LINDSAY PEATON AND SIERRA TAYLOR AT THE AWARDS BANQUET,SHARING THE TRAVELING TROPHY FOR TRAIL. STORY PAGE 7.

in Arizona, the is excited to present the

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March 17-20, 2011REGION 8 CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW

After breaking for theholidays our club will start offthe New Year by hosting twointerbreed competitions backto back, one on February 12thand the other on March 26thboth at P&M Arena in ApacheJunction. Judging our firstshow is . Showsare open shows and everyoneis welcome to participate. Wewould love to see you there!Visit our web site,www.azpoac.com for moreinformation and registrationforms. The POAC year-endawards banquet was held onJanuary 8th at Joe’s RealBBQ in Gilbert. The BBQ wasa big hit. Our officers for 2011are President,

Vice-President, Treasurer and

Secretary. All our club membersreceived participation awards. The top ten high pointwinners, one pony one riderhalter through games startingwith first place was

andHigh Point performance

13-18 was awarded to, reserve to

. HP gymkhana in thatage group goes to

and reserve to.

HP performance 9-12goes to reserve

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The numerous classes offered atthis regional show will range from Trail Pleasure, LiteShod, Country Pleasure, and Arizona AmateurOwned/Trained/Ridden. There will be both English and Western classesoffered in each of these divisions, in addition to 2-Gaitand 3-Gait classes. There will also be a nice selectionof Open Gaited Breed classes as well, including AZOwned and Ridden English Pleasure, Open Gaited

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NATIONAL WALKING HORSE SHOWBreed 2-Gaited Junior Exhibitor English or Western, aHorsemanship class, Junior Showmanship at Halterclasses, and more! Rules governing the show can be located on NWHA'swebsite, . Horses entered do not have to beregistered, but must be entered under their official name,and in the name of the current owner(s) of record, or theregistered farm name. This show will be held at from March 17through March 20, 2011. from Murfreesboro,Tennessee will be judging. There will be a silent auction,raffle tables and contests, so bring the whole family! The Carousel Horse Show premium book, whichcontains the class list and entry forms for the NationalWalking Horse Association Region 8 Championship, canbe downloaded at:

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Join the Phippen Museum on Saturday, February 12,2011, at 1:00pm as they present a conversation with poet,musician and working Arizona cowboy, . He willdiscuss rough-country ranching in Northern Arizona and thepeople who do it. Season by season, these hard-workingranchers, cowboys and their families preserve a vanishingculture and a uniquely American spirit. Admission to this specialconversation is free with your paid Museum admission. Gail’s multiple talents come from both his ranching andsongwriting backgrounds. His grandfather, , wroteseveral well-known cowboy songs, including Tying the Knots inthe Devil's Tail and The Dude Wrangler. Gail worked on hisfather's ranches off and on while growing up, and later workedfull-time for several years onthe Cross U and Spider Ranchesin Yavapai County, AZ. He's alsosaddled up for the Yolo Ranch,the 7UP, the DC Cattle Co. andthe O6 Ranch. In 1987 Gail and his brotherLew made a film about cowboyscalled, Ranch Album, which wasultimately released as anational PBS special. The filmwas awarded a CINE GoldenEagle, TV Guide called it‘cinematically brilliant andwonderfully constructed’ andthe Wall Street Journal said itwas ‘a gorgeous film’. RanchAlbum was also included in TheAcademy of Motion PictureArts/ UCLA Film and TelevisionArchive Series of OutstandingDocumentaries. Since 1995 Gail has beenthe foreman of the SpiderRanch and he continues to workpart-time with Lew on variousfilm and multimedia projects.He's also sung songs and toldstories at cowboy poetrygatherings across the west,including Elko, Nevada,Prescott, Arizona, Alpine Texas,Las Cruces, New Mexico andDurango Colorado, to name justa few. So come join the Phippen

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Heritage

Judge 1 Chele Murrell* Elm Grove, LAJudge 2 Mike Perkins* Bentonville, AR

Judge 3 Chris Kozlowski Galt, CAJudge 4 Sharon Wellman* Conroe, TX

Jeanne Paquette - Tucson, AZ

Pat Denton41306 N Castle Hot Springs, Morristown, AZ 85342

Cell 623-670-2685 eFax 623-670-5989

Debbie Rice, Ida Heath, Carol Clarke, Marcia Heath

: Taffy Wolf & Charlie Waltz

American Quarter Horse Association/NRCHA*selected classes American Paint Horse Association

