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It is with great pride that we announce one of Vetoquinol’s sponsored athlete and key opinion leader, John Swales of Millarville, Alberta, has become the first-ever Canadian to be named the World's Greatest Horseman at a major U.S. competition.

Swales and his horse, Heza Diamond Spark, came out on top of a competition featuring 35 athletes and their mounts at the latest National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Celebration of Champions in Forth Worth, Texas. In doing so, he also earned himself a tidy reward of $35,000 US in prize money.

Created in 1949, the NRCHA attracts the best cow horse athletes and mounts from throughout North America.

Riders competed in four events over a three day period, while using the same horse and bridle during each event.

The cowboy’s partner for this event, Heza Diamond Spark, was a working cow horse owned by Jesse and Elyse Thomson from Longview, Alberta.