A sporting competition in Las Vegas – the gambling capital of the world – featuring 35 of the world’s best bull riders versus the world’s top bucking bulls recently made headlines in many of the country’s major sports publications and newscasts. Add to the mix plenty of excite-ment and drama as the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) celebrated its 21st birthday, Oct. 20-26, during its annual PBR Heroes and Legends Celebration and World Finals. All said and done, two major stories evolved during the week, each deserving front-page coverage.

The first, Brazilian native Silvano Alves, who now makes his home in Decatur, Texas, success-fully claimed his third PBR World Championship and first World Finals title. Secondly, but equally newsworthy, the popular and fan-favorite bull Bushwacker won his third PBR World Champion Bull title following his farewell performance during Sunday’s final round before returning to California to enjoy his retire-ment at owner Julio Moreno’s ranch.

Alves tied fellow Brazilian Adriano Morales’ record as the PBR’s only three-time world champions. Having ridden all five World Finals go-round bulls, Alves, 27, had the World title wrapped up before the Championship round. Nonetheless, Alves’ successful ride against Astroid, a former PBR World Champion bull and one of this year’s leading contenders for the title, was very excit-ing and rewarded him with

an extra $250,000 check to add to his PBR World Champion million-dollar bonus. In all, Alves earned $1,271,125 at the World Finals.

Sometimes criticized for his decisions in turn-ing down re-rides and keeping low scores, Alves proved for a third time that his goal of consistent-ly riding his bulls will reward him with a World title. Since his PBR Built Ford Tough (BFT) debut event in April 2010 at Nampa, Idaho, Alves’ all-time PBR earnings have now reached $5,266,274. As the richest cowboy in PBR his-tory, Alves has set one record after another as the fastest PBR rider to have won $1 million, $2 million, $3 million, $4 million and $5 million. Statistically, since he came on tour, Alves has earned $97,523 per month (54 months), $40,200 per event (131 events) and $19,948 per ride (264 rides).

Bushwacker began his illusterous career in 2010 by winning the American Bucking Bull Inc. (ABBI) Classic Championship as a 4-year-old. After falling just short of winning the PBR World Champion Bull title the same year, Bushwacker

claimed his first World title in 2011 and his sec-ond in 2013.

Featured on television specials, commercials, in publications such as ESPN Magazine and at numerous personal appearances, Bushwacker is credited with doing more for the popular-ity of professional bull riding and rodeos than any other bull, or bull rider, has. Like Alves, Bushwacker is considered to be athletic and smart, which explains why he’s only been ridden twice in 66 outs at PBR BFT events. Bushwacker's fans will miss watching him com-pete, but they are looking forward to watching his offspring try and match their renowned sire’s reputation as the industry’s all-time best bucking bull. —TL

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The traffic will pick up significantly during the week of Nov. 28-Dec. 6 as horse-men and horsewomen from across the world will arrive in Oklahoma City for the annual National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity & Adequan North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show. Many reiners and their families will celebrate Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, together as they enjoy the annual Reining Horse Sports Foundation (RHSF) traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Sale Arena at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds.

The first go-round of the Futurity Open begins in the coliseum at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 28, with the first of the Adequan NAAC classes to be held in the Adequan Championship Arena beginning at 9 a.m. The first of three sales, the NRHA/Markel Insurance Marketplace Sale, will be held Thursday, Dec. 4, beginning at 9 a.m. The NRHA/Markel Insurance Futurity Prospect Sale will be held on Friday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m., while the NRHA/Markel Insurance Select Yearling Sale is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6, beginning at 9 a.m.

Shawn Flarida, of Springfield, Ohio, a five-time Futurity Level 4 Open winner, ranks No. 1 on Equi-Stat’s leading NRHA Futurity Open Rider chart with earnings of $1,871,427. Flarida’s leading money-earner is Rosanne Sternberg's Smart Spook, who Flarida rode to win the 2004 Futurity Level 4 Open and a $175,310 paycheck. Trainer Tim McQuay, of Tioga, Texas, is the second-leading Open rider with Futurity earn-ings of $1,370,910, followed by Andrea Fappani with earnings of $1,325,835.

Mandy McCutcheon, of Aubrey, Texas, tops the list of leading Futurity Non-Pro riders. She has collected Futurity Non-Pro checks amounting to more than $700,000 with her leading mount being Smart Scat, owned by her brother-in-law Jim McCutceon, who she rode to win the 2008 Futurity Level 4 Non-Pro and

a $51,075 check. James Morgan, DVM, of Pilot Point, Texas, has won the Futurity Non-Pro Championship three times and ranks second with earnings of $305,790.

