The National Reining Horse Association’s newest All Time Leading Rider, Andrea Fappani, said recently, “My father always felt that if we were going to do something, we were going to do it all the way. It wasn’t only for fun; it was about work and...
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Andrea Fappani scored a historic victory in the 2020 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity with All Bettss Are Off on Saturday night in Oklahoma City, winning his fourth title in the event — and the richest purse in show history. Horse and rider earned the...
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Andrea Fappani recently crossed a rare career milestone when he became an NRHA Six Million Dollar Rider. He is only the second person in history to reach that mark. Born in Italy but now living in Arizona, Fappani recently crossed the earnings threshold with money won...
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Electric Enterprize lived up to her name at the High Roller Reining Classic, winning the Futurity Open with style in her show pen debut. The mare turned in an electrifying performance with Andrea Fappani in the saddle. The judges scored the pair 222, a full 2-point...
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With more than $60,000 in added money, the Hollywoodstinseltown Futurity Open is a lucrative training ground, and on Saturday night, NRHA $5 Million Dollar Rider Andrea Fappani won the Level 4 Open on Itsallinthegenes, a horse he owns with his wife Tish. The pair marked...
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Modern Gun and Andrea Fappani didn’t waste any time linking up when they won the Reining By The Bay Derby Level 4 Open Championship on July 27. The pair, who had only been working together for three weeks, laid down a blistering 231.5 in the...
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When the Reining By The Bay Derby Open began, the first horse out marked a 224.5. The next was a 226. Two draws later, the judges gave a 230 and the spectactors crowded beneath long white tents went wild! If the size of the arena...
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As the first draw of the Futurity Open entered the Bay Arena at the Reining By The Bay, the early morning fog began to recede over the hills in San Francisco. By the time the rider, Andrea Fappani, returned aboard his second of three mounts...
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The Reining By The Bay Derby Non-Pro hosted 46 horse-and-rider teams, and it was 14-year-old Luca Fappani who marked a 220 to beat each one of his elders aboard Spooks N Jewels. The duo swept Levels 4, 3, 2 and 1, and took the Youth...
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All American Vintage (A Sparking Vintage x All Ruffed Up), a stallion owned by Cuoghi Reining Horses USA Inc., bred by Petra Zeitler and nominated by Harper Conner, settled for reserve honors with Fappani in the saddle. “This horse is amazing,” said Fappani. “I purchased...
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