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219s tie Non-Pro cutters
Duo leads group of 61 into second go-round
By Chris Gay
Staff Writer
Greg Coalson was glad his two minutes and 30 seconds ended quickly.
On Quejanapep, Coalson marked a 219 and tied Dean Sanders on Justa Smart Peanut during the first go-round of the Classic Non-Pro on Wednesday.
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Greg Coalson on Quejanapep is tied for the lead of the the 5/6-Year Old-Non-Pro- Division after round 1 with a score of 219.0.
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"I was just happy to get out of 'em," Coalson said. "They were a pretty rude bunch of cattle. I think this hot weather has hurt 'em some with it being hotter than normal."
The top 61 horses with scores of 210 or better advanced to today's second go-round of the Classic Non-Pro. The second go-round will run between the continuation of the Futurity Non-Pro (8 a.m.) and the Area 18 Youth Scholarship Cutting event (7 p.m.).
Because of a rule change for this year's Augusta Futurity, cutters are allowed to show two 5-year-old horses and two 6-year-old horses in the Classic Non-Pro and Open events. In previous years, cutters could show only two horses total.
"It's good for this show, because a lot of people here go on to Memphis (Tenn.), which allows you to show as many horses as you want to in the 5- 6-year-olds," Sanders said. "But if you're going to come here, you have to leave both horses you can't show in a stall. Some people may have passed up coming here (in the past) due to that fact. But I think (the rule change) has really helped the show this year."
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Dean Sanders on Swinging Little Gal is tied with Greg Coalson for the
lead of the the 5/6-Year Old Non-Pro Division.
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Sanders rode his 5-year-old mare, which won the National Cutting Horse Association's Horse of the Year award in 2001, to a share of the lead.
"I drew up early, and the cows set up real good for me," Sanders said. "The first cow was a little numb. The second cow had a little movement."
Sanders, who lives in Anderson, Texas, entered three horses in the event and advanced two to the second go-round.
"My first focus is to try and get 'em shown one at a time," he said. "My goal is to try and get 'em all in the finals. Your percentages are obviously better if you have the right quality of horses in it. But in most situations, when you get down to the top 20 horses almost any horse can win it that day if you get a good draw."
Coalson, of Weatherford, Texas, is hoping his 6-year-old mare will be one of those 20 horses.
"If this mare stays working like this, and I get a good draw in the finals, this mare (could win)," Coalson said. "She's the kind of horse that really wants to take over and win. That horse really wants to hold a cow and wants to perform. Some other horses are not like that. She's pretty special."
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