Arizona Quarter Horse Association/AZRCHASouthern Arizona Quarter Horse Association

SAQHA Shamrock ShowMarch 24 - 27

2011 SAQHA Shamrock Show / APHA Special EventHosted by Southern Arizona Quarter Horse AssociationPima County Fairgrounds - 11300 South Houghton Road, Tucson Arizona

Museum for a specialconversation with a talentedArizona troubadour, poet andcowboy: The Phippen Museumopened in 1984 and wasnamed after Prescott residentand founding member of theCowboy Artists of America,

. The Museum’s ongoingmission is to preserve andexhibit museum qualityWestern art, and educate thepublic about the uniqueheritage, history, mythology,and influence of the AmericanWest through art. Museumadmission is $5.00 for adults;$4.00 for seniors, students,and AAA members; childrenunder twelve and MuseumMembers are free. TheMuseum is located just a fewminutes north of downtownPrescott at 4701 Highway 89North. For additional information,please call (928) 778-1385 orvisit their website atwww.phippenartmuseum.org.

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Approximately four hundred Arabians, Half-Arabians andAnglo-Arabians will model their natural abilities as sporthorses at the Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, Idaho, Sept.22-25, 2010. The Sport Horse Nationals Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (Sport Horse Nationals),produced by the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) of Aurora,CO., features 90 classes in four divisions, the sport horsedivision, hunter/jumper division, dressage division and thedriving division. Exhibitors from 41 states and two Canadian provinceswill come to Nampa to compete in the national-level show inits eighth year. Created after the sport horse classes outgrew the space and time allotted for them at the AHA U.S.Nationals, Sport Horse Nationals is the only single-breedsport horse event in the nation offered just for Arabian,Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses registered with AHAor the Canadian Arabian Horse Registry. New this year is a Power and Speed Jumpers Exhibition.A two-part class, the power portion is ridden first and is nottimed. If the horse and rider team is clear through the powerportion, without rails, refusals or falls, they continue into thespeed portion of the course. The speed portion is timed andthe team with the least faults wins, using time as thedeciding factor for equal faults.

, a special Sport HorseNationals tradition, will be September 23 at 7:00 p.m.Exhibitors and barns from all over North America host eachother and the public to fare most popular in their region.Delights sometimes include sockeye salmon from the Pacific

Northwest, a favorite potatorecipe from Idaho, or freshfruit from Florida. Wine forthe party is donated byBitner Vineyards ofCaldwell, Idaho.

The Idaho Horse Parkwill host their annual

fundraiser Sept. 25for the Idaho Horse ParkFoundation. The dinner willtake place on the concourseof the Idaho Center Arenaduring the Sat. EveningPerformance, giving eventattendees of the event a frontrow seat to carriage pleasuredriving, show hack, sporthorse under saddle and theSport Horse In-hand -

PHOTO BY AMY TRAIN

Supreme Champion class. Equus & Overture begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for yourchoice of a steak or salmon dinner are $75 and can bepurchased through the Idaho Horse Park by calling (208)442-3335. Reservations must be made by Sept. 20. For more information call the Arabian Horse Association at(303) 696-4500 or visit www.ArabianHorses.org/SHN

Sport Horse Nationals Showcases the Versatilitythat Comes from the World’s Oldest Horse Breed

to . HP gymkhanagoes to andreserve to . Halter went to Mares:Daisy Duke, Geldings: JKB ZipN Go Go, Stallions: Major HotTopic. The traveling trophies goto: - HP Lead line,

- Res HP Leadline, - Eight& Up Equitation,Most Colorful,Handy Horse,9-12 Equitation,

13-18 Equitation,Hunter Hack,

and finally and tied in Trail.

Our club members workhard and love riding theirponies, we are proud very ofthem. Several of our riders areon their way to attend the FortWorth Stock Show in FortWorth, Texas. Good luck girls!The AZ POAC is hosting theSouthwest Regional Show onMay 28th and the WesternClassic on May 29th and 30that West World in Scottsdale,our big event of the year. Forany questions contact

at 480 982 6620.

