Report pulled 2026, February 05

The report from Equistat is the official cumulative results at any NRCHA event, world wide. Reading the report takes a little practice. Here are some helpful hints. Each column has a heading which is explained below.

‘Money‘ shows the earnings for each run made ($)
‘Score’ shows the given by the judge(s) at the show. A run is marked against an average score of 70 be each judge. They then given extra 1/2 or 1 points for specific manoeuvres that were especially well done. They also take 1/2 to 2 points off for any moves that were correct but not quite as good as they could be. For instance, if the spin lands a little past the 12 o’clock spot, or a few degrees beyond 360′, that would merit a minus. A horse that looks too tightly bridled would also get a minus. Real errors such as spinning too many times or not starting the slide in the correct spot can easily result in a disqualification (DQ) and a score of 0.
Multiple Judges – When there are multiple judges, the average score of 70 becomes 140 (2 judges), 210 (3 judges), 280 (4 judges), 350 (5 judges), 420 (6 judges). So a score of 213 indicates there were 3 judges and each scored 71. On occasion, the scores are shown separately for the rein and fence portions, turning a 3 judge score into an average of 3x70x2 or 420.
‘Placement’ indicates the position in the class, for instance 1st place, 2nd etc. If there is a tied score, it is shown as 2T to indicate that two riders had the same score in 2nd place.
‘Show Name’ often indicates where the show was held – Claresholm, Ponoka etc.
‘Type’ indicates the show type, for instance WC is Working Cow Horse which includes a reining run and a fence run.
‘Div’ indicates the division the rider competes at. OP is for Open or Professional riders that earn a living riding and training horses.
‘Restricts’ shows the level of the rider. The entry level in Professional riders is called Level 1. The next level is Limited. The rider is awarded prizes based on their placement amongst all the riders at their same level, providing a sort of ‘leveling’ and allowing new professionals a chance to earn some money. In the ‘Restricts’ column you will see L1 Level 1 or LM for Limited. After winning a specific amount of money, you are no longer allowed to show in Level 1. The Limited group is defined as beyond the top 40 riders competing.
Competitive Level – As riders earn money and advance from Level 1 up to Limited, they move up into a group of riders that are more talented. At the higher levels not only the rider is more talented. They must have more talented horses to be able to earn in this elite group. More talented horses are generally much more expensive and therefore often involve a new and different type of owner. Advancing levels requires the rider to continually find better financed clients in order to have the caliber of horses necessary to win any money at the new level. There is lots of learning as well in terms of more advanced techniques to bring horses along faster and get them seasoned to show earlier.
‘Restricts’ also indicates class restrictions for the horse. “SB” is the snaffle bit class for 3 year olds in a simple jointed bit without leverage. This competition is known as a “Futurity”. “HK” is the hackamore class for 4 and 5 year olds in headgear without a bit. The competition at this age is called a “Derby”. Purdy Bossy is still young, but he has now started riding in the two rein, “TR“, which is a bridle with a fine hackamore on top. This is a transition between equipment for the 6 and 7 year olds. At 8 years old, the horse must ride ‘Straight up in the Bridle’, “BR”, a leverage or signal bit, which requires very subtle movements by the rider’s hands to indicate the moves to the horse.

Purdy Bossy was born in the spring of 2020. In his 3 year old year (2023) he was shown 8 times by Massimo Garlanda. He earned a total of $2,661.58 that year. Most of his scores in his first year were multiples of 71, (71, 142, 213, 284, 355, 426) or 71.5 (71.5, 143, 214.5, 286, 357.5, 429). His highest score was 72 at the Alberta Reined Cow Horse Association’s (ARCHA), Willow Creek Agricultural Society (WCAS) show, a weekend show with a single judge. During his first season showing, he placed 1st four time and tied for 2nd twice.

In his second year of showing, 2024, first year in the hackamore, Boss was shown 28 times, earning a total of $22,258.23. With all of his success, we decided to take him to the USA and enter a few of the NRCHA showcase events. Through the season he had a lot of 1st place wins, including the Stallion Stakes in Las Vegas, NV. With these earnings, Massimo had to graduate out of the Level 1 Open class to the Limited class. We definitely noticed much stiffer competition after moving up.

In year three, 2025, Boss was again in the Derby class as a five year old. He was shown 11 times, earning $4,575.78. We hauled him south again for the World Championships, a competition in March based on the prior year’s placements. This is an invitation only competition and was very exciting when he won 1st place in the Limited class.