From the NRCHYA

By Tylor Todd

NRCHYA Reporter Tylor Todd Hi! My name is Tylor Todd and I am the 2021 National Reined Cow Horse Youth Association reporter. I am a 17-year-old senior from Rexford, Kansas. I fell in love with reined cow horse when I was 7, after watching my sister start to show in it. Ever since then, I was hooked on it! I show my gelding, Mr Stylish Cat, aka “Boyd,” in the Youth and Non Pro bridle classes. I love the camaraderie between all of the youth competitors, and I am so excited to be your 2021 Youth reporter!

This year at the NRCHA Celebration of Champions, the youth were buzzing with activities throughout the show. The annual Youth meeting was held on February 19th. All youth members were invited to the meeting and to participate in the voting of new officers for the NRCHYA. In addition to voting in new officers, motivational speaker Kyle Scheele came to speak about the importance and impact of one person in someone’s life. Kyle also spoke about his own life experiences, and told the audience about the power and influence one person can have in someone else’s life.

This year the youth also did a canned food drive. Youth members would bring in canned food items and, in exchange, get their stalls reimbursed. The canned food items totaled 721 pounds, and the number of cans the Youth members brought in were matched by Uncle Ben’s Original Rice by MARS Equestrian™. We would like to thank MARS Equestrian™ for matching the number of cans brought in!

Lastly, a silent auction was held to benefit the NRCHYA. Items were made by the youth members to showcase their talents outside of the show pen. In total, the silent action raised nearly $4,000.

The NRCHYA has some great activities planned for this year and we would all like to thank our advisors— Elizabeth Ellis, Sarah Clymer and Todd Crawford—for guiding us this year!

///// MEET YOUR 2021 NRCHYA OFFICERS

President: Tucker Gillespie Vice President: Ben Self Secretary: Breanne Farris Treasurer: Caden Allen Reporter: Tylor Todd Northeast: Hailey Saffert Southeast: Isabelle Gonzales North Central: Tatum Olson South Central: Cutter McLaughlin Southwest: Ali Norcutt Northwest: Landon Luce Canadian: Tyree Swales Junior Officers: Isabelle Scheffel, Boyd Wilson and Chet Gorrell