You Can Do It Too!

 We have a little red horse.  A Morgan horse.  Everyone says he is cute, but he is mostly non-descript.  Ride him into an arena with cattle and you will see a focused cowhorse, anxiously awaiting direction for the serious job at hand.  At home in Wisconsin, Chief (registered as Mossrose Top of the World) is the main competition horse for John and Jane Pietenpol.   John uses Chief in ranch rodeos, which include team penning, team sorting, trailer loading and rope & vet.  Jane uses Chief for 2 person sorting and giving many kids their first ride on a horse.  Chief is also John’s heel horse for team roping.  We don’t train specifically for any of the classes at the NMRHA Extravaganza, but we feel it benefits the Morgan breed by participating in the show.  The working western Morgan is our passion and the extravaganza is a show that helps to build on this part of the Morgan breed.

 Prize money and one mighty fancy buckle proclaiming the NMRHA World Champion Morgan Cowhorse were up for grabs this year.  The winner was the horse with the highest combined total points in Working Cowhorse, Ranch Horse Versatility, Cutting and 2 Person Ranch Sorting.  The competition was tough and we are honored that our horse was able to claim this admirable title.   

We don’t go to the Extravaganza expecting to win top honors, but we do it to help support Travis Filipek in what she is trying to accomplish; generating interest among Morgan owners to show their talented Morgan horses in cattle related events.  Morgans were one of the original stock horses and this event is promoting that type of horse.  We are not anything special.  We raise 2 foals each year, do all of our own training and promote the Morgan horse where we can in local and regional arenas.  You can do it too!  If you have a Morgan that you enjoy doing cattle work on or reining, you should consider attending next year’s event in Lincoln, Nebraska.  You will meet a great bunch of people who all want to show that the Morgan horse can be competitive with other breeds.  A completely trained horse in a specific discipline is not required, just a desire to show your horse and have fun.  Chief is proof of that.

 

NMRHA World Champion Morgan Cowhorse

Highest  Combined Total Points

5 pts per division

1 pt per horse beaten in a class

 

Horse	Total	Cowhorse	RHV	Cutting	Team Sorting
Chief	84		5 + 5		5 + 69
Rebels  Are We	43		5 + 4		5 + 29
Painters Pine Ridge	24	5	5		5 + 9
W’s Mesquite Ridge	19	5	5 + 2		5 + 2
R-Two Top Dollar	19		5 + 7		5 + 2
Dancer	13				5 + 8
W’s Ready To Rumble	8		5 + 3
W’s Dropkick Murphy	7				5 + 2

  

2009 NRHA Standings

 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

 

Youth Division:

 

NMRHA Extravaganza 2009

Congratulations to all the Morgans and owners that were there! Thanks for coming!

 

Sharlene Anderson

Joann, Dee, Shelly & Brook Ace

Jeanne & James Gallagher

Paul Banzet

Kena, Nathanael, Susan & Preston Haun

Tom & Travis Filipek

Monty Bruce

John & Jane Pietenpol

Jared Huhta

 W's Mesquite Ridge

W's Ready To Rumble

J'Amity

Universal New Dream

W Nugget's Dropkick Murphy

Moss Rose Top of the World (Chief)

R-Two Top Dollar

Painters Pine Ridge

W Nugget's Rebels Are We