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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Letter from the Executive Director

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he summer months bring a welcomed change of pace after a long spring and winter.

Our members are able to spend more time with their families at the barn each night as their children are home from school, and the sunlight is lasting later into the evening. Whether you spend your summer with your horses at home or hauling out for a summer run, I think we can all agree that this is one of the best seasons of the year – both in and out of the show pen.

Our summer kicked off with the NCHA Annual Convention which was held in early June in Fort Worth, Texas. The weekend was filled with great comradery amongst our members as we planned for the strong future of NCHA and enjoyed the NCHA Foundation Golf Tournament and various social events, including the Members Hall of Fame Gala. It was here that we were able to, once again, honor the men and women who were inducted into the 2020 and 2021 classes in addition to welcoming this year’s inductees. These members have spent countless hours in dedication to the sport

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of cutting. On behalf of the entire association, we say thank you.

Taylor Sheridan, rider, director and producer of projects including Yellowstone and 1883, joined us at the Gala as the keynote speaker. Sheridan touched on the changes he has witnessed in our industry along with several aspects of what sets our industry apart from the rest; there truly is no match for the cutting horse.

“Cutting is the apex of the performance horse,” said Sheridan. “What the cutting horse does, what these trainers are doing… is so special and so rare, to see a run equal to what I saw with Smart Little Lena and Docs Okie Quixote, at a weekend cutting, is not uncommon. They are that good. We have the best product – there is not another event that has a better product than the cutting horse.”

I truly do believe not only that we have the best product, but we have the best people. Our association is growing, and I encourage you to be an active participant in this growth. Invite your colleagues out to a cutting, let them work the flag or a cow for the first time. Cutting is the most addictive sport, and all it takes is an invite to get involved. As we head into the peak of the summer months, I encourage you to focus on what the future has in store for our association. Now is our time to show the world that cutting truly is the apex of the performance horse industry.

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Coverage of the NCHA Great American Insurance Summer Cutting Spectacular, NCHA Foundation Scholarship Cutting and NCHA Holy Cow Performance Horses Youth World Finals. Plus, meet each division’s 2022 NCHA Horse of the Year and the inductees to the NCHA Open Riders, Non-Pro Riders and Horse Hall of Fame.

Get to Know Mark Senn

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Recapping the highlights and featuring the circuit champions across the NCHA National Circuit Program.

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DEPARTMENTS 2 Letter from the Executive Director 5 Industry Chatter 18 Inside the Judges Stand 20 Youth Connection 160 Looking Back

NCHA 146 NCHA Sponsors 149 Membership Application 150 Amateur/Non-Pro Application 152 Suspensions and Probations 154 NCHA Directors 155 NCHA Standing Committees 156 NCHA Staff Directory 158 Judges Evaluation Report

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BUSTER WELCH, 1928 – 2022 Buster Welch passed away peacefully at home in Abilene, Texas, on June 12.

Fay Owen “Buster” Welch passed away peacefully at home in Abilene, Texas, on Sunday, June 12. He was born 94 years prior in Sterling County, Texas, the last of eight children born to Charles Owen Welch and Fay Lucas Welch.

Within a month of his birth, his mother died. The children were dispersed among relatives and Buster was raised by his grandparents, Bud and Sarah Welch, until his father remarried. From his earliest days, he drew inspiration from horsemen and ranchers. At the age of 13, he ran away from home and began his long and influential life among cowboys, ranchers and horsemen. Before he turned 18, he worked for the Proctor brothers in Midland, the Long X Ranch in Jeff Davis County, and the famed Four Sixes in Guthrie.

His intense passion was for the work that called on a good horse. Though ranching was his life’s goal and life’s work, it could not contain him. By the time he was 26, he became a world champion cutting horse trainer, riding Marion’s Girl to the title. By the age of 32, he helped create the National Cutting Horse Association’s pre-eminent event, the Futurity. Before his career finished, he would win the event a record five times.

Buster developed styles of saddles and tack that changed horse training and showing and remain in use by most of today’s competitors. More than that, he developed a reputation as one focused on the greater good of the sport. Buster was generous in advice and assistance to the very people striving against him in the arena. He brought a level of class and dignity to cutting that remains a hallmark of the sport today.

In 1974 he signed on with the fabled King Ranch. Riding Mr San Peppy under their banner, he won the NCHA World Championship two more times. A son of Mr San Peppy, Peppy

San Badger, more commonly known as “Little Peppy,” became Buster’s magnum opus. Together they won the 1977 Futurity. Little Peppy went on to become one of the breed’s most influential sires.

Though possessing only an eighthgrade education, Buster was a voracious reader and lifelong learner.

His unadulterated passion for his lifestyle, incredible grasp of the history of his people and his land and his authenticity and ability in every setting attracted people of all stripes to his sphere. World business leaders, heads of states, prize winning authors and the jet set of Hollywood were drawn to his easy charm and prepossessing charisma. Working cowboys and horse trainers would flock to his ranch to hang on his every word for insights into his otherworldly abilities with horses and cattle. Vast and varied are the people whom he called friends.

His accomplishments, connections and personality contributed to his status as one of the pre-eminent figures in Western American culture. He was inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association Hall of Fame, Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, the American Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame, won the Foy Proctor Memorial Cowman’s Award, the Golden Spur Award, the Western Horseman Award, the Charles Goodnight Award and a host of other awards and honors too numerous to list here.

Buster, furthermore, was dedicated to his family. He hosted Welch family reunions at his ranch and in his later years cherished visits from a vast collection of relatives. In his 94 years he suffered much tragedy, yet he never withdrew in sadness. He continued to engage with his family and friends and manage his business ventures until his death. He stayed horseback until the end.

He is predeceased by his wife, Sheila Morris, his grandson Sterling Wilson,

his granddaughter Whitney Welch, and his son Greg Welch, and his ex-wife, Ginger. Buster is survived by his sisters Beth Joy (Bob) and Nann McCoy, son, Ken Welch (Dixie), daughters Ruth Ann Welch Williams (Ronnie) and Georgia Welch, son, Dolin Morris (Becky), daughter, Nina Finley (David). He is also survived by his grandchildren: Amy Welch King ( Joshua), Katy Welch, Kelly Welch, Lance Welch ( Jacque), Jenny LaSeur (Matt), Abby Howard (Tanner), Dawson Burns (Rebecca), Kirby Meadows (Ward), Brooke Morris (Cole), Charlsi Bethea (Tyler). He is also survived by 16 great grandchildren.

Though his interests were wideranging, he saw everything through the lens of horses and ranching. One of his favorite quotes came from Martha Washington, who once said, “The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances.” Buster strove for a curious, hardworking and cheerful disposition.

He leaves a legacy of family who loved him, transcendent horsemanship and the determination to excel in any endeavor to which he put his active mind and ample enthusiasm.

A memorial service will be held at the NCHA Great American Insurance Summer Cutting Spectacular. The date and details will be forthcoming.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Buster’s honor to the NCHA Foundation at nchafoundation.org or 260 Bailey Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76107 or to the Ranching Heritage Center at 3121 4th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79409-3200.

Graveside services were held at Cottonwood Flats Cemetery in Scurry County, 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Services were under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.

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NCHA ANNOUNCES AQHA LEADING SIRE AND DAM AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR 2021 The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) announces Metallic Cat, Junie Wood, and Metallic Rebel as the recipients of the 2021 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Leading Sire, Leading Dam, and Leading Freshman Sire awards, respectively.

“The growth our cutting industry has seen over the years is largely due to our stallion owners and breeders,” NCHA Executive Director Jay Winborn said.

“Their commitment to developing the next generation of champions will only propel the legacy of the cutting horse into the future.”

Each year the leading cutting horse sire and dam awards are presented to the sire, dam, and freshman sire whose AQHA offspring have the most earnings within the NCHA point year.

Metallic Cat, owned by the Rocking P Ranch, earned the Leading AQHA Cutting Sire award with over $7.6 million in offspring earnings. This is the sixth consecutive year that the 17-year-old stallion has earned this award.

The Leading AQHA Cutting Dam title went to Slate River Ranch’s Junie Wood, whose offspring earned over $339,605 in the show pen in 2021. Her daughter, Janie Wood, sired by Stevie Rey Von, claimed the 2021 NCHA Futurity Open Champion title with a 230.

Metallic Rebel, owned by Thomas Guinn, secured his title as Leading AQHA Freshman Cutting Sire with his first foal crop earning nearly $484,000 last year.

During Metallic Rebel’s show career, he surpassed $411,000 in NCHA lifetime earnings.

“AQHA is proud to partner with the NCHA to recognize the recipients of the 2021 NCHA AQHA sire, dam and freshman sire awards,” AQHA Registrar Tammy Canida said. “The American Quarter Horse is the world’s most versatile horse and excels in the discipline of cutting because of its athleticism, talent and true grit. The legacy of the American Quarter Horse lies in the efforts of breeders and the bloodlines they preserve through their hard work and dedication.

These awards reflect the effort in place to continue that legacy, while also maintaining the integrity of the breed.”

Information on the presentation of the 2021 AQHA Leading Sire and Dam awards will be forthcoming.

NCHA ANNOUNCES ADDED MONEY TO 2022 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FUTURITY PURSE The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) is thrilled to announce the addition of $750,000 in added money to the upcoming 2022 NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity payout.

The $750,000 added will be divided between each of the divisions of the NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity, including the Open, Non-Pro, and Amateur classes.

“The finance committee approved the $750,000 to be added to the Futurity as requested by the Executive Director,” said Mark Senn, chairman

of the NCHA Finance Committee. “We did this knowing we have adequate reserves for the NCHA. In 2022, we have also budgeted more funds for weekend and circuit shows than we did in 2021.”

Both weekend competition and aged event competition have shown strong entry numbers throughout the past couple of years, and especially strong numbers in the beginning of 2022. The NCHA Circuit Program has offered weekend level competitors the ability to compete for more titles as the program continues to grow.

“The sport of cutting is seeing tremendous

growth across the board,” said Jay Winborn, NCHA executive director. “We are excited to support our own event with the addition of $750,000 to the Futurity, as well as continue to grow our funding and support given to our weekend competition through the re-emergence of NCHA Weekend and the NCHA Circuit Program.”

The NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity is tentatively scheduled for November 16 – December 10, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information on the event, including entry forms, visit nchacutting.com/futurity.

NCHA HIRES SAM ROSE AS DIRECTOR OF JUDGES The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) is excited to share the hiring of Sam Rose of Gainesville, Texas, as the NCHA Director of Judges.

Rose has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to judging horses with certifications in the American Quarter Horse Association and National Reined Cow Horse Association in addition to holding his NCHA judge’s card. He has been an NCHA judge since 1999, being an AAAA judge for the last 20 years with 178 credits to his name.

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Rose. “I’d like to personally thank Pete Fanning and Russell McCord, and the others that came before me. I thank Pete for the work he did with Andy [Adams] on the recertification courses.

Goin`g forward, we’re going to do more education.

We have a great group of judges, and we’ll continue to improve and grow as we go.”

In addition to his widespread horse judging knowledge, Rose also has historical ties to the cutting horse and equine industry at large. Rose has trained and shown multiple world champion horses across various disciplines.

“We are happy to have Sam join the team,” said Jay Winborn, NCHA executive director. “Sam has an extensive amount of knowledge when it comes to judging horses and judging cutting horses specifically. I am confident his skill set and experience will only continue to prosper the NCHA Judges program.”

To learn more about the National Cutting Horse Association, visit nchacutting.com.

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HELEN KLEBERG GROVES, 1927 - 2022 Helen Kleberg Groves passed away peacefully at home in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, May 6, 2022. She was born 94 years prior in the same city on October 20, 1927, the only child of Robert Justus Kleberg, Jr. and Helen Campbell Kleberg.

Raised on the King Ranch, “Helenita” went on to graduate from Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia, and attended Vassar College. From there she began her long, fascinating, and varied life.

She had many passions in life, but ranching, fine horses, and family were central.

Her abiding love of the Ranch, its land, livestock, and the people who worked there, formed the foundation for all she did. She was a crack shot with her Colt pistol, often bettering the men around her and continued to be a keen and accurate dove and quail hunter into her nineties.

Helenita ranched her entire life, from overseeing King Ranch’s Buck and Doe Run Valley Farms in Chester County, Pennsylvania, to her own Silverbrook Farms in Staunton, Virginia, to Silverbrook Ranches in Texas, she focused on raising the best Santa Gertrudis cattle and Quarter Horses in the country. She campaigned many champion cutting horses including Miss Peppy Also and Pay 21. She was a skilled rider and loved competing across the country, winning many championship buckles and collecting limitless friends along the way. Known as the “First Lady of Cutting,” she was inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1998.

Thoroughbreds were also a lifelong passion for Helenita. She led King Ranch’s Assault into the winners circle after his 1946 Triple Crown victory, and went on to breed, own, and race numerous horses in her rust and lavender silks throughout her long life. She co-bred and owned the champion

filly Althea, who won the Arkansas Derby, as well as numerous other Grade I winners such as Serape, Free Drop Billy, and Hawkbill, among others. Later in life, she could be found in Saratoga Springs, New York, in August, enjoying the races and regaling all around her with her tales from decades past. She loved horses and the people she encountered around them.

A lifelong learner, interested in numerous subjects including history, politics, the arts, and the sciences, Helenita was a voracious reader with a steely memory. She thoroughly enjoyed lunching with many of the prominent scientists from the institutions she supported, continuously expanding her broad intellect. She also was devoted to her strong corps of “Monday Night Ladies,” who are known to be the catalysts for much of the important charitable and political work done in San Antonio.

Helenita was an extraordinary philanthropist, who took her service very seriously. She served as President of the Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation until 2020 and continued on the board until her death. Additionally, she has served on the boards of educational institutions as well as the National Sporting Library and Museum, in Middleburg, Virginia.

Her knowledge and acumen as a rancher, horsewoman, and cattle raiser made her an indispensable member and leader on many boards including the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the National Cutting Horse Association, the US Equestrian Team, and, of course, her beloved King Ranch, where she served as a Director from 1956-1988, and where her influence was felt for the remainder of her life.

Helenita’s contributions were recognized by

more institutions and organizations than can be printed succinctly here. She left a mark wherever she went. Full of curiosity, she always put her fullest effort into every day of her life and engaged many fine friends along the way.

Predeceased by her ex-husband, Dr. John Deaver Alexander, and her second husband, Lloyd L. Groves, Helenita is survived by her six children, all of whom gave her great pride: Helen C. Alexander, Emory A. Hamilton (Fred), John D. Alexander (Claire), Caroline A. Forgason, Henrietta K. Alexander, and Dorothy A. Matz (Michael).

She is also survived by her grandchildren, Deaver, Cadell, and Robert “Berto” Alexander, Helen H. Cottingham (Charlie), James Forgason, Laird George, and Alex, Lucy, Robert, and Arthur Matz.

A memorial service was held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 11AM at First Presbyterian Church, 404 North Alamo Street, San Antonio, Texas, with the Rev. Dr. Bob Fuller officiating. The interment was private.

Honorary pallbearers were Deaver, Cadell, and Berto Alexander, Helen Cottingham, James Forgason, Laird George, Alex, Lucy, Robert and Arthur Matz.

The family would also like to recognize the extraordinary care her caregivers provided late in her life, especially Araceli Sutherland, Flor Smith, Dominique Palomo, Julieta Chavez, Ana Cardoza, Stephanie Sutherland, Jessie Gutierrez, and Karel Hoffman. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The King High Historical Foundation, The National Sporting Library and Museum, or any of the numerous charities Helenita supported throughout her life.

NATIONAL CUTTING HORSE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES CANCELATION OF 2022 NCHA WESTERN NATIONALS FORT WORTH On the heels of a record-breaking year of entries across National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) weekend events and an incredibly successful maiden year for the NCHA Circuit Program, the Executive Committee has voted to cancel the 2022 NCHA Western National Championship presented by 6666 Ranch that was tentatively scheduled for May 19 through May 28, in Reno, Nevada.

At the time this decision was made, only 62 individual entries had been submitted of the 6,246 individuals that are qualified to enter the NCHA National Championships. The applicable National Championship fees that have already been collected will be divided out equally with money allocated to the 13 affiliates that are hosting NCHA

Weekend. The fees serving their original purpose of supporting and fostering weekend competition was a very important component of this difficult decision.

“We have seen tremendous growth across the weekend level of competition, and this decision to cancel Western Nationals was not made lightly,” said Jay Winborn, NCHA executive director.

“Cutting continues to grow, and we are excited for the opportunity to further support the return of NCHA Weekend as we experience increased participation at all levels of our sport.”

NCHA Weekend is a provision of the National Circuit Program that celebrates the weekend cutter. Each of NCHA’s 13 circuits will host one

event during June 23-26, 2022, produced by local affiliates. NCHA Weekend will include added money, double circuit points, and weekend awards.

The Executive Committee is thoughtfully considering the future of the NCHA Western National Championship presented by 6666 Ranch.

Please note that the 2023 NCHA Eastern National Championship presented by 6666 Ranch will continue to be held and is scheduled to take place in West Monroe, Louisiana.

For more information about NCHA Weekend, please visit nchacutting.com/nchaweekend.”

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INSIDE THE JUDGES STAND

Welcoming Sam Rose Dear NCHA Members,

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would like to say that I am very proud be your Director of Judges, not only for the judges but for all members of the NCHA. The individuals who were in my position before me laid down the groundwork for where we are now.

Going forward, the vision that I have for this department and monitored events is to have a more constructive education in a positive manner. For instance, we will concentrate on having more encouraging interaction between the monitors and judges. They will meet collectively as a group in pre-meetings prior to the first go-rounds. During this time, they will discuss cuts and run content on each cow to determine the final score.

This pre-meeting was introduced at the most recent Breeder’s Invitational event. Both sets of judges agreed that it was very helpful, and they were excited about this approach.

Individual opinions are beneficial in the judges department, and we can all learn from each other. Therefore, education on a regular basis is key. When we stop learning, we stop moving forward.

The judges department will strive to improve and educate our judges, while continuing to maintain a positive outlook.

Until next time,

Sam Rose NCHA Director of Judges

2022 ACHIEVEMENT BUCKLES DAKOTA WEST DANIEL BURBA DAVID TUCKER DEENA DUNKLE DYLAN SINCLAIR ELIZABETH NAMETZ ELLE ELIZABETH MARTIN EMILY KENT EMILY WAHL ERICA WALTON GAVIN WILKO GEORGIA BROWN GIANNA HANSEN GINGER GIPSON GWEN WILLIAMS HALEY HART HALEY LAMENDOLA HANNAH DUNCAN HEIDI VAZQUEZ J T WEST JAMIE HARRISON JANNA HAWLEY JEFFREY KIRKBRIDE JENNA DECKER JENNIFER MATTESON JENNIFER WILCOX JOLI SUMMERS JOSE MENDEZ

JOSEPH FREEMAN JUSTIN ARNOLD JUSTIN WAGGONER KATHERINE BURNS KAYLEE GREEN KEN MESAROS KENZEE HAYES KIM BARNETT KRIS POTTS LANDRY HAUGEN LAUREN SINGLEY LUKE NGUYEN MAKENZY BARNES MALLORY WILLIAMS TOLLESON MATT BARTON MELINDA HORSEY MICHELLE LISAC NATE AHLIN PAM NICHOLS PRESTIN COOK RACHEL BRAUN RASHELL GOUWENBERG REID LONG REYNALDO RODRIGUEZ ROY YATES RUBY ROBBINS RYLEE FINLEY SARA TYREE

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YOUTH CONNECTION

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ey NYCHA, What an amazing year it has been! We made a plan and set goals at the beginning of the year and increased our membership to almost 1,000! I am so proud of our progress and growth.

I am very excited to announce that we have a coloring book coming soon featuring the History of Cutting that will be distributed all over the world. A huge thank you to Makayla Cowan and Mica Collins for all of their hard work with me on this project!

Our officer elections are coming up during Youth Week in July, and I hope every Youth member decides to play a role in our government. It is a great opportunity to have your ideas heard and plan new, fun things for our organization.

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Please make sure you are following the NYCHA Instagram and Facebook pages for info on shows, scholarships, Youth Week and more!

I am so thankful to have been NYCHA President this year. We have many fun memories to hold on to. I want to say a big thank you to Mike Simmons, who takes hours of his time to put up with us - LOL! But seriously, thank you, Mike, for all of your help and direction. We could not do it without you!

- Signing off for the last time, Brinley Lippincott NYCHA Senior President

ey NYCHA,

This hauling year is wrapping up, and the NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular is right around the corner. We are so excited for this year’s theme “Growing Up in the Sandbox!”

Some of the greatest times and memories I have made this year were in “the sandbox,” and serving as the junior reporter. I enjoyed making decisions for all the fun things that go on at the shows, writing these monthly Chatter articles, and getting to build deeper working relationships with my friends.

One of my favorite shows I attended this year was Eastern Nationals. We had such a fun time in West Monroe, Louisiana, and the costume class never disappoints. I am very excited for this year’s Summer Spectacular. I love all the dances, the NCHA Foundation Scholarship Cutting, and the NYCHA World Finals. I can’t wait to hear some great speeches and see some amazing artwork and photos for the “Growing Up in the Sandbox” themed Youth Convention.

I wish y’all the best of luck and safety going down the road!

BRINLEY LIPPINCOTT, NYCHA SENIOR PRESIDENT

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ey NYCHA! It’s SUMMER! You know what that means: time for the NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular! I don’t know about you guys, but I’m so excited to get to Fort Worth, Texas, for Youth Week.

As far as I know, Youth Week is set to take place from July 24-28.

During these five days, we get to witness the Youth World Finals, the NCHA Foundation Scholarship Cutting, and the BraveHearts Shootout. How cool is that? I hope all of you will send some super fun pictures in, and maybe you can be featured in one of the next articles!

As happy as all this news is, I’m rather sad to say this is the last article I’ll be writing as your senior reporter; however, I do hope to be running for a higher office very soon, and I wouldn’t mind y’all’s support! Although I’m no longer the reporter, I have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of this team, and I am so excited to continue to build this amazing organization!

Y’all be safe and God bless!

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29:11 - Riley Farris NYCHA Junior President

- Mica Collins NYCHA Junior Reporter MICA COLLINS, NYCHA JUNIOR REPORTER 20

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Meet Mark Senn The new NCHA Vice President is working to be a voice for all members.

BY JENNIFER HORTON

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ark Senn looks at the big picture as he assumes the role of National Cutting Horse Association vice president at the 2022 NCHA Convention.

His campaign platform included increased NCHA support for weekend shows as well as growing national events, because success in both areas are important for the organization.

Senn began showing cutting horses nearly 15 years ago, and now also participates in breeding horses and raising foals. He competes as an Unlimited Amateur and Non-Pro rider with current NCHA lifetime earnings of $269,673 at press time.

His involvement in NCHA on a local and regional level led the Augusta, Georgia, businessman to step into leadership roles within the association. He joined the NCHA finance committee and has served as chairman for the past two years.

“Being on the finance committee gave me good insight on how [NCHA runs] and how we can operate to be successful financially,” Senn said. “Serving on the board with very qualified people and being involved enough to see we have a really good staff and executive director made me want to run for vice president. It seemed to me like everything had come together for NCHA to function as a very viable, great organization.”

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Senn has a positive outlook for NCHA these days.

“We’re trying to improve in a lot of different areas,” Senn said.

“I think our financial statements are good - we’ve done a good job in that area. The direction we’re taking with the circuit program is excellent. Our big three shows continue to evolve and get better with more added money. Our membership drive seems to be working well.”

During his upcoming tenure, he looks forward to seeing even more improvement in those areas and a few more.

“I would like to see our three big shows continue to grow into the best equine events out there…so they are fun for the participants,” Senn said. “I’d like to see them become quality shows, in terms of how they are run…with sufficient added money to make it exciting, while making them available to an audience who can appreciate our horses and [their] talents.”

As an Amateur cutter himself, Senn sees the strength of the Amateur division as a positive within NCHA. “There are a lot of people who want to be a part of the cutting horse heritage and enjoy their horses themselves,” Senn said.

“They want to be able to show and compete against their peers.

Amateurs don’t do this on their own. We need guidance and coaching, so we have to have people willing to give their time and effort to help us succeed. We have to work it as a family.”

Senn considers a strong Amateur division vital to the success of cutting competition throughout NCHA. “The growth in the Amateur has been phenomenal and a lot of that growth ultimately supports the Open and Non-Pro,” Senn said. “It’s one of the areas [where] we can make enough income to make the show produce well and help all the divisions.

“I hate to think of it as Non-Pro versus Amateur. You have to help every division be as good as it can be. The only way this works is for everyone to pull together. It’s not about one particular group. I’m talking with trainers and Open riders to figure out how to make our events better. It’s about all of us working together.”

Senn understands the value of a strong weekend show program and looks forward to working with NCHA affiliates to improve their weekend events and ensure they are sustainable.

“We need to focus on how to make those weekend events work,” Senn said. “Many cutters get their start [at weekend shows] and families show together there. These weekend shows need to be fun and enjoyable for those members. We have a lot of shows, so we need coordinate and take care of how we’re scheduling…so they can all be profitable and continue.”

Senn would like to explore opportunity for growth by promoting cutting to people who are active in other equine associations.

“We know all you have to do is get someone to throw their leg over a cutting horse once and they are hooked,” Senn said.

Senn appreciates the encouragement and advice he’s received from past NCHA presidents.

“Probably the best advice one of them gave me was to try to leave the NCHA better than I found it,” Senn said. “I think that’s something we should all strive for - if we do that, we continue to move it forward. It’s a great organization. Let’s just keep getting people excited about what we are doing.”

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Phil Rapp

Rapp Ranch has been the home of NCHA leaders for decades and not just in the record books.

BY JENNIFER HORTON

W

hile statistics document Phil Rapp’s success in the arena, they don’t tell the whole story.

A conversation about his life quickly reveals his dedication and commitment to leadership roles as a father and a trainer and within the National Cutting Horse Association.

“The NCHA is all about the cutting horse, but it’s the relationships we build with people in and out of the arena that we enjoy,” Rapp said.

“Teaching and sharing experiences to help people learn and mature in the sport gives me a lot of gratification.”

Rapp grew up showing horses in Napa, California, where his parents, Jerry and Nancy Rapp, raised him with a strong work ethic and a heart for service. He was president of the Junior Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association, an officer of the American Junior Quarter Horse Association (now known as the American Quarter Horse Youth Association), and an active member of the Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association.

After making the move to Texas, he served as an NCHA director and a member of the limited aged event committee, which included two stints as chairman. He also served four years on the NCHA executive committee.

Phil pulled back the volunteer reins as his children, Ryan and Emma Grace grew. Then, after some encouragement from people he 30

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respected and admired, he ran for and was elected as NCHA vice president in 2016.

“If you want to make a difference you have to step up,” Phil said. “Being raised in the NCHA, I had some ideas I thought would enhance the association. We had financial challenges and staff turnover to deal with, including the executive director. We worked to get stability back.”

Phil considers the experience he gained as the biggest reward from serving in his various leadership roles.

“When I completed the presidency, I told my mother I had achieved the master’s degree she had always encouraged,” Phil said. “I learned so much - from human resources and promotion to management and finances. It was a once-in-alifetime opportunity.”

For many, the amount of time Phil spent dedicating his service to the NCHA would have constituted a full-time job, but it wasn’t enough to keep the competitive cutter out of the arena.

“It was a special Futurity when I was president,” Phil said. “Lewis Wray was our interim executive director. Much to his chagrin, he had to insist I go meet every world finalist, in every division, each day they walked the red carpet. I was very proud to present their awards and congratulate them for their years’ worth of work and success. Then, [I was] reserve world champion with [our stallion] Dont Stopp Believin and made the Open Futurity

finals myself. [It] was quite a year.”

Phil entered the Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Open Riders Hall of Fame just four years later. Beyond his many accomplishments in the arena, he takes great pride in the family breeding program, which began with a mare gifted to him by his father and has allowed the family to continuously top the lifetime cutting horse owner and breeder charts. So, which honor would make his father, who passed away in 1994, the proudest?

“There’s no doubt,” Phil said, with a laugh. “The Members. Easy. Dad was a big part of the Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association in the 1980s, until his health got away from him. He’s in their Hall of Fame. He would be so proud of this for me.”

The Members Hall of Fame is the highest accolade within the NCHA. It’s awarded to people who, in Phil’s words, have truly helped the association over their lifetime.

“It’s an honor that I hold very dear and respect very highly,” Phil said.

Phil has a deep appreciation and gratitude for many people in his life, beginning with his mother.

“I see God’s hand over me from my adoption as an infant, which allowed me to be raised by my parents,” Phil said. “They put me into the horse business and made sure good people influenced me as I grew up.”

He named several he considers responsible for his success: Liz Lowe, Jeoff Clarke, Jeff Oswood, Todd Bimat, Pat Cassady, Rock and Landy Hedlund, Scott McClurg, Mike and Michelle Mowery, Lindy Burch, Clarence Tye, Curly and Missy Tully, the Baldwin family, and the Gale family. Phil insisted that he would not be the person he is today without them.

