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2022 NCHA Metallic Cat Futurity Program, A History of Futurity Greatness with the Galyean family and a tribute to the legendary Buster Welch.

FALL 2022

Welcome to the Executive Committee

NCHA Weekend

Member Spotlight: Curly Talmage

4 Letter from the Executive Director

NCHA Open Riders Hall of Fame Inductees

12 Youth Connection

NCHA Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame Inductees

NCHA Horse Hall of Fame Inductees

NYCHA Hall of Fame

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NCHA Open Horse of the Year

108

NCHA Non-Pro Horse of the Year

110

NCHA Amateur Horse of the Year

112

NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular Recap

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NCHA Foundation Scholarship Cutting: Champion Q&A

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NCHA Holy Cow Performance Horses Youth World Finals: Champion Q&A

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2022 NYCHA BraveHearts Shootout Recap

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M.L. Leddy’s 100th Anniversary

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My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

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DEPARTMENTS

24 Annual Meeting Minutes 182 Looking Back

NCHA 168 NCHA Sponsors 171 Membership Application 172 Amateur/Non-Pro Application 173 Judges Evaluation Report 174 Suspensions and Probations 176 NCHA Directors 177 NCHA Standing Committees 179 NCHA Staff Directory

STANDINGS 10 Achievement Buckles

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to be a cowboy in the 21st century

n society today, there are many factors attempting to erase the history and culture of the American cowboy and the Western lifestyle. Nobody understood the necessity of safeguarding our heritage while adapting our sport and business practices to modern-day life like Buster Welch. Buster and our founding fathers understood that the cutting horse is more than just a mere athlete. The cutting horse is a living link to an era and way of life that has long since vanished. Buster was a man before his time. He was a pioneer in our industry and epitomized the adventurous spirit of the cowboy while committing himself to finding innovative ways to transform and sustain our industry. A man born in 1928 and raised on a stock farm in West Texas, with only a sixth-grade education cultivated his natural talent with horses and his desire for continued growth and learning to evolve into an icon in both the ranching and performance horse worlds. He was a world champion horseman, rancher, philosopher, historian, 4

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innovator, mentor, and legend. This is a unique place in time for the Western industry, we are experiencing a renaissance of the masses being interested in the cowboy way of life. Society yearns for the incredible values and traditions of the Western lifestyle even in today’s world. I believe it is our job to continue Buster’s legacy of preserving the past while forging our future. We, as a membership, are well equipped for this challenge. Our time preparing with our equine partners, in and out of the arena, has reinforced the importance of having a solid foundation and has given us the resilience to face and overcome obstacles. I challenge you to reflect on what it means to be a cowboy in the 21st century. What started as a grassroots movement became a multi-billion-dollar business. Our clothing styles, methods of communication, and doing business may have changed, but the heart and grit that it takes to make a cowboy have remained unchanged. The future of our sport requires us to take a page from our founding father’s book and continue to adapt to the changing times while reinforcing the values that make the NCHA family everlasting. We have come so far but have further yet to go. Let us continue to work together to ensure that cutting continues to be the apex of success in the performance horse industry.

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NCHA STAFF Executive Director Jay Winborn Director of Data Jimmy Vecera Director of Judges Sam Rose Director of Membership Services Julie Davis Director of Shows Shianne Megel Director of Youth Rianna Storey Manager of Marketing Taylor Breeding & Anna Laurent NCHA OFFICERS President: Ted Sokol 4314 W. FM 1885, Mineral Wells, TX 76067 President-Elect: Toddy Pitard 402 Central Avenue, El Dorado, AR 71730, (870) 866-2511 Vice President: Mark Senn 2743 Perimeter Pkwy #370, Augusta, GA 30909, (706) 8305565 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (term ends) Ernie Beutenmiller (2023) At Large, 1932 Hwy 50 E., Union, MO 63084, (314) 808-3020 Cara Brewer (2025) At Large, 37601 US HWY 43, Jay, OK 74346, (815) 985-7917 Casey Green (2024) At Large, 1624 Whitt Cut Off Rd., Perrin, TX 76486, (817) 304-1740 Rock Hedlund (2023) Region 2, P.O. Box 163, Wilton, CA 95693, (916) 761-7427 Skip Jones (2024) Region 7, 10101 S. Washington, Amarillo, TX 79118, (806) 679-9919 John Lavelle (2025) Region 4, 449 E. State St., Athens, OH 45701, (740) 593-3348 Katheen Moore (2025) Region 8, P.O. Box 220, Madill, OK 73446, (580) 795-6035 Sharon Overstreet (2022) Region 5, 4855 Joe Overstreet Road, Kenansville, FL 34739, (407) 908-3201 Kirby Smith (2023) Region 3, 3493 W Guenther Rd, Grand Island, NE 68803, (308) 380-0242 Tommy Williams (2023) Region 6, P.O. Box 460, Rosie, AR 72571, (870) 613-1957 Kristen York (2024) Region 1, P.O. Box 1268, Saratoga, WY 82331, (970) 449-3047 CUTTING HORSE CHATTER Editor: Amanda Devan Graphic Design: John Shallenberger Director Manufacturing and Production: Sherry Brown Advertising Coordinator: Diana Buettner Contributors: Lacy Tucker, Kristin Pitzer, Jennifer Horton, Anna Laurent, Amanda Devan

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TO ALL NCHA MEMBERS

ZERO TOLERANCE The National Cutting Horse Association is increasingly aware of the sensitivity of its members and the general public in assuring that its activities show the utmost respect for the cutting horse as an animal and that any perception of inhumane treatment is avoided. The Executive Committee, upon the recommendation of the Judges’ Rules Committee, other standing committees and many members has instructed the staff that a “zero tolerance” policy must be followed in connection with the enforcement of Rule 35.A. 35.A. Zero Tolerance Policy Inhumane treatment or excessive training of a horse in any manner is strictly prohibited. Both owner and rider of any horse entered in an NCHA approved or sponsored event, by said entry, consents to the implementation of any action allowed by this Zero Tolerance Policy (Rule 35.A) by either show management or judge. This includes any act which the general public would perceive to constitute inhumane treatment or excessive training of a horse. Any act of inhumane treatment, mistreatment or intent to mistreat a horse will be dealt with in the strongest possible manner as provided for in this Standing Rule. This Zero Tolerance Policy covers acts occurring not only in the show arena, but also those occurring anywhere on the show grounds–the warm-up area, practice pen or any other location. The “ Zero Tolerance” policy encompasses all of the following acts: 1. Excessive Training: Excessive Training includes: excessive jerking; cueing; whipping; use of lip wire or similar device; slapping or hitting a horse on the head, or any other part of the body, one time or more than one time, in any manner, either with the rider’s hands, reins or any other object; using a bit in such a way that a horse is caused to bleed from its mouth or face; using any object held in the rider’s hand to hit a horse; or any other act which may cause trauma or injury to a horse. 2. Inhumane treatment: Inhumane Treatment is the exhibition of a lame or injured horse, or a horse that appears lame or injured, or a horse with any other health abnormality, which could thereby result in the horse’s undue discomfort or distress. Your cooperation in promoting the welfare of our cutting horse athletes through enforcement of our rules is appreciated and absolutely essential to the ongoing success of the NCHA and its affiliates. Very Truly Yours,

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YOUTH CONNECTION

ey, NYCHA! My name is Wyatt Lewis. I’m your new NYCHA President. I would like to thank Mike Simmons for all the help he has given our program and everything he taught me while he was a part of it. The board and I are super excited for this new year. We have many goals this year, and I know we are going to get them accomplished. Our biggest goal is to expand the NYCHA and attract new members. If anyone has any questions about what the plan is for this year, or has any ideas you think we should try, reach out to any of us on the board. Let’s keep the NYCHA great! God bless, Wyatt Lewis NYCHA Senior President WYATT LEWIS, NYCHA SENIOR PRESIDENT

ello NYCHA! As many of you know, we are kicking off our new year with a change in Youth directors. I would like to take the moment to thank Mike Simmons for all that he has done for our program. He stepped in during a time where our level of Youth participation was in need of help. With his attention, we were able to pick this program back up with the reconstruction of our officer boards and began to see participation and memberships flourish. Mike redirected the NYCHA as a Youth run organization rather than parents leading this program. We have seen tremendous growth and success with NYCHA, and know that as he hands his position off to Rianna Storey and Logan Poole, we will continue to work for the future of our organization! For the 2022-23 season, our Senior President is Wyatt Lewis, our President-Elect is myself, Brea Collier, and our Vice President is Riley Farris. As someone who has been involved in the board of directors for the past five years, I have promising thoughts for all of the leaders this year and the years to come. Our program is thriving on the participation of the Youth, and we strive to see those numbers increase! Good luck to everyone this year, and if you have any questions, please contact me.

ello NYCHA Members! My name is Annie Kate White and I am honored to be serving as your 2022-2023 NYCHA Senior Reporter. I am 15 years old, from Philadelphia, Mississippi, and a freshman at Leake Academy. My love for horses started at a young age, and I began riding lessons and summer cowboy camps at Thaggard Farms. I started out competing in the sorting pen and soon had the opportunity to make my first cut at a show in Forest, Mississippi. I was hooked! I am deeply humbled by the support I received during the NYCHA Senior Reporter election. As we close the door on the 2021-2022 Youth year, I look forward to this new year and all the exciting things to come with our Youth program. My voice as Senior Reporter for the NYCHA will be used to bring news from each region to the broader organization, to encourage an increased involvement in our LEAP program and to continue to build on the Youth program that we have worked so hard to improve. I will work hard to make our NYCHA the very best it can be. Annie Kate White NYCHA Senior Reporter

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Welcome to the Executive Committee Cara Brewer BY AMY OLSON

ara Brewer had the unique opportunity to grow up in the cutting horse world. Her parents both competed in the Non-Pro and Amateur in northern Illinois. They also produced and hosted shows in the area. She had the experience of showing all over the country in the Youth, eventually coming up through the Amateur and Non-Pro levels. Brewer began showing in the Open in her early twenties. She was previously on the professional trainers committee, where she was the chairman, and left this position when she moved to the executive committee. Brewer is a good fit for the At-Large position on the committee due to her midwestern roots and her current travels for cutting. Her experiences with Youth, 16

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Non-Pro and Amateur riders, as well as with breeding horses, will help her to see different viewpoints. Now, she and her husband have a Black Angus ranch in northeastern Oklahoma, where Brewer trains cutting horses. Her husband also helps her train, which was his full-time role prior to following his passion for the beef industry. They also breed cow horses on their ranch, including the unprecedented stallion Hashtags, and his full sibling, Tagging, whom Brewer piloted to the 2021 NCHA Open Futurity reserve championship. In 2004, on a trainer’s permit, she won the NCHA Super Stakes on Playing Tag, Tagging’s maternal grandmother. She is proud to have such a connection to the bloodlines she rides, and she loves the breeding program.

