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Kathy Gordon accused her husband, Marc, of being a “workaholic.” She should know.

The Gordons have been married for 35 years. Marc owns and operates a metal recycling

business in Elgin, Ill. He admits it’s a 24/7 job. The solution? Ride a reining horse!

“Kathy wanted me to have a hobby,” Marc said. After a trip to Montana, where they both spent some time on horseback, Kathy encour-aged Marc to buy a horse. “I saw reining and really liked it,” he said.

Marc bought his first reining horse in 2001, and that same year he earned his first NRHA paycheck on Mr Boot Scootin Jac. By 2003, he was a consistent contender on Hollywood Barbie. His NRHA lifetime earnings surpassed the $20,000 mark before heading to Woodside, Calif. Gordon won the 2010 Reining By The Bay Level 2 Limited Non-Pro and Level 1 Derby and placed second in the Prime Time. He rode Dox Steppin Out to a score of 220.5!

Marc is coached by NRHA Professional Dan Huss, Scottsdale, Ariz. They bought Dox Steppin Out as a 2-year-old from Brent Loseke. “He had a good start,” Marc said. “He was a nice horse when we bought him.” And he was a nice horse for Huss who placed Dox Steppin Out in the All American Quarter Horse Congress Futurity and the NRHA Futurity in OKC. Huss and Marc have been successfully sharing the 6-year-old through his derby years.

The Gordons now have a second home in Arizona, so Marc can spend more time riding with Huss. “The best thing about the sport is that when you’re riding a horse, you’re not thinking about other things,” he said. “You’re thinking about what you’re doing.”

As far as being a workaholic? “It’s getting bet-ter these days,” Mark said. “I can work a little bit less and ride a little bit more.” Just what Kathy wanted for her workaholic husband turned reiner. —PF

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Gordon bought his first reining horse in 2001 and that same year he earned his first NRHA paycheck on Mr Boot Scootin Jac. By 2003, he was a consistent contender on Hollywood Barbie.

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U-S-A! U-S-A!With the help of sponsor John Deere, the Southwest Reining Horse Association hosted a celebratory barbecue on Saturday, Aug. 14, at Pete and Tamra Kyle’s ranch in Whitesboro, Texas, in honor of the U.S. Reining Team.

TEAM USA The team members in attendance at the celebration, (left to right) Tim McQuay, Casey Deary and Tom McCutcheon, say a few words.

Girl Power Carlee McCutcheon plays mom and wrangles Cash Larson when he splits from the herd.

Truckin’ Like at any good ol’ Texas barbecue, truck tailgates provide extra seating. Steve Braun (left) and Sergio Elia grab a seat.

Geared Up Support the team and look good doin’ it! Team USA reining gear was available for sale.

Baby Talk Tamra Kyle takes a break from the fes-tivities to introduce the QHN Insider to some of her Gunner weanlings.Family Ties Team USA member Tim McQuay (right) enjoys the evening with his father-in-law, Norm Van Sloun.

For the Fans U.S. Reining Team member Tom McCutcheon signs a shirt for Monica Hicks.Cheers! Diana Cory (left) with Danny Anderson, who provided the beer. Yay, Danny!

This time of year is busy for any horse trainer, but it might be safe to say this time of year is doubly busy for a professional who hangs his hat successfully in two disciplines.

Last week, Boyd Rice rode Boonie Tunes (Peptoboonsmal x Shiney Tari x Shining Spark) to the Championship at the Faith Performance Horses Derby at the Southwest Reining Horse Association show in Ardmore, Okla. This was just days after Rice showed Third Cutting at the West Texas Futurity, and less than a month after those, the pair captured the Classic/Challenge Open win at the National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular. In fact, Third Cutting is leading the standings for 2010 NCHA Horse of the Year. What’s more, Rice suffered an injury in April that required the insertion of a metal bar in his ankle, keeping him out of the show pen for a few months.

Looking at Rice’s career, in close to 1,900 trips to the show pen he’s won $3.7 million, according to Equi-Stat. This was accomplished on 168 hors-es, and that figure does not include the 3-year-olds he’s had at recent

early-season futurities. His record reflects $3,009,140 in cutting money and $614,900 in reined cow horse.

It’s a safe bet those numbers will go up, as Rice competes at the top cutting and reined cow horse events this fall.

