NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Begins, Pre-Futurity Reining Shows Dot the Map: Weekly Performance Report Oct. 13
Performance ReportOct 13, 2026
Reined cow horses take the spotlight this week in Fort Worth, Texas, as the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity presented by Metallic Cat is well underway, with the open reining preliminaries complete and herd work running through Thursday, Oct. 22.
In Weatherford, Texas, the Brazos Bash cutting wrapped up with Non Pros and Amateur week. In Arizona at the Westworld complex in Scottsdale, the Best of the West reining hosted pre-futurity, derby and ancillary classes.
Looking ahead, the Southwestern Reining Horse Association’s Futurity in Ardmore, Oklahoma starts this week. Ranch sorting heads to Jackson, Ohio, October 16–18 for the Cinch RSNC Congress Super Sort, a $15,000 added event livestreamed on Ride TV.
Reined Cow Horse: Snaffle Bit Futurity Opens With Rein Work
The NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, presented by Metallic Cat, runs October 9–24 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth. The three-year-old reined cow horses show in all three events (herd work, rein work and cow work).
Rein work prelims ran October 9–11, where Little Trashy and Todd Bergen set the pace with a 224. Shane Steffen and Von A Gun sit second at 222.5, and four horses share third at 222: Boons Shiney Nu Cat (Brady Weaver), Rbs Anniesugardaddy (Clayton Edsall), Not Yo Cash (Jordan Williams) and Tuff Like A Lion (Justin Wright).
The Arizona Reining Horse Association’s Best of the West, which doubled as the NRHA Southwest Affiliate Regional Championships, ran October 5–11 at WestWorld of Scottsdale with more than $200,000 in added money.
The Brazos Bash wrapped up in Weatherford, Texas, with its Non Pro and Amateur weeks (the show runs through Tuesday, October 13).
In the Non Pro finals, Jennifer Cooper and Bella Louella won the 5/6-Year-Old Non Pro with a 225 for $25,000, and Elizabeth Quirk and Hott Nu Cowboy won the 7 & Up Non Pro with a 227 and $19,000 for owner Ten/27 Ranch.
George Bongiorno rode MVP H3 to the 4-Year-Old Non Pro title at 222 and $20,000. Bella Anderson rode Boomereyious to the 7 & Up Unlimited Amateur title with a 225 and $8,000, and Danika Aviles and Lbr Redbird won the 5/6-Year-Old $50,000 Amateur with a 222.
Reined Cow Horse: Snaffle Bit Futurity Herd Work and Non Pro Prelims
The Open Futurity herd work prelims run Monday through Thursday, October 12–15, in the Will Rogers Coliseum.
The Non Pro and Non Pro Boxing Futurities hold their rein work Thursday, October 15, and Non Pro Boxing herd work is Friday, October 16. Non Pro herd work follows Saturday, October 17, the same day the Open cow work prelims start (October 17 and 18). Non Pro and Non Pro Boxing cow work is Monday, October 19.
The Quarter Horse Congress satellite event brings three days of ranch sorting with $15,000 in added cash and prizes, including Congress medallions, and four Gold Shootout classes. Action starts at 8:30 a.m. Eastern each day, and the whole event streams on Ride TV.
Reining: Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity
Ardmore, Oklahoma | October 16–23 | Hardy Murphy Coliseum
The Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity & Show returns to Ardmore with more than $224,000 in added money. Heralded as one of the last big reining stops before the NRHA Futurity in Oklahoma City.
The Non Pro Futurity opens the show Friday, October 16, at 9 a.m. The Billingsley Ford Open Futurity follows Saturday, October 17, with Levels 3, 2 and 1, Prime Time and Masters at 7 a.m., and Level 4 not before 2 p.m.
From there the show moves into a double slate of ancillary classes. For more information, visit the SWRHA’s site.
Looking Ahead
Reined Cow Horse: NRCHA Big Guns in Cowtown
Fort Worth, Texas | October 21 | Cowtown Coliseum, Historic Fort Worth Stockyards
A new NRCHA Foundation fundraiser Big Guns in Cowtown, launches during the Snaffle Bit Futurity: top rodeo athletes and NRCHA professionals in a fence work showcase, competing for $30,000 in prize money with an additional $40,000 going to athlete-selected charities.
Ranch Events, Reined Cow Horse: Stock Horse of Texas World Show
Abilene, Texas | October 27–November 1
The Western Horseman Stock Horse World Championship, Stock Horse of Texas’s marquee year end event, combining reining, cow work, trail and rail patterns into a single stock horse format.
Ranch Events, Reining: AQHA World Championship Show
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | October 29–November 21 | OKC Fairgrounds
The Markel AQHA World Championship Show runs alongside the Adequan AQHA Select World Championship Show, Adequan Level 2 Championships and AQHA Level 1 Champion of Champions.
