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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Local Opportunities Abound
W
hether you are hauling for a world title or entering the cutting pen for the first time, nearly all competitors begin their career at a weekend show. From Tenmile, Oregon, to Ocala, Florida, and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, to Prairie, Mississippi, and everywhere in between, weekend shows continue to provide cutters of all ages and experience levels a place to call home—no matter how far away from home they actually are. Weekend shows have long been a strength of the Association. They are the places where countless friendships have been formed, first buckles have been won, personal milestones have been accomplished, and even world titles have been claimed. If you’ve never attended a weekend show, there is no better time than now to do so. The love of the sport and level of camaraderie found there is unparalleled. These shows also provide a great place to learn from more experienced riders. With both world champions and aged-event champions commonly in attendance, everyone from our Youth members to our up-and-coming trainers 2
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has someone to look up to and from whom they can learn. I encourage you to seek out these role models for inspiration and advice. Weekend shows are a great place not only to earn titles but to build invaluable relationships both in and out of the cutting pen. The National Circuit Program is already underway and makes it easier than ever to attend local weekend shows within your local circuit. This program offers a way to regularly compete with the same people and build those lasting friendships. An added bonus is you can compete for your circuit’s titles while staying close to home! In addition to the competitive opportunities for current members, the National Circuit Program also provides a great place to welcome new cutters into our family. We all know how addicting our sport is. All it takes is swinging your leg over a cutting horse for the first time, and you are hooked for life. I invite each of you to share your passion with someone who hasn’t experienced the thrill of riding a cutting horse by introducing them to not only the sport but the cutting family. Whether that be working the flag at the ranch or joining you at a show, both experiences offer a place to build a solid foundation in the industry and grow lasting relationships within our Association. Our membership is already seeing increasing numbers this year, both from past members ready to get back into the pen and new members eager to experience the sport. I hope with your help that this renewed growth and energy will propel us into an extraordinary year for NCHA.
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NCHA STAFF Executive Director Jay Winborn Director of Data Jimmy Vecera Director of Judges Pete Fanning Director of Membership Services Julie Davis Director of Shows Shianne Megel Director of Sponsorship Todd Barden Director of Youth Mike Simmons Manager of Marketing & Communications Callie McCarthy NCHA OFFICERS President: Steven Norris 224 E. Cheyenne Mountain Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, (719) 761-1200 President-Elect: Ora Diehl 301 14Th St Sw, Ruskin, FL 33570, (813) 990-7258 Vice President: Ted Sokol 1401 US Highway 17 N., Seville, FL 32190, (386) 235-9647 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (term ends) Ernie Beutenmiller (2023) At Large, 1932 Hwy 50 E., Union, MO 63084, (314) 808-3020 Byron Green (2022) Region 4, 325 S. South Street, Campbellsburg, IN 47108, (812) 620-0451 Rock Hedlund (2023) Region 2, P.O. Box 163, Wilton, CA 95693, (916) 761-7427 Skip Jones (2021) Region 7, 10101 S. Washington, Amarillo, TX 79118, (806) 679-9919 Matt Miller (2022) Region 8, 3111 Pine Road, Poolville, TX 76487 (817) 629-6858 Sharon Overstreet (2022) Region 5, 4855 Joe Overstreet Road, Kenansville, FL 34739, (407) 908-3201 Lachlan Perks (2021) At Large, 401 Olive Branch Road, Weatherford, TX 76087, (815) 505-0860 Toddy Pitard (2023) Region 6, 402 Central Avenue, El Dorado Arkansas 71730, (870) 866-2511 Tatum Rice (2022) At Large, 10309 Granbury Highway, Weatherford, TX 76087, (817) 694-3642 Kirby Smith (2023) Region 3, 3493 W Guenther Rd, Grand Island, NE 68803, (308) 380-0242 Kristen York (2021) Region 1, P.O. Box 1268, Saratoga, WY 82331, (970) 449-3047 CUTTING HORSE CHATTER Editor: Christine Hamilton Graphic Artist: Tammy Fernandez Director Manufacturing and Production: Sherry Brown Advertising Coordinator: Diana Buettner Contributors: Sally Harrison, Jennifer Horton, Lillian Kent, Molly Montag, Kristin Pitzer, Larri Jo Starkey
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE NEXT MONTH
Meet the NCHA Horse of the Year for the Open, Non-Pro and Amateur divisions.
32 Shaped by Tradition
Meet the father and son duo creating their own legacy in the Western industry.
38 NCHA Honors
From facing down health challenges to adopting a new country, or from firstyear victories to decades of dedication, the stories of the 2020 award winners are sure to inspire. 38 Amy Bell Amateur Rider of the Year James Vangilder 44 Limited Age Event Rookie of the Year Marcos Chocron-Arocha 50 Weekend Rookie of the Year Chrystal Ainsworth 56 Zane Schulte Award winner Scott Amos 62 Bill Freeman Award winner Mike Wood 66 Modine Smith Award winner Sam Shepard 70 Mary Kingsbury Award winner Dennis Levering 74 Todd Drummond Award winner Tia Collins 78 NCHA Affiliate of the Year Arizona Cutting Horse Association
80 Cutting for a Good Cause
The annual Careity Celebrity Cutting fundraiser has become an NCHA Futurity tradition.
84 The Spice of Life
The 2020 NCHA North Texas Chevy Dealers World Championship Futurity presented by Great American Insurance Group brought a bright end to the cutting year, capped by All Spice’s Open win. 84 Champions and Reserve Champions 106 Futurity Finalists 104 Futurity Fun Photos
124 A New Standard
The 2020 NCHA Western Bloodstock Futurity Sales set amazing records.
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DEPARTMENTS 2 Executive Director’s Letter 6 Youth Connection 12 Industry Chatter 176 Looking Back
SHOWS 20 Upcoming Aged Events 151 Coming Events: Limited Age 154 Coming Events: Weekend
NCHA 130 NCHA Sponsors 158 2021 NCHA Futurity Entry Form 159 Regional Director Application 161 At Large Director Application 163 Stallion/Foal Program Stallion Subscription Form 164 Stallion Substitution Form 165 Stallion/Foal Program Foal Nomination Form 166 Amateur/Non-Pro Application 167 NCHA Membership Application 169 Judges Evaluation Report 170 Suspensions and Probations 172 NCHA Directors 173 NCHA Standing Committees 174 Staff Directory 175 Advertisers Index
STANDINGS 18 Rookie of the Year Standings 26 Leading Sires
ON THE COVER
ALL SPICE, 2020 NCHA World Championship Futurity Open Champion, owned by Holmes/Hill Partnership, ridden by Adan Banuelos GATEFOLD: BRANDON WESTFALL and Fiddle And Steel, 2020 NCHA World Championship Futurity Non-Pro Champion, owned by Russ & Janet Westfall INSIDE GATEFOLD: MAKAYLA COWAN and Redneck Hillbillie, 2020 NCHA World Championship Futurity Amateur Champion, owned by Cowan Ranch Inc. PHOTOS BY TAYLOR BREEDING
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28 Leading Dams 126 Top 50 Open 128 Top 50 Non-Pro 133 Top 50 Restricted/Limited 137 Regional Leaders 140 Affiliate Leaders
Kit Kat Sugar A Year of Sweet Success & Congratulations nCha Competitors! Offspring Earnings in Excess of $4.2 million!
Candy man (U)
Scooter Kat
2020 NRCHA Stakes Open Champion 2020 NRCHA Derby Open Champion 2019 NRCHA Stakes Open Champion 2018 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Res Champion 2018 NSHA Futurity Open Champion Shown by Justin Wright Owned by Eric Freitas
Sugrspiznevrthingniz
2020 PCCHA Classic Open Champion 2020 Cascades Classic Open Champion 2020 Idaho Classic Open Finalist Shown by matt Gaines Owned by James Vangilder
Kit Kat Kangaroo
2020 Cascades Futurity Open Champion 2020 Idaho Futurity Open Finalist 2020 PCCHA Futurity Amateur Champion & Open Finalist Shown by monty Buntin & Sherry Stryker Owned by Sherry Stryker
Bit of a Kit Kat
2020 El Rancho Futurity Open Co-Champion 2020 PCCHA Futurity Open Finalist Shown by morgan Cromer Owned by philip & Teresa Ralls
Kidd Kat Sugar
2020 Southern Cutting Futurity Open & NP (and Gelding) Champion 2020 Waco Futurity NP Champion 2020 PCCHA Futurity Int Open Gelding Champion & Open Finalist Shown by Rodrigo Taboga & missy Jean Etheridge Owned by Belle Terre Ranch
Sumkinda Kitkat
2020 Western States CHA Fall Derby Open & NP Champion 2020 Cotton Stakes Derby Ltd NP Finalist 2020 West Texas Derby NP Finalist & NP Gelding Champion Shown & Owned by Brad Wilson
2020 Southern Cutting Derby NP Champion & Open Finalist 2020 Cotton Stakes Derby Int Open & Gelding Champion Shown by Salvador Cabral & Verlie Doing Owned by Verlie Doing
pretty pleasin Kit
2020 Utah Futurity NP, Ltd NP & Gelding Champion 2020 El Rancho Futurity NP Finalist 2020 Cascades Futurity Int Open Res Champion Shown by Courtney Ferreira Owned by Les & maria Tranberg
SJR Kit D Vine
2020 Waco Classic NP & Ltd NP Champion 2020 Holsey Classic Ltd NP Champion 2020 NCHA Classic Int NP Finalist & Int NP Gelding Champion Shown by Kristin White Owned by Justin & Kristin White
Stylin Kat
2020 NRCHA Futurity NP 3rd Place Shown by Tammy Jo hays Owned by Walter Greeman & Tammy Jo hays
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2020 Utah Classic Int Open Champion Shown by Will nuttall Owned by Bruce Chambers
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2020 Holsey Classic NP Co-Champion Shown by Jessica pounds Owned by Kory & Jessica pounds
Skeet Skat Cat
2020 APHA World 5/6 yr old Open Champion Shown by Steve oehlhof Owned by Xavier Rodriguez
Kat play
2020 PCCHA Derby Open Res Champion & Int Open Gelding Champion 2020 West Texas Derby Open Finalist & Open Gelding Champion Shown by hal harvey Keene & hayden Upton Owned by hal harvey Keene
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Sugaree Sweet
2020 PCCHA Stakes Derby Ltd Open Champion 2020 Cascades Derby Int Open Champion 2020 Utah Int Open Derby Res Champion & Open Finalist Shown by Eric Ferreira Owned by Dave Balzhiser
Shes actin Single
2020 West Texas Futurity Int Open Champion 2020 Cotton Stakes Int Open Futurity Res Champion Shown by Lindy Thorn Owned by Kate Robinson
Stevia
2020 Cotton Stakes Derby Ltd NP Champion 2020 West Texas Int Open Finalist 2020 Brazos Bash Derby Ltd Open & Ltd NP Reserve Champion Shown by Cass Tatum & Collette Lesh Owned by Collette Lesh
Some Kinda Kit Kat
2020 Alberta RCHA Futurity Open Champion 2020 Idaho RCHA Futurity Open Finalist Shown & Owned by Cayley Wilson
Sugarlesss
2020 Idaho Derby NP & Gelding Champion 2020 Idaho Derby Open Finalist Shown & Owned by Russ & Janet Westfall
maggies Kit Kat
2020 West Texas Derby Amateur Champion Shown by Von Sutten Owned by Von & andrea Sutton
parke That Kat
2020 NCHA Classic Int NP Reserve Champion Shown by Scotty Rice Owned by Scotty & Caitlin Rice
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YOUTH CONNECTION
New Connections BY CLAIRE SHELTON, NYCHA PRESIDENT
T
he NYCHA has an exciting announcement to make as we begin working to connect with other youth organizations. In the last couple of months, we have started communicating and creating a relationship with the AQHYA Youth Outreach Committee. The Senior officers were able to meet with the committee over Zoom. This is a great start to one of our goals that the NYCHA has this year to work with other youth organizations. We worked together to create ideas of how to talk to other organizations, which organizations to talk to, and had a wonderful time getting to know each other. We are so excited for this new opportunity and cannot wait to continue creating relationships. I hope everyone has had a great start to the new year!
CLAIRE SHELTON SENIOR PRESIDENT, NYCHA
New Year but Halfway There BY JILLIAN JARVIS, NYCHA SENIOR REPORTER
I
t’s a new year and we are in the second part of our Youth hauling year. Congratulations to our current leaders—(at press time) Breanna Collier in the Junior with 79 points and Faith Farris in the Senior with 78 points—as well as all of the outstanding Youth in the top 15 for the 2020 point year. To all Youth out there who haven’t made the Youth World Finals in the past, it is a major achievement and journey that everyone should experience for themselves. Just a reminder for everyone to be on the lookout for scholarship applications through NCHA. There are several scholarship shows coming up and also opportunities for written applications to be submitted. It’s never too early for the Junior Youth to take part in this. Lastly, I would like to thank all stallion owners for offering their amazing stallions for the NYCHA Stallion Auction. NYCHA sends another special thank you to all of our sponsors. Safe travels! JILLIAN JARVIS
SENIOR REPORTER, NYCHA
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Hit the Road BY RILEY FARRIS, NYCHA JUNIOR REPORTER
H
ey, NYCHA! We made it to February, so Happy Valentine’s Day. What better way to celebrate the day than by doing the sport we love with the people we love? Although the hauling year has only just begun, the Youth point year is drawing closer to its dreaded conclusion. Be sure to check your weekend events calendar and attend as many shows as possible. Also, be sure to check out the monthly Youth newsletter for the latest updates from NYCHA. Stay safe while you’re on the road! If you have any questions or article suggestions, feel free to contact me. “Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.” Psalms 56:3
RILEY FARRIS JUNIOR REPORTER, NYCHA
Highlights Include A
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ll Time Record High Seller
Wood She B Magic $1,050,000 Woody Be Tuff x Magic Metallic
2-Year-Old Sale Session I
2020 NCHA Futurity Sales
Seller Wes & Lindy Ashlock Buyer Billy Wolf / Wolf Livestock
Watch Me Whip $500,000 Playgun x Look The Look
The Evening Session
Seller Fazenda Barrinha Corporation Buyer Rocking P Ranch LLC
Dontt Happen Twice $260,000 Woody Be Tuff x Dont Look Twice
The Evening Session
Seller Waco Bend Ranch Ltd Buyer Bar RR Ranches LLC
Boon San Bunny $400,000 Im Countin Checks x Boon San Kitty
2-Year-Old Sale Session II Seller Alan Chappell Buyer Charles Stanford
Thank You Buyers & Sellers! Konna $400,000 High Brow Cat x Sofie Rey
2-Year-Old Sale Session I Seller Todd Nelson Buyer Jim & Mary Jo
Milner
Lil Lularey $180,000 Dual Rey x Lil Lena Long Legs
Preferred Breeders Sale Session III
Seller Holmes Performance Horses / Linda Holmes Buyer Don Bell
Playful Metallic $140,000 Metallic Cat x Playful Ricochet
Pearl Snap $145,000
Metallic Rebel x Button Down Supercat
2-Year-Old Sale Session II
The Evening Session
Seller John R & Jana Thacker Buyer Circle Y
Seller Wes & Kristen Galyean Buyer Circle Y
Ranch
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Mr Supercat $160,000 Dual Rey x Highbrow Supercat
The Evening Session
Seller Cross Timbers Cutting Horses LLC Buyer Circle Y
Ranch
Boon To Be A Star $185,000 Boon Too Suen x Catrina Starlight
2-Year-Old Sale Session II Seller Bill Neef Buyer Lachlan
Perks
2020 NCHA Futurity Sales Highrey Man $250,000 Dual Smart Rey x Cats Good And Sweet
2-Year-Old Sale Session I Seller Royce Stallcup Buyer Colette Lesh
Hott Attack $185,000 Hottish x SDP Kitty Star Cat
Preferred Breeders Sale Session I Seller Ty Smith Buyer Randy Massey
Metallic Little Cat $100,000
Never Ending Cat $112,000
The Evening Session
2-Year-Old Sale Session II
Metallic Cat x Seca Rey Lena
Seller Buck Creek Quarter Horses Buyer Ty Smith
Metallic Cat x Never Reylinquish
Beelieve I Will $100,000 Dont Stopp Believin x Reyzin
2-Year-Old Sale Session I Seller Phil & Mary Ann Rapp Buyer Charlene Lane
Seller Crown Ranch LP Buyer Randy Massey
Mireycles $145,000 Dual Rey x Stylish Play Lena
The Evening Session
Seller Holmes Performance Horses /
Linda Holmes
Buyer Curtis Weeks
Thank You Buyers & Sellers! Swingin In The Cash $150,000 Metallic Cat x Playful Ricochet
2-Year-Old Sale Session II Seller Travis Stewart
Performance Horses Inc. Buyer Deborah Day
Hott Bunz $115,000 Hottish x Dont Look Twice
Preferred Breeders Sale Session I Seller Waco Bend Ranch, Ltd Buyer Dustin Adams
Babes My Style $150,000
Purdys Rebel $115,000
Dual Rey x Moms Stylish Babe
Metallic Rebel x Purdy Bet
Preferred Breeders Sale Session III
2-Year-Old Sale Session II
Seller Drummond Land & Cattle Buyer Billy Wolf /
Seller Oxbow Ranch Buyer Colette Lesh
Wolf Livestock
CR Tuff Sweetie $100,000 Woody Be Tuff x Sweety Shorty Lena
Preferred Breeders Sale Session III Seller Center Ranch Buyer Jay & Shelly Hall
Ima Rockabilly Rebel $200,000 Metallic Rebel x Flo Dancing With Rey
2-Year-Old Sale Session II Seller Buck Creek
Quarter Horses
Buyer Gabe Salmons
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INDUSTRY CHATTER
NCHA Amends Disciplinary Guidelines For Prohibited Drugs BY NCHA
The NCHA Executive Committee has passed changes to standing rule No. 35A.8(d). This decision amends the guidelines for disciplinary actions taken against the use of prohibited drugs in NCHA competitions. The new rule change states that the use of a prohibited substance will result in the forfeiture of any winnings from the show, a fine in the range of $2,500-$5,000, and loss of any titles and awards won at the show. This rule change was proposed by the Horse and Cattle Welfare Committee and is in line with other associations, including American Quarter Horse Association and United States Equestrian Federation, on disciplinary actions regarding the use of prohibited drugs.
Please see the excerpt from the NCHA 2021 Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations below: USE OF PROHIBITED MEDICATION (EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2021) Rule 35A Discipline for Prohibited Medication 1. For a first offense resulting from the use of a prohibited substance, forfeiture of any winnings from the show, a fine in the range of $2,500 $5,000, loss of any titles and awards won at the show; 2. For a second offense resulting from the use of a prohibited substance, forfeiture of any winnings from the show, a fine in the range of $5,000 - $10,000, loss of any titles and
awards won at the show and a oneyear membership suspension; 3. For a third offense resulting from the use of a prohibited substance, forfeiture of any winnings from the show, a fine in the range of $10,000 - $15,000, loss of any titles and awards won at the show, membership suspension of at least 2 years. The foregoing disciplinary action applies to each “Responsible Person” as defined in NCHA rules. This new rule will be implemented for the 2021-point year. The NCHA 2021 Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations can be found online at nchacutting.com/rulebook.
NCHA Announces 2021 Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes Entry Deadlines BY NCHA
The NCHA Executive Committee has approved entry deadlines for the upcoming 2021 NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes held at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The event is scheduled for March 25-April 18, 2021. The first payment is due by February 15, 2021, followed by the second payment due in the NCHA Office by March 1, 2021.
The 2021 NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes will include a revised class structure including a 4-year-old Derby, 5-year-old Special and a 6- and 7-yearold Classic. The class structure will be offered in the NCHA Leveling format. Additional details regarding entry fees, class structure and schedule will be forthcoming. Additionally, NCHA is proud to welcome the return of the $100,000 Texas
Quarter Horse Association Incentive. To be eligible for the TQHA Incentive, both owners and riders must be a current TQHA member and horses must be with registered American Quarter Horse Association and foaled in the state of Texas. Incentive payouts will be announced in the coming weeks. TQHA applications can be found online at nchacutting.com/ tqhamembership.
NCHA Announces New Programs For Youth Competitors BY NCHA
NCHA is proud to announce two new programs beginning in June 2021 for the National Youth Cutting Horse Association members. The Student Athlete of the Quarter and Equine Athlete of the Quarter will highlight 12
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NYCHA’s extraordinary equine and student athletes. Each quarter, NCHA will recognize and honor two Youth student athletes—one boy and one girl— and two Youth equine athletes. The
awards aim to recognize impeccable sportsmanship, participation in activities both in and out of the arena, along with success in the cutting pen. Recognition will qualify each recipient (students and riders of
l o o C N Hot
Hottish x Donas Cool Cat, by High Brow Cat
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2018 NCHA Horse of the Year NCHA Horse Hall of Fame
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2021 Breeding Fee
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INDUSTRY CHATTER selected equines) for one of four $500 scholarships, which will be presented at the 2022 NYCHA Youth Week Convention Banquet. In addition, as the Equine Athlete of the Quarter official sponsor, Dennis Moreland Tack will donate custom silver headstalls to each of the equine athletes chosen. Applications for the Student Athlete of the Quarter and Equine Athlete of the Quarter will
be available online at nchacutting.com/youth in the coming weeks. Applicants must submit completed forms to the NCHA office by May 1, 2021; selections for 2021/2022 will be made for June 1, September 1, December 1 and March 1. Winners for each quarter, along with the program sponsors, will be featured in the NYCHA Monthly Newsletter, on the NYCHA official webpage and social media, and in the Cutting Horse Chatter. Additionally, winners
will be displayed on the big screen during the NCHA Foundation Youth Scholarship Cutting and NCHA Youth World Finals. If you’re interested in being a corporate sponsor for the Student Athlete of the Quarter, please contact Mike Simmons, NCHA director of Youth, at msimmons@nchacutting. com or 303-472-4326 for current opportunities.
Bernie Kirkland 1949 - 2020 Bernie Kirkland, 71, of Weatherford, Texas, a longtime NCHA member, as well as an area director and Amateur Committee member, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020. Kirkland grew up in Florida, where, in 1964, his father bought him his first registered Quarter Horse. Following high school, Kirkland attended the University of Alabama on a golf scholarship, then accepted a job offer from an uncle, who owned sixty-three Western Sizzlin’ Steakhouse restaurants. “I was in the restaurant business for eleven years and didn’t enjoy it at all,” he admitted. “So I started messing with horses.” Kirkland worked for several cutting horse owners and breeders, including H.B. “Woody” Bartlett, Pike Road, Alabama, before he went out on his own, buying and selling cutting horses.
Although Kirkland joined NCHA in 1981, his first real taste of competition came in the early 2000s, when trainer Boyd Rice asked him to haul some horses to Oklahoma for a Polo Ranch Cutting. While at the event, Rice’s son, Tarin, who was entered in the $2,000 Rider class, broke his leg, and Boyd convinced Kirkland to take Tarin’s slot. “I went in and marked a 215.5 and it was fun,” said Kirkland. “Then I bought a horse named Hard Hat Harry from Roy Carter, and I did well with him.” Kirkland showed Hard Hat Harry to place fifth in the 4-Year-Old Amateur finals of the 2002 NCHA Super Stakes and to fourth in the 2003 Memphis Futurity. One of his favorite horses, however, was Special Little Wren, a Smart Little Lena daughter purchased from her breeder, Woody Bartlett.
