Craig Schmersal
You can find the latest news about Craig, show results and upcoming schedule on Craig's website: SchmersalRanch.com
Craig Schmersal is one of the youngest trainers on the NRHA's top ten list, the 3rd all-time leading rider, and an NRHA Two Million Dollar rider. He finished 2009 as the NRHA's third highest money earner for the year.
Craig has won numerous AQHA and NRHA Open World Championships. In 2004, Craig won the NRHA Open Derby on Commanders Nic. One of his early accomplishments was earning a position on the United States Equestrian Team. In 2002, the team competed in Jerez, Spain where they took home the Gold Medal for the United States. In 2005, Craig returned Spain to win the Gold Medal in the FEI World Reining Masters Open Division on Tidal Wave Jack, against a field of riders from 17 countries.
Craig's goals include showing his Futurity horses where he has successfully proven himself to be one of the most competitive trainers bringing multiple horses every year to the Open finals.
In Feb 2010, riding Whizs Katrina, Craig won the Seminole Hard Rock Reining Derby, pushing his LTE over the $2M mark, making him only the third NRHA rider to earn that distinction.
