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Throwing his hat high into the air, Cory Petska wasted no time in celebrating his and header Erich Rogers’ championship run at the 38th annual Bob Feist Invitational (BFI) Team Roping Classic.

The prestigious roping, held June 22 at the Reno Livestock Events Center in Reno, Nevada, paid out more than $700,000.

After roping six steers in 42.83 seconds– nearly 2 seconds faster than Reserve Champion team Aaron Tsinigine and Ryan Motes, who stopped the clock six times in 44.74 seconds – Rogers and Petska were handsomely rewarded with BFI prizes, including Coats saddles, Gist buckles and a $123,000 check.

“I knew when I dallied it was over,” 35-year-old Petska said after winning the “first major” of his career. “I don’t even know if the f lagger had dropped the f lag when I threw my hat. I’ve won the NFR [Wrangler National Finals Rodeo] and Houston twice. Days like those – and today – are defining moments in a career. I’ve been high team at the [George] Strait [Team Roping Classic] three times and didn’t finish. This is a straight-up dream come true.”

“This makes life so much easier on the finan-cial side,” Rogers, 28, said. “I was down to my last $1,000 as we’re getting ready to take off for the Fourth of July. That makes you hungry and gives you the will to win. Cory and I know our run. If we do everything like we do in the practice pen, our runs set up to be fast. I’m so happy. This is an amazing feeling. What a stress reliever. This is a thrill.”

Rogers and Petska topped the 104-team field with runs of 8.04, 6.74, 7.75, 7.53, 6.61 and 6.16

seconds in the respective rounds, including a second-place finish behind Spencer Mitchell and Justin Davis in the short round. Mitchell and Davis won the 15-team short round in 5.85 seconds. Every team in the BFI short round got a check in the average.

Rogers and Petska’s relationship runs deeper than the average team roping partnership. Rogers lives in the guest house at Petska’s ranch.

“They took me in and look after me like one of their own,” Rogers said gratefully of his Marana home away from his native home of Round Rock, Arizona. Petska’s wife, Sherry Cervi, is a four-time World Champion Barrel Racer. “It’s an awesome partnership and an awesome friendship.”

Team Rogers-Petska is in its third year, and their BFI track record includes a reserve title behind Trevor Brazile and Patrick Smith in 2013. Brazile and Smith still own the six-steer BFI record with 40.54 seconds that year.

This year’s Head and Heel Horse awards – along with Montana Silversmith bronzes and Cactus Gear stable blankets – went to Rogers’ 15-year-old sorrel head horse, Rob, and Clay O’Brien Cooper’s 18-year-old bay heel horse, LB.

“Rob’s the easiest horse to score on and rope on, and he handles cattle outstanding,” Rogers said. “Having that great one makes life in the arena so much easier. The great ones pay your bills and are like your best friend.”

Seven-time World Champion Team Roper and ProRodeo Hall of Famer Cooper said, “LB’s an old, solid horse, and it’s way better to be riding an 18-year-old than an 8-year-old. When you’re riding an older horse, there are usually no mistakes, unless it’s pilot error. This horse has a lot of speed, and the cattle run here so you need plenty of gasoline to get where you need to go. You have to be riding a really good horse anywhere you go nowadays at this level or you’ll get beat up. Good things happen on this horse.”

Going into this year’s BFI, the champion ropers didn’t really have a BFI-specific strategy.

“I just did my job and roped steer by steer,” Petska said. “I didn’t watch anybody in the building today. I was just trying to beat the steers. Everybody who does this for a living puts in about the same hours and ropes really good. I think when you win a roping like this, it’s just your day.”—Kendra Santos

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Out ‘N’ AboutRiding for a Cause - the inaugural Minnesota pink slid’ In was held June 4–7 in st. paul, Min-nesota. the event endeavored to raise money for rein In cancer by allowing exhibitors to give back some of their winnings, donating $3 per horse per go and hosting a live auction.

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PINK PRIZES Prizes for the Derby champions included pink ribbons and a belt buckle with pink accents.

(above) ANNOUNCING THE WINNER Dirk Bergren pulls Bill Fingland’s name out of the hat as the win-ner of the 4 Star trailer for the year.

WINNER OF THE DRAW A drawing was held for the use of a 4 Star horse trailer for the year, donated by Arena Trailer Sailes. The draw was open to the Derby champions, and Bill Fingland was the winner.

(left) WE HAVE A BID Greg Harder scanned his side of the room looking for bidders, calling out each time one was spotted.

COOL AWARDS Show organizer Johanne Denis and show manager Al Gadola present Charlie Wiederholt (middle) with a saddle for winning the Derby Level 4 Non-Pro Championship.

