! Anyone who does this knows its hard to get even one good shot so that was pretty cool! They had no major penalties and the cattle were real tough because Lucas cut late in his group meaning the cows were getting pretty used up. I was thrilled with that first go!
The next day Lucas showed the reining and cow work portions of that class in conjunction with the regular classes. Lucas and Bobby had a very nice reining pattern and kept it a little conservative marking a 137. Then came the fun part... the part we all love to watch!!! They turned out a nice cow and Lucas and Bobby went to work! The boxing was tough and the cow challenged them hard several times back and forth across the arena. Bobby dropped down and shook in front of that cow like a cutter! Lucas set up his fence run and took the cow in perfect form all the way down the long fence and had a "HUGE" first turn!! Back down the fence they came and hit another very nice turn. Lucas drove the cow out to the middle of the pen and circled both ways in great position getting the whistle from the judge. It was a classic great cow horse ride with no waste of energy and total control of the cow!!! They marked a 144 in the cow work which ended up being the high cow score of the class!!
Lucas ended up 3rd in the Non Pro and 2nd in the Novice Non Pro and when the checks were paid out he won over $1700 dollars!!! His biggest pay check to date!
Lucas rode one more time the next morning winning the Youth Bridle Class and a nice head stall for doing that!
Lucas is becoming a tiger in this sport and is playing at the highest level in the country! At age 16 that's pretty cool! Way to go Luke and Bobby!!!
Kyndall and Chicken are USEF Youth 13 & Under 2009 Reserve Champions!
What an exciting day in Oklahoma City for Kyndall and Chicken who's real name is Please Me Whiz!!
This was the United States Equestrian Federation Finals for the 13 and Under Division. Kyndall had qualified to get to this point by winning several qualifying shows during the past year. Kids from every part of the country were there and the crowd was into it!!
Kyndall really had her game face on and in her first ride marked a very nice 214!!! Well that held for a while until she was eventually tied by Emily Wineger from Texas. Emily is actually a 14-18 rider according NRHA rules but for USEF the dates are different so at this event she is back in the 13 and Under for this last show. So, the two of them tied and set up for a run off which means they both ride one more time. Kyndall went first and held nothing back! It was really one of the best rides that her and Chicken have ever had! Beautiful spins and great circles!! Then came three gigantic stops!! The crowd was going crazy and when it was over Kyndall and Chicken had marked a 216!!!
Then came Emily's ride and she did have a very nice ride as well! She finished with a 217 to win the event.
I couldn't be more proud of how Kyndall and Chicken did under a great deal of pressure!! Kyndall was flawless in that final run!! It was so much fun to have all the support of the crowd especially from all the other Florida folks in attendance there.
So for the second year in a row Kyndall and Chicken are the USEF 13 and Under Finals Reserve Champions!!! Congratulations!!!
Smart Doc Dualittle
Great News for Sandy Creek Performance Horses! At the Perry, Georgia show in March their stallion "Dually" earned his first NRHA money and trophy! He won the Novice Horse Open class marking a 72 1/2, with Brad riding. Then once again in Ocala at the FRHA show Dually and Brad had another nice ride marking a 73, and took home another nice paycheck. You can check out the video below. This super handsome stallion is 9 years old and has just started his show carreer. He was trained as a 2 and 3 year old but then never had a chance to show. We have had him for about the last six months and he has come a long way!
Congratulations Cathy and Ronnie! There's more to come!
More about our outstanding youth....Lucas and Kyndall
Lucas McCullough
Lucas has managed to juggle and run strong in both reining and cow horse in 2008. He ended up Reserve National Champion in the NRCHA Novice Non Pro National standings, and was only beaten for the title by 4 points. It came down to the final show of the year in San Angelo, Texas and was exciting to the end! Lucas also won the NRCHA Southeast Division titles in Youth Bridle, Novice Non Pro, and the Non Pro. All of this is pretty amazing since this is the first year that Lucas has shown in any of these classes and "gone down the fence". Until this year Lucas had only shown in boxing classes.
In the reining he is the Florida Reining Horse Associations Youth 14-18 Champion. He needs a wheel barrel to carry all the buckles he won this past year!! He has won three year end buckles from the Dixie Reined cow Horse Associoation, and one from the Florida Reined CowHorse Association as well. That is a grand total of 9 buckles in one year!!
Lucas also qualified and competed at the AQHA Youth World Show this year where he finished in the top ten. Lucas shows two different horses, "Chic O Lana" a mare by "Smart Chic O Lena" who has earnings of over $36,000 in NRHA money, and is currenlty building her cow horse earnings as well. Lucas also shows "Nice Bobby Sox" a gelding by "Captain Nice" pictured above. We are really proud of Lucas and all that he has accomplished.
Kyndall Harper also earned her share of awards this year...
How does Kyndall manage to excel in school, show her horse, and keep up with a busy social life? With a lot of hard work and determination. At the young age of 11 she has already accomplished more than most avid riders. In 2008 aboard her new horse, Please Me Whiz, she has won the Florida Reining Horse Association Championship in both the Rookie and the Youth 13 & Under. She also competed in Oklahoma city twice this year ending up Reserve Champion in the USEF Youth 13 & Under, and ended up in the top15 at the AQHA Youth World show. In the first go of the Youth World Kyndall marked a 218 1/2 to place 8th out of 130 kids. It was really fun!!
Kyndall also received great honors in Ohio at the Quarter Horse Congress ending up Reserve Champion in the Youth 13 & Under. She also placed 5th out of 105 entries in the Limit Non Pro class. This girl-gelding team has it going on! In 2009, Kyndall and "Chicken" will be showing in the Youth as well as the bigger events around the country. Kyndall has a three year old in training named "Funny Face" that we hope to have ready for her to show this fall in several futurities. She will try to take it easy on the older folks!
Please check out our blog to keep up to date on shows and training tips and advice:
http://paghreiningcowhorses.blogspot.com/