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Thiago is a talented trainer and the Breeding Manager at Doug Milholland Reining Horses.
: : Qualifications
Veterinarian Doctor
Reining & Working Cowhorse Trainer
Brazilian Paint, Appaloosa, Quarter Horse Judge
Brazilian Reining and Cutting Association Judge
American NRHA Reining Judge
Brazilian Equestrian Federation Reining Director
Brazilian Reining Horse Association International Director
: : Clinics & Internships
Jango Salgado Reining Clinic-1991
Joe Hayes Reining Internship-1993-1994
Bob Loomis Reining Clinics 1998 and 1999
John Slack Reining Clinic-1998
Les Vogt Reining & Working Cowhorse Clinics -2000
Brazos Valley Equine Hospital, Navasota, TX-2 month internship in 1999
: : Awards
1998 Brazilian Reining Champion
1998 Brazilian Reining Horse Association Futurity Champion
1998 Sacramento Classic Reining Reserve Champion
1999 Brazilian Reining Breeders Cup Champion
1999 Brazilian Quarter Horse Association Reining Futurity Reserve Champion
2000 AQHA Show at the Brazilian Congress Championship Reining Res Champion
2001 Brazilian Reining Horse Association Reserve Futurity Champion
2001 CRIO in Regio Emilia, Italy-Brazilan Reining Team Chef d'Equipe
2002 World Equestrian Games in Spain Brazilian Team Chef d'Equipe
2003 Santa Helena Haras Dan Working Cowhorse Show Champion
2003 NRHA Limited Open Futurity-3rd
2003 NRHA Intermediate Open Futurity-3rd
2003 NRHA Open Futurity-7th
: : Thiago Boechat Background
Exposed to horses at an early age, Thiago Boechat grew up surrounded by horses on his father’s farm in Brazil. By age 5, the young horseman was competing in barrel racing and pole bending, while also helping his father’s workers move horses and cattle on a daily basis.
Later on, Thiago got a reining horse and went to a clinic given by Jango Salgado in Brazil. Salgado, who used to work for Doug Milholland, is one of the top reining trainers in Brazil. At that clinic, Thiago learned how to show his new horse, and more importantly, that a career in reining “might be his future goal.”
With a newfound passion, Thiago worked on his reining skills for he next several years, and then came to the United States in 1993 to work for NRHA trainer and judge Joe Hayes, in Gainesville, Texas.
After his stint with Hayes, Thiago returned to Brazil, where he attended Veterinary college. It would be several years before he would have a chance to step back into the reining arena, but when he did, it was in a big way.
The young trainer got his first horse for training in 1996, and by 1998 Thiago had won the Brazilian Limited Open National Reining Championship, and the Limited Open and Open Championships at the Brazilian Reining Futurity. A year later in 1999, Thiago won a Breeder’s Cup at what was Brazil’s largest paying reining show at that point. That same year, he also graduated from vet school, and started his own reining, cow horse, and breeding business. From that point on, Thiago started to develop a big goal that included a trip back to the United States.
“Everything that I try to do, I want to do the best that I can. The NRHA Futurity is the biggest reining horse show in the world and I had a dream that one day I could be part of the futurity finals in Oklahoma City. I didn’t know how long it would take, but I knew if I had a horse good enough I could do it,” says Thiago.
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After meeting Doug at the 2002 USET Festival of Champions, Thiago Boechat returned home to Brazil, and continued to train and prepare for the futurities. Amongst the horses in his barn, there was one that he had particularly high hopes for, named Roosters Tru Luck.
With a good showing at the Brazilian Futurity, Thiago turned his dreams into reality when he shipped the stallion to Milholland’s facility in Purcell, Oklahoma in September of 2003. He spent the remaining months until the futurity training out of Milholland’s ranch, getting further help from Doug during that time. When it came to be futurity time, Thiago more than proved his mettle.
With the crowd behind him, this Brazilian reiner rode Roosters Tru Luck through a dynamic pattern, marking a 222 to capture 7th place out of 434 entries. Boechat and the fluid moving bay stallion also finished 3rd in the Intermediate Open and Limited Open divisions, bringing their total earnings for the NRHA Futurity show to over $50,000.
After the Futurity, Thiago and his wife
Izabel Kristina Boechat moved to Purcell, where Thiago is now heading up the breeding program and also continuing his winning ways as a reining and cowhorse trainer.
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21381 Sooner Ave
Purcell, OK 73080
T: 405-527-6234
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