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Welcome to the web site of the Colorado Reined Cowhorse Association. For a quick view of what you'll find here, please visit the Site Map.
2010 Upcoming CRCA Aged Events & Horse Shows:
Please check the Events page for the full schedule.
CRCA HIGH FIVE SERIES
RENAMED
The CRCA has decided to honor their
longtime member, Cathy Errington
Coleman, Gillette, Wyo., who passed
away Aug. 1, 2010, by renaming their
“High Five Series” the “Cathy
Coleman High Five Series.”
In the toughest days of her fight
with cancer, Cathy has dominated the
2010 standings in the High Five
Series riding R Bruce Almighty,
owned by her mom, Pat Errington. The
series calculates an average of the
highest scoring five fence work runs
accumulated by a specific
horse/rider team in a specific
class.
Cathy has been an inspiration to all
that know her in her optimistic
attitude, her love for horses,
people, dogs and life. She
epitomizes the western way of life,
wishing her competitors all the best
and giving all she has in every
competition.
By our calculations, she has a
substantial lead in this year’s
standings, her top five runs have
all been higher than 74 points! By
all accounts, she is in the lead to
win the average and the saddle given
away in the 2010 series.
She and her great mare, SHS Oui Oui
Blanton placed second in the 2009
High Five Series. Last November at
the CRCA Futurity show, she and her
great mare, called “Roper”, marked
the high fence work score at the
show to win the Tom Wipplinger
Memorial Trophy. This is a traveling
trophy, the event is nicknamed by
contestants as the “trophy dash,” it
is a bronze artwork by prize-winning
Wyoming artist, Ben France of
Rawlins.
We are proud of Cathy and want to
remember her for her great big
smile, the way that she lived each
day to the fullest, her integrity
and indomitable spirit. She has left
a mark on all that have known her –
to be warm, engaging and fearless.
News for our Youth Riders:
We are making it easier for Youth
Riders to participate in our shows.
We have eliminated the cattle/office
charge for both the Youth Bridle and
Youth Limited classes, and also do
not require a CRCA membership.
The NRCHA Youth Association is very
active and would like all of our
youth riders to get involved. The
Youth Secretary is Jocee Doramus (ridinslidin@gmail.com)
and the Youth Association website is
www.nrcha.com/nrchya.asp.
CRCA News Report - Feb 2010
Year end award winners (left to
right):
Tim Unzicker and Jerry Peters
holding their Doug Krause trophy
saddle, Christa Guerrieri, Blue
Allen, Don Stewart, Dave Dillman,
Darren Miller, Brian Moore, Dane
Weiss, Olivia Miller, Ted Swanson
High
Five Cow Work Championship Saddle:
The successful and popular contest
from 2009 is back! The High Five
awards are based on a single
horse/rider combo's cow work score
in a specific class. The High
Five Champion will receive a saddle
while Reserve Champion will receive
a pair of custom made chaps. There
will be prizes awarded from 3rd to
5th as well. Must show 5 times in
affiliate shows. Box only
classes are included as it is "cow
work" not just fence work.
How is it calculated? Take the
five highest cow work scores from a
horse/rider in a specific class and
average them. Highest average
wins. For shows with more than
one judge, the average score of the
judges will be used (ie, a 73, 72
1/2 from two judges would result in
an average of 72.75) Finally
an example of the High Five
calculation -- John Smith, riding
Hes a Great Horse, competes in the
Ltd Open Bridle in 9 of the 10
shows. His scores are 73, 74,
70, 66, 68, 71, 72.25, 71.75, 71.
Taking the highest five scores and
dividing by 5 results in a High Five
score of 72.4. First tie breaker -
high individual score. Second
tie breaker - 2nd high individual
score. Third tie breaker -
highest score at the Fall Futurity,
Horse Show #1. Fourth tie breaker -
most shows entered.
Please contact Jerry Peters at (303) 243-1703 with any questions about
the High Five contest.
Questions about the CRCA? Send email to reinincow@aol.com.
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