Horsesdaily News: The Stage is Set for World's Greatest Horseman Finals

The Stage is Set for World's Greatest Horseman Finals

Amarillo National Center, Amarillo, Texas - June 6, 2003 - The preliminaries of the National Reined Cow Horse Association's World's Greatest Horseman, presented by Western Horseman, have been completed and the field of finalists decided.

Finishing at the top of the pack in the first round was Todd Bergen on Nic It In The Bud, owned by Arcese Enterprises and Eric Storey of Henagar, Alabama. Bergen scored 142 in the herd, 148.5 in the rein work, and 146 in the steer stopping. He also won the cow work preliminaries with a 150. That score earned a buckle from Terry Stuart Forst of Stuart Ranch in Waurika, Oklahoma as well as a Rambo Turnout Sheet from Horseware Ireland. It also gave him a composite of 586.5, which led the field by 5.5 points.

Finishing second in the prelims was Jon Roeser and his Chex Out This Remedy. Roeser scored 146 in the herd, 145 in the rein work, 146 in the steer stopping and 144 in the cow work. At third is Ron Ralls on Cowgirls Are Smart, owned by Jim Babcock of Gainesville, Texas, with 148, 145, 140 and 147.5 In his quartet of competition. Those three lead a field of eleven finalists.

As most cow horse fans know, winning almost always comes down to the cow work and the stage is set for an exciting cow work finale – which will be held during the Coors Ranch Rodeo on Saturday night.

The last three to go in the cow work finals will be the trio of Roeser, Bergen and Ralls! The World's Greatest herd work Finals begin on Saturday at 9 am. Total payoff for the event is $120,000.

The National Reined Cow Horse Association, the governing body of cow horse competition, is responsible for promoting the sport, insuring high standards of competition and educating members and the public about the history and tradition of the cow horse. Through the support of a Corporate Partner family that includes Bayer Corporation, Bailey Hat Company, Bob's Custom Saddles, Cinch, Inc., Classic Equine, MD Barns, Platinum Performance, Inc., Nutrena, Skyline Silversmiths, Sundowner Trailers, Quarter Horse News & Western Horseman magazine, the Reno Hilton, horsecentral.com, Rios of Mercedes and the Silver Legacy, the association works to keep the vaquero tradition alive in today’s equine industry. For information on the National Reined Cow Horse Association, call 580-759-4949 or visit the NRCHA Official Web Site at www.nrcha.com.

Worlds Greatest Horseman Composite Results and Top Ten

Back #	Horse Name	Rider	Owner	City, State	Herd	Rein	Steer Stopping	Cow	Total
3	Nic It In The Bud	Todd Bergen	Arcese Enterprises/ Eric Storey	Henagar, AL	142	148.5	146	150	586.5
24	Chex Out This Remedy	Jon Roeser	Jon Roeser	Lemoore, CA	146	145	146	144	581
22	Cowgirls Are Smart	Ron Ralls	Jim Babcock	Gainesville, TX	148	145	140	147.5	580.5
19	Real Gun	Chris LittleField	R.T. Stuart Ranch LLC	Waurika, OK	139	141	148	148	576
12	Tangys Classy Boy	Ron Emmons	Partners N Paints	Cool, CA	144	143	148	141	576
8	Starlight Playmate	Todd Crawford	Kalpowar Quarter Horses	Midland, TX	146	144.5	135	148	573.5
2	Shine By The Bay	Bob Avila	Rhodes River Ranch	Arlington, WA	141	142.5	144	146	573.5
17	Just Plain Star	Lance Johnston	Jennifer Owens	Bakersfield, CA	144	140	145	141	570
16	Smart Little Scamp	Benny Guitron	Gary Lynn Olson	Great Falls, MT	140	143.5	144	142	569.5
10	Miss Plain Plain	Russell Dilday	Scott & Darnell Trueblood	Ducor, CA	140	142.5	144	142	568.5
21	Smart War O Lena	Jay McLaughlin	Mike McLaughlin	Paris, MO	144	139.5	141	144	568.5
27	Lone Star Chicolena	Allen R. Walton	Allen R. Walton	Abilene. TX	138	140	149	139	566
9	Artistchic	Leonard Davis	Leonard Davis	Pilot Point, TX	144.5	145	137	138	564.5
14	Sugarnics Star	Jake Gorrell	Sonya & Frank Lee	Hollister, CA	140	143.5	140	141	564.5
7	Short Oak	Robert Chown	Wild Wind Ranch	Valley View, TX	134	144.5	142	142	562.5
29	Buenos Starlight	Casey Hinton	Bill & Curtic McCloy	Norman, OK	138	145	140	139	562
25	Smokin Chic Olena	Robbie Schroeder	SLC Enterprises	Fairmont, WV	145.5	145	133	138	561.5
5	Night Time Shiner	Robbie Boyce	Mill Iron S Ranch	Kyle, SD	140	145	128	146	559
28	SOR Little Lena	Rod Wiemers	Carolyn Reynolds	Acampo, CA	143	145	126	141	555
11	Quick Little Cutter	Al Dunning	William & Michelle Cowan	Ardmore, OK	144	140	130	140	554
4	Blue Duck	Martin Black	Martin Black	Burleson, TX	143.5	134.5	145	130	553
18	Gold Jay	Bobby Lewis	John & Garcy Shelley	Moore, OK	136	141.5	140	134	551.5
6	Sensation Cash	Alan Chappell	Allen Dwight Moyer	San Martin, CA	137	137	145.5	131	550.5
15	Trailena	Jason D. Grimshaw	Brent Wright	Ottawa, KS	138	142	148	120	548
23	Cash Us McLain	Anne Reynolds	Anne Reynolds	King Hill, ID	136	138	128	144	546
26	There Comes A Time	Jake Telford	Don & Diane Myers	Star, ID	132	140.5	132	139	543.5
20	Smart Chicaway	Jim McCutcheon	Bob Janssen/Tom Schmidall	Waconia, MN	140	137.5	139	121	537.5