Kirkland showed Special Little Wren as a 2005 NCHA Futurity Amateur semi-finalist, and also claimed the 2006 NCHA Super Stakes Amateur reserve championship. Kirkland took pride in Special Little Wren because he had owned and traded both her dam, Special Lil Peppy, and her granddam, Berry Special. “I am so thankful for everything I’ve gotten in this business,” said Kirkland. “I’m a horse trader. All I do is buy and sell horses. The business has been good to me, but the friends are worth more than the money. They’re just good folks, and I appreciate them all.” In 2017, Bernie Kirkland was selected as the Mary Kingsbury Amateur Sportsmanship Award recipient. The award honors dedicated Amateur cutters who have made significant contributions to the sport of cutting and the NCHA.
David Scribner 1950 – 2020
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Stacy, Minnesota, where they raised their daughter, Michelle, and Scribner established his cutting horse training operation. Though he had a talent for training a horse to do just about any job, his heart was in cutting. He was a scholar of the discipline and worked tirelessly to transform his property into a working cutting horse facility and maintained a small herd of cattle. In the winter season, he would sometimes haul horses to train in Oklahoma or Texas. A well-respected horseman, he mentored countless people through the years and had a gift for teaching both
David Scribner showing his stallion Hollys Hot Cat
people and horses how to work cattle. He could be found on any given day working cattle with his loyal cow-dog, Nick, in his outdoor cutting pen. He served many years as a national director for the NCHA,
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David M. “Dave” Scribner, 70, of Stacy, Minnesota, passed away on December 24, 2020, after a battle with cancer. He was born to Gerald and LaVerne Scribner on August 6, 1950, in St Paul, Minnesota. He discovered his passion for working with horses at a young age when his family moved to the outskirts of the city. At 19, Scribner was drafted and deployed to Vietnam for approximately one year. Upon his return home, he became involved with horses again and started training. Scribner met his future wife, Dava Ratliff, at a dance hall in 1977, and they were married in 1981. The couple moved to a small farmstead in
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David Scribner proudly served the United States in southeast Asia; this photo was taken circa 1970.
and on the board of directors for the Minnesota Cutting Horse Association. Scribner loved country swing music and was an avid dancer and singer. He enjoyed spending time with his two granddaughters, Ariel and Zuri, and introducing them to horses. He enjoyed cooking and discussing ways to prepare different foods. He also liked to fish when he could find the time. When diagnosed with lung cancer early in 2020, Scribner continued training and showing through his cancer treatment and spent long days helping others in the show pen. He stayed strong and positive and always looked forward to the future show season.
Scribner’s presence in and out of the show pen will be greatly missed by many— his smile and laugh, his guidance and key words of encouragement, and his many entertaining stories of his life experiences. He was a cowboy in the truest sense, and those who knew him will always remember his integrity and dedication to his chosen life. He rode off into the sunset as a loved and respected horseman, teacher, friend, husband, father, and grandfather. The date for a celebration of life is yet to be determined. Memorial donations can be sent in Dave Scribner’s name to the MCHA.
Charoakter Eyes 1986 - 2020 were practicing he sauntered over, hung his head over the fence, and with his ears perked forward he intently watched us … as one would watch a tennis match.” The Sanders also recall the gelding rocking the trailer when they turned into the ranch, returning home after a long drive to a cutting. “He loved showing in an inside arena and his groceries,” Carol said. “When we first went to see him, Ian Chisholm, his owner led him out of his stall to a wheelbarrow with feed in it. ‘Charoakter’ ate as Ian saddle him—spoiled he was! “He was an intelligent horse, enjoying his job, and did it superbly.”
Ian Chisholm gives Charoakter Eyes a good scratch at Mike and Carol Sanders’ ranch in Zolfo Springs, Florida
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Florida cutter, Charlene McManus, piloted her horse Peptos Hickory (Peptos Stylish Oak x Pop N Hickory Cutter x Doc’s Hickory) into the pen in 2020. As she worked, the new year rang in, thus not only changing years but decades. McManus, nearing 71, said it was really fun that she walked in during 2020 and walked out in 2021. “I hollered Happy New Year to everybody as I walked out,” McManus said. “As I rode, Tracy [Barton] made the announcement. So, it was neat.” The Loxahatchee Groves resident has been cutting since 1972 and has been showing “Hickory” for four years. A Ted Sokol client, McManus has a younger horse in training with Sokol and is looking forward to watching its show career. 16
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McManus has been quite successful recently with Hickory, ending this past season winning the $50,000 Amateur Senior World Tour through the Florida Cutting Horse Association. In the Florida Ranch and Cutting Club FRCC, another NCHA affiliate, McManus finished in the top 15 in the $50,000 Amateur and was reserve in $50,000 Amateur in the Senior World Tour. And she is ready for 2021. The FCHA has been hosting their Winter Circuit at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala for the last two years. Entries topped 900 for this show, filling stalls at the large facility, and had to utilize other local Ocala facilities to house all of the horses. The weather was picture perfect all week, as the classes ran sometimes into the wee hours of the morning.
Charlene McManus and Peptos Hickory
TOP TO BOTTOM: COURTESY SCRIBNER FAMILY, COURTESY SANDERS FAMILY, COURTESY MARYBETH GOKEE
Mike and Carol Sanders of Zolfo Springs, Florida, announce the passing of Charoakter Eyes (Doc’s Oak x Diamond J Playgirl x Freckles Playboy), lifetime earnings of $261,933; he was 36. His cutting accomplishments included winning the NCHA Super Stakes Open, earning an NCHA Certificate of Ability and induction into the NCHA Hall of Fame in 2008. The Sanders have many good memories of him, Carol said. “One of our favorites happened on a day we were practicing for a ranch horse show,” Carol recalled. “Our trail obstacles were set up next to his pasture and as we
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STANDINGS
Leading Sires of 2020 Rank Sires
FINAL
2020 $
1 METALLIC CAT.......................................................................$5,493,801 2 DUAL REY.............................................................................$2,028,042 3 HIGH BROW CAT..................................................................$2,002,785 4 ONCE IN A BLU BOON..........................................................$1,570,046 5 HOTTISH..................................................................................$1,357,164 6 KIT KAT SUGAR ......................................................................$1,347,257 7 SMOOTH AS A CAT ...............................................................$1,266,428 8 DUAL SMART REY .....................................................................$919,169 9 WOODY BE TUFF .....................................................................$779,308 10 HIGH BROW CD ...................................................................... $674,320 11 ONE TIME PEPTO.....................................................................$521,366 12 IM COUNTIN CHECKS.............................................................. $482,761 13 BOON TOO SUEN.................................................................... $439,845 14 SMOOTH TALKIN STYLE ........................................................... $426,141 15 BET HESA CAT.......................................................................... $420,155 16 SPOTS HOT ..............................................................................$343,734 17 WR THIS CATS SMART ............................................................. $330,149 18 REYZIN THE CASH ...................................................................$296,815 19 THOMAS E HUGHES ...............................................................$265,984 20 CAT ICHI .................................................................................. $233,304 21 HYDRIVE CAT ..........................................................................$222,400 22 CATTY HAWK............................................................................ $203,153 23 ONE TIME ROYALTY................................................................. $192,793 24 METELES CAT........................................................................... $184,646 25 HALREYCIOUS..........................................................................$184,380 26 SWEET LIL PEPTO .....................................................................$178,457 27 BAMACAT .................................................................................. $172,571 28 AUSPICIOUS CAT ..................................................................... $169,257 29 SMART TIME PEPTO 10 .............................................................$168,418 30 THIRD CUTTING ..........................................................................$147,117 31 HES A PEPTOSPOONFUL..........................................................$143,018 32 LIGHT N LENA ........................................................................... $141,675 33 LIZZYS GOTTA PLAYER ............................................................$130,920 34 REYS DUAL BADGER................................................................$128,339 35 CATS MERADA...........................................................................$127,624 36 DUAL R SMOKIN .......................................................................$115,556 37 PEPTOBOONSMAL....................................................................$113,945 38 ROCKIN W ................................................................................ $109,798 39 HIGH BROW COUGAR................................................................$92,730 40 DOCS STYLISH OAK...................................................................$87,526 41 DONT STOPP BELIEVIN...............................................................$79,102 42 NRR CAT KING COLE ..................................................................$69,712 43 SOPHISTICATED CATT ...............................................................$68,681 44 CAT BELUE ................................................................................ $60,436 45 CD LIGHTS ................................................................................ $58,079 46 SIGALA REY...............................................................................$50,550 47 CD OLENA................................................................................. $50,366 48 SMART SUGAR BADGER ............................................................$49,768 49 INSTANT STARLIGHTS............................................................... $46,599 50 TR DUAL REY .............................................................................$45,768 26 CUTTING HORSE CHATTER • FEBRUARY 2021
Rank Sires
2020 $
51 NITAS WOOD.............................................................................. $44,784 52 ATHENA PUDDY CAT..................................................................$44,233 53 HIGH BROW JACKSON ...............................................................$43,146 54 JAZARELL CAT .......................................................................... $42,435 55 STYLIN CAT ................................................................................ $41,922 56 PLAYGUN................................................................................... $40,562 57 CATS QUIXOTE JACK ................................................................ $40,384 58 CANTEBURY CAT ....................................................................... $40,221 59 LAKER DOC................................................................................ $39,109 60 FLO RIDER.................................................................................. $37,446 61 LIL CATBALOO .......................................................................... $36,340 62 UNKNOWN ..................................................................................$36,173 63 CATS MOONSHINE.....................................................................$34,857 64 SMART MATE............................................................................... $31,017 65 HELLCATT.................................................................................. $30,863 66 REYDIOACTIVE...........................................................................$30,221 67 THAT SLY CAT............................................................................$29,608 68 MR BLACK AND DECKER .......................................................... $29,454 69 BOON A LITTLE ..........................................................................$28,427 70 SMART LITTLE LENA ................................................................. $28,348 71 CATS GOTTA DIAMOND .............................................................$28,247 72 C SPOT CUT ................................................................................$28,211 73 CAT A REY ...................................................................................$28,144 74 DUAL PEP...................................................................................$27,635 75 CD ROYAL .................................................................................. $27,579 76 SANNMAN ................................................................................... $27,145 77 MISSISSIPPI CAT .......................................................................$26,229 78 DEALNWITHACOOLCAT ............................................................$25,525 79 NEAT LITTLE CAT ...................................................................... $24,992 80 PURDY BOY FLASH.....................................................................$24,751 81 MOMS STILISH CAT .................................................................. $24,004 82 MR PEPPYS FRECKLES .............................................................$23,990 83 LITTLE JAZZAREY.......................................................................$23,515 84 BOBS HICKORY RIO................................................................... $23,417 85 WILD HAIRED CAT..................................................................... $23,298 86 SMART LIL SCOOT .....................................................................$22,516 87 KTZ REY OF CASH .................................................................... $20,588 88 LITTLE DULCES REY................................................................... $19,493 89 STYLISH REY.............................................................................. $19,387 90 SMART ROYAL REY ....................................................................$19,286 91 REYS FROM HEAVEN .................................................................$18,506 92 CAT N A HAT ...............................................................................$18,410 93 HICKORYS INDIAN PEP...............................................................$18,401 94 BET ON ME 498 ......................................................................... $18,074 95 BOON SAN ..................................................................................$18,016 96 REY DUAL.................................................................................... $16,731 97 DUALIN BOON ...........................................................................$16,056 98 CAT MAN BLUE ...........................................................................$16,016 99 EIGHT MILE ................................................................................$15,995 100 IM A CATOLENA ..........................................................................$15,814
STANDINGS
Leading Dams of 2020 Rank Dams
FINAL
2020 $
1 SHOW BIZ KITTY .......................................................................$417,652 2 EAZEE E....................................................................................$202,219 3 BUTTON DOWN SUPERCAT....................................................$200,223 4 SOFIE REY.................................................................................$161,843 5 SPECIAL NU BABY.................................................................... $157,996 6 PLAYDOX HONEY......................................................................$148,757 7 TWICE AS REYCY .....................................................................$148,295 8 MISS ELLA REY ..........................................................................$141,219 9 SWEET ABRA............................................................................ $138,374 10 DONAS COOL CAT ...................................................................$129,296 11 SPECIAL NU KITTY ....................................................................$125,319 12 NEVER REYLINQUISH ...............................................................$115,998 13 REY N STYLE.............................................................................$108,136 14 PRIME TIME KAT....................................................................... $107,830 15 MISS STYLISH PEPTO ............................................................... $107,215 16 LITTLE BOW PEEPTO ...............................................................$105,468 17 MY OTHER TOYS A CAR............................................................$104,153 18 DESIRES KATRINA....................................................................$102,360 19 HIGHBROW SUPERCAT............................................................ $101,996 20 ARC CATTY DUAL......................................................................$101,799 21 LIL FOXIE STARLIGHT ...............................................................$101,765 22 ROYAL RED RINPOCHE........................................................... $100,052 23 SPOOKYS SMARTY PANTS........................................................$99,509 24 LIL BIT RECKLESS .....................................................................$96,092 25 MY LIZZY BABE......................................................................... $94,406 26 PLAY LIKE CLAY .........................................................................$94,297 27 THAT CATOMINE ....................................................................... $93,969 28 CINCA DE MAYA......................................................................... $92,159 29 HOLLY IS SMOOTH ....................................................................$90,755 30 A LITTLE REYLENA.................................................................... $89,689 31 HOO REY FOR DREAMS..............................................................$87,419 32 MH SAN TULES DUALLY .............................................................$87,169 33 REY TO PLAY.............................................................................$86,226 34 CAT MOM DO.............................................................................$86,216 35 HISSY CAT.................................................................................. $84,517 36 LIL PUMA................................................................................... $84,027 37 REYCY MOON ............................................................................$84,001 38 SMART CAT MORIA ................................................................... $83,697 39 REYBOOMSMALL...................................................................... $83,063 40 SOME KINDA SWEETY .............................................................. $82,927 41 REYHANNA................................................................................ $82,843 42 REYS DESIRE..............................................................................$82,427 43 REY OF OAK................................................................................ $81,176 44 BET ON HOUSTON......................................................................$81,106 45 HAIDANDSMOKE....................................................................... $80,896 46 DUAL SMART KITTY .................................................................. $80,682 47 CATS SMART LADY ................................................................... $80,624 48 PEPPY PETITES CHOICE ............................................................$79,987 49 CHERREY....................................................................................$79,939 50 SWEET SHORTY LENA ................................................................$79,127 28 CUTTING HORSE CHATTER • FEBRUARY 2021
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2020 $
51 HEY GEORGY GIRL......................................................................$78,817 52 SHEZA STYLISH COUGAR........................................................... $77,481 53 UNO TASSA MIA..........................................................................$77,377 54 CAT COUNTIN CHECKS ............................................................. $77,268 55 PG SPECIAL EDITION ................................................................ $75,322 56 BISCUIT LOVE ............................................................................$72,575 57 DOCS STYLISH LEGACY..............................................................$71,257 58 JUSTA LIL FRECK .......................................................................$70,874 59 TOO SMART TOODIE.................................................................. $70,734 60 LITTLE PEPTO GAL.................................................................... $70,638 61 SMART LOOKIN HI BROW..........................................................$70,594 62 BETTY GREYBLE ....................................................................... $69,580 63 MISS REMANITA......................................................................... $69,314 64 CATALANEY................................................................................ $69,155 65 WOOD SHE BE NEAT..................................................................$67,264 66 GAR BELLA LENA ........................................................................$67,166 67 MISS WOODY TWO SHOES....................................................... $65,823 68 SMART LOOKIN MATE............................................................... $65,490 69 BILLIES CATTY............................................................................$64,427 70 TOOTSIE REY ............................................................................$63,500 71 MANYTIMES ...............................................................................$62,616 72 FRECKLESAREINSTYLE............................................................. $62,570 73 BINGOS LIL BAY REY ................................................................$62,040 74 SMART JERRI LEE .....................................................................$62,036 75 DESIRE SOME FRECKLES .........................................................$62,000 76 FLASH ABOUT............................................................................$61,926 77 SWEET LITTLE CD ......................................................................$61,583 78 SS BLACKS LIL KITTY................................................................. $61,372 79 KR ISADORA DUAL.................................................................... $59,575 80 SDP MISS CABA REY....................................................................$59,171 81 SWEET SMOKE LENA................................................................$59,060 82 KITTENS ..................................................................................... $58,517 83 SMOOTH AUTUMN MATE .......................................................... $57,879 84 LOUELLA AGAIN..........................................................................$57,139 85 DONT LOOK TWICE.....................................................................$57,123 86 NQH SHADOW PLAY................................................................. $56,993 87 LIL LENA LONG LEGS................................................................ $56,557 88 MEMOREY.................................................................................$55,580 89 CLASSICAL CD .......................................................................... $55,426 90 ONE SWEET SIS .........................................................................$55,377 91 PURPLE REYN ........................................................................... $54,805 92 DESIRES SOME CAT.................................................................. $54,520 93 SPOOKYS CASH........................................................................ $54,408 94 PLAYFUL RICOCHET ................................................................. $54,406 95 CATS MELODY........................................................................... $53,859 96 STYLISH AMANDA......................................................................$53,735 97 MS SILVER PITCHFORK............................................................. $53,039 98 DESIRES NU CATILLAC ..............................................................$51,606 99 DUALS PLAY KIT.......................................................................... $51,188 100 SUES SO SMART ....................................................................... $50,829
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Based in Weatherford, Texas, custom hat company Western Legacy was founded in 2016.
A father and son duo is creating their own legacy in the Western industry ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY TAYLOR BREEDING
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ne of the most iconic symbols of the cowboy and the American West is the cowboy hat. Traditionally worn to protect cowboys from the elements, the cowboy hat has evolved over the years to become both fashionable and functional. While there are many brands and styles to choose
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from, one young company has already solidified their legacy in the hat business. The Western Legacy Company believes in preserving the traditions of the Western lifestyle while making the best quality custom hat around. Founded in 2016 by Marty Latta and his son, Dustin, Western Legacy is based out of Weatherford, Texas.
“We wanted to create something that was father and son, creating that legacy,” Marty said. “That’s why we named it Western Legacy, and again, the cowboy hat is the iconic thing that is actually your identity for most people, especially for true cowboys or cowgirls.” It takes a true cowboy to understand what true cowboys and cowgirls want in
a hat. No strangers to the Western way of life, both Marty and Dustin are cowboys by nature. “I rodeoed my whole entire life,” Marty said. “On my birth certificate, where it says my father’s occupation, it says ‘cowboy.’” The Lattas involvement in equine sports didn’t stop with Marty. Dustin was active in high school rodeo where the sport of cutting played a vital role in his success. “I’ve always enjoyed cutting,” Dustin said. “Cutting helped me win two [National High School Rodeo Association] all-around state championships, and I won state in cutting twice. It’s something that I’ve always kind of been a part of, so it’s neat to stay in the industry and now get to build hats for these guys.” Both cowboy hats and cutting are deeply rooted in tradition, and you can’t have one without the other. “The history [of cutting], you know, it’s a legacy that these families, generations, ranches have continued to pass down and pass down and pass down,” Marty said. “That’s something that we’ve always wanted to be a part of, even if it’s a small piece.” In October 2020, Western Legacy became an official corporate partner and the official custom hat of the National Cutting Horse Association. The NCHA is rich in Western heritage and partnering with a company like Western Legacy which is also rooted in tradition was a natural fit. “We are building a brand that is truly a legacy, and this partnership exemplifies that in every aspect,” Marty said in the partnership announcement. “We are here to serve the people, the NCHA members and their families and friends.” An exciting aspect of this partnership is that beginning with the 2021 NCHA World Finals, all top 15 finalists in NCHA weekend classes, including the Senior Youth and Junior Youth divisions, will be awarded a Western Legacy custom black hat. The process of ordering a custom hat is really quite simple for the consumer. The first step is to have Marty, Dustin or one of their team members measure your head with a conformateur. This device has been used since the mid 1800s and measures not only the size of your head, but some would argue more importantly, the shape of your head.
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NCHA SPOTLIGHT [CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT] Marty uses a classic “conformateur” to measure clients to ensure a perfect fit. • Attention is given to every detail, including the sweat band and hat band, where customers can also feature their name or brand. • Western Legacy hats are distinguished by their signature toothpick.
“A lot of people are wearing the wrong size hat to compensate for their head shape,” Dustin said. “We take that factor completely out. You’re wearing the correct sized hat with your head shape in it, and you get to design it from there including crown shape, brim shape, length, color, all that good stuff. We can build you anything you want.” With Western Legacy offering traditional colors such as black, natural and saddle, as well as modern colors like moss and denim, customers have unlimited possibilities when it comes to designing their custom hat. From custom fashion hats to traditional hats for the show pen, Western Legacy has made it all with the highest of quality every time. That focus on quality is a major component of what separates Western Legacy from other hat providers on the market. “A shelf hat compared to what we do is night and day different,” Marty said. “Truly we’re building a hat to fit you the way you want it to fit.” 34
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Once Western Legacy has your head measurements and shape, ordering a hat is as easy as giving them a call and telling them what you want, even if it is months or years later. “A guy called me [in December 2020] who had been measured at the Fort Worth Stock Show earlier that year,” Marty said. “I got his name and his number and told him, ‘I guarantee you I have your ticket,’ because we measured him. Nearly a year later, he decided he was ready to order a hat, and we talked through the shape, brim size, and color he wanted to get it made for him exactly the way he wanted it.”
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NCHA AMATEUR RIDER OF THE YEAR
A Year to Remember
James Vangilder faced down a challenging year to earn 2020 NCHA Amy Bell Amateur Rider of the Year. BY LARRI JO STARKEY
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or most people, 2020 was a year of challenge, change and course correction. James Vangilder’s year was no exception. The 2020 NCHA Amy Bell Amateur Rider of the Year began the year planning to concentrate on aged events. That’s not the way it ended. And the year also started with a big physical challenge. “This year was an odd and difficult year,” Vangilder said. “I was struggling. I couldn’t do hardly anything right. My right knee had been bothering me for the last couple of years, and I had been to see an orthopedic surgeon and they told me I was bone on bone and a candidate for a knee replacement. But if
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I felt like I could still manage on what I had, I could.” So he did, showing through the pain. At the Arbuckle Mountain Futurity in Ardmore, Oklahoma, in February 2020, Vangilder considered his cattle from atop a flatbed, then climbed down steps, walked across the uneven arena dirt to his horse and got on. “It was a real struggle for me to do that,” Vangilder said. “I had already made arrangements to get [the surgery] done in April after the [then-scheduled] Super Stakes. I was in such pain, I called the doctor’s office from [Ardmore] and asked if they had cancellations because I’d like to get it done sooner.”
