GVRHA 'RIDE & SLIDE TO AMERICA' HIGH POINT SERIES RESULTS 2011
The Final round for the Goulburn Valley Reining Horse Association ‘Ride & Slide to America’ Series 2011 was held at Tatura Park Indoor Arena on Sunday 17th July. The Rookie L1 and Intermediate Open classes were a very close finish whilst the Intermediate Non Pro, saw runaway leader Keiran Moses on Little Gambel Lena take home a return flight to the NRHA Futurity held at Oklahoma City in Dec 2011. The package includes Box seat tickets proudly sponsored by NRHA (National Reining Horse Association). 2nd place in the Intermediate Non Pro was the eye-catching Sonya Taylor receiving a $600 Gift card for a Tom Balding Bit from Pard’s Western Store www.pards.com and a Gift voucher from Kentucky Equine Research (KER) www.ker.com, on her stunning gelding Whizzel With Me. In 3rd place receiving a Silver engraved G.V.R.H.A trophy bridle was Brett McDonald on his Stallion Slippery Lil Badger. 4th Placing saw Brett Hands on the talented mare ‘Miss Congeniality’ picking up the custom engraved G.V.R.H.A wooden trophy stirrups.
1ST Place Winner Intermediate Non Pro
Keiran Moses on Little Gamel Lena
The premier event for the ‘Ride & Slide to America Series’ was the Intermediate Open, in which competitors were vying for the ultimate prize, a 3 day stay with tuition from Shawn Flarida. Shawn is the highest money earner in the sport of reining (4 Million Dollar Rider), and in June this year was inducted into the NRHA Hall of Fame. Leading up to the final round Keiran Moses & Scott Glover were tied on equal points and sitting just behind was Brett McDonald ridding Slippery Lil Badger and Brett Hands on Miss Congeniality. The two Brett’s were chomping at the bit for a chance to win the once in a life time opportunity tuition with Shawn. Scott Glover marked a 68 on his stallion Ruff Major, Keiran come out and scored an equal placing with Brett Hands on 69.5, Brett McDonald just behind on a 69. These results made things a little interesting, the top three scores from the qualifiers finished seeing Keiran Moses on Little Gambel Lena winning the major prize, Scott Glover on Ruff Major receiving the 2nd prize a $600 Gift card for a Tom Balding Bit from Pard’s Western Store www.pards.com and a Gift voucher from Kentucky Equine Research (KER) www.ker.com. 3rd prize the Silver engraved G.V.R.H.A trophy bridle was Brett McDonald’s on his Stallion Slippery Lil Badger and 4th placing was Brett Hands on Miss Congeniality receiving a Yucca Flats Saddle blanket proudly donated by Denny from Yucca Flats Company.
1ST Place Winner Intermediate Open
Keiran Moses on Little Gamel Lena
GVRHA members had to compete in 3 of the 4 Affiliate rounds to qualify, and the top 3 scores counted for the high point tally. The Rookie L1 Montana Silversmith Buckle proudly sponsored by National Centre for Equine Education www.ncee.edu.au and 12month subscription to Shawn Flarida’s Personal Training Video Series www.thegreenshirt.com was anyone’s game, but the girls dominated the placings. Going into the final round the leader throughout the series, Sue Learey riding Smart with Style, was pipped at the post pushing her into 3rd placing receiving a Yucca Flats Saddle blanket proudly donated by Denny from Yucca Flats Company. Khris Martin on her Stallion Tamkaura Promise of Glory took out the Rookie L1 series by ½ point over Jenny Holmes on Roy O Bannon. Jenny took home a Silver engraved G.V.R.H.A custom designed trophy bridle. In 4th Place was Susie Farquhar riding Glenray Angeline receiving G.V.R.H.A engraved wooden trophy stirrups.
1ST Place Winner Rookie Level 1
Khris Martin on Tamkaura Promise of Glory
3rd Place Winner Intermediate Open & Non Pro
Brett McDonald on Slippery Lil Badger
Click on USA High Point Series 2011 for all results.