“This Members Hall of Fame award is not so much about me,” Phil said. “It’s about the people who helped me through life and are still close friends. I’m so proud of that.”

Phil is a known family man. He enjoys the time spent sharing this passion with his wife and children.

“My wife, Mary Ann, and I will be married 28 years, this year,” Phil said. “The impact she’s had on my life is immeasurable. The time hauling with the kids and my customers, who become really dear friends, makes the victories and experiences with them mean a lot.”

Phil and his son have the unique honor of sharing Hall of Fame inductions this year, as Ryan is being inducted into both the Youth and Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame. Phil could not be prouder.

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Lewis Wray

A colonel, coach, and cutter: Lewis Wray dedicated his life to service and enjoyed the journey.

BY JENNIFER HORTON

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s the NCHA President in 2017 and Interim Executive Director in 2018, Russellville, Arkansasnative, Lewis Wray, brought unique experience to the office. The retired Army colonel served 38 years in active duty and reserves. With two master’s degrees under his belt, he was a teacher and a high school football coach before retiring and joining the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry office. There, he represented the governor’s office in a public affairs capacity at all the equine events in Arkansas.

“As a boy in northwest Arkansas, I was lucky to be able to ride my bike from home over to Kenneth Galyean’s farm, and [I would] watch him work horses,” Wray said. “I was fascinated.”

Playing football in high school took Wray away from horses for a time but led him to a 40-year career as a coach and teacher.

However, his love for horses and cutting remained.

“I look at it as a journey,” Wray said. “I’ve made many friends I would have never met without my involvement with NCHA. I’ve enjoyed it, and I would do it all again.”

Wray and his wife, Kay, raised two sons.

Horses were a great family activity and they showed at local open horse shows before the

allure of cutting horses won out. One of his sons competed as a Youth rider, and the other grew up to become a trainer.

“We got our first good horse from Sam Walton when Hunter was 12,” Wray said. “We were in his pasture looking at the horses and a yellow filly caught [my son’s] eye. [Walton] and Willard Walker showed up and we visited. By the end of the conversation, I had bought her.”

That palomino filly was Wray’s Cutter Tari (Doc Tari x Miss Cutter Billie x Cutter Bill), bred by Walker. The young mare earned $11,323 in NCHA earnings and four high school rodeo state championships in cutting.

Wray became involved with the NCHA at his local level. He was convinced to run for a director position within NCHA to represent Arkansas.

“I represented Region 6 on the executive committee, and that got me more involved,” Wray said. “Jo Ellard asked me to consider running for vice president.”

As a coach, Wray dealt with problems or concerns [ from a player or parent] immediately. That is also how he approached his work in NCHA. “I didn’t want them to fester overnight let’s sit and talk about it,” Wray said. “I don’t like the word ‘problem;’ I prefer ‘challenge.’ I wanted to hear what they had to say, and deal

with it as quickly as we could.”

Wray believes his biggest accomplishment happened before his term as NCHA President.

While serving as the chair of the Amateur committee, he attended the Breeder’s Invitational in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Jody Galyean approached him with a format idea for what would become the Unlimited Amateur.

After hearing both support and doubt of the concept, Wray prepared a presentation for the NCHA Convention.

“We had some real pushback,” Wray said.

“But it passed and went to the executive committee, where they approved it unanimously. It’s not perfect. I know there’s still some controversy with it, but there was a need. It has allowed people who left to get back into cutting, because they can show in the Unlimited [Amateur].”

An Amateur cutter with modest lifetime earnings, Wray hopes for the opportunity to show again. He has three mares raising foals by popular, proven stallions.

“There’s not a better feeling than putting your hand down with that horse in automatic control,” Wray said.

Following his term as NCHA President, Wray became Interim Executive Director for one year. His years of experience from the army, academics, athletics, and government gave Wray the political savvy that helped him serve NCHA. “I invited Betsy Price, the Mayor of Fort Worth, to come out to the Futurity,” Wray said.

“It was the first time she had been asked. We presented her with a Jim Reno trophy, and it sat on her desk until she left office.”

Wray handled executive committee meetings like his former staff meetings with lieutenants or coaches.

“I always made sure that everyone understood my objectives,” Wray said. “In the mornings, when I came into the office, I would stop at every desk for a visit. I wanted them to know I’d support them, and where they could support me.

“I’m quite humbled, and extremely proud, to be [inducted to] the Members Hall of Fame.

I don’t think it gets any higher [than] to join the people in it, like Leon Harrel, Tom Lyons, and Kenneth Galyean. It’s not how much you won; it’s what you’ve given. I’d like to thank Ron Pietrafeso for nominating me.

“I wanted [NCHA] to be a little bit better when I left it than it was when I got there.” ★ SUMMER 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

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H. L. AKIN

MEMBERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE H. L. Akin of Davidson, Oklahoma, served as president of the National Cutting Horse Association from 1961 to 1962. During his tenure, the NCHA Futurity was created and the Non-Pro class was established. Akin believed that, “There has to be a place for every person, even if he’s just a prospective cutter.”

Akin recalled the first time he was introduced to the sport of cutting saying, “The first cutting horse I ever saw was Matlock Rose on Jesse James [at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show, in Fort Worth, Texas]. I never saw anything that looked so beautiful in my life, seeing that horse cutting with Matlock on him.”

Akin passed away on August 15, 2006, at his home in Oklahoma. As a member of the 2022 class of inductees into the NCHA Members Hall of Fame, Akin is posthumously inducted in remembrance of his dedication to the NCHA and the sport of cutting. ★

GAY COPELAND

MEMBERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE Gay Copeland was born in San Angelo, Texas, on December 31, 1912. Copeland spent the majority of his childhood on his grandparent’s ranch, where he was educated by a governess. Additionally, he spent time in Fort Stockton public schools, at the San Marcos Baptist Academy, and at the Schreiner Institute in Kerrville, Texas. He married Esther Lou “Este” Hines, of Bronte, Texas, in 1935, and they were rarely apart until her passing in November of 2006.

Copeland helped organize the National Cutting Horse Association and served as president of the association in 1952. Copeland had a deep appreciation for the sport of cutting and the specialized athleticism of cutting horses.

“He has to be light on his feet, like a dancer. He has to be easy to turn, and a quick thinker. He has to know which way a calf intends to move, then outsmart him,” Copeland stated to Time Magazine in 1953, when asked about the characteristics that make a good cutting horse.

Copeland passed away on August 28, 2007, at his home in San Antonio, Texas. He is posthumously inducted into the NCHA Members Hall of Fame in tribute to the immeasurable effort he dedicated to the creation and building of the NCHA. ★

CHARLES E. KING

MEMBERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE Charles E. King of Wichita Falls, Texas, served as president of the National Cutting Horse Association in 1954. In 1955, King continued to serve the association as the chairman of the Executive Committee.

King was the owner of Jodie Earl, a cutting horse featured in Sports Illustrated in 1955 and filmed by Disney as part of their “Frontierland” series. Jodie Earl was famous for her ability to cut out a calf from the herd without a rider. King is remembered by friends as a great man who had many interests and a passion for cutting horses.

King passed away on April 18, 1984. He is posthumously inducted into the NCHA Members Hall of Fame in honor of the effort he dedicated to advocating for the NCHA and the cutting horse. ★

LOYD JINKENS

Loyd Jinkens of Fort Worth, Texas, was a founding member of the National Cutting Horse Association and served as president in 1953. Jinkens was born in 1900 in Nolan County, Texas. He later moved to Fort Worth and began trading horses. Eventually, he purchased his uncle’s ranch, and he and his wife, Lena, stocked it with more than 100 broodmares and lots of cattle.

After the American Quarter Horse Association was founded in 1940, Jinkens developed an interest in the breed, especially in cutting horses. In 1944, he traveled to the King Ranch in south Texas to purchase a weanling colt of Peppy, aptly named Peppy’s Pepper. Jinkens showed him 32 times and won numerous grand champion awards. He sold Peppy’s Pepper for $26,500, which was the highest price paid for a Quarter Horse at that time.

Jinkens passed away on September 7, 1980. He is posthumously inducted into the NCHA Members Hall of Fame in honor of the time and effort he spent laying the foundation of the NCHA.★ 32

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HOW TO SAVE A LIFE NCHA $3 million rider credits his life to the quick response from cutters in the right place, at the right time, leads to change across all NCHA affiliates.

BY ANNA LAURENT

PHOTO BY ANNA LAURENT

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he events that transpired at a cutting horse show in Paradise, Texas, on October 2, 2021, were nothing short of a miracle.

Everything NCHA Open Riders Hall of Famer, Jason Clark, of Weatherford, Texas, knows about the events that occurred on this day comes from second-hand accounts.

“I don’t remember anything,” Clark said.

“I don’t remember working horses that morning or even a couple of months before that. The doctors say I may never remember any of that; it’s totally normal.”

By all accounts, Clark would have never made it out of the arena that day if things had not lined up perfectly.

“Mine was the perfect scenario,” Clark said.

“It just wasn’t my time, and it was a miracle that I made it. Everything just lined up.”

From what he has been told, it was just a normal show day when he started his morning at 2 a.m.

“We worked a handful of show horses and some three-year-olds, then off to the show we went,” Clark said. “I had my wife and my son helping me, Becky and Cooper.”

Clark’s first horse to show that day was one of his own, a six-year-old gelding called Shorty Katz.

“I did really good,” Clark said. “I marked a 74 and then there was someone after me, and then I showed again.”

Cooper told Clark that he remembers seeing him lean on the fence with his arm by his head after he finished showing his first horse, which seemed out of the ordinary at the time.

Afterward, Becky brought Clark his next horse to show. He proceeded to mark a score of 75, which put him in first and second place. After the buzzer went off, Clark’s life would change forever.

“My head went all the way back to the horse’s tail; everyone thought I was joking around, because I had just marked two good scores,” Clark said.

Everyone, that is, except Becky. By the time his wife made it to him and the horse, Clark was already blue.

“Everyone was just frozen; nobody knew what to do,” Clark said. “Becky grabbed the horse. John Wold, Josh Townsend, and Rick Hayes were helping me. She hollered to

them, ‘Help me get him off,’ you know?”

Luckily for Clark, Kadee Belle Hall, the daughter of Shannon Hall, one of Clark’s good friends, was also at the show. Kadee Belle had just been CPR certified the week prior, but she had never performed CPR on anything other than the class Manikin, a type of mannequin used in the healthcare industry, designed to simulate the human body during various healthcare scenarios.

“I had just given her a hug like 20 minutes ago, you know?” Clark said. “Her mom screamed, ‘Kadee Belle, Kadee Belle!’ She runs up, and it’s me - a lifelong friend of the family. It had to be a God thing, because Kadee Belle was not even going to come [to the cutting that day]. Her younger sister, Jo, had just started showing, and Kadee just thought at the last minute, ‘You know, I’m going to go support my sister and surprise her.’”

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“If I go into a-fib or have an irregular heartbeat, it will shock me,” Clark said. “It has shocked me three times now, and if you google what it feels like to get shocked by a defibrillator, they say it is equal to getting kicked in the chest by a mule, but you don’t know it’s coming.”

“When people go down in the cutting horse world, they treat you like family and they come running.”

— Jason Clark

Advice from his doctors to take it easy, combined with the fear of getting shocked unexpectedly, made it intimidating for Clark

PHOTO BY ANNA LAURENT (TOP) AND SETH PETIT (BOTTOM)

Clark still talks to Kadee Belle every couple of weeks, just to check on her and let her know how grateful his family is for the lifesaving measures she performed that day.

Clark continues to be overwhelmed by the amount of support and prayers he received.

“When people go down in the cutting horse world, they treat you like family and they come running,” Clark said. “I just get choked up thinking about it.”

Once Clark was stabilized, the next step was finding a specialist who could identify and treat Clark’s condition. To his surprise, that specialist was a resident at a county hospital not far from his home of Weatherford, Texas. He was care flighted to John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS) in Fort Worth, Texas, and placed under the care of Dr. Vassilis Dimas, a physician who specializes in cardiovascular disease. After a series of tests on his brain and heart, Dr. Dimas diagnosed Clark with arrhythmia, or an irregular heartbeat, and said his episode at the cutting was caused by his heart going into a-fib.

Clark now has a cardioverter-defibrillator, a device for people who are prone to lifethreatening rapid heart rhythms, implanted just below his collarbone.

PHOTO BY ANNA LAURENT (TOP)

PHOTO COURTESY OF JASON CLARK

member, gave breaths, and Whitney Hall, Kadee Belle’s older sister, continuously wiped his face and prayed over him.

“We were probably 30 minutes from Decatur, Texas, the closest big city, but we are out in the country, and nobody is going to get there quick,” Clark said. “It’s total panic-mode, and my wife and my son are freaking out.”

For over 30 minutes, Kadee Belle performed CPR. “When I was in the hospital, my story had kind of gotten around,” Clark said.

“The nurses, both males and females, said that they can perform CPR for about four minutes and their arms are just smoked.

[Kadee Belle] did [CPR] for 30 minutes on me. So, she is like my angel - big time.

“My wife was praying for the best, but in her mind, she was thinking it was not good, especially when I am blue,” Clark said. “The ambulance finally gets there and gets me loaded. They shock me two or three times, and I died again on the way to the hospital.”

When Clark arrived at the nearest hospital, several close friends and family were already there for support. One of the first things the doctor checked was Clark’s brain activity.

“He came out and the first thing he said is, ‘Man, he’s got normal brain activity,’” Clark said. “Everyone just starts crying and screaming with joy.”

to return to riding and competing at first.

“It was awful not to be able to ride a horse,” Clark said. “I’ve been riding horses ever since I was a little kid. That’s the longest time frame I have ever spent not riding, and the unknown is intimidating. If I get on, am I going to pass out?”

Peace of mind to get back in the saddle came in the form of a heartfelt gift from his wife and family.

“They bought me an Apple Watch for Christmas, and you can check your heart rate on there,” Clark said. “My wife and

PHOTO BY ANNA LAURENT (TOP) AND SETH PETIT (BOTTOM)

PHOTO BY ANNA LAURENT (TOP)

SPECIAL FEATURE my son used to joke because, every two minutes, I was on my watch. I’m scared, and the shock deal is intimidating.”

For Clark, it was a comforting visual.

When he felt abnormal, he could quickly check his watch and feel reassured.

Clark’s first big show since his incident was the 2022 NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes, where he made the Open Super Stakes Classic and Intermediate Open Super Stakes finals and crossed the $3 million earnings mark.

“I think I might have won $25,000 or so,” Clark said. “It was kind of a nice little comeback. I’m just super grateful to have a little momentum going back our way and some positivity.”

In hindsight, there had been signs before that day.

“Maybe two months before that, I had been really short of breath,” Clark said. “I had gone to my normal doctor and done blood work and stress tests, and everything came back perfect. My new heart doctor told me that if it had happened while I had been taking a shower or driving down the road or just home with my wife and my son, it would not have been good. I would really say that every household needs to have one or two people who know CPR. I had even heard that before, but now I really get it.”

This call to action is one that many in the cutting horse family felt. Sandra McBride,

whose husband is an electrophysiologist, a doctor who specializes in the electrical pulses in the heart that control its rhythm and triggers heartbeats, was keenly aware of just how badly things could have been if Kadee Belle had not happened to be at the show that day.

“A Sudden Cardiac Arrest is caused by an abnormal rhythm of the heart,” McBride said. “This abnormality in the electrical system of the heart causes it to beat extremely rapidly or flutter. When that happens, an individual only has a very short time to act, three minutes, to prevent possible irreversible neurological damage.

CPR by trained individuals can keep blood flowing.

“When this happened to Jason Clark last fall, I decided something had to be done about this and that we could do better by our membership if we were better prepared,” McBride said.

McBride approached Lindy Burch, knowing she was CPR trained and certified and had also been involved in previous cardiac events in the arena, to help raise awareness for the cause they aptly called “Cutters with Hearts.”

“I thought [CPR training] was a necessary thing and a good skill to have,” Burch said.

The two began fundraising with the initial goal of $62,792 to provide CPR training and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to NCHA affiliates to help them be prepared for a possible Sudden Cardiac Arrest incident. To Burch, the biggest challenge lies in getting people comfortable with using an AED, if necessary.

“This is something that is as easy to use as turning on your phone; you just have to be willing to try,” Burch said.

As of press time, $63,065 has been raised, exceeding the initial goal set by McBride and Burch, allowing AEDs to be placed with 38 NCHA affiliates.

“It is a testament to our membership, how quickly money has been raised,” Burch said.

You can visit bit.ly/NCHAAEDS to donate online.

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FOUR SIXES RANCH RANCH PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

BY LACY TUCKER | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREW HANCOCK (LEFT) AND BEE SILVA (RIGHT)

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his commemorated ranch needs no introduction, as it has been woven into cowboy culture for over a century. Established in 1870, the Four Sixes Ranch occupies approximately 260,000 acres. Stewards of the land, this historic ranch is the epitome of western poetic charm, producing topquality performance horses and cattle

“I feel most modern-day popular cutting horses go back to bloodlines from the Four Sixes, so it's only natural we get back involved.”

— Dr. Glenn Blodgett

as they uphold their legacy with pride and heritage.

The Four Sixes has been immersed in cutting from its inception, as cutting was a necessary component of the working ranch itself.

"I feel most modern-day popular cutting horses go back to bloodlines from the Four Sixes, so it's only natural we get back involved,” said Dr. Glenn

Blodgett, horse division manager and resident veterinarian of the Four Sixes.

Standing an impressive string of proven NCHA stallions, including two Open Futurity champions and two Open world champions, it seems only fitting that the ranch be involved with the NCHA. "Staying closely involved helps us promote what we offer in a way that services the breeding [program] and promotes horses we have for sale from time to time," Blodgett said.

Last December, the Four Sixes, alongside King Ranch, Wagonhound Land & Livestock, Waggoner Ranch, Gardiner Angus Ranch and the late Buster Welch, donated heifers to be auctioned off at the NCHA Foundation Western Heritage Celebration.

"We thought it would be unique for these historic ranchers to donate five heifers to be auctioned off to benefit the Foundation,” said Blodgett, who is a trustee of the NCHA Foundation. “It was received well and raised a lot of money!"

You will find a tremendous appreciation for the horse itself at the Four Sixes, where it is passionately believed that it is the horse that ties us together. From the veterinarians to the vendors, the horse is settled at the core of connection within our industry.

“It is a humbling honor to be a part of it here,” Blodgett said. “We want to continue the legacy and history that was started at the very beginning.

These horses are graceful animals that can be used for work, pleasure and companionship.”

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the scenes to make such a large and lucrative operation possible.

"I'm very proud of the service we offer,” Blodgett said. “We've got an excellent staff and facility to do the things we do."

To find out more about The Four Sixes Ranch, visit www.6666ranch.com.★

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ROCKING P RANCH RANCH PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

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ome to extraordinary stallions, Spots Hot and Metallic Cat, as well as an incredible array of broodmares, Rocking P Ranch, owned by Bobby Patton, strives for success, one breeding at a time.

Patton found himself intrigued with cutting horses when he befriended Walmart heiress and long-time cutting horse enthusiast Alice Walton. One day, as Patton was coming home from a meeting, he remembered Walton was having a dispersal sale, and he decided to stop by.

That day, Patton bought his first horses, including the sire, Boon San. Though he knew nothing about cutting at the time, he asked young trainer Jesse Lennox to come aboard his new program, and thus, the start of Rocking P Ranch.

The owner-trainer duo have had unprecedented success since they began working together, lighting up scoreboards aboard some of the industry’s most competitive mares including Cinca Im Hot, Summer Shandy, Cinca De Maya and more.

These mares, along with big name

purchases like like Sly Playgirl, Ms Mimosa, Peptacular and Boon San Baby, make up the incredible mare power of Rocking P Ranch.

Debbie Roberts, ranch manager of Rocking P, is getting passionate about the breeding side of their business now that the ranch has pulled together such an outstanding string of broodmares.

“Now, some of the horses Bobby has bred are getting in the show pen,” Roberts said. “He's having fun seeing where [those horses] have gone, who has them and what they are doing."

The ranch owner is finding joy and fulfillment in the succesful breeding program, which has been reflecting very highly on the mares of Rocking P. It's no secret Rocking P Ranch also owns some of the cutting industry's most praiseworthy stallions. First, Patton purchased Spots Hot at a Western Bloodstock sale. His interest in the breeding business began to grow, and soon, he felt ready to step up his game.

"Metallic Cat wasn't for sale, but Bobby started kicking a few tires

and threw out a couple of offers, and Alvin and Becky accepted,” Roberts said. “Lo and behold, Bobby Patton is the new, proud owner of Metallic Cat." The future of Rocking P is looking extremely bright, given their current barn roster and the years of impressive bloodlines ahead of them.

Patton and the entire team at Rocking P Ranch want to be a part of the legacy of the sport of cutting, and they hope to help grow both the sport and its membership.

"We love to be a part of taking the sport to a new level,” Roberts said. “With anything, if you don't continue to find ways to grow and evolve, you're going to fall stagnant.

Rocking P Ranch has a message for anyone considering climbing aboard a cutting horse: join the family and come have some fun!

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TRIPLE C PERFORMANCE HORSES RANCH PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

BY LACY TUCKER | PHOTO COURTESY OF MADALYN COLGROVE COWART

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ased in Boligee, Alabama, Triple C Performace Horses is a family owned and operated business. The Colgrove family’s relationship with cutting started in 1994, when Joel Colgrove was given an issue of the Cutting Horse Chatter with a cover featuring 40-year-old Lee Garner as the newest world champion. Colgrove was around the same age, and he felt inspired to try the sport for himself.

Joel’s sons, Joel Colgrove Jr. and Kurt Colgrove, have been involved in team roping for some time. Joel always loved the horses, but, despite his sons being very competitive in the industry, he didn’t feel connected to team roping. When Joel read about Garner and cutting, it struck his attention. That Christmas, Joel’s wife surprised him with a cutting horse of his own.

“When [he] got the horse, he had read somewhere that, if the horse was truly a good one, he would cut without a bridle on,” said Madalyn Colgrove Cowart, Joel’s granddaughter. “So, we put around 40 cows in a pen, took the bridle off, and the horse nearly killed him. After that, Grandad

ended up in Texas looking for horses. He has worked with some of the best trainers in the industry ever since.”

Joel’s granddaughters, Madalyn and Blakely, grew up riding horses, but the two would compete in cutting for the first time in Batesville, Mississippi.

“We started going to cuttings with our granddad, one of them being Lee Garner’s show in Batesville,” Cowart said. “They needed a few more riders to make the $2,000 Limit Rider, so they talked us into showing, even though we had only ever worked the flag or track cow at home. We each won our first check at that show…the rest was history!”

Triple C is also known for its breeding program and notable stallions, CR Gotcha Covered, Catolena Cashin In and Bama Jelly, all of whom are currently standing at Brazos Valley Stallion Station in Stephenville, Texas.

“In the last five years, we’ve had a lot of babies hitting the ground,” Cowart said.

“We’ll have anywhere from 25 to 30 foals per year here in Alabama. My brother-in-law, Chet Simoneaux, starts all of our twoyear-olds.”

The family has become a household name in the sport of cutting, lighting up scoreboards across the country on their very competitive string of horses. Even the horses that don’t make the show roster at Triple C still go on to have successful careers in team roping and other cow horse disciplines.

“Here at Triple C Performance Horses, we are able to offer top quality [horses] in all aspects of the cow horse world,” Cowart said.

While the Colgroves have been involved with the NCHA since the 90s, they are entering their second year as NCHA Ranch Partners.

“We love the industry and want to help make it stronger,” Cowart said. “It’s something we enjoy doing as a family.”

For more information on Triple C stallions, contact Brazos Valley Stallion Station. For inquiries on foals, two-year-olds and yearlings, look for Triple C Performance Horses on Facebook. ★

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ust shy of 1,100 acres, Coyote Rock Ranch is surrounded by beautiful high desert landscapes. Located in central Oregon, Coyote Rock Ranch prides themselves on the quality of the horses they produce; the ranch boasts outstanding foals, vast agriculture and a great love for the equine industry.

Coyote Rock has owned mares bred for cutting from the beginning.

In 2012, they began breeding exclusively for cutting horse prospects, retiring their working cow horse and roping performance horses organically. Shifting their breeding program toward high-end prospects, they chose cutting for the intelligence and athleticism these horses attained.

“We began building a broodmare herd that would help us reach our goal,” said Sue Hagerty, Coyote Rock Ranch director of operations. “This included acquiring performanceaged mares, their promotion through the rest of their career and the promotion of their offspring to ensure we were on the right track."

Feeling confident in what they brought to the industry, Coyote Rock Ranch became an NCHA Ranch Partner in 2020.

“We started our support locally and then branched out regionally,” Hagerty said. “In 2020, we felt we had demonstrated our commitment to quality, leading us to believe we had something to give on a national basis.”

Aside from its successful breeding program, Coyote Rock Ranch is a painter of possibility, awarding three third-year veterinarian students $75,000 in scholarship money each year. Hagerty describes the role the ranch is playing in these accomplished students’ lives as remarkable.

“There is no better day in my calendar year at Coyote Rock than the day I get to tell the [scholarship] winner,” Hagerty said.

“At Coyote Rock Ranch, quality equine veterinarian medicine lies at the heart of our program,” said Penny Knight, owner of Coyote Rock Ranch. “In helping future veterinarians achieve success, we elevate the entire equine industry and ultimately the welfare of the horse…we have a great responsibility to the wholistic infrastructure that supports our sport and all riding disciplines.”

The Coyote Rock Ranch giving portfolio is built around several

key components: improving the welfare of the horse and the required innovation needed to advance new discoveries in equine health and wellness; supporting veterinarian practitioners as well as future veterinarians; supporting local, regional and national cutting horse organizations; and, finally, emphasizing the importance of youth involvement and growth in the sport.

Willing to sell their best, readers are encouraged to see if their next champion cutting horse can be found at Coyote Rock Ranch.

You can visit by appointment or review their website, www. coyoterockranch.com. ★

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FREEMAN RANCH RANCH PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

BY LACY TUCKER | PHOTOS COURTESY OF JILL FREEMAN

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reeman Ranch is a thirdgeneration ranch that pays homage to prodigy, legacy and a great love story. The heritage of the ranch began with the late Shorty Freeman, who rode Doc O Lena, and the late Bill Freeman, who piloted the great stallion Smart Little Lena to the first NCHA Triple Crown Open championship.

The Freeman Ranch was at the heart of Bill’s life’s work. It’s now run

by Bill’s widow, Jill Freeman, and emphasizes the great stallion Once In A Blu Boon. After riding many of the industry’s leading sires, such as Smart Little Lena and even High Brow Cat, it was Bill’s dream to breed his own stallion.

“They were horsemen,” Jill said of Shorty and Bill. “I don’t take any credit, but they deserve their spot.”

When Once In A Blu Boon was born, Bill felt that he couldn’t have created the stud colt any better himself. Jill said that his exact words were, “Now I have my stud.”

Two months later, Bill passed away.

After admiring the stud for the next two years, Jill decided to send him to

“Once In A Blu Boon is everything Bill bred him to be.”

— Jill Freeman

James Payne, recalling Bill’s liking for the then-aspiring young horse trainer.

“I knew the stud’s [dam] and [granddam] could be a little temperamental, but once you decide to compromise with their brilliant minds, they’re worth every bit,” Jill said. “James did such an amazing job.

“Once In A Blu Boon is everything Bill bred him to be. Not a day that goes by that I don’t wish Bill was here to manage him instead of me. I’ve done my best in Bill’s absence, but I

give him all the credit.”

The Freeman Ranch believes the remarkable sire is worthy of having his own incentive, and hopes to move forward with promoting, breeding and carrying on his bloodlines as NCHA Ranch Partners.

“We want to give back; the NCHA has been a big part of our lives,” Jill said.

Jill, alongside their daughter, Elayna, pays tribute to Bill’s legacy by managing the Freeman Ranch with admirable love. She carries a mantra today that Bill shared with her: in the show pen, the world is equal for two and a half minutes.

“Don’t tell me who you are; don’t tell me what you do,” Jill said. “Show me - you’ve got two and a half minutes.”

To learn more about Once In A Blu Boon, visit www.onceinabluboon.com, or find the stallion’s page on Facebook! ★

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RANCH PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

BY LACY TUCKER | PHOTOS COURTESY OF KYLIE RICE

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atum and Kylie Rice are not only impressive in the show pen, but they also provide tremendous support for the up and comers of the cutting horse industry. Kylie is cut from the cloth of a business suit, and Tatum’s lineage is deeply rooted in cutting horses. Together, the husband-and-wife pair of T/K Cutting Horses make a tenacious combination. As a new NCHA Ranch Partner, their primary focus is promoting growth within the sport of cutting.

At the 2021 NCHA Futurity, the first T/K Cutting Horse Limited Open was held.

“Many of these Limited Open trainers work just as hard, putting in as much effort as the Open guys do,” Tatum said. “We felt it would be nice for them to have the opportunity at a little more money than usual.”