At the 2022 NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular, she made the Open Classic/ Challenge semi-finals on Tagging. Her 9-year-old son, Brand, is in his third year showing in Youth events and made the NCHA Foundation Scholarship Cutting Junior Youth finals for the first time this year. Brewer noted this as a big highlight of the show. Brewer also helped Jim Hayworth and John McGraw with their breeding programs and has a special connection to their mares. “It’s great to see the qualities that are passed on to the babies, and every year they grow into their own individuals,” Brewer said. Looking ahead, she sees a promising future for the sport of cutting. With entries up, Brewer only sees the NCHA continuing to get bigger and better. She has a humble appreciation for the work that has been put into the association’s growth in the last five to 10 years and is ready for the commitment of her threeyear term on the executive committee. “My number one accomplishment is having a family and being a woman trainer,” Brewer said.

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Welcome to the Executive Committee Kathleen Moore BY AMY OLSON

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athleen Moore of Madill, Oklahoma, started her cutting career around 2000 but has been an animal lover her entire life. Originally from Iowa, she has spent most of her time around cattle, but now operates a successful equine breeding facility in Oklahoma. She is also a Certified Public Accountant and has a strong sense of business management. OK Brand, owned and operated by Moore’s family, is a manufacturer that began with the simple goal of building livestock panels. They now produce much more than panels and Moore continues to stay involved with the family business, saying that business management just comes naturally to her. Her nephew, Ty, on the other hand, takes naturally to anything with horses.

Moore is proud to have him riding many of the horses she has bred and credits him with driving her to become more involved with the National Cutting Horse Association. While she was just learning to cut, she accompanied Ty on his campaign to the NCHA Youth World Finals as a Youth competitor. Moore says she’s ridden in every division except for the Youth and Open, and she now has horses in training with Lloyd Cox and James Payne. At the 2022 NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular, she took home the Non-Pro Derby championship on Purdys Rebel, and Ty took third on Two Smooth Shoes. She couldn’t refuse when asked to be on the Executive Committee in June. She felt as though the NCHA has given so much to

her, and now she’s ready to give back. “I just think it’s important to listen to what the members have to say, and not have my own agenda,” Moore said. She went on to explain that she is very invested in the NCHA while showing and breeding horses. “I might have my own agenda, but if it’s not what the membership wants then it doesn’t matter,” Moore said. Her favorite part of the process is getting to go to shows and be around her friends, who she now considers family. She stays focused on the major limited aged events but attends weekend shows often to keep herself and her horses tuned up. Representing Region 8 is going to be a learning experience for Moore. She understands many of the workings behind the shows but is excited to learn more about the association as a whole. As more of her family members become involved in cutting, she hopes to see the same growth in the association. “I just think the people are what makes the NCHA special; there are just so many good people here,” Moore said. “You just want to see it thrive and do well in the future.” FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

Welcome to the Executive Committee John P. Lavelle BY AMY OLSON

orn and raised in Athens, Ohio, John P. Lavelle still resides there with his wife of 30 years, Lora. They are both involved in the National Cutting Horse Association through showing, breeding and raising horses, and Lavelle has been an NCHA member since 2001. This is not where Lavelle’s journey with horses started, though. Growing up, his main interest was Tennessee Walking Horses. Lavelle attended The Celebration, one of the most prestigious events for the breed for many years. During his time at Middle Tennessee State University, where he earned a business degree and a minor in equine science, Lavelle served as the school mascot and could be seen riding a Tennessee Walker on the sidelines of

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each football game. Later, he attended Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. The American Bar Association chose his program as “Most Outstanding Student Bar Association in the Country,” while Lavelle was serving as the president of the board during his senior year. Lavelle then returned to Athens to join his family’s law firm, where he began trial work. He later began his own practice, which he still operates today. In his 40 years of practicing law, he has tried many cases ranging from aggravated murder with death penalty specifications to traffic issues and wrongful death. In 1990, Lavelle purchased a farm in New Marshfield, Ohio, where he raised

and trained stock dogs and managed a cattle operation. He first felt the thrill of cutting horses when he was riding a cow-bred horse while working, and it really took hold of a cow. He then sought out a cutting trainer, who told him to attend a weekend show just to watch. He was hooked. In only his second year of serious showing, Lavelle won a $2,000 Limited Rider cutting class at the American Quarter Horse Congress in 2015. He credits this as one of his biggest accomplishments on a cutting horse. He currently has horses in training with Bill Riddle and shows often. Lavelle has served on many boards and committees including the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency State Executive Committee. “I felt that I could improve communication between members, directors and the committee,” Lavelle said. “Everyone has to start somewhere, and that’s how the NCHA will grow.” In his three-year term as the Region 4 representative for the NCHA Executive Committee, Lavelle plans to focus his support on weekend shows and beginner events.

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NCHA ANNUAL MEETING

NCHA ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS KICK-OFF MEETING MINUTES JUNE 3, 2022

MARRIOTT AT CHAMPIONS CIRCLE – FORT WORTH, TX The 2022 NCHA Annual Convention began with a kick-off meeting for Board of Directors held at 7:00am on Friday, June 3, 2022, at the Marriott at Champions Circle located in Fort Worth, Texas. President Ora Diehl called the meeting to order at 7:06am and welcomed everyone back to the Annual Convention. Roll was called with a quorum of 114 Board of Directors in attendance including: Region I: Western/Central Canada – Connie Down-Cicoria and Sandy Reid; Colorado –Nathan Miller, Ron Pietrafeso and Bob Tragemba; Idaho – Denise Shewmaker; Montana – Suzanne Nellen; Oregon – Marcea DeGregorio and T. Scott Tullis; Washington & Alaska – Holly Jones and Dean Rebhuhn; Wyoming – Kristen York Region II: Arizona – Sherry Cowan, Joe Kalt, Tim Smith and Mike Wood; California & Hawaii – Phil Benadum, Kathy Cardon, Tim Castilaw, Rock Hedlund, Fiina Ugrin Jolley and Suzanne Rodoni-Silverberg; Nevada – Theresa Gillock Region III: Iowa & Wisconsin – Travis Grover; Kansas – Rebecca Waters; Minnesota – J.P. Bell and Bob Janssen; Missouri – Ernie Beutenmiller, Jr. and Sonny Martin; Nebraska – Kirby Smith; North & South Dakota – Jason Reed Region IV: Indiana – Byron Green; Kentucky – Randy Mesalam; Michigan – Dan Agnew; Ohio – Jeff Brown, Steve Duff, John Lavelle and Chuck Smith; New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) NY, NJ & PA – Marty Miller, Bill Stein and Jack Werner; Virginia, West Virginia, D.C., Maryland & Delaware – Roy Bauer and Jim Johnson; Eastern Canada – Eric Van Boekel 24

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Region V: Alabama – Andrew Sligh; Florida – Josh Deason, Ora Diehl, Bill Kidd, Sandra Lines and Sharon Overstreet; Georgia – John Hulsey and Mark Senn; North Carolina – Garry Merritt and Barnwell Ramsey; South Carolina – Tracy Barton; Tennessee – Zeke Entz and Maben Thompson Region VI: Arkansas – Diana Cunningham, Toddy Pitard, Tommy Williams and Lewis Wray; Texas East – Johnny Bates, Bradey Davis, Jan Gandy, Cynthia Patty, Ronnie Smith and Michael Wood; Louisiana – Robert Charles Brown, Elizabeth Quirk and Bruce Richerson Region VII: New Mexico – Leslie Graor and Richard Hicks; Texas South – James Davison, Jimmy Eakin, Scott Ferguson, Bobby Hunt, Janice Little and Jane Mancuso; Texas West – Cheryl Callis, Sherry Graham, Skip Jones and Steve Smith Region VIII: Oklahoma – Cara Brewer, Lloyd Cox, Jody Galyean, Kathleen Moore, Ty Moore, Bill Riddle and Brad Wilson; Texas North – Jeremy Barwick, Sharon Beach, Lindy Burch, R.L. Chartier, Jo Ellard, Matt Gaines, Casey Green, Cody Hedlund, Gavin Jordan, Tom Lyons, Susan McBryde, Frank Merrill, Matt Miller, Ken Mock, Bruce Morine, Rick Mowery, Lachlan Perks, Dan Popeck, Phil Rapp, Ben Roberson, Jonathan Rogers, Corrie Rousey, Ted Sokol, Chubby Turner and Bronc Willoughby Absent were the following: Region I: Western/Central Canada – Darcy Geherman, Les Jack, Amanda Smith and Doug Wiens; Colorado – Steve Norris, Nicole Pietrafeso and Joel Schulz; Idaho – Barbi Madgwick; Montana – John Seymour; Oregon – Cameron Verstegen; Utah – Josh Hofeldt and Steve Williams; Washington & Alaska – Jeff Knight; Wyoming – John (Jack) Enright

