We slice and dice the numbers and scores including penalties applied and not applied along with the maneuver evaluation decisions made. We look at the go rounds and finals of the 2024 NRBC and 2024 100X Cowtown Classic Stakes.
A new athletic discipline enters the market: we look at and discuss the new Ranch Fuel Super Slide as a new officiating scale is introduced. We share and explain the stats of the officials performance and error rate in the open aged event.
Our Moderator
Chelsea Sutton
– Premier Reining Announcer & Voice of 100x Shows
– CEO / Founder ConsultMent Agency
The Show Rundown
This episode looks at the standards set by 2023 events and then discusses the 4 major events held so far this year. Graphs illustrate why the scores come out the way they do and how hard it is at the top of the class, including analytics for making the cut for finals or the cut for purse payout at events like The Run For A Million Qualifier at The Cactus Classic Reining and the NRBC.
Video runs used in video review and analysis are Mirjam Stillo and Hot Chicks Love me from the Ranch Fuel Super Slide Contest.
Heads Up
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Keep Your Questions Coming
The Cowboy Office continues to address all of the amazing questions we’ve received since the show started … don’t worry, we keep a list. In honor of you and your viewership, stay tuned and check the website for blog articles now being published. And don’t forget, keep ‘em coming. We are always working on these throughout our series.
ONE MORE THING
The American Horse Council 2023 Economic Impact Study is out.. You can purchase your copy at ahc.org.
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Episode 37
The NRHA has 40 rule proposals on the table for 2026. We review and discuss each rule and explore the effects for the sport and association.
Episode 36 The Arabian Working Western Alliance. AWWA.
The newest challenge to the working western horse in a competitive arena. Amateurs are the highlight as well as the skills of a western horse put together in a challenging format that is more than Ranch Riding.
Episode 35 Jim Kiser from Kiser Arenas.
The Man in the Arena. He is riding forward as he shares how to measure, test and manage our performance ground to keep horses sound, performing higher and producing our events better. Join us for a great discussion.
2024 Open Reining Champion. Kaci O”Rourke and The Fireman make history as the 1st woman to win this prestigious event.
We review the event and provide data and analytics for the officiating performance relative to the professional talent displayed.
Episode 34 has an epic discussion around the common issues and scenarios in the industry. Race horses or high performance horses, change the names, venues and towns as the story may be very similar. From medications performance enhancing drugs, government regulations and the bond between horse and human along with what competition will do to human behavior. Join us for a great conversation.
Episode 33 has the #2 Open Rider from All Time in Reining, Shawn Flarida as he shares his insights, forward thinking and lessons learned from one of his Great Horses, Spooks Gotta Whiz and the dynamic event, The Run for the Million in Vegas.
Selecting a horse for the TRFM Finals, preparing your horse along with lessons learned from this ride as the sport continues to evolve. Shawn has qualified and been in every TRFM Finals to date. What event is the SuperBowl of Reining?
1 Rider: 1 Horse competition as opposed to 1 Rider: 3 Horses in open aged events; we discuss along with the open leveling for riders. Is there a difference between L3 & L4 ?