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East Side Progressive Barrel Racing Associationespbra.com is a horse club that rents the P&MArena in East Mesa, AZ. ESPBRA has been in theEast Valley for over 15 years and is branch of theProgressive Barrel Racing Associations the runs aclub in the West Valley at the Buckeye EquestrianCenter in Buckeye, AZ. For the 2010 year ESPBRAgave away thousands of dollars in prizes, paybacksand awards, including a Trophy Saddle and 18Usher Brand Buckles.

ESPBRA is progressive in that a horse and ridercan progressive with actual run times throughdifferent divisions collecting points and paybacksthrough-out the year. Points are track for the “AllAround” using all three events and “DivisionalClass” points are tracked through each separateevent. In Barrels we offer 8 different classes: Poles4 different classes: Goats 4 different classes:Our year-end party was at Rawhide with over 125members’ friends and family celebrating ouroutstanding 2010 year.

ESPBRA 2010 PRIZES -Top 5 All Around1st Corrinete Saddle2nd Res Champ Buckle/w Trophy Hat Box3rd Custom Stirrups4th Custom Breast Collar5th Custom Head Stall*In addition each Top 5 won a Custom Embroidered Nylon Jacket

EASTSIDE PROGRESSIVEBARREL RACING ASSOCIATION

All-Around: 1st KelseyDecker/T 2nd StephanineCochrun/Missy 3rd SkyJohnson/Lily 4th TaylorAllen/ Cowgirl 5th JustinWeston/Spanky.Progressive BarrelClasses8- 1st Place Usher Brand“Buckles”8- 2nd Place Hand Tooled“Breast Collars”7 -3rd Place “BroncHalters” w/leads7-4th Place Hand Tooled“Head Stalls”5- 5th Place “NylonHalters” w/leads3- 6th Place “Nose BandTie Down”3-7th Place “NavahoSaddle Blankets”2- 8thth Place “SpurStraps”Barrels:Little Buckaroos: 1stAbbyHenderson/Rojo 2ndKayciFrandsen/CherokeeWranglers: 1stJordonGathman/Chile 2ndJustinWeston/Spanky3rdHannah Coppin/BitsAAA: 1stShannaMajercak/Bella 2ndAshleyZanardi/Nitro 3rdMellissaDaniels/Honey 4thKortniButters /Honey 5thKaylaCascio/Starbuck 6thOliviaTownsend/Sugar7thJessica Wolfe/ Not theCheetin’ Kind 8thAshleyZanardi/Ms Blue MoonAA: 1st LaciTaylor/Chiquita 2ndTanyaGraeb/Barbie3rdStephanie Cochrun/Missy 4thLaci Taylor/Leroy

5thTaylor Allen/Cowgirl6thNatalieSilvers/HomeSpun 7thAlexFoshee/Hotrod 8thBobbyJohnson/SonnyA: 1stBobbyJohnson/Remy 2ndEvieFrandsen/Cherokee3rdAmy Spaulding/Justice4thShelly Hale/Spanky5thIsabella Berry/Shadow6thTaylor Gleave/ TacomaB: 1st Sky Johnson/Lily2ndCourntneyCascio/Flame 3rdTommyMiller/Ms Socks4thStephanie Cochrun/JD

5th Kristy Marcham/Sugar6thShelly Wolfe/FirewaterC: 1stMaty Peralta/Sport2ndBridgetteGraeb/Fudgie 3rdJessieLagos/Luna 4thSydneyFrandsen/Cherokee 5thTie Brenda Sutton/Dooley& Kristy Marcham/HillybillyD: 1stKelsey Decker/T2ndChelsey Ferguson/Charity 3rdJaleneGathman /My Blue 4th TieErin Pellegrino/Banner &Lacy Giebel/Tinker5thMabel Wilson/Duke

ESPBRA 2010 WINNERS -Top 5 All AroundBarrelRacingClinic

Marlene McRaeBarrel Racing Clinic

March 18-20Morristown, AZ

Tuition$375 for 3 days

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Noted Author Works For Horse RescueOn March 20, 2011, at 2:00 PM,at The Western RanchmanStore, 16028 N. 32nd Street,Phoenix, willsign copies of her book,

, to raise funds for theConquistador Equine Rescueand Advocacy Program.