Region II: Arizona – David Costello; California & Hawaii – Bob Adams, Norm Clark, Rick Corso, Morgan Cromer, Bernie Talbot, Carol Ward and Stan Williams Jr.; Nevada – John Echeverria Region III: Illinois – Rick Jackson and Bret Parsons; Iowa & Wisconsin – Seth Kirchner; Kansas – Grant Smith; Missouri – Greg Beutenmiller and Joe Wes Davis; North & South Dakota – Matt Lopez Region IV: Indiana – Andrew Larson; Michigan – Crystal DeWitt; European Directors (Waived) – Josef Bachmeier, Jana Kucerova, Martin Parage, Denis Pini and Sergio Traverso Region V: Alabama – Julie Beasley, Brenda Burns and James Hooper; Florida – Pam Scott; Georgia – Nate Pettit; South Carolina – Ric Rumble; Tennessee – Barbara Brooks Region VI: Texas East – Punk Carter; Louisiana – Gwen Coie, Keith Deaville, Edley Hixson, Jr., and Chris Thibodeaux; Mississippi – William Cole, Taylor Flowers and Don McGraw Region VII: Texas South – Frank Bowen, Burt Bull, Hydie McAlister, Mike Mowery, Harrison Perrin and Sam Wilson; Texas West – Josh King Region VIII: Oklahoma – James Payne; Texas North – Clint Allen, Chris Benedict, Dennie Dunn, Leon Harrel, Jim Milner, Steve Oehlhof, Tarin Rice and Tatum Rice Purpose of this kick-off meeting was to provide some opening remarks for the annual convention by welcoming the Board of Directors and establishing a quorum before each report to their respective regional meetings

NCHA ANNUAL MEETING Ora opened with a moment of silence for all those that have suffered any loss or hardships since our last convention. Immediately following, everyone was asked to stand and join in to recite the “Pledge of Allegiance” to the United States of America.

Thanks was offered to all who serve and protect each day. Before adjourning, President Ora Diehl highlighted the events scheduled during the annual convention which included but not limited to the Past President’s Seminar and some training seminars

for Standing Committees and Directors along with the ordinary business of the annual meetings. President Ora Diehl adjourned the meeting to allow each Director to attend Regional Meetings.

NCHA ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1st SESSION MEETING MINUTES JUNE 3, 2022 MARRIOTT AT CHAMPIONS CIRCLE – FORT WORTH, TX

The first session of the 2022 NCHA Annual Board of Directors meeting was held at 5:30pm on Friday, June 3, 2022 at the Marriott at Champions Circle located in Fort Worth, Texas. President Ora Diehl called the meeting to order at 5:55pm central standard time. Roll was called with a quorum of 109 Board of Directors in attendance including: Region I: Western/Central Canada – Connie Down-Cicoria and Sandy Reid; Colorado – Nathan Miller, Ron Pietrafeso and Bob Tragemba; Idaho – Denise Shewmaker; Montana – Suzanne Nellen; Oregon – Marcea DeGregorio and T. Scott Tullis; Washington & Alaska – Holly Jones and Dean Rebhuhn; Wyoming – Kristen York Region II: Arizona – Sherry Cowan and Joe Kalt; California & Hawaii – Phil Benadum, Kathy Cardon, Tim Castilaw, Rock Hedlund, Fiina Ugrin Jolley and Suzanne Rodoni-Silverberg; Nevada – Theresa Gillock Region III: Iowa & Wisconsin – Travis Grover; Kansas – Rebecca Waters; Minnesota – J.P. Bell and Bob Janssen; Missouri – Ernie Beutenmiller, Jr. and Sonny Martin; Nebraska – Kirby Smith; North & South Dakota – Jason Reed Region IV: Indiana – Byron Green; Kentucky – Randy Mesalam; Michigan – Dan Agnew; Ohio – Jeff Brown, John

Lavelle and Chuck Smith; New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) NY, NJ & PA – Marty Miller, Bill Stein and Jack Werner; Virginia, West Virginia, D.C., Maryland & Delaware – Roy Bauer and Jim Johnson; Eastern Canada – Eric Van Boekel

Popeck, Phil Rapp, Ben Roberson, Jonathan Rogers, Corrie Rousey, Ted Sokol, Chubby Turner and Bronc Willoughby Absent were the following:

Region V: Alabama – Andrew Sligh; Florida – Josh Deason, Ora Diehl, Bill Kidd and Sandra Lines; Georgia – John Hulsey, Nate Pettit and Mark Senn; North Carolina – Garry Merritt and Barnwell Ramsey; South Carolina – Tracy Barton; Tennessee – Zeke Entz and Maben Thompson

Region I: Western/Central Canada – Darcy Geherman, Les Jack, Amanda Smith and Doug Wiens; Colorado – Steve Norris, Nicole Pietrafeso and Joel Schulz; Idaho – Barbi Madgwick; Montana – John Seymour; Oregon – Cameron Verstegen; Utah – Josh Hofeldt and Steve Williams; Washington & Alaska – Jeff Knight; Wyoming – John (Jack) Enright

Region VI: Arkansas – Diana Cunningham, Toddy Pitard, Tommy Williams and Lewis Wray; Texas East – Johnny Bates, Punk Carter, Bradey Davis, Jan Gandy, Cynthia Patty and Ronnie Smith; Louisiana – Robert Charles Brown, Elizabeth Quirk and Bruce Richerson

Region II: Arizona – David Costello, Tim Smith and Mike Wood; California & Hawaii – Bob Adams, Norm Clark, Rick Corso, Morgan Cromer, Bernie Talbot, Carol Ward and Stan Williams Jr.; Nevada – John Echeverria

Region VII: New Mexico – Leslie Graor and Richard Hicks; Texas South – James Davison, Jimmy Eakin, Scott Ferguson, Bobby Hunt, Janice Little and Harrison Perrin; Texas West – Cheryl Callis, Sherry Graham, Skip Jones and Steve Smith Region VIII: Oklahoma – Cara Brewer, Kathleen Moore, Ty Moore and Bill Riddle; Texas North – Jeremy Barwick, Sharon Beach, Lindy Burch, R.L. Chartier, Dennie Dunn, Jo Ellard, Casey Green, Leon Harrel, Cody Hedlund, Gavin Jordan, Tom Lyons, Susan McBryde, Frank Merrill, Matt Miller, Ken Mock, Bruce Morine, Rick Mowery, Steve Oehlhof, Dan

Region III: Illinois – Rick Jackson and Bret Parsons; Iowa & Wisconsin – Seth Kirchner; Kansas – Grant Smith; Missouri – Greg Beutenmiller and Joe Wes Davis; North & South Dakota – Matt Lopez Region IV: Indiana – Andrew Larsen; Michigan – Crystal DeWitt; Ohio – Steve Duff European Directors (Waived) – Josef Bachmeier, Jana Kucerova, Martin Parage, Denis Pini and Sergio Traverso Region V: Alabama – Julie Beasley, Brenda Burns and James Hooper; Florida – Sharon Overstreet and Pam Scott; South Carolina – Ric Rumble; Tennessee – Barbara Brooks FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

NCHA ANNUAL MEETING Region VI: Texas East – Michael Wood; Louisiana – Gwen Coie, Keith Deaville, Edley Hixson, Jr. and Chris Thibodeaux; Mississippi – William Cole, Taylor Flowers and Don McGraw Region VII: Texas South – Frank Bowen, Burt Bull, Hydie McAlister, Jane Mancuso, Mike Mowery and Sam Wilson; Texas West – Josh King Region VIII: Oklahoma – Lloyd Cox, Jody Galyean, James Payne and Brad Wilson; Texas North – Clint Allen, Chris Benedict, Matt Gaines, Jim Milner, Lachlan Perks, Tarin Rice and Tatum Rice Ora opened with a moment of silence for all those that have suffered and are no longer with us followed by a heartfelt prayer and a reading from the book of John 16:33 that emphasized the importance of guidance, health, peace and strength. MISSION STATEMENT At Large Executive Committee Member Ernie Beutenmiller addressed the Board of Directors by reciting the NCHA Mission Statement… The National Cutting Horse Association promotes and celebrates the cutting horse, whose origin on Western ranches allows us to support ranching and its Western heritage. By establishing rules for the conduct of cutting horse shows, NCHA strives to give cutters a level playing field and a progressive class structure which accommodates everyone from the beginner to the advanced competitor. NCHA draws on the diverse talents and background of its members and encourages their participation in helping it achieve these goals.

Hall of Fame Gala and hear from some guest speakers on Sunday during Board of Directors Session II. Our standing committees have worked hard to provide you with current agenda items to discuss during our meetings. The Board of Directors have been diligent is supporting and fulfilling their duties for our association. We gather for one common purpose, the betterment and success of our association.

to focus on the ability to produce and manage our shows according to schedules and spaces that best suit our needs and the needs of our equine athletes and most importantly we need to focus on the sustainability of this unique sport of cutting for future generations. Jay closed by welcoming all with plans of having a productive convention and thanking them for taking the time to attend.

Ora expressed gratitude and appreciation for the wonderful team of Executive Committee members that she has had to honor of serving with these past few years. Ora also recognized the NCHA staff members for their hard work and dedication to making it all happen and continue strong for our membership.

