Show News

Thanks to everyone on our team for your hard work
and for making past and future show seasons a BIG success!

♦  2011 ♦

Virginia Horseman Clinic and Jackpot Show

• Congratulations to Lynzee Layne and DS Pure Country for winning the Youth and "Just Getting Started" class with her first time in the pen marking a 68.5!
• Congratulations to Joy Blake and Joe Dunit for winning the Amateur class with a score of 70 and then winning the overall high point Morrison Trophy for her participation in the clinic!
• Patrice Hohl and The Boss Dunit were second in the open with a 70.5! Great jjob Team!

Northampton, MA Matt Sanborn Futurity and Derby

• Congratulations to Jim Labar and Tokota Pine for taking 2nd place in the Prime Time Rookie and 3rd place in the Rookie 2 with a 70.5! Great Job Jim.

 

VRHA Summer Slide

• Congrats Mary Shook and Just Enuff Chocolate
  finishing up the weekend in second place overall for the weekend placing 3rd and 2nd!
  
  
• Cindy Labar and Sweet Sugar Pepto
  had a great show finishing in the top 5 of the Prime Time Non-Pro!
  
  
• Mark Lucero and Stephanie Seradzki had a competive weekend in the Green class flipping between 2nd and 3rd!

Picture: Mark Lucero and Gold Pine Noir

 

 

EPRHA firecracker Classic

• Congratulations Patrice Hohl and Lenas Finest Footwork for winning the Intermediate Open and placing 2nd in the Open
  on Sunday!

Main Event

• Congrats Mark Lucero and Gold Pine Noir for winning the weekend buckle in the Green!
• Congratulations to Cindy Labar for a great weekend with Sweet Sugar Pepto!
• Congratulations to Patrice Hohl and Lenas Finest Footwork for marking a 73 taking second place
  in the Novice 1 and 2 on Sunday!

Memorial Day Classic and derby

• Mary Shook and Just Enuff Chocolate ended up second over all for the weekend missing out on the weekend buckle by 1 point! Great Job Mary!
• Patrice Hohl and The Boss Dunit had a very good show together finishing 3rd in the Intermediate Open on Friday and Sunday...Great first show with "Remi"
• Joy Blake and Joe Dunit finished up 2nd in the Rookie 2 and won a run-off to win the Prime Time Rookie! You keep getting better and better Joy

SERHA spring CELEBRATION AND DERBY

• Congrats to Russell Christian and Lenas Finest Footwork for capturing the prime time non pro!
• Patrice Hohl and Lenas Finest Footwork cleaned house in the levels 1 and 2 in the Derby marking a 142.5 to take home the Reserve Champion title in both divisons!

VRHA March into Spring

• Congrats Mary Shook for taking home the weekend buckle with Just Enuff Chocolate in the Begginer Green Class!
• In the VRHA Green we cleaned up all weekend:
  Miss 8650 and Stephanie Sieradski rode to win the class on Saturday and take home a 3rd on Sunday!
  Kim Smith was 2nd on Saturday and 7th on Sunday.  Way to go Kim!
• Randy Newsome and Cash for Parr had a great weekend with a 2nd on Saturday and 5th on Sunday! Great job Randy!!!
• In the Rookie 1 Gold Pine Noir and Mark Lucero cleaned house to take home the plaque on Saturday.
• Joy Blake and Joe Dunit finished 4th both days in the prime time rookie! Great 1st show of the year Joy!
• In the Lmt. Non Pro Cindy Labar and Sweet Sugar Pepto had a great 1st show together with a 71 to get them into 3rd place and ended Sunday with a 5th place finish! Also Cindy took home a plaque to capture the Prime Time Non Pro on Saturday! Great job Cindy and PJ!
• In the NRHA Green II Stephanie and Miss 8650 ended up 3rd, Mark Lucero and Gold Pine Noir finished up 4th, and on Sunday Mark Lucero cleaned house with a 71.5 to take home another placque for the Arballo Team!