, the Peruvianwho inspired the ConquistadorEquine Rescue program will alsoappear. The result of Burgoyne'slifelong admiration of the greatactress and herGunsmoke character,

, Perfectly Amanda is a

biography that provides achronological look intoAmanda Blake’s life, both onand off the screen. Includinganecdotes about Blake’s life inPhoenix , it recounts thepersonal reflections of localfriends and colleagues, andfeatures an extensivecollection of photographs,both formal and candid. Full of tales of adventureand travel, as well as revealinginformation on Blake’s battlewith cancer and her unendingdevotion to a wide variety ofPhoenix area charities, such asthe Arizona Animal Welfare

League, Perfectly Amandacomes to life with BeckeyBurgoyne’s personal telling ofthe stories.ABOUT THE AUTHORBorn in Danville, Ill. ,

has lived in Illinoisand Indiana all of her life. Agraduate of Eastern IllinoisUniversity in Charleston , Ill. ,Burgoyne has always had apassion for the theater andEnglish. Putting her two lovestogether, she penned her firstbook about the famous actresswho inspired her in so manyways. . Burgoyne says this bookwill appeal to anyone – youngor old, male or female. “It ismore than just an ordinarybiography. It is a tale ofstrength, courage andcompassion. It’s the story of alegendary character thatchanged the way women sawthe world and their roles insociety.” An elementary schoolteacher since 1992, Burgoynehas taught math, science andphysical education classes.

ABOUT CONQUISTADORIn 2001, , ayoung chestnut Peruvian Pasostallion, was found in EasternArizona almost dead fromstarvation and dehydration,blinded in one eye and lame.Working together, a coalitionof animal organizations andcompassionate Arizonanssaved the young stallion and,ultimately, 12 Peruvian horsesfrom that situation of severeneglect. With love and care,combined with the chestnutstallion’s own great heart,Conquistador recovered tobecome a multiple ChampionPeruvian horse, advocate forhis fellow equines, and is an

CONQUISTADOR

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Wanted:All Trail Horse Riders

to join theArizona Desert Riderson Feb. 10-13. for the

and. Ride two days

and ride in the parade onSaturday. Fee is $70 per

person and includes3 hot meals.

Call Marguerite for moreinfo at

623-243-0370.

TRAILRIDERS

WANTED

NRCHAReined Cow HorseShowsNRCHA classes will runconcurrently with the AQHA CowHorse classes on Friday, March25th and Sunday, March 27th.Youth NRCHA classes held onSunday only.

Pat Denton41306 N. Castle Hot Springs Rd.,Morristown, AZ 85342

Patdenton1@aol.com

Cell Phone 623-670-2685eFax 623-670-5989

NRCHA Judges: &

Entry fees for classes 1-9 includes$75.00 jackpot.Entry fees for classes 10-12includes a $52.50 jackpot.

CUTTING HORSE EXHIBIT DEBUTS IN WEATHERFORD The Doss Heritage and Culture Center in Weatherford,Texas, will unveil its newest exhibit featuring the NationalCutting Horse Association Nov. 16. The exhibit, entitled “Whereit all began…”, traces the sport of cutting from its origin onWestern ranches through the present day arena competition.

The exhibit includes tack, awards, photos and many moreitems that represent the heritage and evolution of the cuttinghorse industry. From cutting’s first champion in 1898, a 22-year-old gelding named Old Hub, to NCHA’s all-time leadingcutting horse sire High Brow Cat, you’ll see priceless artifactsfrom the history of the cutting industry, and it will all beshowcased where the sport of cutting got its start – the heartof Parker County, Texas.

“Anyone who is interested in cutting horses will want tosee this exhibit that celebrates the sport of cutting, and seehow much it has changed over the decades,” said C.B.

Williams, exhibit coordinator at the Doss. “At the beginning,cutting horses would compete on the weekends but return todo ranch work during the week. Most cutting horses today arebred and trained only to compete.”

The exhibit runs Nov. 16 through April 30. It is openduring regular museum hours, Tuesday through Saturdayfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniorcitizens.

The National Cutting Horse Association has more than20,000 members from a wide range of backgrounds. Eachyear more than 2,200 NCHA-approved events are heldthroughout North America, with more than $43 million in prizemoney awarded. For more information visitwww.nchacutting.com or call (817) 244-6188.

inspiration for all who are working to conquer physical oremotional challenges.