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As we continue our work, our duties and our responsibilities, she reminds each in attendance of a quote from our very own Buster Welch, “this is our time to give back as an honor with an awesome duty and gratifying personal responsibility, one that many NCHA members and supporters are well equipped to embrace.” President Ora Diehl offered a recap of her journey as an officer of this association and encouraged the membership to stand strong as they have come a long way in a short amount of time under her leadership. She addressed the attendees by thanking them for the privilege to serve as their President. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

As we have celebrated our 75th year of our association, our founding fathers provided an industry that many of those sitting in our audience today have built a foundation around. Please take a minute to thank our founding fathers for what we have and where we are as an association today. Applause was offered by the attendees.

Executive Director addressed the members in attendance that everyone in this room can attest that the world has been a crazy place, not only have we incurred a multiyear worldwide pandemic we are now faced with rising costs of every aspect of our lives. Many of you in attendance are show producers and have intimately felt the rising costs to produce a show, others of you in this room are trainers, owners and competitors all of whom have also felt the rising costs of participating in this sport we all love.

President Ora Diehl mentioned that as we move forward with our convention, we will gather and conduct business, honor recent inductees at the Members

As an organization, our goals are multifaceted, we need to focus on ability to maintain fair and equitable entry fee structures for our participants, we need

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President Ora Diehl provided the proof of due notice that was emailed to all Board of Directors on May 2, 2022, and also appeared in The Cutting Horse Chatter, Spring Issue of 2022. DISPOSAL OF MINUTES A MOTION was made by Frank Merrill and SECONDED by Tracy Barton to accept the minutes from (Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors – August 2, 2021) that appeared in The Cutting Horse Chatter, October Issue of 2021. MOTION PASSED. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTIONS It was reported that the following regions met and voted on Executive Committee representatives for each region and are committed to serve a three-year term scheduled to expire at the annual convention in 2025. The newly elected regional members to serve on the Executive Committee for Regions IV, V and VIII are as follows: Region IV: John Lavelle Region V: Sharon Overstreet ran unopposed and was reinstated Region VIII: Kathleen Moore The existing Executive Committee members congratulated and welcomed them all to their new positions on the committee. President Ora Diehl turned things over to President-Elect Ted Sokol to facilitate the next agenda item.

NCHA ANNUAL MEETING 2022 AT LARGE CANDIDATES There was (1) one at large Executive Committee position open for election at this year’s convention for a three-year term scheduled to expire in 2025. The 2022 At Large candidates are as follows: Cara Brewer (Jay, OK) from Region VIII, Ora Diehl (Ruskin, FL) from Region V and Rick Mowery (Weatherford, TX) from Region VIII. Each candidate addressed the board of directors in attendance highlighting their campaigns and answering questions as they prepared to run for the open At Large position. President-Elect Ted Sokol announced that the election for this position will take place during the Board of Directors 2nd Session Meeting to be held at 9:00am on Sunday, June 5, 2022. APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES A MOTION was made by Skip Jones and SECONDED by Ben Roberson to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes for the Period of August 2, 2021 – May 31, 2022. MOTION PASSED. NCHA FINANCIAL REPORT NCHA Treasurer Denise Seiz and Mark Senn, the current Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee addressed the Board of Directors by providing a financial update on the current status of the association with reports to highlight FY2021 year end and YTD as of April 30, 2022. Chairman of the Executive Committee, Mark Senn offered appreciation to all the hard work that the Finance Committee members have put forth the past few years to straighten out of finances and get us where we are today. This effort was led by the countless hours that Ora Diehl and Denise Seiz dedicated to balance our Great Plains accounting system with HUB of which we are proud to report has balanced since. Mark wanted these members to be recognized for all their time and support for our association. Mark emphasized that we are extremely fortunate to have Denise Seiz as our Treasurer.

Denise thanked Mark for his kind words and stated that we have a Finance and Audit Committee that works very hard, and she is honored to be a part of it and serve as Treasurer of this association. Denise began her presentation to the attendees by announcing that she is excited to share some positive financial reports but before getting into the numbers she wanted to give a few comments. Over the past few years as a result of the pandemic, our association was presented with some unique challenges. The good news is that she is happy to report that even with those unanticipated challenges, this association is financially sound. In fact, under the direction of our Executive Director Jay Winborn, the NCHA Officers and an incredibly talented Executive Committee and Finance Committee, this association through challenging times made great strides financially and operationally to better serve our membership. Specifically, the Finance Committee has worked hard on three things.

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First to improve our financial transparency, to maintain adequate reserves and develop the framework in which accurate financial data could be used in the management of the day-today operations. These efforts supported by the EC, Finance Committee and the Executive Director have led to monthly financial reports that are shared with the department heads and any significant variances from budget is investigated

• Second the Stallion Foal Program

funds have been separated and they now have their own checking account along with investment fund account to manage appropriately. Each month the Chair and Vice Chair of the Stallion Foal Committee are provided reconciliation reports of the checking account, investment portfolio, foal nomination reports and lastly stallion subscription reports for complete transparency.

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Third and most importantly given the status of our economy, the Finance Committee and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Stallion Foal Committee meet with our investment advisors (Frost Bank) on at least a quarterly basis to review the performance of our investment portfolios, current market conditions and advisors forecast of things that need to be considered.

This summarizes a quick overview of the accomplishments, procedures and policies that NCHA has in place to secure the financial well-being of our association. National Cutting Horse Association Statement of Financial Position September 30, 2021 ASSETS Cash & Investments $12,299,539 Stallion Foal Cash & Investments 3,198,628 Accounts Receivable, net 1,558,184 Property & Equipment, net 1,450,518 Prepaid Expenses 423,438 TOTAL ASSETS $18,930,307 LIABILITIES Deferred Event & Sponsor Revenue $4,382,807 Deferred Stallion Foal Program Revenue 2,959,400 Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses 637,484 Deferred Membership Revenue 256,007 TOTAL LIABILITIES $8,235,698 NET ASSETS Undesignated $7,598,053 Board designated for Youth Program 399,125 Net Income 2,697,431 TOTAL NET ASSETS $10,694,609 TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $18,930,307 REVENUE: Shows & related activities ,050,241 Affiliates & Independent Producers activities 1,430,825 Promotion & development 1,255,152 Investment income, net 1,016,043 Member services 734,687 Other 43,668 TOTAL REVENUE $23,530,616 EXPENSE: Shows & related activities $18,248,987 General Administrative 2,793,793 Promotion & developmen 1,061,213 Member services 747,874 TOTAL EXPENSE $22,806,867 Net Income before MERP reimbursement $723,749 MERP reimbursement $1,973,682 Net Income after MERP reimbursement $2,697,431 FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

NCHA ANNUAL MEETING National Cutting Horse Association Statement of Financial Position As of April 30, 2022 ASSETS Cash & Investments $12,847,792 Stallion Foal Cash & Investments 3,137,967 Accounts Receivable, net 2,714,892 Property & Equipment, net 1,424,582 Prepaid Expenses 246,792 TOTAL ASSET $20,372,025 LIABILITIES Deferred Event & Sponsor Revenue $3,362,252 Deferred Stallion Foal Program Revenue 3,008,300 Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses 830,117 Deferred Membership Revenue 230,314 TOTAL LIABILITIES $7,430,983 NET ASSETS Undesignated

$10,295,484

Board designated for Youth Program 399,125 Net Income 2,246,434 TOTAL NET ASSETS $12,941,043 TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $20,372,025 REVENUE:

Shows & related activities $14,630,411 Affiliates & Independent Producers activities 960,276 Promotion & development 702,712 Investment income, net 202,396 Member services 625,028 Other 107,819 TOTAL REVENUE $17,235,503

Denise is proud of how well the accounting department is running now and working together. NEW BUSINESS At this time, there is no new business to bring before the Board of Directors for discussion. ADJOURNMENT

EXPENSE:

Shows & related activities General Administrative Promotion & development Member services

$13,654,976 1,868,506 585,067 437,529 TOTAL EXPENSE $16,364,078 Net Income before MERP reimbursement $871,425 MERP reimbursement 1,375,009 Net Income after MERP reimbursement $2,246,434

There being no further business, MOTION was made by Frank Merrill and SECONDED by Casey Green to adjourn the meeting. The Board of Directors will reconvene on Sunday morning at 9:00am on June 5, 2022.

NCHA ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2nd SESSION MEETING MINUTES

JUNE 5, 2022 MARRIOTT AT CHAMPIONS CIRCLE – FORT WORTH, TX The second session of the 2022 NCHA Annual Board of Directors meeting was held at 9:00am on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at the Marriott at Champions Circle located in Fort Worth, Texas. President Ora Diehl called the meeting to order at 9:04am central standard time. Roll was called with a quorum of 109 Board of Directors in attendance including: Region I: Western/Central Canada – Connie Down-Cicoria and Sandy Reid; Colorado – Nathan Miller, Ron Pietrafeso and Bob Tragemba; Idaho – Denise Shewmaker; Oregon – Marcea DeGregorio and T. Scott Tullis; Washington & Alaska – Holly Jones and Dean Rebhuhn; Wyoming – Kristen York 28

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Region II: Arizona – Sherry Cowan, Joe Kalt, Tim Smith and Mike Wood; California & Hawaii – Phil Benadum, Kathy Cardon, Tim Castilaw, Rock Hedlund, Fiina Ugrin Jolley and Suzanne Rodoni-Silverberg; Nevada – Theresa Gillock Region III: Iowa & Wisconsin – Travis Grover; Kansas – Rebecca Waters; Minnesota – J.P. Bell and Bob Janssen; Missouri – Ernie Beutenmiller, Jr. and Sonny Martin; Nebraska – Kirby Smith; North & South Dakota – Jason Reed Region IV: Indiana – Byron Green; Kentucky – Randy Mesalam; Michigan – Dan Agnew; Ohio – Jeff Brown, John Lavelle and Chuck Smith; New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) NY, NJ & PA – Marty Miller, Bill Stein and Jack Werner; Virginia, West Virginia, D.C., Maryland & Delaware – Roy Bauer and Jim Johnson; Eastern Canada – Eric Van Boekel