Vangilder knew he wouldn’t be able to ride for a while, so he sold his slots for the NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes. Meanwhile, the arrival of COVID-19 in the United States and the accompanying cancellation of shows, including the Super Stakes, gave Vangilder the time he needed to rehabilitate his knee. “I started riding about six weeks after [surgery], but I had an eight-week appointment with my surgeon, and he knew I rode horses,” Vangilder said. “I didn’t say anything to him, but he told me I was doing well and I could ride in about another month. I had already been riding for two weeks, so I kept my mouth shut. As they say, I figured it was better to ask for forgiveness than permission.” Vangilder is accustomed to finding his own way through difficulties. In the early 2000s, he retired, sold his business, homeschooled his daughter and started riding cutting horses in addition to flying planes and helicopters now and then. But mostly he rode cutting horses. In 2009, his youngest daughter, Grace, was about to enter eighth grade, and Vangilder and his wife, Marsha, wanted to stay home while Grace took advantage of a traditional, brick-and-mortar, education. When Grace was a sophomore in high school, she told her dad she wanted to be homeschooled again and to ride cutting horses. The result? Grace was the 2016 NCHA Amy Bell Amateur Rider of the Year before furthering her education at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Grace will graduate in May 2021. But while Grace was at TCU, she was too busy with academics to throw a leg over her horse, leaving Vangilder to look across the pasture and think that maybe he should ride those good horses. “I had not shown or ridden for nine years, so in 2018, I started back showing,” Vangilder said. “It was like starting over. You think it’s riding a bike and you’d never forget how. Riding a horse is not the problem—it’s all the show skills that you lose. I don’t know that I’ve ever gotten back to the level that I was when I left the
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James Vangilder showed Metallic Legacy in the $50,000 Amateur at the 2020 NCHA World Finals presented by 7 Ranch.
NCHA AMATEUR RIDER OF THE YEAR first time. It’s really been a pretty good struggle. I’ve had to work at getting back to anywhere near that level.” At the beginning of 2020, Vangilder was still finding his way, and after rehabbing his knee, he hit some weekend shows. “When [the shows started again], my trainer, Matt Gaines, suggested that we go to some weekend shows because the horses hadn’t been shown in three months and neither he nor I had shown in three months,” Vangilder said. “It would be good practice to get ready for the [NCHA] Derby. That was the next major show coming up. The horses did pretty well and we did pretty well and showed reasonably good for being gone that amount of time and it seemed we should go to Colorado.” After three weeks in Colorado, Vangilder and Marsha were starting to really enjoy the weekend lifestyle. They started crisscrossing the western United States, showing and enjoying the company of fellow cutters. “Every day is a new day, and particularly out West, the competition ends early in
the evening and gives everyone there an opportunity to gather together and grill out or drink beer or maybe go out to dinner,” Vangilder said. “It’s just a much more social atmosphere. My wife and I have become friends with so many more people in this last six months than I did in the entire time I was showing before.” He also was steadily climbing the ranks of Amateur riders on two horses, Mr Luckys and Metallic Legacy. Mr Luckys is a steady gelded son of High Brow Cat out of the Dual Rey mare Reys Desire. Vangilder found Metallic Legacy on the road. “[Metallic Legacy] is just an awesome mare,” Vangilder said. “I saw her show at Rancho [Murrietta, California,] and really liked her. She’s 5 years old and I asked Matt Gaines, my trainer, what he thought of her, and he watched her and liked her. We talked to Jeff Barnes, who owned her.” The deal was made. After that show, when Vangilder needed a big score, he counted on Metallic Legacy, the same mare he was the show champion on in
the $50,000 Amateur at the NCHA World Finals presented by 7 Ranch. He was also the year-end reserve world champion. Metallic Legacy is by Metallic Cat and out of Docs Stylish Legacy by Docs Stylish Oak. “Every time I showed her, she marked a great score,” Vangilder said. “She’s just an awesome horse. I’m hoping she’ll continue to do the same this year.” The award goes to the highest moneyearning Amateur in NCHA competition, and is named for the late Amy Bell, avid horsewoman, cutter and founder of the network of Amy Bell Charities (amybellcharities.org). Vangilder ended the year with $69,998.30 in earnings and the Amy Bell title. He also ended the year with a course correction for 2021. “We’re going to haul this year,” he said. “We’ll go to some aged events, but primarily, I’m going to haul in the Non-Pro, so we’re going to have to have some good horses and step up to Non-Pro.”
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Marcos Chocron-Arocha showed Stonecold Bessie in the Rios of Mercedes Amateur finals at the 2020 NCHA North Texas Chevy Dealers World Championship Futurity presented by Great American Insurance Group.
Taking it to the Limit
Marcos Chocron-Arocha crossed the sea to reach his cutting goal.
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or Marcos ChocronArocha, cutting has been a long-term goal in his sights for years. In 2013, he and his family left their native Venezuela to escape economic hardships there and relocated to the United States. “When [my family] arrived in Miami, we had to start from zero. We just focused on our business,” Chocron-Arocha recalled. 44
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And, he discovered cutting. He enjoyed horses growing up, competing in jumping and ranch sorting competitions popular in Venezuela. When he experienced cutting, he saw it as the ultimate sport for working cattle. But strengthening his logistics business had to come first. Finally, in 2020, living in Doral, Florida, Chocron-Arocha’s business had gained enough traction that he was able to focus on cutting, and he did so in a big way.
“Hayden Upton found me the horses, and we just went from there,” Chocron-Arocha said. With Upton’s guidance, ChocronArocha maneuvered his way to $45,606 in limited-age event rookie earnings throughout 2020, predominantly with the mare Looks Like Foxie, a 5-year-old mare by Dual Smart Rey and out of Foxie Cat, by That Sly Cat. Four days after purchasing her, Chocron-Arocha
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NCHA LAE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR and the mare won the Limited Amateur Derby at the Metallic Cat West Texas Futurity with a 215. “She loves to cut,” ChocronArocha said. “She’s like an old mare. When she goes to work, it’s just simple. It’s easy, and that’s what we love about her. Every time, she teaches me.” Hedging his bets amongst the tough rookie competitors, ChocronArocha also purchased an NCHA Futurity Amateur slot in hopes he would find the right horse to show. “At the end of the year, I was [sitting] first, but if my peers did well at the Futurity, they could beat me,” Chocron-Arocha said. “It was a really tight race, and everybody was looking out for each other at every show and supporting each other.” The stars aligned and one of Upton’s client’s horses missed the
Open semifinals. Stonecold Bessie needed a new pilot, and ChocronArocha had seen her before. “At that time, we didn’t have a horse for me to compete on, and Hayden said, ‘Since we didn’t make the finals, this would be the perfect mare for you.’ I tried her and loved her,” he said. “My wife and I had loved her starting a year ago, but when I felt how solid she was in her movement, we made a deal and I showed her the next day.” Stonecold Bessie (Once In A Blue Boon x Little Bessie Boon x Boon A Little) and Chocron-Arocha tied for 12th in the NCHA Rios of Mercedes Amateur Futurity, banking $7,466 and secured his place at the top of the standings. He was elated with the Rookie of the Year accomplishment, saying the horsemanship involved in cutting is what drew him to the sport.
“It’s been an awesome year. I couldn’t be happier. From [experiencing] financial difficulties in Venezuela to coming to the United States and being welcomed, to competing in my first show within seven years, to win this — it’s amazing.” Chocron-Arocha also thanked his business partner, Harvey Kenne, for his advice and support throughout the season. Chocron-Arocha plans on moving to Weatherford, Texas, in 2021 with his wife, Veronica, and their two children Fortunato, 5, and Camila, 3. He also plans to continue competing in the Amateur and is looking forward to showing as a Non-Pro. “I just want to reach as high as I can,” Chocron-Arocha said. “I’m pretty competitive so when I want to do something, I put all my energy and focus into it.”
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Chrystal Ainsworth showed SDP Hydrive Royalty in the $2,000 Limit Rider and $25,000 Amateur at the 2020 NCHA World Finals presented by 7 Ranch.
A Rookie’s Surprise
First year cutter Chrystal Ainsworth never expected to reach the top of the Weekend Rookie of the Year rankings.
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hrystal Ainsworth has spent decades competing with horses, and until recently, she thought cutting couldn’t compare to fastpaced rodeo events. A Georgetown, Louisiana, native, Ainsworth used to watch her father Joseph cut with little desire to join in. “I had gone with my dad to one or two shows, but I always told him 50
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I liked the adrenaline of the rodeo lights and not cutting,” Ainsworth said. “Then I actually starting cutting and it’s hard not to fall in love with it.” Ainsworth and her equine teammates earned $14,545 throughout the year, sealing the deal on the Weekend Rookie of the Year title by a margin of $6,246.
“I never in a million years imagined that I would get this,” Ainsworth said. The steeds that made it happen include SDP Hydrive Royalty, a 2011 mare by Hydrive Cat and out of CD Olena mare CD Royalty, known as “Heidi,” and 2006 stallion Pepto Stylish Fox. “Pepto” is sired by Peptoboonsmal and out of Foxies Secret by Docs Stylish Oak.
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According to Ainsworth, the two horses are polar opposites. “Pepto is the sweetest. He hauls with my mare, no problem. You can tie him anywhere, no problem. He loves people. You would think he’s a gelding. My mare is the exact opposite. She’s a lot of mare. She’s a lot of angry, chestnut mare,” Ainswoth explained. Both horses are owned by Ainsworth’s parents, Joseph and Christy. In 2019, Joseph invited Ainsworth home to help him work his collection of cutters. When Ainsworth came around to the sport, she and her father decided to haul for the NCHA World Finals. In 2020, she competed for all but ten weekends of the year, despite COVID-19 closures. The effort paid
off and Ainsworth qualified for two NCHA World Finals classes, the $2,000 Limit Rider and $15,000 Amateur. “If we had known how big hauling for the World was, we probably wouldn’t have gotten into it,” she said.” It would have been overwhelming. But as we went, and we got to bigger and bigger shows, it really hit that this is a big deal.” But Ainsworth handled her nerves, finishing as reserve world champion in the $2,000 Limit Rider and third in the $15,000 Amateur. “It was a little overwhelming at the finals. I would try to be calm and say, ‘no problem,’ but it was a lot,” she said. “And not having trainers that had been there before,
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it just being me, Mom and Dad, it was a lot.” Ainsworth’s background includes rodeo events such as breakaway and goat-tying. Now, cutting has her full attention. The family-friendly atmosphere has also charmed Ainsworth. “We showed up newbies, knowing nothing and people just helped us,” she said. “It made the year just phenomenal.” According to the NCHA, Ainsworth’s lifetime earnings stand at $27,475—a hefty accomplishment for a first-year cutter. Next year, she hopes to haul a younger mare while her father enjoys Heidi and Pepto. “As long as he is hauling, I’m going to go,” Ainsworth said.
ZANE SCHULTE AWARD
Scott Amos Honored with Zane Schulte Award BY KRISTIN PITZER
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ith 20 years of esteemed recipients behind it, the Zane Schulte Award is not given out lightly. Ever since Danny Motes sat down with Barbra and Tom Schulte to discuss creating a memorial award in honor of their son, Zane, the intention has been to pay tribute to a cutting horse trainer with great character, optimism, and sportsmanship in the cutting arena, who also served their community. The Schultes were clear they didn’t want the award to just be performancebased. Instead, they wanted it to pay homage to people who displayed the same qualities as Zane—integrity,
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service, values, respect of their peers and contribution to the industry. Excellence in the arena was the icing on top of the cake of a well-rounded individual. The 2020 recipient of the Zane Schulte Award is Scott Amos, of Loma, Colorado. Amos has displayed resilience in the face of challenges, Motes said, which is an important quality to the Schultes who watched their teenage son fight hard to overcome a rare form of bone cancer. “[Scott] just exhibits a kindness, loyalty, tremendous work ethic and has a good handle on life in the big picture,” said Motes, who has been on the
review committee since it was founded. “Cutting is very much an element of that life, but the people he encounters in his time cutting are more important to him, I believe, than just his success in the arena.” For Amos, being selected as the recipient is a great privilege. With so many outstanding people ahead of him who have received the Zane Schulte Award, Amos felt honored to continue that legacy. “When I got the phone call from Barbra, it just meant a lot,” Amos said. “I’d give the shirt off my back to help someone, it’s just in my nature, but it’s really cool to be recognized. It was a surprise.” Learning that Amos was receiving the award came as no shock for longtime client Pam Schaeffer, who has ridden with him for about 20 years. Schaeffer said Amos excels at being a coach and has always been giving of his time. “From an integrity standpoint, there’s nobody with more integrity out there,” Schaeffer said. “He’s a great man, he’s an honest man, and if he says he’ll do something, he’ll absolutely do it, and he’ll give you 110 percent. He’s just one of those people that will put himself out there, and he’ll work hard and help out whenever, wherever he can.” One of the ways Amos serves his community is by mentoring people who have been in accidents and lost limbs. Amos, who himself is missing a leg, teaches people how to overcome their limitations to achieve their goals. “I’ve helped numerous people regain their confidence back so that they can ride again. That’s just a passion of mine to share that,” Amos
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said. “Don’t ever let something stop you from your goal, from your dreams, you know? It might be a setback for a little while, but you just go on and adapt, and you do what you want to do in life. Sometimes we get dealt the wrong cards, but you’ve got to make the best of it and go on with it.” An NCHA earner of more than $1 million, Amos has certainly stuck with his goal of becoming a competitive horseman. He has been an NCHA member since 1992, and before that, he rodeoed and dabbled in reining and reined cow horse competition. Amos got into cutting because he was intrigued by the relationship between a cow and a horse, and because the discipline can be challenging. Amos’ goal with his training program is to have fun while achieving success and training good horses. He strives
to not be serious all the time and to develop a good rapport with his customers, who tend to stay in it with him for the long haul. “He just works very hard at it, and I appreciate that work ethic,” Schaeffer said. “I love the way the horses feel that he trains. I think he’s super committed and dedicated. He works really hard and never quits.” In addition to maintaining his training program and helping others, Amos also enjoys being with his family—wife, Rebecca, and children Suade, 24, Sidney, 22, and Sommer, 19. All three of their children boast NCHA records. Amos received the award’s Jan Mapes sculpture during the 2020 North Texas Chevy Dealers World Championship Futurity presented by Great American Insurance. Motes, who has nominated Amos personally
several times over the years, is happy to see the award go to someone who understands its significance to the Schulte family. “There are a lot of memorials for different things, but this wasn’t just to have another memorial because [the Schultes] would feel better having a memorial to their son,” Motes said. “It was to have a memorial that spoke to those aforementioned qualities. To have a memorial that spoke to the resilience, that spoke to stick-to-itness, that spoke to kindness, in honor of both Barb and Tom’s resilience, as well as Zane’s. “He’s just that guy,” Motes continued. “Somebody wanted us [the nomination committee] to put it into words [why Amos deserved it], and even for us, it was hard for any of us to put our finger on why we felt he did. He just does.”
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BILL FREEMAN MEMORIAL AWARD
Mike Wood Receives Bill Freeman Award BY LILLIAN KENT
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rizona trainer Mike Wood finished off an incredible year with a prestigious honor as the recipient of the Bill Freeman Memorial Award. The award honors an individual who strives for excellence in the cutting industry through commitment, desire, sacrifice and improvement. Presented annually, it alternates yearly between Open and Non-Pro competitors. Wood, based in Scottsdale, Arizona. was taken by surprise at the announcement. “I think I had heard of it, but I didn’t know anything about it,” Wood admitted, but now fully appreciates its significance. “To me the award means that people recognize the hard work and dedication I have,” he said. “I take cutting very seriously. Not that I want to win, but I want to be considered respectable amongst everybody else that is respectable and wins.” 62
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Wood received the award on December 9, 2020, prior to the Rios of Mercedes Amateur finals of the NCHA North Texas Chevy Dealers World Championship Futurity presented by Great American Insurance Group. “I wouldn’t say [the magnitude] of the award hit me until after I had received it, and I had a lot of people congratulating me on it,” he said. “A lot of people knew about it and thought highly of the award and I think that’s when I realized. It’s quite an honor.” The award is given to someone who epitomizes the late NCHA Open Riders Hall of Fame member Bill Freeman’s tradition of pursuing excellence in the cutting pen. Son of legendary cutter Shorty Freeman, Bill’s cutting career included three NCHA Futurity wins, including riding Smart Little Lena to the win in 1982. “I didn’t know Bill personally, but I know about him and a lot of stories. I think it’s quite an honor to be considered
amongst the group of people that got the award already. And to be worthy of it and for people to pick me out is very humbling,” Wood said. Wood, who currently boasts more than $2 million in NCHA earnings, says one of his biggest goals is to be competitive in the highest levels of competition. The 2020 NCHA World Finals presented by 7 Ranch was his most successful— he brought home three of the event’s championship titles, in the Open, $25,000 Novice and $5,000 Novice. “I had a stellar show,” he said. “I was only leading one class going into the World Finals and I ended up winning the other two [classes] from second place, going into first.” Wood said receiving the Bill Freeman Award gave him an extra boost of confidence. “The award didn’t add pressure, it gave me confidence. It’s like, ‘Wow, people really think that of me,’” Wood said. Wood reflected on what the sport of cutting had brought to him, saying it has allowed him to meet good people from across the country. He added that cutting is a way of life for him. “When I show, I try not to make any mistakes,” he said. “I don’t go out there and haphazardly show, I go out there and do my job and strive for excellence.”
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Arizona trainer Mike Wood received the 2020 Bill Freeman Memorial Award.
MODINE SMITH HUMANITARIAN AWARD
In an emotional presentation at the 2020 NCHA Futurity, Sam Shepard’s family accepted the 2020 Modine Smith Humanitarian Award on his behalf. The legendary Alabama horseman passed away in September 2020. Pictured from left are: NCHA Executive Director Jay Winborn, Austin Shepard, Stacy Shepard, Kamryn Clark, Cade Shepard, Harrison Shepard, Lindy Burch, Pam Shepard, Emma Shepard, Caylee Shepard and NCHA President Steve Norris.
Sam Shepard Receives the Modine Smith Humanitarian Award
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hen Sam Shepard passed away on September 15, 2020, after a battle with cancer, the cutting industry mourned the loss of a passionate horseman who sought to improve the industry in many ways. Last December, Shepard was announced as the Modine Smith Humanitarian Award recipient, which is presented annually to someone who displays unwavering supports of the NCHA and the NCHA Foundation. Based in Verbena, Alabama, Sam was an NCHA veteran, earning more than $2 million in competition and making it into the
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NCHA Member and Open Riders halls of fame in 2015 and 2002, respectively. He served as NCHA President in 1992 and 1993 and served on the NCHA Executive Committee. His sons followed in his footsteps as professional cutting trainers. Austin, based in Summerdale, Alabama, is also in the NCHA Open Riders Hall of Fame, and Harris, based in Verbena, just won the Limited Open title at the 2020 NCHA North Texas Chevy Dealers World Championship Futurity presented by Great American Insurance Group. Austin said Lindy Burch called him with the news of the
honor, saying the decision had been unanimous and it took the selection committee only five minutes to name Sam as the award recipient. Austin said his family was appreciative of the posthumous recognition, saying his father always kept a “big-picture” view of the sport. “Us cutters tend to focus on the [NCHA] Futurity. And when the Futurity is over, we focus on the next Futurity, or the shows during the year,” he said. “It’s kind of a simple mindset—but he didn’t think like that. His focus was bigger. He cared a lot about the Youth and their future in the NCHA.”
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MODINE SMITH HUMANITARIAN AWARD That focus expanded to include adult competitors, too. Sam also facilitated the creation of the Amateur division. “He cared a lot about the Amateurs, he wanted everyone to have a place that was level to compete in,” Austin said. Sam and his friend, Ben Emison, would travel together to NCHA headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, for meetings, pitching ideas and brainstorming together on their flight. According to Austin, Sam and Emison presented the idea of an Amateur division to NCHA. That kind of thoughtfulness and progress complements the Modine Smith Award and its mission to recognize othersminded humanitarians in the cutting industry. In the NCHA
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Member Hall of Fame, Modine Smith and her husband, Ed, held Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association shows at their California ranch. After Ed’s death in 1979, she continued to champion the sport for decades, innovating many show practices now standard to the sport. She passed away at 94 in 2017, and was the first recipient of the award named in her honor. According to Austin, the award would have been monumental to Sam because he thought highly of Smith. “She was one of the biggest supporters of cutting who, as far as I know, never competed,” Austin said. Austin recalled his first memory of Smith at the NCHA
Futurity. He was visiting with Smith about “The Formula” that gave riders an idea of the score it would take to make the semi-finals. The lowest advancing score from the first go multiplied by two and minus one point was “right ninetyfive percent of the time,” Austin said. This meant a 215 cutoff in the first go predicted a 429 composite to advance to the semi-finals. “I don’t think a lot of people realized it was her who came up with that [ formula],” Austin said. “She was sharp and she did a lot for the sport.” The Shepard family gathered together to accept the award on Sam’s behalf at the 2020 NCHA Futurity.
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Dennis Levering Wins Mary Kingsbury Award BY KRISTIN PITZER
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hroughout the 40 years Dennis Levering has been cutting, he’s always tried to follow the Golden Rule—to treat others as he likes to be treated. That philosophy is at the crux of what the NCHA Amateur Committee looks for when picking the Mary Kingsbury Amateur Sportsmanship Award recipient: an active NCHA Amateur who demonstrates good sportsmanship, fairness and a high moral character both in and out of the arena. 70
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So, when Levering was named as the recipient of the award in 2020, the news didn’t come as a shock to any of the many friends he’s gained over the years. The only person surprised, in fact, was Levering. “I was actually speechless [when they called and told me],” Levering said. “I just can’t even imagine. If you look down the list of people that have received that award, for me to even be considered was just really overwhelming for me.” His positive attitude, along with his talent for becoming a friend to
everyone he meets, are just a few of the reasons Levering was chosen for the Mary Kingsbury Award. One of five nominees, Levering received recommendations from seven different NCHA members. For Amateur Chairman Barnwell Ramsey, choosing Levering was an easy decision. “He’s one of those few individuals who makes it a pleasant experience to go to the cutting competitions, whether you win or lose, because having someone like Dennis there to be behind you, in front of you, and to basically know you’ve got an all-around friend to everyone in that building makes it a pleasant experience,” Ramsey said. “Dennis is just a friend to the cutting industry. You can see the way he enjoys the experience and the way he makes other people enjoy the experience.” Though Levering was still in disbelief weeks after receiving the phone call from the NCHA, Ramsey said if Levering could see what he brings to the other people around him, he’d understand why he was selected. “If you have a new person coming to the cutting world, they need to meet Dennis Levering, because all of a sudden he will be a friend forever, and they will find a way to come back just to be with Dennis,” Ramsey said. “I’m not the most gregarious person in the world, but Dennis brings it out in people. He makes cutting fun.” Levering, who is based in Cottontown, Tennessee and turned 70 in January, got his start in cutting with Ted Barnes. He showed with Barnes for more than 20 years at weekend shows, then decided to give limitedage events a try. Levering visited Kix and Barbara Brooks’ nearby Painted
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Amateur competitor Dennis Levering received the 2020 Mary Kingsbury Amateur Sportsmanship Award; he’s pictured winning the 2020 Southern Cutting Horse Futurity 5/6-Year-Old Intermediate Amateur co-championship on Metallic Alley.
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MARY KINGSBURY AMATEUR SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Springs Farm to learn more about competing in the big leagues. “They were gracious enough to not tell me I didn’t have the kind of horses they had. They welcomed me,” Levering said, noting that Barbara allowed him to bring a horse to Brad Mitchell, the Brooks’ resident trainer. “Thanks to Barbara and Brad, I got to experience all of the aged event things. I’m just pretty blessed for somebody like me to be able to do it.” Levering has continued to train with Mitchell ever since and has accumulated NCHA earnings of more than $225,000. His most recent accomplishment was winning the 2020 Southern Cutting Horse Futurity 5/6-Year-Old Intermediate Amateur co-championship on Metallic Alley. Levering joked that Mitchell has had to listen to—and still laughs at—a lot of “hillbilly stories” over the years, but Mitchell said Levering is easy to talk to and coach.
