2024 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity Pacific Coast Journal – October 1, 2024 – Robin Bradford Lance Johnston Wins 2024 Open Futurity Championship at 8th Annual Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity The Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity, Derby & Horse Show doubled in size in its eighth year, marking a record-breaking year for […]
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Sisters Metallic and Lance Johnston Win Big In Reno Posted on September 18, 2024 by Kristin Pitzer Going into the Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity, held Sept. 9-15 at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Event Center in Reno, Nevada, Lance Johnston’s goal with Sisters Metallic was to gain the mare some experience on […]
2023 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity Jimmie Paul/Tenlight Memorial Open Two Rein Quarter Horse News – Press Release – September 22, 2023 The Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity featured the 4th annual Jimmie Paul/Tenlight Memorial Open Two Rein at the 2023 event, sponsored by the family and friends of horseman, Jimmie Paul, […]
Lance Johnston and Annies Smart Cat scoop second Open Bridle title of the year! Posted on April 3, 2023 by Amy Olson Not only did Lance Johnston qualify for The Run For A Million (TRFAM) at the NRCHA Stallion Stakes presented by Teton Ridge. He and Annies Smart Cat (WR […]
NRCHA Southwest Region – Open Two Rein HERE COMES THE BOON / LANCE JOHNSTON NRCHA Reined Cow Horse News – Jan/Feb 2023 Rocking BS Ranch, of Las Vegas, Nevada, has owned Here Comes The Boon (Once In A Blu Boon x Stay Outta My Shorts x Shorty Lena) since 2018. […]
Martin Rebel King and Johnston Find Their Groove in Idaho Quarter Horse News – November 8, 2022 by Lillian Kent The Idaho Reined Cow Horse Association Magicality Futurity is one of Lance Johnston’s favorite shows, and the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Million Dollar Rider missed it for the […]
Barn Sweeps to Giant Payday Lance Johnston Barn Sweeps to Giant Payday in Open Hackamore Classes Quarter Horse News – October 28, 2021 by Molly Montag and Lillian Kent Lance Johnston flung his hat in the air after he and Annies Smart Cat completed a sparkling run in the National […]
The latest NRCHA Million Dollar Rider! NRCHA.com 2020 Lance Johnston exceeded the million mark after winning the 2019 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity® Open and Intermediate Open aboard Here Comes The Boon (Once In A Blu Boon x Stay Outta My Shorts x Shorty Lena). Johnston earned his first reined cow […]
Trainer’s Corner – Lance Johnston – Lindsay, CA Total Earnings: $1,158,883 2019 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Winner, Lance Johnston, learned about cow horses at 10 years old. “My dad was working for a guy, running his cattle, who also had snaffle bitters in training.” Johnston’s parents went to the Snaffle […]
Lance Johnston and Here Comes The Boon, called “Cheese,” wrapped up a stellar futurity season by winning the biggest one of all in Fort Worth, taking the Open and Intermediate Open champion titles.
Earning top honors in the Stallion Stakes Open preliminary cow work was Lindsay, California, horseman Lance Johnston.
