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SHOW REPORT
NRHA Youth Team Tournament Champions for 2019 Reining Australia National Championships received an NRHA Buckle
Lil Joe Cash - Open Champion Wayne Hinder riding Reysn Hope Q-82734
Leah Read - Open Working Cowhorse
REINING AUSTRALIA CELEBRATE’S 30 YEARS OF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The week swung into action on the Monday with the
first of our reining events being held, it was a big
week of showing for all competitors with almost 400
runs being made throughout the week.
The feature Aged event of our National Show is
the Gold Buckle Futurity and it didn’t disappoint
this year with a run off happening between Warren
Backhouse and Shane Sainsbury, both riding
Gunners Special Nite Q-80153 horses. After a run
off Warren Backhouse riding NPH Gunner Be A
Goodnite Q-92426 was declared the Thomas Arena
Products Gold Buckle Futurity Level 4 Champion on
a score of 144.5.
The Gold Buckle Futurity Champion owned by the
thrilled Dave & Jane Manchon, is by ‘NPH Lil Nu It All’
out of Lilmissnoitall. It was special to have Neylon
Performance Horses owners and show sponsors
Dennis & Erin Neylon presenting the championship
buckle as they bred the champion horse. Our Gold
Buckle Futurity Champions for Level 3 was Shane
Sainsbury riding Reddy Set Gunner Q-83267 and
Level 2 Champion was Leonie Kingdon riding ‘NPH
Dunitall Q-91562’.
Saturday saw the running of our Reining Australia
Non Pro Futurity where Shane Sainsbury riding
Reddy Set Gunner Q-83267 took out the Level 4
Championship Title on a score of 142.5, a consistent
effort by Shane and his great mare. Level 3 Non
Pro Futurity Champion was Peter Bartolo riding
Start Spangled Destiny Q-85338 and our Level 2 Co
Champions were Jennifer Brown riding Dance While
You Can Q-84406 and Katie Pope riding HPH Oaks
Playin Tunes Q-83593.
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