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 NRHA Competition Championship

 NRHA competition is always the premiere place to show off your Morgan reiners! It is not easy and requires hard work, dedication and a true love of the sport to compete against the best of the best in open competition. For those doing just that, NMRHA has the NRHA Competition Championship Awards program to reward their efforts. Competing for the championship awards is done in the form of earning points acquired at NRHA sanctioned reinings (excluding Morgan World Show) based on your placing and number of entries. There are four divisions, Open, Non Pro, Rookie and Youth.  The reiners with the most points at year end garner the Championships!

New for 2008 we  offered awards for Non Sanctioned classes at sanctioned NRHA shows (like men’s, geldings, green etc).  Divisions in the Non Sanctioned section are Open, Non Pro, Rookie and Green Rider. Points are earned in your division only (ie. A Non Pro showing in a gelding class would have their points count for the Non Pro award, an Open rider showing in a gelding class would have their points count for the Open award etc).

Our definition of a green rider will honor all affiliate definitions of green rider. .If you are eligible for the class at the show then we will allow their points for the green division. Also would be included classes at Non Sanctioned shows but put on by an NRHA affiliate using NRHA rules etc. (Some NRHA affiliates put on Jackpot non NRHA shows for their membership.

Can you cross enter divisions in the Non Sanctioned class competition? Yes, BUT your results from one show cannot "cross enter" ie. Show in Ladies and green horse at same show. The total points will either count as Non-Pro or Open. Not Open for the Ladies class and Non-Pro for the green horse class. This rule will only apply to the Nonsanctioned classes.

Points follow the horse,  If Open rider shows the horse then horse gets Open points. If Non-Pro rider shows a horse in an Open class, - Then Division (Open or Non-Pro) for points to be applied must be declared for each Open class on results form. BUT If classes ran concurrently, then only 1 division to be used for those concurrent classes ie. A non-pro shows in Novice Horse Open and NH Non-Pro. Points can only count for Open or Non-Pro division Not Both. Or Non-Pro shows in INT Open and LT Open. Then points can be used in either Open or Non-Pro NOT - INT O Used for Non-Pro and LO Used for Open, ect.

Entry fee is only $25 per horse per year payable before your first reining. For entry specifics, see NRHA flyer under "forms".

2011 NRHA Winners

Once again Jean Keffeler & LMC Summit Rose took home all the honors! Travis Filipek's  W's Mesquite Ridge took reserve in the Open and

Jeanne Master's Shermandell Alorak took Reserve in the Non Pro.

2010 NRHA Winners

Sanctioned NRHA Classes

Open Division: Open, Intermediate Open, Limited Open, Novice Open, Rookie Professional.

Non Pro: Non Pro, Intermediate Non Pro, Limited Non Pro, Novice Non Pro..

Rookie: Rookie 1 & Rookie 2.

Youth: Youth 13 & Under, Youth 14 & Over

 

Non Snactioned Classes at NRHA Show

Open, Non Pro, Rookie and Green Rider

 

Sanctioned Open

9                      Jean Keffeler & LMC Summit Rose

8              Josette Conti & Disco Fever

2              Travis Filipek & W’s Mesquite Ridge

 

Sanctioned Non Pro

71                 Jean Keffeler & LMC Summit Rose

 

Sanctioned Rookie

5              Universal New Dream  – Christie Farms – Keena Haun

 

Sanctioned Youth         

5                  Universal Knighted Sun – Christie Farms – Keena Haun

1          Universal New Dream  – Christie Farms – Keena Haun

 

 

Non Sanctioned Open

5                  Jean Keffeler & LMC Summit Rose

 

Non Sanctioned Non Pro

93                 Jean Keffeler & LMC Summit Rose

 

Non Sanctioned Rookie

2              Universal Knighted Sun – Christie Farms – Keena Haun

4              Universal New Dream  – Christie Farms – Keena Haun

 

Non Sanctioned Green Rider

3              SMC Clear Shot – MacInnes Morgans – Rider Eric Frick

 

 

 2009 NRHA End of the Year Champions

Open Division:

 

Horse

Rider

Owner

# Shows

Points

Disco Fever

Josette Conti

Cindy Nord

4

27

W’s Rebels Are We

Joann Ace

Travis Filipek

1

3

W’s Dropkick Murphy

Joann Ace

Travis Filipek

0

0

W’s Mesquite Ridge

Monty Bruce

Travis Filipek

1

3

 

 

Non Pro Division:

Disco Patricia

Ellen Palillo

Ellen Palillo

3

33.5

W’s Rebels Are We

Travis Filipek

Travis Filipek

1

7

Painters Pine Ridge

Molly Filipek

Travis Filipek

1

9

  

2008 NRHA End of the Year Champions

 

The NRHA open competition had some tough competitors going to NRHA reinings throughout the year to accumulate points for the End Of The Year Awards program!  

 

 

Open Champion was R-Two Top Dollar owned by Sharlene Anderson.

 

 

Reserve Champion was W’s Mesquite Ridge owned by Travis Filipek, ridden by Monty Bruce.

 

 

Non Pro Champion was Ellen Palillo riding her mare Disco Patricia!  

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to all who participated in the program! Remember, open competition is where we need to show off our Morgans!

 

2007 winners are:

 

In the Open Division:

Co Champions Painters Pine Ridge

and W Nugget’s Rebels Are We

                Owned by Tom & Travis Filipek

                Shown by Monty Bruce & Joann Ace

 

Rookie Division:

        Champion Wintermoon Enlightenment

owned and ridden by Jeannie Gallagher

 

Youth Champion:

        Drumlin Carol owned and shown by Sidnee Pavel

 

 

 

2006 Winners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From left: Rebel, Waltz With Me, Pine Ridge, Rumble, and at right Summit Rose.

While NRHA competition in itself is extremely rewarding, NMRHA does have an extra perk for those people who stride forth and challenge the waters! This years high point end of the year awards for individuals showing in NRHA competition went to very deserving Morgan reiners! The NRHA open competition had some tough competitors going to NRHA reinings throughout the year to accumulate points for the End Of The Year Awards program! Open Champion was W Nugget's Rebels Are We (Triple S Nugget x W's Tupelo Honey) owned by Travis Filipek, ridden by Monty Bruce. Non Pro Champion was LMC Summit Rose (HVK Rose Parade x Summit's Bel Elegant) shown by Jean Keffeler. Non Pro Reserve Champion was  Wintermoon Waltz With Me (Twin Pond Disco Kid x T Bone P Dede) Karen Myers riding. Non Pro 3rd place went to Painter's Pine Ridge ( Blackwood Correll x Primavera Ramona) shown by Travis Filipek. Rookie Champion was LMC Summit Rose (HVK Rose Parade x Summit's Bel Elegant) shown by Jean Keffeler. Youth Champion and Reserve Rookie Champion W's Ready To Rumble (Painters Pine Ridge x W's Tupelo Honey) was shown by Joann Ace. Congratulations to all who participated in the program! Remember, open competition is where we need to show off our Morgans!