"To rein a horse is not only to guide him, but also to control
his every movement. The best reined horse should be willingly guided or controlled with little or no apparent resistance and
dictated to completely. A movement on his own must be considered a lack of control. All deviations from the exact written
pattern must be considered a lack of or temporary loss of control; and therefore, a fault that must be marked down according
to serverity of deviation. After deducting all faults set here within, against execution of the pattern and the horses's
overall performance, credit should be given for smoothness, finesse, attitude, quickness and authority of performing various
maneuvers, while using controlled speed which raises the difficulty level and makes him more exciting and pleasing to watch
to an audience."
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Our Goals - To Promote The Sport Of Reining.
- To Encourage
a Partnership between horse and rider.
- To Champion the breed of the American Quarter Horse.
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 Reining is one of the fastest growing equestrian sports today. This rapid growth has dramatically increased the demand
for quality quarter horses trained in the western reining discipline. Reining is a sport that displays horses and riders in
a graceful yet exciting manner. Reining has been called the "dressage of Western Riding," with a distinctly hard-driving,
sliding, spinning flavor. Its purpose is to show the horse's athleticism, smoothness, finesse, obedience and attitude. Reining
is extremely popular throughout the USA and is growing very rapidly in popularity on the international level. Reining is one
of the six equestrian sports supported by USET (the United States Equestrian Team). This organization prepares teams for international
competition. The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) has approved Reining as an international sport. Reining is
the first and only Western riding sport to achieve this status. Western Reining has recently become an event at the Pan Am
Games and the World Equestrian Games. Reining has received so much international support as a horseback riding sport that
is likely to achieve Olympic status in the 2012 summer Olympic games.
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