Reiners have been enrolling foals in the National Reining Breeders Classic Program since 1997. After so many years, enrollment in the NRBC has become an integral part of raising reining horse prospects, adding value and creating opportunities. Last year, 2,645 foals from around the world became a part of the program, pushing the total number of horses enrolled in NRBC to nearly 54,000.
The first enrollment deadline of the year doesn’t come until September 15, but many foals are now enrolled upon birth. The first one to become an official 2022 NRBC enrollee, a foal by Jacs Electric Spark out of Wind Her Up Chic, was born on January 3 and enrolled within weeks of her birth by owner Tim Anderson of Milbank, South Dakota.
Wind Her Up Chic (Smart Chic Olena X Wind Her Up Doc) is on the National Reining Horse Association’s Leading Dam Top 10 List with $752,894 in offspring earnings and Jacs Electric Spark is an NRHA $3 Million Sire, so the lovely bay filly has a bright future ahead of her.
Anderson didn’t get to keep her long. He explained, “She was born at Toyon Ranch, and Mike McEntire got to see her before I did. He was down there and fell in love with her. He called and wanted to buy her for Shenandoah Ranch, in Plymouth, Calif., which he manages. I usually don’t keep fillies for the most part, so we made the deal. After I saw her in person, even though I know she’s going to a great program, she was so good-looking that I wasn’t sure I had done the right thing!”
But the purchase was complete, so Tim immediately enrolled her in the NRBC. He said, “I’m a strong supporter of the NRBC. It’s a great program and the show is a great model for any event.”
Interestingly, Anderson’s first trip to the NRBC was with another Jacs Electric Spark mare he owned, Lost In Tinseltown, that was the high scoring mare of the 2011 L4 Classic.
Since its inception, the NRBC has grown to include over 225 subscribed stallions with over 30 new sires coming into the program in the past year. The 2022 NRBC Show will take place April 17-24 at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas. For information on the NRBC, visit the web site at www.nrbc.com or call 580-759-3939.