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“I can’t really think of anybody that deserves [this award] any more than him,” Mitchell said. “He comes to the shows and goes and meets everybody there. That’s what he enjoys doing is talking to people. He’s just a really good ambassador for the sport.” Talking to people comes naturally to Levering, who started a local sightseeing business with his brother, Chris, in 1973. The company evolved to become Gray Line of Nashville, a Gray Line licensee. It offers private charter buses, black car services, sightseeing tours, public transportation and school buses around Levering’s home town. These days, though, Levering focuses his time on cutting. He’s currently the only rider in his family—which includes wife, Joan, and daughters, Amy and Hannah—but they are all supportive, he said. “I’m pretty dedicated to the cutting. It stays on my mind all the time,”
Levering said. “NCHA has allowed me to have a tremendously fun journey, so I appreciate every part of them.” The award was established in honor of longtime NCHA Amateur Committee supporter Mary Kingsbury, who passed away in 2016; it recognizes amateur competitors who make a lasting contribution to the cutting world. Levering was honored during the 2020 NCHA North Texas Chevy Dealers World Championship Futurity presented by Great American Insurance Group. He was presented with a bronze trophy sponsored by the Lackey family. His name will be added to the Mary Kingsbury Amateur Sportsmanship Award plaque at the NCHA office. “If you can just imagine for a bus driver from Cottontown, Tennessee, to get an award in the Will Rogers Coliseum, that’s a pretty emotional thing for me,” Levering said.
TODD DRUMMOND MEMORIAL AWARD
Tia Collins Receives Todd Drummond Memorial Award BY KRISTIN PITZER
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hen Tia Collins got the call that she had been named the Todd Drummond Memorial Award recipient, she reacted like many who have just received good news would: she started jumping up and down, then burst into tears. To Collins, who has been cutting for seven years, the news came as a nice surprise. “I was not expecting it at all,” Collins said. “I was so shocked to win and be nominated because there are so many Youth I show with that I look up to. I was very humbled by all the letters of
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recommendation and the nomination of my association. To be chosen as the winner by the Executive Committee was something I never thought would have been possible.” The Todd Drummond Memorial Award is bestowed upon an outstanding Youth member who is nominated by his or her NCHA affiliate. The recipient must display scholastic achievement, participate in extracurricular activities and be involved with cutting horses. Collins, 18, was nominated for the award by her trainer, Chris Howell, who
is president of the Wateree Cutting Horse Association. Collins competes regularly through the organization. “She’s just an outstanding young lady,” Howell said. “She goes above and beyond to help me and anybody else she can help at the horse shows. She’s very encouraging to other youth and always has a real positive attitude, whether she does good or she doesn’t.” Along with Howell’s nomination, Collins received four other letters of recommendation. One of them came from Jeff Fehrman, president of the Area 18 Cutting Horse Association. “I think, in a nutshell, not only is she a great competitor, but she’s always cheerful and cheering on everybody else, whether it’s her fellow competitors in the Youth class or adults that she knows and helps,” Fehrman said. “She works hard, but she also just has a kind spirit. It’s kind of cliché to say she’s a good sport because we can all win with class, but it’s a lot more of just being a sweet soul. She kind of just exemplifies good sportsmanship.” Judy Boozer, secretary of several eastern state NCHA affiliates, also recommended Collins, calling her a “perfect candidate” for the award. “She never meets a stranger, has a true faith in God, competes with extreme dedication and displays the utmost sportsmanship no matter how her run goes,” Boozer said. Collins has developed those qualities throughout her horse career. Though her family, which includes parents Joann and Stanley, and older sisters Ashley Gilbert and Amber Terrell, isn’t much involved with
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High school senior Tia Collins, pictured with her first show horse, FMR Double The Pep, was surprised and thrilled to be named the Todd Drummond Memorial Award recipient.
TODD DRUMMOND MEMORIAL AWARD horses, she’s been riding since she was very young. She started roping through the American Junior Rodeo Association when she was about 8 years old, and her love for roping the dummy progressed into a passion for heading as she got older. One day, when Collins went to look at a new horse she was considering purchasing, she asked the horse’s owner, Kristal Vaughn, which equestrian discipline she participated in. Vaughn told her she rode cutting horses and let Collins watch while she worked the flag. That was all it took— Collins was hooked. “She gave me Billy Weir’s phone number, and I called him and had my first lesson,” Collins said. “The second I felt the movement of a cutting horse, I fell in love, and I haven’t stopped.” Collins still ropes some, but most of her time is spent cutting. She’s
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been riding with Howell for about five years, and the trainer said she has worked hard to make it to the level she’s at today. “She’s always tried to give 100 percent and really wants to learn, really listens,” Howell said. “She’s shown mainly in the Youth and rerun classes, but she’s just now starting to get into fresh cattle classes and aged events. She just bought an aged event horse, so I’d like to see her step up a little bit in the class she’s showing in.” Collins, who lives in Monroe, Georgia, said horses take up most of her life, but she also volunteers at Bethlehem Church through programs like New Path, Angel Tree and as a greeter on Sunday mornings. She additionally participates in charities such as Operation Christmas Child, Fill A Backpack and assists every three months with a local food drive.
A senior at Scholars Guild Academy, Collins has successfully taken several honors classes, marking top grades in past classes like chemistry and American literature. Though she’s not positive what she’s going to do after she graduates, her current plan involves attending either the University of North Georgia or Athens Technical College to study animal science. Collins made her first trip to Texas to be presented with the Todd Drummond Memorial Award buckle during the 2020 NCHA North Texas Chevy Dealers World Championship Futurity presented by Great American Insurance. She was excited to be in person to watch the Futurity after watching it online for many years. “I’m also excited and very thankful to receive the Todd Drummond Memorial Award,” she said.
AFFILIATE OF THE YEAR
AFFILIATE OF THE YEAR The Arizona Cutting Horse Association wins NCHA Affiliate of the Year for the second time. BY LILLIAN KENT
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he Arizona Cutting Horse Association earned the nod for the 2019 NCHA Affiliate of the Year award. Every year, the NCHA honors an affiliate that serves NCHA through consistent, quality shows that promote the sport of cutting, and the AzCHA is more than deserving. This is AzCHA’s second time to receive the award; the first was in in 2014. The organization operates out of the Horseshoe Park and Equestrian Centre in Queen Creek, Arizona. Shows span from January to November. NCHA $2 million rider and AzCHA President Mike Wood spoke fondly of the affiliate, saying its strengths lie in its organized events, efficient staff, good facility and cattle. In addition, having a mindset of progress amongst 78
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the AzCHA membership encourages improvement of the shows every year. “I feel the AzCHA is always striving to progress and put on shows that cater to the cutter, from the 2K Limited rider all the way to the Open haulers,” Wood said. “We’re always trying to create new energy. We encouraged people to join our sport by creating the Novice challenge, and we give saddles away in the rerun classes.” The AzCHA hosted five shows in 2020, and they paid out more than $400,000. According to Kathy Unfried, AzCHA show secretary, they plan on increasing the number of shows to seven in 2021. Technological improvements that AzCHA plans to implement include making use of text alerts and offering more timely information online. “Every time we hear of a new way to get information out to all of the cutters we
try to incorporate that into our program,” Unfried said with enthusiasm. Unfried, who has been working for the affiliate for nearly 20 years, says she had no idea what cutting was when she began helping at the show. “I didn’t even know cutting existed. A neighbor of my parents was the secretary at the time and asked if I’d like to come help in the practice pen,” she said. “I fell in love with watching the horses work in the practice pen and learning more about cutting. “I like the camaraderie, and everyone is always willing to lend a hand. [From my perspective as] a secretary, the people on the board have been great—whenever a need arises, they get right to it.” AzCHA board members include Dawn Chapman, vice president; Beth Sullivan, treasurer; and members Scott Raftery, Mike Stevens, Cody Lamont, Jade Keller, Kelsey Rodrique, Sherry Cowan and Katie Peterson, past president. “An organization is only as good as its members and the people who are willing to jump in and help,” Unfried said. “I believe we have the best.” For more information about 2021 AzCHA shows, visit azcha.com.
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AzCHA President Mike Wood accepts the 2019 NCHA Affiliate of the Year award on behalf of the AzCHA.
CAREITY FOUNDATION CELEBRITY CUTTING
Cutting for a Good Cause PHOTOS BY TED & SETH PETITT
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or more than 25 years, the annual Careity Celebrity Cutting fundraiser has become a mainstay event for the NCHA North Texas Chevy Dealers World Championship Futurity presented by Great American Insurance Group. The 2020 event was Friday, December 4, at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas.
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In addition to the cutting fun, cheering on celebrity newbies and old hats in the saddle, the event includes a silent auction with all proceeds benefitting Careity. The formal Careity Foundation was founded in 2003 by Beverly Branch and Lyn Walsh to provide services for cancer patients and critically ill children in desperate need of financial assistance.
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NCHA FUTURITY
After taking the reserve title the last two years in a row, Adan Banuelos broke the streak by riding All Spice to the 2020 NCHA Futurity Open championship.
The Spice of Life
The 2020 NCHA North Texas Chevy Dealers World Championship Futurity presented by Great American Insurance Group brought reassurance and reward to cutters hoping for a bright end to the year. PHOTOGRAPHY BY TED & SETH PETIT PHOTOGRAPHY AND TAYLOR BREEDING
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hrough a tumultuous 2020, the question that remained toward the top of many cutters’ minds revolved around the coming NCHA North Texas Chevy Dealers World Championship Futurity presented by Great American Insurance—would the COVID-19 pandemic shut it down, or would the horses and riders that had worked so 84
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hard to get there be able to show? It was a waiting game, and when the first day of the show rolled around, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Held November 19-December 13, the event took place at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, in conjunction with the NCHA World Finals presented by 7 Ranch and NCHA Western Bloodstock Futurity Sales.
Bringing in cutters from California to Alabama, awarding titles to ages from 16 to 81, it was filled with stories of great rides and landmark moments. Despite the chaotic season leading up to it in a more than unusual year, the 2020 NCHA Futurity delivered on superb horses, riders and cutting, as usual. OPEN CHAMPION In 2019, when Gail Holmes’ mare Twice In Santiago nabbed the NCHA Futurity Open reserve championship, it made for Holmes’ fourth reserve title in the class overall. At the time, she joked she was “always the bridesmaid, and never the bride,” as she had never had a horse win the prestigious event. After the 2020 NCHA Futurity, those bridesmaid days are over. All Spice, a horse she owns in partnership with Bobby and Dottie Hill, officially made her the “bride” after the mare carried Adan Banuelos to the Open championship with a 224.
“It’s definitely the culmination of a dream,” Holmes said. “I couldn’t be happier for the horse, Adan, or my two incredible partners [the Hills]. And also, Royce Stallcup, who sold her to me.” It was a big night for Banuelos, too, who broke his streak of finishing reserve at the Futurity the previous two years. Banuelos said he would have been happy to be reserve again, but finally having that big title on his record—along with the $246,880 winner’s paycheck—was definitely worth celebrating. The $3 million rider had his work cut out for him in the finals. A 223 had been marked only four riders before, and several good horses had been knocked out by tricky cattle. For Banuelos, the pressure only served to bolster his confidence with the mare, and that faith extended to All Spice’s connections. “We were not what you would call nervous,” Dottie Hill said. “Adan and the horse went in the finals just confident and collected, and so that gave us confidence and peace of mind.” There was good reason to believe in All Spice. The royally-bred mare is by Once In A Blu Boon and out of Show Biz Kitty by High Brow Cat, a $1 million dam who has produced horses including Rollz Royce, lifetime earnings of $348,383, and Badboonarising, LTE $348,279. The latter is a full brother to All Spice that carried Banuelos to reserve at the 2018 NCHA Futurity. Banuelos said he and his sister are the smoothest horses he’s ever ridden. Royce Stallcup started All Spice, and she entered Banuelos’ program at the beginning of her 3-year-old year. She’s been strong and smart about cows ever since, and finals night was no different. “She was patient in some spots it is very difficult for a young horse to be patient in,” Banuelos said. “She really felt comfortable getting on both sides of the cow and looking straight at it when it was time. She’s got a very unique way of moving.”
With a Futurity win in the books, the Hills and Holmes hope All Spice will one day pass on that uniqueness to the next generation, as they plan to breed her to the first and only other horse they have partnered together on, Smooth Talkin Style (Smooth As A Cat x Stylish Play Lena x Docs Stylish Oak). The 2015 Horse of the Year, who had two offspring in the Futurity Open finals, was at the front of their minds when they first looked at buying the mare.
She was patient in some spots it is very difficult for a young horse to be patient in.
—Adan Banuelos
“I think that our biggest goal for her, and my intention when Dottie and Bobby Hill and I purchased her, was [even] if she never won a penny, she’d be the perfect girlfriend for Smooth Talkin Style,” Holmes said. “We thought we had that with Twice In Santiago, and now he has two girlfriends of a higher stature. That’s why I do this, just always trying to perfect the conformation matches in terms of their size, mentality and genetics.”
Partnering with Holmes has been a pleasure and great learning experience, Hill said. She was grateful for the opportunity to own All Spice, and to everyone involved with their win. “So many people along the line have played a role in her life, and every one of them was important,” Hill said. “I just can’t emphasize the team that we had going — not just our partnership, that was only a small part of it. ‘Spice’ is a pretty popular girl.” Banuelos, too, thanked her owners for sending the mare to him. “They invested a good amount in this mare, and there’s a lot of very talented, very competitive guys they could have chosen from [to put her in training with],” he said. “I’m just fortunate enough they chose me. She’s very special to me, and I’m fortunate to have her.” —By Kristin Pitzer OPEN RESERVE Wesley Galyean and Steven Feiner thought they had the recipe for a Futurity contender when they crossed Metallic Cat, a $37 million sire in his own right, with Galyean’s good mare Button Down Supercat. The resulting foal, Bugattii, was strong, cowy and energetic, and both men knew he had the ability to outperform his dam. That instinct proved correct during the Open go-rounds at the NCHA Futurity. The gelding consistently finished in the top of
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NCHA FUTURITY The audience went wild as Playful Bamacat and Harris Shepard rode to the Limited Open championship for Shepard’s late father, Sam, who owned the stallion.
almost every round, marking a 221 in the first go, a 215.5 in the second go and 220 in the semifinals. By the time he and Galyean entered the finals as the second draw in the second set, a 219 was on the scoreboard, and a notoriously difficult set of cattle had knocked quite a few talented horses out of the running. Still, Galyean felt confident. “I knew these cows were tough, but I knew we were going to come as strong as we could to come after it,” Galyean said. “We might have gotten just a tad aggressive on my first cut. That little miss on that first cut might have cost me from winning it. “But when we get a mentality of this is what we’re going to do, we’re not going to play it safe. We’re not trying to worry about winning or losing. We’re just going to go give it everything we have, really just go full tilt.” The pair scored a 223, one point off the winning score, to secure the Open reserve championship and bank $193,572. For Feiner, Bugattii’s owner, the show couldn’t have turned out much better. “This is an unbelievable feeling,” Feiner said, and he wasn’t just talking about 86
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taking second—he was also thrilled to see his brother-in-law, Adan Banuelos, who rides at his ranch, take first in a tough finals full of talented horses. “It just feels like a lot of work all coming together, and we’re having a lot of success and a lot of fun. We have these babies coming up, and our future looks good.”
I wish [my dad] was here to see it. But at the same time, I know he’s proud.
—Harris Shepard
Feiner said he and his wife, Jessica, had always wanted to raise foals out of their good mares and “do it the hard way.” As they started their program, Jessica encouraged him to keep the Dual Rey mares Button Down Supercat (out of Highbrow Supercat x High Brow Cat) and full sister Lil Rattler. Though Feiner
ended up selling “Buttons” to the Galyean family, he kept Bugattii, her first foal, and put him in training with Galyean. “He reminds me so much of his mother,” Galyean said. “Button Down Supercat was the quickest, cowiest horse I’ve ever been on, and I think she’s obviously proven it now with her babies.” Going even farther back, Galyean, who has lots of experience with Highbrow Supercat-bred horses, recognizes the 2005 NCHA Futurity Open Champion’s talent in Bugattii. “They’re not easy, but I think that comes into play because once you get them, they’re tough down there in the show pen,” Galyean said. “When you get in here and these cows get tough, they grit up and get after it.” Surrounded by their loved ones on finals night, both Feiner and Galyean mentioned thanks to a number of family and friends. Galyean specifically mentioned Casey Rogan for doing a phenomenal job getting Bugattii ready, saying she did the same for his dam a few years ago. “I thank God for all my blessings he’s given me,” Galyean added. “I feel like he’s kind of walked me through this show every step of the way. I’m so thankful and blessed just to get to be a part of this.” —By Kristin Pitzer LIMITED OPEN CHAMPION As Harris Shepard put his hand down for his first cow in the Limited Open finals, the Will Rogers Coliseum filled with cheering—so much so that it was difficult to hear the buzzer at the end of his twoand-a-half minutes in the pen. While the run he and Playful Bamacat put together was certainly worth applauding, the cheering was likely also in honor of Playful Bamacat’s owner and Harris’ father: legendary NCHA Open Riders Hall of Fame member Sam Shepard who passed away only months before due to an illness. Sam was a pillar of the cutting community, and his presence was felt
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NCHA FUTURITY Speak Easie carried Cass Tatum to a 223 from the first draw to take home the Limited Open reserve championship.
by all that night as his son piloted his horse to a 225. After being crowned the champion, Harris, filled with emotion, said winning for his dad was an amazing feeling. “I think he’d be proud,” Harris said of Sam. “It’s one of the things that’s bittersweet. I never really even came close to ever having any success in here as an Open rider, and I wish he was here to see it. But at the same time, I know he’s proud.” Harris and “Jerry” rode from the fourth hole in the second set. There was already a 223 on the scoreboard which put some pressure on Harris, but he tried to just cut clean and stay out of his horse’s way. “Austin [Shepard] told me, ‘Just do what you do. Just go in there and don’t try to force anything,’ Harris said of his older brother and respected trainer, who helped him in the herd. “I can’t even begin to explain what Austin has done for me and meant to me. I don’t know where I’d be without him, so I just want to thank him and all my other help—Brett Davis, T.C. Sheer and Sean Flynn.” Sam purchased Jerry as yearling; the horse was bred by Jerome Bradford. The stallion (Bamacat x Playful Ricochet x Smart Lil Ricochet) is out of a mare Sam trained and showed, and by a stallion Austin bred and competed with. Sam and Harris started Jerry and both worked him. “His mother pretty much paid for our place that we have,” said Harris, who 88
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continues to train out of his dad’s facility in Verbana, Alabama. “He’s always been special to us ever since we got him, just acts different than all the rest of them. He’s the best-minded horse I’ve ever been around. He’s a pet, basically. You can’t even tell he’s a stud.” Harris and Jerry collected $10,340 for their win, pushing the rider past the $100,000 threshold in earnings, according to NCHA. The pair also took a shot at the Open title but missed the semifinals by a point-and-a-half. While Harris was disappointed, he was still thrilled to make a finals and even more so to win a title with the horse he and his dad raised. “This horse is pretty special to me, and this means a lot,” Shepard said. “I can’t really put it into words; to have my first win in this Coliseum is pretty special.” —By Kristin Pitzer LIMITED OPEN RESERVE Whether it’s valid or not, there’s a stigma against riding from the first hole in a finals. Some would say it’s hard to put up a big score that will stick when you’re the first rider out, and it can be an intimidating draw position. Speak Easie and Cass Tatum drew up first in the two-set Limited Open finals, but they didn’t let superstition deter them. The pair marked a 223 to set the bar high for the rest of the class, and
after only one other horse-and-rider pair topped their score, they settled for the reserve championship. “It felt very good,” Tatum said. “My game plan was just to go in there and try to lay down a clean run. The cows were really good, so there weren’t really any challenges [with being first].” Tatum, who has been an assistant trainer to Lloyd Cox for several years, said he wasn’t nervous watching the finals after marking his high score, but he wasn’t confident it would hold, either. With the cattle working as well as they did, he knew anything could happen. When Harris Shepard and Playful Bamacat marked two points higher for the win, Tatum was just happy for the pair. “Harris did a hell of a job showing and has a good horse,” Tatum said. Shepard, likewise, complimented Tatum on a job well done. “Cass had a really good run,” Shepard said. “His mare is a very good horse, and he did a good job showing.” Tatum and Speak Easie, or “Easie,” collected $9,427 for owners Fred and Holly Davidorf of Johnstown, Ohio. The pair also made the Open semifinals held a week-and-a-half later, during which they marked a 213.5 and unfortunately missed the Open finals by 4 points. Tatum expressed his appreciation to the Davidorfs for giving him the opportunity to show the mare. “They’re great people, and they’re as good a customer as anybody could ask for,” Tatum said. Easie (Smooth Talkin Style x SDP Miss Caba Rey x Dual Rey) was bred by Double Dove Ranch. Her dam only won $508 during her career but is a full sister to Twice As Reycy, the 2003 NCHA Futurity Open Reserve Champion. Twice As Reycy is also the dam of 2019 NCHA Futurity Open Reserve Champion Twice In Santiago. Tatum said Easie, who is a half-sister to his 2019 NCHA Futurity contender, Stevia (by Kit Kat Sugar), has been in his program for about six months.
NCHA FUTURITY Brandon Westfall rode Fiddle And Steel to the NCHA Futurity Non-Pro championship.
“She’s been a great mare,” Tatum said. “She’s just a cow horse—she’s cowy as hell, and she likes to cut. She likes doing her job. Her name is ‘Easie,’ and she lives by it.” Tatum plans to continue showing the mare for the Davidorfs and looks forward to competing with her in the 2021 derbies. —By Kristin Pitzer NON-PRO CHAMPION Brandon Westfall knew Fiddle And Steel had talent, but the red roan stallion showed him another dimension when they drew what turned out to be a fleet and very determined first cow in the NCHA Futurity Non-Pro finals. The bovine sprinted and darted across the deep sand of the Will Rogers Coliseum with such energy and intensity that Westfall, 20, wondered more than once if he’d be able to hold it. Under such tough circumstances, it would’ve been easy for a young, inexperienced horse to panic, get overwhelmed or just give up. Fortunately, Fiddle And Steel is not a horse that gets overwhelmed. No, the son of Metallic Cat was one cool customer. 90
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“Just, every turn, I thought it looked like it was the last,” Westfall said. “It felt like ‘it’s coming to eat my lunch,’ but that horse is just so smart.” They hung tough long enough to get off the cow, and after cutting two more were rewarded by the judges with a huge 227-point score. It would prove
The few times I showed him this week [when] I felt like, ‘Oh boy, this is a little hairy here,’ he’s like, ‘Oh, no, I got it’. —Brandon Westfall
to be the highest winning finals score of the Futurity—higher even than All Spice and Adan Banuelos marked in the Open finals. Westfall was grateful to his herd help for getting him through the run, which included his dad, trainer Russ Westfall,
and fellow trainers Morgan Cromer, Clint Allen and Boyd Rice. He also expressed gratitude to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, for allowing events like the NCHA Futurity to happen, as well as to his horse, Fiddle And Steel. “He makes it pretty easy,” said Westfall, who has won nearly $700,000 in the cutting pen. “Any time you feel like you’re in a bind, or the few times I showed him this week [when] I felt like, ‘Oh boy, this is a little hairy here,’ he’s like, ‘Oh, no, I got it’.” Fiddle And Steel always stuck out as a special horse, Westfall said, standing out as a youngster when the then-teen was halter-breaking him. The horse just had it, even back then, Westfall said. “He’s just such a great horse. He’s so smart. He’s so intelligent. I mean, he has everything,” he said. “He’s so big and athletic and strong, it’s easy for him.” The victory was Westfall’s first solo win in the NCHA Futurity Non-Pro. He’d tied for the co-championship in 2019, marking a 222 with the Kit Kat Sugar gelding, I Reckon So, to tie with Kristin Galyean and Coureygous. He put that experience from 2019 to good use in 2020, as it gave him an idea of what to expect and how to approach the big event. “I knew I had a great horse. I just knew to keep my head down and not think about it. Just do what you do, and don’t worry about what anybody else does.” As in 2019, Westfall’s winning mount in 2020 was bred and owned by his parents, Russ and Janet Westfall. The two horses also hail from the same female family: Fiddle And Steel’s dam, $231,124-winning cutting mare Lil Bit Reckless, is a full sister to the dam of I Reckon So. Both broodmares were sired by CD Royal and out of Trouble Lynn 495 by Smart And Trouble. Though it was great tying for the championship in 2019, Westfall said the way he won outright with Fiddle And Steel was particularly special. “I felt like I had a great run and left no doubt in their mind that I was supposed to win,” he said. —By Molly Montag
NCHA FUTURITY Reyly Plendl and Nitreyious took home the NCHA Futurity Non-Pro reserve championship.