NCQHA Martinganza

• Congratulations Mark Arballo for his "Double Success" in the Open Reining:
  Circuit Champion with Nick Lombardi's horse Whiz It Dun and Reserve Circuit Champion with Joy Blake's Joe Dun It.
  Great job Mark!
• Cindy Labar and Sweet Sugar Pepto winning the Novice Amateur and placing 2nd in the Amateur Reining in their first show together. Watch out for them this show season!!!
• Great job Stephanie Sieradski and Miss 8650 marking their first 70 and placing 1st and 2nd in the Novice Amateur!
• Patrice Hohl and Lenas Finest Foodwork leading the way to win the Open Reining on Saturday!

♦  2010  ♦

We want to thank everyone on the Arballo Reining Horse Team
for a great 2010 and we look forward to 2011!

AQHA Congress

• Congratulations Jeffery Stern and Sugars Lil Whiz for placing 12th in the Non-Pro!  
• Again in the winners circle, congratulations Kate Lombardi and Hilandero placing 6th in the Novice Amateur!

Great Job Kate!

VRHA VA State Fair Show

• Congrats to Patrice Hohl and KR Dark Remedy for scoring their highest score yet with a 73 to win the Open, Intermediate and Limited Open!  
• Congrats Kate Lombardi and Hilandero for marking a 74 in the Non-Pro to end up 2nd in the Non-Pro and winning the Intermediate and Limited Non-Pro! Great Job!  
• Johnny Shook and Lucky Bay Reba made their debut in the show pen tying for 4th in the Green!  
• George Murphy and Peponitas Pine Smoke, Mark Lucero and Gold Pine Noir and Randy Newsome and Cash for Par all had great rides tying for 2nd in the Beginner Reiner Class! Great Job Guys!  
• Congrats George Murphy again for ending up 3rd in the Green Class

Northampton, MS Matt Sanborn Memorial Show

• Congrats to Chris Allen and Cheyenne Whiz for winning the Non-Pro and Intermediate Non-Pro to end a great weekend!  
• Jim Labar and Chexy Boogie placed 2nd both days in the Prime Time Rookie. Great Job Jim!

VRHA Rookie Day -Clinician MARK ARBALLO

Congratulations to Mark's Rookie for the the day Tom Gantt and Time Square for winning the Reserve Buckle for the Rookie Show!

VRHA Summer Slide

• Our newest member of the team Mark Lucero and Gold Pine Noir had an awesome weekend winning the green class both days with a 70 and a 72 and taking home the weekend Green Reiner buckle!  
• Cindy Labar and Tokota Pine brought home the weekend Prime Time Rookie Buckle!  
• Jim Labar and Chexy Boogie were 2nd in the Prime Time Rookie! Great Job Jim!  
• Kate Lombardi and Hilendro walked away with the weekend Lmt. Non- Pro Buckle marking a 72 both days....Congrats Kate!  
• Sarah Lindsay and SWF Sunset Strip turned heads this weekend in the show pen with the highest combined score in the Rookie Pro winning the weekend buckle!  
• Patrice Hohl and KR Dark Remedy yet again had a great weekend winning the Lmt.Open buckle!  
• Randy Newsome and Cash For Par had a great weekend marking a 69 1/2 on Sunday in the Green Reiner Class.  
• Joy Blake and Joe Dun It also had 2 great rides in the Rookie 2 class!  
• Chris Allen and Cheyenne Whiz ended up 3rd in the Prime Time Non-Pro on Saturday! Great Job Chris!  
• Cindy Torpey and Cee Jac Flash and Nu Mircle Chex had some great rides and placing 3rd in the Prime Time Rookie!  
• Johnny Shook and Just Enuff Chocolate made their debut in the show pen....Great Job Johnny!  
• George Murphy and Peponitas Pine Smoke had a great show placing in the top 10 of the green and beginner class! Congrats George!