Region V: Alabama – Andrew Sligh; Florida – Josh Deason, Ora Diehl, Bill Kidd, Sandra Lines and Sharon Overstreet; Georgia – John Hulsey, Nate Pettit and Mark Senn; North Carolina – Garry Merritt and Barnwell Ramsey; South Carolina – Tracy Barton; Tennessee – Maben Thompson Region VI: Arkansas – Diana Cunningham, Toddy Pitard, Tommy Williams and Lewis Wray; Texas East – Johnny Bates, Bradey Davis, Jan Gandy, Cynthia Patty and Michael Wood; Louisiana – Robert Charles Brown, Elizabeth Quirk and Bruce Richerson Region VII: New Mexico – Leslie Graor and Richard Hicks; Texas South – James Davison, Jimmy Eakin, Scott Ferguson, Bobby Hunt, Janice Little, Hydie McAlister and Jane Mancuso; Texas West – Cheryl Callis, Sherry Graham, Skip Jones and Steve Smith

NCHA ANNUAL MEETING Region VIII: Oklahoma – Cara Brewer, Jody Galyean, Kathleen Moore, Ty Moore, Bill Riddle and Brad Wilson; Texas North – Jeremy Barwick, Sharon Beach, Lindy Burch, Jo Ellard, Matt Gaines, Casey Green, Leon Harrel, Cody Hedlund, Tom Lyons, Susan McBryde, Frank Merrill, Matt Miller, Ken Mock, Bruce Morine, Rick Mowery, Lachlan Perks, Dan Popeck, Phil Rapp, Ben Roberson, Corrie Rousey, Ted Sokol, Chubby Turner and Bronc Willoughby Absent were the following: Region I: Western/Central Canada – Darcy Geherman, Les Jack, Amanda Smith and Doug Wiens; Colorado – Steve Norris, Nicole Pietrafeso and Joel Schulz; Idaho – Barbi Madgwick; Montana – Suzanne Nellen and John Seymour; Oregon – Cameron Verstegen; Utah – Josh Hofeldt and Steve Williams; Washington & Alaska – Jeff Knight; Wyoming – John (Jack) Enright Region II: Arizona – David Costello; California & Hawaii – Bob Adams, Norm Clark, Rick Corso, Morgan Cromer, Bernie Talbot, Carol Ward and Stan Williams Jr.; Nevada – John Echeverria Region III: Illinois – Rick Jackson and Bret Parsons; Iowa & Wisconsin – Seth Kirchner; Kansas – Grant Smith; Missouri – Greg Beutenmiller and Joe Wes Davis; North & South Dakota – Matt Lopez Region IV: Indiana – Andrew Larsen; Michigan – Crystal DeWitt; Ohio – Steve Duff; European Directors (Waived) – Josef Bachmeier, Jana Kucerova, Martin Parage, Denis Pini and Sergio Traverso Region V: Alabama – Julie Beasley, Brenda Burns and James Hooper; Florida – Pam Scott; South Carolina – Ric Rumble; Tennessee – Barbara Brooks and Zeke Entz Region VI: Texas East – Punk Carter; Louisiana – Gwen Coie, Keith Deaville, Edley Hixson, Jr. and Chris Thibodeaux; Mississippi – William Cole, Taylor Flowers and Don McGraw Region VII: Texas South – Frank Bowen, Burt Bull, Mike Mowery, Harrison Perrin and Sam Wilson; Texas West – Josh King

Region VIII: Oklahoma – Lloyd Cox and James Payne; Texas North – Clint Allen, Chris Benedict, R.L. Chartier, Dennie Dunn, Gavin Jordan, Jim Milner, Steve Oehlhof, Tarin Rice, Tatum Rice and Jonathan Rogers President Ora Diehl opened by moving the meeting to the first order of business, addressing the proposed bylaw changes. These three (3) proposed bylaw changes were noticed to all the Board of Directors by way of email on May 2, 2022. PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGES PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGE #1 Article V – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Section One. There shall be an Executive Committee composed of the President, the President-Elect, the Vice President and such Regional Directors as described herein.and at-large members as described herein as shall be elected from among the Directors and the Life Directors. The President, President- Elect and Vice President shall each serve on the Executive Committee during their respective terms of office. (a) Beginning with the June 1998 meeting of the Board of Directors, the Association shall phase in a revised system for the election of the Executive Committee which shall endeavor to promote diverse geographical representation on the Executive Committee. At that time, the Association shall establish eight geographically based Regions of approximately equal membership, from which certain members of the Executive Committee shall be elected. The revised Executive Committee Election process incorporating regional representation shall be phased in over a three-year period. At the completion of such phase in period, tThe Executive Committee shall thenceforth consist of fourteen members and shall be composed as follows: (i) eight Regional Directors consisting of one Regional Director from each Region, each of whom shall have been nominated and elected by the Directors residing in such region from among the eligible Directors and Life Directors residing in such Region;

(ii) three executive officers, consisting of the President, President-Elect and Vice President; and (iii) all at large members elected to serve on the Executive Committee at or prior to the June 2022 Convention shall serve out the remainder of their existing three year terms. No at large members shall be elected to the Executive Committee after the June 2022 Convention.three at-large members, each of whom shall have been nominated and among the Directors and Life Directors. No at-large members will serve on the Executive Committee after June 2025. (d) Because of the staggered terms of membership on the Executive Committee, the election system shall work as follows: (i) Commencing with the June 2003 annual meeting of the Board of Directors and thereafter, all at-large members and Regional Directors shall rotate off the Executive Committee as their respective three-year terms shall expire. Upon the expiration of their respective terms, each at-large member shall be replaced by an at-large member, and each Regional Director shall be replaced by a Regional Director elected from that same Region. Each at- large member and each Regional Director so elected shall receive a three-year term. (ii) At each annual meeting of the Board of Directors thereafter, the Board of Directors shall elect as many members of the Executive Committee as shall be necessary to fill the expiring terms. (e) Except as otherwise provided herein, all at-large members and Regional Directors who are elected to the Executive Committee shall serve on the Executive Committee for staggered three-year terms. Elections to fill all ordinary vacancies of at-large members of the Executive Committee shall be by the Directors and the Life Directors and shall be held at the annual meeting of Directors. FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

NCHA ANNUAL MEETING (i) Nominees for all at-large members must complete an At-Large Nominee application form and return the completed form to the Executive Director by March 1 in order to be eligible for the At- Large Election. A digital picture should accompany the application for website posting, if possible. Distribution to Directors of the completed applicant form should take place by April 15 either by posting on the NCHA website or by email to the Directors. Voting for the at-large members at the annual meeting of Directors will be by show of hands or written ballot as determined by the President. Those nominees receiving the highest number of votes from the Directors and the Life Directors shall become the new at-large members of the Executive Committee. A MOTION was made by Ron Pietrafeso and SECONDED by Lewis Wray to adopt this proposed bylaw change as presented. After discussion, a vote on the Motion was taken. MOTION FAILED. PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGE #2 (iii) During their term of service, any member of the Executive Committee who misses two consecutive meetings of the Executive Committee shall be immediately terminated as a member of the Executive Committee unless the Executive Committee member has been granted an excused absence with respect to any such meeting by the President. The President may grant for illness or other emergency or other good cause, as determined in the President’s sole discretion. In no event may a person be elected to serve as a member of the Executive Committee for more than two consecutive three-year terms, or for more than eight consecutive years. However, this section does not prevent a member from serving past the eight consecutive year mark if such additional years of service are to serve as an elected officer of the Association. A MOTION was made by Frank Merrill and SECONDED by Sharon Beach to accept the proposed bylaw change as 30

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presented. After discussion, a vote on the Motion was taken. MOTION PASSED. Section Two. Any Executive Committee member who was elected to the Executive Committee as a Regional Director or an at-large member and who is then elected to the office of President, President-Elect or Vice President of the Association shall, upon assuming such office, be deemed to have vacated their Executive Committee position as a Regional Director or at-large member. The unexpired term of the vacated Executive Committee position shall be filled pursuant to an election conducted in accordance with Section One (e) of this Article V. PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGE #3 Article VI – OFFICERS AND DUTIES Section One. There shall be three elected officers of the Association: The President, President-Elect, and Vice President. Such officers shall be elected as follows: (a) Prior to each annual meeting of the members, a Nominating Committee consisting of eight members shall be appointed by the Executive Committee for purposes of electing a Vice President. Four members of the nominating committee shall be from the Executive Committee. Four members of the Nominating Committee shall be from the Board of Directors, each of whom shall be from a different director district, and no more than two of whom may be from the same region. The Nominating Committee shall elect a chair for among its members. The Nominating Committee shall meet at least 120 days prior to each annual meeting of the members of the Association and shall nominate two candidates at least 60 days prior to each annual meeting for the office of Vice President. The candidates nominated for the office of Vice President must have been a member in good standing continuously, without suspension or probation, for a period of seven 7 years prior to nomination. The candidates must have completed three 3 years of continuous service as a director of the Association on or before the date of assuming the

office of Vice President or have served as a member of a Standing Committee for three 3 continuous years within 10 years of nomination. In determining the nominees for the office of Vice President the Nominating Committee shall solicit recommendations from the Board of Directors. The Vice President shall be elected to a one-year term. A MOTION was made by Frank Merrill and SECONDED by Lachlan Perks to accept this proposed bylaw change as presented. After discussion, a vote on the Motion was taken. MOTION PASSED. UNFINISHED BUSINESS At this time, there was no unfinished business from the Board of Directors 1st Session Meeting that was held at 5:30pm on Friday, June 2, 2022 to discuss. AT LARGE ELECTION President-Elect Ted Sokol asked the candidates running for the 2022 open At Large position to give their final statements before this position is voted on. Candidates came up in order of Cara Brewer and Ora Diehl (candidate Rick Mowery previously withdrew his candidacy). Ballots were distributed during the initial roll call and collected by staff once votes were casted. Votes were calculated by members of the Executive Committee overseen by the NCHA Officers. Our new 2022 At Large Executive Committee Member elected was Cara Brewer out of Jay, OK in Region VIII. NCHA FOUNDATION NCHA Foundation Director Julia Buswold addressed the Board of Directors with updates from the Foundation. Julia started off by introducing the current members of the trustees which include Joey Milner, Jo Ellard, Frank Merrill, Charlie Israel, Dr. Glenn Blodgett and Lachlan Perks. The Executive Committee recently ratified a newly chosen candidate, Dustin Ewing to join these trustees and serve the NCHA Foundation.