NON-PRO RESERVE Getting to the finals of any class at the NCHA Futurity takes healthy doses of talent, tenacity and determination. Reyly Plendl’s Non-Pro reserve championship with Nitreyious was also a lesson in perseverance. Plendl, who turned 21 the week of the finals, previously suffered through a string of unlucky runs at Will Rogers. Year after year, something would happen to ruin the run. “I don’t know how many years in a row … two, three, four years in a row,” she mused. “I think I marked a zero six years in a row before I got in a run.” She left her bad luck streak behind in 2018, making the Futurity Unlimited Amateur finals with aptly named Reyly Rey, and hopefully exorcised those demons for good in 2020 when she and Nitreyious earned the Non-Pro reserve championship. The 222 she marked with the Metallic Cat gelding, who she co-owns with her twin sister, Regan Plendl, also earned them the Non-Pro Gelding championship. Combined with Nitreyious’s appearance later in the Futurity Open finals with trainer Dirk Blakesley, it made for a $90,939 haul at the show. It was an impressive showing for the horse, and also quite the ownership feat for the sisters, who attend college together at the University of South 92
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Dakota in Vermillion. Reyly majors in health sciences while Regan studies business and marketing. It’s about an hour’s drive to the Kingsley, Iowa, home of their parents, Rick and Michele Plendl, so the sisters make the crossborder trip to ride and train their horses at the family farm. Reyly, who had more than $333,000 in NCHA earnings, said Nitreyious always stood out as a special horse. “I rode him as a 2-year-old, and that was the first horse that I started and trained as a 2-year-old,” said Reyly, who aims to become a dentist. “So, I always knew he was special. He’s super easy. I don’t think he ever had a bad day—he seemed like he was already trained when I first got on.” As easy as the training went, getting the horse was harder. They got the son of the broodmare Cherrey, by Dual Rey, as an embryo from his breeder, Rodney Wrinkle, but things kept going amiss. “We tried for, like three years straight, was it?” Reyly said, looking at Regan for confirmation after the Non-Pro reserve run. “The embryo just wouldn’t stick or something, or something would happen to the baby. Finally, we got him. “So, he was just special right off the bat just because it took such a long time to get him.” —By Molly Montag
LIMITED NON-PRO CHAMPION Laura Bennett and Charlie Brown set the bar high during the Limited Non-Pro finals, riding to a 218 from the very first draw. No other horse-and-rider teams could touch their score throughout the rest of the 28-horse class, and the pair went home with the championship and a check for $15,002, plus a bonus of $2,000 provided by North Texas Chevy Dealers and Great American Insurance Group. “It’s surreal. I’m sure tickled that it held on,” Laura said. “I knew my horse was awesome, but I didn’t feel like I did 100 percent in my part cutting the cattle. I had some mess-ups there, but the horse was dead on. Tate [my husband] trained him, and he’s as solid as a rock, but I was nervous. I knew there were a lot of really good horses and riders.” Though Laura believed she had made some mistakes, her husband, a $1 million trainer, viewed her run a little differently. He believed that with the experience she has outside the cutting pen, she was right where she needed to be. “Laura rides so well. She hasn’t showed a lot, but for the day-to-day, she’s been there for 15 years and watched me train every one of them, and helps, cleans and is involved in the whole deal,” Tate said. “I’ve always told her from just seeing that and riding every day, her timing is so good. She just is able to use her feel and use her experience. “She’s been behind the scenes for so long doing so much, and I know how much she puts into it. She knows a lot more than she thinks she does, and that showed today.” The Tates bought Charlie Brown (High Brow Cat x Moms Stylish Scoot x Smart Lil Scoot), who was bred by Darren Blanton, when the horse was about 2 years old. Their friend, trainer Kory Pounds, thought the gelding would fit them, and because he was strong and smart, the Tates agreed to buy him. Since then, a day hasn’t gone by that they regretted their purchase of the kindhearted, horse cookie-loving gelding. The Tates live on a ranch, so “Charlie” is used regularly on their operation.
NCHA FUTURITY Laura Bennett described Charlie Brown as the “most simple, wonderful horse to be around” after winning the Limited Non-Pro title.
but he trains a good horse and covers up a lot. I just love watching what he can do with a young horse.” —By Kristin Pitzer
“We put them to work,” Laura said. “Around our operation, a horse is a horse. They do a job. That’s probably why we’re so attached to him — you grow with these horses, and when they take care of you like he’s taken such good care of me, you appreciate them so much.”
“I’m just fortunate enough that I have a good husband that trains really good horses so I get to ride behind him,” Laura said. “I don’t really know what I’m doing,
LIMITED NON-PRO RESERVE With a 218 on the scoreboard when she walked into the pen during the Limited Non-Pro finals, Jessica Gonsalves knew she would have to be clean and smooth in her cuts when it came time for her to ride Now Yer Talkin Cash to the herd. Slated to go from the 10th draw of the first set, she figured as long as she could do her part and drive her cows up, the chips would fall where they may. Her herd help, including husband, Gary, an NCHA $4 million rider, Paul Hansma, Russ Elrod and Clay Johnson, helped direct her to her cows, and Jessica was able to execute her strategy. She and the mare marked a 215.5, which held for the reserve championship, and collected a check worth $14,565.
You grow with these horses, and when they take care of you like he’s taken such good care of me, you appreciate them so much.
—Laura Bennett
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Jessica Gonsalves piloted Now Yer Talkin Cash, one of two horses in the Limited Non-Pro finals bred by her mom, Susan Hearst, to the class reserve championship.
NCHA FUTURITY CR Bushaw won the McAlister Assets Unlimited Amateur on Hawk Falcon, a homebred for the Bushaw family’s Crown Ranch LP.
Jessica wasn’t the only member of her family in the Limited Non-Pro finals. Her daughter, Gentry, drew up in the last slot of the second set with Glitteracrownroyal (One Time Royalty x Glitter Done x Dual Smart Rey), ultimately tying for seventh. The pair may have been competing, but Jessica said they support each other, and in fact, Gentry helped her mother get her horse ready. Adding to the family connection is the fact that each woman was riding a horse raised by Jessica’s mom, Susan Hearst. “She used to show herself and she was an amazing showman, but she doesn’t show anymore. She just breeds them,” Jessica said of Hearst. “This is a very special horse to all of us. Plus, she’s by a stallion [Reyzin The Cash] that Gary trained.” Gary also trained Now Yer Talkin Cash (Reyzin The Cash x Now Yer Talkin x Mylanta Lena). Though Jessica hadn’t been riding the mare long by the time the NCHA Futurity rolled around, she said watching Gary work her and being around the mare helped the two sync up together pretty quickly. 96
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“I wasn’t feeling super confident on her before the Futurity, but one day, it all just kind of clicked,” Jessica said. “She has a big stop and a big heart. I think that all plays together. She’s also really sweet and loves to be loved on.” Jessica has been in the limelight before at the NCHA Futurity, having won the Limited Non-Pro in 2012 on Poundcake Deluxe, a homegrown mare the Gonsalves raised and trained. Jessica hopes to one day add another even bigger title to her collection. “I would love to win the Non-Pro futurity!” she said. “I just want to keep showing and stay consistent, even in other aged events.” She thanked Gentry for getting the mare ready to show and her herd help for helping her pick cows, mentioning Clay Johnson in particular for filling in for her usual herd holder, Kody Porterfield. —By Kristin Pitzer MCALISTER ASSETS UNLIMITED AMATEUR CHAMPION In a strange year with schools out of session and people staying at home due
to COVID-19-related restrictions, 16-yearold Charles Russell “CR” Bushaw found himself spending a lot of time at home. There was a silver lining to his homebound summer, because it gave him more time to spend training on a 3-yearold son of Hottish named Hawk Falcon. The horse, named after his little brother, Wesley, was bred and owned by CR’s family in the name of their Crown Ranch LP. “It’s pretty fun getting to work at it a lot more,” CR said shortly after winning the McAlister Assets Unlimited Amateur. “And get a lot more comfortable.” Comfortable indeed. CR and Hawk Falcon marked a 219 that no one could match, which earned them the championship title and the first-place prize of $28,679. “It was pretty fun. The horse felt pretty good,” he said of his final run. “Probably the best he’s felt out of all the times I’ve showed him so far.”
The horse felt pretty good. Probably the best he’s felt out of all the times I’ve showed him so far.
—CR Bushaw
His parents, Chad and Amie Bushaw, were on hand to cheer him on. Their middle child, Will, 11, also made the finals in the Unlimited Amateur, finishing 19th aboard Reys Church Mouse, a daughter of Dual Rey that is also owned by Crown Ranch LP. Watching the boys walk to the herd at the Will Rogers Coliseum in the biggest show of the year was nerve wracking for their mother. “My heart is beating out of my chest the whole time,” she said. “They just work so hard and so you want them to do well.”
NCHA FUTURITY Ken Schultz rides his home-grown Meytallic to the Unlimited Amateur reserve title.
Though her sons are accomplished showmen—CR has earnings of more than $171,000 and Will has more than $130,000—Amie knows that 3-year-old horses are an unpredictable lot. And, at the NCHA Futurity, they’re making their show pen debuts. “The whole time here this weekend I just kept wishing these were their older Youth horses, so I know every time they’re going to do what they’re supposed to do,” she said. “You just don’t know if these babies are going to do what they’re supposed to do, every time.” Chad, himself the earner of more than $3.6 million and a past NCHA Futurity Non-Pro Champion, takes great pride in the job his sons do with the family’s horses. “It’s awesome. Doesn’t get any better,” he said, of watching the boys compete. “I’ve been doing this my whole life, and nothing’s more special than watching your kids do good.” It isn’t unusual for Chad and his sons to compete aboard Crown Ranch homebreds. In this case, the Bushaws acquired Hawk Falcon as an embryo from John Burgess, who along with his wife, Traci, campaigned the colt’s dam, La Femme Nikita. The mare by Choice Acres earned more than $122,000 in the show pen, and was a regular contender and top finisher at the NCHA World Finals. 98
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The name they chose for La Femme Nikita’s 2017 colt, Hawk Falcon, was the moniker the youngest Bushaw brother, Wesley, gave himself in pre-kindergarten. The class picked Native American names as a way of honoring the earliest Americans’ contributions to Thanksgiving, and Wesley’s stuck outside of the classroom. Family legend has it that, for a while there, Wesley wouldn’t answer to anything other than “Hawk Falcon.” “We had to call him Hawk Falcon,” Amie explained. Shortly after the NCHA Futurity, the equine Hawk Falcon was to fly the Bushaw family nest to compete for new owners. Such is the way of the horse business. “If we wouldn’t have sold him, he’d have lost three cows,” Chad joked. “But, since we sold him, of course he won.” —By Molly Montag MCALISTER ASSETS UNLIMITED AMATEUR RESERVE Ken Schultz took an extended break from cutting in the late 1990s, but just couldn’t stay away from the game. In 2020, he celebrated his best finish ever at the NCHA Futurity when he earned the Unlimited Amateur reserve championship aboard Meytallic, a mare he bred and raised. The Sacramento, California, rider and the daughter of Metallic Cat earned
$35,702 for their score of 217. They also won the Senior championship in the class. The success was especially meaningful because of Schultz’s connection to Meytallic. Her mother, Reys Of Starlight, was one of the first horses he showed regularly after returning to the sport after about a decade on the sidelines. She’s also the first Futurity horse Schultz has raised. “I bought her mom and I started showing her and made the [NCHA] World Finals on her last year,” said Schultz, who has earned more than $408,000 in the cutting pen over the years. “I just love her mother, so I decided I was going to keep her and raise some babies out of her and keep my fingers crossed and see if we could raise something that was worthy.” Schultz, who started cutting in the late 1980s, has competed in the NCHA Futurity multiple times. He placed third in 1993 aboard Bob Acre Oak, and in 2013 made the semifinals aboard Meytallic’s mother, Reys Of Starlight. He bought Reys Of Starlight because of her mother, Prowlin By Starlight, aka “Rey,” a High Brow Cat mare he admired when she was trained by NCHA Open Riders Hall of Fame member Lindy Burch. “I bought her in 2013 about two weeks before the Futurity and came back here and showed,” he said of the 2010 daughter of Dual Rey. “She was wilder than a March hare, but I love her.” Schultz, who made the 2013 NCHA Futurity Non-Pro semifinals with Rey, showed the mare for several years. They showed in several aged events on the West Coast and in Fort Worth, Texas, making the Non-Pro finals of the NCHA Super Stakes. He continued to show her after her aged events were over, and in 2019 rode her to a fourth-place finish in the Non-Pro at the NCHA World Finals. They ended 2019 fifth in the NCHA NonPro World Standings. Though the Futurity was his first show with Meytallic, the young horse gives Schultz the impression that in 2021 he’ll
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have a really nice 4-year-old on his hands. He plans to keep her in the program of California-based trainer Morgan Cromer. “I’m hoping Morgan will be able to be showing her a bit more than me in the Open, and we’ll see,” he said. —By Molly Montag RIOS OF MERCEDES AMATEUR CHAMPION It generally takes most riders years of trying before they finally win a title at the NCHA Futurity. That was not the case for Makayla Cowan in 2020. Competing at her first NCHA Futurity, Makayla rode Redneck Hillbillie to a 219.5, winning the Rios of Mercedes Amateur championship, the Gelding title and the Amateur Chrome Cash, since the horse is double-registered as a Paint. The combined winners’ checks of $30,632 upped her lifetime earnings to $67,385. “I can’t really put into words [what I’m feeling] right now,” the 16-yearold said immediately after the win. “I really wasn’t expecting much from this. I just tried to get through a run, basically, just wanted to be smooth, slow and accurate.” 100
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Makayla has hauled for a World title several times, but she had never shown at the NCHA Futurity. With her family background, though, it was only a matter of time before Makayla entered the big pen. Her father, Bill, is a newly minted $1 million rider, while her mother, Michelle, has won $590,000-plus. Her
I can’t really put into words [what I’m feeling] right now… . I just tried to get through a run, basically, just wanted to be smooth, slow and accurate.
—Makayla Cowan
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of their breeding program. His dam banked earnings of more than $225,000, according to the NCHA, carrying Bill to paychecks at a variety of events. “[My dad] hauled her around everywhere, and she was awesome for him,” Makayla said. “She’s been a great producer so far.” Redneck Hillbillie was trained by the Cowans’ trainer, Nate Gribble, and Makayla started riding him during the summer. The COVID-19 pandemic gave her a bit more time at home to focus on working the gelding and learning how to get along. While the intention was always for Makayla to show Redneck Hillbillie, she wasn’t to be his only rider. Michelle competed on him in the Non-Pro, but their NCHA Futurity bid was cut short before the semifinals. “I was telling her going in, because I showed him in the Non-Pro, ‘Don’t expect very much. He’s kind of a little immature-minded, and it’s his first show. You’ve got to baby him,’” Michelle said. “She just fits this horse really well, and she’s done really well.” The gelding’s full brother, Handle On Randel, also competed at the 2020 NCHA Futurity, tying for eighth place with Bill in the Non-Pro. Makayla said though the two brothers are completely different. “They look nothing alike and act nothing alike. It’s really weird,” Makayla said with a laugh. “They’ve got two different movements. It’s funny!” She added that Redneck Hillbillie, like his dam, is quite cowy, but is much calmer than his mother. Billies Catty could be sporadic, she said, but was still very talented. “He’s really smart and agile, and he’s got a lot of athletic ability,” Makayla said of the gelding. “He’s really got a mind of his own. He’s a goofball. He’s full of himself, but he’s really sweet. He’s got a big heart.”
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NCHA FUTURITY Though she was tense as she rode Just U N Me Baby into the pen, Bobbie Kay Davis overcame her nerves and piloted the mare to the Rios of Mercedes Amateur Reserve Championship.
A junior in high school, Makayla juggles her time between homework, cutting and the school’s track team. She hopes to do something with equine science in the future, but in the meantime, she plans to continue showing Redbeck Hillbillie—if her mom doesn’t take him, she added. “I think I should just let her keep showing him!” Michelle said with a laugh. “I can’t believe this happened. I don’t think she really realizes what she’s done. There’re people who have been doing this for years. She’s young, she learns easily and she’s got ice water in her veins. She works really, really hard at it, so I think it’s very well-deserved.” —By Kristin Pitzer RIOS OF MERCEDES AMATEUR RESERVE Bobbie Kay Davis admitted she was “pretty scared” as she walked into the pen for her run in the Rios of Mercedes Amateur finals. On the board was a 215, and Davis was 12th in the draw of 31 entrants, so it was still anybody’s game. She pushed her nerves to the side, though, and navigated Just U N Me Baby to her first cow, listening for her trainer Morgan Cromer’s voice as she went. Davis and the mare kept their cool and marked a 216.5. Though that score was eventually topped by a rider in set two, Davis was thrilled 102
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to take home the Amateur reserve championship and the Senior Amateur championship. “I was just really lucky,” Davis said. “My first cow I got out pretty easy, but I had a slight miss. After that, she was just really good. I think I did all three cuts well. This is just an awesome mare Morgan Cromer trained and I raised. She should be in the Open finals, actually—I should not even be showing her!” Cromer did indeed show the mare in the Open at the Futurity, but the pair did not make it past the first go. Though Davis was initially disappointed the mare’s chance at an Open title was over, the success she had with her, plus the $21,737 check they garnered for Reserve, helped soften the blow. Just U N Me Baby (Metallic Cat x Wood U N Me Baby x Nitas Wood) is a homebred mare raised by Davis: “I got to see her when she was a little embryo,” Davis said. Her dam is an earner of $179,292 that Davis sold to Brumbaugh Ranches. The Brumbaughs’ daughter, Elizabeth Quirk, rode Wood U N Me Baby to the 2019 Augusta Futurity’s The 40 Non-Pro championship. Davis said Just U N Me Baby is one of the easiest horses she’s ever gotten to ride. The mare spent some time
with several different people before ultimately landing in Cromer’s stable. “She’s sweet and she is very smooth,” Davis said. “She likes her own space and she’s got a big bubble.” Davis, who has been riding with Cromer for the past two years, started cutting about five years ago. In that time, she has acquired more than $133,000 in earnings. Previously, she rode reined cow horses and also did team penning. “I lost my husband 15 years ago, and my good friend Jo Anne Carollo had me get started [in the cutting],” Davis said. “I went to a George Hearst cutting, and I took my reined cow horse and loped him all day long. I actually won the ranch horse class, and Ross Hall came over and said to me, ‘You just had a mainline injection.’ And I guess that’s true because I haven’t stopped cutting ever since!” At 81 years old, Davis was ecstatic to have a reserve title from the Futurity. In order to keep at it, she said she works hard to stay in top riding shape. “I ride quite a bit and do a lot of posting,” Davis said. “When I’m home, I actually do elliptical cross training, but I’m not home very much!” Davis plans to keep showing, and she hopes to see Cromer and Just U N Me Baby do well at the NCHA Kit Kat Sugar Super Stakes in the spring. She’s been very happy at Cromer’s place, she added, and has loved spending time with her fellow cutters. “It’s so much fun, and the people are so cool,” Davis said. “I love all the people, and this is very exciting.” —By Kristin Pitzer
Adan Banuelos hugs All Spice after marking a 224 that would hold to win the Open Futurit y championship.
