Ron Ralls | NRCHA 2009 Open Hackamore Reserve Champion

Two-time World’s Greatest Horseman, Ron Ralls (pictured here with Chuy), had a spectacular fence work on Solano Cat by High Brow Cat at the 2009 NRCHA Horse Show, Hackamore class, scoring a 218.5. That, in combination with his 215 reined work had him leading the class until Tod Bergen (also pictured here with Chuy) and Nics Black Diamond unseated them with a 217.5 reined work and 217 fence work to take the Open Hackamore Championship (combined score of 434.5).

Congratulations!

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Todd Bergen | 2009 NRCHA Open Hackamore Champion

The NRCHA futurity banquet was attended by over 1000 reined cow horse enthusiasts. I was priviledged to be invited to sit at the Gragg’s Family table. The late (and beloved) Ralph and Mickey Gragg were credited with salvaging the NRCHA in the 1980’s and were owers of NRCHA million-dollar sire, Nu Cash. They, paired with their partner and trainer, Ted Robinson, were the ambassadors of the NRCHA and the reined cow horse industry. Pictured here are the wonderful people who attended the banquet at the Gragg family table.

Duane Gragg, Nikki Jump, and Stacey Purzycki

Dan and Joanna Berry

Jim and Courtney Kieser

Ted Robinson and Katie Montague

At the 2008 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Trade Show, there’s a row of women artists who can’t be missed. They’re not only phenomenal artists, but they breathe life into their little corner of the Trade Show.

They are: Brit Roberts of Indigo Cowgirl (www.indigocowgirl.com), Kathleen Brannon of Desert Sage Bead Art

(www.desertsagebeadart.com), and Karen Ross of Prairie Karen (www.prairiekaren.com). Brit sells custom-adorned, custom-shaped, palm-leaf hat and accessories hand-made of aged harness leather. Kathleen sells her beaded bracelets–you must see to believe! Karen sells her carefully hand-picked, hand-made western jewelry from artists from all over the country. She says “Every artist has a story.”

Each of these girls has a nice web site but need help better accessing their respective target audiences.

That’s where SEO (Search Engine Optimization) comes in, and that’s what we’ll be working on.

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Lesley Day

Lesley and Matt Day of Hooker Creek Ranch are the owners of NRCHA World Champion Stallion, Smart Zanolena. They have been instrumental to the success of the NRCHA. Matt Day was inducted into the NRCHA Hall of Merit at the NRCHA Futurity Banquet last night. Congratulations to both Matt and Lesley Day!