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UW-RF Home > Public Affairs Home > This Month's News Releases Public AffairsFor more information contact mark.a.kinders@uwrf.edu or brenda.k.bredahl@uwrf.edu. Alumna Horsewoman Makes History
A 1993 graduate of UW-RF, Zweifel studied under Larry Kasten, who recently retired from UW-RF's nationally renowned equine science program. After graduation, Zweifel worked for noted horseman Jack Brainard and then apprenticed with the NRHA Two Million Dollar Rider and Hall of Fame member Tim McQuay. While working for Brainard, Zweifel met Pietro Artinghelli and return with him to his home country of Italy. There Zweifel and Artinghelli work for Roberto Cuoghi at Impresa Agricola Cuoghi, a facility that has consistently bred, raise and/or trained winning horses. Earning more than 50,000 Euros riding Master Snapper in Europe, Zweifel and Cuoghi felt it was time to enter the horse in U.S. competitions. There were other firsts as well. "This was the first time they every saw me show in person," said Zweifel of her parents and family who watched the victory, greeted by a standing ovation. "It was really super special that my family was there to see it."
Incorporated in 1966 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, the NRHA is the governing body of the sport of reining. The NRHA is responsible for promoting the sport and works to ensure the highest standards of competition. For more information on NRHA, visit www.nrha.com. -30-
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Monday, 12-Jun-2006 11:17:06 CDT
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JUNE 9, 2006--University of Wisconsin-River Falls graduate and Evansville, Wis., native Kelly Zweifel was the first woman to win the open, intermediate open and limited open divisions of the National Reining Horse Association's Derby in May in Oklahoma City. She also made history riding "Master Snapper," the first horse born, bred and trained in Europe to win the NRHA Derby Open. 
With the NRHA Derby win, Zweifel increased her NRHA lifetime earning by more than $65,000, according to the NRHA. Zweifel and Master Snapper have returned to Italy where Zweifel plans to compete in major NRHA-approved reinings such as the Americana in Germany and the Mallorca Western Festival in Spain.