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Futurity Finalists 49-52. SPEAK EASIE, 213.5, $9757.00. [m.] (Smooth Talkin Style x SDP Miss Caba Rey) O: Holly Davidorf; R: Cass Tatum 49-52. BELIEVE IN SCIENCE, 213.5, $9757.00. [m.] (Dont Stopp Believin x Whats On Tap) O: Philip & Mary Ann Rapp; R: Ryan Rapp 53-54. METALICIOUS, 211, $9757.00. [m.] (Metallic Cat x Flash About) O: Sarah Morine; R: Kelle Earnheart 53-54. DESIRE IS TIMELESS, 211, $9757.00. [m.] (One Time Pepto x Desire Some Freckles) O: Wes & Lindy Ashlock; R: Lindy Ashlock 55. REYZPLENDENT, 209, $9757.00. [m.] (Reyzin the Cash x Puddykat) O: Eddie & Barbara Young; R: John Wold 56-66. SAVANNAH CAT, 0, $9757.00. [s.] (Laker Doc x Miz Savanah Ichi) O: EE Ranches Inc; R: Guy Woods 56-66. HUNTIN SMOOTH CASH, 0, $9757.00. [m.] (Reyzin the Cash x Smooth As A Huntress) O: Chris & Tracy Brengard; R: Tyler Merrill 56-66. LBR SMART SIERRA, 0, $9757.00. [s.] (High Brow Cat x Moody Blues Lena) O: Charles Burger; R: Steve Oehlhof 56-66. DMAC WIDE TRACK, 0, $9757.00. [g.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Kual Gun) O: David & Stacie McDavid; R: Clint Allen 56-66. SANNDEE LIGHT, 0, $9757.00. [m.] (Sannman x Scoots Lil Starlight) O: Burten & Wendy Johnson; R: Shane Carlon 56-66. REYVEER, 0, $9757.00. [m.] (Metallic Cat x Charlies Angel Rey) O: Shelli Moreda; R: Monty Buntin 56-66. ATHENA BOON, 0, $9757.00. [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Justa Puddy Cat) O: Toni Carter Spencer; R: Justin Chalmers 56-66. SMOOTH CATALINA REY, 0, $9757.00. [m.] (Smooth As A Cat x Reynanza) O: Kerry & Jenny Frazier; R: Jon Burgess 56-66. ELIGANTE, 0, $9757.00. [m.] (The Boon x Stylish Play Lena) O: Double Dove Ranch; R: Kathy Daughn 56-66. TRENDZETTER, 0, $9757.00. [g.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Misplaced Cat) O: Ken Hanson; R: Chris Johnsrud 56-66. INTOX O CATING, 0, $9757.00. [m.] (Boon Too Suen x Cat O Connor) O: Gary Rosenbach; R: Michael Cooper
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1. BRANDON WESTFALL, 227, $74605.00. Fiddle and Steel [s.] (Metallic Cat x Lil Bit Reckless) 2. REYLY PLENDL, 222, $51349.00. Nitreyious [g.] (Metallic Cat x Cherrey) 3. ALI GOOD, 220, $44673.00. Lucky for U [g.] (Metallic Cat x Bingos Lil Bay Rey) 4. MARY ANN RAPP, 219, $31127.00. Next Stopp Cowtown [g.] (Dont Stopp Believin x Manytimes) 5. CARLY CHIARELLI, 217.5, $28291.00. Reys A Little Hell [g.] (Hellcatt x Savannah Blue Rey) 6. CODY DE CORDOVA, 217, $26164.00. Talkin Sally [m.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Rockin Sallycat) 7. CODY HEDLUND, 216.5, $24037.00. Fancy Meteles [m.] (Meteles Cat x Playin N Fancy) 8-10. TY MOORE, 216, $19074.00. My Guns Are Chillin [s.] (Playgun x Maria Del Rey (P)) 108
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8-10. WILLIAM COWAN, 216, $19074.00. Handle On Randel [g.] (Light N Lena x Billies Catty) 8-10. MADALYN COLGROVE, 216, $19074.00. Reyzin Nu Desires [m.] (Reyzin the Cash x Desires Nu Catillac) 11. WILLIAM COWAN, 214.5, $17660.00. Stylish Reyflection [m.] (Dual Rey x My Stylish Lizzy) 12-13. KRISTEN GALYEAN, 213.5, $16599.00. Luminnous [m.] (Metallic Cat x Some Like IT Hott) 12-13. KATHLEEN MOORE, 213.5, $16599.00. Blu Metallic [m.] (Metallic Cat x Blue Quilena) 14. COLTON ROTHWELL, 212, $15538.00. Jimmy the Gent [g.] (Woody Be Tuff x Suen You Will See) 15. MARK PEARSON, 211, $14831.00. Reychel Cat [m.] (Metallic Cat x Charlotte Rey) 16. M TODD QUIRK, 209, $14124.00. Five Dollar Fine [g.] (Reyzin the Cash x Misstallica) 17. HOPE MITCHELL, 207, $13417.00. Smooth Lizzie [m.] (Smooth As A Cat x Playin Shorty) 18. TY MOORE, 205, $12709.00. Phar Out [g.] (Smooth As A Cat x Shez Sinsational) 19. RIETA DUFURRENA, 204, $12002.00. U Gott the Look [m.] (Metallic Cat x Miss Ella Rey) 20. GLADE KNIGHT, 202, $11295.00. Lil Ricky [g.] (Meteles Cat x Junie Wood) 21. CHELSEA WILSON TATUM, 201, $10588.00. Cardi Bay [m.] (One Time Royalty x No Way in Hal) 22. RYAN RAPP, 180, $9881.00. Believe in Science [m.] (Dont Stopp Believin x Whats On Tap) 23. BLAKLEY COLGROVE SIMONEAUX, 0, $9173.00. He Haz Reyzin [g.] (Reyzin the Cash x Wood She Be Neat) 24-27. DUSTIN ADAMS, 215.5, $4609.00. Demolish [g.] (Hottish x Tanganilla) 24-27. MEGAN JOHNSRUD, 215.5, $4609.00. Little Woody Gal [m.] (Woody Be Tuff x Little Pepto Gal) 24-27. VERLIE DOING, 215.5, $4609.00. Citizen Cope [g.] (High Brow CD x Glowicky Pink) 24-27. KYLIE KNIGHT RICE, 215.5, $4609.00. Super Fein [m.] (Dual Rey x Highbrow Supercat) 28-30. SCOTTY RICE, 215, $4609.00. Herradura Cat [s.] (High Brow Cat x Mate Stays Here) 28-30. SCOTTY RICE, 215, $4609.00. Metallic Ticket [s.] (Metallic Cat x Prf Reys Eticket) 28-30. DEAN HOLDEN, 215, $4609.00. Reysed to Life [s.] (Dual Smart Rey x Spots On My Tummy) 31. RIETA DUFURRENA, 214.5, $4609.00. Purple Hazze [s.] (Reyzin the Cash x Purple Reyn) 32-35. AUSTIN BLAKE, 214, $4609.00. Watermelon Sugarhigh [m.] (Kit Kat Sugar x Smartys Gonna Pass) 32-35. MISSY JEAN ETHERIDGE, 214, $4609.00. Spoonin N Backseat [m.] (Dual Rey x Boon San Spoon)
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NCHA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FUTURITY
Futurity Finalists 32-35. DICK COGDELL, 214, $4609.00. Klassy [m.] (Metallic Cat x Hummin Melody) 32-35. CONSTANCE JAEGGI, 214, $4609.00. Walk Tha Line [s.] (Dual R Smokin x Star Alena) 36. BILL LACY, 213.5, $4609.00. Reyzin Em Right [g.] (Reyzin the Cash x Uno Mermaid) 37-41. CHAD BUSHAW, 213, $4609.00. Juan Seguin [g.] (High Brow Cat x Peptotoodie) 37-41. CODIE GREEN, 213, $4609.00. Supercute [m.] (Hottish x The Cuteness) 37-41. KELSEY WEEKS JOHNSON, 213, $4609.00. Mor Than Once [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Smart Cat Moria) 37-41. JULIE MCBURNEY, 213, $4609.00. Jensie [g.] (Bet Hesa Cat x Spoonevous) 37-41. MADISON SMITH, 213, $4609.00. Catron County Line [m.] (High Brow Cat x Peptos Fancy Jewel) 42-47. TOM KAUFMANN, 212, $4609.00. Dynamite Denny [g.] (Little Jazzarey x Shortcake Scooty) 42-47. CAITLIN RICE, 212, $4609.00. Chiquita Ticket [s.] (Chiquita Cat x Prf Reys Eticket) 42-47. MICHELLE COWAN, 212, $4609.00. Cattys Rose [m.] (Catty Hawk x GAR Bella Lena) 42-47. JASON REED, 212, $4609.00. Dualins Cat [s.] (Cant Kick This Cat x Dualins Classy Jewel) 42-47. CADE SHEPARD, 212, $4609.00. A Spot in Bama [g.] (Bamacat x Twistful Thinking) 42-47. GENTRY GONSALVES, 212, $4609.00. Velvett Elvis [m.] (Reyzin the Cash x Tinker With Time) 48-49. GARY BARKER, 211, $4609.00. Moonshine Talks [m.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Reycy Moon) 48-49. STUART BOZEMAN, 211, $4609.00. Check Yer Metal [s.] (Metallic Cat x Checkers Live Oak) 50. JAMES HOOPER, 210, $4609.00. Played IT Smooth [s.] (Smooth As A Cat x Jazzy Lit Choice) 51-53. CHAD BUSHAW, 209, $4609.00. My Wayward Son [s.] (Kit Kat Sugar x Peptotoodie) 51-53. LANCE COOPER, 209, $4609.00. Versace On Da Floor [m.] (Im Countin Checks x Holly Is Smooth) 51-53. KIMBERLY ADOLF, 209, $4609.00. Reys Talkin [g.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Rose Rey) 54. COLETTE LESH, 207, $4609.00. Cheap Thrillls [m.] (Stylin Cat x Ss Blacks Lil Kitty) 55. AUSTIN ADAMS, 199, $4609.00. A Shoot N Star [g.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Sg Catty Starlight) 56. LANGSTON PATTILLO, 189, $4609.00. Hot Sauzz [g.] (Im Countin Checks x Sweet Lil Sue) 57. DEAN HOLDEN, 184, $4609.00. Peace Be Still [g.] (Metallic Cat x CD Royal Joyful) 58-63. LINDY ASHLOCK, 0, $4609.00. Blueaintyercolor [m.] (Im Countin Checks x Frosty Blue Smoothie) 58-63. CHRISTINA COX, 0, $4609.00. Looow Rider [s.] (Metallic Cat x Sweet Shorty Lena) 110
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58-63. DENISE SEIZ, 0, $4609.00. Black and Blu [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Cat Black I) 58-63. CASSITY MITCHELL, 0, $4609.00. Wrekless Love [m.] (Bet Hesa Cat x Love the Reys) 58-63. BARNEY MAC SMITH, 0, $4609.00. Gettin Places [s.] (Dual Rey x One Red Mist) 58-63. CARSON PEARSON, 0, $4609.00. Smart Like Bill [g.] (Dual Smart Rey x Miss Boon Kitty)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR 50K AMATEUR
1. MAKAYLA COWAN, 219.5, $24065.00. Redneck Hillbillie [g.] (Light N Lena x Billies Catty) 2. BOBBIE KAY DAVIS, 216.5, $21737.00. Just U N Me Baby [m.] (Metallic Cat x Wood U N Me Baby) 3. MICHAEL GREGORY, 215.5, $10909.00. CR Tuff to Do IT [g.] (Woody Be Tuff x CR Dees Boon Meow) 4. RONNIE HARRISON, 215, $10581.00. Look the Other Way [s.] (Meteles Cat x Heres Lookin at You) 5-7. JANET TREFETHEN, 214, $9925.00. Special Nu Lady [m.] (Metallic Cat x Nu I Wood) 5-7. JACOB MORRIS, 214, $9925.00. Talks to Angels [m.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Peptos Opus Cat) 5-7. FERNANDO LOZA, 214, $9925.00. Gotachangeurevilways [m.] (Kit Kat Sugar x Wicked Wanda Rey) 8-9. GARY REICHART, 213.5, $9106.00. R Metallic Jose [g.] (Metallic Cat x Ms Royal Blue Genes) 8-9. CARLEE FARRELL, 213.5, $9106.00. A Lil Moore Style [m.] (Stylin Cat x Scoot A Lil Closer) 10-11. RACHAEL LACY, 212, $8450.00. Val Metallica [m.] (Metallic Cat x Creedence Clearwater) 10-11. HOLLY ANN HOLSEY, 212, $8450.00. Reyzurhighbrows [g.] (High Brow CD x Ariel Rey) 12-15. RICK CROFT, 210, $7466.00. Nova Ss [m.] (Kit Kat Sugar x Aftercloudsunshine) 12-15. DUCE BARLOW, 210, $7466.00. Sneek Preview [m.] (Metallic Cat x Hey Georgy Girl) 12-15. MARCOS CHOCRON-AROCHA, 210, $7466.00. Stonecold Bessie [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Little Bessie Boon) 12-15. MASON MEFFORD, 210, $7466.00. Girlz in the Hood [m.] (Catty Hawk x Boons to Molly) 16. VIKI WILLIAMSON, 209, $6646.00. Once You Go Blu [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Ms Dualin Colonel) 17-19. SCOTT MILLER, 208, $5991.00. Newz Flash [m.] (Smooth As A Cat x Flash About) 17-19. MARTY DAVIS, 208, $5991.00. Poocahontas [m.] (Playgun x Poo Smoothie) 17-19. NELLE MURPHY, 208, $5991.00. Angel Inthe Moonlite [m.] (Meteles Cat x Heavens Little Angel) 20. EDDIE YOUNG, 206, $5335.00. Smooth Vibrations [m.] (Smooth As A Cat x Margaret Rey) 21. TROY STEWART, 205, $5007.00. Awesome N Black [m.] (High Brow Cat x Awesome Autumn)
NCHA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FUTURITY
Futurity Finalists 22. CARSON PEARSON, 202, $4679.00. Smart Like Bill [g.] (Dual Smart Rey x Miss Boon Kitty) 23-24. JENNAH FOLAND, 197, $4187.00. Maid N Texas [m.] (Third Cutting x Maid By Haida) 23-24. RUSTEN SMITH, 197, $4187.00. Cats Not Blu [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Cat One) 25. GRACE ORNELAS, 196, $3695.00. Hand Me Downz [s.] (Hottish x Billies Smart Lena) 26. CHARRA ANNE CLARK, 194, $3367.00. Reysed to Life [s.] (Dual Smart Rey x Spots On My Tummy) 27-28. TOM WILLIAMS, 191, $2876.00. Hot N Kitty [g.] (Hottish x Kitty Oak) 27-28. JALINDA COVEY, 191, $2876.00. I Like Chex [g.] (Tomcat Chex x Purr N Like A Lena) 29. ANDRE BERGERON, 180, $2384.00. Betshesaredhead [m.] (Bet Hesa Cat x CR Nurse Tuffy) 30. JACO MESSENGER, 130, $2056.00. Cowgirl Blues 17 [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Sweet Lil Cowtown) 31. ERIC FREITAS, 0, $1728.00. Special Dual Edition [g.] (Dual Rey x PG Special Edition) 32-36. JOHN LAVELLE, 210, $1400.00. Court Street Shuffle [g.] (High Brow Cat x Lil Pretty Richochet) 32-36. TRAVIS LINVILLE, 210, $1400.00. Mini Couper [m.] (Meteles Cat x JRS Midnite Peppy) 32-36. DEBORAH HARRISON, 210, $1400.00. Shesa Hydrivin Scoot [m.] (Hydrive Cat x Smart Lucy Scoot) 32-36. MARCOS CHOCRON-AROCHA, 210, $1400.00. Bto Skippy Jon Jones [g.] (High Brow Cat x Classical Cd) 32-36. TYLER TROOP, 210, $1400.00. Whizkey Lullabye [s.] (Metallic Cat x Oaks Smart Chance) 37. VICTORIA NAU JOHNSON, 209.5, $1400.00. Miss Purrfection [m.] (Smooth As A Cat x Miss Priss Pepto) 38. FAITH SKINNER, 209, $1400.00. Fine As Wine [m.] (Meteles Cat x Hickorys Red Ruby) 39-42. WENDY WARNE, 208, $1400.00. ESR Rhoda [m.] (Metallic Cat x ESR Rahab) 39-42. SHELLIE WALLACE, 208, $1400.00. Smooth Talkin Nicci [m.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Playgun Starlight) 39-42. BENNY LEMONS, 208, $1400.00. Cat Del Rey [g.] (Dual Rey x Desires Some Cat) 39-42. VICK PANNELL, 208, $1400.00. Be There Suen [m.] (Boon Too Suen x Quite the Cat) 43-44. BILLY EMERSON, 207, $1400.00. Bignozekate [m.] (High Brow Cat x Royal Red Rosita) 43-44. DARRELL COPELAND, 207, $1400.00. Haidandsmoke A Fatty [s.] (Cats Lena x Haidandsmoke) 45-47. LINDA WERNER, 206, $1400.00. CR Get Tuff [s.] (Woody Be Tuff x ARC Catty Dual) 45-47. VIKI WILLIAMSON, 206, $1400.00. Stop A Little [m.] (Boon A Little x Play Short Stop) 45-47. SCOTT JONES, 206, $1400.00. Bedroom Slippers [m.] (Metallic Cat x Charlies Angel Rey) 112
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48-49. BILLY ATWOOD, 205, $1400.00. Curious Rey [g.] (Reydioactive x Katz of A Feather) 48-49. GLENDA WILSON, 205, $1400.00. Bet Shesa Princess [m.] (Bet Hesa Cat x Tapt Twice) 50-52. THOMAS HEROLD, 204, $1400.00. Mercy Darlin [m.] (Metallic Cat x Chinosa Rey) 50-52. CLAIRE DALE, 204, $1400.00. Reyncheck [m.] (Im Countin Checks x Boonbay Rey) 50-52. DANA RUSSELL, 204, $1400.00. Dual N at Dawn [m.] (Metallic Cat x Dual N CD) 53. L (CHANTEE) FREEMAN, 200, $1400.00. CR Phillips Tuff [m.] (Woody Be Tuff x Miss Sprat Phillips) 54. SHARMON HUBER, 199, $1400.00. Got Er On Trade [m.] (Hydrive Cat x Maria Del Rey (P)) 55. MICHELLE KAUFMANN, 196, $1400.00. Dynamite Denny [g.] (Little Jazzarey x Shortcake Scooty) 56. JEAN PUMFORD, 191, $1400.00. Pantellica [m.] (Meteles Cat x All Dialed in) 57. MARK GARDINER, 189, $1400.00. GAR One Time Cat [g.] (One Time Pepto x Dianas Duallin Kitty) 58. RACHEL PATTON, 186, $1400.00. Metallic Corona [m.] (Metallic Cat x ESR Tabitha) 59. BRENDA ALLEN, 182, $1400.00. Kit Kat Push Button [s.] (Kit Kat Sugar x Playboys Push Button) 60. KIM EZELL, 180, $1400.00. Let IT Flo [m.] (Metallic Cat x Oh Flo) 61-75. MARVIN MARMANDE, 0, $1400.00. Reys Smart Kitty RG [m.] (Dual Rey x Smart Kitty RG) 61-75. ROBERT TIEMANN, 0, $1400.00. CR Tuff Thang [m.] (Woody Be Tuff x The Catattac) 61-75. RICHARD IRBY, 0, $1400.00. Sarena Rey [m.] (Metallic Cat x Sarenareylena) 61-75. DEE ELKINS, 0, $1400.00. Betty Paige [m.] (Bet Hesa Cat x Phils Pull Toy) 61-75. THOMAS TURNBULL, 0, $1400.00. Tom E Merada [g.] (Thomas E Hughes x Lilleth Merada) 61-75. LISA HALDANE, 0, $1400.00. Reyfreshmint [m.] (Dual Rey x Shes Icing Onthe Cat) 61-75. BARRY WATSON, 0, $1400.00. Sienna Blu [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Cat Mate) 61-75. TOMMY WILLIAMS, 0, $1400.00. Stunninlly Annie [m.] (Stunned x Annie Mate) 61-75. THAD YORK, 0, $1400.00. Lexi Boon [m.] (Boon Too Suen x Alexas Cat) 61-75. KERRI BIRKHEAD, 0, $1400.00. Once Ina Blu Norther [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x I Brake for Cats) 61-75. DUCE BARLOW, 0, $1400.00. Cantebury Star [g.] (Cantebury Cat x Mollys Dual Rey) 61-75. PARKER JOHNSON, 0, $1400.00. Smooth Serenity [m.] (Smooth As A Cat x Hisstereya) 61-75. JACOB MORRIS, 0, $1400.00. Boon Rey [g.] (Boon Too Suen x Reygina)
NCHA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FUTURITY
Futurity Finalists 61-75. CARSON PEARSON, 0, $1400.00. Sugar Bar Blu [g.] (Im Countin Checks x Lil Foxy Boon) 61-75. MANNY WEBSTER, 0, $1400.00. The Barber [s.] (High Brow Cat x Sue Rey Me)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR UNLIMITED AMATEUR
1. CHARLES RUSSELL BUSHAW, 219, $28679.00. Hawk Falcon [g.] (Hottish x La Femme Nikita) 2. KEN SCHULTZ, 217, $25702.00. Meytallic [m.] (Metallic Cat x Reys of Starlight) 3. KRISTEN YORK, 216, $15226.00. Smart Smilen Rey [g.] (Dual Smart Rey x This Cats Smilen) 4. BRIDGET TRENARY, 215, $14749.00. Red Reyn [g.] (Metallic Cat x Goodbye to the Reyn) 5. CHARLES RUSSELL BUSHAW, 214.5, $14272.00. Saltiest [m.] (Eight Mile x Peptotoodie) 6-7. LACHLAN PERKS, 213.5, $13557.00. Countin On Lola [m.] (Im Countin Checks x Lola Starlight) 6-7. GLENN BARLOW, 213.5, $13557.00. Cantebury Star [g.] (Cantebury Cat x Mollys Dual Rey) 8. JEFF BARNES, 213, $12842.00. Princess N the Pea [m.] (Metallic Cat x Spookys Got Cash) 9. CODY DE CORDOVA, 212, $12365.00. Talkin Sally [m.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Rockin Sallycat) 10-12. GARY BARKER, 211, $11412.00. Moonshine Talks [m.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Reycy Moon) 10-12. JOE BORJON, 211, $11412.00. Wood Be Lively [m.] (Woody Be Tuff x Lively Dual) 10-12. CHRISTINA HUNTLEY, 211, $11412.00. Barr Down [g.] (Smooth As A Cat x Chiquita Pepto) 13-16. JULIE MCBURNEY, 210, $9743.00. Fifty Shadz of Rey [m.] (Dual Rey x Spookys Cash) 13-16. KIM EZELL, 210, $9743.00. Let IT Flo [m.] (Metallic Cat x Oh Flo) 13-16. HYDIE MCALISTER, 210, $9743.00. Dual Smart Scoot [g.] (Dual Smart Rey x Smart Lil Trav) 13-16. REGAN PLENDL, 210, $9743.00. Mireycle Man [s.] (Smooth As A Cat x Rey of Oak) 17-18. FRANK MERRILL, 209, $8313.00. Kachina Doll [m.] (One Time Pepto x Cats Special Girl) 17-18. ERIC FREITAS, 209, $8313.00. Special Dual Edition [g.] (Dual Rey x PG Special Edition) 19-20. HUNTER WILLIAMS, 208, $7359.00. Nacho Biznezz [g.] (Dual Rey x One Fancy Time) 19-20. WILL BUSHAW, 208, $7359.00. Reys Church Mouse [m.] (Dual Rey x Peptos Church Mouse) 21. MADISON SMITH, 206, $6644.00. La Destella [m.] (Purdy Boy Flash x Peptos Fancy Jewel) 22. JANN PARKER, 204, $6167.00. The Princess Leia [m.] (Catty Hawk x Tina Bars Moria) 23. MICHELLE REICHART, 202, $5691.00. R Blue Cat [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Cats Special 005) 114
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24. MARCOS CHOCRON-AROCHA, 199, $5214.00. Stonecold Bessie [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Little Bessie Boon) 25. JUSTIN ROCKEY, 195, $4737.00. Cats All the Rey [g.] (Dual Rey x Catjumpedovertheboon) 26. L (CHANTEE) FREEMAN, 192, $4260.00. CR Phillips Tuff [m.] (Woody Be Tuff x Miss Sprat Phillips) 27. LACHLAN PERKS, 190, $3784.00. To Suen to Tell [g.] (Boon Too Suen x Lola Starlight) 28. MICHAEL KEMNA, 188, $3307.00. Teles Where You Itch [g.] (Cat Ichi x Telesis Little Lena) 29. JOHN BRENGARD, 180, $2830.00. Huntin Smooth Cash [m.] (Reyzin the Cash x Smooth As A Huntress) 30. JACO MESSENGER, 0, $2353.00. Cowgirl Blues 17 [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Sweet Lil Cowtown) 31. KEN HANSON, -1, $1877.00. Trendzetter [g.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Misplaced Cat) 32-37. JAMES HOOPER, 213, $1400.00. Played IT Smooth [s.] (Smooth As A Cat x Jazzy Lit Choice) 32-37. BOBBY WOODS, 213, $1400.00. Wake Up Becki [m.] (Metallic Cat x Scarlet Dance) 32-37. STACIE VANOVER, 213, $1400.00. Allspicenothingnice [g.] (Smooth As A Cat x Dmac Spicy Spoon) 32-37. THOMAS JORDAN VAUGHN, 213, $1400.00. Desires Big Al [g.] (Bamacat x Playguns Desire) 32-37. KHADER DAOUD, 213, $1400.00. Once A Kitty [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Boon San Kitty) 32-37. XAVIER RODRIGUEZ, 213, $1400.00. Boon Boon Ciao [m.] (Boon Too Suen x Cat O Connor) 38-40. REBECCA LENDERMAN, 212.5, $1400.00. Bad and Boujee [s.] (Once You Go Black x Tina Bars Queen) 38-40. SAWYER HENNIG, 212.5, $1400.00. To the Boon N Bak [g.] (The Boon x Cats Delite) 38-40. CARSON PEARSON, 212.5, $1400.00. Smart Like Bill [g.] (Dual Smart Rey x Miss Boon Kitty) 41-45. EDDIE YOUNG, 212, $1400.00. Smooth Vibrations [m.] (Smooth As A Cat x Margaret Rey) 41-45. RUSS DE CORDOVA, 212, $1400.00. Ima Pretty and Tuff [m.] (Woody Be Tuff x Ima Pretty Lil Pepto) 41-45. JALINDA COVEY, 212, $1400.00. I Like Chex [g.] (Tomcat Chex x Purr N Like A Lena) 41-45. MICHAEL SCHRECK, 212, $1400.00. Paradox Blu Reyn [g.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Thimblerey) 41-45. TYLER JOHNSON, 212, $1400.00. Tuffness [m.] (Woody Be Tuff x Kattalyst) 46-47. ERIN RUSSELL, 211, $1400.00. Tuff Kat [g.] (Kit Kat Sugar x CR Boon to Be Tuff) 46-47. DANNICA PERCEVICH, 211, $1400.00. Reyd Roan [m.] (Metallic Cat x Loreyna) 48-51. DOUGLAS PRITCHETT, 210, $1400.00. Ms Americat [m.] (High Brow Cat x Play More Red) 48-51. DUFF SINCLAIR, 210, $1400.00. Hott Lil Catt [g.] (Hottish x Sheza Skeeto Kitty)
NCHA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FUTURITY
