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Bill Horn Reiner, Breeder, Trainer Bill Horn has developed some of the strongest bloodlines in Reining to date. He bred, raised, trained, showed and managed reining foundation sire B.H.Enterprise, NRHA Million Dollar Producer. B.H.Enterprise is the sire of Trashadeous, a 1987 Paint stallion, who has won over $ 100,500 in NRHA Reining competition and is a reining great in his own right. The paint stallion, known for his powerful rollbacks was inducted into the NRHA Hall of Fame in 1996. "Trash" ridden by Horn, was the 1990 NRHA Open Futurity Reserve Champion and the 1991 NRHA Open Derby Champion. The dam of Trashadeous was out of Little Miss Hank, a cutting mare, the first horse Bill Horn "BH" ever owned. Sired by Mr. Gunsmoke, he got a bald faced filly, with four high white socks, and a belly spot. The American Quarter Horse Association wouldn't register her because she had too much white, and the American Paint Horse Association wouldn't take her because she didn't have enough. " I told some of my friends, 'No one will register her. They all look at her like she's nothin but poor white trash.' So that's what I named her, Miss White Trash. But I knew what I had. There I was with a well bred, well-made filly that no association would accept."
Ironically Miss White Trash was not able to compete in the 1970 Futurity for 3-year-olds, the only year it was only open to registered Quarter Horses. Although he had been training her for the reining futurity, he decided to train her for cutting and entered the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity that same year. She placed 5th in a field of 220, and was re-inspected by the APHA, and accepted into the registry. The mare went on to earn more than $10,000 in cutting. When the NRHA re-opened to non Quarter Horses Miss White Trash returned to reining, and went on to win another $13,000 in open events. The dam of Trashadeous, Miss White Trash was inducted into The NHRA Hall of fame in 1992.
EDUCATION: Started late, age 25, but trained with the best: NRHA Hall of Fame's Paul Horn and "The Father of the Modern Reining Horse", Dale Wilkinson. SPECIAL SKILLS An innate understanding of the psychology of the horse. Training to preserve an individual's freedom of expression: horse and rider Training for Longevity: Associated with 11 NRHA Hall of Fame Horses and 42 NRHA Non Pro (Amateur) Division Champions and Reserve Champions. Showing a horse to the best of its ability, every time out. Breeding for Champions: Bred, raised, trained, showed and managed reining foundation sire B.H.Enterprise, NRHA Million Dollar Producer SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's TRAINING: A select number of Futurity and USET prospects COACHING: A select number of serious Non Pro (Amateur) competitors BREEDING: Select Broodmares to exceptional stallions including NRHA Hall of Famer ; Trashadeous and Jr. Sire Little and Loud |
Credited
in part for the creation of the NRHA, it was while competing in a
reining class at an AQHA show in 1965, Horn tied with two other riders
for first place. The judge created a more difficult pattern. It was as
a result of that single contest that was the inspiration for the
formation of the NRHA.
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