September 28, 2002 – Reno, Nevada – With about half the round over, Jon
Roeser and Brad Buttrey rode half brothers to tie for the Lead in the Open
Herd Work Preliminaries of the National Reined Cow Horse Association World
Championship Snaffle Bit Futurity with matching 222 scores.
Jon Roeser of Lemoore, California, was riding RSP Smart
Remedy, a stallion by Smart Little Lena out of Remedys Response, owned by
Clear Lake Land and Cattle Ranch, of San Jose, California. Brad Buttrey, of
Merced, California, marked his high score on Lovable Lena, a daughter of
Smart Little Lena out of Pana Sugar Chex, owned by Roseanne Sternberg of
England.
The action continues at the World Championship Snaffle
Bit Futurity on Sunday with the remainder of the Open Herd Work
Preliminaries slated to begin at 8 am.
The herd work, rein work and cow work scores combined
will advance the top riders to the Open Finals, to be held Sunday, October
6. The winner will earn $100,000.
