Dean Tuftin of DT Horses joins DruStew on the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group, at the 2026 Riata Stallion Incentive Championships for a conversation about Hickory Holly Time, the stallion’s incentive at the Riata and Tuftin’s commitment to the rope horse industry. An NFR heeler as well as a breeder and trainer, Tuftin talks about the work behind raising and developing great horses, what he looks for in his program at DT Horses and why supporting Hickory Holly Time offspring at the Riata matters to him.
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Adam Evans & Taylor Mitchell, #11.5 W...
Fresh off their Ariat World Series of Team Roping Title Fights #11.5 win, Adam Evans and Taylor Mitchell kept their hot streak rolling at the 2026 Riata Championships. Evans and Mitchell won the Rope Horse Rewards #11.5 Ariat WSTR Super Qualifier with a 32.38 on four head, earning $45,600 and a q...
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#12.5 Champ. & #11.5 RHR Champ. | Ria...
Watch the Riata 12.5 Championship and 11.5 Rope Horse Rewards Championship (WSTR Super Qualifier) 2026 Riata Championships from September 24 from the second arena at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma. See some of the best rope horses and ropers in the business compete on one of the industry's...
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#12.5 Champ. & #11.5 RHR Champ.| Riat...
Watch the Riata 12.5 Championship and 11.5 Rope Horse Rewards Championship (WSTR Super Qualifier) 2026 Riata Championships from September 24 from the second arena at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma. See some of the best rope horses and ropers in the business compete on one of the industry's...
