First Horse in the Coach Appropriately Named Big Ben.

Check out the first horse ever loaded in the Equine Motorcoach. This is Big Ben who is 19.1 hands and 2,300 pounds. He walked right up the ramp turned around to get in his stall and had plenty of head room and lots of room in front of his chest. He stood perfectly in the European slant until we took his head out to take pictures.

Big Ben is owned by Dusty Castille, whose family owns Ranch Outlet. We were there for their second anniversary celebration in Lafayette, LA.

Since we found the Coach at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in England, it's not an accident that the first horse in our Coach just happened to be named
Big Ben!

Kentucky Horse Shows

Equine Motorcoach made its first trip to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky for the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows. It was a great time to meet our friends from the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. We also met a lot of new equestrians. So far, the reception has been wonderful.

One Qualifier Left for 2008 Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship presented by Equine Motorcoach

Release: May 05 2008

By Joanie Morris

Lexington, KY -The countdown is almost over. There is only one more qualifier for the 2008 Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship presented by Equine Motorcoach left for riders to win their ticket to the USEF National Championship. The final qualifying competition is at Syracuse, NY at the CNYRHA Ride and Slide June 7th.

The National Reining Breeders Classic hosted a 2008 Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship presented by Equine Motorcoach qualifier on April 18th in Katy, TX. The resounding winner of the CRI 2* was Jordan Larson and Lake Quarter Horses’ Lena Gallo with a 227.

This is a second consecutive win for Larson and Lena Gallo, who previously won the CRI 2* at the Cowboy Capital Classic in Stephenville, TX.

Craig Schmersal and Holly Casey’s Mr Dual Rey came close to taking top honors but the judges awarded Schmersal with a 226.5 to take second place. At third with a score of 222 was Pete Kyle riding A Bueno Poco Dunit, owned by Sandi Holt.

The 2008 Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship presented by Equine Motorcoach will be held at the NRHA Derby in Oklahoma City, OK June 23 -28, 2008. Accompanying this championship will be the 2008 USEF National Youth Reining Championships and the inaugural 2008 USEF National CRI* Reining Championship.

For more information please contact USEF Director of Reining Courtney Barnett at cbarnett@usef.org.