RMRHA SUMMER SLIDE FUTURITY

Kelle Smith and Rufanicki won the Non-Pro divisions of the
Summer Slide Futurity and the Stallion Stakes.

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The Non-Pro Divisions
At the Summer Slide, Kelle Smith was delighted with Rufanicki (Lil Ruf Peppy x Chexanicki x Bueno Chexinic), owned by her husband, Sam. “He’s out of my all-time favorite mare,” she said. Between 2003 and 2005, Smith and Chexanicki earned better than $74,000 in NRHA aged events. Smith was determined to show in Denver.

“Since Rufanicki is a stud, Sam did all the work,” Smith said. “I love that
Denver show. I took Sam by surprise. He had a week’s notice. I told him I
hope the horse is ready because I’m going to a horse show. All I did was get
on and bounce around. I asked Sam a lot of questions about him, considering
I didn’t know anything about the horse. And he was perfect.

I felt like I was riding Chexanicki. He’s just like her. He has no gas. He’s real quiet. He thinks real slow, yet he can really do stuff. His circles are perfect. His lead changes are like Western riding slow, and the whole time we were in Denver he stopped perfect every time.

“I just hope we don’t sell him,” she added. “He is a stud and that’s not what I usually ride. We’ve always had him for sale, but I hope I get to keep him for the [NRHA] Futurity. It would be a lot of fun to go there with him.” Smith and Rufanicki earned a total of $3,706 for their finals ride. She also rode her gelding See Da Chex (Bueno Chexinic x Hide N Cita x Dunit Rawhide) to tie for second in the Stallion Stakes.

She tied with Keith Crawford riding Miss Great Yankee (Rowdy Yankee x Miss Great Nimble x The Jac Be Nimble), owned by Keith Crawford Farm, Howell, Mich., and Kathleen Armenta on Dreamin of Chics (Magnum Chic Dream x JS Sweet N Low x Dell O Lena), owned by Kathleen and her husband, Lorenzo, Marietta, Okla. The Reserve Champions all scored a 211.5 and earned $1,191.

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