Ep 41: No Foot No Horse with D.J. Stox
November 7, 2025
No Foot No Horse with DJ Stox. We discuss the industry where we re going and the pressure on the horse as the intensity of competition continues to rise.
This episode is for anyone who watched the futurity live, hasn’t watched the futurity yet, or wants to better understand how the judging system affects the sport, the competition, and the future of reining.
“A good set of horses with an incredibly experienced set of officials … made for the best futurity I’ve ever seen.” – Jody Brainard.
Score displays, technicalities and tracing technology are a few of the new things that elevated the 2022 NRHA Open Futurity. With over 16,240 maneuvers to evaluate, decisions made in the first go set the stage for the 2nd go and finals. Tenured experts Brian Dygert and Jody Brainard analyze the competition and judging at the Open Futurity. They visit topics like spread scores, percent of differentials, and spreads on runs like Matt Mills and even Shawn Flarida’s winning run in the Level 4 Finals.
Both hosts have over 35 years of experience of judging and monitoring including at the highest level of the NRHA competition. They hit topics like improvements needed to the judging system, the quality of horses, and the tools our judges have (and may or may not be using).
Chelsea Sutton joins us to moderate this action packed episode.
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No Foot No Horse with DJ Stox. We discuss the industry where we re going and the pressure on the horse as the intensity of competition continues to rise.
Teresa Goforth, one of the oldest combined age competitors, qualifies for the 2025 Non-Pro Challenger at The Run For The Million in Las Vegas as well as the Select AQHA World Show 2025 in OKC.
What a conversation about Teresa and her 20 year old gelding, Maverick.
Episode 39
The AWWA and The Ranch Challenge.
Jesse Chase, professional trainer from NC shares his insights on The Ranch Challenge.
Episode 38
The AWWA and The Ranch Challenge.
Leo Fourre, judge, BOD & professional shares the insights on The Ranch Challenge and the new development of the WWA ( Working Western Alliance).
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.
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