In a year where mare power is more evident than ever, the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) announces the 12th Million Dollar Dam, This Chicsdundreamin. This is the fourth mare to reach this elite milestone in 2024, which is twice as many as any year in history.
Bred by the late Joe Hayes, the 20-year-old mare was owned by George Lawrence and Judy Box before finding her current home at Rhodes River Ranch. She is by NRHA Hall of Famer Magnum Chic Dream and out of Hermosa Dun It.
This Chicsdundreamin amassed $124,609 in NRHA Lifetime Earnings (LTE) while competing simultaneously with George Lawrence in non pro divisions and NRHA $4 Million Rider Casey Deary in open divisions. Although Lawrence owned her at the time, both men would often show her and earn money at the same events. including Reining By The Bay, the National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC), and the Wimpys Little Step Derby. The mare’s top finish came with Lawrence during the 2009 NRBC, where the duo won the Level 3 Non Pro and earned 3rd in the Level 4.
The mare now has 20 offspring, with 15 having NRHA LTE. Topping that list with nearly half a million in NRHA LTE is Tinker With Dreams. Bred and nominated by Rhodes River Ranch, Tinker With Dreams is owned by NRHA Corporate Partner Diamond Dub Quarter Horses. The 10-year-old stallion was runner-up at the 2023 The Run For A Million’s Million Dollar Competition with NRHA Million Dollar Rider Dany Tremblay at the reins. The duo competed in the competition again this year and earned $35,000 to push the stallion’s dam over the million-dollar mark.
This Chicsdundreamin’s top earning offspring:
- Tinker With Dreams (by Tinker With Guns), bred and nominated by Rhodes River Ranch, owned by Diamond Dub Quarter Horses, $431,183 NRHA LTE
- Trashinyurdreams (by Gunnatrashya), bred and nominated by Rhodes River Ranch, owned by Penny Gutschmidt, $196,249 NRHA LTE
- Take Out The Trash (by Gunnatrashya), bred and nominated by Judy Box, owned by XCS Ranch LLC, $75,883 NRHA LTE
- Chics Dream About Me (by Wimpys Little Step), bred and nominated by George Lawrence, owned by Day Creek Ranch LLC, $65,903 NRHA LTE
- Trashy Dreams (by Gunnatrashya), bred by Rhodes River Ranch, nominated and owned by Neiberger Performance Horses LLC, $46,591 NRHA LTE
Read more about This Chicsdundreamin’s journey to the million in the December issue of NRHA Reiner.