It’s that time of the year, the time when aged horses have one more time to prove their worth: it’s NRHA European Derby time and the best combinations are ready to make their way to the Euro Expo in Lyon,…
2025 TRFAM Million Dollar Reining Champions, Jason Vanlandingham & Gunnabebigtime – Photo by International Horse Press/Simona Diale The Run For A Million (TRFAM), Taylor Sheridan’s highly anticipated annual reining, cow horse and cutting horse event, has onboarded new management and…
The most electrifying night in Western equine sports returns to Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on July 19, 2025-and this year, The American Performance Horseman is bigger, bolder, and built for a legacy. Now a stand-alone, one-night-only event, it’s…
The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) announces PS Mega Shine Chic, fondly known as “Crush,” as its newest Million Dollar Sire. This significant milestone comes after standout performances by his offspring at the 2024 NRHA Futurity, solidifying the 2013 stallion’s…
As the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) bids adieu to the storied Jim Norick Coliseum, The Firemen and Kaci O’Rourke made history tonight. They scored a 229 to win the prestigious NRHA MS Diamonds TX Level 4 Open Futurity, a…
As the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) bids adieu to the storied Jim Norick Coliseum, The Firemen and Kaci O’Rourke made history tonight. They scored a 229 to win the prestigious NRHA MS Diamonds TX Level 4 Open Futurity, a…
NRHA Futurity & Adequan® NAAC: Day 8
Floridians Fly to the Top in Adequan® NAAC Novice Horse Classes
The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Adequan® North American Affiliate Championships (NAAC) continued today with Novice Horse Open competition.
In the Adequan® NAAC Novice Horse Open Level 1, NRHA Professional Jorge Puente rode the Sergio Elia-bred Comehellorhiwater (Inferno Sixty Six x Berry Dun It Best) to a 220 to take the championship.
Puente and the 6-year-old gelding have been a team since August and have won nearly $5,000 in the show pen together.
Cremona, November 16 — The 3-year-old Open Futurity Finals marked the conclusion of the 39th edition of the $780,000-Added IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA Futurity, held in Cremona, Italy. A packed arena of reining fans cheered on the Open Finalists, who rewarded them with electrifying performances that kept everyone on the edge of their seats. The night culminated with Manuel Cortesi clinching the Level (L)4 Championship and unofficially surpassing the NRHA Million Dollar Rider milestone.
Cremona, November 15 — In Cremona, Italy, where the $730,000-Added IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA Futurity is being held, the 4-year-old Open Futurity concluded the day with an emotional final. Taking both the Level 4 Champion and Reserve titles, Italian rider Manuel Cortesi delivered a powerful and precise run, scoring 227.5 with Frozen Sven, a stallion by NRHA Three Million Dollar Sire SG Frozen Enterprize out of Ladymaster, owned by 7 Heaven Reining Horses and bred by Roberto Cuoghi. Cortesi went on to secure second place with a 225 aboard Knockin On Ice, a stallion also by SG Frozen Enterprize out of San July Jo Magnetic, bred by Giacomo Ronchi and owned by Michael Agostini.
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