Arcese Quarter Horses, of Weatherford, Texas, is the leading NRHA Futurity owner with its horses having earned $949,399 through 2013. Their leading money-earner is Wimpys Little Chic, who Flarida rode to win the 2007 Futurity Level 4 Open and a $150,293 check. Horses bred by Bob Loomis Quarter Horses, Inc., of Marietta, Oklahoma, have credited Loomis with NRHA Futurity earnings of $759,967 to date. West Coast Whiz was ridden to a fourth-place tie in the 1999 Futurity Level 3 Open finals to credit Loomis with his highest Futurity breeder earnings of $50,926.

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Year # Entries Added Purse1988 534 n/a $454,925 1989 493 $82,500 $524,115 1990 640 $80,000 $573,637 1991 n/a $90,159 $586,073 1992 n/a $82,500 $631,129 1993 1,054 $103,700 $664,540 1994 1,218 $103,200 $721,454 1995 1,426 $102,200 $827,205 1996 1,140 $137,200 $943,272 1997 1,162 $137,200 $965,233 1998 1,244 $137,200 $1,079,713 1999 1,397 $144,000 $1,106,390 2000 1,775 $202,700 $1,283,413 2001 1,797 $227,700 $1,364,029 2002 1,749 $227,700 $1,305,847 2003 1,872 $227,700 $1,398,534 2004 1,803 $311,400 $1,466,929 2005 1,982 $311,400 $1,622,704 2006 1,958 $338,900 $1,555,456 2007 1,946 $339,800 $1,480,689 2008 2,243 $329,800 $1,823,479 2009 2,620 $343,800 $1,694,430 2010 2,900 $411,300 $1,849,696 2011 2,798 $937,100 $2,292,584 2012 3,130 $938,000 $2,293,248 2013 2,889 $855,600 $2,304,372 TOTAL 41,770 $7,202,759 $32,813,096

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sires with 132 of his offspring having won $1,813,018 at the event. Topsail Whiz’s leading Futurity money-earner is The Great Whiz, with earnings of $209,252. All top four sires (Topsail Whiz, Colonels Smoking Gun [Gunner], Hollywood Dun It and Smart Chic Olena) are deceased. ★

Top Futurity Open Riders 1) Shawn Flarida, Springfield, OH ......................... $1,871,427

2) Andrea Fappani, Scottsdale, AZ ........................ $1,413,204

3) Tim McQuay, Tioga, TX ..................................... $1,375,528

4) Todd Bergen, Eagle Point, OR ........................... $1,120,198

5) Craig Schmersal, Overbrook, OK ..........................$781,508

Top Futurity Non-Pro Riders 1) Mandy McCutcheon, Aubrey, TX ..........................$773,053

2) James Morgan, DVM, Pilot Point, TX ...................$309,055

3) Kelle Smith, Marietta, OK ......................................$241,112

4) Charlie Wiederholdt, Hastings, MN.......................$230,592

5) Samantha Burns, Ardmore, OK ............................$217,036

Top Futurity Owners (All Divisions)1) Arcese Quarter Horses, Weatherford, TX .............$949,399

2) Lance Griffin, DeWinton, AB, CN ..........................$773,513

3) Rancho Oso Rio LLC, Scottsdale, AZ ...................$567,206

4) Vaughn Zimmerman, Springfield, MO ..................$565,103

5) McQuay Stables Inc., Tioga, TX ............................$499,576

Top Futurity Breeders (All Divisions)1) Bob Loomis Quarter Horses Inc., Marietta, OK ....$759,967

2) Lance Griffin, DeWinton, AB, CN ..........................$725,823

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Does reading a breeding contract with all its terms and fine print make your head spin? You’re not alone. It’s important to understand the content of the legal document since the terms of the contract will determine both the stallion and the mare owners’ responsibilities during the breeding process.

Fees made simpleBreeding Fee: The stallion service fee paid by

a mare owner for the privilege of breeding to a particular stallion. If a mare is bred at the stallion station, the breeding fee is usually paid prior to the mare departing the stallion station. If she is bred with shipped semen, the total fee is usually due prior to any semen shipment.

Booking Fee: A non-refundable portion of the breeding fee, paid upon the signing of the contract. This “placeholder” guarantees the mare a slot in the stallion’s book for a specific breeding

season.Chute Fee: A fee that normally covers the

services of the stallion station for stallions they do not own. The chute fee may, or may not, be included in the breeding fee. To avoid confusion, mare owners should ask the stallion manager if there is a chute fee, and what it covers.

