“Tim McQuay told me to take him home and put him in bubble wrap (until the NRHA Futurity).”
“The Final Jewel. After winning the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity in 2013 and the NRHA Derby in 2014, Not Ruf At All didn’t have much to prove in his final year of limited-age competition. He still brought everything he had and secured the third leg of reining’s Triple Crown when he marked a 231 for the Level 4 Open Championship.”
“The High Roller Reining Classic concluded on Sept. 20 with a large and contentious group of horses in the Lucas Oil Derby Open and Whizkey N Diamonds Stakes Open. When it was all said and done, Not Ruf At All and Jason Vanlandingham added two more major titles and substantial earnings to their records.”
“In the end, 2013 NRHA Futurity champions Not Ruf At All and NRHA professional Jason Vanlandingham of Whitesboro, Texas, bested the field by three points for the win with a score of 229.”
“Not Ruf At All, the son of A Sparkling Vintage out of Lil Ruffed Up by Lil Ruf Peppy, topped the other 59 horses in the finals with a whopping 225.5 score, taking home the $165,000 first-place paycheck.”
Always a highlight of the week of intense reining competition, the Futurity featured 94 horses with most of the top Open riders in the industry in attendance. And when the last horse had gone, it was the draw 15 that retained the lead throughout the rest of the event. Jason Vanlandingham rode Vaughn Zimmerman’s Not Ruf At All to a score of 222.5, then had to wait it out as 79 more horses tried to best his score.
Not Ruf At All started his career off with a bang when he won the 2013 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity Level 4 Open. It was the start of a Triple Crown-winning run for the stallion, who is now finding success through his offspring. The...
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The futurity season is young, but Excessive Rufness is already the richest youngster on the block. Ridden by Jason Vanlandingham, the son of National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Triple Crown champion Not Ruf At All won the first-ever Invitational Open on Saturday, July 24, at the...
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Jacob Zimmerman, of Springfield Missouri, teamed up with his horse Rufin Up The Chics for a 215.5 and the L2 Non Pro Championship worth $25,741. Rufin Up The Chics is by Not Ruf At All out of Ms Playalotta Chic, and was nominated by his dad,...
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Reining fans likely remember watching Not Ruf At All and Jason Vanlandingham compete at the major events, always wearing a signature red shirt and saddle pad en route to winning reining’s Triple Crown. During the first section of the National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC) Open finals...
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Not Ruf At All achieved reining's Triple Crown when he and Jason Vanlandingham won the Level 4 Open at the NRBC. The National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC), held April 17-24 in Katy, Texas, was full of excitement this year from beginning to end. The night before...
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The High Roller Reining Classic concluded on Sept. 20 with a large and contentious group of horses in the Lucas Oil Derby Open and Whizkey N Diamonds Stakes Open. When it was all said and done, Not Ruf At All and Jason Vanlandingham added two...
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The 2013 National Reining Horse Association Futurity Open Champion reigns supreme once more in Oklahoma City. The 2014 National Reining Horse Association Derby concluded Saturday night with the $428,000-added open finals at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. The NRHA Derby show is NRHA’s premiere...
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