Third Cutting (Boonlight Dancer x Crab Grass x Smart Little Lena), a 5-year-old stallion owned by Carl and Shawnea Smith, leads the way as Rice’s No. 1 cutting horse. The two have won $412,068 together and they’re still going down the show road in pursuit of the NCHA Horse of the Year title. Third Cutting start-ed out by tying for eighth at the 2008 NCHA Futurity, then went on to earn $228,083 in his 4-year-old season, which included winning the NCHA Summer Spectacular Derby with a 228.5 score and NCHA Super Stakes with 230 points. This year, Third Cutting has cut his way to more than $100,000 – again winning the NCHA Summer Spectacular in the Classic/Challenge with a 230 score and tying to win the Classic at the NCHA Super Stakes with a 226. —KT

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News, compiles and researches money earned within equine per-formance events and then enters this information into its database for use in producing statistical reports. These performance events include cutting, reining, reined cow horse as well as barrel racing, pleasure horse and ranch versatility. Equi-Stat’s statistical informa-tion helps performance horse events present a more accurate picture of their particular event to entrants, breeders, owners and potential sponsors. For more information about Equi-Stat and what it might do for you, visit equistat.com.

(Above left) Boyd Rice and his leading reined cow horse, Oh Cay N Short, in their Championship run at the 2007 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity. Photo by Primo Morales (Above) Boyd Rice and his leading cutting horse, Third Cutting. Photo by Suzanne Forrest

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01M (Bodee Boonsmal x Jazzy Starlena x Doc O’Lena)Peptos Stylish Sue $203,818 3 5

04M (Peptos Stylish Oak x Bancita Sue Olena x Mr Freckles Olena)Meradas Rockalena $181,257 6 0

99M (Meradas Money Talks x Olenas Winrock x Doc O’Lena)Oh Cay N Short $163,046 3 8

04S (Oh Cay Quixote x Bit Of Shorty x Shorty Lena)Can You Handle It $130,374 9 4

95M (Handle Bar Doc x Special Lil Peppy x Peppy San Badger)ARC Cat Her Please $127,467 5 4

03M (Chic Please x Moonstruck Cat x High Brow Cat)Bobs Hickory Rio $121,965 130

98S (Bob Acre Doc x Gay Hickory Rio x Doc’s Hickory)Playin Attraction $111,573 2 0

02S (Playin Stylish x Ginnin Attraction x Tanquery Gin)Mighty Joe Merada $105,786 2 7

00S (Meradas Money Talks x Lilly Dual x Dual Pep)Wild Doc Hickock $87,032 4 1

96S (Doc’s Hickory x Olenas Winrock x Doc O’Lena)Sails Lil Solano $79,314 2 6

04S (Sweet Lil Pepto x Miss Sarah Solano x Doc’s Solano)Sopisticated Catt $77,313 2 3

02S (High Brow Cat x Shania Cee x Peppys Boy 895)Mr Playinstylish $75,378 3 5

05S (Playin Stylish x Tari Chick Gay x Doc Tari)Picka Patcha Pepto $70,000 7

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Budget Buster: Riding with a dishonest trainer.

“The first thing I recommend is finding a reputable trainer,” Wilhite advises. “Find a trainer who understands your finan-cial limits, respects them and is willing to work within your budget.”

A dependable trainer honest-ly discusses your competitive goals and the resources avail-able to meet them.

Budget Buster: Choosing an event for which you don’t have access to necessary elements, such as stock or equipment.

Certain disciplines require equipment or stock for practice and competition. For example, working cow horse, roping, cutting and team penning require access to cattle, espe-cially in the training stages. “If you can’t afford to buy or lease cattle and don’t have access to them regularly through a trainer, those events probably aren’t good choices because buy-ing cattle could eat your entire bank account,” Anderson said.

Budget Buster: Failing to plan ahead.

Wilhite, a restaurant owner and lifelong horsewoman, jumped into reined cow horse competition with the purchase of an aged bridle horse. But her main goal was to com-pete at the NRCHA World Championship Snaffle Bit

Futurity, so she leased a mare to breed to her stallion.

“I basically saved for three years to send that baby to the Snaffle Bit Futurity,” Wilhite said. “It wasn’t something I decided to do on a whim. I saved for the Futurity, and in the meantime, I polished my skills on the bridle horse at smaller shows with less expen-sive entry fees.”

Budget Buster: Keeping horse funds and money for necessary living expenses in one account.

Maintaining two separate accounts helps ensure that your hobby’s expenses don’t take away from important bills, such as mortgage, credit card or electrical payments. Wilhite points out that her separate accounts allow her to track how much cash is available, when she needs to cut back her spending and when she can afford to go to an extra show or buy a piece of tack.

Budget Buster: Assuming full-time training is absolutely necessary.

Putting your horse into full-time training can be a good idea if he’s young or if you’re an inexperienced rider. However, if you’re a high-level horse-man, you might be able to do the majority of the training at home, and haul to a trainer’s barn for lessons. Or consider

putting your horse into training at home.