Futurity Finalists 48-51. TROY STEWART, 210, $1400.00. Awesome N Black [m.] (High Brow Cat x Awesome Autumn) 48-51. JACOB MORRIS, 210, $1400.00. Talks to Angels [m.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Peptos Opus Cat) 52-54. BRIDGET TRENARY, 209, $1400.00. Reyn of Fire [g.] (Metallic Cat x Goodbye to the Reyn) 52-54. JOHN LAVELLE, 209, $1400.00. Court Street Shuffle [g.] (High Brow Cat x Lil Pretty Richochet) 52-54. FERNANDO LOZA, 209, $1400.00. Gotachangeurevilways [m.] (Kit Kat Sugar x Wicked Wanda Rey) 55-57. GARRY MERRITT, 208, $1400.00. Irreysistible Force [g.] (High Brow Cat x MK Rey Girl) 55-57. TREY FRICKE, 208, $1400.00. Faithful Chic [m.] (Metallic Cat x Smart Crackin Chic) 55-57. DANA RUSSELL, 208, $1400.00. Buy George [g.] (Metallic Cat x Hey Georgy Girl) 58-60. RICK CROFT, 207, $1400.00. Nova Ss [m.] (Kit Kat Sugar x Aftercloudsunshine) 58-60. JASON REED, 207, $1400.00. Dualins Cat [s.] (Cant Kick This Cat x Dualins Classy Jewel) 58-60. BOBBIE KAY DAVIS, 207, $1400.00. Just U N Me Baby [m.] (Metallic Cat x Wood U N Me Baby) 61-62. MAKAYLA COWAN, 206, $1400.00. Cattys Promise [m.] (Catty Hawk x Shes Full of Hope) 61-62. GREG JETER, 206, $1400.00. Chitachita Boonboon [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Chita Blue Star) 63-64. XAVIER RODRIGUEZ, 204, $1400.00. CR Tuffsoutaurleague [m.] (Woody Be Tuff x DPS Lenas Lucinda) 63-64. MAKAYLA COWAN, 204, $1400.00. Redneck Hillbillie [g.] (Light N Lena x Billies Catty) 65. RACHEL PATTON, 202, $1400.00. Metallic Corona [m.] (Metallic Cat x ESR Tabitha) 66. JESSICA BANUELOS FEINER, 188, $1400.00. Aftermath [g.] (Metallic Cat x Lil Rattler) 67. WENDY WARNE, 186, $1400.00. ESR Rhoda [m.] (Metallic Cat x ESR Rahab) 68. TIM MAY, 180, $1400.00. Wolf Cat [g.] (High Brow Cat x Royal Red Rosita) 69-78. TERESA HOME, 0, $1400.00. Dothattomeonemortime [g.] (One Time Pepto x Cyndi Cat) 69-78. JULIE MCBURNEY, 0, $1400.00. Jensie [g.] (Bet Hesa Cat x Spoonevous) 69-78. DENISE SEIZ, 0, $1400.00. Black and Blu [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Cat Black I) 69-78. BRENDA ALLEN, 0, $1400.00. Kit Kat Push Button [s.] (Kit Kat Sugar x Playboys Push Button) 69-78. JACKIE DAVISON, 0, $1400.00. Lil Smooth Lu [m.] (Smooth As A Cat x Lil Dulce Lu) 69-78. DANIEL JAEGGI, 0, $1400.00. Wring of Fire [g.] (NRR Cat King Cole x One Time Choice) 69-78. C R (HOPPY) EASON, 0, $1400.00. Step in Time [m.] (One Time Pepto x Sunset Shorty Lena) 116
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69-78. CHISHOLM CLARK, 0, $1400.00. Sansirae [m.] (Reyzin the Cash x High Brow Sheree) 69-78. MARCOS CHOCRON-AROCHA, 0, $1400.00. BTO Skippy Jon Jones [g.] (High Brow Cat x Classical CD) 69-78. RONALD CARROLL COOK, 0, $1400.00. Sisters High Brow [g.] (High Brow CD x Little Baby Sister) 79. BLAKE HEID, -1, $1400.00. Betcha Like Me Now [g.] (Reyzin the Cash x Prime Time Kat)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR 200K NONPRO
1. LAURA BENNETT, 218, $15002.00. Charlie Brown [g.] (High Brow Cat x Moms Stylish Scoot) 2. JESSICA GONSALVES, 215.5, $14565.00. Now Yer Talkin Cash [m.] (Reyzin the Cash x Now Yer Talkin) 3. KIMBERLY ADOLF, 214, $12128.00. Reys Talkin [g.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Rose Rey) 4. WILL BUSHAW, 213.5, $11692.00. Reys Church Mouse [m.] (Dual Rey x Peptos Church Mouse) 5. KHADER DAOUD, 213, $11255.00. Once A Kitty [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Boon San Kitty) 6. CODY DE CORDOVA, 212.5, $10818.00. Talkin Sally [m.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Rockin Sallycat) 7-8. MARVIN MARMANDE, 212, $10163.00. Time to Be Smooth [m.] (Smooth As A Cat x One Sweet Time) 7-8. GENTRY GONSALVES, 212, $10163.00. Glitteracrownroyal [m.] (One Time Royalty x Glitter Done) 9. JORDI BROWN, 211, $9508.00. Skils to Paythe Bilz [g.] (Bamacat x Divas On Time) 10-11. TERESA PADGETT, 210, $8853.00. Dripping N Finesse [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Miss Docs Command) 10-11. MADISON SMITH, 210, $8853.00. Catron County Line [m.] (High Brow Cat x Peptos Fancy Jewel) 12-14. THAD COX, 209, $7762.00. Play Like Pep [m.] (Peptoboonsmal x Play Like Clay) 12-14. GLENN BARLOW, 209, $7762.00. Cantebury Star [g.] (Cantebury Cat x Mollys Dual Rey) 12-14. CAYLEE SHEPARD, 209, $7762.00. Skeeter Pop [m.] (Kit Kat Sugar x MH San Tules Dually) 15-16. HUNTER WILLIAMS, 208, $6670.00. Lil White Lies [m.] (Dual Rey x Baretta Boon) 15-16. TAMMY HAYS, 208, $6670.00. Fancy Nancy Cat [m.] (Metallic Cat x Fancy Nancy Dually) 17. CHELSEA WILSON TATUM, 206, $6015.00. Cardi Bay [m.] (One Time Royalty x No Way in Hal) 18. RACHEL PATTON, 202, $5578.00. Metallic Corona [m.] (Metallic Cat x ESR Tabitha) 19. FERNANDO LOZA, 199, $5142.00. Gotachangeurevilways [m.] (Kit Kat Sugar x Wicked Wanda Rey) 20. DANNICA PERCEVICH, 198, $4705.00. Reyd Roan [m.] (Metallic Cat x Loreyna) 21. JASON REYES, 196, $4268.00. Rey Smooth Talker [g.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Seca Rey Lena)
NCHA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FUTURITY
Futurity Finalists 22. BETH ROCKEY, 195, $3832.00. Cats All the Rey [g.] (Dual Rey x Catjumpedovertheboon) 23-24. DUFF SINCLAIR, 192, $3177.00. Hott Lil Catt [g.] (Hottish x Sheza Skeeto Kitty) 23-24. DEVLYN DRAKE, 192, $3177.00. Highbrows His Style [g.] (High Brow Cat x Miss Stylish Pepto) 25. XAVIER RODRIGUEZ, 189, $2522.00. Boon Boon Ciao [m.] (Boon Too Suen x Cat O Connor) 26-27. BRIDGET TRENARY, 180, $1867.00. Reyn of Fire [g.] (Metallic Cat x Goodbye to the Reyn) 26-27. CARSON PEARSON, 180, $1867.00. Smart Like Bill [g.] (Dual Smart Rey x Miss Boon Kitty) 28. BLAKE HEID, -1, $1212.00. Betcha Like Me Now [g.] (Reyzin the Cash x Prime Time Kat)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR LIMITED OPEN
1. PLAYFUL BAMACAT, $10340.00. [s.] (Bamacat x Playful Ricochet) O: Sam Shepard; R: Harris Shepard 2. SPEAK EASIE, $9427.00. [m.] (Smooth Talkin Style x SDP Miss Caba Rey) O: Holly Davidorf; R: Cass Tatum 3. METABRA, $8514.00. [m.] (Metallic Cat x Sweet Abra) O: Zeb Corvin & Stella Swanson Partnership; R: Zeb Corvin 4. GINGERSNAPS, $7600.00. [m.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Catnaps) O: 7 R Ranch LLC; R: Kate Neubert 5. HONEY IM A TEN, $6687.00. [m.] (Smart Time Pepto 10 x Playdox Honey) O: G & A Performance Horses; R: Jose Cruz 6-8. I TALK TOO MUCH, $4861.00. [m.] (Smooth Talkin Style x One Time Ms Sammie) O: Mari Olander; R: Josh King 6-8. KIT KAT KRAZY, $4861.00. [m.] (Kit Kat Sugar x Kitty Can Dual) O: Ellen Carter; R: Clay Volmer 6-8. REYMIRO, $4861.00. [s.] (Dual Rey x Nurse Nita) O: Richard Irby; R: Shane Carlon 9. DUAL SMART SCOOT, $4625.00. [g.] (Dual Smart Rey x Smart Lil Trav) O: Hydie McAlister; R: Garrett Hampton 10-11. REYZIN BENJAMINS, $4449.00. [s.] (Reyzin the Cash x Smooth As A Huntress) O: Chris & Tracy Brengard; R: Tyler Merrill 10-11. RING THE BELL, $4449.00. [s.] (Metallic Cat x Reyling) O: Elizabeth Hernandez; R: Todd Bergen 12-14. METALICIOUS, $4155.00. [m.] (Metallic Cat x Flash About) O: Sarah Morine; R: Kelle Earnheart 12-14. ATHENA BOON, $4155.00. [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Justa Puddy Cat) O: Toni Carter Spencer; R: Justin Chalmers 12-14. KIT KAT APPLE, $4155.00. [m.] (Kit Kat Sugar x She Ll Be Apples) O: Troop Quarter Horses; R: Justin Rogan 15. SMOOTH CATALINA REY, $3920.00. [m.] (Smooth As A Cat x Reynanza) O: Kerry & Jenny Frazier; R: Jon Burgess 16. BETCHA LIKE ME NOW, $3802.00. [g.] (Reyzin the Cash x Prime Time Kat) O: Blake Heid; R: Pedro Ornelas 17. NOT N AVERAGE CAT, $3685.00. [m.] (Metallic Cat x Sweet Camille) O: Rocking W Ranch; R: Justin White 18-19. AUGUSTUS METALLICA, $3508.00. [s.] (Metallic Cat x Smart Kitty Rey RG) O: Eddie & Barbara Young; R: Wes Ashlock 118
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18-19. DMAC PLAYERS ONLY, $3508.00. [g.] (Metallic Cat x Shesa Little Dually) O: David & Stacie McDavid; R: Mitchell Butler 20. SANNDEE LIGHT, $3332.00. [m.] (Sannman x Scoots Lil Starlight) O: Burten & Wendy Johnson; R: Shane Carlon 21. MEANT TO B, $3214.00. [m.] (Dual Rey x Show Biz Kitty) O: Lloyd Dennis & Christina Cox; R: Charles Dorsey 22. HUNTIN SMOOTH CASH, $3097.00. [m.] (Reyzin the Cash x Smooth As A Huntress) O: Chris & Tracy Brengard; R: Tyler Merrill 23. NITELINGER, $2979.00. [s.] (Metallic Cat x Awesome Autumn) O: Stanford Performance Horses; R: Kody Porterfield 24. HIGH ON ESPRESSO, $2861.00. [s.] (High Brow CD x Boons Freckle Lena) O: Anderson Cattle Co; R: Davide Facincani 25. SMOKIN HOT HALO, $2744.00. [m.] (Hottish x Metallic Moon) O: Sandra Halliday Patton; R: Cory Deel 26-27. SWEET LIL KIT KAT, $2509.00. [m.] (Kit Kat Sugar x Sweet Smoke Lena) O: Renato E Rezende Barbosa; R: Armando Costa Neto 26-27. MEGICIAN, $2509.00. [s.] (Metallic Cat x Sweet Abra) O: Zeb Corvin & Stella Swanson Partnership; R: Zeb Corvin 28. SPECIALKAT, $2509.00. [g.] (Kit Kat Sugar x Star of the Flo) O: Tate & Laura Bennett; R: Tate Bennett
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR OPEN GELDING
1. BUGATTII, $6651.00. [g.] (Metallic Cat x Button Down Supercat) O: SMF Cutting Horses LLC; R: Wesley Galyean 2. SALLYFROMTHEVALLEY, $5321.00. [g.] (High Brow CD x Rey Down Sally) O: Reagan Glenn; R: Morgan Cromer 3. FLASHY TALKER, $4323.00. [g.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Flash About) O: Mark Senn; R: Craig Thompson 4. NITREYIOUS, $3658.00. [g.] (Metallic Cat x Cherrey) O: Regan & Reyly Plendl Partnrshp; R: Dirk Blakesley 5. SENSATIONLCATTRIBUTE, $2660.00. [g.] (High Brow Cat x Sensacious) O: Tera Veda LLC; R: Kory Pounds 6. LIL RICKY, $2328.00. [g.] (Meteles Cat x Junie Wood) O: Slate River Ranch; R: John Mitchell 7. PLAYTO, $1995.00. [g.] (Rey Dual x TGI Playtime) O: Carrolls Cutting LLC; R: R L Chartier 8-9. DMAC WIDE TRACK, $1497.00. [g.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Kual Gun) O: David & Stacie McDavid; R: Clint Allen 8-9. TRENDZETTER, $1497.00. [g.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Misplaced Cat) O: Ken Hanson; R: Chris Johnsrud 10-15. DMAC PLAYERS ONLY, $554.00. [g.] (Metallic Cat x Shesa Little Dually) O: David & Stacie McDavid; R: Mitchell Butler 10-15. BETCHA LIKE ME NOW, $554.00. [g.] (Reyzin the Cash x Prime Time Kat) O: Blake Heid; R: Pedro Ornelas 10-15. DUAL SMART SCOOT, $554.00. [g.] (Dual Smart Rey x Smart Lil Trav) O: Hydie McAlister; R: Garrett Hampton 10-15. RANGER HUGHES, $554.00. [g.] (Thomas E Hughes x Choice Jewels) O: Robert Tregemba; R: Kenneth Platt 10-15. HELLASMOOTH, $554.00. [g.] (Smooth As A Cat x Zee Dualy) O: James & Gail Hooper; R: Tim Smith 10-15. SMACK TALKER, $554.00. [g.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Daratrcocoaspreview) O: Eddie & Barbara Young; R: Ed Flynn
NCHA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FUTURITY
Futurity Finalists NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR NONPRO GELDING 1. REYLY PLENDL, $4677.00. Nitreyious [g.] (Metallic Cat x Cherrey) 2. ALI GOOD, $3741.00. Lucky for U [g.] (Metallic Cat x Bingos Lil Bay Rey) 3. MARY ANN RAPP, $3274.00. Next Stopp Cowtown [g.] (Dont Stopp Believin x Manytimes) 4. CARLY CHIARELLI, $2572.00. Reys A Little Hell [g.] (Hellcatt x Savannah Blue Rey) 5. M TODD QUIRK, $2105.00. Five Dollar Fine [g.] (Reyzin the Cash x Misstallica) 6. GLADE KNIGHT, $1871.00. Lil Ricky [g.] (Meteles Cat x Junie Wood) 7. BILL LACY, $1637.00. Reyzin Em Right [g.] (Reyzin the Cash x Uno Mermaid) 8-9. CHAD BUSHAW, $1286.00. Juan Seguin [g.] (High Brow Cat x Peptotoodie) 8-9. JULIE MCBURNEY, $1286.00. Jensie [g.] (Bet Hesa Cat x Spoonevous) 10. KIMBERLY ADOLF, $935.00. Reys Talkin [g.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Rose Rey)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR 50K AMATEUR GELDING
1. MAKAYLA COWAN, $4389.00. Redneck Hillbillie [g.] (Light N Lena x Billies Catty) 2. GARY REICHART, $3511.00. R Metallic Jose [g.] (Metallic Cat x Ms Royal Blue Genes) 3. CARSON PEARSON, $2633.00. Smart Like Bill [g.] (Dual Smart Rey x Miss Boon Kitty) 4. JALINDA COVEY, $2106.00. I Like Chex [g.] (Tomcat Chex x Purr N Like A Lena) 5. ERIC FREITAS, $1755.00. Special Dual Edition [g.] (Dual Rey x PG Special Edition) 6-7. JOHN LAVELLE, $1229.00. Court Street Shuffle [g.] (High Brow Cat x Lil Pretty Richochet) 6-7. MARCOS CHOCRON-AROCHA, $1229.00. Bto Skippy Jon Jones [g.] (High Brow Cat x Classical CD) 8. BILLY ATWOOD, $702.00. Curious Rey [g.] (Reydioactive x Katz of A Feather)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR UNLIMITED AMATEUR GELDING
1. GLENN BARLOW, $4847.00. Cantebury Star [g.] (Cantebury Cat x Mollys Dual Rey) 2. CHRISTINA HUNTLEY, $3878.00. Barr Down [g.] (Smooth As A Cat x Chiquita Pepto) 3. HYDIE MCALISTER, $3393.00. Dual Smart Scoot [g.] (Dual Smart Rey x Smart Lil Trav) 4. ERIC FREITAS, $2666.00. Special Dual Edition [g.] (Dual Rey x PG Special Edition) 5. HUNTER WILLIAMS, $2181.00. Nacho Biznezz [g.] (Dual Rey x One Fancy Time) 120
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6. JUSTIN ROCKEY, $1939.00. Cats All the Rey [g.] (Dual Rey x Catjumpedovertheboon) 7. LACHLAN PERKS, $1697.00. To Suen to Tell [g.] (Boon Too Suen x Lola Starlight) 8. KEN HANSON, $1454.00. Trendzetter [g.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Misplaced Cat) 9-10. STACIE VANOVER, $1091.00. Allspicenothingnice [g.] (Smooth As A Cat x DMAC Spicy Spoon) 9-10. THOMAS JORDAN VAUGHN, $1091.00. Desires Big Al [g.] (Bamacat x Playguns Desire)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR OPEN SR
1. BACARDEE, $2973.00. [s.] (Hottish x Metallic Rey) O: Rad Cattle Company LLC; R: Ascencion Banuelos 2. LITTLE WOODY GAL, $2230.00. [m.] (Woody Be Tuff x Little Pepto Gal) O: Chris & Megan Johnsrud; R: Mike Mowery 3. WAYMMAKER, $1487.00. [m.] (Meteles Cat x Reyly) O: Kathy Sullivan; R: Ascencion Banuelos 4. BOCEPHUS KAT, $743.00. [g.] (Kit Kat Sugar x Lil Faye Red) O: Gary Bellenfant; R: Gary Bellenfant
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR NONPRO SR
1. GLADE KNIGHT, $4006.00. Lil Ricky [g.] (Meteles Cat x Junie Wood) 2. BILL LACY, $3204.00. Reyzin Em Right [g.] (Reyzin the Cash x Uno Mermaid) 3. JAMES HOOPER, $2403.00. Played IT Smooth [s.] (Smooth As A Cat x Jazzy Lit Choice) 4. DEBBIE DAY, $1923.00. Whatasmartycat [g.] (Metallic Cat x Smart Little Wren) 5. GLENN BARLOW, $1602.00. Cantebury Star [g.] (Cantebury Cat x Mollys Dual Rey) 6. LACHLAN PERKS, $1282.00. Stella Rosa Cat [m.] (High Brow Cat x Stella Starlight) 7-8. DOUGLAS PRITCHETT, $801.00. Caffeinated Cat [m.] (High Brow Cat x Mates Little Cokette) 7-8. BILL LACY, $801.00. Reyzn Quick Cash [m.] (Reyzin the Cash x Quick Boon Cat)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR 50K AMATEUR SR
1. BOBBIE KAY DAVIS, $7902.00. Just U N Me Baby [m.] (Metallic Cat x Wood U N Me Baby) 2. RONNIE HARRISON, $6321.00. Look the Other Way [s.] (Meteles Cat x Heres Lookin at You) 3. JANET TREFETHEN, $5136.00. Special Nu Lady [m.] (Metallic Cat x Nu I Wood) 4. GARY REICHART, $4346.00. R Metallic Jose [g.] (Metallic Cat x Ms Royal Blue Genes) 5. VIKI WILLIAMSON, $3161.00. Once You Go Blu [m.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Ms Dualin Colonel) 6. MARTY DAVIS, $2766.00. Poocahontas [m.] (Playgun x Poo Smoothie)
CUTTING & REINED COW HORSE ROSTER
IM COUNTIN CHECKS NRR CAT KING COLE 2007 Bay Stallion High Brow Cat x Uno Del Rey
SHINING CAT
2005 Sorrel Stallion Playin Stylish x Tari Chick Gay
2016 Chestnut Stallion High Brow Cat X Sofie Rey By Dual Rey
1997 Chestnut Stallion Jae Bar Fletch x Royal Blue Dually
1979 Sorrel Stallion Doc Olena x Smart Peppy
1991 Sorrel Stallion Smart Little Lena x Miss Quixote San
2009 Red Roan Stallion Shining Spark x Cattilion
SMOOTH AS A CAT
SMART LITTLE LENA
SHINY NU NICKLE 2011 Bay Stallion Shiners Nickle x Pocos Nu Diamond
1972 Chestnut Stallion Coys Bonanza x Mananas Rosa
ROYAL FLETCH 1999 Sorrel Stallion Smart Little Lena x Quejanamia
2002 Sorrel Stallion Smart Lil Ricochet x Autumn Boon
1988 Chestnut Stallion High Brow Hickory x Smart Little Kitty
MR PLAYINSTYLISH
MAJOR BONANZA 2013 Chestnut Stallion Metallic Cat x Playboys Mom
SMART ARISTOCRAT
2002 Sorrel Stallion Pretty Boy Cat x Purdy Aristocrat
2013 Chestnut Stallion High Brow Hickory x Smart Little Kitty
SANCTUS
2008 Sorrel Stallion High Brow Cat x Sugar N Dulce
HIGH BROW CAT
COPY CAT
CATTY HAWK
AUSPICIOUS CAT KIT KAT SUGAR
MAGNETIK PLAYBOY
2005 Sorrel Stallion High Brow Cat x Scarlet Dance
QUEJANAISALENA
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2005 Sorrel Stallion High Brow Cat x Lenas O Lady
PURDY BOY FLASH
2 0 2 1 STA L L I O N S
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1999 Chestnut Stallion High Brow Cat x Shes Pretty Smooth
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NCHA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FUTURITY
Futurity Finalists 7. EDDIE YOUNG, $2371.00. Smooth Vibrations [m.] (Smooth As A Cat x Margaret Rey) 8. TROY STEWART, $1975.00. Awesome N Black [m.] (High Brow Cat x Awesome Autumn) 9-10. TOM WILLIAMS, $1580.00. Hot N Kitty [g.] (Hottish x Kitty Oak) 9-10. JALINDA COVEY, $1580.00. I Like Chex [g.] (Tomcat Chex x Purr N Like A Lena) 11. ANDRE BERGERON, $1185.00. Betshesaredhead [m.] (Bet Hesa Cat x CR Nurse Tuffy) 12. ERIC FREITAS, $1185.00. Special Dual Edition [g.] (Dual Rey x PG Special Edition)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR UNLIMITED AMATEUR SR
1. KEN SCHULTZ, $7902.00. Meytallic [m.] (Metallic Cat x Reys of Starlight) 2-3. LACHLAN PERKS, $5729.00. Countin On Lola [m.] (Im Countin Checks x Lola Starlight) 2-3. GLENN BARLOW, $5729.00. Cantebury Star [g.] (Cantebury Cat x Mollys Dual Rey) 4. JEFF BARNES, $4346.00. Princess N the Pea [m.] (Metallic Cat x Spookys Got Cash) 5. GARY BARKER, $3161.00. Moonshine Talks [m.] (Smooth Talkin Style x Reycy Moon) 6. KIM EZELL, $2766.00. Let IT Flo [m.] (Metallic Cat x Oh Flo) 7-8. FRANK MERRILL, $2173.00. Kachina Doll [m.] (One Time Pepto x Cats Special Girl) 7-8. ERIC FREITAS, $2173.00. Special Dual Edition [g.] (Dual Rey x PG Special Edition) 9. LACHLAN PERKS, $1580.00. To Suen to Tell [g.] (Boon Too Suen x Lola Starlight) 10. KEN HANSON, $1580.00. Trendzetter [g.] (Once in A Blu Boon x Misplaced Cat) 11. JAMES HOOPER, $1185.00. Played IT Smooth [s.] (Smooth As A Cat x Jazzy Lit Choice) 12-13. EDDIE YOUNG, $593.00. Smooth Vibrations [m.] (Smooth As A Cat x Margaret Rey) 12-13. RUSS DE CORDOVA, $593.00. Ima Pretty and Tuff [m.] (Woody Be Tuff x Ima Pretty Lil Pepto)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR 200K NONPRO SR
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5. PATRICIA BELLO, $961.00. Belive Me Now [m.] (Dont Stopp Believin x Docs Ote)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR OPEN CHROME CASH 1. HOTTISH IN HAVANA, $3858.00. [s.] (Hottish x Spookys Smarty Pants) O: Wolf/Galyean Partnership; R: Beau Galyean 2. R AGENT SCULLY, $3169.00. [m.] (High Brow Cat x CD to the Max) O: Gary & Michelle Reichart; R: Paul Hansma 3. STARS COPPER CAT, $2205.00. [m.] (High Brow Cat x Stars Miss Fancy) O: J Five Horse Ranch Mgmt LLC; R: Grant Setnicka 4. CHATY CATTY, $1653.00. [g.] (Catty Hawk x Velvets Best Shot) O: Nadine & James Payne; R: James Payne 5. HUNTIN SMOOTH CASH, $1240.00. [m.] (Reyzin the Cash x Smooth As A Huntress) O: Chris & Tracy Brengard; R: Tyler Merrill 6. HANDLE ON RANDEL, $964.00. [g.] (Light N Lena x Billies Catty) O: Cowan Ranch, Inc.; R: William Cowan 7-8. RING THE BELL, $345.00. [s.] (Metallic Cat x Reyling) O: Elizabeth Hernandez; R: Todd Bergen 7-8. LIMITS BY EIGHT, $345.00. [m.] (Reyzin the Cash x Shez A Shinin Diamond) O: Garrett Gonsalves; R: Gary Gonsalves
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR NONPRO CHROME CASH 1. WILLIAM COWAN, $2446.00. Handle On Randel [g.] (Light N Lena x Billies Catty) 2. BILL LACY, $1718.00. Reyzin Em Right [g.] (Reyzin the Cash x Uno Mermaid) 3. MICHELLE COWAN, $1041.00. Cattys Rose [m.] (Catty Hawk x GAR Bella Lena)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR 50K AMATEUR CHROME CASH 1. MAKAYLA COWAN, $2321.00. Redneck Hillbillie [g.] (Light N Lena x Billies Catty) 2. MASON MEFFORD, $1547.00. Girlz in the Hood [m.] (Catty Hawk x Boons to Molly)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR UNLIMITED AMATEUR CHROME CASH 1. REGAN PLENDL, $2246.00. Mireycle Man [s.] (Smooth As A Cat x Rey of Oak) 2. JANN PARKER, $1498.00. The Princess Leia [m.] (Catty Hawk x Tina Bars Moria)
NCHA LAE PREMIER 3 YR 200K NONPRO CHROME CASH 1. GENTRY GONSALVES, $1444.00. Glitteracrownroyal [m.] (One Time Royalty x Glitter Done) 2. BELLA MICHELLE ANDERSON, $963.00. Metallic Hurricane [s.] (Metallic Cat x Farra Rey)
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NCHA FUTURITY SALES
Wood She B Magic set the all-time record for a cutting horse sold at public auction bringing $1,050,000 in the first session of the NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old Sale on December 7, 2020. Produced by Western Bloodstock, Ltd., sale sessions continued daily through December 12 and combined to set a new all-time record average for NCHA Futurity Sales of $34,504.