SERHA Morning Star Futurity

• Mary Shook and Just Enuff Chocloate had a great first show and more to come!  
• Cindy Labar and Tokota Pine win the  Rookie weekend Buckle  
• Patrice Hohl and KR Dark Remedy win the Limited Open Friday with 143  
• Jeff Stern and Starbuck Summer take home a 3rd in the Prime Time Non-Pro

VRHA Memorial Day Classic

• Congratulations to Cindy Labar and Tokota Pine for one amazing weekend winning Rookie 1 and Prime Time Rookie both days to bring home the weekend  Buckles for both classes.  Great Job Cindy and Tigger!  
• Kate Lombardi had a great weekend with both her horses! Kate and Hilandero marked a 144.5 and 143 in the Lmt. Non Pro winning the weekend Champion Buckle and Whiz It Dun It and Kate marked a 142.5 in the derby and ended up placing 3rd in the Level 1 and 4th in the Level 2.  Great Job Kate on such a great weekend!  
• Susan Wilcox  and Fancy Mate were on a roll this weekend placing 1st and 2nd in the Novice Horse Non-Pro Level 2. Congrats Susan!
• Sarah Lindsay and SWF Sunset Strip had a great finish on Sunday to a wonderful weekend placing 2nd and then winning the run-off in the Rookie Professional on Sunday marking a 141!  Great Job Sarah!  
• Patrice Hohl and KR Dark Remedy had a great weekend placing 2nd both days in the Lmt. Open with a 141 and 143! Congrats!  
• Randy Newsome new to our team made a great debute on Cash for Par. First time showing winning the AQHA Novice Amateur, placing 4th and 5th in the Beginner and tied for 6th in the Green Reiner!  We are so happy to have you on our team Randy!  
• Chris Allen had a great ride Sunday to a 140 aboard Cheyenne Whiz! Great Job Chris!  
• Gail Murphy had a great weekend ending up 2nd and 3rd in the Prime Time Rookie!  Great Job Gail !

Carolina Classic Derby

• Congrat to Sara Murphy and Smokem Lucky Dobber for a 3rd and 4th place finish in the Rookie 2.  
• Cindy Labar and Tokota Pine are at it again this year with a 2nd and 3rd place finish in the Rookie 1 ...Way to go Cindy!  
• Jeff Stern and Sugars Lil Whiz marked a 140.5 for a 3rd place finish in the Non-Pro!

SERHA Spring Celebration

• Congratulations Kate Lombardi and Hiladero marking a 143.5 and winning the Lmt. Non- Pro.

• Patrice Hohl and KR Dark Remedy won the Limited Open marking a 141.5.  
• Sara Murphy and Russell Christian ended the weekend with a 4th and 5th place finish in the Lmt. Non-Pro.

FRHA DERBY Classic and hard rock reining classic

• Congratulations to Russell Christian and Lenas Finest Footwork for a great ride both days to win the Circuit Champion buckle
• Patrice Hohl and Lenas Finest Footwork had a great ride in the Hard Rock Derby with a 216.5 score to get 7th in level 1 and 10th place in level 2
• Aaron Marx and Royal Pepto Lena ended on a great note with a 71.5 score winning the AQHA Novice Amateur 

FRHA Snowbird Slide

Great job Russel Christian and Lenas Finest Footwork on a great run-off to 1st place finish in the Limited Non Pro on Sunday!  

• Mark Arballo and Royal Pepto Lena took the weekend by storm with a 2nd place in the Open on Friday and 1st place on Sunday with a 72 score!  
• Chris Allen and Cheyenne Whiz slid into 2nd place in the Novice Non Pro class on Saturday. Great job Chris!  
• Aaron Marx and Royal Pepto Lena making a great debute in 2010 with a 2nd place in the Limited Non Pro on Friday!  
• Patrice and Lenas Finest Footwork finished 3rd in the Novice Open on Saturday with a great 71.5 score!

♦  2009  ♦

Arballo Reining Horses had a great 2009 show season.
Mark and Patty would like to thank all their customers for a great year.

Congratulations to...

Patrice Hohl and Mifmatics NRHA Reserve World Champion Rookie Professional Top 5 NRHA Limited Open SERHA Rookie Professional Champion SERHA Limited Open Champion VRHA Rookie Professional Champion VRHA Limited Open Champion EPRHA Rookie Professional Champion EPRHA Top 3 Limited Open

Jeff Stern and Starbuck Summer

• Top 10 NRHA Prime Time Non Pro Division
• SERHA Reserve Non Pro Champion
• SERHA Top 3 Intermediate Non Pro
• SERHA Reserve Prime Time Non Pro

Susan Wilcox and Fancy Mate yet again had a great year winning

• SERHA Non Pro Champion
• SERHA Reserve Intermediate Non Pro Champion
• SERHA Reserve Novice Horse Non Pro Level 2 Champion
• VRHA Novice Horse Non Pro Level 2 Champion
• VRHA Non Pro, Intermediate and Limited Non Pro Champion

Janice Bickes-Stroud and Fancy Mate completed the year with a VRHA Reserve Green Reiner Buckle!  