“Many people help these great trainers climb to that elite level,” Kylie said. “It’s a gratifying feeling, helping others the way others once helped you.”

Among the Limited Open riders is Blaze Cress, assistant trainer at T/K. In many ways, T/K planned their program with his involvement in mind, in hopes of helping him succeed with his own personal goals.

“We are so proud of him,” Kylie said. “It’s fun to watch all the wheels turning and see how things click. We are fortunate to have incredibly supportive customers who want to see him build and grow.”

When asked what sets T/K apart, their facility was at the top of the list. The facility was built and designed by Tatum and Kylie themselves. With the horses in mind, they provided ample space with a lot of pasture for the

horses to enjoy time outdoors.

Aside from the facility, T/K strives to deliver a “whole package” approach to their customers.

“Along with my parents, Kevin and Sydney Knight, we’re striving to create a great breeding program, while providing training for outside customers,” Kylie said. “We want

“Many of these Limited Open trainers work just as hard, putting in as much effort as the Open guys do.”

—Tatum Rice

to help them reach their goals, whether that’s having a broodmare and training her foals or having an older horse they can go and enjoy.”

As a trainer, Tatum takes a different approach to each horse, exposing their individuality by playing off both their strengths and

weaknesses.

“We’re lucky to have customers who allow us to manage and maintain their horses in a way we truly believe in,” Tatum said.

In 2021, Tatum and Kylie founded The Milt Bradford Scholarship Cutting. The event just completed its second installment in Weatherford, Texas.

“Milt was a very dear friend to us and many others in the industry,” Tatum said. “We wanted to do something in his name to help the Youth, offering more opportunity going forward.”

Tatum and Kylie emphasized the importance of NCHA members staying mindful of ways they can help the industry.

“Really think about supporting the entire industry, not just the aspects that potentially benefit yourself,” Kylie said. “Think about the support needed and find where you can help.”

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When it comes to training cutting horses, buffalo can be better than beef.

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he word “buffalo” conjures up visions of the old west, when giant herds of the creatures roamed the plains. As romantic as those images seem in the movies, today’s cutting horse industry has found buffalo to be practical tools in horse training programs.

Randy Chartier, of Millsap, Texas, has spent 20 years as the “Buffalo Whisperer.” While he laughs at that title, the NCHA Open Riders Hall of Fame trainer has built a successful program training and providing buffalo to cutting horse operations across the country.

“It’s a secret that’s not a secret,” said Chartier. “‘Buffalo’ sounds too brave, too fast, too wild. A lot of trainers, even if they use buffalo, don’t really talk about it much, but we’re not a secret society. We talk about it in our inner trainer circle, but no one walks around shouting about their buffalo.”

No one, except Chartier.

Building his cutting horse business in Michigan back in the 1980s, Chartier found the availability and cost of cattle were obstacles without many options.

“My wife and I figured out we were showing and training just to pay our cow bill,” said Chartier.

“An old friend of mine, Ernie Beutenmiller, talked me into trying some buffalo. I drove to Illinois and bought six from a customer of his and took them home to Michigan.

Of course, I thought I was the cutting guru anyway, so I figured I would just be able to make it work.”

It wasn’t as easy as the young trainer imagined. He struggled with working the buffalo out of his small herd but kept at it. When the Michigan weather forced him to his indoor arena for the winter, the limited space meant Chartier could only work one buffalo at a time. He didn’t love it but didn’t dislike it either.

When spring came, and he returned outside to his round pen, Chartier found he had the nicest set of broke buffalo anyone could ever want.

“That’s when the light came on,” Chartier said. “I discovered I had to break these buffalo one at a time to get them comfortable being alone and working alone, because they are very herd-ish. When I stumbled on how to do that, it was the most wonderful thing. It made my place happy.

We were all happy…I always say, ‘Work smarter not harder,’ and this was it. I was able to get more done in a shorter amount of time and do a better job. I was all in.”

When Chartier relocated to Texas, he found familiar difficulty getting cattle to use in his horse training business.

Another light came on. Chartier began training buffalo for

others to use in their cutting horse training.

With his good friend Rob Foster as a partner, the Double R Buffalo Boyz was born. The venture started more as a hobby.

“I knew if I got these buffalo to people…It would change their business ( financially) and help their horses,” said Chartier.

“Education about buffalo is important. They’ve gotten a bad rap, especially back in the 80s. People tried buffalo like I did initially - without training them - and it was a wreck… we’ve changed that thinking.”

Chartier trains and sells about 150 head per year, primarily heifers, who are more reliable and more active than bulls. He’s able to stage his buffalo inventory to have 25 to 30 on-hand, rotating in new batches as he sells from his trained stock.

“I get messages from happy customers,” said Chartier.

“Their horses are better - that’s what makes my day. We don’t make a lot of money at the Double R Buffalo Boyz, but the satisfaction and gratitude we get is awesome.”

“I get them in when they’ve been weaned for about two weeks,” said Chartier. “They’ll be vaccinated and dewormed. I will not take one that weighs less than 400 or more than 525 pounds. That 425 to 450 weight seems to be a perfect age and weight for me to start them.”

Chartier’s buffalo should work for at least 12 months on average, although people have been known to keep them for three to four years. Their size can become an intimidating factor in their end of service.

“I was able to get more done in a shorter amount of time and do a better job.

I was all in.”

—Randy Chartier

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“Training buffalo is time-consuming,” said Chartier. “I do six to eight at a time. It’s not like you can do a group of eight today and a different group tomorrow. You’ve got to work these things about six days per week. Depending on how they’ve been handled to that point, it takes me around 30 days to get one exactly how I want it.”

Buffalo are highly herd-oriented. Chartier found getting them weaned from each other is necessary to begin their training.

He has separate pens where they can’t see each other, so they get accustomed to being and working alone. Once they are comfortable alone, they can return to their group.

“Most trainers that buy buffalo from me don’t have the time I have [to train their own buffalo],” said Chartier. “We ride a lot of horses, but I take the buffalo thing seriously.

Every buffalo you train is a little bit different and, after you’ve had them a while, you learn what they like to do and what they don’t.”

Chartier finds that predictability is helpful to match his horses to the buffalo he works. For example, if he wants to get a horse to free up while traveling, he’ll pick the buffalo that likes to go long on the ends.

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“I do whatever it takes to make it work. That’s the way I started it and it’s the way I’ll finish it.”

—Randy Chartier

The current market price of Chartier’s trained buffalo is in the $1,600 to $1,900 range, which includes his $500 training fee.

He even leases a few each year. The lease agreement is currently $100 per month with a six-month minimum.

“Buffalo love repetition and habit. If you get the one you like, they’ll play every day,” Chartier said.

“My number one request of anybody I deal with, is [to ensure that it works] for both of us,” Chartier said. “If it doesn’t work for you, it doesn’t work for me. If you have a problem, my number is the only one you need to call, and I will fix it.”

Trainers in the reined cow horse discipline have discovered the benefits of working with buffalo, too. They seem to prefer quiet animals for their programs, so Chartier has been able to send seasoned buffalo that have already been used in cutting programs. Two-year-old trainers also find more docile buffalo work best when starting colts.

“When I left Michigan, I had six buffalo per year and my horses were good,” Chartier said. “[I was] feeding six buffalo versus feeding 60 head of cows per day, and I’m getting more out of my six buffalo than I could ever get out of my cows. The economics is like an IQ test.”

Chartier has found health maintenance on buffalo comparable to cattle, although simply having smaller herds is one way to decrease sickness. Keeping them dewormed and watching for parasites is important.

Other than having stout, buffaloproof receiving pens, they don’t require special facility. Hand-feeding his buffalo encourages cooperation.

“Once they’re trained, buffalo are actually easier on fencing than cows,” Chartier said.

“When my ranger comes out with grain,

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“I compare them to making eggs or pancakes,” said Chartier. “You can’t believe how many different ways people like their buffalo. Austin Shepard wanted his really, really, really quiet, and to work out of the herd. I have others who want to work them one at a time and want them a little livelier.”

It’s not a template training process.

Knowing his customers helps Chartier tailor his training to fit their program. If they can’t come to his place to select their buffalo, he sends them videos showcasing the varying abilities and options.

“I want happy customers,” said Chartier.

“They know I will take care of them. When it comes to reselling their buffalo, they know I will do the best I can to get them marketed. I do whatever it takes to make it work. That’s the way I started it and it’s the way I’ll finish it.”

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The confidence Classic Is Cool gained from Chartier’s training program with buffalo carried the mare to a very successful world finals campaign last year.

they follow it into the pen where I can shut the gate. You could lead my trained buffalo down Weatherford Highway as long as you’ve got feed in the back.”

Chartier sees a clear benefit to training horses on buffalo over cows.

“First of all, there’s nobody in the cutting industry that doesn’t love a fresh cow nobody,” said Chartier. “If your cows are good when you get them, and that’s even a big question mark, they’re only fresh once.”

It’s not feasible for most trainers to only work a cow one time, so the cattle get used repeatedly - good or bad. You have to keep them healthy and put weight on them to have a chance at selling for a profit. Not everyone can make a cow herd fit into a business plan.

“Cows will eat you out of house and home,” Chartier said. “My trained buffalo will work like a fresh cow. Every day I know exactly what I’m getting from them and it’s all good. I think it should almost be illegal to have buffalo. It makes it that easy…it’s that good.”

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“I think it gives us a serious advantage.”

— Marcelle LeBlanc, customer of Randy Chartier

Voluntary movement is the primary benefit buffalo offer over cows. Their consistent pattern creates a more controlled situation. You get what you want every day.

That voluntary movement allows you to work a horse without turnback help, or at the least make the days easier on your turnback horse. Chartier doesn’t use turnback help at home.

“Some people like their buffalo where they can have someone on top, but even that turnback person does so much less,

their horse can last all day long,” Chartier said. “If you are working cows all day, you could go through three turnback horses.

Cows get hot fast, but you can work three or four horses on one buffalo.”

If Amateur and Non-Pro cutters have any trepidation about working buffalo, it’s quickly dispelled.

“When you have [Non-Pro and Amateur] customers practicing, you can’t always put your best cows out there for them to work,” Chartier said. “You can do a little of it, but I cross all my fingers and toes that the first two cows are good so we can quit. And how often does that happen?”

Chartier was unsure how his Non-Pro riders would take to working buffalo, but it didn’t take long for them to be on board.

“Marcelle LeBlanc is a good customer of mine,” said Chartier. “When she [became a customer], she’d only been cutting a little while…After she worked her first buffalo, she didn’t know why everyone wasn’t doing it.”

“It was a hot day,” LeBlanc recalled.

“Tallen [Flores], Chartier’s assistant, had just finished working a horse, and told me to work that same buffalo. It had been running around and just looked hot, with its tongue hanging out. You could never have worked a cow that hot. I wasn’t nervous about working a buffalo, but I wondered how my horse would react as he’d never seen one before. It was amazing.

I loved it.”

After riding with Chartier for three years now, LeBlanc is quite comfortable working buffalo on her own.

“They have a healthy respect for the horse and they keep moving,” said LeBlanc. “We can practice angles...Randy is absolutely right - I think it gives us a serious advantage.”

Chartier dismisses the concern that horses may have difficulty transitioning from working buffalo at home to cows at the shows. The cutting maneuvers are the same regardless of the dance partner.

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CUTTING EDGE IN THE BUFF “People ask if I work cows before I go to show,” Chartier said. “Absolutely not. Why would I? When I go to a horse show, my horses are correct and they like the game as much as anybody.

“I will pre-work on cows [at the big shows], but I’ll take my practices and daily routine with my buffalo over anybody’s [cattle].”

Chartier believes his trained buffalo can be a good option for experienced Non-Pro cutters who maintain their own horses at home.

“A Non-Pro proficient enough to work their own horse can use buffalo,” Chartier said. They won’t have very many horses, so I send them two or three [buffalo]. I recommend they get one quiet one and one a bit wilder for good practice.”

Cutting requires a horse to have athletic ability and intelligence. Chartier describes

“I’ll take my practices and daily routine with my buffalo over anybody’s [cattle].”

— Randy Chartier

training cutting horses as cultivating their talent, and having the ability to bring out the best in each individual horse.

“We all know horsepower is horsepower,” Chartier said. “Some have more than others. You’re not going to take an average horse and make it have more ability just because you’re working buffalo. I’m able to cultivate what I have so much better and so much easier [with buffalo] …The key is trained buffalo.”

Chartier is convinced that his buffalo made all the difference to the mare he showed in the 2021 NCHA Open World Finals. Classic Is Cool (Hottish x Classical CD x CD Olena) is a 2015 mare, bred and owned by Dottie St. Clair Hill.

“This mare hadn’t been to the show pen until she was five years old,” Chartier explained. “She wasn’t your normal-type horse. She had some mental issues and had been through several top trainers.

I was suggested as her last try. I was skeptical about what I could do with her, but she had it all.”

Working the mare on his trained buffalo gave Chartier the control and consistency the mare needed to gain confidence, and he was able to develop her potential. The results speak for themselves. The sorrel mare earned the reserve Open world champion title with $70,942 in earnings.

Trainer’s Magic Bullet As a Non-Pro in Iowa, Michael Schreck found buffalo to be a cost-effective alternative to cattle for training his own horses.

“I would go through 30 head of cattle in about two weeks,” Schreck said. “It takes a lot of cattle to train a horse.”

Six buffalo heifers would last him a year and a half. He found a local source that made buying young buffalo easy, so he was able to get them in the 400 to 450-pound range and sell them back when they reached 900 pounds.

Schreck didn’t have special accommodations for his buffalo. They ran in the pasture with his cows. He could bring them into his arena to work and send them back out.

“They don’t seem to eat much actually,” Schreck said. “You’ll see cows graze all day, but the buffalo seem to lay down most of the time.

They did good on just grass.”

Schreck agreed the success of buffalo truly depends on how they’re handled as youngsters and trained. He patterned them using his turnback horse.

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“They’re easier to use alone,” Schreck said.

“They keep moving and you can’t really wear them out, so you can work multiple horses on the same buffalo. Cows get rude when they’re tired, and either run you over or just won’t move.”

Rick Williams began using buffalo to train his cutting horses in the late 1990s. Prior to that, he was getting a load of cattle every 30 days. When that supplier went from yearlings to a cow-calf operation, Williams lost his endless supply of cattle, and turned to buffalo.

“We’d expect to use three loads of cattle to get through spring, summer, and fall,” Williams said. “Five buffalo take up a lot less space than 30 head of cows, and they do well on pasture and hay.”

For his small family operation in southwest Iowa, Williams sees the financial benefit to buffalo over cows. Using a fairly local source, he’s able to consistently keep five or six buffalo, with a deal to trade a couple each year for fresh turnover.

He found the breaking-in and training process critical to the success of his buffalo.

Williams buys them as short yearlings. He starts them all individually, spending 30 to 45 days getting them trained and patterned before he considers them finished.

Like Chartier, Williams sees an easy transition for his horses from training on buffalo to showing on cows.

“Actually, I felt it made my horses sharper and crisper on cows,” Williams said. “I’ve had horses in the Top 15 that never saw a cow until I was on the road [showing].”

Working on his own, the ability to work horses without the help of a turnback rider is a benefit to him.

“They’re very smart, curious, unique animals,” Williams said. “That’s part of what makes them work. They’ll stop and look at the horse.

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HORSE: SECRET SMOOTHIE NICKNAME: “SAM” RIDER: TREY WILSON OWNER: Gerda Williams

A. My first time was in Jackson, Mississippi, back in ‘93. I remember having dinner at the Governor’s Mansion and the big fish fry.

I miss the old days, but I enjoy it in West Monroe, Louisiana. It’s iconic for the weekend cutters. Location doesn’t matter; it’s just the show we need to have!

Q. WHAT QUALITIES MAKE YOUR HORSE STAND OUT?

A. Sam is low, quick and strong. I’m not a very big guy myself, and he puts it on me a little bit - he makes you work for it! I haven’t had him for a long time, but we’ve always gotten along. He’s always been there for me.

Q. HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE FOR THE FINALS?

A. It works best if I just put my pants on the same way I do every morning. I don’t try to change anything. I keep the same mentality for every run.

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Q. LOOKING BACK ON YOUR RUN, WHAT STICKS OUT TO YOU MOST?

A. The cows were tough, but I thought I did a pretty good job cutting - better than I had all week. The cow I wanted for my third cut wasn’t there, so we cut a re-run. I had a little bit of a bobble at the end, so I was pleased when we marked a 219.

Q. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR WHILE WATCHING COWS?

A. First, I identify the worst cow in the pen and get that one out of the way. Then, it’s a process of elimination. I’m looking at how they react to other horses. What do they look like when a guy’s driving them?

I turn that picture around and focus on it that way.

Q. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD WHILE WALKING TO THE HERD?

A. Don’t make any mistakes, and try to get the biggest check. Like any cutting, you’re just trying to do the best you can. If you win, you win. If you don’t, you don’t. I’m just lucky to be there.

Q. WHO IS YOUR HERO IN THE SHOW PEN?

A. Sam Shepard – I worked for him for 6 or 7 years. It was simple there, and his horses were quiet and calm. My heroes are the guys that make everything about the horse.

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2022 SHOW SEASON?

A. I want to show Sam as much as we can, and if we get to Will Rogers for the NCHA World Finals, that’d be great.

Q. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

A. Thank you to Gerda Williams, Sam’s owner. She’s been a pretty big fan of ours, and I’m fortunate she lets me show him.

It’s good to be around amazing owners like Gerda, and I’ve got a barn full of them.

We’ve got a pretty great team. ★

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NCHA EASTERN NATIONALS CHAMPION Q&A

Non-Pro

HORSE: SWEET REYVENGE NICKNAME: “SAMMY” RIDER: LAUREN BUITRON OWNER: Robert Middleton

Q. IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME AT THE NCHA EASTERN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY 6666 RANCH? IF NOT, WHAT KEEPS YOU COMING BACK?

A. I think I’ve been showing here since I was about 10. It’s a fun show with the big show feel and weekend camaraderie. It lost a little bit of its sparkle moving to West Monroe, Louisiana, but it was still a blast! I love that it provides a big stage for the weekend cutter.

Q. WHAT QUALITIES MAKE YOUR HORSE STAND OUT?

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A. There’s a lengthy list of why Sammy is so special to me. He’s given me 110% from the very beginning. We bought him out of Mr. Sam Shepard’s barn, and although some say it’s bad luck to change their name, we decided to rename him after Mr. Sam, who was our biggest fan before he passed away. I genuinely believe Sammy was made for me!

Q. HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE FOR THE FINALS?

A. It depends on the horse, but we have a set routine with Sammy. He’s a very nervous horse who appreciates routine, and honestly, I do too. In general, though, I just know that’s when I can really let go and have fun, so I keep in mind to enjoy it.

Q. LOOKING BACK ON YOUR RUN, WHAT STICKS OUT TO YOU MOST?

Q. WHO IS YOUR HERO IN THE SHOW PEN?

Q. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR WHILE WATCHING COWS?

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2022 SHOW SEASON?

Q. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD WHILE WALKING TO THE HERD?

Q. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

A. The last cow! The first was fun, the second we had a big miss and almost lost it, but the third made up for it! It might be one of my favorite cows of all time. My horse was having fun, and it was hard not to smile!

A. For Sammy, I like to look for something a little more challenging. He seems to enjoy it, but it depends on the horse. I try to take more risks in the finals and cut a spicier cow - one that I can try to win on!

A. Mostly I’m looking for my cows and running through options. If those cows don’t work out, I try and remind myself to keep it simple.

A. I have several, but Austin Shepard and Paul Hansma are my heroes for so many different reasons. They are both amazing in the show pen, but they’re also such class acts. I grew up riding with Austin, and I spent most of my summers there.

A. I’m very goal-oriented, so I have many goals. One of them is making the NCHA World Finals in the Non-Pro, but it will depend on how my schedule plays out as a new mom.

A. Thank you to my help, who always want to see me do well. There’s no reason for them to go out of their way other than friendship and the simple fact that they want to see me succeed, which means a ton to me. Thank you to my family and my husband for helping with our little girl and their constant support. I have the best circle anyone could ask for. ★

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NCHA EASTERN NATIONALS CHAMPION Q&A

$25,000 Novice HORSE: SWEETT CHAOS NICKNAME: “LILO” RIDER: GABE REYNOLDS OWNER: Doug Secrest

Q. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD WHILE WALKING TO THE HERD?

A. We’ve been coming back for the past 12 years. It’s great for our program when everybody can go and show in multiple classes. It’s always been a good show to us, and we will continue to support it.

Q. LOOKING BACK ON YOUR RUN, WHAT STICKS OUT TO YOU MOST? A. I think when it’s your turn, it’s your turn, you know? My cows hadn’t presented themselves a whole lot during the cutting, but while walking to the herd in the finals, I noticed one of my cows walk up to the top and stand there. It seemed like every time I turned around, my next cow was in a good position, waiting to be cut.

Q. WHAT QUALITIES MAKE YOUR HORSE STAND OUT?

A. Just lots of integrity. She’s one of those horses that doesn’t come along very often.

We were the last draw in a tough bunch of cows, and even though we didn’t have a lot of options, she did her part. Whenever you find yourself in a sticky situation, she digs in and gets better. You can’t say that about many horses - to put them in that situation and see them prosper. She’s definitely not afraid of a fight.

Q. HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE FOR THE FINALS?

A. It always comes back to just going down there, doing your job, and satisfying the fundamentals. Pushing your horse to the limit a bit more, maybe cutting a tougher cow and being slightly more aggressive, but not reckless. I keep in mind to just do my part and let the chips fall where they will.

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“I don’t think you ever stop learning, that’s for sure.”

— Gabe Reynolds

Q. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR WHILE WATCHING COWS?

A. I look for cows that act sensible and want to pay attention to a horse. I also try to identify any cows that won’t work out. I like to look for cattle that act slightly intelligent and aren’t too reactive, especially with a late draw.

Q. WHO IS YOUR HERO IN THE SHOW PEN?

A. I look up to many different trainers for different reasons, but I like to think I learn from watching all of them as a whole. At times, when I’ve idolized a guy too much, I would adopt their style to my program, and forget that there are things that I do well, too. I’ve learned to do my best and continue watching other good riders show.

I don’t think you ever stop learning, that’s for sure.

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2022 SHOW SEASON?

A. You know, we’ve got a great group of clients and a great string of horses right now, so we’ll try to get to as many shows as possible. Especially with a mare like Lilo - she’s peaking right now and at the top of her game. This is her last year of limited aged events, so we’ll try to capitalize on that.

ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

A. At the end of the day, it comes down to your help and the people around you.

Having people on your team that want to see you do well is huge. You don’t feel like you’re out there alone. You’ve got four other people out there rooting for you, too. Thank you to my help: Bill Pierce, Ben Roberson, Kevin Walden, and Matt Williams! ★

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Q. IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME AT THE NCHA EASTERN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY 6666 RANCH? IF NOT, WHAT KEEPS YOU COMING BACK?

A. I think about trying to do my job and satisfy all the fundamentals. I think about the cattle we’re going to cut and executing our game plan. Lilo is such a special horse.

When things get hard and fast, she steps up to the plate. Even with a couple of big runs on the board, it feels like you’ve still got a fighting chance. Knowing that gives you a lot of confidence walking down there.

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CUTTING HORSE CHATTER • SPRING 2022

NCHA EASTERN NATIONALS CHAMPION Q&A

$5,000 Novice

HORSE: HIGH BABY SISTER NICKNAME: “FANCY” RIDER: TRENT HARRISON OWNER: Kevin and Jessica Housman

A. This wasn’t my first time at Eastern Nationals, but it was my first time to win it!

I’ve been in the finals several times there, so the win was pretty special. I come back because it feels big for those that don’t go to aged events. It’s a great show to take your weekend horses!

Q. WHAT QUALITIES MAKE YOUR HORSE STAND OUT?

A. Fancy is a touch quirky handling her and getting her ready, but she’s always been a show horse when you ride to the herd.

Q. HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE FOR THE FINALS?

A. The less I blow it up in my mind and see it as just another run, the better I do. I have to expose myself to get noticed, so I realize that I have to go for it to get that big score.

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Q. LOOKING BACK ON YOUR RUN, WHAT STICKS OUT TO YOU MOST?

A. The cattle were pretty tough. The hardest thing was having a big run without a miss.

Q. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR WHILE WATCHING COWS?

A. I look for something that’s not going to run me over. I like to know my cattle, but I also like to cut on feel. Usually, I try to find a cow that won’t overload my horse or take me out. One of my cows wouldn’t turn away, grinding on Fancy pretty hard, but the more challenging it got, the more she settled in and the more accurate she got.

Q. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD WHILE WALKING TO THE HERD? A. More than anything, I think about slowing down and staying accurate.

Q. WHO IS YOUR HERO IN THE SHOW PEN?

A. I’d say Billy Chipps and Gary Bellenfant.

Billy introduced me to cutting and the right people. He greatly influenced where I’m at today in the industry. I worked for Gary back in the day, and he had a significant impact on my cutting career.

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2022 SHOW SEASON?

A. I’ll finish the limited aged events with Fancy while I’m still eligible. I won the NCHA Summer Spectacular a couple of years ago in the Limited Open, and it’d be great to go back!

Q. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

A. My 10-year-old son traveling with us and getting my horses ready was a meaningful memory for me. For us to do this together was awesome. Doing this as a family - that’s what it’s all about! I also want to say thank you to Fancy’s owners, Kevin and Jessica Housman. ★

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NCHA EASTERN NATIONALS CHAMPION Q&A

$25,000 Novice/Non-Pro & $35,000 Non-Pro

HORSE: SUPEREY NICKNAME: “THOR” RIDER: MARK TIMOTHY SIMPSON OWNER: Mark Timothy Simpson

A. This was my third time showing at Eastern Nationals. We like to say it’s the ‘big show’ for us weekend cutters.

Q. WHAT QUALITIES MAKE YOUR HORSE STAND OUT?

A. Thor’s got a big heart for such a little horse. He’s got a lot of try and gives 100% every time. The gelding wants to do his job and hold that cow no matter what.

Q. HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE FOR THE FINALS?

A. I don’t do too much mental preparation.

At the end of the day, I know if I do my job and let Thor do his, we’ll end up in the mix somewhere.

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Q. LOOKING BACK ON YOUR RUN, WHAT STICKS OUT TO YOU MOST?

A. We pushed up out of the herd, cut clean, everything was correct in the middle, and Thor was spot on. I stayed out of his way and let him have the cow.

Q. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR WHILE WATCHING COWS?

A. While in the herd, I look for something that looks good and wants to shape up.

My corner help, Matt Williams and Gabe Reynolds, did a great job picking me some good cows!

Q. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD WHILE WALKING TO THE HERD?

A. I want to make three clean cuts down the middle and let Thor do his job. If we do that, we usually do well. I also think about everybody staying safe, including Thor.

Q. WHO IS YOUR HERO IN THE SHOW PEN?

A. I watch a lot of different trainers and believe you can pick up something from everybody. What amazes me is how much work they put in - sometimes 16-to 18-hour days. The top trainers all have something in common: dedication to their craft and this sport, which I greatly admire.

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2022 SHOW SEASON?

A. My goals are to show as much as possible while keeping Thor safe and healthy. I’d love to keep showing in the $25,000 Novice/ Non-Pro and see how far we can go.

Q. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

A. I’d like to credit my trainer, Matt Williams, and all my show help: Gabe Reynolds, Bill Pierce and Billy Kidd. I am so grateful for you guys! Thank you to Mike and Libby Bowman for keeping Superey healthy. It’s a team effort. ★

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NCHA EASTERN NATIONALS CHAMPION Q&A

$5,000 Novice/Non-Pro

HORSE: WICKED METAL NICKNAME: “WICKY/WICKED” RIDER: MORGAN MILLER OWNER: Morgan Miller

A. This was our first year at Eastern Nationals, and we are excited to come back next year! It was a great show.

Q. WHAT QUALITIES MAKE YOUR HORSE STAND OUT?

A. There are so many! We trust each other, and it feels like anything is possible with Wicky. I never have to worry knowing he will give it his all every time. His personality, love, and all we have achieved together make him special.

Q. HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE FOR THE FINALS?

A. I don’t prepare any different for the finals. Really, it’s just another run. I listen to the same playlist every time, which helps me get into the zone.

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Q. LOOKING BACK ON YOUR RUN, WHAT STICKS OUT TO YOU MOST?

A. The run itself was not what made the win so special. It was a sad moment for me after hauling last year and showing in this class for the very last time. I knew it was my “last hoorah,” making things bittersweet and extra special.

Q. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR WHILE WATCHING COWS?

A. When I watch cows, I look for something that will suit my horse best and give him a chance to stop hard. If it comes down to it and the cows are bad, I look for something that won’t run us over.

Q. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD WHILE WALKING TO THE HERD?

A. Without realizing it, I do the same routine every time. I tuck in the back of my shirt and push my hat down. As soon as I start walking down there, I get in the zone.