NCHA ANNUAL MEETING The mission of the NCHA Foundation is to serve the National Cutting Horse Association and its members through the areas of focus below:

• Youth Scholarships and Programs • Historical Preservation • Education and Promotion • Animal Welfare and Research Foundation currently has two (2) grant cycles that is open for submittals and consideration which are March 15th and September 15th each year. An explanation was offered on how funds can be awarded through this grant process. The Foundation budgets annually and follows the Foundation’s spending rule from the investment account of 3.5-5.0% annually to support the areas of focus for the Foundation. The NCHA Foundation is healthy and currently valued at $4.6M with most of the funds being made up of restricted funds and $1.2 million in restricted youth scholarship funds which have been awarded. After the annual breakdown of funds which are available for consideration to utilize, it is around $130K-150K to support the tenants or areas of focus. This typically breaks out to roughly $100K for youth programs and scholarships and $10-$12K each annually for the remaining three areas of focus. If you have any questions with regards to this breakdown or spending rule, please feel free to contact Julia Buswold for further explanation. Goal is to provide support and funding to the members of the NCHA for generations to come so spending rules are strict and guidelines are followed. Since 2019, the Foundation has committed over $415K in support to the Youth. These funds are outside of the money in the scholarship investment account that the youth has already earned. Youth & Scholarships are currently the Foundation’s largest area of focus. Scholarships can be used towards any educational institution or possible skill/trade program that would advance their education and future. This past year alone, the Foundation has supported our Youth in the amount of $85K towards these efforts. Julia asked for a round of applause for the trustees as they approved disbursement of these funds.

The Foundation officially announced the Lonnie and Barbara Allsup Fund endowment which will support the NCHA Foundation Merit-Scholarship program. The endowment allows for a $5K scholarship annually to go to the first place merit scholarship recipient. Foundation is honored to partner and continue with Barbara Allsup on this scholarship project for years to come. As a reminder, youth can access their scholarships accounts online through the portal to review funds available and all scholarship payment requests must be made through this system. Funds are only distributed directly to the educational or trade institute. Youth has until they age out at 25 years to utilize scholarships earned.

In closing, the Foundation was able to present “The Cut” this year as this project has been five years in the making but excited to show and share the streamline access which is forthcoming. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, MOTION was made by Jim Johnson and SECONDED by Marty Miller to adjourn the Board of Directors meeting and move into the General Membership Meeting. MOTION PASSED

As most of you know the Foundation works hard on historical preservation and with this being the 75th anniversary they are scanning to preserve all the archives at 260 Bailey and the library files in Fort Worth. This effort is a work in progress over the past two years and so far have made it through the “L” files alphabetically. We want to recognize the Dogwood Foundation for putting in a grant to help staff an intern to assist with these efforts. The Animal Welfare and Research tenant is currently working on accessing several projects. Dr. Glenn Blodgett is Chairman of this tenant. The past few years, the Foundation has supported over $30K for animal welfare crisis funding due to floods and fires. Please spread the word of those in need that there are funds available through The Foundation for the Horse. Foundation’s Education and Promotion, this focus is where you will see the most public activity. Last year during the Futurity, the Foundation raised over $420K at their cattle sale and with much excitement and new ranch donations this Western Heritage event is scheduled again for this year on Wednesday, December 7th, at River Ranch so mark your calendars to attend. As many witnessed at the Members Hall of Fame Gala, it was important for the Foundation to take on the project of designing and offering a unique Members Hall of Fame pin that honors and recognizes all current and past inductees FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

NCHA ANNUAL MEETING

NCHA ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES

JUNE 5, 2022 MARRIOTT AT CHAMPIONS CIRCLE – FORT WORTH, TX The 2022 NCHA General Membership meeting was held at 10:30am on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at the Marriott at Champions Circle located in Fort Worth, Texas. President Ora Diehl called the meeting to order and invited Executive Director Jay Winborn to the podium to lead the meeting on the next agenda item. Executive Director Jay Winborn welcomed the members in attendance, Jay stated that he had the pleasure to be a part of honoring the inductees of the Members Hall of Fame at last night’s gala event. He expressed a thanks to all those involved in making it such a special evening. It was inspiring to hear each inductee share their experience of what cutting means to them. We were fortunate enough to welcome Taylor Sheridan as our keynote speaker. Taylor said several things that stuck in Jay’s mind but one that resonated the most was when Taylor mentioned, “there is not a better event that has a better product than the cutting horse.” This is a true testament to all who are involved in the great sport of cutting. The world has been a different place the past few years, not only have we incurred a multi-year worldwide pandemic we are now faced with rising costs of every aspect of our lives. Many of you in attendance are show producers and have intimately felt the rising costs to produce a show, others of you in this room are trainers, owners and competitors all of whom have also felt the rising costs of participating in this sport we all love. As an organization, our goals are multi-faceted, we need to focus on ability to maintain fair and equitable entry fee structures for our participants, we need to focus on the ability to produce and manage our shows according to schedules and spaces that best suit our needs and the needs of our 32

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equine athletes and most importantly we need to focus on the sustainability of this unique sport of cutting for future generations. To quote Taylor Sheridan again, “if you are focused on the past when dealing with the present, you have no future.” To that end, the Executive Committee and I have been actively working on a partnership for the past several months that is interested in helping the NCHA achieve all the goals that Jay just mentioned. It gives Jay great pleasure to welcome Mayor Paul Paschall of Weatherford, Texas, the Weatherford City Manager James Hotopp and Trent Petty of Petty & Associates, a consultant for economic development and project management services to present an eyeopening opportunity for the National Cutting Horse Association to relocate its operations to Weatherford, Texas. As these concepts are preliminary the City of Weatherford is supportive and eager to continue discussions. Jay and the officers thanked the guest speakers of Weatherford, Texas for taking the time to come out and present these conceptual plans to the membership for consideration. PROOF OF DUE NOTICE President Ora Diehl provided the proof of due notice of this meeting that was emailed to all members on May 2, 2022, and also appeared in The Cutting Horse Chatter, Spring Issue of 2022. DISPOSAL OF MINUTES A MOTION was made by Ted Sokol and SECONDED by Lachlan Perks to accept the minutes from (Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors – August 2, 2021) that appeared in The Cutting Horse Chatter, October Issue of 2021. MOTION PASSED.

PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGES The following three (3) proposed bylaw changes were proposed by the NCHA Governance Committee and duly noticed to all the Members in accordance with NCHA Rules on May 2, 2022. PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGES #1 Article V – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Section One. There shall be an Executive Committee composed of the President, the President-Elect, the Vice President and such Regional Directors as described herein.and at-large members as described herein as shall be elected from among the Directors and the Life Directors. The President, President- Elect and Vice President shall each serve on the Executive Committee during their respective terms of office. (a) Beginning with the June 1998 meeting of the Board of Directors, the Association shall phase in a revised system for the election of the Executive Committee which shall endeavor to promote diverse geographical representation on the Executive Committee. At that time, the Association shall establish eight geographically based Regions of approximately equal membership, from which certain members of the Executive Committee shall be elected. The revised Executive Committee Election process incorporating regional representation shall be phased in over a three-year period. At the completion of such phase in period, tThe Executive Committee shall thenceforth consist of fourteen members and shall be composed as follows:

