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Shawn Flarida Wins NRBC Open Championship on Spooks Gotta Whiz
The NRBC Open Finals were held Saturday, April 21, at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas. The field of 33 finalists posted high score after high score - in fact, the average of all the scored runs in the finals was over 223!
NRHA Leading Rider Shawn Flarida claimed his fourth NRBC Open title on Spooks Gotta Whiz, a 5-year-old stallion by Spooks Gotta Gun out of Prettywhizprettydoes. Flarida and Spooks Gotta Whiz laid down a 236 to win the Open title.
During the awards ceremony, Flarida was presented with an oversized check for $75,000, a year's use of a four horse trailer from Twin Cities Featherlite, a saddle sponsored by Pard's Western Shop, a Gist Silversmiths buckle, Rios of Mercedes boots, a Catena watch from Catena USA, a Whisper Bit, and product from Santa Cruz Biotechnologies Animal Health and SmartPak. Flarida and owner Michelle Anne Kimball also took home the signature blue NRBC crystal as well as other NRBC memorabilia.
While many other horse and rider teams have been together for years, the NRBC was actually Flarida's and Spooks Gotta Whiz's debut reining! "I got him in January, and this was my first time to show him. He's a superminded horse and his foundation was phenomenal. Tanya Jenkins started him and did really well, and then Jordan Larson did a great job on him and won the NRHA Futurity," he said. "Michelle called me and asked if I'd be interested in riding him. I said I didn't think I could do any better than the other people who had ridden him, but I'd love the opportunity. She said 'I think he'd look really good with a green shirt,' so I said I'd love to try
him."
Tanya Jenkins and No Wimpy Cowboys Win NRBC Intermediate Open Championship
Tanya Jenkins and No Wimpy Cowboys ran away with the National Reining Breeders Classic Intermediate Open Championship, winning the title by 5.5 points! Jenkins and her flashy palomino gelding were a crowd favorite. Amidst the cheers and whistles, the pair executed a near flawless run – one that not only won the Intermediate Open title, but was also good for third place in the Open division.
"I have never had so much fun in my life!" Jenkins, of Temecula, California, exclaimed following the awards ceremony. For the Intermediate Open Championship, Jenkins took home a check for $30,612, a saddle sponsored by San Juan Ranch, a Gist Silversmiths buckle, a Whisper Bit, product from Santa Cruz Biotechnologies, as well as the traditional NRBC blue crystal trophies and awards. She collected an additional $37,000 for placing third in the Open.
"I'm very proud of him. I knew he could mark big, but it was just about keeping everything together – and he did. I have a great rapport with this horse. I love him – he's just amazing," Jenkins said of her 5-year-old, by Wimpys Little Step out of Dunnits Cowgirl. She added, "I love the NRBC. It's my favorite show and it always has been."
Andrea and Tinker With Guns became Reserve Champions at the NRBC!!
The Reserve Championship and $56,000 went to Andrea Fappani and Tinker With Guns, who finished the finals with a 233.5. Tinker With Guns, a 6-year-old stallion by Gunner out of Tinker Nic, is owned by Rancho Oso Rio. Congratulations to Andrea Fappani for becoming a $3 Million Dollar Rider!!!
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