**WELCOME TO OUR 2008 SHOW NEWS**

NOVEMBER 2008 The NRHA Futurity in Oklahoma City produced several finalists and it was good to catch up with some of our clients during the show. Peter DeFreitas made the Intermediete Open finals on his own Quick FIx Peppy and also on Double Run Farm's Forty Sevens Dun It. Melony Jackson made the Non Pro and Intermediate Non Pro finals on her homebred gelding Big Rowdy Mel and Teresa Ebersberger  made the Ltd Non Pro Finals on her own Ruf Squeeze. We are now looking forward to showing in 2009. 

We had a great Carolina Fall Classic with lots of success in different classes.  Mike rode Stephanie Rouse's mare Lil Ruf Barbie to 2nd in the Novice Open and Elizabeth Cosper's mare Lil Ruf Ms Whiz to 2nd in the Open class. Mike then got reserve Open Futurity Champion on David Connor's Flashy Jac Sailor with a great run and cruised Lil Ruf Rider through a pattern to get 2nd in the Open on Sunday. Peter DeFreitas tied for a win inthe Intermediate Open Futurity on Double Run Farm's talented mare Hollywood San Jo. He also placed in the ABI this time on Double Run's Horizons Diamond and Bjoern had a great ride on Victor Gilson's Coyote Secret Spirit to win the Rookie Professional. Overall this was a great show and thanks to all of our customers for all their help and support.

OCTOBER 2008 Teresa Ebersberger won the Ltd Non Pro Futurity at Congress in Ohio and also made the Non Pro Finals - well done her! Peter DeFreitas also made the Intermediate Open Finals on his own Quick Fix Peppy. Mike was 5th with Elizabeth Cosper's Lil Ruf Whiz Quiz in the very competitive NRHA Open class and we are now looking forward to the Carolina Fall Classic in WIlliamston at the end of the month.

 The Great Guntini is currently competing in Europe for Greenway Stables bv under the guidance of Grischa Ludwig. They made the open finals at Americana and also at the Mallorca Western Festival. 

AUGUST 2008 The Dixie Reining Horse Association held their annual futurity in Perry, Georgia and this was again successful for Team McEntire! Mike was Reserve Champion in the Open futurity on Greenway Stables beautiful palomino stud Don Raphael marking 147 and 5th on David Connor's appropriately named Flashy Jac Sailor. Congratulations to both Greenway Stables and David Connor and both horses had a great ride. Brandon Naples was both Intermediate and Ltd Open Futurity Champion on Double Run Farm's Hollywood San Jo. He had an outstanding ride on this big turning and stopping mare to score a 146 1/2! Well done Brandon and congratulations to Monica Watson of Double Run Farms. Peter DeFreitas also won money getting 6th in the Intermediate on another Double Run Farm mare, Horizons Diamond so well done to them.

JULY 2008 The Double Run Futurity show held at Williamston, North Carolina, was the first futurity of the year and was a very successful show for Mike McEntire Reining Horses. Mike was Open Futurity Champion on Jimmy Pierce's HR Okie Whiz and Reserve Champion on Jerry Clayton's Dunit Wiz Jerry. Assistants Peter DeFreitas and Brandon Naples both won money on their own horses Quick Fix Peppy and Crome Plated Genes as well as with Monica Watson's horses Forty Sevens Dun It and Hollywood San Jo. Non Pro Teresa Ebersberger was Ltd Non Pro Futurity Co Champion along with our horseshoer DJ Stox. There was a challenge between DJ Stox and our office manager Mel Jackson who thought that they could beat each other at the horseshow in the futurity. If Mel had won then DJ would have shod her horse for free until the futurity. However, it was not to be and DJ scored 210 1/2 at the show, beating Mel by 1/2 point. She therefore has to admit that DJ is a pretty good trainer of his own horses and is absolutely the best there is! However, she does intend to get her own back in the dirt bike challenge to be held soon

JUNE 2008 Mike competed at the Carolina Classic and won the Open class on his and Nathalie's huge stopping stallion Lil Ruf Rider. Mike also won the Novice Horse Open Class on Rio Good Wrangler who has now been sold to Italy. This was a very successful show for Mike with these two talented stallions.

APRIL 2008 Mike and assistant Brandon went to the NRBC show in Katy, Texas and Mike made it back to the finals on Gunners Doll, a very nice 5 year old mare by Gunner out of Mifs Doll belonging to Philippe and Catherine Castel of France. He had an unfortunate draw in the finals being number 2 to go but had a good run to win over $5000 on this big stopping little mare.

Whilst Mike was at the NRBC, the rest of the gang went to the SERHA Spring Celcebration in  Williamston, NC. Peter rode Johnny and Trudy Brooks' Smart Little Cielo to a win in the Open and Intermediate Open class and then showed her again to get reserve Open champion after a run off on Sunday. Cam Hollowell showed Jim O Neil's mare Smartys Little Jewel  to a first place in the Rookie Professional. Victor Gilson showed his own Coyote Secret Spirit to a very good 4th place in the Non Pro Derby marking a 143. His wife Flo watched him for the first time ever and was more nervous than Victor!

MARCH 2008 The Wimpys Little Step Derby took place in Murfreesboro Tennessee and Mike showed Wimpys Smart Doc for Jimmy Pierce. He scored a 221 in the open class to place Top 10 and win over $2500. Mike and Peter then headed straight to Gordyville, Illinois where Mike showed Hollywood Aces for Jimmy Pierce to a money earning place in both the Gordyville Breeders Cup and the Open To The World Derby. Peter DeFreitas had a very nice run on Custom AR Jessie to mark a 217 and place in the Intermediate Open Derby.

NRHA FUTURITY 2007 This year saw us again very well situated in Barn 6 at the futurity and we had a good show. Mike made the finals on Hilldale Farm's Helluva Chex and only just missed the finals on Mike and Nathalie's and Greenway Stable's Rio Good Wrangler. He went on to add just over $6000 to Helluva Chex's earnings in the finals. This horse will be shown in 2008 in the non pro by Jessicah Keller. Nathalie had a great show on her mare Mark Me Big who she only got to ride just before the show and did very well. This big stopping mare made the Ltd Non Pro finals and then went on to get 4th in the finals earning a little over $3200 - well done Nathalie! We had plenty of visitors at the show, both local and international and it was great to see everyone. We are very much looking forward to working with our clients in 2008 and showing in the Derbies early next year.

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