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Tired of the summer heat and humid-ity? Consider loading up your reining horse and heading to the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Colorado for the annual Rocky Mountain Reining Horse Association (RMRHA) Summer Slide. The show takes place later this month – July 25-Aug. 1 – at the National Western Events Center in Denver, Colorado.

Riders will be competing for more than $100,000 in added money, in the Futurity and Stallion Stakes classes. One of the earliest futurities of the season, the RMRHA Summer Slide is a favorite among many trainers for their 3-year-old prospects’ show debuts.

The Summer Slide drew its largest num-ber of entries, 1,175, in 2005, when $130,399 was paid to the winners. The largest purse, $136,001, was distributed in 2012 with 866 recorded entries and $87,300 in added money.

The Summer Slide’s top money-earning

3-year-old horse is Electric Express (Jacs Electric Spark x Hot Coded Candy x The Hot Express), bred by Sally Ress, of Evergreen, Colorado, and owned by Dick and Julie Terry, of Terry Ranch in Hardin, Texas. Jared Leclair rode the 2010 stallion to paychecks of more than $15,000 at the 2013 Summer Slide, including wins in the Levels 4, 3 and 2 Open.

Craig Schmersal, of Scottsdale, Arizona, dominates the list of top open riders with earnings of $154,856 – more than twice the amount won by Steve Schwartzenberger, of Longmont, Colorado, who ranks second on the list with earnings of $67,156. Schmersal’s lead-ing money-earner is Xtra Electric Meter (Jacs Electric Spark x Metermaid To Order x Doc O’Lena), owned by Eric Unger, of Bernville, Pennsylvania Schmersal rode the stallion to win the Summer Slide’s Futurity Level 4 Open and Stallion Stakes Level 4 Open in 2014.

Berthoud, Colorado resident Josh Hattig

is the leading non-pro rider with earnings of $28,873. Hattig took home his largest Summer Slide payout, totaling $7,943, in 2014, when he rode Gunners Snappy Chic (Colonels Smoking Gun [Gunner] x Chics Miss Snap x Smart Chic Olena), a 2011 mare owned and bred by his dad, Brad Hattig, to a clean sweep in the Futurity Non-Pro – winning the Futurity Levels 4 and 2, as well as the Stallion Stakes Non-Pro.

Whitesboro, Texas, residents Casey and Kathy Hinton rank as the Summer Slide’s lead-ing owners. They have owned 14 horses which have drawn Summer Slide paychecks totaling

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$35,439. Brad Hattig ranks as the second-lead-ing owner, with 15 horses crediting him with total earnings of $33,779. Craig and Ginger Schmersal top the leading breeder chart for the event, with $41,576 to their credit.

Jacs Electric Spark is the Summer Slide’s leading sire of 3-year-old horses. He’s sired 28 money-earners who have won a total of $103,635 for an average of $3,701. Magnum Chic Dream ranks second on the list of leading sires with 32 offspring having won a total of $80,263 for an average of $2,508. ★

Top Horses Earnings 1. Electric Express (10S) $15,025 2. Once A Von A Time (04S) $13,998 3. Xtra Electric Meter (11S) $12,966 4. Gunnin For Chicks (09S) $12,416 5. Electric Code (05S) $11,898 6. Mandys Little Magnum (06G) $11,533 7. Dudes Whippersnapper (04S) $11,317 8. Lil N Trouble [PT] (05G) $10,659 9. Roosters Passion (04M) $9,755 10. Tuffys Lil Gun (01S) $9,741

Top Open Riders Earnings 1. Craig Schmersal, Scottsdale, AZ $154,856 2. Steve Schwartzenberger, Longmont, CO $67,156 3. Troy Heikes, Scottsdale, AZ $52,980 4. Randy Paul, Simi Valley, CA $49,671 5. Jared Leclair, Aubrey, TX $48,451 6. Casey Hinton, Whitesboro, TX $39,277 7. Jordan Larson, Whitesboro, TX $38,620 8. Brian Bell, Aubrey, TX $32,862 9. Clint Haverty, Krum, TX $32,078 10. Tyson Randle, Kiowa, CO $27,710

Top Non-Pro Riders Earnings 1. Josh Hattig, Berthoud, CO $28,873 2. Keith Crawford, Howell, MI $27,951 3. Kelle Smith, Marietta, OK $20,234 4. Ginger Schmersal, Scottsdale, AZ $13,570 5. Mandy McCutcheon, Aubrey, TX $10,595 6. Ron Thompson, Whitesboro, TX $8,268 7. Shevin Haverty, Krum, TX $7,912 8. Timothy Long, Loveland, CO $7,650 9. Christy Brasier, Montrose, CO $7,392 10. Flis Sassella, Marietta, OK $6,836

