Posted, Sunday, June 25, 2006

2006 Adequan®/USEF® Open Reining Championship Decides Team for FEI World Equestrian Games - Aachen

Dell Hendricks and Quarter Horse Stallion, Starbucks Sidekick, Round Out US Reining Power Team

National Reining Horse Association President Dell Hendricks and his horse Starbucks Sidekick rounded out the top four with a score of 226.5. Starbucks Sidekick is a six-year-old Quarter Horse stallion, owned by Adair Reiners LLC. Ironically, one of Hendricks’ best past apprentices was top-place finisher Mills.

In another interesting twist, Craig Schmersal, who actually tied with Hendricks for fourth place generously offered to step down after the World Games Team Selection tie-breaking process that left them still in a tie. Schmersal was a member of the Gold medal-winning team that competed in Jerez, Spain at the 2002 World Equestrian Games.

Hendricks bought Starbucks Sidekick from McQuay as a yearling and Mills started him, so he is truly a team horse. “I won my very first NRHA reining on this horse and he’s just been a consistent little show horse for me forever, and he did it again tonight.”

Results 2006 Adequan®/USEF® Open Reining Championship

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