Q. WHO IS YOUR HERO IN THE SHOW PEN?

A. Casey Green is my hero. Without him, none of this would be possible. I’ve come such a long way with Casey’s help. He’s spent so much time helping me in the show pen, but even more outside of the show pen. He’s extremely patient and willing, which makes me want to learn even more.

Thank you so much for everything, Casey!

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2022 SHOW SEASON?

A. I don’t have many goals for the rest of this year, although I want to show in more limited aged events. As for Wicked, we will show every month, having fun in a couple of different classes. I’m hoping to haul him next year.

Q. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

A. Easterns was a great show - one of my favorites from this year. I would also like to thank my help in the show pen! ★

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NCHA EASTERN NATIONALS CHAMPION Q&A

$50,000 Amateur HORSE: REYZURBETSONTHISCAT

NICKNAME: “RAYMOND/RAY” RIDER: BARNWELL RAMSEY OWNER: Barnwell Ramsey

A. I’ve been coming to Easterns for the last five years. Eastern Nationals and its cousin, Western Nationals, are some of the best opportunities for weekend warriors to win significant purses at a low entry cost.

It feels like the NCHA Futurity for weekend competitors.

Q. WHAT QUALITIES MAKE YOUR HORSE STAND OUT?

A. He’s an Open-caliber horse who handles an Amateur well, even when I make a mistake. Together, we won the Amateur at the 2016 NCHA Futurity. After that, Ray went on to win several Open futurities and continued to tote me. He’s a true show horse. When the light comes on in the show pen, he is ready to get it done.

Q. HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE FOR THE FINALS?

A. I try to visualize what I want to accomplish - make good cuts, stay out of the horse’s way, and read the cow. I take a deep breath when I pass my turnback help and let it happen.

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Q. LOOKING BACK ON YOUR RUN, WHAT STICKS OUT TO YOU MOST?

Q. WHO IS YOUR HERO IN THE SHOW PEN?

Q. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR WHILE WATCHING COWS?

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2022 SHOW SEASON?

A. My herd holders, Gabe Reynolds and Bradey Davis, had fresh cows picked out and located, making it easy to let Ray go out and do his job.

A. My main focus is identification; I want to be able to recognize my cow when we get in the pen.

Q. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD WHILE WALKING TO THE HERD?

A. I want to make three good cuts in the center of the pen with my horse centered.

I have heard, “Making a good cut on a bad cow is better than making a bad cut on a good cow.”

A. My heroes are the everyday cutters who may not have had a lot of success, but keep coming back for the pure joy of the sport.

A. I hope to keep gathering with the extended NCHA family and show my limited aged event horses at the NCHA Super Stakes. I’d also like to show at some of the smaller futurities like the Cotton Stakes and the Southern.

Q. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

A. Craig Thompson and Brian Griffin have tolerated my inadequacies on a cutting horse for many years, and we’ve taken many baby steps to get where we are today. Thank you to Gabe Reynolds, Bradey Davis, Kevin Walden, and Billy Kidd, who deserve the most credit, and to Autumn Rohlk, who helped get Ray ready all week. It’s a blessing to have a family and a wife who supports me. ★

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NCHA EASTERN NATIONALS CHAMPION Q&A

$15,000 Amateur

HORSE: TC WILSON RIDER: JENNIFER BUCHANAN OWNER: Jennifer Buchanan

A. This was my very first time at Easterns, and it was fantastic! I made four out of five finals. I most definitely plan on coming back again.

Q. WHAT QUALITIES MAKE YOUR HORSE STAND OUT?

A. His personality is one in a million, and I can say he’s a real team player. I’m new to cutting, so he helps me out and keeps me in line. He’s just point and go.

Q. HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE FOR THE FINALS?

A. I like to stay focused and listen for direction from my trainer and arena help.

I’m also very comfortable on TC Wilson, which helps tremendously. I’ve shown in many other disciplines in the past, so I don’t get nervous.

Q. LOOKING BACK ON YOUR RUN, WHAT STICKS OUT TO YOU MOST?

A. TC Wilson felt great - he was so into it.

The cattle that my trainer, Gabe Reynolds, picked out were fantastic, too! It all fell together nicely.

“The cutting industry has been welcoming on every level.”

— Jennifer Buchanan

Q. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR WHILE WATCHING COWS?

A. I look for quiet cows that are okay with being a little independent. I pay attention to feel and find cows that act like they want to be cut.

Q. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD WHILE WALKING TO THE HERD? A. Hold three cows, have fun, and keep it simple!

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Q. WHO IS YOUR HERO IN THE SHOW PEN?

A. I look up to my trainer, Gabe Reynolds.

I like his technique and love how well the horses are treated in the program. They are under excellent care. Many of his horses seem to really enjoy their job, and I admire seeing how far the horses have come along.

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2022 SHOW SEASON? A. I’ve only been cutting consistently for one year. Being so new, my goals are to attend as many shows as possible, keep learning, and continue having fun! I’m waiting for Gabe to tell me where we are headed next; I’m up for anything.

Q. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

A. The cutting industry has been welcoming on every level, from the little shows to the more significant ones. I feel connected with an excellent cutting horse team that makes my life much easier. The trainers and arena help have been fantastic and extremely helpful. I feel incredibly blessed. ★

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NCHA EASTERN NATIONALS CHAMPION Q&A

$2,000 Limited Rider HORSE: TA JENNY DIVER NICKNAME: “JENNY” RIDER: KATE ROBERSON OWNER: Renee Sullivan

A. This wasn’t my first time. Eastern Nationals has become an annual trip. We like to go every year. It’s a great chance to show the best that I can and have a lot of fun!

Q. WHAT QUALITIES MAKE YOUR HORSE STAND OUT?

A. Jenny has a great personality. Whether I’m on her back or on the ground, we get along so well. She gets a little hyper sometimes, but keeping her calm helps keep me calm, too, so it all works out!

Q. HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE FOR THE FINALS?

A. I always think about what I need to do specifically on my horse. While I’m loping, I’ll tell myself to breathe, stay calm, and that it’s okay if I don’t do well. If something goes wrong, don’t worry about it. There’s always another chance!

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Q. LOOKING BACK ON YOUR RUN, WHAT STICKS OUT TO YOU MOST?

A. After the buzzer went off, I walked out of the pen and saw that 220. I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. It was such a special moment for us!

Q. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR WHILE WATCHING COWS?

A. I actually don’t watch my cows. My dad and grandpa watch cows for me. While walking to the herd, I listen to their advice and try to put the cows they’ve picked for me in the best possible position to make good cuts.

Q. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD WHILE WALKING TO THE HERD?

A. I think about trusting my horse, putting my hand forward, and sitting down. I tell myself to let Jenny do what she knows how to do, and I focus on staying calm through my run.

Q. WHO IS YOUR HERO IN THE SHOW PEN?

A. My dad and my grandpa are my heroes in the showpen. They have helped me so much - always putting their complete trust in me. They are never controlling and don’t over-excite me. They believe I know what I’m doing.

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2022 SHOW SEASON?

A. My goals are to try my best at every show and make each one a fun experience!

Hopefully I’ll make it to the NYCHA World Finals at the end of the year.

Q. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

A. I want to thank Larry & Renee Sullivan for letting me show Jenny! To my family: thank you for always supporting me. Thank you to my help in the show pen, and lastly, I’d like to thank God for helping me do so well throughout the year on such a special horse. ★

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NCHA EASTERN NATIONALS CHAMPION Q&A

Senior Youth

HORSE: HERSHAY KISS NICKNAME: “SIMONE” RIDER: EMMA RAPP OWNER: Lori Gale

A. No, this wasn’t my first time. I came back this year because I’m hauling, and I love that Eastern Nationals does a lot for the Youth. I also appreciate how the production of the show is put together!

Q. WHAT QUALITIES MAKE YOUR HORSE STAND OUT?

A. What makes Simone unique is how hard she tries every single run. I’ve never shown her when she didn’t try her absolute hardest!

Q. HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE FOR THE FINALS?

A. I guess I don’t really. I try to put little thought into the fact that I’m in the finals, and just think of it as any other run.

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Q. LOOKING BACK ON YOUR RUN, WHAT STICKS OUT TO YOU MOST?

A. I had a ton of time on my third cow!

After quitting my second cow, I turned around and still had 50 seconds. I put my hand down on my third cow with 35 seconds left, and I couldn’t have asked Simone to be any better. The cow was great, and it all came together!

Q. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR WHILE WATCHING COWS?

A. My mom and dad usually watch my cows while I lope my horse, but I try to look for a cow that looks good going back to the herd.

Q. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD WHILE WALKING TO THE HERD?

A. I want to make clean cuts, make sure to cut the correct cows, and get up!

Q. WHO IS YOUR HERO IN THE SHOW PEN?

A. My brother, Ryan. Not just because he shows really well, but because he gives the best pep talks whenever I’m in a slump.

Ryan’s also the first person to tell me what I did wrong, but he’s one of my biggest supporters at the end of the day. I look up to both my parents as well!

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2022 SHOW SEASON? A. My goals for the rest of the year are to become a better showman and to have a fun year.

Q. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

A. I want to say thank you to Bobby and Lori Gale for letting me show their horses.

I also want to thank my parents for hauling me down the road. ★

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NCHA EASTERN NATIONALS CHAMPION Q&A

Junior Youth

HORSE: HALOS REY NICKNAME: “HOOVER” RIDER: MICA COLLINS OWNER: Susan Brooks

A. This was our second time coming to Eastern Nationals. We came back because it was such a fun show the first time! I liked that it was held in West Monroe, Louisiana, this year.

Q. WHAT QUALITIES MAKE YOUR HORSE STAND OUT?

A. Hoover is goofy, but he’s also very smart and helpful! He knows when we’re headed to a show and loves when everyone starts cheering. The louder the cheers, the better Hoover gets and the harder he tries. He also likes to help put his halter and blankets on, diving into them headfirst. Like all the good ones, he has many little things that make him extra special to me. I like to think he loves his job.

Q. HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE FOR THE FINALS?

A. I just think about how we already made the finals, so let’s go out there and have some fun!

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Q. LOOKING BACK ON YOUR RUN, WHAT STICKS OUT TO YOU MOST?

Q. WHO IS YOUR HERO IN THE SHOW PEN?

Q. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR WHILE WATCHING COWS?

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2022 SHOW SEASON?

A. When the draw came out and I drew last, I got excited, because I knew what I had to get done. I saw it as a challenge, but I had great help.

A. Mostly, I work on identifying them and looking for big markings and colors.

I ride with Kathy Daughn, and she’s big on watching cows.

Q. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD WHILE WALKING TO THE HERD?

A. I’m just thinking about not messing up my cuts. If I don’t mess up, Hoover is usually really good. I tell myself to stay clean and do my job.

A. Kathy Daughn has a champion’s mindset, which has greatly impacted me, and I enjoy being around her. She has taught me so much! I also look up to Cara Brewer and Morgan Cromer.

A. My goals for this year are to maintain a spot in the Top 10 Junior Youth world standings, make the finals at the NCHA Foundation Scholarship Cutting, and continue studying the Open riders while working on my showmanship skills.

Q. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?

A. I want to thank Susan Brooks for allowing me the opportunity to show a horse like Hoover. Thank you to my help: Bill Pierce, Casey Crouch, Zeke Entz, and my dad, Quinn Collins! ★

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Lonnie Allsup served as NCHA President for two years from 1996-1997, and he is survived by his wife, Barbara, who continues the family’s cutting legacy as the Vice President of El Cid Land and Cattle. Applications for the NCHA Foundation Merit Scholarship are open to all NYCHA members in good standing through June 30th. For more information or to start the application process, visit www.nchafoundation.org/scholarships. For questions or application assistance, email scholarships@nchafoundation.org or reach out to NCHAF director, Julia Buswold at 817.244.6188 ext. 144.

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NCHA KIT KAT SUGAR SUPER STAKES

OPEN SUPER STAKES

CO-CHAMPION: REYBELS CAUSE & BEAU GALYEAN OWNER: JACKPOT RANCH WEATHERFORD BY: KRISTIN PITZER

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— Beau Galyean

“This is something that’s just forever,” Beau said of their tie. “Two brothers tied to win the second-largest show that we’ve ever had.

We got to share a moment, and each have incredible runs.”

“It’s so special,” Wesley said. “When we started back in our early 20s, it was just me, Beau, and our dad at the house. Beau would

Beau Galyean’s hard work paid off with a 229 for the Open Super Stakes co-championship.

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“This is something that’s just forever.”

video us every day. We just constantly craved to work harder and get better. We were extremely hard on each other, and we pushed each other. It’s just great when you see this come together. We're just super thankful and blessed to be in this position and have this opportunity.”

Both horses come from storied pedigrees with much relevance to the Galyean brothers.

Reybels Cause and Third Edge are both sired

by Metallic Rebel, who Beau rode to the 2017 NCHA Open Horse of the Year, amongst other titles.

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inning a title at an NCHA Triple Crown event, particularly in the Open, is a feat achieved by few. Getting to share that honor with a brother is an even rarer accomplishment, one that has likely never been done before.

That is, until the 2022 NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes, held March 24 through April 16 in Fort Worth, Texas.

It was no April Fool’s joke on Friday, April 1, when Beau Galyean rode Reybels Cause to a 229 - a score that held through the first set and most of the second, until his brother, Wesley Galyean, marked the same score aboard Third Edge. When the finals ended soon after, the brothers had tied for the Open Super Stakes championship, each winning $51,485.

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Reybels Cause is out of Twice As Reycy (by Dual Rey), who was ridden by the Galyean’s brother-in-law, Lloyd Cox, to the 2003 NCHA Open Futurity reserve championship. Third Edge’s dam, Lil Rattler (by Dual Rey), carried Wesley and owner, Steven Feiner, to earnings of more than $338,000.

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It was Third Edge’s style, confidence, grit and talent that helped him match Reybels Cause in score and share the co-championship.

“We were extremely hard on each other, and we pushed each other. It’s just great when you see this come together.”

— Wesley Galyean

stud prospect, Beau gelded the horse and sold his half to Green’s Jackpot Ranch Weatherford.

“For this horse to turn out so cool and end up doing something like this, it was just way above anything I ever expected,” Beau said.

“There’s just a class of horses that I didn’t really think he was in, so for him to be in the

finals and have a good run…it was really unexpected.”

Third Edge, a homebred stallion that is owned by Feiner’s SMF Cutting Horses LLC, is extra-special to his owners, because he was named after Feiner’s friend, Greg Harms, who operated Third Edge Heli and passed away in 2021. Wesley knew there were a lot of people rooting for the horse, and he didn’t want to let them down.

“It's not about me; it's about that horse and what a great horse he is,” Wesley said.

“Tonight, for me to chase that 229, it was almost a God-thing. That has so much to do with it…I knew it was going to be tough. I just had faith and believed we could do it, and [Third Edge] was just sensational tonight. I’m tremendously blessed to get to ride this horse.

He’s a once-in-a-lifetime kind of horse.” ★ SUMMER 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

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INTERMEDIATE OPEN SUPER STAKES CHAMPION: REY VON HICAPOO & CASS TATUM OWNER: LIBBY ELLIOTT

BY: KRISTIN PITZER

The pair marked a 212 in the Open finals to tie for 17th, banking $12,717, but the 225 they scored in the Intermediate Open brought home the win and another $12,285 for owner Libby Elliott. Elliott, who has been a long-time customer of Tatum’s father-in-law, Merritt Wilson, was advised by Wilson to send her mare to Tatum, as he believed the two could be successful together. “[Wilson] said she was a very nice horse, and he thought I could do a good job with her,” Tatum 106

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said. “She’s been pretty good. She’s really cowy… and she’s a thinker. She’s a smaller horse, but she tries, and she has a lot of heart.”

After her finals qualifications and championship at the Super Stakes, Rey Von Hicapoo (Stevie Rey Von x SDP Hydriven Hicapoo x Hydrive Cat) boasts lifetime earnings of more than $29,000. Tatum plans to keep showing the mare, who was bred by Chris and Tracy Brengard.

“I like to turn them out a lot and let them go free their minds. They’re like us; they need a break, too.”

— Cass Tatum Hopefully, those plans include a run at another title in Fort Worth, Texas, later this year. The Will Rogers Coliseum is Tatum’s favorite pen to show in, no matter what time of year it is. Still, the Oklahoman added he appreciates when he can be home, as it allows him the opportunity to give

his horses a chance to relax.

“I like consistency,” Tatum said. “I’ll ride them outside and stuff like that…I like to turn them out a lot and let them go free their minds. They’re like us; they need a break, too.”

Tatum thanked his help, including Nate Gribble, Clay Johnson, Casey Green and Matt Miller. He also thanked his wife, Chelsea, for all the support she provides.

“She’s always behind me, and she does all the work behind the scenes that nobody gets to see,” Tatum said.

Four points behind Rey Von Hicapoo were My Sly Playgirl (Dual Smart Rey x Sly Playgirl x That Sly Cat) and Dylan Meyer, whose 221 landed the Intermediate Open Super Stakes reserve championship. The pair collected $11,210 for owner Ron Woodhouse. My Sly Playgirl was bred

by Rocking L Cutting Horses LLC. ★

After months of narrowly missing the finals at different shows, Rey Von Hicapoo and Cass Tatum landed the Intermediate Open Super Stakes title at the Super Stakes.

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good takeaway from the Intermediate Open Super Stakes is to keep at your dreams, even when they don’t seem to be coming together. One day, everything could finally fall into place. That was the case for Rey Von Hicapoo and Cass Tatum, who, after months of narrowly missing the finals at multiple events, finally landed finals qualifications in two different classes at the 2022 NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes, and an Intermediate Open Super Stakes championship.

“I’ve been showing her all year and missing finals by a half-point everywhere,” Tatum said.

“It finally connected. I just wanted a clean run [in the Intermediate Open], because I also made the Open finals on her.”

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LIMITED OPEN SUPER STAKES CHAMPION: DAMM IT BILL & BLAZE CRESS OWNER: T/K CUTTING HORSES

BY: KRISTIN PITZER

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“He’s really cowy,” Cress said of Damm It Bill, who was bred by Kevin and Sydney Knight.

“Sometimes you want him to settle down a little, but when a cow goes somewhere, he sure enough wants to go with it.”

“You learn a lot about your horses here.”

— Blaze Cress

Cress appreciates the Super Stakes, because it provides a venue for the 4-year-olds to overcome some challenges. He said it was fun to watch them figure things out throughout the weeks before the finals.

“It’s the first big show we take the 4-year-olds to, and it seems like a lot of people are watching them,” Cress said. “You learn a lot about your horses here.”

A former saddle bronc rider, Cress switched to cutting horses about five years ago. He spent some time in California training under Eric Wisehart,

then moved to Texas to work with Russ Westfall.

He’s been training with Tatum for about three years.

On why he gave up saddle bronc riding for cutters, Cress said he has always just enjoyed horses. The whole time he was rodeoing, it seemed like he was always missing the younger horse(s) he had at home.

“I was wanting to stay at home more than go down the road and rodeo,” Cress said. “I wanted to kind of give this a shot and see how I liked it for a year, and I fell in love with it.”

Cress thanked the Rices for encouraging him throughout his time riding Damm It Bill. He also thanked his girlfriend, Tawni Stoneburner, for getting the gelding ready.

With a 219, Dont Look For Troubl and Dalton Vicar scored the Limited Open Super Stakes reserve championship and $6,995 for owner Circle Y Ranch. The gelding (Meteles Cat x Dont Look Twice x High Brow Cat) was bred by Waco Bend Ranch Ltd. ★

A little bit of encouragement from Damm It Bill’s owners helped give Blaze Cress the confidence he needed to pilot the gelding to the Limited Open Super Stakes title.

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s an up-and-coming trainer, getting experience in the show pen is a necessity, though it’s not always easy to do. Finding work under a supportive trainer is one of the best ways to make that happen.

This strategy has been successful for Blaze Cress.

Through his employer, Tatum and Kylie Rice’s T/K Cutting Horses, Cress has had several opportunities to show horses through the Rice family. He piloted Sly Criminal, owned by Kylie’s parents, Kevin and Sydney Knight, to the 2021 NCHA Summer Spectacular Limited Open Classic/Challenge championship. Then, at the 2022 NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes, he rode T/K Cutting Horsesowned Damm It Bill (Catty Hawk x Lil Pretty Richochet x Smart Lil Ricochet) to a 222, winning the Limited Open Super Stakes title and $7,750.

“I’m kind of in awe of both [championship titles],” Cress said. “I’m tickled to death right now.

[Damm It Bill] has been fun, and he’s really athletic.”

According to Cress, the gelding can be a little tricky to cut on, especially since he’s so young.

Cress’ game plan at the Super Stakes was to handle his cattle smoothly, drive them up as much as he could, and keep them calm and under control.

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NCHA KIT KAT SUGAR SUPER STAKES

NON-PRO SUPER STAKES CHAMPION: KELSEY JOHNSON & CALL SIGNN OWNER: CURTIS & BRENDA WEEKS

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uring her 15 years of NCHA limited-aged event competition, Kelsey Johnson has collected two Amateur championships in Will Rogers Coliseum, but a Non-Pro title has eluded her. She qualified two horses for the NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Non-Pro Super Stakes finals, where she rode Call Signn to a 218, finally landing her Non-Pro championship in “the big pen.”

“It’s a dream come true,” Johnson said. “It has always been a goal to win the Non-Pro here, and it finally came together on such an awesome horse. He tries his guts out every time, and he’s so much fun. You walk down there with confidence, because you know he’s going to try.”

Showing two horses in one finals can be tough, but Johnson was able to focus on them one at a time. She rode Call Signn from the fourth draw, leaving her time to prepare her second horse, homebred mare Rosalitta. Johnson and Rosalitta marked 206 and finished 15th.

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“They’re both such good horses,” Johnson said. “[Call Signn] is a really big athlete, and [Rosalitta] is so smart and has such eye appeal. They have different styles, but they’re both so fun to show. I didn’t do my job on her, but she tried really hard. I’m fortunate to get to show two that are [a high] caliber of horse.”

Johnson’s parents, Curtis and Brenda Weeks, purchased Call Signn (Dual Smart Rey x This Cats Smilen x WR This Cats Smart) in August 2021 from James and Nadine Payne. They gelded the horse, as he was meant to be a fun show mount for Johnson. Since then, he’s progressed to an Open-caliber horse fit for Johnson’s husband, Clay.

Call Signn, or “Goose,” who was bred by John Bishop, was injured in January, and had to take some time off. The Johnsons only started working him again the week before the Super Stakes started. Kelsey said he’s gotten more confident with each run he’s made at the show.

“He picked up where he left off and didn’t forget much,” Kelsey said. “James did

a great job training him, and Clay has done a great job progressing him. It was a really good blend of two trainers.”

Altogether, Kelsey collected $42,213 from the finals – $31,684 for first place, and another $10,529 with Rosalitta (Metallic Cat x GS Counting On Kitty x Im Countin Checks). She thanked Clay, Kory Pounds, Lloyd Cox and Michael Cooper, along with her parents for purchasing Goose for her to ride.

“They were here today, and they always support us in everything we do,” Kelsey said. “They’re just the most amazing, supportive parents.”

Ty Moore piloted Windsomcash (Reyzin The Cash x Windsemal x Bodee Boonsmal), bred by Julie Christensen and John McBurney, to a 217.5 for the reserve championship. Owner, Kathleen Moore, collected $28,335. ★

After qualifying two horses for the Non-Pro Super Stakes finals, Kelsey Johnson piloted Call Signn to the championship.

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NCHA KIT KAT SUGAR SUPER STAKES

INTERMEDIATE NON-PRO SUPER STAKES CHAMPION: CAITLIN RICE & PEARL JAMM OWNER: SCOTTY RICE

BY: KRISTIN PITZER

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— Caitlin Rice

Pearl has that “all or nothing” attitude in common with her older full sister, Champayne Dreams, a mare also owned by Rice and her husband.

Pearl Jamm has lived up to her potential, carrying Caitlin Rice to the Intermediate Non-Pro Super Stakes championship.

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“I was patient, listened to my help and drove [the cows] out there. She kind of took over and did her job. She was smart and tried her guts out.”

When Champayne Dreams was three years old, Pearl, a then-yearling, came up for sale.

Believing Champayne Dreams had a lot of promise, the couple decided to purchase her sister, too.

“They both have a lot of grit and love their jobs,” Caitlin said of the full-sibling mares, who were both bred by Fults Ranch. “They don’t know how to give half. They give it their all every time. [Pearl] has gotten better the whole time and become a true show horse.

She is just really confident in what she does, and she’s smart.”

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he NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes was a big show for Caitlin Rice, who made the finals in four different classes on two separate horses. Aboard Pearl Jamm, she qualified for the Intermediate Non-Pro Super Stakes and Non-Pro Super Stakes finals, which were held the same day. Rice secured the Intermediate Non-Pro championship with a score of 220.5.

“It’s pretty unbelievable,” Rice said. “It still hasn’t really set in yet.”

Everything set up how it needed to during her winning run with “Pearl.” She stayed calm and collected, and the cows she picked all worked out.

“I was patient, listened to my help and drove [the cows] out there,” Rice said. “She kind of took over and did her job. She was smart and tried her guts out.”

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The $7,653 check Caitlin and Pearl collected boosted the mare’s lifetime earnings to more than $23,000. The Rices hope to pull some embryos from her at some point like they have with her older sister. In the meantime, they plan to keep showing her throughout the year.

“I’m lucky I have really good herd and turnback help,” Caitlin said. “My husband keeps me pretty focused on what I’m doing, too, and keeps me calm.”

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The Limited Non-Pro Super Stakes champion was decided after the first round, and it was Daniel Summers and Wisper Too Me who went home with the title.

A 218.5 gave Katie Fonsen Young and Hott Shots the Intermediate Non-Pro Super Stakes reserve championship. The gelding (Hottish x Smooth As I Can x Smooth As A Cat), who was bred by Janice Eaton, garnered $7,330 in lifetime earnings. ★

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fter the first round of the Limited Non-Pro Super Stakes, Daniel Summers and Wisper Too Me (Stevie Rey Von x Wisper Sweetnothings x Smart Little Lena) scored a 215.5 to top the leaderboard for the championship.

Summers and the mare, who was bred by Ty Moore, received a check worth $5,643.

“It means a lot, especially for people who understand how much work goes into it,” Summers said. “It’s kind of a long process to

get your horse to that stage. Sometimes, it all pays off, and sometimes, it doesn’t. It’s pretty special when it all works in your favor.”

Summers has owned Wisper Too Me since the mare was 3 years old. He and Glynn Whitman finished her, and Summers said she’s been a nice horse from the beginning.

He called her “the little engine that could.”

Though she started off little, she gained confidence as she grew up. Now bigger and stronger, the mare tries hard and stays consistent. She ties it all together with her sweet demeanor.

Reserve champion of the Limited Non-Pro Super Stakes was Chance Cerny and Guitars N Catilacs (Kit Kat Sugar x Ms Rey Cat x Little Dulces Rey), who was bred by Lonnie and Barbara Allsup. The pair marked a 213 and banked $4,232. ★ SUMMER 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

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CHAMPION: REAGAN GLENN & BOONTOWN DANCER OWNER: REAGAN GLENN BY: KRISTIN PITZER

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“Every round, she was so good and so mature for me,” Glenn said. “You can tell she loves her job, and I think that’s a really hard thing to find in horses now.

She’s so cowy, and she tries her hardest every run.”

Glenn purchased Boontown Dancer, or “Willow,” as a 3-year-old through the mare’s breeder, Judy Siebel, of Bitterroot Springs Ranch. Glenn’s trainer, Morgan Cromer, has trained Willow since she was two years old. Cromer also trained and showed Willow’s dam, Duals Dancer (by Reys Dual Badger).

“I was around when [Duals Dancer] was showing, and she was such a nice mare,” Glenn said. “I think a lot of her aspects came through in [Willow].”

Along with her other horses, Glenn hopes to show her mare a few more times in preparation for a lengthy fall run of shows, with the goal of keeping her happy and healthy along the way.

The 15-year-old high school sophomore noted that it’s difficult to balance school with riding, and it doesn’t

leave her any time for other hobbies.

She was grateful to be able to take her schoolwork on the road with her during the Super Stakes.

“It’s definitely challenging - leaving school for three weeks,” Glenn said. “My grades are super important to me, but…

I think some of the life experiences that cutting has taught me are irreplaceable.”

She thanked Cromer, Cromer’s assistant trainer, Jake Pinheiro, her help, and her parents, Jaime and Jason, saying none of it would have been possible without them.

With a 216.5, Jessica Banuelos Feiner and Hot And Phat picked up the McAlister Assets Amateur Super Stakes reserve championship. Feiner and the homebred mare (Spots Hot x Lil Rattler x Dual Rey) collected $10,532. ★

After some disappointment earlier in the year, things came together for Reagan Glenn and Boontown Dancer, who won the McAlister Assets Amateur Super Stakes.

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rior to the NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes, Reagan Glenn had been having a little tough luck with Boontown Dancer (Once in a Blu Boon x Duals Dancer x Reys Dual Badger). It seemed like every time they showed, one little thing would happen here or there to keep them out of the finals by a point or so.

