reining horse

Reining is an exciting discipline! It requires some unique maneuvers like sliding stops, spins, and various sized circles. Don’t underestimate the amount of skill these riders have. Their seat, legs, and upper body must work together to support the horse’s movement. A Breakdown of the Sliding Stop Hayes Cofell offers a detailed explanation of the...

The Snaffle Bit Futurity in Fort Worth Texas was one for the ladies this year! The futurity was hosted by the National Reined Cow Horse Association, and showed off three year old cowhorses from across the nation and Canada. But this year, the ladies rocked the leaderboard in all divisions. Starting with a win in...

Dani Latimer from Merietta, Oklahoma, isn’t your run-of-the-mill junior in college. She is a Southern Methodist University Division One athlete, whom competes on their equestrian team. Dani has a long line of accolades because of her love for the sport of reining. Being an equestrian athlete for a university isn’t quite the same as showing...

Longtime National Reined Cow Horse Association supporter and stallion sponsor 6666 Ranch bolstered their commitment to the reined cow horse industry in a multi-year agreement that names the famed Texas ranch as a Corporate Partner of the ever-growing association. The working cattle ranch that also houses many of the cow horse industry’s leading sires elevated...

The 2021 NRHA Derby welcomes a naming sponsor in 2021 as it becomes the 6666 Derby presented by Markel. The sponsorship brings an incredible new payout framework for both the Open and Non Pro Derby,  thanks to 6666 Ranch and Taylor Sheridan. Sheridan explained, “The 6666 Ranch and Bosque Ranch have joined Paramount TV’s Yellowstone...

If you are familiar with the horse world, you likely know what reining is. If you aren’t familiar with this incredible sport, learn the fundamentals of it here. A rider who competes in freestyle reining has room to improvise, but still has to perform required moves that are part of a normal reining pattern. In...

We’re still rewatching all of the rides from the 2017 NRHA Futurity. The Open Level 4 Champion, Craig Schmersal, was the most impressive rider of the night, thanks to his trusty mare, Face The Attitude. If you have ever wondered how hard a reiner works, just watch Craig ride his pattern. Yes, he makes it looks...

Dressed in a pure beaver-felt hat, Swarovski crystals dangling from her broad-collared western shirt, custom riding boots, hand-made spurs and chaps “just so,” Marcy Ver Meer gallops her diminutive but well-muscled stock horse down the long side of a riding arena, building speed. Just as you think the pair will vaporize and be transported back...