Mike McEntire Reining Horses had a very successful year in 2005 and thanks to all of our owners, staff and friends who make this success possible.  Also for the 3rd consecutive year, Mike makes 2005 Top Twenty Professional rider. Looking forward to 2006!

DECEMBER 2005 Mike headed west to the biggest show in the reining calendar, the very competitive NRHA futurity in Oklahoma City. He rode 3 horses including Bueno Chexelona, Smartys Timber Chex and competed for the first time on Whiz N Lena owned by Jerry Kimmel. Thanks to Tim McQuay and Jerry Kimmel for allowing Mike to ride this very pretty son of Topsail Whiz. Mike made it back to the finals on an astonishing 2 out of 3 horses in a futurity that started out with +/- 470 horses. He earned over $24,000 in the finals on Bueno Chexolena and Whiz N Lena and was thrilled with both horses. Congratulations to Brian and Amy Peeples, owners of Bueno Chexolena and to Jerry Kimmel, owner of Whiz N Lena. Thanks to these owners for allowing Mike to show their horses and we are extremely grateful for all of their help.......Congratulations on her first trip to the NRHA futurity, Melony Jackson ended Top Ten Ltd Non Pro on her nice mare Lil Ruf Ms Whiz.

OCTOBER 2005 Mike and his team travel to the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio where Mike rode Bueno Chexolena to a 3rd place out of 147 entries in the go rounds of the very competitive open futurity. Mike scored a 223 1/2 in the finals to get 5th place and win +/-$10,000. This was an excellent run for this talented horse - congratulations to owners Brian and Amy Peeples!

Catherine Achtenhagen and her gelding Northern Enterprise had an outstanding run to win the Novice Horse Non Pro in a very big field of entries so congratulations to her winning this very prestigious event. She also placed top ten in the very competitive Non Pro class  - awesome!! Melony Jackson also got a paycheck for her top ten place in the Ltd Non Pro futurity with Lil Ruf Ms Whiz so well done to them.

Also in October, Mike went to Williamston and won the Open class on Allen Dick's Gallolena Rio. Well done Allen and thank you! Mike also rode his daughter Sarah's horse to a 2nd place in the Novice Horse Open with a 73 1/2.

SEPTEMBER 2005   Mike travels to the Tradition futurity in Springfield Ohio and wins this prestigious event with Bueno Chexolena earning over $5000. Mike also gets  5th place on his first ever outing aboard SMARTYS TIMBER CHEX, a really nice horse out of the same dam as Mike's Congress Novice Horse champion, Little Foxy Knoxie. Mike's Non pro rider Catherine Achtenhagen also qualified for the NRHA Affiliate finals in Oklahoma City with her horse Northern Enterprise

AUGUST 2005 Mike goes to England to give a clinic leaving his team behind to go to the Williamston show with great success. Mike's daughter Sarah won the green reiner both days winning the overall high point for the weekend - way to go Sarah!

Tania showed Baroom Jazz for the first time for Christine Neeld and got 3rd place in the Intermediate open. Baroom Jazz is by Jazzy Spookster out of Baroom Sister and was bought by Chris Neeld this summer. It was a great run and "Bazz" will be a nice horse for the future.

Martin also won the Ltd Open both days with A Poco Nic Chic who finished 2005 as reserve NRHA Ltd Open World Championship for owner Gary Achtenhagen.

Non Pro Mel Jackson took her Lil Ruf Ms Whiz out for the first time in the snaffle bit and took first place in the Non Pro and the Ltd Non Pro. They went on to place in the Ltd Non Pro at Congress and at the NRHA futurity in Oklahoma.

JUNE 2005 Mike gets 3rd place at the Perry futurity with BUENO CHEXOLENA owned by Brian and Amy Peeples of Creekside Stables - a promising start for this talented horse by Nu Chex To Cash.

Nathalie has her first show with her orphan Junior Jazzman and returns triumphant winning the Ltd Non Pro and 2nd in the Intermediate Non Pro at the Dorminy Plantation futurity. Nathalie was returning to the show pen after 2 years and showed she is as talented as ever! Congratulations to this winning combination!

FEBRUARY 2005   Mike picks up his award at the NRHA convention for finishing 6th in the TOP TEN PROFESSIONALS of 2004. His total earnings in 2004 were over $100 000.

FEBRUARY 2005 First show of the year, Mike and Dualin Lena CT  wins the Open Bronze Trophy class in Florida with a score of 224 with Dualin Lena CT.