Mare Care Fee: Mares that are bred at the stallion station are charged for board and care. In addition, the mare owner may be responsible for professional services (veterinarian, farrier, chiropractor, etc.) incurred while at the farm. The specifics of the mare’s care, such as how she is fed, stalled and turned out, should be arranged in advance. Mare owners are usually required to pay care bills on a monthly basis, and in total before the mare returns home.

Breeding terms made simpleBreeding Season: This is the window of

opportunity for a mare to be bred to a stallion. Owners who send their mares to the stallion sta-tion should notify the farm well in advance of their arrival date and know exactly what hours the farm receives new arrivals.

Sound Breeding Condition: Most contracts require the mare owner to certify that their mare is in sound breeding condition. If a mare is to be bred at the stallion station, a veterinary health certifi-cate is almost always required, along with a written account of the mare’s health and breeding history.

Live Foal Guarantee (LFG) or Return Breeding Rights: The right for a return breeding of a mare to a stallion (in the event of an abor-tion, a stillborn foal or any number of unfortunate circumstances) is important to the mare owner. However, the mare owner has contractual respon-sibilities to fulfill in order to benefit from the LFG, should a rebreed become necessary.

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tional conditions in every contract, covering everything from mare substitutions (usually requiring the stallion owner’s permission) to reg-istration of the resulting foal.

New Science – New Contract Terms: Scientific developments in the breeding process sometimes require amendments to a breeding

contract. Even return clients should read the breeding contract carefully, because new terms will impact their rights and responsibilities.

The last wordBreeding contracts are a tool for both the stal-

lion and mare owners. They are meant to smooth

the process, not confuse it. If questions arise, don’t be shy – speak up, ask and then ask again until all of your questions, concerns and issues are clear.

Remember that everyone concerned has a com-mon goal – the birth of a beautiful and healthy foal. —Honi Roberts

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She’s been a pretty good mare the whole time. I just liked how strong she was. I’ve gotten to where I like a big, strong horse, as the cows seem to just get faster and faster every year. It’s one thing I’ve learned over the years; there’s no substi-tute for that strength.— Chad Bushaw, of Weatherford, Texas, following his Brazos Bash Futurity Non-Pro win astride Call Me Queen B, bred by Charles Yahnke, of Le Sueur, Minnesota, and owned by Bushaw’s Crown Ranch.

The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) is pleased to welcome Western Wishes as it celebrates its 20th anniver-sary at the NCHA Futurity to be held Nov. 20–Dec. 13 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Joining Western Wishes on Futurity Open finals night, dec. 13, will be guest honoree emily crews, 17, of texarkana, texas, who was diagnosed with a rare, stage 2 brain cancer in 2012. through the efforts of the ncha, Quarter Horse News, Western Wishes and ncha hall of Fame rider clint allen, crews, an avid equestrian whose wish is to ride a cutting horse, will be doing just that on dec. 13.

through a membership with allen and the donation of his time and resources, as well as that of the david Mcdavid family, crews will be given the opportunity to learn to ride a cutting horse in the months prior to the Futurity aboard one of the Mcdavids’ show horses at their Weatherford, texas, ranch. On finals night, crews will ride to the herd amongst the most respected horsemen and women of the performance horse industry as the last horse in the first set of the Futurity Open finals.

crews first learned about her condition two years ago when she had a seizure. because of their location, the three tumors found on her brain are inoperable. she continues to lead as normal a life as possible, and said she is grateful for the opportunities that her involvement with Western Wishes has brought her. her main goal is to inspire others with similar challenges by sharing her story.

“God has a plan,” crews said. “he does, and i believe that. My life is a story for others. i can choose for it to be positive or not. it’s up to me. God gave us a free will. We can choose.” ★

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The late Dale Wilkinson was considered by many to be “the Master” and father of modern day reining. the first person to be inducted into the national reining horse association (nrha) hall of Fame, Wilkinson is pictured here receiving his award in May 1986: (left to right): holmes (butch) shaver, then nrha executive director; John snobelen, then-chairman of the nrha Judges committee; Wilkinson; and dick pieper, then-nrha president. Wilkinson, who died in 2010, was consid-ered to be a pillar in the performance horse industry throughout the better part of his life. he is the only person to have won both the national cutting horse association (ncha) Futurity and the nrha Futurity. he won the ncha Futurity in 1972 aboard Gun smoke’s dream, a daughter of Wilkinson’s legendary sire, Mr Gun smoke. he won the 1966 nrha Futurity riding pocorochie bo, and then won it again in 1975 on clene continental. Wilkinson is credited with establishing the foundation of the comprehensive and renowned horsemanship program at Findlay college in Findlay, Ohio. Often referred to as the “trainer’s trainer,” Wilkinson was a mentor to many of today’s most successful professional horse trainers. ★

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