The pair was finally able to put together a big run during the McAlister Assets Amateur Super Stakes finals, where they marked a 221 to take home the title and $13,396 to Paso Robles, California.

“It’s one of the best feelings, especially on this mare,” said Glenn. “I definitely didn’t come into the Super Stakes with a ton of confidence on her. It’s kind of surreal, because you hear about everyone winning in that pen. It’s just a feeling you can’t really describe.”

Glenn said the cattle had been tough throughout the show, so her goal in each run was to keep things slow. The duo marked a 216 in both the first round and the semifinals.

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head a lot,” Harrison said. “She had me work her in the practice pen before I showed in the first round, so I was really confident in my ability, but I knew the cows were pretty testy at this show. I just wanted to get my horse shown. I was over the moon with the [218] we marked, but I was just proud that I got her shown in some tough cows.”

In addition to helping her get through the preliminary rounds, Daughn offered some helpful advice before the finals when Harrison asked if she thought they had a chance to win. “[Daughn] said, ‘Yeah, you’ve been up there in the first round and the semifinals, but don’t worry about that. Just go show like you have been, be accurate. If it works out, great, but don’t try to force it,’” Harrison said. “It just really shaped up. The cows we wanted were there, and I felt like with each turn, my horse was just getting better and better.”

Winning on a homebred horse made the title extra special. Reyzin A Winner (by Reyzin The Cash) is out of Win A Kitty (by High Brow Cat), who is one of the foundation mares in the Perrin’s breeding program. Cora

was born 11 days before Harrison’s mom, Martha, passed away, making her success even more meaningful.

Harrison was grateful to have her dad and her step-mom, Cathy, along with J.B. and Ginny McLamb, in attendance to watch her show. She thanked Reese Collins, Cora’s loper, for doing a great job getting her ready.

“I’m a big believer in getting your own horses ready, but this mare takes a lot of riding,” Harrison said. “I have back pain, and being able to watch cows is a big deal, so I couldn’t have done it without [Collins]. She was an integral part of the program, for sure.”

Robert Masterson’s homebred mare Tha Girl Next Door (WR This Cats Smart x Too Smart Toodie x Smart Mate) carried him to a 214.5 for the reserve title. The pair collected $6,830. ★

Harrison Perrin was excited to see Reyzin A Winner become a money-earner after the duo collected the Rios of Mercedes Intermediate Amateur Super Stakes championship Perrin’s first title in Will Rogers Coliseum.

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hen Harry Perrin named his homebred filly Reyzin A Winner, it’s clear he saw big things for the mare’s future. His daughter, Harrison Perrin, delivered on those expectations when she rode Reyzin A Winner to a 216 in the Rios of Mercedes Intermediate Amateur Super Stakes championship. The mare picked up her first finals and collected her first paycheck, worth $7,261.

“Ever since I first showed in [Fort Worth, Texas], it was a dream of mine to win an event there,” Harrison said. “This is my first title. In the first round, my 218 was the highest score I’ve marked in Will Rogers [Coliseum]. We had a lot of firsts this week.”

Harrison credited Kathy Daughn, who trains out of the Perrin’s property in Brenham, Texas, for much of their success at the event.

Harrison had taken Reyzin A Winner, or “Cora,” to Daughn shortly before the NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes to get some help building her own confidence.

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was no big deal, but being back...realizing how hard it actually is, and how much effort they put into it, it means a lot.”

Lane’s partner in the show pen, Reddish Blu (Once In A Blu Boon x Blush Of Red x Smart Lil Ricochet), helped him out where she could. Though he hadn’t ridden the Dale Koller-bred mare prior to the show, the pair was able to get through the first round with a 209.

“She was really cowy and easy to cut [on],” Lane said. “She hooked up good.

You can ride her pretty hard, which is good for me because, in roping, we go a lot faster. It was fun. I didn’t think I’d have this much fun.”

With another win and a $2,000 paycheck under his belt, Lane thinks he might have been sucked back into the cutting world. The 23-year-old, who sells real estate, hopes to show again, and he thanked the whole crew at Cooper Cutting Horses for being supportive, including his younger brother, Lance, who followed in their dad’s footsteps as a trainer.

“When I left, [Lance] and I were kind of even and showed the same, but six or seven years later, he’s an Open rider,” Lane said. “It’s pretty cool to watch the stuff he’s accomplished. It was really humbling seeing how good he is.

He’s very good at teaching and really communicating to whatever level you need.”

Joseph Bergeron rode Boot Me Out The Door (Mandalay Rey x Sassy Lil Sue x High Brow CD), who was bred by Blakley Simoneaux, to a 212 for the reserve championship. Bergeron collected $1,840 with the gelding, who he owns with his wife, Meridith. ★

After a nearly six-year hiatus from the cutting pen, Lane Cooper returned to ride Reddish Blu to the Limited Amateur Super Stakes championship.

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lmost six years ago, Lane Cooper set the Will Rogers Coliseum arena record with a 233 during the 2016 NCHA Foundation Scholarship Cutting Senior Youth finals. Cooper later began to grow tired of the sport, and decided to take a step away from cutting horses.

Cooper hadn’t been on a cutting horse since his 2016 win, but shortly before the 2022 NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes, his dad, $4 million trainer Michael Cooper, asked Lane if he would show Reddish Blu, owned by Michael and his wife, Jennifer. Lane agreed, only practicing horseback twice before piloting the mare in the first round. From there, they advanced to the Limited Amateur Super Stakes finals, where they marked a 219 to win the championship.

“I never thought I’d come back in the show pen or even cut again,” Lane said.

“I grew up doing it so much, and it was so much more of a job, that I kind of forgot how much fun it was and the adrenaline rush. I always thought this

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“I was already nervous, because I had to come in here and show as the second horse of the day,” Shepard said. “She stopped when it happened; she’s a very smart horse. I swapped saddles, worked a couple of cows to make sure it didn’t freak her out too much, then came in here and showed. She’s been great.”

“I think it’s all just kind of built up to this.”

— Cade Shepard

Countess Catrina (Im Countin Checks x Catrina Starlight x High Brow Cat) has been in a training program with Austin Shepard, Cade’s dad, since she was a 2-year-old. Austin showed her at the 2019 NCHA Futurity and tied for fifth, and she’s secured many paychecks with him since. She’s also carried her owner and breeder, Amanda Standish, to titles over the years.

“She was one of the first horses I got to show when I started showing in the Open,” Cade said.

“Amanda and Rhein have been customers of my dad’s for years now, and they’re awesome. Not many people would give you that opportunity to go show such a good horse, when my dad could also still show her. They’ve believed in me.”

He thanked the Standishes, his herd help (Kory Pounds, Sean Flynn, Clay Johnson and Austin), his mom, Stacy, his girlfriend, Kamryn Clark, Bill Riddle for helping him pick cows, and his sister, Caylee, who is the only person to ever get Countess Catrina ready.

Taking reserve in the Open Super Stakes Classic was Reyckoning, ridden by Adan Banuelos.

The 5-year-old gelding (Reyzin The Cash x That Catomine x High Brow Cat), who was bred by the Glover/Galyean Partnership, marked a 224 and garnered a $23,028 check for owners John and Barbara Gaughan. ★

Countess Catrina carried Cade Shepard to the Open title when they marked a 225.5 to win the Open Super Stakes Classic championship.

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n 2021, Cade Shepard won the NonPro Derby championship at the NCHA Summer Spectacular. Shortly after, he turned in his Non-Pro card and began training horses for the public.

Four months later, Shepard won the Limited Open at the NCHA Futurity, his first major Open title. That was quite the accomplishment so early in his career, but he managed to top it at the 2022 NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes, nabbing the Open Super Stakes Classic championship aboard Countess Catrina. The pair marked a 225.5 and banked $26,234.

“It’s pretty crazy – I wasn’t expecting it,” Shepard said. “I think [my previous riding experience] helped me a lot. I’ve been showing since I was little bitty in the Youth, and I think that taught me how to show a horse. Then, when I started showing in the Non-Pro, it was a little trickier to show an aged-event horse. I think it’s all just kind of built up to this.”

Having that experience behind him certainly helped Shepard keep his cool when a freak accident almost took him out of the cutting.

While the pair were working in the practice pen before the first round, the D-ring on Shepard’s saddle broke. He fell off, and the saddle fell beneath the mare.

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e has more than $529,267 in lifetime earnings, but until the 2022 NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes, Bradey Davis had never won a title in Will Rogers Coliseum. He’d been close, but a Triple Crown event championship had eluded him for years. That all changed this year when he piloted Thatz The Rumor to a 222, winning the Intermediate Open Super Stakes Classic.

“Trying to win in Fort Worth is so hard, and when it finally comes together, it’s pretty special,” Davis said. “We all get up early in the morning to work horses with the goal of winning in Fort Worth [, Texas], so that was really cool.”

The Super Stakes is Davis’ favorite of the three Fort Worth events, making his championship even more special.

“The weather is always nicer here,” Davis said.

“The Futurity is kind of cold and rainy, and the [Summer Spectacular] is so miserably hot. Plus, this time of year, it’s still kind of fresh. The 4-yearolds are still getting seasoned. I think that’s why I like the Super Stakes the most.”

Thatz The Rumor, or “Mitch” (Sigala Rey x Dualdoseokitty x High Brow Cat), who was bred by Jose Ignacio Sigala, is six, but Davis didn’t get the

gelding into his program until the middle of his 4-year-old year. Mitch was still fairly green when owner Kelli Burba bought him, so he didn’t get shown much that year.

“We all get up early in the morning to work horses with the goal of winning in Fort Worth.”

— Bradey Davis “I don’t want to call him a ‘project horse,’ because he was nicer than that, but it just took a little while to get him seasoned enough to have consistently good runs on him,” Davis said. “By the time he turned five, I felt like he was pretty consistent. He’s definitely one of the horses I can count on to be good for me most of the time.”

Davis explained that Mitch is cowy and longnecked, and when he traps a cow in the middle of the pen, he has a pretty look. The gelding’s strength

and sweet temperament enable him to go back and forth between Davis in the Open classes and Burba in the Amateur.

The $8,424 check increased Mitch’s lifetime earnings to $53,633.65. Davis plans to go to most of the limited-aged events in the area with the gelding for the rest of the year, hoping to add more money to his lifetime earnings. He expressed his appreciation to Burba and her husband, David, for the chance to ride their horses.

“They’ve given me a lot of opportunities to show horses for them,” Davis said. “They kind of gave me an opportunity when I was starting out, then another one on this horse. I now have some 3-year-olds for them. They’re very nice people.”

Bohemiann Rhapsody and Lance Cooper took reserve in the Intermediate Open Super Stakes Classic with their score of 220. The gelding (Metallic Cat x Sly Playgirl x That Sly Cat), who was bred by Rocking L Cutting Horses LLC, banked $8,100 for his owner, Keith Mesker. ★

He may have started off green when he entered Bradey Davis’ program, but Thatz The Rumor made up for lost time by carrying Davis to the Intermediate Open Super Stakes Classic championship.

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“I like what everybody likes about her – she’s pretty,” Jensen said. “She’s just a big mover, has a big stop to her, has a lot of talent, and is really cowy.”

Jensen thanked Jeff and Kay Barnes, along with Erickson for giving him the opportunity to show the mare. Jensen and his girlfriend, Niki, who is also Barnes’ daughter, celebrated locally after his big win.

Travis Jensen made his first trip to WRMC a memorable experience by riding Princess N The Pea to the Limited Open Super Stakes Classic co-championship.

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showed Princess N The Pea a handful of times before taking her to the pen at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum.

“I didn’t get as nervous as I thought I was going to get, so it meant a lot,” Jensen said. “The first cow we wanted to cut was right there on the edge, so I knew exactly where I was going from the start. Every time I quit a cow, I’d turn around, and we knew where my next cow was. That just helped out a lot.”

Princess N The Pea (Metallic Cat x Spookys Got Cash x Miss N Cash) was bred on owner Jeff Barnes’ ranch in Wilton, California. The mare’s paycheck pushed her lifetime earnings to more than $46,000.

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riday, April 1, was the day for co-champions at the NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes.

The big news of the day was the Galyean brothers taking home the Open Super Stakes co-championship, but the day also started with a co-champion pair. Both Travis Jensen, on Princess N The Pea, and Thomas Bray, riding Trash Talkin, went home as co-champions of the Limited Open Super Stakes Classic, each marking a 223 and collecting a check worth $5,422.

It was Jensen’s first time to show in Fort Worth, Texas, and he certainly made it memorable. An assistant trainer for Brent Erickson, he had only

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The Super Stakes was Bray’s last ride on Trash Talkin (Smooth Talkin Style x Tapt Twice x Dual Pep). The gelding sold a couple of months before the show, and moved to trainer Casey Green’s program. Since Bray had paid the entry fee before the horse sold, he was still able to compete with him, and he was thrilled to go out with a bang.

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It may have been Thomas Bray’s last ride on Trash Talkin, but winning the Limited Open Super Stakes Classic co-championship sends them out on a high note.

“He’s a good horse,” Bray said. “He’s strong, and he reads a cow really well – way better than I do. He’s just really smart, and when he is in a bind, he gets himself out of it because of the way he tries.”

Ken Hanson, of Weatherford, Texas, now owns the gelding, who was bred

by Waco Bend Ranch Ltd. Trash Talkin’s lifetime earnings were elevated to nearly $30,000.

Bray, who trains in Fulshear, Texas, said even though he has to deal with the construction traffic in Waco, Texas, the drive to Fort Worth is always worth it.

“I think this pen is the easiest to cut in – there’s not a feeling in the world like it,” Bray said. “The only difficulty is,

when you get north of Waco, the competition gets really tough. It’s tough where we live, but it’s way tougher here.”

He thanked his wife, Liz, first and foremost for her support. He also thanked his vet, Clayton Smith, his herd help (Justin White, R.L. Chartier, Craig Thompson and Jonathan Rogers), and Green, for letting him ride Trash Talkin. ★

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NON-PRO SUPER STAKES CLASSIC CO-CHAMPION: MEGAN MILLER & HIT THA FLO OWNER: MATT & MEGAN MILLER

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Shoes x High Brow Cat) as a weanling, and he’s blossomed ever since. Megan’s husband, Matt, trained him and has ridden him to various titles such as the 2020 Bonanza Open Derby championship. Megan and the horse also won the Non-Pro Special 5 at the 2021 Breeder’s Invitational.

“He has the most amazing demeanor for a stud,” Megan said. “He’s very relaxed and chill; he doesn’t mind

Megan Miller and Hit Tha Flo have accomplished a lot together, but the Non-Pro Super Stakes Classic champion is looking toward the stallion’s next venture – his 2022 foal crop.

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“I love the Rapp family so much,” Miller said. “Ryan is an incredible showman, and he had a great run. I was really proud to be there with him.”

“Megan is really cool, and she’s an excellent showman,” Rapp said. “I was so happy that I got to tie with her.”

Each pair collected $19,064, boosting the earnings of Hit Tha Flo, who the Millers stand at Brazos Valley Stallion Station, to more than $172,000.

“Any time you win in [Fort Worth, Texas], it’s a huge deal,” said Miller.

“It’s so hard to do and a lot of work. It’s pretty special to win with [Hit Tha Flo].

We’ve thought a lot of him the whole time. I was really proud to get a win for him in Fort Worth.”

Miller thanked her husband, herd help, and Sheridan Clark, who works for the Millers.

The Millers purchased Hit Tha Flo (Dual Smart Rey x Miss Woody Two

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he NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes Non-Pro Classic finals were competitive, with 32 capable horses and riders going through the pen. In the first set, Megan Miller and Hit Tha Flo scored a 220.5 from the second-to-last draw, putting the pair soundly in first place going into the second half of the class.

As rider after rider missed the bar Miller had set, it seemed like her score would hold, but Ryan Rapp and Next Stopp Cowtown put on their own performance from the 29th hole, marking another 220.5 for the co-champion.

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being around other horses. He’s very trainable and easy-going. We think he’ll cross amazingly on a lot of different mares.”

Prior to the Super Stakes, Rapp hadn’t won a major Non-Pro title in Fort Worth. Though he has come close with his Limited Non-Pro Derby championship at the 2016 NCHA Summer Spectacular, and his 2021 NCHA Summer Spectacular Non-Pro Derby reserve championship.

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After a lot of work together, Ryan Rapp and Next Stopp Cowtown laid down a big run at the Super Stakes, scoring the Non-Pro Super Stakes Classic co-championship.

“It’s good to finally win one in here,” Rapp said. “I feel like in kind of the last year, I’ve had the horses that could do it. It’s just nice to go in there knowing I had the horse and thinking I had the cows to execute it and do well.

It’s rewarding.”

Riding from the bottom of the last set to try and topple the high score might be daunting for some, but Rapp was happy with his place in the draw.

He specifically planned to cut three black cows, because he had noticed the other cows were a little wilder earlier in the set. Since Next Stopp Cowtown (Dont Stopp Believin x Manytimes x One Time Pepto), who was bred by Waco Bend Ranch Ltd., can steal points in the middle of the

pen, he didn’t want to get him running too much.

“That horse is crazy, but he’s super talented,” said Rapp, who is currently a student at Texas Tech University. “He’s a really special horse; he just needed to mentally get it all put together.”

Rapp plans to keep showing Next Stopp Cowtown this year, then will hand over the reins to his mom, Mary Ann, so she can haul him in hopes of a Non-Pro World championship in 2023. ★

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INTERMEDIATE NON-PRO SUPER STAKES CLASSIC CHAMPION: CAITLIN RICE & CHIQUITA TICKET OWNER: SCOTTY RICE

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When all was said and done, the winning check elevated Shrimp’s earnings to $39,233, and Rice’s reached more than $401,611.

Rice and her husband, Scotty, purchased Shrimp’s dam, PRF Reys Eticket (by Dual Rey) as a 5-year-old. Scotty’s brother, Tag, trained Shrimp’s sire, Chiquita Cat. Tag also trained Chiquita Cat’s dam, Chiquita Pistol, one of only four horses in history to win the NCHA Triple Crown. Caitlin believes that Shrimp possesses the best qualities from his sire and dam.

“He’s definitely got some Dual Rey qualities, like how he stretches out in the stops, and he’s really sweet like his dam,” Caitlin said. “All the Chiquita Cats we’ve had are really pretty, and he’s built like them.”

After their successful performance in Fort Worth, Texas, Caitlin was looking forward to showing Shrimp throughout the spring and summer in an effort to prove the horse’s dam. She thanked Scotty for always supporting her, Tag, and her father-in-law, Ronnie, for their help every day at the ranch in Godley, Texas.

Caitlin also thanked Scotty’s mom,

Theresa, for everything she does behind the scenes, as well as her own parents, Nancy and Lee Enright. She thanked her herd help, all her friends and family, and everyone who has congratulated her or been supportive.

With two new titles under her belt, she isn’t planning to slow down any time soon.

“I want to keep trying to be consistent and making finals,” Caitlin said. “It would be awesome to have another championship here, but that’s hard to do. I think it’s on everyone’s goal list to get another one of those.”

With a 217.5, Gavin Callahan and Boons Stylin (Once In A Blu Boon x Smart Stylish Cat x WR This Cats Smart), who was bred

by Matt and Megan Miller, scooped up the reserve championship. The pair collected $5,210.★

Winning the Intermediate Non-Pro Super Stakes Classic on a homebred horse made this title even more special to Caitlin Rice.

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aitlin Rice has twice the reason to celebrate – topping the Intermediate Non-Pro in both the NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes and Super Stakes Classic. Rice marked a 218 in the Super Stakes Classic, winning $5,410. She won the Intermediate Non-Pro Super Stakes the following day.

“It’s definitely special,” Rice said.

“Winning on a home-raised horse made it even more neat.”

Rice’s goal during the finals was to have a good, clean run on Chiquita Ticket, or “Shrimp,” who was named because of how tiny he was as a foal. She cut cattle that were picked by her help, and despite a small bobble on the first cow, her horse picked up the slack and recovered nicely.

“I kind of sent my horse a little harder than I needed to at one point,” Rice said.

“He handled it really well; we just had maybe a little bit of a miss. After that, I tried to soften up, and I just let him settle in and take over…and he was excellent.”

Their third cow let the gelding show off his moves, earning points from the judges.

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he NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super

Stakes Limited Non-Pro Classic finals was a class full of talent.

When the last horse and rider duo, West Henderson aboard Ultra Brow Time, entered the pen, the score to beat was a 218. Henderson and the mare did that and then some, marking a 221 to win the championship and $5,871.

“It meant so much,” Henderson said. “So much hard work went into that, and I’m just happy that it all finally came together.”

Henderson added that, with the long history of the Super Stakes, it was amazing to see his name added to the list of champions before him.

Henderson, 23, has been to Fort Worth, Texas, many times as show help, but this was his first time to make the finals at the Super Stakes. The Limited Non-Pro Super Stakes Classic championship is the first aged-event title he has ever won.

“This was all just a big first,” Henderson said. “It’s really cool that I finally got to have my own buckle…and win something here.

It’s just awesome.”

Henderson purchased Ultra Brow Time (High Brow CD x Ultra Time x One Time Pepto) from her breeder, Austin Shepard, in mid-2020. The pair quickly clicked.

“When I bought her, we were both green,” Henderson said. “We’ve just worked really hard and made a lot of practice runs.

She’s pretty easy to ride and get worked and everything. She can be a little wild sometimes, but that just makes her super feisty, and I like that about her.”

As a freelancer for different trainers, Henderson said he’s learned a lot by attending and helping at so many shows. He mostly helps Craig Thompson, who trains Ultra Brow Time.

“Thanks to Craig and Sasha Thompson for doing a lot for me, and Craig for working

my horse and training her,” Henderson said.

“Also, thanks to Austin Shepard for selling her to me, and the whole Shepard family.”

Henderson added that, if he can get more wins on his record, he might like to become a professional trainer one day. In the meantime, he looked forward to showing Ultra Brow Time at the Summer Spectacular later this year, and said he would decide from there where to go next with the mare.

Alyssa Dvorak rode Bet On Scotch (Metallic Cat x Purdy Bet x Bet On Me 498), bred by Andrew Viola, to a 218, taking home the Limited Non-Pro Super Stakes Classic reserve championship. Dvorak and the gelding banked a check worth $5,168.★

West Henderson made the most of his first Super Stakes finals by riding Ultra Brow Time to the Limited Non-Pro Super Stakes Classic championship.

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MCALISTER ASSETS AMATEUR SUPER STAKES CLASSIC CHAMPION: R AGENT SCULLY & MICHELLE REICHART OWNER: GARY & MICHELLE REICHART

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to the Open finals at the 2020 NCHA Futurity, already had what it took.

“I’ve been trying to get with this mare,” Reichart said. “I knew she was a good mare, I just had to become…a better rider. I think I found the feel that I needed to be more accurate in my showmanship.”

She and her husband, Gary, who also competed in the finals and tied for fourth with a 217, share the same dream of becoming the best showmen they can be. In fact, that desire to improve led the Indiana-based couple to purchase a second home in Weatherford, Texas, so they could take lessons with Hansma when they were in town.

Michelle plans to keep showing Scully (High Brow Cat x CD To The Max x CD Olena), and hopes to breed her in the future. She expressed her appreciation to Hansma and his whole team, saying she was grateful for the opportunity to work with him.

“I was really fortunate to run into Julie [Hansma] at a show, and I was sharing my feelings that I wanted to be a better rider,”

Michelle said. “Julie [told me] Paul gives private lessons. I jumped in with both feet to be able to take that next step up.”

She thanked her husband for his support and for being a great fellow competitor, as well as her friends. Finally, she thanked God, saying her win was fitting as it happened the day before Easter Sunday.

“I thank God for allowing me to be able to do this physically,” Michelle said. “I’m just very blessed.”

With a 221.5, Bridget Trenary and Sugar Smak (Kit Kat Sugar x Mates Pretty Special x Smart Mate) collected the reserve championship, along with $9,525. The 6-year-old mare was bred by Chet Burrows.★

After winning each of the rounds leading up to the finals, Michelle Reichart and R Agent Scully continued their streak, winning the McAlister Assets Amateur Super Stakes Classic.

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or Michelle Reichart, winning the McAlister Assets Amateur Super Stakes Classic championship with R Agent Scully was a huge honor. She had been trying to click with the homebred mare for a long time, and the title was proof that their hard work was paying off. She was even more excited to have had three consistent rounds throughout the show, all with scores of 220 or above.

The duo marked a 221 in the first round, and a 220 to win the semifinal round. The pair won the championsip with a 222.

Reichart and R Agent Scully, or “Scully,” who was named after a character from “The X-Files,” banked $12,344.

“When her and I [marked] that score in the [220s], that was pretty special,” Reichart said. “I was just ecstatic over the consistency of my scores.”

Reichart’s main goal any time she competes is to, first and foremost, improve as a horsewoman. She attributed her win to her own development as a rider, saying she knew Scully, who carried Paul Hansma

NCHA KIT KAT SUGAR SUPER STAKES

RIOS OF MERCEDES INTERMEDIATE AMATEUR SUPER STAKES CLASSIC CHAMPION: GWYNETH GAUGHAN & REYCKONING OWNER: JOHN & BARBARA GAUGHAN

BY: KRISTIN PITZER

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ne year ago, Gwyneth Gaughan stepped into Will Rogers Coliseum as a competitor for the first time. The 18-year-old has continued to practice hard, juggling school with riding. That hard work paid off at the 2022 NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes, when she rode Reyckoning (Reyzin The Cash x That Catomine x High Brow Cat) to a 222, winning the Rios of Mercedes Intermediate Amateur Super Stakes Classic championship and $6,166. The gelding also carried trainer Adan Banuelos to the Open Super Stakes Classic reserve championship collecting $23,028.

“I never thought in a million years I would ever be here right now,” Gaughan said. “It’s really special that it’s only been one year. I am very fortunate to mark a score like that – I’ve never marked anything close to it. I almost fell off just looking at the score.”

Gaughan, whose extended family owns the Rocking K Arena and South Point Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been cutting for a couple of years. She was introduced to the sport by her aunt and uncle, Katie and Cookie Banuelos, back home in Las Vegas. She mostly rode with them

until the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. At that point, her parents sent her to Texas to work with Adan and Ascension Banuelos.

“Ascension really took me under his wing,” Gaughan said. “I can’t thank my parents enough.

As soon as we could get on airplanes again, they let me come [to Texas], and I pretty much never went home until school [was no longer virtual].”

Gaughan’s parents purchased Reyckoning, or “Topo,” about eight months ago for Gaughan to show. The gelding, who was bred by the Glover/ Galyean Partnership, had carried his former owner, Kristen Galyean, to the Non-Pro Derby co-championship at the 2021 El Rancho Futurity.

“When we got the opportunity to purchase him, I was the happiest girl in the world,” Gaughan said. “I’ve never had a horse on that level. I still can’t even believe that I own him.

I thank my mom and dad every single day for buying him for me. He is so special.”

Starting this fall, Gaughan will get to spend more time with the gelding. She was recently accepted into Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, where she plans to study criminal justice and ranch management. Her goal is to own her own ranch, where Topo will live forever.

In addition to her parents, grandparents and the Banuelos family, Gaughan thanked her help, including Jesse Lennox, Clay Johnson and Kody Porterfield. She also mentioned Jessica Feiner, who is one of her favorite people to see at the Triple Crown events. Above all, she thanked Topo for being kind and working so hard to please.

“He really has made all of my dreams come true,” Gaughan said. “I’ve never felt a connection like I do with this horse…I’m so lucky to have him.”

Fernando Loza rode Gotachangeurevilways (Kit Kat Sugar x Wicked Wanda Rey x Dual Rey) to a 219 for the reserve title. Loza and the mare, who was bred by Rose Valley Ranch, collected $5,787. ★

Winning the Rios of Mercedes Intermediate Amateur Super Stakes Classic championship with her favorite horse, Reyckoning, was a dream come true for Gwyneth Gaughan.

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LIMITED AMATEUR SUPER STAKES CLASSIC CO-CHAMPION: BRAD KARL & A SHOOT N STAR OWNER: THE STAMPEDE RANCH

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the pen, outside the pen or training the horse. The best part of this is that my wife and my family support this 100 percent, and my wife and kids show as well.”

Johnson went on to thank his help: Slaughter, Jonathan Rogers, Bubba Matlock and Craig Thompson.

To Karl, getting to attend the Super Stakes was a dream come true.

The Canadian horseman had only been cutting for about a year before he

Smooth Serenity got better in each round, ultimately carrying Parker Johnson to the Limited Amateur Super Stakes Classic co-championship.

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“I can’t even explain the words,” Johnson said. “To just start at the beginning and work your way through was incredible. There was a build all the way through, and that mare just kept getting better and better. By the Limited [ finals], she was on fire, and she knocked it out of the park.”

The mare’s progression started even before the Super Stakes, Johnson recalls. Over the last few months, he’s seen her blossom and gain confidence in herself and in him.

“Her stops have become something that is magical,” Johnson said. “She hits that stop, and it’s unbelievable.”