Budget Buster: Falling in love with one horse.

“You absolutely can’t fall in love,” Wilhite emphasized. “I love my horses, and I fall in love with them very eas-ily. But when it comes time to sell one so I can get another futurity horse, I have to be logi-cal about it and put one up for sale.”

Budget Buster: Counting on winning a premium check or on one arriving to meet a financial obligation on time.

“I plan to go to a show, but not win a dime,” Sanguinetti said. “You can’t rely on winning a premium check.

“You have to be a natural gambler if you’re going to show,” Wilhite added. “There are all kinds of things that can happen that keep you from winning a check. Your horse could get sick, hurt or just not show well. Count on every dime you spend never coming back to you.”

Budget Buster: Continuing down the competitive trail, even when your funds are tapped.

Wilhite advises against ever completely draining your horse account.

“I always leave a cushion in my horse account,” she said. “When the budget starts to dwindle, I have to back off. Maybe I’ll stay home from a few shows. Or, I’ll show only one horse instead of enter-ing two horses. Or, I might sell something and add the money to my account.”

Budget Buster: Refusing to make sacrifices to be success-ful and afford your hobby.

Horses and competing are usually hobbies – costly ones, at that. Financially, your endeavors usually require pass-ing up a few of life’s luxuries.

Scrimping on expenses while at the show can be worthwhile sacrifices, too. —Jennifer Barron

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The performance horse industry is set for yet another offering of outstanding cutting horses. Stan Thomas, owner of Three Trees Ranch Inc., Newnan, Ga., is dispersing of his horses in a sale on Friday, Oct. 15. The auction is managed by Troy Stewart and it’s being held at EE Ranches in Whitesboro, Texas, starting at 9:30 a.m.

Thomas, a real estate developer, was a regular at the National Cutting Horse Association sales a few years back. He purchased a number of high-profile horses, including the high-selling yearlings in 2004 (Catalaney, $300,000), 2006 (Imirage and Ruby Reyn, $285,000 each) and 2007 (Curlys Cowgirl, $500,000). According to Stuart, Thomas is selling approximately 50 horses in the October sale, and EE Ranches also has some consigned. There will be 65 to 70 horses sold in all.

Among the star consignments is a 2-year-old Times Up (One Time Pepto x Boon San Kitty x High Brow Cat), a sorrel colt who happens to be out of the same dam of Rockin W, last year’s NCHA Futurity Champion. Boon San Kitty is the highest-earning High Brow Cat daughter, having won $555,504. There also are a number of outstanding broodmares and young mares bred to top stallions offered at Thomas’s dispersal sale. Merada Missy (Freckles Merada x Docs Hickory Sue x Doc’s Hickory) is one example. This 1991 mare earned $85,186 and she has produced seven foals that have posted $555,238. —KT

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rewards – associated with high-level competition are out of your reach, not because your horsemanship isn’t polished enough, but because you’re a budget-minded horse owner without a bottomless bank account. Don’t give up your big-event dreams just yet.

Two high-caliber horsewomen, non-pros Tish Wilhite and Debby Sanguinetti, along with pro Lyn Anderson, present some budget busters that could put any competi-tor “in the red.” Avoiding these mistakes, as these horse-women have done, will help you establish a workable, competitive budget, no matter your discipline.

Curlys Cowgirl (Zack T Wood x Curly Gray Hair x Grays Starlight), who is a full sister to Wood I Never ($364,478) and Wood Ya Wanna ($283,335), is one of the consignments.

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A 2010 NCHA Futurity schedule approved Aug. 10 by the National Cutting Horse Association fea-tures a Saturday, Dec. 11, Open finals in Fort Worth’s Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum, with Open semifinals Friday, Dec. 10 and a Dec. 9 Non-Pro finals.

Futurity open finals had taken place on Sundays for several years, following Saturday night open semifinals, but NCHA executive Director Jeff Hooper said association officials liked the response to a Saturday night finals at July’s Summer Spectacular.

“This gave us an opportunity to have the Futurity open finals on a Saturday night and hopefully, even more people can attend,” Hooper said. in the past, some riders and horse owners who did not make the open finals headed home early. “That [moving the open finals to Saturday] will make Sunday a travel day, where historically, we finished late on a Sunday.” —MT

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AQHA Hall of Fame member Carol Rose and her legendary stallion Shining Spark geared up for a spin (or two) recently at Rose’s ranch in Gainesville, Texas. The 21-year-old stallion won $62,674 during his show days, and now his foals have posted $7.2 million. His grandbabies are also working wonders, having won $6.5 million so far (paternal/$2.3 million and maternal/$4.2 million).

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