Tap O Lena (1990—2015) was a bay
Quarter Horse
The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less; some have been clocked at s ...
mare, a champion
cutting horse
A cutting horse is a stock horse, typically an American Quarter Horse, bred and trained for cutting, a modern equestrian competition requiring a horse and rider to separate a single cow from a herd of cattle and prevent it from getting back to th ...
and a dam and granddam of champion cutting horses. She was bred, trained and shown by
NCHA Rider Hall of Fame NCHA may refer to:
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and
NCHA Non-Pro Hall of Fame inductee
Phil Rapp of
Weatherford, TX
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who rode her to win 15 major
NCHA aged event championships. Rapp's wife Mary Ann also showed the mare, and won 2 more non-pro championships, including the 1997 Non-Pro World Champion.
Tap O Lena was inducted into the
NCHA Horse Hall of Fame The NCHA Horse Hall of Fame was established by the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) to recognize the accomplishments of outstanding cutting horses based on their lifetime earnings in NCHA approved championship cutting horse competition. I ...
with lifetime earnings of $450,639.33 in cutting horse competition.
She was bred to Dual Pep and produced Tapt Twice, earner of $279,457 and sire of cutting horses that have earned over $1.3 million.
Pedigree
Cutting (sport)
American Quarter Horse show horses
Cutting horses
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