Darling 888 Ranch Becomes An NRHA Corporate Partner

Source: National Reining Horse Association Press Release

20 April 2011

Oklahoma City, Okla. – As the reining show season heats up and offers more opportunities to members, the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) is proud to welcome Darling 888 Ranch to the excitement. Darling 888 Ranch is NRHA’s newest Corporate Partner.

Owner Rick Darling said, "As a new member to the reining horse industry, Darling 888 Ranch is proud to become a Corporate Partner of NRHA. We feel it is important to introduce ourselves to this great association and to show our support. We desire to become a fully active participant in NRHA and to get to know the great people involved. We look forward to a lot of success and sponsoring NRHA will allow us to achieve those goals and establish the Darling 888 Ranch as a serious member of the reining community. Our entire team is excited about the opportunities that lie ahead."

“We couldn’t be happier to welcome Darling 888 Ranch to our family of Corporate Partners. The ranch is a full-service reining facility offering training, breeding, sales and equine sports medicine. Their trainers and staff are from the top of the industry and have relocated to Western Kentucky to help build a world-class reining operation. They are a wonderful addition and offer great services for NRHA members,” said NRHA Senior Director of Sponsorship & Television Programming Todd Barden.

The Princeton, Kentucky ranch has undergone significant renovations and upgrades since being purchased by Rick and Cheri Darling in September 2010. Their trainers include a former USET Reining Champion, NRHA Futurity, NRHA Derby and All American Quarter Horse Congress Futurity open finalists, and one of the best non pro trainers in the business. The ranch has two NRHA Past Presidents assisting in guiding the operation and acquiring the highest caliber horses for the ranch and their clients.

The ranch is located on over 220 acres of plush pastures and includes a state of the art training barn, indoor arena and outdoor track, heated foaling stalls, mare motel, stallion barn and a brand new equine sports medicine clinic. For more information, visit them online at darling888ranch.com.

Incorporated in 1966, the National Reining Horse Association is the standard setting body of the sport of Reining. NRHA, with their international headquarters in Oklahoma City, is responsible for promoting the sport of Reining and working to ensure the highest standards of competition. To learn more about the NRHA, its programs and family of corporate partners, visit nrha.com.