Segura Captures Titles at Quarter Horse Nationals
The American Quarter Horse Association and National Ranch and Stock Horse Alliance, Guthrie, Oklahoma – Klare Segura of Schulenburg, Texas captured the all-around Novice Youth title and three class championships in reining, cutting and cow work at the National Ranch and Stock Horse Alliance National Championship Show held in conjunction with the AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships held June 21st-25th at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Segura also captured two AQHA VRH World championships in both Cutting and Working Cow Horse.
Segura showed Smoothly Done. The 2011 Sorrel mare by Smooth As A Cat and out of Gracefully Done, was bred by Phil and MaryAnn Rapp. Klare is the daughter of Johnnie and Susan Segura.
The NRSHA all-around Novice Youth received a prize package that included a specially designed trophy, sterlingsilver buckle, champion ribbon, specially designed logoed jacket and champion patch. The AQHA VRH World and NRSHA first-place class winners received a specially designed trophy and ribbon. Segura’s winnings totaled $3,265 over the entire show.
Exhibitors competed in NRSHA ranch trail, ranch reining, ranch riding, ranch cutting, ranch boxing and ranch cow work in open, amateur, novice amateur, limited amateur, youth, novice youth and limited youth classes.
NRSHA classes were held concurrently with the AQHA VRH World classes. The AQHA VRH World combines four premiere ranch horse events into one: the AQHA VRH World; AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals; AQHA Cattle Level 1 Championships; and NRSHA National Championship Show. This prestigious show draws ranch horse competitors from around the globe to the Lazy E Arena each June to crown nine AQHA VRH world champions along with champions in the AQHA RHC Finals, Cattle Level 1 and NRSHA championships, in addition to awarding approximately $250,000 in purse and prizes.
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