The National Reined Cow Horse Association’s only Non Pro Million Dollar Rider Anne Reynolds won the Coyote Rock Ranch Non Pro Bridle Spectacular at the NRCHA Stakes in Nampa, Idaho, with a resounding 653.5. The King Hill, Idaho, competitor was riding More Magic Please, whom she has piloted to more than $70,000 in lifetime earnings, which were supplemented with an additional $2,656.

The pair started the competition with a 218 in the herd work. “He was really good in the herd work. He was real correct and we cut three cows clean. He’s got a lot of expression on a cow and is very alert and animated, so that adds to the mix,” noted Reynolds.

That strong showing was supplemented by a 219.5 in the rein work and a 216 in the cow work. “He was really good in the rein work with big turns and stops. He also circled really well,” she said. “Our first turn in the fence work was really nice, but then the cow came off the fence. We had an open-field second turn, and our third turn was back on the fence. He circled nice and the whole thing was neat and clean.”

More Magic Please was shown earlier in the day by Reynold’s son Wilder Jones, and the pair won the Youth Bridle Championship. “It’s awesome that he’s showing. It’s thrilling and fun and adds a whole new dimension to my program,” Reynolds said proudly. “He wants to train and he’s worked out his school schedule so that he comes home and rides.”

Virgil Valdez of Alamosa, Colorado, won the Coyote Rock Ranch Non Pro Bridle Spectacular Reserve Championship and $1,992 on He Be Fierce with a 650 composite. He Be Fierce is by Peptoboonsmal out of Smart Starlight.

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