Oklahoma City, OK – November 12, 2009 – The Reining Horse Sports Foundation has partnered with Donn Leson Saddles to offer a great giveaway opportunity highlighted during the 2009 National Reining Horse Association Futurity (NRHA) & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championships in Oklahoma City November 26 – December 5.
Donn Leson Saddles has graciously donated an All Purpose Reiner saddle to benefit RHSF’s involvement in the 2010 Alltech® FEI World Equestrian Games. The saddle features combination, basket stamp and floral tooling, plus special 16 gauge custom antiqued sterling silver conchas, tips, gullet conchas, rigging Ds and stirrups by TCA member David Alderson.
Tickets are available at the Donn Leson booth at the NRHA Futurity or by contacting RHSF Coordinator Krissy Colbath at 405-946-7400 or kcolbath@nrha.com. The winner of the saddle will be drawn during the Games. Tickets can be purchased for $20 each or six for $100. The winner will have the option to exchange the saddle for a similar priced saddle with different features to fit his/her needs.
RHSF recently announced its involvement to expand television coverage of Reining on the opening weekend of the Games. Reining will be the main competitive feature element of NBC’s opening 90-minute broadcast coverage. Additionally, Reining will be the first medaled sport, positioning the discipline to be the premier event in front of a worldwide audience.
Reining team competitions take place Saturday, September 25, and Sunday, September 26, 2010. NBC coverage, will include the team reining event runs from noon to 1:30 p.m. Eastern on September 26. Individual reining competitions take place Tuesday, September 28, and Thursday, September 30. NBC will feature individual competition during its coverage on Sunday, October 3, which is slated to air from 1 – 4 p.m. Eastern.
“RHSF is so thankful to Donn Leson for this wonderful donation,” said Reining Horse Sports Foundation President Frank Costantini. “We are proud to have reining in such a prominent position for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. We will bring many new competitors and spectators to this exciting discipline, and with dedicated television coverage, more people across the globe will have the chance to experience the excitement of reining.”
Donn Leson opened his own saddle shop in 1966 and primarily made saddles for the rodeo and working cowboy who needed a saddle that could be ridden all day without soring either the cowboy or the horse. He eventually specialized in saddles for the professional trainer and serious horse show enthusiast. Originally, Leson focused on making cow horse and cutting horse saddles, as well as pleasure horse saddles that combined unparalleled beauty and performance. Later, he introduced a close-contact reining horse saddle that, since 1993, can be seen at most NRHA events today.
