A memorable Memorial
Both new and familiar faces shine at Jimmy Flores, Sr. Show
By SUE CARTER / for the Horsetrader
TEMECULA — Southern California Reined Cow Horse Association held its annual Jimmy Flores, Sr. Memorial Horse Show May 9-11 at Green Acres Ranch. The show commemorates a great horseman, Jimmy Flores, Sr.
The career of Jimmy Flores, Sr. spanned eight decades and touched thousands of people. Flores first trained professionally in the late 1940s, hanging a shingle in the San Gabriel area. In 1960, he and his family briefly moved to Oregon, then returned to California in 1963, eventually settling in the Perris area in 1966. His highlights in the show pen often featured his Quarter Horse stallion, Skunkface, an AQHA High Point Working Cow Horse who also was part of an international exhibition in Mexico that Flores was asked to perform by the AQHA and the governments of both Mexico and the U.S. in 1968.
The June ‘In Gate’!
A true ‘bucket list’ item: 2025 Catalina Ladies Ride
From the Horsetrader sales staff
Las Caballeras is a group of horsewomen that gather together every fall or spring for a multi-day vacation with their horses on beautiful Catalina Island. Plans are under way for this year’s trip, and there will be two ride options: a short five-day ride Sept. 26-30, and the full seven-day ride Sept. 26–Oct. 2. Either one is a “bucket list” adventure on horseback. Some notes:
Bring your horse or rent one from the ride’s professional wrangler
• Cowgirl campground is at beautiful Little Harbor
• Horses/camping gear is barged to the island
• Enjoy small group rides in a unique, protected ecosystem
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