New to the team this year "The Murphy Family" had a great year with Arballo Reining Horses ...

• Sara Murphy and Smokem Lucky Dobber had a clean sweep taking the SERHA Rookie 2 Division!
• Gail Murphy had a great year taking all in the VRHA Prime Time Rookie Division!
• Corey Murphy and Ima Continental Cat finished up in the VRHA Top 5 in the Beginner Reiner Divisio.

*** Great Job Murphy Family ***

Cindy Torpey took home the VRHA Rookie Prime Time Reserve Champion Buckle!  Look for Cindy and New Miracle Chex and Cee Jac Flash in the Rookie Division in 2010!

Cindy Labar and Takota Pine finished in the SERHA Top 10 of the Rookie 1 Division! Great job Cindy and Tigger!

NERHA Supe Slide In

• Congrats Jeff Stern for winning the first time ever run-off and taking home the Prime Time Non-Pro Pewter!  Keep the money adding up Jeff!  
• Patty and Mifmatics took 1st place both days in the Rookie Pro.  Great Job!  
• Cindy Labar and Tokota Pine finished 3rd in the Green Reiner first day and did a great job all weekend!  
• Jim Labar made a great debute on his new horse Chexy Boogie! Great first show Jim!

Double Run Farm Futurity

• Congratulations to Sara Murphy and Smoken Lucky Dobber for winning the Rookie 2 weekend buckle!  We are so excited to have them on our team!  Great job Sara :)
• Susan Wilcox and Fancy Mate had a great weekend taking home 3rd in the Non-Pro marking a 145, her highest score ever, 2nd in the Intermediate Non-Pro and 1st in the Limited Non-Pro!  What a great year this team is having.... Congrats Susan!
• Patty and Mifmatics also had a great weekend placing 1st in both, the Rookie Pro and the Limited Open on Friday and 3rd in both classes on Sunday!

NERHA Northeast Classic

• Congratulations to Mark Arballo for winning $1,000 with a 144.5 score in the Novice Horse Level 2 class on Royal Pepto Lena owned by Aaron Marx.  Great job Mark!

• Congrats to Jeffery Stern and Starbuck Summer for winning the Prime Time Non-Pro both days.  
• Jim Labar made a debute riding Tokota Pine after a 5 year break from showing.  Jim and "Tigger" had a great ride and we look forward to seeing them more of them in the show pen!
• Cindy Labar and Tokota Pine had a great ride and won the Green Reiner class on Friday.  Watch out for Cindy and Jim entering the ring with "Tigger"!
• Patty and Mifmatics did it all this weekend... winning the Rookie Pro and Limited Open on Thursday, winning the Rookie Pro and a 2nd in the Limited Open on Saturday. Keep on going Patty!

VRHA Commonwealth Classic

• Congratulations to Russell Christian and Lenas Finest Footwork for winning the Novice Horse Non-Pro class... What a great first show!  
• Great job Aaron Marx and Royal Pepto Lena coming in 2nd in the Limited Non-Pro!
• Congrats Jodi and Majors Glenda Jac on winning her first buckle in the Beginner Reiner Class. Job well done Jodi!
• Patrice Hohl and Mifmatics took  home 2 first place awards in the Rookie Pro and Limited Open.

ALRHA Pioneer Rein

• Patty and Mifmatics took a road trip to Arab, Alabama, winning the Rookie Pro and Limited Open ... Great job Patty!

VRHA Morning Star Ranch Memorial Day Classic and Derby

• Patrice Hohl and Mifmatics had a great show, winning the Rookie-Pro weekend award, bringing home the High Point Saddle and Buckle.  What is she goanna do next?  Great job Patty.