The 2020 Futurity Sales set an amazing new standard for the future. BY SALLY HARRISON
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sales produced by Western Bloodstock Ltd., visit westernbloodstock.net. 2-YEAR-OLD SALE, SESSION I On Monday, December 7, Wood She B Magic sold for $1,050,000 in Session I of the NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old Sale. The price broke an all-time record for a cutting horse sold at public auction. The previous record was set nearly 20 years ago, when 1996 NCHA Open Horse of the Year Meradas Little Sue sold for $875,000 in the NCHA Futurity Sale. Consigned by Wes and Lindy Ashlock of Abilene, Texas, and trained by Wes, Wood She B Magic, by Woody Be Tuff, was purchased by Billy Wolf of Whitesboro, Texas, owner of 2017 NCHA Futurity Open champion Dual Reyish, lifetime earnings $427,941. Bred by Waco Bend Ranch of Graham, Texas, Wood She B Magic is out of Metallic Cat daughter Magic Metallic,
2-YEAR-OLD SALE, SESSION II Whether live or remote, bidding was fastpaced and electric during Session II of the NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old Sale, on Tuesday, December 8. The day’s bidders kept pace with the standard set in Session I, and saw 78 horses sold for an average of $46,387, including seven of them for $100,000 or more, and two for $200,000 and higher. Altogether, in Sessions I and II of the 2020 NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old Sale, a record number of 11 horses sold for $100,000 or more, and the two sessions’ combined average of $48,387 was up 30 percent from 2019.
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LTE $164,052, a full sister to 2017 NCHA Open Horse of the Year Metallic Rebel, LTE $438,315, and one of 18 earners of $1,674,584 out of Sweet Abra, LTE $117,725, by Abrakadabracre. Konna, a High Brow Cat daughter, bred by Jose Sigala of Weatherford, Texas, and consigned by Todd Nelson of Los Altos, California, in training with Richard Jordan, sold for $400,000, the second-highest price on a day that averaged $51,299 on 70 horses. A full sister to Sanctus, LTE $137,556, winner of the NCHA Open Derby and the leading 2020 4-year-old money earner, Konna was purchased by Jim and Mary Jo Milner of Southlake, Texas.
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Boon San Bunny, consigned by Alan Chappell of Collinsville, Texas, and in training with T.J. Good, was the day’s high-seller, purchased for $400,000 by Charles Stanford of Verhalen, Texas. The Im Countin Checks daughter is out of the High Brow Cat mare Boon San Kitty, LTE $565,504, the 2004 NCHA Open Horse of the Year and dam of 19 NCHA money earners of $883,211, including Rockin W, LTE $329,722, the 2009 NCHA Futurity Open champion. Ima Rockabilly Rebel, Session II’s secondhighest seller and the high-selling colt, was consigned for Buck Creek Quarter Horses of Nemo, Texas, by Hayden Upton, Agent, and sold for $200,000 to Gabe Salmons, Weatherford, Texas. A son of 2017 NCHA Open Horse of the Year Metallic Rebel, Ima Rockabilly Rebel is out of the Dual Rey daughter Flo Dancing With Rey, LTE $25,493, the dam of two money earners: Herding Reys, LTE $38,454, by Herding Cats, and Reytallic, LTE $37,373, by Metallic Cat. CUTTING HORSE SALE On Wednesday, December 9, the NCHA Futurity Cutting Horse Sale sold 88 percent of its total offering for an average of $33,957, showing a 13 percent increase over the 2019 Cutting Horse Session. The session featured trained cutting horses and 3-year-olds. The top price of $78,000, paid by Mike Rutherford Jr. of Houston, Texas, was for the High Brow Cat gelding Mr Stormy Cat, LTE $84,610, in training with Tatum Rice and consigned by Milner Enterprises, LLC. The 7-year-old Mr Stormy Cat, bred by GCH Land & Cattle, was “The Non Pro” 2017 Open champion under his original trainer, Chris Bates. His dam, Miss Peppy Dual, by Dual Pep, is from the female line of Copaspepto, LTE $480,433 and Stylish Martini, LTE $480,433. Six lots brought $60,000 or more, including the show horses Ristos Fair Cat and Take It Eazee, who each sold for $66,000. THE EVENING SESSION The Evening Session for Yearlings and Broodmares, held Wednesday, December 9, saw 80 percent of the offering sold for an average increase of 25 percent over 2019. Watch Me Whip, an 8-year-old Playgun daughter consigned by Fazenda Barrinha Corporation, topped The Evening Session at $500,000. She was one of six horses selling for six figures or more on December 9.
Purchased by Rocking P Ranch, Fort Worth, Texas, Watch Me Whip, LTE $184,023, the 2016 NCHA Non-Pro Horse of the Year and Non-Pro Triple Crown winner, whose oldest foals are 2-year-olds, sold with an embryo by Metallic Cat. Dontt Happen Twice, a 6-year-old Woody Be Tuff daughter out of 2011 NCHA Open Horse of the Year Dont Look Twice, LTE $843,096, sold for $260,000. Consigned by Waco Bend Ranch, Fort Worth, Texas, Dontt Happen Twice, LTE $89,838, a half-sister to Dont Stopp Believin, LTE $463,962, was purchased by Bar RR Ranches LLC, of Westlake, Texas, with a buyer’s choice 2021 embryo by Metallic Cat or Metallic Rebel. PREFERRED BREEDERS SESSION I Hott Attack sold for $185,000 on Thursday, December 10, to top Session I of the NCHA Futurity Preferred Breeders Sale, where 92 percent of the offering sold for an average of $23,056, a substantial 33 percent increase over the same session in 2019. The sale, which featured yearlings, broodmares, and weanlings, saw four yearling stallions and a yearling mare claim the five highest prices. Hott Attack, a Hottish colt consigned by Ty M. Smith of Whitesboro, Texas, was purchased by Cleve Randy Massey of Alcon, Tennessee. Bred by Curtis and Brenda Weeks of Cotulla, Texas, Hott Attack is out of the Grays Starlight daughter SDP Kitty Star Cat, dam of eight earners of $330,413, including GS Counting On Kitty, LTE $213,533. Hott Bunz, a yearling stallion consigned by his breeder Waco Bend Ranch Ltd. of Graham, Texas, was purchased by Dustin Adams of Springtown, Texas, for $115,000, the session’s second-highest price. The Hottish son is out of Dont Look Twice, LTE $843,096, NCHA Open Horse of the Year and dam of eight earners of $710,585, including Dont Stopp Believin, LTE $463,962, by Dual Rey. PREFERRED BREEDERS SESSION II The trend that began on the first day of the 2020 NCHA Futurity Sales continued, and by the time the Preferred Breeders Sale Session II had ended a record number of 11 horses had been sold for $100,000 or more. Every day of the 2020 NCHA Futurity Sales realized strong increases in sales
prices and percentage of completed sales, and Session II of the Preferred Breeders Sale on Friday, December 11, was no exception, with 90 percent of the 132 horses offered selling for an average of $24,383. The December 11 high-seller at $78,000 was Redd Dog, a red roan yearling colt by Metallic Cat. Consigned by his breeder, Coyote Rock Ranch LLC, of Terrebonne, Oregon, and purchased by Charles Burger of Chatsworth, Georgia, Redd Dog is a full brother to Metallics MVP, LTE $161,293, out of My Lizzy Babe, LTE $174,635, by Lizzys Gotta Player. My Lizzy Babe is a full sister to Moms Stylish Player, LTE $430,304; they are among 11 money earners of $1,354,262 out of Moms Stylish Babe, by Docs Stylish Oak. Redd Dog was one of five horses that sold for over $70,000 on December 11. PREFERRED BREEDERS SESSION III Session III of the Preferred Breeders Sale, the final day of the sales, reflected the overall strength and consistency of the six-day agenda, with 10 horses selling for $50,000 or more, including three at $100,000 or higher. It saw 87.6 percent completed sales from 129 through the ring, for a single-day average of $26,315. Lil Lularey, a yearling Dual Rey daughter consigned by Holmes Performance Horses/Linda Holmes, was Session III’s high-seller at $180,000. Purchased by Don Bell of Millsap, Texas, Lil Lularey is a full sister to Two Time Dual, LTE $188,129, as well as a half-sister to Sir Long Legs, LTE $403,770, reserve champion of the 2016 NCHA Open Futurity. They are among 10 NCHA money earners out of Lil Lena Long Legs, LTE $189,672, by Smart Little Lena. Babes My Style, consigned by Drummond Land & Cattle, was Session III’s second-highest seller at $150,000. The yearling Dual Rey daughter sold to Billy Wolf of Whitesboro, Texas (who also purchased 2-year-old Wood She B Magic). Babes My Style is a half-sister to Moms Stylish Player, LTE $430,304, among 11 money earners out of out of Moms Stylish Babe, LTE $37,565, by Docs Stylish Oak. Sally Harrison is a regular contributor to the Cutting Horse Chatter and nchacutting.com. Visit her blog at sallyharrison.com. FEBRUARY 2021 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER
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TOP 50 NON-PRO
Pictured below: 1. Elizabeth Quirk 2. Megan Miller 3. Mary Jo Milner 4. Lucchese Johnson 5. Dawn Chapman 6. Ali Good 7. Alexa Stent 8. Jody McGlothlin 9. Bonnie Martin 10. Susan R Dunne 11. Katherine Whitby 12. Cheyenne Johnson 13. Lindy Ashlock 14. Michelle Cowan 15. William Moore Pictures of Top 15 contestants who are not shown should be mailed to: Cutting Horse Chatter, NCHA, 260 Bailey Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76107 or e-mail to website@nchacutting.com. FINAL
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1. ELIZABETH QUIRK, DENHAM SPRINGS, LA, 56 shows, $69,172.02, (BURBANS AND CATILACS; CANDI CAT; CATILLAC REYS; CD SUPER FREAK; DRESSEDIN SMARTSTYLE; HOLMEBOY; MIGHTY KD CAT; REYSTYLIN SMOOTH; SR KIT KAT REY). 2. MEGAN MILLER, POOLVILLE, TX, 29 shows, $56,841.47, (METALLIC SMART CAT). 3. MARY JO MILNER, SOUTHLAKE, TX, 45 shows, $51,908.35, (DURAMAX DUALLY; LITTLE PEPTO CAT). 4. LUCCHESE JOHNSON, CRESSON, TX, 42 shows, $35,107.99, (DESIRES ROLEX; YALL IM COUNTIN). 5. DAWN CHAPMAN, CHANDLER, AZ, 42 shows, $33,636.24, (CLAYS LITTLE KIT CAT; LITTLE JACKSON CAT). 6. ALI GOOD, RINGLING, OK, 26 shows, $32,927.28, (CAT ATAT CAT; CODE BELUE). 7. ALEXA STENT, ALEDO, TX, 28 shows, $30,655.70, (BOWMERANG; HAIDA N CAT; ONE MILLION REASONS; PEEPABOO). 8. JODY MCGLOTHLIN, PERRIN, TX, 23 shows, $29,821.34, (SDP MOMS TR; SOMETHINGTOBELIEVEIN). 9. BONNIE MARTIN, LAS VEGAS, NV, 20 shows, $27,111.65, (REYSIN KITTENS; TALIATE). 10. SUSAN R DUNNE, CLINTON, NC, 35 shows, $26,499.50, (HAL RAISER). 11. KATHERINE WHITBY, QUARTZ HILL, CA, 16 shows, $25,676.08, (DUAL RIDER). 12. CHEYENNE JOHNSON, PINE LEVEL, AL, 24 shows, $24,776.79, (CR TUFF BOO BEAR). 13. LINDY ASHLOCK, ABILENE, TX, 25 shows, $23,169.11, (AMAFOXY CAT; CATIN SAFARI; LITTLE MISS ONE TIME). 14. MICHELLE COWAN, ARDMORE, OK, 27 shows, $21,070.83, (LITE THESE KATZ UP; MOST STYLISH PLAYER; SHES FULL OF HOPE). 15. WILLIAM MOORE, WILLISTON, FL, 34 shows, $20,772.20, (CATSCRATCH SISTER; HIGHBROW NADINE; SMARRT LIL PEPTO).
16. ALANNAH CHARTIER, WEATHERFORD, TX, 23 shows, $17,243.84, (SMOOTH VERY SMOOTH). 17. HALEY STRADLING, LINDELL BEACH , BC, 19 shows, $16,687.79, (SWAMPWARE). 18. GLEN NELSON, MESA, AZ, 26 shows, $14,488.13, (COOL CAT DUAL REY). 19. CAROL ANDERSON WARD, RANCHO MURIETA, CA, 13 shows, $13,103.22, (CRAFTY WITH COWS; RUNIN WILD; SPOOKED BY A CAT). 20. JENNIFER PALMER, WEATHERFORD, TX, 17 shows, $12,255.08, (NIKI BLUE). 21. JILL ROTH, PASO ROBLES, CA, 15 shows, $12,050.14, (BEA PURE CAT). 22. LAUREN MINSHALL, VINE GROVE, KY, 16 shows, $11,436.85, (HOT DONA; LAFITE R HOT; REYZ YOUR CHELADA). 23. JOHN KRATZER, WEATHERFORD, TX, 15 shows, $10,584.99, (JET; METALLIZZIE; PLAYIN HEAVY METAL). 24. DENISE SEIZ, OCALA, FL, 12 shows, $10,084.82, (WILLIE J REY). 25. BLAKE GRAHAM, ROCKLEDGE, GA, 7 shows, $9,799.28, (LEGAL DREAM; SASSIE JAX). 26. PAGE BOWMAN, SIMPSONVILLE, KY, 15 shows, $9,064.96, (DUAL SMART FELINA; SWEET AUTUMN BOON; TOM E BOY). 27. LES JACK, ROCANVILLE, SK, 11 shows, $8,917.16, (SMART DARK AND HOT). 28. E J HUNTLEY, HOUSTON, TX, 12 shows, $8,307.84, (DUALIN SMOOTH LEGACY; HR CATS STARLIGHT; RIPPING ICHI). 29. TRAVIS GROVER, CRESCO, IA, 17 shows, $8,062.45, (CD SUGARBRITCHES; SPOON LADUAL). 30. G ROSE JOHNSON, WADDELL, AZ, 14 shows, $7,976.97, (BLUES HOT; DUAL REYS MAGIC). 31. KATHY BRO, ROOSEVELT, UT, 14 shows, $7,946.80, (SUPERFLY).
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32. DAVE SHEEN, SAN ANGELO, TX, 16 shows, $7,880.69, (JOES LAST CAT; LOOKIN LIKYA LIKE). 33. CADE SHEPARD, SUMMERDALE, AL, 9 shows, $7,665.92, (BAMA BELLA; BARNEY ROSS; CHEXY LOUELLA). 34. JUDY ROGERS, ROCKDALE, TX, 11 shows, $7,276.35, (SPOONFULLA CAT). 35. HOLLY JACKSON MUENCH, MARIETTA, OK, 13 shows, $7,169.46, (CD PRETTY CAT). 36. CRYSTAL DEWITT, ORTONVILLE, MI, 13 shows, $6,960.82, (OH WHY NOT). 37. MARK TIMOTHY SIMPSON, DRY RIDGE, KY, 11 shows, $6,919.30, (SUPEREY). 38. MADALYN COLGROVE, BOLIGEE, AL, 8 shows, $6,750.82, (SMOOTH MAGICK; SWEET BABY MARIE). 39. PRISCILLA CRAWLEY WILSON, UNADILLA, GA, 12 shows, $6,633.39, (KAPTAIN MARVEL; TOTAL REYCALL). 40. SHAWN OGNI, ANGIER, NC, 10 shows, $6,056.84, (SPOONS LIL BUCKAROO). 41. JAMES FIGIEL, LAKE KIOWA, TX, 11 shows, $5,956.14, (RUE DU ICHI). 42. ERIC VAN BOEKEL, MT ELGIN , ON, 11 shows, $5,946.63, (PEPPYS CASHIN CHECKS). 43. GEORGE BONGIORNO, DARIEN, CT, 9 shows, $5,899.68, (A WHITTLE STAR CAT; PLAYREYCIOUS). 44. THOMAS JORDAN VAUGHN, FORSYTH, GA, 9 shows, $5,677.83, (JUAN IN A MILLION). 45. HEATHER PEDERSEN, LACOMBE, AB, 8 shows, $5,658.26, (DOWNTOWN CALICO). 46. RHONDA CARDER BAUER, GRAFTON, WV, 13 shows, $5,516.53, (CAT PLAYIN BLUES). 47. STACEY JOHNSON, DULUTH, MN, 10 shows, $5,228.84, (MK CD HIGH ROLLER). 48. REGAN PLENDL, KINGSLEY, IA, 8 shows, $5,220.41, (CATS LIGHTNING REY; MR METALLIC REY). 49. JEFFREY BROWN, ORWELL, OH, 12 shows, $5,209.34, (CATMALUREY; SMOOTH NOODGE). 50. MARK SENN, AUGUSTA, GA, 1 shows, $5,023.60, (KREEPIN CAT).
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