NCHA ANNUAL MEETING (i) eight Regional Directors consisting of one Regional Director from each Region, each of whom shall have been nominated and elected by the Directors residing in such region from among the eligible Directors and Life Directors residing in such Region; (ii) three executive officers, consisting of the President, President-Elect and Vice President; and (iii) all at large members elected to serve on the Executive Committee at or prior to the June 2022 Convention shall serve out the remainder of their existing three year terms. No at large members shall be elected to the Executive Committee after the June 2022 Convention.three at-large members, each of whom shall have been nominated and among the Directors and Life Directors. No at-large members will serve on the Executive Committee after June 2025. (d) Because of the staggered terms of membership on the Executive Committee, the election system shall work as follows: (i) Commencing with the June 2003 annual meeting of the Board of Directors and thereafter, all at-large members and Regional Directors shall rotate off the Executive Committee as their respective three-year terms shall expire. Upon the expiration of their respective terms, each at-large member shall be replaced by an at-large member, and each Regional Director shall be replaced by a Regional Director elected from that same Region. Each at- large member and each Regional Director so elected shall receive a three-year term. (ii) At each annual meeting of the Board of Directors thereafter, the Board of Directors shall elect as many members of the Executive Committee as shall be necessary to fill the expiring terms. (e) Except as otherwise provided herein, all at-large members and Regional Directors who are elected to the Executive Committee shall serve on the Executive Committee for staggered three-year terms. Elections to fill all ordinary vacancies

of at-large members of the Executive Committee shall be by the Directors and the Life Directors and shall be held at the annual meeting of Directors. (i) Nominees for all at-large members must complete an At-Large Nominee application form and return the completed form to the Executive Director by March 1 in order to be eligible for the At- Large Election. A digital picture should accompany the application for website posting, if possible. Distribution to Directors of the completed applicant form should take place by April 15 either by posting on the NCHA website or by email to the Directors. Voting for the at-large members at the annual meeting of Directors will be by show of hands or written ballot as determined by the President. Those nominees receiving the highest number of votes from the Directors and the Life Directors shall become the new at-large members of the Executive Committee. Due to some procedural confusion concerning whether this proposed Bylaw change should be considered since it was not approved by the directors, this proposed Bylaw change was not presented to the membership for a vote. (See minutes of Special Meeting of Members dated August 5, 2022.) PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGE #2 (iii) During their term of service, any member of the Executive Committee who misses two consecutive meetings of the Executive Committee shall be immediately terminated as a member of the Executive Committee unless the Executive Committee member has been granted an excused absence with respect to any such meeting by the President. The President may grant for illness or other emergency or other good cause, as determined in the President’s sole discretion. In no event may a person be elected to serve as a member of the Executive Committee for more than two consecutive three-year terms, or for more than eight consecutive years. However, this section does not prevent a member from serving past the eight consecutive year mark if such additional

years of service are to serve as an elected officer of the Association. A MOTION was made by David Pilcher and SECONDED by Tracy Barton to accept the proposed bylaw change as presented. After discussion, the Motion was voted on. MOTION PASSED. Section Two. Any Executive Committee member who was elected to the Executive Committee as a Regional Director or an at-large member and who is then elected to the office of President, President-Elect or Vice President of the Association shall, upon assuming such office, be deemed to have vacated their Executive Committee position as a Regional Director or at-large member. The unexpired term of the vacated Executive Committee position shall be filled pursuant to an election conducted in accordance with Section One (e) of this Article V. PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGE #3 Article VI – OFFICERS AND DUTIES Section One. There shall be three elected officers of the Association: The President, President-Elect, and Vice President. Such officers shall be elected as follows: (b) Prior to each annual meeting of the members, a Nominating Committee consisting of eight members shall be appointed by the Executive Committee for purposes of electing a Vice President. Four members of the nominating committee shall be from the Executive Committee. Four members of the Nominating Committee shall be from the Board of Directors, each of whom shall be from a different director district, and no more than two of whom may be from the same region. The Nominating Committee shall elect a chair for among its members. The Nominating Committee shall meet at least 120 days prior to each annual meeting of the members of the Association and shall nominate two candidates at least 60 days prior to each annual meeting for the office of Vice President. The candidates nominated for the office of Vice President must have been a FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

NCHA ANNUAL MEETING member in good standing continuously, without suspension or probation, for a period of seven 7 years prior to nomination. The candidates must have completed three 3 years of continuous service as a director of the Association on or before the date of assuming the office of Vice President or have served as a member of a Standing Committee for three 3 continuous years within 10 years of nomination. In determining the nominees for the office of Vice President the Nominating Committee shall solicit recommendations from the Board of Directors. The Vice President shall be elected to a one-year term. A MOTION was made by Mike Wood and SECONDED by David Pilcher to accept the proposed bylaw change as presented. After discussion, the Motion was voted on. MOTION PASSED. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS The residing chairman from each of the NCHA Standing Committees gave a report on their committees meeting and recommendations from the Convention. These recommendations will be reviewed and considered for approval at the next Executive Committee meeting which will take place in the month of August. 1. Finance and Audit Committee – Mark Senn (former Chairman) 2. Affiliate Officers/Secretaries Committee – Jack Werner (interim Chairman at Convention) 3. Amateur Committee – Barnwell Ramsey (Vice Chairman) 4. Cattle Committee – Bronc Willoughby (NCHA Cattle Manager) 5. Judges Rules Committee – Tim Smith 6. Non-Professional Committee – Sherry Graham 7. Professional Trainers Committee – Cara Brewer 8. Stallion Owners & Breeders Committee – Suzi Rodoni-Silverberg 9. Approved LAE Show Producers Committee – Coleta Rosson 10. Weekend Show Committee – Bradey Davis 11. Governance Committee – Dan Agnew 34

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12. Growth and Development Committee – Dean Rebhuhn 13. Limited Age Events Committee – Shianne Megel (NCHA Director of Shows) 14. Youth Committee – Kristen York (Vice Chairman) NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS & OFFICERS FOR 2022-2023

• At-Large Member – Cara Brewer • Region IV – John Lavelle • Region V – Sharon Overstreet • Region VIII – Kathleen Moore • Vice President – Mark Senn • President-Elect – Toddy Pitard • President – Ted Sokol RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS President Ora Diehl recognized the outgoing members of the Executive Committee whose terms expired. She thanked them for their extended efforts and dedication to serving their regions on the Executive Committee and the NCHA. Byron Green, Matt Miller, and Tatum Rice (absent) were presented with a personalized GIST buckle set as a token of our appreciation. 75th ANNIVERSARY President Ora Diehl presented a challenge to the membership last fall for members to submit a statement about what they think the Founding Father’s would say about the current NCHA. Prize for the winner selected anonymously by the Executive Committee would be a 75th Anniversary saddle awarded at the annual convention. Out of 37 comments submitted, the winner of the 75th Anniversary saddle on display at the annual convention is Jeremy Barwick, a Director out of Region VIII. You can read Jeremy’s message submitted below: In the early years, Ray Smyth let us know that a horse could be bought for $40. We can only imagine the conversation that could take place if Mr. Smyth were to meet with Mr. Billy Wolf who would share a story about his outstanding mare WOOD SHE BE MAGIC which sold for $1,050,000 in 2020. Today’s sires’ offspring account for tens of millions of dollars in earnings. With advancing breeding techniques, NCHA members have raised the standard for cutting horses and have added value to these remarkable athletes.

The history helps us become who we are and helps us evolve into who we want to be but never lets us forget. OUTGOING PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE President Ora Diehl addressed the members of the association with a moving outgoing message. It’s now time for Ora to say goodbye. As Ora reflected back, she emphasized that she was thankful and grateful for her family and friends that have supported her along this journey and shared her well but most of all with a crackling voice for the unconditional love of her husband Frank to stand by her side the entire way. She could highlight all the accomplishments this Executive Committee has made over the past year but focused on the great job that NCHA did with the hiring of Jay Winborn. Strong leadership in our Executive Director has allowed the Executive Committee to stand down and allow Jay to manage the day-to-day operations. Not only did we survive the global pandemic, but our lively hoods depend on our association and getting back to showing as soon as we did was a proven exhibition of the quality leader and supportive staff that we have at 260 Bailey. Ora highlighted and recognized some achievements at the office with our membership department that is thriving with at least 30% retainage of our free memberships, our IT is working daily on the improvements and implementation to balance and utilize the data in HUB, our Foundation is doing a great job on supporting our Youth, the judges department is on a way to being the best in the industry, and Ora can’t express how proud she is with the processes and procedures that are in place with a well-run accounting department. The budgeting is better and allows the department heads access to an accurate tool to be held accountable, our show department managing the triple crowns in the black instead of in the red, the Stallion Foal program running independently and the weekend shows moving forward with the success of the National Circuit Program. The growth and participation of our affiliates is extremely encouraging right now and that is where generations are born being taught the culture and ways of the western lifestyle. In closing, today and tomorrow and for the years to come, Ora will treasure the times spent with all of you and she is sincerely grateful that we are all a part of each other’s worlds.

NCHA ANNUAL MEETING INCOMING PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Incoming President Ted Sokol commented that coming in behind Ora will be a hard seat to follow. Ted expressed thanks to the members and directors present that took the time, the money and the energy to attend the convention. It is greatly appreciated by himself and the rest of the officers and Executive Committee behind him. For the past two years, Ted has had the privilege of working with Steve Norris, Ora Diehl and Jay Winborn and he feels really great with this association moving forward. There is consistency and he sees more and more in our future. To all the Past Presidents that offered their condolences, he thanks you. Ted hopes to survive it just like they have. Thanks to all and let’s get ready to rock and roll. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT Executive Director Jay Winborn addressed the members with a little bit of a retrospective of some of the things that have not been able to be discussed. A lot of the things that Ora said you will find mirrored in my report. That is just a small testament to the kind of working relationship that we had together, and it has been fantastic. Jay looks forward to the same opportunity with Ted, Toddy and Mark. This Executive Committee we have in place is aligned right now and when Jay first got here it was very fragmented. The past three years have been a little bit of a challenge. Right after being hired, we had to deal with a global pandemic and Jay was forced to change the way he planned to run this association. NCHA carried the torch for the other equine associations by being able to have a horse show in Will Rogers when everything was shut down. Jay has worked hard to make some necessary changes to the staff and with our accounting on the procedures they follow. Jay is happy to report that the accounting department is functioning at its highest level and everyone can see the high level of improvement in that area. It was priority number one for Jay to get that straightened out while the pandemonium was going on and he did not have a grow map and he did not have an accurate feel for what money we had and where we needed to cut to be able to grow in certain areas. These changes have allowed the association for the first time in many years to operate independently of the MERP program. When Jay started, he was handed a National Circuit Program that had been worked on for three years. Jay was pleased to be able to get that off the ground and running in six months with the help of a staff member Joshua Valdez. Jay wanted to give a shout out

to Josh as he was instrumental in getting that program off the ground unfortunately is no longer with us on his own terms.