Top Breeders Earnings 1. Craig & Ginger Schmersal, Scottsdale, AZ $41,576 2. Cinder Lakes Ranch LLC, Valley View, TX $34,554 3. Brad Hattig, Berthoud, CO $33,568 4. Mike & Barbi Boyle, Ione, CA $29,320 5. Clint Haverty, Krum, TX $25,059 6. Rancho Oso Rio LLC, Scottsdale, AZ $24,985 7. Bob Loomis Quarter Horses, Overbrook, OK $22,716 8. Nedpoint Quarter Horses, Pauls Valley, OK $22,461 9. Dave & Myra Belson, Cave Creek, AZ $21,957 10. Keith Crawford Farms, Howell, MI $21,257

Top Owners Earnings 1. Casey & Kathy Hinton, Whitesboro, TX $35,439 2. Brad Hattig, Berthoud, CO $33,779 3. Keith Crawford Farms, Howell, MI $30,576 4. Craig & Ginger Schmersal, Scottsdale, AZ $30,441 5. Rancho Oso Rio LLC, Scottsdale, AZ $27,864 6. Steve & Dori Schwartzenberger, Longmont, CO $26,934 7. Haverty Ranch, Krum, TX $25,506 8. Roger Weibel, Longmont, CO $23,773 9. Darlyne Woodward, Carbondale, CO $20,110 10. George & Robyn King, Idaho Falls, ID $19,275

Top Sires Earnings 1. Jacs Electric Spark $103,635 2. Magnum Chic Dream $80,263 3. Topsail Whiz $75,445 4. Lil Ruf Peppy $73,426 5. Rowdy Yankee $59,206 6. Smart Chic Olena $52,098 7. Colonels Smoking Gun [Gunner] $47,895 8. Master Boot Jac $34,846 9. Einsteins Revolution $34,222 10. West Coast Whiz $29,558

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Summer HeatNo doubt about it, summer is here and in many parts of the country, the heat can be sti-fling hot – for people and their horses.

Quarter Horse News columnist Gala Nettles shares trainers’ answers to a question from one of our readers living in the South on how best to keep his horse cool and comfortable, and how to properly cool him down following a ride or workout.

Keep coolOn hot summer days, cooling down your

horse is as important as keeping him exercised. One trainer stated that if a horse is showing much heat in a stall, then he needs to be moved to a place where there is more air circulation or he needs a fan attached to his stall. Many train-ers use bungee cords to cross over and hold square box fans to the front of the stall.

The first step in cooling a horse down is a

good slow walk after exercise. The more the horse walks, the more heat he throws from his body, and the more he walks, the less likely his muscles will become stiff.

Next in line should be that good, cool wash. Starting from the bottom of the horse and working up seems to be the preferred method. You want to wash the horse’s legs off first, espe-cially his back legs where those big veins are located, which seems to cool him down quick-er. Then, progress upward to the belly area and then to the horse’s back and neck. The cooling process is a slow affair and one you shouldn’t rush. The horse didn’t get hot in the blink of an eye, and he won’t cool down in the blink of an eye either.

Prior to putting the first drop of water on your horse, though, check the water’s tem-perature. Remember, water remains in water hoses after the water has been turned off at the

faucet, and hoses that lay in the heat can house really hot water. That’s the first water to leave the hose when the faucet is turned on.

Just as importantly as putting the water on a hot horse to help him cool off is getting that same water off the horse. It’s not only the water, but also the evaporation process that cools him down. No doubt you have witnessed steam rise from a heated horse’s body. The problem is that water applied to such a horse can quickly become hot itself.

In climates where the weather is not too humid, the water will evaporate, but it is less likely to do so under humid conditions, so make sure you have a sweat scraper handy. Unless you remove the water from the horse, when that once cool water heats up, it becomes another layer of heat, adding to the problem rather than helping it.

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the water from the horse as it begins to warm. Apply cool water and scrape the horse down several times since one rinsing won’t complete-ly cool him down. A good rule of thumb is to continue the process until the cool (not cold) water you place on the horse and the horse’s body temperature are in the same ballpark.