ABOUT THE CONQUISTADOR EQUINE RESCUE PROGRAM The Conquistador Equine Rescue & Advocacy Group, anonprofit 501 (c) 3 equine welfare organization, is a coalition ofrescue groups, sanctuaries, foster homes and individuals. Sinceits inception in 2001, with the rescue of Conquistador, theprogram has rescued and rehabilitated more than 300 horses inthe U.S. and assisted in the rescue of 100 horses in Canada.

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USET Foundation Will Award 2011 Lionel Guerrand-Hermes TrophyBy: Rebecca Walton Gladstone, NJ – January 13, 2011 – The UnitedStates Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announcethat the recipient of the 2011 Lionel Guerrand-HermesTrophy will be talented eventing rider . Eachyear this award is presented to a Young Rider in one of theOlympic disciplines who exemplifies both sportsmanship andhorsemanship. In 2011 Coudray had a banner year, winningthe Jersey Fresh CCI and the Galway Downs InternationalHorse Trials CIC, as well as leading the U.S. efforts at theBoekelo CCI in Holland. “When the USET Foundation told me that I was thewinner of this year’s award I went and looked it up,” com-mented Coudray. “I was pretty honored to look at the othernames on the list throughout the years and think of whatthose people have gone on to do later in their careers." Over the years, Coudray has consistently shown hertalent as a young rider. She won Team Gold at the NorthAmerican Young Riders Championships in both 2004 and

Photo Credit: Tiana Coudray and Ringwood Magister had a verysuccessful year in 2010 to garner the 2011 Lionel Guerrand-Hermes

Trophy from the USET Foundation. Photo By: Stock Images.

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2008, and took home the Individual Silver Medal in 2004. Shehas won the United States Eventing Association Young Riderof the Year Award an amazing three times in 2005, 2007, and2009. Today, Coudray is successfully competing with

, a nine-year-old Irish Sport Horse that shetrained herself. Coudray noted, “I have had him his whole lifeand this year was the first time he really put all the piecestogether and consistently had fantastic results.” Coudray added, “Everyday is a new day and I thinkthat it's easy to get caught up in what's gone well, but thereare no guarantees for the future. Certainly I am honored toreceive the award and the opportunities that I had in 2010,like going to Holland. Hopefully it will help open the door toeven more opportunities but I still have to go out and earngood results year after year.” Coudray will be presented with this prestigious awardat the USET Foundation Reception on January 28th, in Wel-lington, Florida.

Lionel Guerrand-Hermès Trophy WinnersPatrick Guerrand-Hermès established the Lionel Guerrand-

Hermès Memorial Award in1983 in memory of his son,Lionel, who was tragicallykilled in an automobile acci-dent in 1981 at the age of 18.Lionel trained with the UnitedStates Equestrian Team andwas talented enough to beconsidered an Olympic hope-ful. A perpetual trophy de-signed by PatrickGuerrand-Hermès is inscribedannually with the winner’sname and permanently dis-played at the USET Foundationheadquarters in Gladstone,New Jersey. The United StatesEquestrian Team Foundation(www.uset.org) is the non-profit organization that sup-ports the competition, training,coaching, travel and educa-tional needs of America’s eliteand developing international,high-performance horses andathletes in partnership with theUnited States Equestrian Fed-eration. For more informationon the USET Foundation,please call (908) 234-1251, orvisit USET ONLINE atwww.uset.org.

North Scottsdale

Polo School

TYPE OF MATCH LOCATIONClub Scrimmage Haydon Polo Arena -Queen Creek Jan 16 12 pm

Club Scrimmage Haydon Polo Arena -Queen Creek Jan 23 12 pm

Club Scrimmage Haydon Polo Arena -Queen Creek Jan 30 12pm

Club Scrimmage WestworldScottsdale February 5-6

Coleman Cup WestworldScottsdale - February 12-13

0-2 GoalClub Scrimmage WestworldScottsdale February 19-20

USPA Rusher's Cup Haydon PoloArena - Queen Creek March 12-13

USPA Arena Master's Haydon PoloArena - Queen Creek March 19-20

Club Scrimmage WestworldScottsdale -TBA

USPA Amateur Cup Westworld -Scottsdale April 23-24

Club Scrimmage WestworldScottsdale April 30 May 1

Spring 2011 schedulefor North ScottsdalePolo ClubTournament ScheduleAll games scheduled atWestworld start at 1:00 PM onSaturday and 12:00 PM onSunday.

