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JUSTIN LAWRENCE WINS OPEN ALL-AROUND AT NRSHA CHAMPIONSHIP National Ranch and Stock Horse Alliance, Guthrie, Oklahoma – Justin Lawrence of Alzada, Montana, captured the All-Around Open National Championship at the inaugural National Ranch and Stock Horse Alliance (NRSHA) National Championship Show held in conjunction with the Zoetis AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championship Show on June 16 at the Lazy E in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Lawrence showed Mia Lil Pink, a 2011 bay American Quarter Horse mare by Shining Lil Nic and out of Lean With Mia. Janiejill Tointon of Longmont, Colorado bred the mare. The duo also was champion in open cutting and reserve champion in ranch riding. In addition to NRSHA honors, Lawrence and Mia Lil Pink also finished third in the VRH open all-around competition. Nearly 725 entries competed in ranch trail, ranch reining, ranch riding, ranch cutting, ranch boxing and ranch cow work. In total, more than $62,000 in cash and prizes was awarded at the event. The All-Around Open champion received a prize package that included a sterling- silver buckle by Awards Recognition Concepts and specially designed logoed jacket sponsored by Plan 4 Progress by Carter Ranch Horses. The newly formed National Ranch and Stock Horse Alliance is comprised of six ranch/stock horse associations – East Coast Stock Horse Association, National Versatility Ranch Horse Association, Oklahoma Stock Horse Association, Stock Horse of Texas, Western States Versatility Ranch Horse Association and the American Quarter Horse Association. NRSHA classes were held concurrently with the Zoetis AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championship Show classes. More information about NRSHA can be found at www.ranchhorse.net. Full results can be found at www.aqha.com/versatility. -30- Photo courtesy of The American Quarter Horse Journal. If you have questions, please contact NRSHA.

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Page 1: NRSHA All-Around-Champion-Justin Lawrence All-Around-Champion-Justi… · JUSTIN LAWRENCE WINS OPEN ALL-AROUND AT NRSHA CHAMPIONSHIP National Ranch and Stock Horse Alliance, Guthrie,

JUSTINLAWRENCEWINSOPENALL-AROUNDATNRSHACHAMPIONSHIP

NationalRanchandStockHorseAlliance,Guthrie,Oklahoma–JustinLawrenceofAlzada,Montana,capturedtheAll-AroundOpenNationalChampionshipattheinauguralNationalRanchandStockHorseAlliance(NRSHA)NationalChampionshipShowheldinconjunctionwiththeZoetisAQHAVersatilityRanchHorseWorldChampionshipShowonJune16attheLazyEinGuthrie,Oklahoma.

LawrenceshowedMiaLilPink,a2011bayAmericanQuarterHorsemarebyShiningLilNicandoutofLeanWithMia.JaniejillTointonofLongmont,Coloradobredthemare.Theduoalsowaschampioninopencuttingandreservechampioninranchriding.InadditiontoNRSHAhonors,LawrenceandMiaLilPinkalsofinishedthirdintheVRHopenall-aroundcompetition.Nearly725entriescompetedinranchtrail,ranchreining,ranchriding,ranchcutting,

ranchboxingandranchcowwork.Intotal,morethan$62,000incashandprizeswasawardedattheevent.TheAll-AroundOpenchampionreceivedaprizepackagethatincludedasterling-silverbucklebyAwardsRecognitionConceptsandspeciallydesignedlogoedjacketsponsoredbyPlan4ProgressbyCarterRanchHorses.ThenewlyformedNationalRanchandStockHorseAllianceiscomprisedofsixranch/stockhorseassociations–EastCoastStockHorseAssociation,NationalVersatilityRanchHorseAssociation,OklahomaStockHorseAssociation,StockHorseofTexas,WesternStatesVersatilityRanchHorseAssociationandtheAmericanQuarterHorseAssociation.

NRSHAclasseswereheldconcurrentlywiththeZoetisAQHAVersatilityRanchHorseWorldChampionshipShowclasses.MoreinformationaboutNRSHAcanbefoundatwww.ranchhorse.net.Fullresultscanbefoundatwww.aqha.com/versatility.

-30-PhotocourtesyofTheAmericanQuarterHorseJournal.Ifyouhavequestions,pleasecontactNRSHA.