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Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls, Freestyle Reiners to Perform at National Appaloosa Show
By Karisa Saywers
Apr 18, 2008, 12:35

The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) is pleased to announce the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls will perform at the 61st National Appaloosa Show & 2008 World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show in Jackson, Miss. June 23-July 5, 2008.

Come down to the Mississippi State Fairgrounds Friday June 27 to watch the amazing Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls perform gravity-defying acrobatics while aboard their colorful Appaloosas. The stunts performed will amaze spectators of all ages.

Since 1979 the members of the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls have traveled the globe, performing at some of the most renowned events, such as the National Finals Rodeo, Rose Parade, Equitana and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Stay tuned to the Appaloosa Web site, www.appaloosa.com, as the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls will be hosting clinics at the 61st National Appaloosa Show & 2008 World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show.

This exciting night continues with further displays of the Appaloosa breed’s versatility. Immediately following the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls performance will be a Freestyle Reining exhibition led by Terry Thompson, one of the reining industry’s leading trainers and winner of the 2007 World Championship Appaloosa Show Freestyle Reining competition.

Thompson and associates are sure to delight audiences with creative costumes and exciting music as they lead their Appaloosas through an intricate reining pattern.

The evening performance concludes with the finals of the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (CMSA) class. Watch as shooters barrel through an elaborate pattern aboard, make their marks all the while aboard their Appaloosas.

Join the Appaloosa Horse Club for this exciting night of Appaloosa talent at the Mississippi Coliseum June 27 at 7 p.m. Admission is $5.

For more information about Appaloosa Horse Club events at the 61st National Appaloosa Show & 2008 World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show, visit www.appaloosa.com.

The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) was established in 1938, with a mission of preserving, promoting and enhancing the Appaloosa breed. The ApHC has since registered more than 670,000 Appaloosas, which are known for their distinctive color, intelligence and even temperament. True to their reputation as an extremely versatile breed, Appaloosas can be found in nearly every discipline, including racing, endurance riding or serving as reliable family horses. The international breed registry is headquartered in Moscow, Idaho; the heart of the Palouse region, the Appaloosa breed’s namesake and point of origin.

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