Rice Wins 2007 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity. October 19, 2007 — NRCHA News The premier event for 3-year-old reined cow horses, the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity came to a conclusion October 7 in Reno, Nev., after 15 days of grueling competition. The top 25 open […]
Lance Johnston and Diamonds R Metallic win Reno SBF! The 2019 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Reserve Championship went to Diamonds R Metallic and Lance Johnston, of Lindsay, California. Johnston and the daughter of Equi-Stat Elite $28 Million Sire Metallic Cat marked a 658.5 (221 herd/217.5 rein/220 cow). That also […]
Bringing home the 2019 IRCHA TITLES! Futurity Intermediate Open Champions:Mr Cee Street (Cee Mr Hickory x Miss Bourbon Street x Pep Bar Deck) owned by Trystan JohnstonIntermediate Open Bridle Champions – 6th Open:Very Smart Choice (Very Smart Remedy x Magical Lena) owned by Rocking BS Ranch
Lance Johnston Powers Through To Win NSHA Futurity Quarter Horse NewsPosted on August 26, 2019 by Kate Bradley Byars Here Comes The Boon was named in a play on the artist Nelly’s song titled, “Here Comes the Boom.” In it, the rapper says: “ain’t in it to win; to win […]
Champions of the 2019 NRCHA Open Futurity by International Horse PressHere Comes The Boon and Lance Johnston earned $155,000 as champions of the NRCHA Open Futurity ®, presented by Metallic Cat, and CINCH Intermediate Open . In customary reined cow horse fashion, Open, Intermediate Open and Limited Open championships at […]
Turning Point: Cheers to Lance Johnston by Russ Hecox Watching Lance Johnston win the 2019 National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity was thrilling to me on so many levels. I met Lance almost 15 years ago while working for Performance Horse magazine. I took the photo above while […]
His Reined Cow Horse Kasey NRCHA Professional Lance Johnston on Mustangs and His Reined Cow Horse Kasey by Protect The Harvest Not many people in the horse industry as a whole can say that their very first show horse was a mustang. Even less can say that a mustang was […]
$25,000 Payday For Lance Johnston in Wild Spayed Filly Futurity QHN – Posted on September 18, 2018 by Molly Montag Lance Johnston tore off his cowboy hat and sent it soaring across the arena to the roar of the crowd after Three Fingers Holly carried him through a monster fence […]
Lance Johnston: Dreams Converge At Snaffle Bit Futurity QHN – Posted on October 20, 2019 by John Henry For a brief moment, Lance Johnston lost himself staring up at the arched trusses of the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. From there, banners with the names of the most […]
NRCHA congratulates Lance Most people dream about what happened on this Saturday night in Cowtown, but for Lance Johnston it was a dream come true! The Lindsay, California, professional captured TWO 2019 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity champion titles in one night! Johnston piloted Here Comes The Boon (Once in a […]
2019 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Championship Earned After Thrilling Fence Runs The National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity is an event that so many look forward to all year because it is packed with action from beginning to end. This year did not disappoint, to say the […]
Here Comes The Boon Is Just That As Snaffle Bit’s Top Dog Posted on October 20, 2019 by John Henry How long did it take owner Brent Steward and trainer and rider Lance Johnston to realize they had something special in 2016 stallion Here Comes The Boon, the newly crowned […]
2019 Annual Reined Cow Horse Stats: Horses & Riders Quarter Horse News – Posted on April 1, 2020 by QHN Staff The Quarter Horse News Equi-Stat Annual Reined Cow Horse Stats ranks the top horses, riders, breeders and owners from the 2019 show year. This article includes the horse and rider sections […]
Keeping the Tradition Alive by Protect The Harvest Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity and Wild Spayed Filly Futurity The second annual Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity presented by Lucas Oil and Protect The Harvest was just held in Reno, Nevada the week of September 10th – 16th, 2018. Beyond the classic Futurity, […]
JPH brings home the titles! Lance and his girls did great in the finals. Kitty drew a fast tough cow, of course she did lol, marked a 144 placing them 3rd in IRCHA Open Futurity and Champion in the Intermediate Open Futurity. Miss Betty came from behind and marked a […]
2017 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity Champions Daddys Checks (Im Countin Checks X Playguns Courage) and Lance Johnston of Lindsay took home a $20,000 purse for their Open Futurity Reserve Championship title, and another $12,000 for winning the Intermediate Open Futurity division with a composite score of 656.50 (219.5 herd, 212 […]
Thank you to Johnston Performance Horses for getting us there and enabling our horses to shine. Thank you to Lance Johnston for helping us choose a pony 2 years ago ‘Reno’ that you trained and rode to CHAMPIONSHIP !!! We are still on cloud nine. We look forward to many […]
Bakersfield brings out the best! Horsetrader Staff Reports – May 21st, 2015 CRCHA shows brings in the Big NAMES! When the California Cow Horse Association puts on a show, you can count on competition. The Central Valley is the cradle of reined cow horse, the root of the National Reined […]
Lance’s Lot From Horsetrader staff reports – May 15th, 2014 BAKERSFIELD — Even though Lance Johnston won the $13,000-added Valley Cow Horse Association California Horse Trials Open Derby for the third straight year, the win was a fresh one. The Lindsey-based trainer used stellar herd and fence scores at the […]