Smooth Serenity (Smooth As A Cat x Hisstereya x Dual Rey), was bred

by Jennifer and Jeffrey Foland, and is owned by VP Cutting Horses LLC, who purchased her at the end of her yearling-year. Jimmy Annoot started her, and Bryant Slaughter took her from there.

“It takes a team to make that score happen,” Johnson said. “I couldn’t be more honored to have the greatest group that helps me, whether it’s in

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he Limited Amateur Super Stakes Classic finals kicked off the last day of competition at the 2022 NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes, and Parker Johnson started things off on a high note by piloting Smooth Serenity to a 216. Six horses later, Brad Karl rode A Shoot N Star to the same score. The two riders waited out the remaining 11 exhibitors before concluding the night as co-champions.

Each collected $1,869.

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made the 26-hour drive to Fort Worth, Texas, to enter his first Triple Crown event. Coming away with the co-championship was more than he expected.

“The first few days were super stressful,” Karl said. “Some of the greatest cutters of all time are in the same pen as you. After I got out of my head, it turned out pretty good!”

Karl, whose family owns the Stampede Ranch in Alberta, Canada,

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After winning the Limited Amateur Super Stakes Classic co-championship on A Shoot N Star, Brad Karl can’t wait to come back to Texas for another chance to show in the “Big Pen.”

has ridden and ranched his whole life, but getting on a cutting horse was a mind-blowing experience. He was introduced to the sport by trainer Keith Stewart, and immediately fell in love. About eight months later, he purchased A Shoot N Star (Smooth Talkin Style x SG Catty Starlight x WR This Cats Smart), who was bred by Bobby and Dottie Hill and trained by Austin Adams.

“He has taught me a lot,” Karl said.

“He was trained really well, but he’s younger compared to [the horses] I rode back in Canada, and a little more athletic. He’s been a good teacher and works really hard.”

Karl was grateful to Stewart and Adams, who trains some of Karl’s horses in Texas, for working with

him. He also thanked his wife, Taylor, and added that he can’t wait to get back into the pen at Will Rogers [Coliseum] soon.

“Hopefully by then, all my jitters will be out, but maybe not,” Karl said. ★

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NCHA CIRCUIT PROGRAM FINALS

2021 CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS ALAMO The Alamo Circuit finals were considered a huge success by competitors and show producers alike. The event had nearly $12,000 in added money. Over 400 horses worked across the three-day event, which paid out almost $60,000 in NCHA winnings.

The Alamo Circuit encompasses all of south Texas, so it was fitting that the Bell County Expo Center, where the event was held, furnished a taco salad lunch for the attendees, complete with margaritas and live music.

OPEN CHAMPION

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SHES MY CHERRY PIE 175 POINTS RIDDEN BY CASEY CROUCH OWNED BY BLACKSHEAR & CINDY SNYDER ELM GROVE, LA

NON-PRO CHAMPION

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KEITH MESKER 100 POINTS KATY, TX

$50,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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BO BUCKLEY 256 POINTS SALADO, TX

$35,000 NON-PRO CHAMPION

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BREANNA COLLIER 269 POINTS CYPRESS, TX ELM GROVE, LA

$15,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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CHRISTINE PERRY 181 POINTS CALVERT, TX

$25,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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RIDDEN BY CASEY CROUCH OWNED BY JAMES & HEATHER TODD CORSICANA, TX

$25,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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LIL WOODY CAT 111 POINTS RIDDEN BY MARCY BLANCHARD OWNED BY MARCY BLANCHARD BEBE, TX

$5,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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THIS CHIC BE TUFF 183 POINTS RIDDEN BY PAIGE KINCAID OWNED BY BRIANNA LOCKSTEDT SEALY, TX

$5,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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SMOKIN RED HOTT 188 POINTS RIDDEN BY JAMES TODD OWNED BY JAMES & HEATHER TODD CORSICANA, TX

$2,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION

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COLTON MILLER 283 POINTS SEGUIN, TX

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PEPSI BOON 244 POINTS

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2021 CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS APPALACHIAN For the 2021 point year, the Appalachian Circuit was made up of cutters in West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the entire New England region, and eastern Canada, including all of Ontario. The finals boasted over 300 entries and an exhibitor-friendly schedule, wrapping up competition by 5 p.m. each day and allowing for ample social time in the evenings.

“All in all, we have nothing but good news from everybody,” Jack Werner said. “The cattle were good…and everyone was happy with that. They especially enjoyed the schedule and time for fun.”

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REY REDDINGTON 91 POINTS RIDDEN BY ANDREW SUTLIFF OWNED BY LINDSAY SELIGMAN HAMBURG, PA

NON-PRO CHAMPION

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CHRISTINA OCHARZAK 137 POINTS CLEAR SPRINGS, MD

$50,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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MARSHALL MILLER 82 POINTS GETTYSBURG, PA

$35,000 NON-PRO CHAMPION

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MICHELLE STERNER MCNUTT 56 POINTS WYOMISSING, PA

$15,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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STACY ASH 91 POINTS SALEM, WV

$25,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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MK SMOOTH TEXAS 124 POINTS RIDDEN BY ANDREW SUTLIFF OWNED BY SHELLEY CASCIATO CHESTER SPRINGS, PA

$25,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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MODIFIED CAT 65 POINTS RIDDEN BY LYNDRA BILLS OWNED BY LYNDRA BILLS MARYSVILLE, PA

$5,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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ICH TRAVELS SPECIAL 75 POINTS RIDDEN BY KENT STOUGH OWNED BY LYNDRA BILLS MARYSVILLE, PA

$5,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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CATT ROCK 67 POINTS RIDDEN BY DELANEY KING OWNED BY DELANEY KING GAINSEVILLE, TX

$2,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION

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ALISE MELVIN 195 POINTS NEW RINGGOLD, PA

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2021 CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS AURORA The Aurora Circuit was located entirely in Canada and included British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba for the 2021 point year. One thing that stood out to the members who attended this event was a much-needed connection with the NCHA, a connection they found through the attendance of Joshua Valdez, who was the manager of shows for NCHA at this time.

“It was great having Joshua there to talk with our members and share ideas,” Connie Down-Cicoria said. “He was so helpful. It was the connection we needed up here…We are definitely excited to do it again next year.”

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REDNECK CREYZY 134 POINTS RIDDEN BY GLEN BEVERIDGE OWNED BY ROCKY DAVIS VALLEYVIEW, AB, CANADA

NON-PRO CHAMPION

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LES JACK 183 POINTS

ROCANVILLE, SK, CANADA

$50,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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LISA EATON 165 POINTS ARCOLA, SK, CANADA

$35,000 NON-PRO CHAMPION

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RANDY VANEE 152 POINTS LETHBRIDGE, AB, CANADA

$15,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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ROBIN HAY 117 POINTS QUESNEL, BC, CANADA

$25,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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HIGH BROW CLAY 012 191 POINTS

$25,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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SMART INSTANTLY 195 POINTS RIDDEN BY BINKY MOFFAT OWNED BY BINKY MOFFAT GRINDROD, BC, CANADA

$5,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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LSR ADDAROSA RIO 192 POINTS RIDDEN BY TYLER DARROCH OWNED BY JILL RENNIE PRINCE ALBERT, SK, CANADA

$5,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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HOLLIWOOD 248 POINTS

RIDDEN BY MATTHEW ANDERSON OWNED BY MATTHEW ANDERSON STURGEON COUNTY, AB, CANADA

$2,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION

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GRETA WURTZ 254 POINTS PRITCHARD, BC, CANADA

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RIDDEN BY CODY SMITH OWNED BY CONNIE DOWN-CICORIA FOOTHILLS, AB, CANADA

NCHA CIRCUIT PROGRAM FINALS

2021 CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS BIG SKY The Big Sky Circuit, comprised of Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota in 2021, overcame many last-minute obstacles due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Just days before their event, several board members of the Wyoming Cutting Horse Association, as well as the show secretary and videographer, all became ill. In true NCHA fashion, show producers and secretaries from other areas stepped up in a moment’s notice to help.

“It turned out to be a great show,” Jack Enright said. “Wednesday night, we had a meet-and-greet with home-cooked food…The cattle could not have been better…We also pulled in more sponsorship money for this one show than we’ve pulled in for several years.”

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REYS COPPER CAT 96 POINTS RIDDEN BY ROY OLIVER OWNED BY CW BAR RANCH BIG TIMBER, MT

NON-PRO CHAMPION

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STACEY JOHNSON 104 POINTS DULUTH, MN

$50,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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BILL ZAHARIA 241 POINTS OWATONNA, MN

$35,000 NON-PRO CHAMPION

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JACK BELL 246 POINTS DULUTH, MN

$15,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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LILLY LORAAS 243 POINTS DULUTH, MN

$25,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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A CHIC COMMANDER 224 POINTS RIDDEN BY BOB JANSSEN OWNED BY JANSSEN PERFORMANCE HORSES LLC RUSH CITY, MN

$25,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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HIGHBROW HEY ZEUS 231 POINTS RIDDEN BY JOANNE YAHNKE OWNED BY JOANNE YAHNKE SHAKOPEL, MN

$5,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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POWDER SUGAR BABY 290 POINTS RIDDEN BY BOB JANSSEN OWNED BY MARGARET ANNE MEHLE RUSH CITY, MN

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$5,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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SUGA PANTS 145 POINTS RIDDEN BY TAMMY SCHWERT OWNED BY TAMMY SCHWERT BYRON, MN

$2,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION

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MORGAN PLISZKA 235 POINTS GUTHRIE CENTER, IA

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2021 CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS CACTUS The 2021 Cactus Circuit finals were held in Queen Creek, Arizona, and included competitors from Arizona, western Colorado, western New Mexico, southern Nevada, southern Utah and southern California. The event was the last of the year for the circuit, and is believed to have sparked goodwill and excitement over the opportunities the National Circuit Finals program offers.

“People will want to come back,” said Mike Wood, trainer and Arizona-native. “It definitely gave a boost to the local cutters, while the championship show encouraged cutters hauling for the world finals to come as well.”

OPEN CHAMPION

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CLAYS LITTLE KIT KAT 433 POINTS RIDDEN BY DREW DUNHAM OWNED BY DAWN CHAPMAN CHANDLER, AZ

NON-PRO CHAMPION

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BONNIE MARTIN 351 POINTS LAS VEGAS, NV

$50,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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VIRGINIA KILDUFF 453 POINTS PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ

$35,000 NON-PRO CHAMPION

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JEREME BARNETT 346 POINTS MORRISTOWN, AZ

$15,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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JEREME BARNETT 342 POINTS MORRISTOWN, AZ

$25,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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DOS CATS 441 POINTS

RIDDEN BY MIKE WOOD OWNED BY DAWN CHAPMAN CHANDLER, AZ

$25,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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CATTY KYLE 328 POINTS

$5,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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HOTTISH CAT 436 POINTS RIDDEN BY MIKE WOOD OWNED BY DAWN CHAPMAN CHANDLER, AZ

$5,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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MANTECA MOE 316 POINTS RIDDEN BY TEMMY EVANS OWNED BY TEMMY EVANS SCOTTSDALE, AZ

$2,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION

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STEPHANIE PAYNE 423 POINTS QUEEN CREEK, AZ

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RIDDEN BY CINDY WATKINS OWNED BY DUANE & CINDY WATKINS SCOTTSDALE, AZ

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2021 CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS COTTON The Cotton Circuit is no stranger to big shows, boasting 390 entries over three days of weekend classes alone. The circuit included east Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee for the 2021 point year.

“Everyone seemed to really enjoy the show,” Gwen Coie said. “Smiles were everywhere all weekend.”

OPEN CHAMPION

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BAMA JELLY 142 POINTS

RIDDEN BY AUSTIN SHEPARD OWNED BY MADALYN COWART BOLIGEE, AL

NON-PRO CHAMPION

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CHEYENNE JOHNSON 186 POINTS PINE LEVEL, AL

$50,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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H F BUCK JOHNSON 121 POINTS PARROTTSVILLE, TN

$35,000 NON-PRO CHAMPION

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JAMES HALL 77 POINTS CORSICANA, TX

$15,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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PHILLIP SCROGGS 260 POINTS ETHEL, LA

$25,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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JETT FUEL 287 POINTS

RIDDEN BY DENNIS (ZEKE) ENTZ OWNED BY AWA HOLDINGS OKOLONA, MS

$25,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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AROSESUCHABOON 172 POINTS RIDDEN BY ANDREA BLACKMON OWNED BY ANDREA BLACKMON CHAPEL HILL, TN

$5,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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METALLIC REYN 213 POINTS

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RIDDEN BY DENNIS (ZEKE) ENTZ OWNED BY JASPER REED SANDERS RIPLEY, TN

$5,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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CHECK PLEASE 172 POINTS RIDDEN BY MAKENZIE MOORE OWNED BY MAKENZIE MOORE WALNUT GROVE, MS

$2,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION

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DUANE WILSON 366 POINTS SLAUGHTER, LA

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2021 CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS GREAT LAKES The Great Lakes Circuit finals offered two rounds for competitors, a unique format that seemed to go over well with attendees. The 2021 circuit included Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Ontario, Canada. The event ran from 8 a.m. through 9:30 p.m. each day, utilizing a pre-entry system for the first time.

“It went really, really well,” said Elaine Jackson, who shared secretary duties as well as competed in the event. “Because of the timing in the year, like the [Southern Cutting Futurity] starting, there were people who couldn’t be there…but we did have people who don’t normally come to our shows.”

OPEN CHAMPION

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SMOOTH NOODGE 140 POINTS RIDDEN BY JEFFREY BROWN OWNED BY JEFFREY BROWN ORWELL, OH

NON-PRO CHAMPION

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MATTHEW COLDIRON 188 POINTS JEFFERSONVILLE, OH

$50,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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BETH BROWN 170 POINTS ORWELL, OH

$35,000 NON-PRO CHAMPION

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HANNAH JACKSON 162 POINTS GALATIA, IL

$15,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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JOSEPH MESALAM 255 POINTS VERSAILLES, KY

$25,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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HEAVY METAL PLAYGIRL 253 POINTS RIDDEN BY TRENT HARRISON OWNED BY JARED TAPP HANSON, KY

$25,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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T SWIFT 118 POINTS

RIDDEN BY JEFFREY BROWN OWNED BY JEFFREY BROWN ORWELL, OH

$5,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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AWESOME LIL PEPTO 190 POINTS

$5,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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MIDNIGHT BLU 234 POINTS RIDDEN BY ELAINE JACKSON OWNED BY ELAINE JACKSON GALATIA, IL

$2,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION

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REAGAN BOLLENBACHER 269 POINTS GENEVA, IN

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RIDDEN BY ANDREW HINCK-LARSEN OWNED BY BYRON & VICKI GREEN CAMPBELLSBURG, IN

NCHA CIRCUIT PROGRAM FINALS

2021 CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS HEARTLAND The Heartland Circuit finals featured many extras for exhibitors. The event was held in conjunction with the Owatonna Motors Limited Age Event and included a pre-work at the beginning of the week for NCHA Futurity-hopefuls. There were Halloween activities for the kids, and a Calcutta event featuring a brisket dinner and an open bar. The 2021 event drew competitors from eastern Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri.

“We had all the great NCHA sponsors that made it possible and several of our own show sponsors that took care of a lot of what we were able to offer, like the free happy hour each evening,” Logan Ginkens said.

OPEN CHAMPION

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CATAREYCIOUS 160 POINTS RIDDEN BY RYAN MOORE OWNED BY LARRY GRIMES THAYER, MO

NON-PRO CHAMPION

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JONDA GRAY 122 POINTS IRONDALE, MO

$50,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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MANNY WEBSTER 108 POINTS STANTON, MO

$35,000 NON-PRO CHAMPION

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JIMMY PARNELL 129 POINTS MILLER, MO

$15,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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JIMMY PARNELL 179 POINTS MILLER, MO

$25,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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GETTIN HOTT IN HERE 93 POINTS RIDDEN BY RYAN MOORE OWNED BY RYAN MOORE FORDLAND, MO

$25,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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CR REYS MEOW 113 POINTS

RIDDEN BY JENNY YOUNG OWNED BY RICHARD & JENNY YOUNG STANTON, MO

$5,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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NEAT LIL HIGH BROW 108 POINTS RIDDEN BY NATHAN MILLER OWNED BY KRISTIN BUCHANAN SEDALIA, CO

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$5,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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WILD VIPER CAT 90 POINTS

RIDDEN BY BILL MAUBACH OWNED BY BILL & CINDY MAUBACH FALCON, MO

$2,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION

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ERIN TERWILLIGER 170 POINTS STILWELL, KS

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2021 CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS OILER The Oiler Circuit, which, in 2021, encompassed west Texas, eastern New Mexico and western Oklahoma, held their finals over three days in October. The event had a great turn out, and the members indulged in both fun and charity.

“The cornhole tournament raised over $1,000, which was split between the three clubs in the Oiler Circuit,” said Caren Birdwell, Oiler Circuit show secretary. “Those clubs used the money to purchase Christmas gifts [ for the local Angel Tree]. The kids did that on their own; it wasn’t the parents…

That was really neat.”

OPEN CHAMPION

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LIGHTSABER DUAL 71 POINTS RIDDEN BY SHANE DECKER OWNED BY TREW JAMES DALHART, TX

NON-PRO CHAMPION

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STEPHANIE CROFT 60 POINTS PERKINS, OK

$50,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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MADISON CAVNESS 160 POINTS MARATHON, TX

$35,000 NON-PRO CHAMPION

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JOYCE BARCLAY 147 POINTS VEGA, TX

$15,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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ROBBY ROGERS 204 POINTS ANDREWS, TX

$25,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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TIN MAN 118 POINTS

RIDDEN BY ZEB CORVIN OWNED BY STELLA SWANSON MIDLAND, TX

$25,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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YALL IM COUNTIN 280 POINTS RIDDEN BY LUCCHESE JOHNSON OWNED BY DICK & KIPPI COGDELL TULIA, TX

$5,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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ROSA DEL PEPTO 214 POINTS RIDDEN BY ZEB CORVIN OWNED BY STELLA SWANSON MIDLAND, TX

$5,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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RIDDEN BY COBY SUMMERS OWNED BY COBY & JOLI SUMMERS LAZBUDDIE, TX

$2,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION

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STERLING DECKER 307 POINTS LOVINGTON, NM

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SHORTYS LIL PEPTO 179 POINTS

NCHA CIRCUIT PROGRAM FINALS

2021 CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS RED RIVER The 2021 Red River Circuit finals faced last-minute scheduling challenges due to the AQHA adding competition days to their World Championship, causing an overlap with the Red River Circuit finals and a conflict for many competitors. It was important to Della Hillerman, the Red River Circuit finals show secretary, that cutters who qualified for both events had the opportunity to attend and compete at both. The event drew competitors from north Texas, and eastern Oklahoma.

“We ran it like a major limited age event,” Hillerman said. “We had fresh cattle in every class. We used our aged event ground, and we went the full measure of expense in the arena to give exhibitors the luxuries of what a higher-level cutting is all about.”

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LIL MADDY REY 347 POINTS RIDDEN BY LINDY THORN OWNED BY MISTY GREESON BARTLESVILLE, OK

NON-PRO CHAMPION

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JOE HOWARD WILLIAMSON 372 POINTS WICHITA FALLS, TX

$50,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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KANDACE STONE 241 POINTS DUBLIN, TX

$35,000 NON-PRO CHAMPION

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KEITH BAEHMANN 58 POINTS GUNTER, TX

$15,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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BRAD WEISS 261 POINTS TIOGA, TX

$25,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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HESA MONEY MAKER 321 POINTS RIDDEN BY GAYLON WELLS OWNED BY SHANNON LAMB LAKE KIOWA, TX

$25,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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LITTLE JEWELS OLENA 291 POINTS RIDDEN BY JAMES FIGIEL OWNED BY JAMES FIGIEL LAKE KIOWA, TX

$5,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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METALLIC WHITE 163 POINTS

PHOTOS BY S. SYLVESTER PHOTOGRAPHY

RIDDEN BY KRISTI JOHNS OWNED BY DANNI JO OLIVEIRA PONDER, TX

$5,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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WICKED METAL 263 POINTS RIDDEN BY MORGAN MILLER OWNED BY MORGAN MILLER WEATHERFORD, TX

$2,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION

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KATE ROBERSON 172 POINTS MINERAL WELLS, TX

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2021 CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS REDWOOD The Redwood Circuit, which included Washington, Oregon, Idaho, northern Nevada, northern Utah and northern California in 2021, emphasized the overall experience of their circuit finals. They included a saddle fitting demonstration from John Burgun, of Roo-Hide Saddlery, and a local wine vendor brought in wine for a tasting event. They also hosted a casino night, complete with music, dancing and karaoke.

“Several [exhibitors] came who began showing in the fall to get qualified,” Nina Lundgren said. “I think people entered more throughout the year to get qualified for the finals.”

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MISS MARTINI BOON 185 POINTS RIDDEN BY MONTY BUNTIN OWNED BY COYOTE ROCK RANCH LLC TERREBONNE, OR

NON-PRO CHAMPION

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JILL ROTH 146 POINTS PASO ROBLES, CA

$50,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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DAVID WHITAKER 267 POINTS TAYLOR, UT

$35,000 NON-PRO CHAMPION

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JAY PROOST 265 POINTS TWIN FALLS, ID

$15,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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DALLAS MOORE 342 POINTS CLEMENTS, CA

$25,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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HIGH BROW JACKSON 185 POINTS RIDDEN BY RANDY BROOKS OWNED BY SCOTT GADDY WOODBRIDGE, CA

$25,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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MEDAL FOR HONOR 136 POINTS RIDDEN BY DANIELLE PACE OWNED BY DANIELLE PACE PROVO, UT

$5,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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ALREADY SMOOTH 138 POINTS

$5,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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CR TUFF LIL SANDY 227 POINTS RIDDEN BY HOLLY JONES OWNED BY HOLLY JONES WALLA WALLA, WA

$2,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION

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BRAXTON SHERMAN 170 POINTS YELM, WA

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RIDDEN BY FARON HIGHTOWER OWNED BY DON & PAT NOBLE MILTON-FREEWATER, OR

NCHA CIRCUIT PROGRAM FINALS

2021 CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS SUNSHINE The 2021 Sunshine Circuit was comprised of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Their event was one round, held in conjunction with the Wateree Cutting Horse Association weekend show. Exhibitors could enter one or both classes, with the circuit finals offering large purses that encouraged crossover entries. The event boasted two to three sets of riders for each class over the course of three days.

“I think it was a big hit,” Alison Howell said. “Everyone had a blast…The point of the National Circuit Program is to build the affiliates and the shows within the circuits…We look forward to this next year.”

OPEN CHAMPION

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NRR COLES SCOOTN CAT 207 POINTS RIDDEN BY TRACY BARTON OWNED BY MAGGIE’S FARM LLC RANDLEMAN, NC

NON-PRO CHAMPION

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THOMAS JORDAN VAUGHN 166 POINTS FORSYTH, GA

$50,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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BROOKE MANION 356 POINTS GRAND ISLAND, FL

$35,000 NON-PRO CHAMPION

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JENNIFER RUMBLE 220 POINTS MURRELLS INLET, SC

$15,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION

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JAN HODGES BURCH 185 POINTS TRENTON, SC

$25,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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SNOOPIN KAT 98 POINTS RIDDEN BY EDDIE BRAXTON OWNED BY JAN HODGES BURCH TRENTON, SC

$25,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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THIS IS MY SPOT 236 POINTS RIDDEN BY JAMIE SOKOL OWNED BY JAMIE SOKOL DELEON SPRINGS, FL

$5,000 NOVICE CHAMPION

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MC SUGAR HIGH 49 POINTS RIDDEN BY KOLBY MOORE OWNED BY JOSEY TINGLEY ASTATULA, FL

$5,000 NOVICE NON-PRO CHAMPION

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PHOTOS BY SANDRA LINES

DUAL SMART SHERMAN 49 POINTS RIDDEN BY T VAN DAVENPORT OWNED BY T VAN DAVENPORT MYRTLE BEACH, SC

$2,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION

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SHELBY STRICKLAND 274 POINTS CONWAY, SC

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2022 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION MBR

MEMBER INFORMATION New Member Membership Number: Renewal Individual Name: Ranch, Business, Partnership Name: (requires on file) Street Address: City: State/Province: Primary Phone:

Phone Type:

DOB: Country: Zip/Postal Code: Home

Cell Secondary Phone:

Email:

MEMBERSHIP TYPE

emberships expire December ,

New Member – FREE includes the online version of the Cutting Horse Chatter Renewal*– $100 includes quarterly issues of the Cutting Horse Chatter ( Canada only, International members receive online version) Youth– $25* Age 18 and under, includes youth edition of the Cutting Horse Chatter, all other issues available online This member is a:

Trainer

Non-Pro

Amateur

None of these (Non-Pro and Amateurs must complete the Amateur/Non-Pro Application)

CIRCUIT DESIGNATION Use the address above to assign my circuit

I designate the following circuit for 2022:

Circuit designation is not retroactive. To designate a circuit for a horse(s) you own or if you purchase a horse during the year and wish to change its circuit, please email lsmith@nchacutting.com.

MAKE A DONATION $

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Donations to the NYCHA provide the opportunity for continued education and development of our Youth members through leadership & educational activities.

$

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Donations to the PAC are used by NCHA’s Texas Events PAC to support activities promoting legislation in the state of Texas intended to support and enhance the NCHA Triple Crown.

$

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Donations to the Foundation assist in their continued efforts to protect, preserve, and grow the sport of cutting for future generations along with providing scholarships to the youth.

PAYMENT METHOD Please send application and payment to: NCHA Membership, File 916204, Dept. 602, P.O. Box 961218, Fort Worth, Texas 76161-9797

Check/Money Order Credit Card Number:

Exp Date:

Name on Card: Billing Address: City: Signature:

CVV:

Country: State/Province:

Zip/Postal Code:

*Dues / Payments MAY BE deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense, however, contributions and gifts to the National Cutting Horse Association are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

Donations to NCHA Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization, are deductible to the extent allowed by law.

REQUIRED SIGNATURE All Members Must Sign: By establishing or renewing your NCHA membership, or by paying your membership dues, the undersigned parties, as a condition of membership, agree to become familiar with and be bound by the rules of the National Cutting Horse Association published on the NCHA website. The undersigned also expressly agree to have all disputes related to compliance with or violation of those rules resolved by the procedures provided in those rules and that the decisions made by the NCHA in those proceedings will be final and binding. If under years of age, a parent/guardian signature is required. ou further understand that by providing your mailing and/or email address(es), you consent to receive mail sent by or on behalf of the NCHA and its members for NCHA related business as authori ed by the NCHA xecutive Director and that you have the requisite authority to give permission to the NCHA on behalf of yourself and your company as published on the NCHA website. y their signature to this application, or by paying membership dues, all youth members and their parents/guardians expressly acknowledge that they have reviewed and become familiar with the NYCHA Code of Conduct published on the NCHA website and agree to abide by and be bound by the terms of that Code.

Applicant Signature: Youth Signature:

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2022 AMATEUR/NON-PRO APPLICATION AM/NP

MEMBER INFORMATION Membership Number: Individual Name:

DOB:

Street Address: City:

State/Province:

Primary Phone: I am applying for:

Country: Zip/Postal Code:

Email: Amateur

Non-Pro

Unlimited Amateur

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS All applicants must answer questions 1 through 5 1. What is your occupation?

2. Do you understand that you or a valid family member must own all legal and equitable interest to any horse you show in a cutting horse contest?

3. Have you ever been or are you currently employed in any capacity by a training operation? (a) Name of employer? (b) Dates of employment? (c) Duties during employment?

4. Have you ever been denied Non-Professional status?

5. Have you been a professional horse trainer ASTRIDE in any cattle/cow horse discipline for direct or indirect remuneration? (a) Discipline(s) in which you trained: (b) Dates when you trained: (c) Lifetime earnings (whole dollars only, excluding Non-Pro earnings)

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes Yes

No No

If applying for Amateur/Unlimited Amateur status, please answer the questions below 6. Have you ever ridden, trained, or assisted in training horses or riders ASTRIDE in any equine discipline for direct or indirect remuneration? (a) Which discipline(s): (b) Describe the activities: (c) During what dates: 7. Relationship Exclusion: Are you married to, have been married to, are in or have been in a cohabitational relationship with a person who is currently or previously engaged in activities that would require that person to be classified as a professional according to Rule 51.a.3?

8. Residence Exclusion: Within the last 5 years have you resided either a) on a premises where a training operation (any horse discipline) was operating OR b) with any person who was engaged in activities that would require the person to be classified as a professional according to Rule 51.a.3?