G.V.R.H.A would like to thank all their members for the support shown throughout this exciting series, and a huge thank you to our sponsors without whom the series would not have been run. A BIG thank you goes out to Shawn & Michelle Flarida and the Greenshirt team for supporting reining here in Australia. Mark Butzow from Pards Western Store shows generous support for G.V.R.H.A and Reining Australia. Luisa Wood & Marie Kukawski from Kentucky Equine Research (KER) for their generosity for the past 2 years. Denny from Yucca Flats Company for their wonderful hand woven New Zealand wool saddle blankets. Mitavite for their contribution to the placing prizes. And the National Centre for Equine Education www.ncee.edu.au for the continuous support for G.V.R.H.A.
‘Ride & Slide to America’ photos taken by Amber Dunnachie & Georgia Mundie.
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INTERMEDIATE
OPEN
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STANDINGS |
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POINT TALLY |
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LITTLE GAMBEL LENA |
KEIRAN MOSES |
21.5 |
1ST |
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RUFF MAJOR |
SCOTT GLOVER |
17.5 |
2ND |
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SLIPPERY LIL BADGER |
BRETT McDONALD |
16 |
3RD |
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MISS CONGENIALITY |
BRETT HANDS |
15.5 |
4TH |
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ROY O BANNON |
JENNY HOLMES |
6 |
5TH |
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CL PRETTY VEGAS |
BRETT McDONALD |
9.5 |
6th |
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KOLORA LENA |
SOPHIE HARRIS |
2.5 |
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CEHEL ROC N ROLL |
TRACIE SULLIVAN |
2.5 |
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WHIZZEL WITH ME |
SONYA TAYLOR |
2 |
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INTERMEDIATE
NON PRO
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STANDINGS |
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POINT TALLY |
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LITTLE GAMBEL LENA |
KEIRAN MOSES |
36 |
1ST |
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WHIZZEL WITH ME |
SONYA TAYLOR |
28.5 |
2ND |
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SLIPPERY LIL BADGER |
BRETT McDONALD |
26.5 |
3RD |
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MISS CONGENIALITY |
BRETT HANDS |
25.5 |
4TH |
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BADGERS LIL GEM |
BRETT McDONALD |
23.5 |
5TH |
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EP SACROMENTOS PLAYBOY |
DEBRA VERSLUIS |
23 |
6TH |
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RUF MAJOR |
SCOTT GLOVER |
13.5 |
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AZURE BLEU |
BRUCE MUNDIE |
16.5 |
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HAMMERS LUCKY BOY |
MICHELLE MOORE |
11.5 |
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DOCS SNOOP DOGGIE |
STEPHAN ELENIUS |
11 |
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ERIN ELEGANT ISLE |
EVELYN WOODS |
9.5 |
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ROY O BANNON |
JENNY HOLMES |
8.5 |
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DOC CHEX |
ALEXANDRA JOHNSON |
7 |
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RB PEPTOS BANIDO |
CHELSEA RAGG |
7 |
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KOLORA LENA |
SOPHIE HARRIS |
5 |
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ANOTHER PEPTO |
PETER TJEPKEMA |
5 |
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JESSIES CUTTER BEAU |
BRETT CONDER |
4 |
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CEHEL ROC N ROLL |
TRACIE SULLIVAN |
2.5 |
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FROSTED ACRES |
MITCH DUNNACHIE |
4.5 |
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BLUE INXS |
WENDY STAR |
2 |
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ROOKIE L1
BUCKLE SERIES
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STANDINGS |
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POINT TALLY |
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TAMKAURA PROMISE OF GLORY |
KHRIS MARTIN |
28.5 |
1ST |
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ROY O BANNON |
JENNY HOLMES |
28 |
2ND |
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SMART WITH STYLE |
SUSAN LEARY |
24 |
3RD |
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GLENRAY ANGELINE |
SUSANE FARQUHAR |
21 |
4TH |
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MR COOL DUALLY |
GLENN HURST |
19.5 |
5TH |
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TALK ABOUT ROSEY |
GLENDA TJEPKEMA |
18 |
6TH |
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AZURE BLEU |
BRUCE MUNDIE |
15 |
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RB PEPTOS BANIDO |
CHELSEA RAGG |
20 |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
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HICCUP HICKORY |
ELLEN SABER |
19 |
NOT ELIGIBLE |
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DARA DIABLOS PEARL |
ANTHONY ROSS |
14 |
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