The MBBO (Michigan Born, Bred, or Owned) Program was started to help promote reining horses Born in the state of Michigan, Bred in the state of Michigan, or Owned by a Michigan resident.  Any horse meeting these standards are eligible to compete in these events.

 Special event classes (Derby and Futurity) for MBBO Horses will include the following divisions: Open, Intermediate Open, Limited Open, Non Pro, Intermediate Non Pro and Limited Non Pro and will be held in conjunction with the Liberty Derby and Caywood Futurity shows.

RECAP OF 2007 MICHIGAN BRED, BORN AND OWNED FUTURITY

AND THE WINNER IS….

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The Michigan Reining Horse Association’s Caywood Show and Futurity was held in Midland, Michigan on September 15th at the Midland Fairgrounds.   This three-day event boasted 429 entries in classes ranging from Green Reiner and Green Horse to $1,000 added in both the Novice Horse Non Pro and Open division.

The highlight of the weekend was the Caywood & MRHA MBBO Futurity. 

Prize money paid back to exhibitors totaled over $56,000 for the weekend with the entrants working hard for their part of the $27,000 in added money and the many prizes awarded in the dual Futurity Event.

Judging this event were Ed Bricker from Evans City, Pennsylvania and Sherry Dooley from Georgetown, Kentucky. 

Gabe Hutchins, Markham, Illinois and WOUND BY JUICE, owned by Smart Like Juice, Inc. captured the Open and Intermediate Open Caywood Futurity, marking a 146.5 edging out 2^nd place winner Tim Katona on It Whiz What It Whiz by a half point.  Gabe and his fancy 3 year old went home with $3,258.26 in prize money, 2 Morrison Bronzes and 2 beautiful show headstalls.  Chuck Halker, Columbus Grove, Ohio and The Big Chex, owned by Bob Sutherland won the Limited Open division with a score of 144 and also amassed an NRHA Bronze, and prize money from placings in the Open and Intermediate Open division to earn $1,829.62.  Coming in second place, in the Limited Open division, was Matt Findly, Whitesboro, Texas on Soda Pop owned by Brian Hunt. 

Veteran competitor, Jessica Keller, Fayetteville, Tennessee, won the Caywood Non Pro Futurity class on Corona Lite Chex with a score of 146, and winning $1,759.97 for her run.  Kelle Smith from Belle Center, Ohio was reserve champion on her Topsail Whiz mare, Hulahoops, who was also an MBBO eligible horse.  Kelle took home $1,368.87 for her efforts.

Mitch Mosher, Kawkawlin, Michigan and his Whizard Jac gelding, Mark Of A Whizard, scored a 144 to capture both the Intermediate and Limited Non Pro divisions.  Mitch and “Lark” were definitely on a roll with wins in the MBBO Futurity classes also.

The 2007 Open and Intermediate Open MBBO Champion Horse was It Whiz What It Whiz  by Whizard Jac.  “Honey”,  homegrown and raised by Doug and Pam Rooney of Howell Michigan, is out of Elderberry Holly by Elderberry Ace “Honey came to us early in her 2 year old year, very small and very intimidated.   Doug put his confidence in us to let us train her at her own pace.  As time went on, Honey grew and matured into a very confident, strong mare, she has the mental attitude to match any of the boys at the farm.  “She’s my show horse”, Tim commented as his draw was approaching. It Whiz What It Whiz, was the last horse out of 46 entries in the class.    Her first outing, an NRHA show in Sunbury Ohio, showed Tim where more work was needed.  “If we knew then, what we know now, Congress would have definitely been an option for this mare.  But when entries were due, she still hadn’t shown us she would be ready for that level of competition.  Marking a 146 here, she would most assuredly been competitive there.  “Doug and Pam have been the greatest people to work for and have become very valued friends.  Trust is the most important element you can have between a trainer and owner and we are thankful that the Rooney’s gave us the opportunity and that trust to get “Honey” to where she is today" , where she belongs, in the Winner’s photo!   

Rick Weaver of Fairview Pennsylvania tied for Reserve honors in the Open and Intermediate Open MBBO Futurity on Uncinched Melody, owned by Jeff and Julie Holler of  New York.  The bay filly by Backcinch was a Michigan bred filly and brought Rick and Hollers up for a chance at the MBBO monies.  Rick, Jeff and Julie took home a total of $3,301.96 on their Michigan eligible filly!  Tying for Reserve in both the Open and Intermediate Open MBBO  was Gene Munger from Freeland Michigan on Tuckin My Cash by Tucknicolor, raised by Gene out of his mare, Cash For Dollars, and purchased as a 2 year old by Bill & Margaret Shaffner of Saginaw Michigan.  Winning the Limited Open Division was Mitch Mosher on Mark Of A Whizard scoring 144 for a Bronze and $1,165.94 for the class title.  Katie Smallegan on Kris Hansen’s, Dontbeyankinmychain, by Rowdy Yankee, took Reserve placing for a paycheck of  $874.46.

In the MBBO Non Pro Futurity, Mitch Mosher captured all 3 division championships on Mark of a Whizard,  by Whizard Jac.  “Lark” was purchased from Tammy Boughan  of Lima Ohio.  Tammy had put in all the riding during Lark’s 2 year old year and sold him to Mitch in January of his 3 year old year.  Mitch, a long time customer and friend of the Katonas, brought him to Tim & Cindy to finish his training with hopes of a 3 year old Non Pro Futurity horse.  “This horse was capable of being an Open Futurity horse and I told Mitch, if he didn’t want to show him, I would”, laughed Tim.  Mitch and Lark proved to be a great team and had just come off of a major win at the 2007 Tradition Futurity, where Mitch took home a Bronze Trophy for his win in the Limited Non Pro Futurity  and also  winning the Gelding Award Bronze.  To date, Mark of A Whizard and Mitch have amassed a total of 8 Bronzes and over $11,000 in earnings.

2^nd place in the MBBO Non Pro Futurity was Kelle Smith on Hulahoops adding another $1,258.14 in her pocket for having a Michigan Bred horse.

2^nd in the Intermediate Non Pro division was no stranger to the MBBO, Natasha Thomas of Saginaw Michigan on Boomin Whiz, adding $2,098.79 to her earnings for her Caywood Futurity entry. 

The Limited Non Pro Reserve Champion was Peter Wrenn of Swartz Creek,Michigan on Roosters Mint earning $909.44 for his run.