Total Earnings: $1,819,116 Justin Wright recently claimed the crown jewel of the cow horse world: the 2021 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity championship aboard Zak 34. Cow horses have been a family business for Wright. His dad, Walter Wright, had shown horses and his brother, Greg Wright, won the Snaffle Bit then moved onto cutting. After
Cutter Jordan Skeith and William Turner training horse on a horse as the “cow”. Cows are a costly, but necessary, part of a cow horse training operation. Many riders have come up with unique ways to get the job done without involving thousands of dollars in truck loads of cattle. Ultimately, you need some
Shayna and Cats King Badger Photo by Wild Wood Imagery Shayna Meyer has been regularly showing cow horses for 2 and a half years. She was introduced to the sport by a friend and quickly decided she had to get involved. As a bronc rider’s daughter, Meyer had plenty of confidence in
Total Earnings: $503,955 Randy Paul rode cow horses when he was eight years old. His dad, Jim Paul Sr., was a horse trainer so when Paul got home from school he went out to ride horses and do chores. For a time through high school, Paul rode bucking bulls. He found his way back
The association honors the stories of the sport’s legends through its Hall of Fame and the Hall of Fame Banquet. In the four short years since the National Reined Cow Horse Association moved its premier shows to Fort Worth, there’s been massive growth and interest in the sport. Membership has increased by 20 percent,
Total Earnings: $309,357 Clay Volmer grew up in South Dakota on a ranch. He competed in rodeos for a living while he earned a business degree from the National American University. He then started colts for a client who asked him to work them on cows. From there, Volmer began to get involved in
Olivia and LR Woody Be Sexey Olivia Bennett was born and raised in upstate New York. She has always had an interest in horses. She took English riding lessons during childhood, and went on to work for a reining trainer through high school. Her family bought three ranch horses that were in
Brad Langenberg Horses have a way of touching our hearts in the darkest of times. The bond that can be created with a horse is true and authentic. Who isn’t touched by a nicker from their favorite horse? Or when the horse follows you freely? Many horse lovers
Clayton and Jewels Are Heavenly Clayton Hines is a non-pro from Alberta, Canada and he trains his own horses. He has always had horses in his life and as a young man, he was a bronc rider. He won the bronc riding at Salinas Rodeo and is in the Pro-Rodeo Hall of Fame in
Total Earnings: $764,901 What started out as a quest to break in a horse soon turned into a career and over $700,000 in lifetime earnings for Matt Koch. He attended Lamar Community College where he was introduced to the horse show world. He said he didn’t even know what leads were until college. He didn’t
Sam Elliot blowing kisses to his fans in Granbury, TX.Photo by Austin MillerImagery “I don’t care if you live or die. But should you live, you tell them about me…” booms the trailer for the Paramount TV show, 1883. The show began filming in Fort Worth, Texas on August 24th and will make its
Total Earnings: $1,158,883 2019 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Winner, Lance Johnston, learned about cow horses at 10 years old. “My dad was working for a guy, running his cattle, who also had snaffle bitters in training.” Johnston’s parents went to the Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno and came home telling Johnston all about it.