9. Have you ever been denied Amateur status?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Please reference the NCHA rulebook for the full Amateur/Non-Pro criteria and rules

REQUIRED SIGNATURE The undersigned agrees to become familiar with and be bound by the rules of the National Cutting Horse Association. The undersigned expressly agrees to have all disputes related to compliance with or violation of these rules resolved by the procedures provided in the rules. For the official rules visit www.nchacutting.com. I understand that a false declaration will result in suspension of NCHA privileges for a period of a minimum of six (6) months for the first offense. It is the member’s responsibility to notify the NCHA office immediately upon any change in his/her Amateur/Non-Professional status. Failure to do so could result in loss of Non- Professional/Amateur status for life.

Member Signature:

Date:

IF you do not have access to Director to sign this application, it may be sent (without a Director’s signature) to the NCHA office for review and approval. However, if you are applying for Amateur and/or Non-Pro status at a weekend show, a Director’s signature is required.

Director Signature: For office use only:

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Director Member Number: Non-Pro

Amateur

Unlimited Amateur

Signature:

Date:

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NCHA Suspension and Denial of Privileges List Probations and suspensions may have been cleared by the time the magazine is published and mailed. The following persons have been suspended from the National Cutting Horse Association and/or denied all privileges of the Association until further notice. Proceedings have been conducted con in accordance with National Cutting Horse Association Rules.

Please note that the provisions of former NCHA Rule 40 have recently been merged into current NCHA Rule 4. Please see the provisions of current Rule 4 on the NCHA Website for guidelines relating to suspensuspen sion for failure to make payments.

Non-Pro Suspensions DUNKLE, DEENA, Farwell, MI November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4) MOORE, ANNETTE, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4)) MOORE, KOLBY DON, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4)) MOORE, WILLIAM COLT, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4))

New Suspensions A PERFECT “10”, Adrienne Patou, Fort Worth, Texas...........................Rule 40

ABEAR, KENNETH, Burleson, Texas. .....................................................Rule 40 ADJUSTO OF TEXAS, Weatherford, Texas. ............................................Rule 40 ADKINS, RL (ROB), Sweetwater, Texas..................................................Rule 40 AGVEST INTERNATIONAL QUARTER HORSE CUTTING #1, Houston, Texas.................................................................................Rule 40 AIR RIDE HITCH, Beach Island, South Carolina. ................................Rule 40 ALLEN, CHRISTEN, Creswell, Oregon...................................................Rule 40 ALL PHASE ARENA, Spring Grove, Minnesota. ....................................Rule 40 AMERICAN MASTERCRAFT, Boca Raton, Florida................................Rule 40 AMIGOS EMPLEO LEGAL, INC., Dallas, Texas. ...................................Rule 40 ANDERSON, MERRILL, Marshall, Texas................................................Rule 40 ANDERSON, SUSAN, Canby, Oregon. ..................................................Rule 40 AERIAL LIGHTING, Watseka, Illinois....................................................Rule 40 ARNOLD, MIKE, dba CUT A COW, Springfield, Missouri...................Rule 40 ASHLEY, SHELLY , Sayre, Oklahoma.....................................................Rule 40 ATLAS HORSEWALKER, THE , Plano, Texas. ........................................Rule 40 AUBIN, GEORGE, dba WICHITA LAND AND CATTLE CO., WHC, SIGMA CORP, et al, Houston, Texas. ..................................Rule 40 AUDIO CEL, Carrollton, Texas...............................................................Rule 40 AYERS GROUP, THE , dba SONNY WOOLEY, Abilene, Texas. ..........................................................................................................Rule 40 B & S FARM SUPPLY, Winona, Texas.....................................................Rule 40 BAILEY, CHUCK, dba LONESTAR VIDEO, Rising Star, Texas. .............................................................................Rule 40 BARBER, GALE, Madison, Alabama.......................................................Rule 40 BARRETT, BRIDGETT, Liberty, Utah ......................................................Rule 40 BARRON, GRANT, Stephenville, Texas. .................................................Rule 40 BEALS, DENNY & JILL, Lufkin, Texas. ...................................................Rule 40 BECK, ERNEST, Midland, Texas. ............................................................Rule 40 BENDING B TRADING LLC, Collierville, Tennessee ...........................Rule 40 BENEFIELD, DOUG, Bowling Green, Kentucky....................................Rule 40 BERGER, BENJAMIN, Brenham, Texas...................................................Rule 40 BENGSTON, BEN, Ogden, Iowa. ...........................................................Rule 40 BERNARD, THOMAS, Int. West, France. ...............................................Rule 40 BERNIE’S CUSTOM COACH OF TEXAS, INC., Houston, Texas.................................................................................Rule 40 BETTER BUILT ARENA CONSTRUCTION, Okarche, Oklahoma.........................................................................................Rule 40 BLACK FOREST SADDLERY, Louisville, Kentucky................................Rule Kentucky.

40 BLACKMON, EDDIE, DeKalb, Texas. ....................................................Rule 40 BLACKWELL, REX, Elk City, Kansas.......................................................Rule Kansas.

40 BLANKS, RENEE, Aubrey, Texas. ............................................................Rule 40 BM OF TEXAS, San Antonio, Texas........................................................Rule Texas.

40 BOBBI BROWN COSMETICS/DOTTIE MCGONAGILL, Fort Worth, Texas..............................................................................Rule 40 BODE, KEVIN, Frisco, Texas. ..................................................................Rule 40 BOGARD, BO, Eagles Nest, New Mexico...............................................Rule Mexico.

40 BOHANON, BERNADETTE - Heber Cith, Utah. ..................................Rule 40 BONIN, DOUGLAS, LaPorte, Indiana...................................................Rule Indiana.

40 BOONE, RICK, dba WOLF CREEK RANCH, Dallas, Texas..................Rule Texas.

40 BOOTH, KRISTEN, Temecula, California..............................................Rule California.

40 BOSTWICK, DAVID, CREATIVE CHARACTERS, Oblong, IL................Rule IL 40 BOUGET, BOB, Branch, Louisiana ........................................................Rule 40 BOWLES, DEAN, Portland, Tennessee. ..................................................Rule 40 BRANNAN, DAVE, dba SOUTHERN AIRS RANCHES, Doralville, Georgia...........................................................................Rule 40

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BUCKLE T HORSES, Pattison, Texas......................................................Rule 40 BURKE, ROBERT L., Lancaster, California.............................................Rule 40 BUSH PRODUCTS, Bryan, Texas............................................................Rule 40 CAMPBELL, JAMES, Gilbert, Arizona. ...................................................Rule 40 CANDLESTICK CONSTRUCTION, Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada..............................................................................................Rule 40 CAPRON, TENAYA, Fort Worth, Texas...................................................Rule 40 CARROLL, TOMMY, Weatherford, Texas...............................................Rule 40 CARTER, BILLY W., Natchitoches, Louisiana. .......................................Rule 40 CASTEL INTERNATIONAL, Houston, Texas. ........................................Rule 40 CATAWBA RANCH, Lancing, Tennessee................................................Rule 40 CATENA WATCHES/BILL KRAFT, Tioga, Texas.....................................Rule 40 CATON RANCHES/JUDY CATON, Snohomish, Washington.............Rule 40 CAVANAGH, JOHNNIE, Petaluma, California. ....................................Rule 40 CELEBRITY CLASSIC, Provo, Utah........................................................Rule 40 CHAMBERLAIN, CONNER, Davis, Oklahoma.....................................Rule 40 CHINOOK PRODUCTIONS, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. ......................Rule 40 CHISHOLM TRAIL BOOT CO., Fort Worth, Texas...............................Rule 40 CIRCLE H WELDING, Hico, Texas.........................................................Rule 40 CML HEALTH MATTERS, INC., Justin, Texas........................................Rule 40 COATES MANUFACTURING INC., Bossier City, Louisisana. ..............Rule 40 COGBURN, DAVID BRET, Clayton, Oklahoma....................................Rule 40 COLLINS, RICHARD, Oceanside, New York.........................................Rule 40 COLMENAREZ, JOSE, Miami, Florida. .................................................Rule 40 CONNELLA, KEITH, Malakoff, Texas....................................................Rule 40 CONNELLA, TIM, Seguin, Texas............................................................Rule 40 CONTINENTAL QUARTER HORSES, INC., Sanger, Texas. ..................Rule 40 COPENHAVER, TODD, Valley View, Texas. ..........................................Rule 40 CORLEY, MELVIN D., Middletown, Kentucky. .....................................Rule 40 COWBOY COUNTRY WESTERN STORE, McAlester, Oklahoma.......................................................................Rule 40 COWBOY’S CHOICE GOLD AND SILVER, McAlester, Oklahoma.......................................................................Rule 40 COWHORSE SUPPLY, Winter Haven ...................................................Rule 40 COW CUTTERS CHA, Anadarko, Oklahoma........................................Rule 40 CRAIG, MIKE, Gainesville, Texas. ..........................................................Rule 40 CREASEY, JUDY BROWNING, Montgomery, Texas..............................Rule 40 CROSS, JOHN, Poolville, Texas..............................................................Rule 40 CROOM, MATHEW, Weatherford, Texas...............................................Rule 40 CUNNINGHAM REAL ESTATE, Bowie, Texas........................................Rule 40 CUTTER CUSTOM TRUCKS, Grapevine, Texas.....................................Rule 40 D & D HORSE TRANSPORT, Oakdale, California. ..............................Rule 40 DALEY, MIKE, Sonora, California..........................................................Rule 40 DALLEY, ROBERT, dba D BAR D MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Gonzales, Texas ...........................................................Rule 40 DARK, LARRY, Dallas, Texas...................................................................Rule 40 DAVIS, BROOKE, Cantonment, Florida ................................................Rule 40 DAY, TAMRA, Okmulgee, Oklahoma ....................................................Rule 40 DE BROGGI FARM HORSE TRANSPORTATION, Stock ton, California..........................................................................................Rule 40 DETWILER, TIM & SUSIE, Bonham, Texas............................................Rule 40 DIAL, JOHN, Fort Worth, Texas. ............................................................Rule 40 DIAMOND D ENTERPRISES, Waxahachie, Texas.................................Rule 40 DIAMOND GROUP, SEAPORT WHOLESALE, Los Angeles, California. ........................................................................................Rule 40 DONATH, RICK, Peoria, Illinois............................................................Rule 40 DORN, DOUGLAS & SHERYL, Kuno, Idaho........................................Rule 40 DOUBLE M SIGNS, Flower Mound, Texas............................................Rule 40 D.R. BROWN CORPORATION, Brownwood, Texas. ............................Rule 40 DR PERFORMANCE/STEVE SHELLY, Helena, Montana......................Rule 40 DULANEY, CHARLES, Meridian, Mississippi. ......................................Rule 40 DUNCAN, TOM, Greenville, Texas........................................................Rule 40 DYER, TONY, Corinth, Texas..................................................................Rule 40 EAGLE, AL, dba LONE STAR AUTOMOTIVE, Fort Worth, Texas..............................................................................Rule 40 EDWARDS QUARTER HORSES, Milton Florida...................................Rule 40 ELWOOD, ALAN, Hinsdale, Illinois. .....................................................Rule 40 ENDSLEY, SHARON, dba CIRCLE H EXCHANGE, Fort Worth, Texas..............................................................................Rule 40 EQUESTRIAN VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, Granbury, Texas....................Rule 40 EQUIHEALTH, Boulder, Colorado. .......................................................Rule 40 EQUINE AMERICA CORPORATION, PRESIDENT DON BECKER, Dallas, Texas...........................................................Rule 40 EQUINE PLANNED INVESTMENTS, Scottsdale, Arizona....................Rule 40 EQUISCAN, Ray Miller, Jr., Baraboo, Wisconsin. .................................Rule 40 EVANS, FRED, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ................................................Rule 40 EVANS, SHERYL, Livermore, California.................................................Rule 40 ESTEP QUARTER HORSES, Weiser, Idaho. ...........................................Rule 40 FAITZ, PAT, Polk City, Florida. ...............................................................Rule 40 FARR, DUSTY, Wichita Falls, Texas........................................................Rule 40 FARR, PATRICIA, Palm Desert, California.............................................Rule 40 FERNANDEZ, FERNANDO, Ocala, Florida...........................................Rule Florida.

Rule 40 FISACKERLY, PETER & SANDY, Russellville, Kentucky.........................Rule 40 FLETCHER, JERRY, Phoenix, Arizona....................................................Rule 40 FLETCHER, RICKEY, Red Oak, Texas.....................................................Rule 40 FLIT CONNECTION, THE, Chouteau, Oklahoma. ..............................Rule 40 FONTENOT, FORREST, LeBlanc, Louisiana..........................................Rule 40 FOX, BOBBY, Glen Allen, Missouri........................................................Rule 40 FOX BRANCH COLLECTION, Moberly, Missouri................................Rule 40 FRANCE, JAMES R., Hudson, BC, Canada............................................Rule 40 FRANK, TROY & AMY, DESIGNSOFSTEEL.COM, Stillwater, Okalahoma. ....................................................................Rule 40 FREIGHTLINER, Fontana, California ....................................................Rule 40 FREDERIKS, WALTER J., dba AURORA PACIFIC CATTLE CO., Aurora, Oregon. ...............................................................................Rule 40 FRONTIER HORSE COMPLEX, Pilot Point, Texas................................Rule 40 FULKERSON, TOMMY, Oakwood, Texas. .............................................Rule 40 FUNDERBURG, WILL, Canyon, Texas...................................................Rule 40 GARRETT, JAY, Lorena, Texas. ................................................................Rule 40 GARRIOTT, SHAWN WESTERN ELECTRIC, Emporia, Kansas ............Rule 40 GASS, NICK, Spring Branch, Texas ........................................................Rule 40

GATSHALL, DR. G. W., Forney, Texas. ...................................................Rule Rule 40 GAY, DUSTIN, Mannsville, Ohio...........................................................Rule Rule 40 GENENA, LINDA, Aubrey, Texas............................................................Rule Rule 40 GLENN, TOM, Redmond, Oregon.........................................................Rule Rule 40 GLISSON, MARCO, Wichita Falls, Texas. ..............................................Rule Rule 40 GLOBAL CLASSIC CARS, Brownsboro, Texas.......................................Rule Rule 40 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, New York, New York.........................Rule Rule 40 GOLDEN HORSE SHOW REVIEW, Bryn Mawr, California.................Rule Rule 40 GOODWIN, GARY, Geary, Oklahoma...................................................Rule Rule 40 GRAY, RICHARD, Conroe, Texas. ..........................................................Rule Rule 40 GREEN, D. W., Stanberry, Missouri........................................................Rule Rule 40 GREEN, ROD & ELAINE, Weatherford, Texas.......................................Rule Rule 40 GREEN, RICKY J., Tyler, Texas. ...............................................................Rule Rule 40 GUARDINO, DAVID, Dallas, Texas........................................................Rule Rule 40 GULF COAST FENCE, Fulshear, Texas...................................................Rule Rule 40 GUSTAFSON, JOHN, Valley Center, California.....................................Rule Rule 40 HAMBY, KAY, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma............................................Rule Rule 40 HAMILTON DAN, dba FAIR DOLLAR FARMS, INC., Laurel, Florida. .................................................................................Rule Rule 40 HANSEN, GARY, Agoura, California. ....................................................Rule Rule 40 HARDWICK, NANCY, Dallas, Texas. .....................................................Rule Rule 40 HARJO, PHILLIP & JEANNETTE, Maud, Oklahoma. ...........................Rule 40 HARNISH, JAY, Chico, Texas..................................................................Rule 40 HARP, MICHELLE, HORSE SENSE, Beverly Hills, California..............Rule 40 HARRIS, JEFF, Maineville, Ohio.............................................................Rule 40 HASKINS, PEGGY L., Carthage, Missouri..............................................Rule 40 HASTINGS, JOHN., Castle Rock, Colorado. .........................................Rule 40 HAWLEY, MONTY, Bryan, Texas............................................................Rule 40 HAYES, JOHN PHILLIP III, Laurinburg, North Carolina.....................Rule 40 HEINEY, AMY, Meridian, Texas..............................................................Rule 40 HERNANDEZ, JOEY, Weatherford, Texas..............................................Rule 40 HENKEL, TEAL, Scottsdale, Arizona. .....................................................Rule 40 HERSHBERGER, DON, Billings, Montana............................................Rule 40 HERTZ, CAROLYN, Happy, Texas..........................................................Rule 40 HEYWOOD, WM & BRENDA, Fallon, Nevada. ....................................Rule 40 HIBBS, S. M., Rowlett, Texas.................................................................. Rule 40 HICKLE, LYNN, Fort Worth, Texas.........................................................Rule 40 HOBBS, E. W., Mansfield, Louisiana. ....................................................Rule 40 HODGES, CHARLES, Fort Worth, Texas................................................Rule 40 HOFFMAN, MARILYN, Mineola, Texas..................................................Rule 40 HOFFMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, Glendale, Arizona...................Rule 40 HOGNER, JEFF, dba SILVERWOOD WINTER CIRCUIT, Hardesty, Oklahoma. .......................................................................Rule 40 HOOF BOND, DANA LEAHY, Hyannis, Massachusetts.......................Rule 40 HOPKINS, DENNIS, Sanger, California. ...............................................Rule 40 HORSEIN’ AROUND INC., Carthage, Tennessee .................................Rule 40 HOUSTON RANCH, Whitesboro, Texas...............................................Rule 40 HOWARD, KELLI, Whitesboro, Texas ....................................................Rule 40 HOWARD, RIC, Houston, Texas. ...........................................................Rule 40 HUCK, BOBBY, dba CIMARRON RIVER CUTTING, Coldwater, Kansas. ...........................................................................Rule 40 HUEY, DANNY, Cleburne, Texas............................................................Rule 40 HUGHES, JESSE, Burleson, Texas...........................................................Rule 40 I DOTCOM PRODUCTS, San Jose, California......................................Rule 40 INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF HORSE FARMS, Dallas, Texas. ....................................................................................Rule 40 INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK VIDEO SALE, Alberta, Canada................................................................................Rule 40 JACOB, BOYCE, Abilene, Texas. .............................................................Rule 40 JENSEN, GEORGE, Jacksboro, Texas......................................................Rule 40 JERRETT, JOSLIN (Wild Mushroom), Weatherford, Texas...................Rule 40 JEWELL EQUINE TRANSPORTATION, Leavenworth, Kansas..............Rule 40 JLD PRODUCTS, Fort Worth, Texas.......................................................Rule 40 JOHNSON, C. NEIL, III, Missouri City, Texas.......................................Rule 40 JOHNSON, KENNETH, dba GJ INTERNATIONAL, Arlington, Texas................................................................................Rule 40 JONES, MR. & MRS. BRAD, Paris, Texas................................................Rule 40 JONES, DREW, Ruston, Louisiana. ........................................................Rule 40 JONES, GREGORY, Ardmore, Oklahoma..............................................Rule 40 JONES, JACK M., JR., J&J SADDLERY, Marion, Kentucky.....................Rule 40 JOSHUA TREE MARKETING, Edmond, Oklahoma..............................Rule 40 KAFKA, HAROLD, CRAZY HORSE RANCH, Millington, New Jersey.........................................................................................Rule 40 KAPLAN, LES & ASSOCIATES, Elmsford, New York.............................Rule 40 KACE INTERNATIONAL, Mesquite, Texas.............................................Rule 40 KAUFMANN, ASHLY MEREDITH, Sonora, California. ........................Rule 40 KEETON, DOYLE & CAROL, Giddings, Texas.......................................Rule 40 KEITH, LARRY, Sugar Grove, Virginia....................................................Rule 40 KING, DAVID, Louisville, Mississippi....................................................Rule 40 KING, ED or JUDY, Santa Fe, Texas. ......................................................Rule 40 KING, MR. & MRS. JERRY, Corpus Christi, Texas.................................Rule 40 KING OF SPORTS, HAROLD FLYNN, DIRECTOR, Little Rock, Arkansas........................................................................Rule Rule 40 KNOX, TONNIE & JAMIE, Yuma, Arizona............................................Rule Rule 40 LAIRD, HOWARD, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. .......................................Rule Rule 40 LAMB, CHERYL-HOOF DOCTOR, Burleson, Texas.............................Rule Rule 40 LANDSBERG, AUDREY, Agua Dulce, California...................................Rule Rule 40 LANGFORD, RANDY L., Katy, Texas......................................................Rule Rule 40 LAREDAO CONVERSION TRUCKS, Burleson, Texas...........................Rule Rule 40 LAWRENCE INSURANCE GROUP, Greensboro, North Carolina.................................................................................Rule Rule 40 LAYLAND, CRAIG, Lubbock, Texas.......................................................Rule Rule 40 LEACH, BOB, De Leon, Texas.................................................................Rule Rule 40 LEATHER HORSE MERCANTILE, Weatherford, Texas..........................Rule Rule 40 LEGATE, CAROL/LARRY BROWN REALTORS, Amarillo, Texas..........Rule Rule 40 LEVITRE, JOSH, Bountiful, Utah .................................................. Rule 40 LEWIN, MICHAEL, Salado, Texas...........................................................Rule Rule 40 LEWIS, DAN, Caldwell, Idaho................................................................Rule Rule 40 LEWIS, DAVID, LONE OAK STALLION STATION, Hendersonville, Tennessee...............................................................Rule Rule 40 LIFELINE EQUINE c/o JILL HINDS, Arena, Wisconsin........................Rule Rule 40

LITTLE MONTANA LTD., Vienna, Virginia............................................Rule 40 LOGO IT!, Logan, Utah..........................................................................Rule 40 LONE STAR FORD, Houston, Texas.......................................................Rule 40 LONG, GREG, dba SHOW OFFS, Van Alstyne, Texas...........................Rule 40 LUCAS, BOBBY, Edmond, Oklahoma. ..................................................Rule 40 LYLES, LINDA, dba THE RANCH HOUSE, Abilene, Texas. .................Rule 40 LYNCH, DURWOOD, Plainview, Texas.................................................Rule 40 MACLEOD & HOPPER, Lexington, Kentucky.......................................Rule 40 MAG BAR SYNDICATE, ALAN WEISS, Dallas, Texas............................Rule 40 MAGNETIC SOLUTIONS, Wichita Falls, Texas.....................................Rule 40 MANDEVILLE, LISA, Northridge, California.........................................Rule 40 MARRS, MIKE, Abilene, Texas. ...............................................................Rule 40 MARSHALL, LINDA, Vero Beach, Florida..............................................Rule 40 MARTIN, MICHELLE, Batavia, Illinois. .................................................Rule 40

MATTHEWS, MICHELLE, Chino Valley, Arizona..................................Rule 40 MAY, LYNN, Monroe, Washington. .......................................................Rule 40 MAYFIELD, GREGORY SCOTT, Scott, Louisiana..................................Rule 40 McCLELLAND, JOHN R., New Iberia, Louisiana..................................Rule 40 McFADDEN, EDDIE, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma................................Rule 40 McGEE, JIM & FRIGGA, Hampton, Georgia.........................................Rule 40 McGUIRE, ARVID, Anderson, Alabama.................................................Rule 40 McKEE, MIKE & VICKIE, Cleveland, Tennessee. ...................................Rule 40 McLEOD, MARILYN, Flora, Mississippi.................................................Rule 40 McRORY, BRYAN, Perry, Florida.............................................................Rule 40 MEBANE RANCHES, Woody, California...............................................Rule 40 MID-ISLAND KENNELS, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. ..............................Rule 40 MID-WEST FEED & BEDDING, Lacygne, Kansas..................................Rule 40 MILAM, JULIE, Alta Loma, Texas...........................................................Rule 40 MILEY STARFLEET TRAILER COMPANY, Sacramento, California..........................................................................................Rule 40 MILLER, BRAD/PREFERRED REINERS PRS, Inc. Wilmer, Texas..................................................................................................Rule 40 MILLER, FRED, Metairie, Louisiana.......................................................Rule 40 MILLER, RAY JR., EQUISCAN, Baraboo, Wisconsin. ...........................Rule 40 MILLER, ROBERT GLENN, Houston, Texas. .........................................Rule 40 MILLER, TERRY, Bunkie, LA............................................................ Rule 50.d.4 MILLICAN, JOHN, Whiteville, North Carolina. ...................................Rule 40 MILLIGAN, KELLY, Laurinburg, North Carolina ..................................Rule 40 MILLS, JERRY, Englewood, Colorado. ...................................................Rule 40 MILLSAP, RANDY, dba RED ROCK CATTLE COMPANY, Cumby, Texas....................................................................................Rule 40 MIZE, ALLEN, Dallas, Texas....................................................................Rule 40 MONEY, MIKE, Santa Ynez, California. ................................................Rule 40 MONTGOMERY, BETTY, Austin, Texas. ................................................Rule 40 MOORE, G.W., dba WESTERN WOOD SHAVINGS, Dallas, Texas. ....................................................................................Rule 40

MORRELL, KEITH, Hardy, Arkansas. .....................................................Rule 40 MOSIER, KARL, Stevensburg, Virginia...................................................Rule 40 MOSS, MICHELE, Aubrey, Texas............................................................Rule 40 MOXY PRODUCTS, INC., Torrance, California....................................Rule 40 MURDOCH, DON, Dallas, Texas...........................................................Rule 40 MUSICK, STAN & SUZI, Fort Smith, Arkansas......................................Rule 40 NATION ADVERTISING, Albuquerque, New Mexico...........................Rule 40 NAT’L TEAM ROPING ASSN/DARLENE MILLER, Weatherford, Texas. ..........................................................................Rule 40 NORRIS, DESTIINY, Ruskin, Florida .....................................................Rule 40 NOSAL, CHARLOTTE, Houston, Texas. ................................................Rule 40 OLD HICKORY FURNITURE CO., Roanoke, Texas..............................Rule 40 OLSON, TRACY, Canada........................................................................Rule 40 O’MALLEY & ASSOCIATES, Los Angeles, California.............................Rule 40 OUTLAW TRUCK, Carthage, Missouri. .................................................Rule 40 OUT WEST FINE PROPERTIES, SI JARBOE, Dolores, Colorado............................................................................Rule 40 OWEN, SUSAN, Elizabeth, Colorado. ...................................................Rule 40 P & J ASSOCIATES, North Miami Beach, Florida. ................................Rule 40 P.J. FINANCIAL, Los Molinos, California. .............................................Rule 40 PACE, JERRY, Conroe, Texas...................................................................Rule 40 PACE, STEPHANI A., Renton, Washington. ..........................................Rule 40 PASS, MICHAEL, Whitesboro, Texas......................................................Rule 40 PARKS, ROBBIE, Stephenville, Texas......................................................Rule 40 PEARSON, LONNIE, dba GOLDEN VALLEY RANCH, Norman, Oklahoma.........................................................................Rule 40 ­

PERRIN, WIL, dba UNITED HYDROCARBON CORPORATION, Corona Del Mar, California...............................Rule 40 PITTMAN, MIKE, Temple, Texas.............................................................Rule 40 PLEASURE ACRES PERFORMANCE HORSE SALE, Arcadia, Indiana..............................................................................................Rule 40 POKOJ, MALGOZATA, Poland...............................................................Rule 40 POLLARD BITS & SPURS/DANNY POLLARD, Merkel, Texas..............Rule 40 PONS, PHIL, Ocala, Florida. ..................................................................Rule 40 PORTER, JEROME & JAMIE, Rogers, Arkansas......................................Rule 40 POSEY, RANDY, Comanche, Texas. .......................................................Rule 40 POWERS, GEORGIA, dba WESTERN SLOPES SPRING CUTTING, Grand Junction, Colorado............................................Rule 40 PRESTIGE TRUCK CONVERSIONS, JOE SLOWIAK, Burleson, Texas..................................................................................................Rule 40 PROMENSCHENKEL, MARLYS, Olathe, Kansas...................................Rule 40 ­

PYLE, BOBBY, Bloomburg, Texas. ..........................................................Rule 40 QUINTANA, REX, Benton City, Washington.........................................Rule 40 RAFTER C, Lindale, Texas.......................................................................Rule 40 RAINBOW, FRANK, Springtown, Texas.................................................Rule 40 RAMADA LIMITED WILLOW PARK, Aledo, Texas. ..............................Rule 40 RANCHLAND REALTY, INC., Granbury, Texas. ...................................Rule 40 RATJEN, JACK, Mansfield, Texas. ...........................................................Rule 40 RB QUARTER HORSES, Valley View, Texas ...........................................Rule 40 RED RIVER WESTERN DECOR/JEFF BURNS, Fort Worth, Texas..............................................................................Rule 40

