Riding her home-grown mare Allthatglittersisme, Heather Livingston of Atascadero, California, won the Non Pro Two Rein at the 2010 National Reined Cow Horse Association Derby. The Derby is held annually at the Paso Robles Event Center in Paso Robles, California.

Livingston and the striking palomino mare, by Yellow Roan Of Texas out of Mistys Remedy, marked a 213 in the rein work and a 206 in the cow work for a 419 total. The win came with a check for $250.

“I showed her two weeks ago, and she was better today. She’s getting a lot better in the Two Rein so I was very proud of her.” She laughed, adding, “She saw Frank Mello in the corner during the rein work. She knows Frank, so she really wanted to look at him.”

Heather and her husband Rory raised “Glitter,” and Heather and the mare have competed and won at every stage of training so far. “It’s awesome to see her go through all the stages of reined cow horse training. I’m so glad we have the Non Pro Two Rein,” she said. “She’s getting more and more mentally mature.”

Although the Non Pro Two Rein is currently run only as a jackpot class at NRCHA events, the NRCHA Board of Directors has elected to re-instate the class as fully-approved in 2011.

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