Another trainer shared that when a horse he is working gets really hot but the working session isn’t over, he takes a break and uses the hose that fills his water trough to wash the horse down, of course, starting with the legs. He also loosens the cinch and washes the horse’s head, neck and butt. Lastly, depend-ing on how hot the horse got, he might even stick the water hose up underneath the saddle blanket to help cool the horse, running it for several minutes to make sure the water com-ing from underneath the saddle pad is cooling down. No, the water won’t hurt your saddle pad because, remember, it’s already wet from sweat. In fact, years ago, cowboys often tossed their new saddles and tack into watering troughs to help get some of that new leather stiffness out.

Today’s saddles are oiled so much better that they are not as stiff, but still, water won’t hurt them. In fact, water can actually be good for your tack after it comes off a sweaty horse. A good rinsing will remove the salts that have accu-mulated on the tack from sweat, which can be damaging. You might also want to keep some oil handy to wipe over your tack after it has dried.

If you don’t take care of a really hot horse, it might end up costing you a fortune in vet bills, or worse – the loss of your horse. Horses can get heat stroke from working too long or too hard in the summer heat without a cool-down. They can also have heat stroke from standing in a stall without air f low or from traveling in a trailer that has no air f low.

Another horseman shared why horses are prone to heat stroke. Because a horse is a cold-weather animal, its body is designed to help it stay warm. A horse’s body has hair over its entire body and long nasal passages to warm cold air that passes into the lungs. The horse’s fermentative-type digestive tract produces large amounts of heat when digesting rough-ages. And, horses who have large muscular tor-sos produce tremendous amounts of heat when they move and work.

Signs of heat stroke There are a number of signs that indicate a

horse is suffering from heat stroke. Call your veterinarian immediately if you notice any of the following symptoms:

1. The respiration level of a horse not being ridden or worked is elevated (a normal respiration range is four to 16 breaths per minute).

2. The pulse rate in a horse begins to elevate and doesn’t drop after several minutes once exercise has stopped.

3. The horse either begins to sweat profusely, or not at all.

4. The horse’s temperature rises above 103 degrees F.

5. The horse has an irregular heart beat.6. The horse shows signs of being depressed.7. The horse appears to be dehydrated. To

check for dehydration, observe the horse’s f lanks – if they appear sunken in, he may be dehydrated. You can also pinch the skin along your horse’s neck. When you release it, if the skin snaps back quickly, your horse is probably sufficiently hydrated. If the pinched area collapses slowly when you release it, the horse may be dehydrated.

What is the best remedy to prevent a heat stroke? Always cool your horse down properly by first walking him, followed by a cool water rinse. And remember to start from the bottom and work your way up the horse’s body. ★

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Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association (PCCHA) Core Balance Derby and Classic/Challenge in Las Vegas.

The United States equestrian team (uset) Foundation has announced that it will be hosting an olympic games benefit event on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, in Wellington, Florida. “rockin rio,” with honorary chairs patti scialfa and Bruce springsteen, will help raise funds for the uset Foundation to further support the uset horses and riders as they prepare to compete at the 2016 olympic and paralympic games in rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

scialfa, a uset Foundation trustee, and husband Bruce springsteen are the parents of Jessica springsteen, a young rider who has successfully competed at the highest levels of show jumping and has represented the united states on nation’s cup teams interna-tionally. the family believes strongly in sup-

porting the athletes and the united states’ goal to bring home medals.

“helping this country’s equestrian athletes and supporting the united states equestrian teams has been a family affair for us,” said the springsteens. “We recognize the hard work and commitment it takes for riders to reach the pinnacle of the sport, and hope that as honorary chairs for the uset Foundation’s ‘rockin rio,’ we can help make this benefit a huge success in support of our riders as they prepare and compete in the 2016 olympic games in rio.”

Invitations will be sent out the beginning of november. For further information, contact trish Millon of the uset Foundation, at 908-234-1251 or tmillon@uset.org. ★

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Todd Bergen, an Equi-Stat Elite $2 Million rider, recently rode platinum Vintage (a sparkling Vintage x starjac Miss x hollywood Jac 86), bred by petra conner, of Valley View, texas, and owned by her husband harper conner, to the national reining horse association (nrha) derby Level 4 open championship in oklahoma city – exactly 10 years after winning his first nrha derby open on Lean With Me in 1995.

that was quite a remarkable year for Bergen. he’s pictured here six months later, dec. 5, guiding todaysmyluckyday (doc o’Lena x doc alice x doc’s sug), owned by tetsuro Kawãhima, of Japan, to the 1995 nrha Futurity open winner’s circle – another first for Bergen.

Bergen won his first nrha Futurity trophy in, the Limited open in 1994 riding good draw, another doc o’Lena offspring out of candis chex too by Bueno chex too, bred and owned by Matt and Lesley day, of Bend, oregon.★

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