The breed's name, in fact, derives from the performance of these horses over short distances and their ability to outrun other horses in races of a quarter-mile or less. Find the applications required to become a certified judge. Horse Training and Boarding Facility. 1st dam It reminded me of the time I participated in a cow cutting/sorting contest in Santa Ynez Valley as a complete novice. Metalic Al, with owner Tom Shelly and his daughter, ShelleeAbout an hour and a half after making the Open semifinals with a strong effort in Saturdays second go of National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Super Stakes Open, Metalic Al and Tom Shelly returned to the same arena and earned $10,137 with a 222 in the John Deere Open finals. It wasn't what his breeders, Tom and Jack Finley of Arizona, imagined when they bred a AA-rated race mare to a AAA-rated runner. An Arizona native, Rick grew up learning the cutting horse business from his father, a top trainer. Dam of 10 moneyearners, Sire: ONCE IN A BLU BOON by PEPTOBOONSMAL x AUTUMN BOON (all time leading dam, dam of earners of $1,500,00). His son Bo Buckley, 20, a junior at Texas A&M University, started riding cutting horses when he was 9. They followed that with a 215 in the second-go, securing their place in the Open semifinals on April 18. 4 0 obj Outback Cuttings Shellys decision to concentrate on horse breeding has also brought the pair success as she was awarded Breeder of Champion with her mare Some Kinda Playgirl who produced the 1998 NCHA Open Futurity Champion Some Kinda Memories In addition to her hard work at the ranch Shelly was seen weekly by millions as a top equine sports broadcaster on Fox Sports News, Mesquite Championship Rodeo and many other National Television Networks. Drake, 24, works as assistant trainer under Tatum Rice, of Weatherford, Texas. The fact that they later told me Suicides real name was Roy comforted mesomewhat. Raising my eyebrows, I looked at him as if he was crazy, Of course Ill be back. My experienced teammates were Mike Klinger (Melindas husband) and Junior Division Brett Beckwith.