TEMECULA — The Southern California Reined Cow Horse Association hosted its annual Jimmy Flores, Sr. Memorial Horse Show on May 11-14 at Green Acres Ranch. Great weather treated the riders, horses and cattle with cool temperatures.
There was some fun to be had with the added team branding class on Saturday afternoon. Exhibitors and spectators alike enjoyed watching the teams have success — and calamity! The SCRCHA will have more opportunities for exhibitors to practice their roping skills with a steer stopping class at its next show July 7-9. The July Show is also an opportunity for the youth riders to try their hand at cow horse, as youth ride free at the Grant Berg Memorial show at Green Acres Ranch.
At the Jimmy Flores, Sr. Memorial Horse Show, herd work was started with Roy Rich taking first aboard Very Smart Luck for Rocking J Ranch and also second on DragnReys, owned by Paul Yoder.
Open Cutting started off Friday’s classes with Mark Gaiser winning on his Spark N Boom. CD Shining Pepto, ridden by Deeanna Penna, won the Non Pro Cutting. In Non Pro herd work, Tisa Sweet Kiss, ridden by Cynthia Capetillo, took first ahead of reserve finisher Mister Olena Chic, ridden by Ruth Noring.
These scores helped Noring clinch the Jimmy Flores, Sr. Spectacular Championship in the Non Pro Division , and Capetillo in the Non Pro Boxing Division.
In Ranch Horse competition, Rosie Cowley of Temecula took Alpha El Padrino to the Junior Horse Division championship for owner Dylan Pond. In the Senior Horse Division, Victoria Faith Werner captured first place on Step Out N Shine, owned by Mary Kay Manion.
The Box Drive class was won by Call Me WR, ridden and owned by Erica Ann Katz in Show No. 2, and by Linda Kiernan aboard FTR Smart Smoke in show No. 1.
In the Open Bridle classes, RR Justa Merada won for owner Candy Flock with Roy Rich aboard in show No. 1, and RJ Piano Man took first for Rocking J Ranch with Chuy Roman riding in show No. 2. In the Limited Open bridle competition, Spook N Blue Sparks took the championship with Christy Milburn riding for Christopher John Conley in show No. 1. In show No. 2, Seven S Reyncheck, ridden by Caitlyn Showalter for owner Grace Davis, took first.
In Non Pro Bridle competition, Ruth Noring captured titles on Mister Olena Chic in both shows. The Level 1 Non Pro Bridle went to Lisa Fonden on RJ Wheres My Sock and to Lisa Jordan on Little Annies Cash in the respective shows.
DragnReys won Open Hackamore for owner Paul Yoder with Roy Rich riding, and RJ Cat From Tokyo with Caitlyn Showalter aboard for the second show.
Craig Cowley cinched both days of showing in Open Snaffle Bit on Magic Vintage Lace for owners Carol Walker-Belmore. The Open Two Rein went to Rich on RR Justa Merada for show No. 1 and to Dustin Turk aboard Wright On Holly Time for Rocking J Ranch in show No. 2.
In the Youth Division, Hayes Stroschein won on Cee Mr Cats Merada in Youth Boxing for show No. 1, and Gabriana Wagner rode JA Peekaboo Pep to victory in show No. 2. In the Non Pro Boxing, Amanda Dingley won on Ruby Merada, and Susan Carter on Von Halo Nic in respective shows.
Paul Baker won his share of the Non Pro Boxing Divison in Limited Non Pro, Non Pro and Intermediate Non Pro on Spark N Dixie. Cynthia Capetillo took home the blue in Select NP Boxing in show No. 1 and Ashley Taylor on Lightning Reys in show No. 2.
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