AMERICANA Report 18

The Limited Open Bronze Trophy ended with a tie on 1st place between Doug Allen on the 5- year- old gelding Hard Not To Like (Pale Face Dunnit x Lost In Tinseltown) and Kevin Gasser aboard the 5-year-old mare A Surprising Dream (Magnum Chic Dream x Surprise Me Gamble). Both came out of the arena with a 216 each and became co-champions. 3rd place went to Henry Kühnel aboard the 13-year-old gelding Trudy Sailor Bar (Frozen Sailor x Snappy Bleach), owned by Katrin Herzer scoring a 215.

The USA bred Hard Not To Like was ninth at the High Roller Reining Classic Futurity Open 2017. A Surprising Dream, owned by Petra Burger, was third at the 2018 NRHA European Futurity Non Pro L4 with Ewald Rifeser in the saddle

Leni Bartmann and her Smart Little Theo proved once again in the ERCHA Cowhorse Youth how hard they are to beat. After a fine Reined Work (218.5) and great work on the Fence (220), the two of them achieved a total score of 438.5. Clara Marie Heinen had to settle for second place this time (209.5 / 213.5 / 423).

What a great success for the Swiss Eliane Gfeller: With CR Rosie The Riveter she won the ERCHA Futurity Novice Amateur (total score 856) as well as the Reined Cowhorse Futurity Non Pro (624.5).

Lorenzo Silvori claims ERCHA Reined Cowhorse Futurity Championship Non Pro 3&4y old after Tie

The ERCHA Reined Cowhorse Futurity Non Pro 3&4y old ended with a tie on first place between Eliane Gfeller aboard CR Rosie The Riveter and Lorenzo Silvori aboard Duallanx Mr, who had a 839.5 each. As Silvori had the better score (221) in Fencework, he claimed the Futurity Championship. Eliane Gfeller placed second. Third place honours went Damiano Avigni and Purple Faye.