• Congratulations to Cindy Labar and Tokota Pine for winning the Prime Time Rookie class both days and bringing home the weekend award Buckle for this class.  Congrats on your first buckle!
• Susan Wilcox and Fancy Mate had a wonderful weekend, winning the Non-Pro Class on Saturday with a 143.5 score.  Great ride Susan!  
• Janis and Fancy Mate scored a 70 on Sunday, what a great second show for them!
• Patty and Susan both took home the Reserve Champion Pro-AM Buckles.  Great job girls!

Carolina Classic Derby

Eprha slide into summer

• Chris Allen and Smartest little Lynx had a geat ride to 4th place in the Prime Time Non-Pro. Great ride Chris and Hook!  
• Cindy Labar and Tokota Pine tied for 5th place in the Rookie Level 1 and 2... Great 2nd show, Cindy!  
• Patrice and Mifmatics had a great weekend tying for 1st in the Rookie Pro and 2nd in the Limited Open on the first day, winning both classes the next day!  Great job Patty!

Serha Spring Celebration

• Cindy Labar and Tokota Pine finished 3rd in the Rookie 1 on Friday with a score of 69.5, their first time together.  Great job Cindy and Tigger!  
• Congratulations to Jill Gregoire and S.S. Solidaritez with a 213.5 in the Limited Non-Pro Derby. Great ride Jill!  
• 211.5 score for Chris Allen and Cheyenne Whiz in the Limited Non-Pro Derby.  Great ride Chris!  
• Mark Arballo and Cash My Budders Chex had two great rides this weekend.  5th place in the Derby with a 215.5 score and 4th place with a 144 on Sunday in the Open class.  Awesome rides, great job Mark!

TNRHA SLIDE AND RIDE

• Jeff Stern and Starbucks Summer had a great weekend: 2nd place in the Non Pro and 1st place in the Prime Time class on Saturday, 1st place on Sunday in both classes. With 2 great rides Jeff won the Circuit Champion Award for the Non Pro and Prime Time Classes and took home his 1st Pewter with Starbuck.  Great Job Jeff!  
• Great Job Chris Allen and Cheyenne Whiz for 3rd place in the Limited Open with a score of 71. Congratulations Chris!  
• Patrice Hohl and Mifmatics won the Rookie Professional and tied for 1st place in the Limited Open with a score of 72.5.  With Smartest Little Lynx she placed 2nd in the Rookie Professional and 4th in the Limited Open with a score of 71.  With 2 great horses Patty took home the Circuit Champion Award for the Rookie Professional.  Keep up the good work Patty!  
• Mark and Patrice also took home the Circuit Champion Awards for the Men and Ladies Class riding Tokota Pine and Smartest Little Lynx.

What a Great Show!  

DRHA SPRING FLING

• Congratulations to Jeff Stern and Starbucks Summer, finishing 2nd place both days in the Non Pro and Prime Time Non Pro classes.  
• Chris Allen and Patrice Hohl both had great rides on Sunday and tied for 2nd place in the Limited Open class.  
• Patrice Hohl won the Rookie Professional on Chris Allen's horse Smartest Little Lynx and placed 2nd on Majors Glenda Jac owned by Aaron Marx.

FRHA Snowbird Slide

• Limited Open Champion Chris Allen and Cheyenne Whiz!  Great Job Chris!

FRHA Classic Derby

• Jeffery Stern and Starbuck Summer placed 4th in the Limited Non-Pro Derby. Congratulations Jeff, Great Job!  
• Patty Hohl and Majors Glenda Jac had a great ride and won the Rookie Professional class on Sunday!  Great Job!

♦  2008  ♦

Congratulations to...

... Susan Wilcox for an outstanding show season with Fancy Mate!

• 2008 SERHA Reserve Year End Non-Pro Champion
• 2008 SERHA Reserve Year End Intermediate Non-Pro Champion
• 2008 VRHA Reserve Year End Non-Pro Champion
• 2008 VRHA Reserve Year End Intermediate Non-Pro Champion
• Qualifier for the Affiliate Finals in OKC

Susan's quote: "FINALLY... a trainer who is as good with the rider as he is with the horse."  

... Russell Christian and SWF Sunset Strip, 2008 VRHA Reserve Prime Time Non-Pro Champion!

... Helen Estis and Pirate Whiz, who qualified to compete for the Performance Horse Rookie of the Year title in OKC!

Great Job, Susan, Russell, and Helen!