If you live in the Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa,Glendale, Avondale and Scottsdale area and you areinterested in taking polo lessons or join North ScottsdalePolo Club or play in our slow chukkers, please feel free tocontact our manager or call at 480-201-4530.We offer group lessons or private lessons according to yourneeds. Most students get more benefits from group lessonssince polo is a team sport and you will develop the skillsnecessary for the game. Some people prefer take privatelessons initially to have more one on one instruction.

Polo Azteca Club and School provides their studentswith all necessary equipment as well as matches them withthe ponies that best suit their individual's skill. No experiencenecessary!! If you have any questions or want to join us at the NSPCcontact Diego Florez or call 480-201-4530

Previous winners are:1983 - Mark Leone1984 - Jeffery Welles1985 - Holly Mitten1986 - Gregory A Best1987 - Susanne Owen1988 - Christopher Kappler1989 - Mollie Bliss1990 - Kim Keenan1991 - McLain Ward1992 - Abigail Lufkin1993 - Mark Combs1994 - Gabriella Salick1995 - Megan Johnstone1996 - Jonathan Elliot1997 - Alison Firestone1998 - Bruce Davidson Jr.1999 - Chad Geeter2000 - Elise Haas2001 - Marilyn Little2002 - Clark Montgomery2003 - Will Faudree2004 - Kristin Schmolze2005 - Brianne Goutal2006 - Katie Hamilton2007 - Carolyn Kelly2008 - Hillary Dobbs2009 – Laura Noyes2010 – Jennifer Waxman

USET Lionel Guerrand-Hermes Previous Winners

AzBCR.com (aka AZBackCountyRiders.com) is holding its’ fourth annualsite support ride. Fees collected will help to pay for the operational costs of thisgreat web site. The site was created in December, 2006, by a lonely rider that wanted ridingbuddies and now it has grown to over 2,500 statewide members! It is not a clubor association, it’s just made up of folks looking to find people that want to getout riding and enjoying their horses. Registering on AzBCR.com is free. We have a non-advertising environmentand strive to keep it that way. This year’s ride will be held at White Dog in Catalina, Tucson; located northof Tucson. Pima County has granted us the privilege to use an area that isotherwise closed to the public for this special event. The cost is $25 per person(paid in advance before Feb 28, $30 after that) for the weekend which includesdinner on Saturday, a raffle entry, guided rides into the wilderness, open ridingand best of all, meeting lots of friends. Corrals are available for $15 for theweekend (reserve in advance).

Fourth Annual AzBCR RideBy Tishri Solmon

March 11-13, 2011

By Michelle Reichert The individual reining competition took place Thursday,September 30, 2010, at the FEI Alltech World EquestrianGames currently being held in Lexington, Kentucky.

n of the U.S. Team guided American Paint Horse (Gunners Special Nite AQHA) to the gold. He

won with a high score of 228 – five points higher than the nextfinalist. “I knew he was pretty special tonight,” McCutcheon said. “I feltpressure for sure, because (I) wanted to do him justice. He’s a greatlittle horse.” Reining was one of the first disciplines to take to the arena atthe Games. In the reining team competition earlier in the week,McCutcheon placed third helping his U.S. teammates to claim theteam gold medal. Colonels Nite Special is a 6-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bredstallion also registered with the American Quarter HorseAssociation. His sire, Colonels Smokingun (known as “Gunner”throughout the reining industry) is the top Paint Horse reining sirein the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA). The dam is MifsDoll AQHA, sired by Mifillena AQHA. Colonels Nite Special was bredby of Newfoundland, N.J. and is currentlyowned by Turnabout Farm in Gloucester, Maine. He was ridden bytop reining competitor of Aubrey, Texas. Thehorse is the 2007 NRHA Futurity Intermediate Open Champion andhas $194,237 in NRHA lifetime earnings. “The American Paint Horse Association wishes to congratulateboth horse and rider on a job well done in such a prestigiousinternational event,” said , Executive Director ofAPHA. “This accomplishment highlights the talent and athleticismthat our American Paint Horses possess. We also extend that praiseto the sire of this horse, “Gunner” who continues to be a leadingreining sire and one who passes along his remarkable abilities to hisoffspring.”

Paint Horse Takes Gold