Day: October 1, 2010

Individual Reining Gold Goes to McCutcheon

The American Quarter Horse Journal — All week, U.S. reiner Tom McCutcheon has been trying to keep his mount, Gunners Special Nite, fresh and happy. Thursday afternoon, the 6-year-old American Quarter Horse stallion returned the favor by turning in a score of 228 in the individual finals at the FEI Reining World Championship, presented by John Deere, held as part of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. It was enough to earn the gold medal by a margin of five points. “I knew he was pretty special tonight,” McCutcheon said. “I felt pressure, for sure, because (I) wanted

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FAIR PLAY: WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES

For decades the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has governed major international equestrian events with the objective of keeping the sport fair and drug-free–an initiative the FEI refers to as “Clean Sport.”

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