Person · 2011
NRHA Hall of Fame · Inducted 2011
Shawn Flarida
NRHA's First $7M Rider · 6x Futurity Champion · Green Shirt Icon · Inducted 2011
Springfield, Ohio's Shawn Flarida is the most decorated competitor in NRHA history. Known for his signature green show shirt and quiet, workmanlike demeanor, he turned professional in 1989 with eight clients and built himself into the sport's first $7 Million Rider. For 14 consecutive years he held the title of NRHA All-Time Leading Money Earner. He is a 5-time World Equestrian Games gold medalist, 6-time Futurity Champion, 11-time Congress Futurity Champion, and won the only NRHA "Triple Crown" — Futurity, Derby, and NRBC — with Wimpys Little Chic in 2007–08.
"I'm honored. But I think it means more to me because of the people who are already in there. They are the reason I am able to do what I love to do."— Shawn Flarida, on his 2011 induction
Career Highlights
- NRHA's first and only $7 Million Rider — was the 3rd Million Dollar Rider (2003), 1st $3M (2008), 1st $4M (2010), 1st $5M (2013), 1st $6M (2017), 1st $7M; 14-year all-time leading money earner
- 6 NRHA Open Futurity Championships — 2002/Wimpys Little Step, 2004/Smart Spook, 2005/KR Lil Conquistador, 2007/Wimpys Little Chic, 2009/Gunnatrashya, 2014/Shine N Spook; 6 Derby titles, 4 NRBC titles, 11 Congress Futurity titles
- 5-time WEG Gold Medalist — 2002 (Jerez), 2006, 2010, 2014, plus individual medals; five of the top 10 all-time leading reining horses have been shown by Flarida
- Shawn Flarida Reiners, Springfield, Ohio
Class of 2011