Shawn Flarida claimed the NRBC Classic Open Novice Horse Championship during the preliminary round with a score of 223.5.
Flarida piloted CS Voodoo Doll, a 2019 mare bred by XCS Ranch. This win in the Open Novice Horse awarded $11,000, more than double the mare’s previous lifetime earnings.
“She’s a little black mare, and she’s really cool,” said Flarida. “I just love her. She’s so good-minded and tries her little heart out.”
Chantal Kuhn owns the mare, who’s by Shiners Voodoo Dr out of Blazinginmywranglers.
“She just sticks her little head out, and she puts her little ears forward,” said Flarida, referencing how the mare circles. “And she loves to run and stop. I just point her down there and say the word woah, and she does the rest.”
Flarida thanked Kuhn for the opportunity to show the mare, and his family for supporting him.