Entries Up For NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity

June 12, 2005 - Tickets are now on sale for the 2005 National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity, scheduled for September 20-October 2 at the Reno Livestock Events Center in Reno, Nevada and the event looks to be bigger and better than ever.

The headline event, which features the world's top 3-year-old cow horses, is one of the most popular shows in the horse world. As always, the exhibitors in the futurity represent the best of the best in western stock horse competition and preliminary entries show nearly a fifteen percent increase from last year’s participants.

With the expected payout in the $1 million range, the preliminary goes and a finals in each division, plus a full slate of competition, the "Best of the West" trade show, and the Futurity Horse Sales all add to the thirteen days of excitement in Reno.

To order tickets, call 775-787-TIXS (8497) or visit www.ticketmaster.com.

For information on the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, visit the web site at www.nrcha.com or call 580-759-4949.

The National Reined Cow Horse Association, the 56-year-old governing body of cow horse competition, is responsible for promoting the sport, insuring high standards of competition and educating members and the public about the history and tradition of the cow horse.

Through the support of a Corporate Partner family that includes Bayer Corporation, Bob's Custom Saddles, Cinch, Inc., Classic Equine, EQ Solutions, MD Barns, Platinum Performance, Inc., Nutrena, Skyline Gold and Silversmiths, Sundowner Trailers, National Ropers Supply, Quarter Horse News & Western Horseman magazine, the Reno Hilton, Dan Gamel's RV Centers, Farnam products Vetrolin Liniment and Farnam dewormers IverCare, ComboCare, LiquiCare P and Continuex, Fort Dodge West Nile Innovator, Rios of Mercedes, Great American Insurance Company and the Silver Legacy, the association works to keep the vaquero tradition alive in today’s equine industry.

For information on the National Reined Cow Horse Association, call 580-759-4949 or visit the NRCHA Official Web Site at www.nrcha.com.