RED STAR BREEDERS, Fayetteville, Tennessee. .....................................Rule 40 REEK, TOM, Brenham, Texas..................................................................Rule 40 REUTER, SHELIA, Kirkwood, California. ..............................................Rule 40 RIDENS, D. C., Salem, Oregon. .............................................................Rule 40 RIVER RIDE OF TEXAS, INC., Alpine, Texas. ........................................Rule 40 RODDY, DEWEY, Jonesboro, Arkansas..................................................Rule 40 RODGERS, TEX, Pinehurst. Texas. .........................................................Rule 40 ROE, DOUG & MARY ANN, Moody, Texas..........................................Rule 40 ROOT, HEIDI, Red Bluff, California......................................................Rule 40 RUSSELL, DON, dba REDBUD CLASSIC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.........................................................................................Rule 40 SACHTLEBEN, TROY J., Antonio, Colorado..........................................Rule 40 SANTA FE SPIRIT, Albany, Georgia. .......................................................Rule 40 SANTA ROSA EQUINE, Vernon, Texas...................................................Rule 40 SARATOGA STALLS, Cedar Rapids, Iowa ..............................................Rule 40 SCHAEFER, DARLENE, Las Vegas, Nevada............................................Rule 40 SCHAEFER, ROBERT, Las Vegas, Nevada...............................................Rule 40 SCHWAB, RICHARD, dba SUMMIT LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY, Marietta, Oklahoma....................................................Rule 40 SCHWARZ, SHELDON, Springfield, Georgia........................................Rule 40 SEABREEZE TRAVEL, North Miami, Florida.........................................Rule 40 SEGO, J.T., Tahlequah, Oklahoma. ........................................................Rule 40 SEGUIN HORSE CENTER, Seguin, Texas..............................................Rule 40 SHOW OFFS, Van Alstyne, Texas............................................................Rule 40 SHOWTIME SLEEPERS, INC., RICK WILLIAMS, Ocala, Florida...............................................................................................Rule 40 SHRIMPERS, Fort Worth, Texas..............................................................Rule 40 SIDE SADDLE BOUTIQUE/TAWNI Maughn , Weatherford, Texas......Rule 40 SILLIMAN, DARRELL, Bernie, Missouri.................................................Rule 40 SILVERWOOD WINTER CIRCUIT, Jeff Hogner, Hardesty, Oklahoma.........................................................................................Rule 40 SIMMONS, LUTHER, Florissant, Missouri............................................Rule 40 SIMS, HARVEY, FLYING BAR A RANCH, Rhome, Texas......................Rule 40 SIMS RANCH, Stephenville, Texas.........................................................Rule 40 SKAGGS, CHRIS, Lancaster, California..................................................Rule 40 SMITH, DANIELLE, Ripley, Maine.........................................................Rule 40 SMITH, SID & VICKIE, Edgemont, Arkansas. .......................................Rule 40 SNODGRESS EQUIPMENT/Randy Snodgress, Joshua, Texas. .............Rule 40 SODA CREEK RANCH, Oronogo, Missouri..........................................Rule 40 SOUTHEASTERN CHA, LISA ETHERIDGE, Sec’y, Unadilla, Georgia..............................................................................................Rule 40 SOUTHWEST DISTRIBUTORS, Cleburne, Texas...................................Rule 40 SPEIGHT, JOHN, Midland, Texas...........................................................Rule 40 SPINNING F RANCH, Lake Forest, California. ....................................Rule 40 STAHL, JOHN, De Soto, Kansas.............................................................Rule 40 STAN TAVENNER QUARTER HORSES, Ennis, Montana......................Rule 40 STANLEY, STEVEN, Chillicothe, Texas. ..................................................Rule 40 STAR HORSE PRODUCTIONS, INC., San Diego, California...............Rule 40 STARNS, C. M., Fort Worth, Texas..........................................................Rule 40 STEINMEN, ROBERT & SUSAN, SK, Canada........................................Rule 40 STEPHENS, ROBERT, Rocky Comfort, Missouri...................................Rule 40 STEPHENS, SHA, Weatherford, Texas....................................................Rule 40 STEPHENS, STEVE, Clinton, Mississippi...............................................Rule 40 STEVENS, J.C., Canon City, Colorado. ..................................................Rule 40 STICKLER, MIKE, Templeton, California. .............................................Rule 40 STITES, MARK, Custer, South Dakota....................................................Rule 40 STOCKYARDS REALTY, Fort Worth, Texas. ...........................................Rule 40 STONEMAN, MARK, Granbury, Texas...................................................Rule 40 STRUCTURAL STEEL BLDG., Boca Raton, Florida...............................Rule 40 SUPERIOR BARNS AND BUILDINGS/DEBBIE PEELE, Franklinville, South Carolina. .........................................................Rule 40 SUPERIOR EQUINE PHARMACEUTICAL, Pleasant Grove, Utah .......................................................................Rule 40 SWZT / STEVE TACKETT, Longmont, Colorado. ..................................Rule 40 T-TREE QUARTER HORSES, Kerrville, Texas.........................................Rule 40 TACKETT, STEVE - SWZT, Olney, Texas..................................................Rule 40 TAYLOR, CATHY, Olympia, Washington...............................................Rule 40 TAW, Wingate, Texas................................................................................Rule 40 TERRAL, RUSTY, Santa Maria, California. ............................................Rule 40 TETON RANCH CORP. c/o STEVE TUSHA, Emmetsburg, Iowa.........Rule 40 TEXAS AMERICAN RANCHES, INC., Sanger, Texas.............................Rule 40 TEXAS EXOTIC BOOT COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas. ........................Rule 40 THORTON, MARY JO, GREAT SOUTHWEST RANCH, Greenville, Texas...............................................................................Rule 40 TIMBERCLAD PRODUCTS, Richardson, Texas.....................................Rule 40 TOOTHACRE QUARTER HORSE SHOW, CAROLYN RENNINGER, SEC’Y, Sandburg, Pennsylvania............Rule 40 TRAILS APARTMENTS, Fort Worth, Texas.............................................Rule 40 TRAVEL LODGE SUITES, Fort Worth, Texas..........................................Rule 40 TRIPLE C WELDING, Cleburne, Texas...................................................Rule 40 TRUCK & LIVESTOCK CONCEPTS, GLEN MILLER, Bleiblerville, Texas............................................................................Rule 40 TUBAUGH, JOHN, EAGLE HORSE TRADING CO., Kansas City, Missouri.......................................................................Rule 40 TURNER, KELSEY, ..................................................Rule 40 TUTTLE, FERRELL, Victoria, Texas. ........................................................Rule 40 TYNAN, RUSSELL, Mesquite, Texas. ......................................................Rule 40 UNITED SPRTSMANS ASSOCIATION, Fort Davis, Alabama...............Rule 40 UTAH TAILORING, Baird, Texas. ...........................................................Rule 40 VAN HAM QUARTER HORSES, Pilot Point, Texas...............................Rule 40 VAUGHN, DAN, Waxahachie, Texas. .....................................................Rule 40 VAUGHN, LLOYD & SHARON, Beeville, Texas.....................................Rule 40 VAUGHN, LLOYD (EMMITT), Kenedy, Texas. ......................................Rule 40 WALKER, MILLIE, Opelousas, Louisiana...............................................Rule 40 WALL, TREY, Valley View, Texas..............................................................Rule 40 WALLACE, LOUIS N. & LINDA, Belton, Texas......................................Rule 40 WALTON, BOB, Fort Worth, Texas.........................................................Rule 40 WALTON, GERRY, FLY TECHNOLOGIES, Bedford, Texas...................Rule 40 WATKINS, BILL, Denton, Texas..............................................................Rule 40 WEATHERBUSTER, INC., El Cajon, California.....................................Rule 40 WELLS, JACQUELINE, Austin Texas.......................................................Rule 40

WESTERN CAROLINA HORSE SALES, Central, South Carolina...................................................................Rule 40 WESTERN TRUCKWORKS, Edmond, Oklahoma.................................Rule 40 WESTON, DONNA, Parma, Idaho.........................................................Rule 40 WHITE, JEANNE, Pampa, Texas.............................................................Rule 40 WILLETT, TIMOTHY, Dallas, Texas........................................................Rule 40 WILLIAMS, BONNIE, NRM SADDLE RIDGE MORTGAGE, Weatherford, Texas. ..........................................................................Rule 40 WINCHESTER, LORI, Searcy, Arkansas .................................................Rule 40 WINEY, MICHAEL, Evening Shade, Arkansas .......................................Rule 40 WMIT STUDIO A DESIGN LLC, Moneta, Virginia...............................Rule 40 WOLFE, PATSI, Trinidad, Colorado.......................................................Rule 40 WRIGHT, KENNETH & ROXANNE, Kaufman, Texas. ..........................Rule 40 WYNKOOP, JAMES, Tomball, Texas.......................................................Rule 40 ZIMMERMAN, DICK, Portage, Indiana.................................................Rule 40

NCHA Probation List DUNKLE, DEENA, Farwell, MI November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4) MOORE, ANNETTE, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4) MOORE, KOLBY DON, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4) MOORE, WILLIAM COLT, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4) PINHEIRO, JACOB, Templeton, CA June 6, 2022 – June 6, 2023 (Standing Rule 35A) TATUM, CHELSEA, Overbrook, OK February 18, 2022 - February 18, 2023 (Standing Rule 35A)

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Pursuant to the NCHA’s Constitution and Bylaws, the director elections for terms of service for the period of June 2022 - June 2025 were concluded on March 17, 2022. All directors elected in this year’s election will begin their three-year term of service at the time of the NCHA on ention elo is a listing o the N oard o irectors effecti e ne 3 2 22 A la b a m a Julie Beasley (24) Brenda Burns (23) James Hooper (LD) Andrew Sligh (24)

K a n s a s Grant Smith (23) Rebecca Waters (25)

A r iz o n a David Costello (23) Sherry Cowan (25) Joe Kalt (25) Tim Smith (25) Mike Wood (23)

K e n tu c k y Randy Mesalam (25)

A r k a n s a s Diana Cunningham (25) Toddy Pitard – President Elect Tommy Williams (25) (EC) Lewis Wray (LD)

L o u is ia n a Robert Charles Brown (23) Gwen Coie (24) Keith Deaville (LD) Edley Hixson, Jr. (LD) Elizabeth Quirk (25) Bruce Richerson (LD) Chris Thibodeaux (24) ic h ig a n Dan Agnew (24) Crystal DeWitt (24)

C a lifo r n ia & H a w a ii Robert Adams (23) Phil Benadum (24) Kathy Cardon (23) Tim Castilaw (24) Norm Clark (23) Rick Corso (23) Morgan Cromer (24) Rock Hedlund (24) (EC) Fiina Ugrin Jolley (23) Suzanne Rodoni-Silverberg (24) Bernie Talbot (25) Carol Ward (24) Stan Williams, Jr (23)

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C o lo r a d o Nathan Miller (24) Steve Norris (LD) Nicole Pietrafeso (24) Ron Pietrafeso (LD) Joel Schulz (24) Bob Tregemba (24) F lo r id a Josh Deason (25) Ora Diehl (LD) Bill Kidd (23) Sandra Lines (25) Sharon Overstreet (23) (EC) Pam Scott (25) G e o r g ia John Hulsey (24) Nate Pettit (24) Mark Senn – Vice President I d a h o Barbi Madgwick (25) Denise Shewmaker (24) I llin o is Rick Jackson (25) Bret Parsons (23) I n d ia n a Byron Green (25) (EC) Andrew Larsen (25) I o w a & W is c o n s in Travis Grover (25) Seth Kirchner (23)

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o n ta n a Suzanne Nellen (25) John Seymour (23) N e b r a s k a Kirby Smith (24) (EC) N e v a d a John Echeverria (23) Theresa Gillock (24) N e w E n g la n d ( C T , M A , M E , N H , R I , V T ) , N Y , N J & P A Marty Miller (25) Bill Stein (24) Jack Werner (23) N e w M e x ic o Leslie Graor (25) Richard Hicks (25) N o r th C a r o lin a Garry Merritt (24) Barnwell Ramsey (23) N o r th & S o u th D a k o ta Matt Lopez (25) Jason Reed (25) O h io eff ro n (2 ) Ste e ff (2 ) John Lavelle (24) Chuck Smith (LD) O k la h o m a Cara Brewer (25)

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Lloyd Cox (23) Jody Galyean (24) Kathleen Moore (24) Ty Moore (25) James Payne (25) Bill Riddle (LD) Brad Wilson (25) O r e g o n Marcea DeGregorio (25) T. Scott Tullis (24) Cameron Verstegen (24)

Burt Bull (24) James Davison (25) James Eakin (23) Scott Ferguson (25) Bobby Hunt (23) Janice Little (24) Hydie McAlister (24) Jane Mancuso (25) Mike Mowery (LD) Harrison Perrin (25) Sam Wilson (LD) T e x a s W e s t Cheryl Callis (25) Sherry Graham (24) Skip Jones (23) (EC) Josh King (23) Steve Smith (24)

S o u th C a r o lin a Tracy Barton (25) Ric Rumble (24) T e n n e s s e e Barbara Brooks (LD) Zeke Entz (25) Maben Thompson (24) T e x a s E a s t Johnny Bates (24) Punk Carter (LD) Bradey Davis (24) Jan Gandy (24) Cynthia Patty (24) Ronnie Smith (24) Michael Wood (24)

U ta h Josh Hofeldt (24) Steve Williams (24)

T e x a s N o r th Clint Allen (24) Jeremy Barwick (24) Sharon Beach (24) Chris Benedict (LD) Lindy Burch (LD) R. L. Chartier (24) Dennie Dunn (LD) Jo Ellard (LD) Matt Gaines (24) Casey Green (24) (EC) Leon Harrel (LD) Cody Hedlund (24) Gavin Jordan (24) Tom Lyons (LD) Susan McBryde (24) Frank Merrill (23) Matt Miller (24) (EC) Jim Milner (LD) Ken Mock (24) Bruce Morine (24) Rick Mowery (24) Steve Oehlhof (24) Lachlan Perks (24) Dan Popeck (23) Phil Rapp (LD) Tarin Rice (24) Tatum Rice (23) (EC) Ben Roberson (24) Jonathan Rogers (23) Corrie Rousey (25) Ted Sokol – President Chubby Turner (LD) Bronc Willoughby (LD) T e x a s S o u th Frank Bowen (24)

V ir g in ia , W e s t V ir g in ia , D .C ., M a r y la n d & D e la w a r e Roy Bauer (23) Jim Johnson (23) W

a s h in g to n & A la s k a Holly Jones (23) e Knight (2 ) Dean Rebhuhn (23) W

y o m in g John (Jack) Enright (24) Kristen York (23) (EC) E a s te r n C a n a d a Eric Van Boekel (25) W

e s te r n / C e n tr a l C a n a d a Connie Down-Cicoria (25) Darcy Geherman (25) Les Jack (23) Sandy Reid (25) Amanda Smith (25) Doug Weins (24) E u r o p e Josef Bachmeier (25) Jana Kucerova (25) Martin Parage (23) Denis Pini (25) Sergio Traverso (25) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• (LD) (EC) (DE)

Life Director Executive Committee Director Emeritus

Term Expires: (23) 2023 (24) 2024 (25) 2025

2022-2023 Standing Committees Affiliate Officers/Secretaries Caren Birdwell (24) R7** Cheryl Callis (23) R7 – NVEO Kim Cox (25) R7* Vicki Green (25) R4 Della Hillerman (24) R8 Brooke Manion (25) R5 Cynthia Patty (24) R6 Erin McGinn Smith (25) R1 Ashley Thomas (25) R2 Kathy Unfried (25) R2 Rebecca Waters (25) R3

Amateur

William Cole (25) R6 Sandra Lines (23) R5 Brooke Manion (24) R5 Jennifer Palmer (25) R8 Sharron Piazza (25) R1 Toddy Pitard (23) R6 John Primasing (25) R2 Barnwell Ramsey (23) R5** Erin Russell (24) R8 Denise Shewmaker (23) R1 Grant Smith (23) R3 Paul K. Smith (25) R7* Katherine Van Boekel (24) R4

Approved LAE and Show Producers

Tracy Barton (23) R5 Phil Benadum (23) R2 Robert Charles Brown (23) R6 Cheryl Callis (23) R7 – NVEO Kathy Cardon (24) R2 Kim Cox (24) R7 Byron Green (23) R4 Della Hillerman (25) R8 Tom Holt (23) R8** Theresa Nelson (25) R1 Jason Reed (23) R3 Coleta Manahan Rosson (24) R7* Raymond Shumate (23) R7

Finance & Audit

Frank Diehl (24) R5 Ora Diehl (25) R5 James Eakin (23) R7 Jim Haworth (25) R3** Garry Merritt (24) R5 David Pilcher (25) R4 Barnwell Ramsey (23) R5 Dean Rebhuhn (25) R1 Tatum Rice (25) R8 Suzanne Rodoni-Silverberg (25) R2 Steve Smith (24) R7*

Governance (formerly known as Governance, Promotion and Growth) Dan Agnew (25) R4* Sharon Beach (25) R8 Tracy Barton (23) R5 Jim Haworth (24) R3 Skip Jones (23) R7 Kevin Knight (24) R2 Corrie Rousey (24) R7 Ronnie Smith (24) R6 Buddy Westphal (23) R1**

Growth and Development (formerly known as Governance, Promotion and Growth)

Shelby Agnew (24) R4 Phil Benadum (23) R2 Angela Bull (24) R7 Janet Cagley (24) R6 Nancy Clayton (24) R8 Casey Connally (24) R1 David Costello (23) R2 Cody Hedlund (23) R8 Jim Johnson (23) R4 Joe Kalt (23) R2** Glen Nelson (25) R2 Shawn Ogni (23) R5 Darrell Parsons (23) R3 Dean Rebhuhn (23) R1*

Judges Rules

Andy Adams (24) R2 – NVEO Johnny Bates (23) R6 Roy Bauer (25) R4 Ernie Beutenmiller (23) R3 Joe Cameron (24) R5 – NVEO Tim Castilaw (25) R2 Walt Erwin (25) R5 Rock Hedlund (24) R2 Gavin Jordan (25) R8 Seth Kirchner (25) R3 Tom Lyons (23) R8 Freddie McGee (23) R8 Nate Miller (24) R1 Don Pooley (25) R7 Kenny Pugh (25) R7 – NVEO Jonathan Rogers (25) R8 Tim Smith (23) R2* David Stewart (24) R7**

Limited Age Events

Monty Buntin (24) R2 Cullen Chartier (24) R8* Julie Clarke (24) R1 Walt Erwin (23) R5 Les Jack (24) R1 Bill Kidd (23) R5 Seth Kirchner (25) R3 Ronnie Smith (25) R6 Eric Van Boekel (24) R4** Justin White (24) R7 Brad Wilson (23) R8

Non-Professional

Libby Bowman (25) R4 Kathy Foote (23) R1 Kathy Galyean (23) R6 Phillip Garrison (25) R6 Sherry Graham (23) R7* Cody Hedlund (23) R8 John Kratzer (25) R6** Megan Miller (23) R8 Pam Shaeffer (23) R1 Kirby Smith (23) R3 Jamie Sokol (24) R5 Carol Ward (24) R2

Stallion Owners and Breeders Michelle Cannon (23) R6 Julie Clarke (24) R1 Michelle Cowan (24) R8** Alvin Fults (23) R7 Bobby Gale (24) R5 Rock Hedlund (23) R2 Kathleen Moore (23) R8 Todd Quirk (24) R6 Suzanne Rodoni-Silverberg (25) R2*

Weekend Show (formally known as Open Show) J.P. Bell (24) R3 Bradey Davis (24) R6* Byron Green (23) R4 Richard Hicks (25) R7 Chris Howell (25) R5** Joe Kalt (23) R2 Chubby Turner (23) R8 Steve Williams (23) R1 Mike Wood (24) R2

Other NCHA Committees Cattle Committee (sub under Limited Age Events) R.L. Chartier (24) R8 Sean Flynn (24) R8 Chris Johnsrud (23) R8 Bruce Morine (25) R8 Kody Porterfield (23) R8 Kory Pounds (23) R8 John Sanislow (24) R8 Jaime Snider (25) R8 Russ Westfall (24) R8

Youth

Shannon Collier (23) R5 Michelle Cowan (25) R8 Sherry Cowan (24) R2 Casey Crouch (23) R7 Barb Himsel (24) R4 Amy Lippincott (25) R7* Sabrina Mesalam (24) R4 Chad Newton (25) R5 Nikki Roberson (25) R8 Cindy Smith (23) R6 Deb Watts (24) R3 Leigh Ann White (24) R6 Kristen York (23) R1**

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* Chairman ** Vice Chairman R - Region Represented NVEO – Non-Voting Ex-Officio Term Expires: (23) 2023 (24) 2024 (25) 2025

Professional Trainers Tracy Barton (25) R5 J.P. Bell (24) R3 Cara Brewer (25) R8* David Costello (25) R2 Kathy Daughn (23) R7 Mason Griffin (25) R6 Andrew Larsen (25) R4 Ken Mock (24) R8 Rick Mowery (25) R8 Kenny Platt (23) R1**

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NCHA Staff Directory 817-244-6188 ADMINISTRATIVE

Ext. No.

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS

Ext. No.

Jay Winborn ........................................................................................ 110 Executive Director

Jimmy Vecera......................................................................................155 Director of Data

Cathy Marie Aleff ...............................................................................121 Manager of Committee Relations

Kelley Hartranft .................................................................................. 141 Data Technology Administrator

Carley Montemuro .......................................................................... 104 Manager of Business Development Paula Prejean ..................................................................................... 100 Receptionist

ACCOUNTING

Ext. No.

SHOWS

Ext. No.

Shianne Megel .................................................................................. 140 Director of Shows Linda Smith .........................................................................................143 Manager of Approved Events

Ashley Early .........................................................................................139 Comptroller

Charly Petrek ......................................................................................122 Manager of Shows

Mike Franklin ...................................................................................... 114 Senior Accountant

Alison Walker ........................................................................................111 Manager of Stallion Foal Program

Katie Brandt ........................................................................................132 Accounts Payable

Cari Claxton ..........................................................................................131 Produced Events Associate

Sandy Brandt ..................................................................................... 130 Accounts Receivable

Adrienne Smith ................................................................................ 142 Show Results Data Entry Lynn Winkler .......................................................................................124

Judges

Ext. No.

Sam Rose ............................................................................................. 154 Director of Judges Andy Adams .........................................................................................151 Development and Education Specialist Tammy Kimmel .................................................................................158 Administrative Assistant

MARKETING

Show Results Data Entry

Youth

Ext. No.

Mike Simmons ....................................................................................136 Director of Youth

Ext. No.

Taylor Breeding ................................................................................ 120 Manager of Marketing Anna Laurent ..................................................................................... 109 Manager of Marketing

NCHA CHARITIES FOUNDATION

Ext. No.

Julia Buswold...................................................................................... 144 Director of Foundation

MEMBERSHIP

Ext. No.

Julie Davis .............................................................................................129 Director of Membership Services Linda Welborn .................................................................................. 134 Manager of Membership Services

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Todd Drummond Memorial Award

Zane Schulte Award

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JUDGE EVALUATION FORM Reason for Evaluation:

Commendation: I wish to recognize an individual that is hard-working and consistently does a good job.

Spot Check: I do not wish to make an official protest but want a class reviewed by the Weekend Monitor.

Official Protest: I am enclosing the protest fee ($500 for an LAE / $200 for Weekend show). I understand that I must be an owner or exhibitor in the class to file a protest. (Fee is refundable if protest is upheld.)

Judge(s) Name(s) about whom you are submitting this report:____________________________________________________ If you are submitting a commendation, please describe why you feel this judge deserves recognition: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ If you are submitting an Official Protest or Spot Check Request, please complete the following: Show Name: _______________________________________________________________ Show Date(s): ________________ Show City & State: __________________________________________________________ Class: _______________________ 1.

Have you reviewed the tape?

Yes

2.

In your opinion, how did the judge do on penalty application?

Excellent

Average

Poor

3.

In your opinion, how did the judge do on “placings’ based on run content?

Excellent

Average

Poor

4.

In your opinion, did the judge act professionally?

Yes

No

No

If he/she did not act professionally, please explain: _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5.

In your opinion, how was the judge’s performance during the entire show?

6.

Please explain fully the circumstances that prompted you to complete this report:

Excellent

Average

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______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Member Name

__________________________ NCHA Member Number

______________________ Date

_____________________________________________________________________________ Email Address

______________________ Phone Number

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This form will be available online and published in The Chatter This report is confidential and will be seen only by officials in the NCHA Judging Department This report can be used to commend a hard-working, consistent individual which will help the Judging Department recognize the best judges.

Spot Checks and Official Protests: o If a pattern of complaints emerges regarding an individual judge, the Judging Department will review tapes of the show or shows in question and take further action when appropriate. o You must be a contestant in a class or an owner who has a horse in a class to submit this report. o This report must be filed within 7 days of the incident. o A member can submit only one Judge’s Evaluation Form in a calendar month. o When submitting an official protest, you will need to enclose protest fee ($500 for LAE or $200 for a weekend show).

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LOOKING BACK

Tapeppyoka Peppy Keeping the faith with the gift horse that keeps on giving.

BY JENNIFER HORTON

A

s a cutting horse enthusiast, Jerry Rapp wanted his teenage son, Phil, to have a good horse, so he purchased a mare in a sale he hosted at Rapp Ranch in 1984.

In fact, Tapeppyoka Peppy (Doc’s Oak x Senorita Peppy x Mr San Peppy), trained and shown by Lindy Burch, was the high seller. Phil admits he was less-than-gracious to learn his father had bought him a four-year-old mare.

What he really wanted was a solid, seasoned gelding who he could win on.

“This is a great mare - she’s young and you two can grow together,” said Phil. “I can remember my dad saying that. It was ridiculous.

It’s the worst thing you can do, but Dad was emphatic about it.

“We went to Lindy’s for lessons on her to get started,” Phil said. “I worked three cows and Lindy felt we were a good fit. We took her to a show in Norco, California, where I won the $5,000 Non-Pro the first time I showed her.”

In January 1985, at the Arizona Sun Circuit, Phil went to the herd with “Tap” 12 times over six days, earning only one check.

“My dad was trying to keep his sense of humor, staying in a rental camper out in the middle of the desert,” said Phil. “Today, as a 160

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father, I understand ‘character builder’ trips.

Then, I was a 15-year-old in the middle of one.”

Things got better from there.

“We spent five weeks with Tom Lyons that summer,” said Phil. “I showed her in my first NCHA aged event and did pretty well in the first go of the $5,000 Non-Pro. I asked Tom if my 209 score would get a check, because I wanted to win the buckle they were giving.

Lyons told me that I showed so badly, I didn’t deserve a buckle. It’s funny now. I guess he needed to keep me a little humble.”

Humble pie only motivated the team. In August, they won the American Junior Quarter Horse world championship.

“It was a really big deal for me,” said Phil. “It was the first finals I ever made and then to be world champion really set things off. We went straight to Reno for a Pacific Coast aged event.

I won the $5,000 Non-Pro Classic and made the Non-Pro Classic finals.

“As I got better, she got better. We won the Pacific Coast Non-Pro championship twice, made the NCHA Non-Pro top 15 standings three times, and I made my first Open aged event finals with her. She was a wonderful mare. She enabled me to have a lot of firsts.”

Tapeppyoka Peppy retired from the show

pen in 1989 following the NCHA World Finals in Houston, Texas, with $123,555 in lifetime earnings (LTE). The mare produced Tap O Lena, sired by Doc O Lena, in 1990.

Tap O Lena earned $450,639. She won 15 major events under Phil, including the 1994 NCHA Open Super Stakes, when he was still a Non-Pro rider. She carried him into the history books in 1996, as the first rider to win the Super Stakes Classic champion title in both the Open and Non-Pro on the same horse. Phil’s wife, Mary Ann Rapp, won the 1997 NCHA Non-Pro world championship on her.

Tap O Lena produced Tapt Twice, sired by Dual Pep. While she earned $279,457 herself, she produced $1.6 million in offspring earnings. From Tapt Twice came Dont Look Twice,

by High Brow Cat. A name that is considered household among today’s generation of cutters.

Dont Look Twice is the NCHA All-Time Leading Dam with $824,545 LTE. She was the first horse ever to mark a 234. The 2011 NCHA Open Horse of the Year and 2012 NCHA Open world champion won an astounding 26 major events, including a record-setting eight Mercuria World Series of Cutting titles. Bred to Dual Rey, she produced a stud colt named Dont Stopp Believin, who would be a Mercuria World Series of Cutting champion himself.

The stallion’s name may pay homage to his great, great granddam - considering her less-than-celebrated arrival into the life of the young Phil Rapp. Dont Stopp Believin went into the NCHA Horse Hall of Fame with $457,714 in recorded lifetime earnings.

Now, Phil’s children are riding his colts.

Ryan Rapp and Dont Stopp Twice, out of Dontt Happen Twice (Woody Be Tuff x Dont Look Twice), helped push the stallion over $1 million in offspring earnings.

The dynasty Jerry Rapp created for his son and Tapeppyoka Peppy is the stuff dreams are made of. This single branch on her family tree with Tap O Lena, Tapt Twice, Dont Look Twice and Dont Stopp Believin has combined earnings of more than $2 million, but it all began with Tap and the Rapps.

Tapeppyoka Peppy lived with her family until her death in July 1996. She was laid to rest at home.

Phil reflected on the significance of this gift horse who has had such an impact on his family.

“Dad wanted me to have a good horse,” said Phil. “Well, I had a good horse with Tapeppyoka Peppy, and she gave me a good horse in Tap O Lena, who gave me a good horse in Tapt Twice and it went down the line. I don’t know how he knew. When he said he wanted me to have a good horse, he was so right.”