Jay believes in empowering his people and

With the help of Jeremy Barwick of Western Bloodstock with horse sales and a great functioning finance committee we have been able to put money into our Futurity purse. Jay’s hope is to repeat that for all our shows. Jay also expressed his appreciation to Shianne Megel and the show department for the outstanding job they do for us each day. Allowing our employees to handle the aspects of their job has been the groundwork of our success.

our box and look at ourselves with a different

Now that the finances are more secure, Jay will direct his attention to some major initiatives in the judging and the cattle for our shows. Jay’s goal is to have the best judges program in the equine industry and after the judges rules meeting at this convention, a renewed focus has been made to concentrate on accountability, education and the cultivation of new judges to grow our program. Jay encouraged all listening that if they or anyone they knew had an interest in judging to please contact the judges department to get certified. There are great challenges with securing cattle due to the rising costs of fuel and transportation, but this is not an area that Jay will let slide, he is determined to maintain the best cattle he can for our shows at an affordable cost for the NCHA.

not come across as restrictive. Take care of your

In the months to come, you will see an improved state of our marketing and communications department. This area has been underserved in the past 24 months partly because of the pandemic and staffing changes. Jay has maintained control of this department as he wants to guide it over the next 12 to 24 months and will continue work closely with this group until he feels it can stand on its own. Plan is to better communicate with our memberships but to communicate and attract new members and sponsors as well.

and Ora who have been by his side.

Jay has spoken many a time about where we are in time and the attraction to our lifestyles. We must capture the hearts and minds of every individual to share our great sport of cutting and what we have to offer. That includes riding to the herd. We must do a better job of engaging our members and we will. Jay is very different than what most of our members are used to but it is what we need at this time for our success. The time is now, we must cease the day

At this time, there was no new business to bring

holding them accountable and not micromanaging them. We need to step outside of set of eyes on what our draw is. Only now are we starting to understand what it took to begin this association and attract people to it. And we need to learn how to apply that to this modern age. To boil it down, it is simple common-sense management and that is what Jay applies when our members tell us what we need to do, do not over complicate it. Keep our rules effective adjusting them as needed and most of all try to people, our members, our sponsors, our staff and our contractors. Treat them with respect and let them do their job and most of all be welcoming to the new members. Jay would like to take a minute to thank some of the people that have been instrumental in helping him on his journey so far. Again to his staff who are all fabulous and make working at NCHA a pleasure. All staff is important to the NCHA and the engine on what keeps us together. To the Executive Committee and all the other committees that provide guidance and direction, and appreciation for Ron, Steve

In closing, Jay is extremely proud of our accomplishments, and he states our because it has been an undertaking by many to get us where we are today. He is proud to be here and what we have done in looks forward to serving you, the members as we move forward. NEW BUSINESS

before the membership for discussion. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, MOTION was made by Frank Merrill and SECONDED by Matt Miller to adjourn the General Membership Meeting. MOTION PASSED. FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

NCHA ANNUAL MEETING

NCHA SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES

AUGUST 5, 2022 WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL CENTER – FORT WORTH, TX

The 2022 NCHA Special General Membership meeting was held, both in person and electronically, at 9:30am on Friday, August 5, 2022, at the Round Up Inn at Will Rogers Memorial Center located in Fort Worth, Texas. President Ted Sokol called the meeting to order and proof of due notice of this meeting was given. Ted invited NCHA Legal Counsel Jim Morris to describe the three (3) proposed bylaw changes that would be considered, how each item would be presented, that all votes would be made electronically and when the members will be able to cast their votes. In attendance, there were two (2) representatives from Data On The Spot (DOTS) that gave a quick tutorial on how to participate in the meeting and cast votes electronically. DOTS will also be monitoring the Zoom callers to be able to address anyone that raises a question throughout the meeting. PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGE #1 Article V – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Section One. There shall be an Executive Committee composed of the President, the President-Elect, the Vice President and such Regional Directors as described herein.and at-large members as described herein as shall be elected from among the Directors and the Life Directors. The President, President- Elect and Vice President shall each serve on the Executive Committee during their respective terms of office. (a) Beginning with the June 1998 meeting of the Board of Directors, the Association shall phase in a revised system for the election of the Executive Committee which shall endeavor to promote diverse geographical representation on the Executive Committee. At that time, the Association shall establish eight geographically 36

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based Regions of approximately equal membership, from which certain members of the Executive Committee shall be elected. The revised Executive Committee Election process incorporating regional representation shall be phased in over a three-year period. At the completion of such phase in period, tThe Executive Committee shall thenceforth consist of fourteen members and shall be composed as follows: (i) eight Regional Directors consisting of one Regional Director from each Region, each of whom shall have been nominated and elected by the Directors residing in such region from among the eligible Directors and Life Directors residing in such Region; (ii) three executive officers, consisting of the President, President-Elect and Vice President; and (iii) all at large members elected to serve on the Executive Committee at or prior to the June 2022 Convention shall serve out the remainder of their existing three year terms. No at large members shall be elected to the Executive Committee after the June 2022 Convention.three at-large members, each of whom shall have been nominated and among the Directors and Life Directors. No at-large members will serve on the Executive Committee after June 2025. (d) Because of the staggered terms of membership on the Executive Committee, the election system shall work as follows: (i) Commencing with the June 2003 annual meeting of the Board of Directors and thereafter, all at-large members and Regional Directors shall

rotate off the Executive Committee as their respective three-year terms shall expire. Upon the expiration of their respective terms, each at-large member shall be replaced by an at-large member, and each Regional Director shall be replaced by a Regional Director elected from that same Region. Each at- large member and each Regional Director so elected shall receive a three-year term. (ii) At each annual meeting of the Board of Directors thereafter, the Board of Directors shall elect as many members of the Executive Committee as shall be necessary to fill the expiring terms. (e) Except as otherwise provided herein, all at-large members and Regional Directors who are elected to the Executive Committee shall serve on the Executive Committee for staggered threeyear terms. Elections to fill all ordinary vacancies of at-large members of the Executive Committee shall be by the Directors and the Life Directors and shall be held at the annual meeting of Directors. (i) Nominees for all at-large members must complete an At-Large Nominee application form and return the completed form to the Executive Director by March 1 in order to be eligible for the At- Large Election. A digital picture should accompany the application for website posting, if possible. Distribution to Directors of the completed applicant form should take place by April 15 either by posting on the NCHA website or by email to the Directors. Voting for the at-large members at the annual meeting of Directors will be by show of hands or written ballot as determined by the President. Those nominees receiving the highest number of votes from the Directors and the Life Directors shall become the new at-large members of the Executive Committee.

NCHA ANNUAL MEETING A MOTION was made by Whit Davis and SECONDED by Billy Emerson to adopt this proposed bylaw change as presented. Before this motion was called for a vote, a MOTION was made from the floor by Frank Merrill and SECONDED by Lindy Burch to no action and table this proposed bylaw change until the next annual meeting at the convention. After discussion, President Ted Sokol called for a vote on the Frank Merrill motion from the floor first. MOTION made from the floor by Frank Merrill FAILED. (141 for / 167 against) After additional discussion, voting was then taken on the initial MOTION made by Whit Davis to adopt the proposed bylaw change as presented. MOTION PASSED. (191 for / 134 against) PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGE #2 (iii) During their term of service, any member of the Executive Committee who misses two consecutive meetings of the Executive Committee shall be immediately terminated as a member of the Executive Committee unless the Executive Committee member has been granted an excused absence with respect to any such meeting by the President. The President may grant for illness or other emergency or other good cause, as determined in the President’s sole discretion. In no event may a person be elected to serve as a member of the Executive Committee for more than two consecutive three-year terms, or for more than eight consecutive years. However, this section does not prevent a member from serving past the eight consecutive year mark if such additional years of service are to serve as an elected officer of the Association. Section Two. Any Executive Committee member who was elected to the Executive Committee as a Regional Director or an at-large member and who is then elected to the office of President, President-Elect or Vice President of the Association shall, upon assuming such office, be deemed to have vacated their Executive Committee position as a Regional Director or at-large member. The unexpired term

of the vacated Executive Committee position shall be filled pursuant to an election conducted in accordance with Section One committee of this Article V. PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGE #3 Article VI – OFFICERS AND DUTIES Section One. There shall be three elected officers of the Association: The President, President-Elect, and Vice President. Such officers shall be elected as follows:

SECONDED by Billy Emerson to ratify the prior actions by the Membership to approve Bylaw changes #2 and #3 as presented. After discussion, a vote on the Motion was taken. MOTION PASSED. (211 for / 10 against) ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, MOTION was made by Whit Davis and SECONDED by Billy Emerson to adjourn the Special Membership Meeting. MOTION PASSED.

(a) Prior to each annual meeting of the members, a Nominating Committee consisting of eight members shall be appointed by the Executive Committee for purposes of electing a Vice President. Four members of the nominating committee shall be from the Executive Committee. Four members of the Nominating Committee shall be from the Board of Directors, each of whom shall be from a different director district, and no more than two of whom may be from the same region. The Nominating Committee shall elect a chair for among its members. The Nominating Committee shall meet at least 120 days prior to each annual meeting of the members of the Association and shall nominate two candidates at least 60 days prior to each annual meeting for the office of Vice President. The candidates nominated for the office of Vice President must have been a member in good standing continuously, without suspension or probation, for a period of seven 7 years prior to nomination. The candidates must have completed three 3 years of continuous service as a director of the Association on or before the date of assuming the office of Vice President or have served as a member of a Standing Committee for three 3 continuous years within 10 years of nomination. In determining the nominees for the office of Vice President the Nominating Committee shall solicit recommendations from the Board of Directors. The Vice President shall be elected to a one-year term. Proposed Bylaw changes #2 and #3 were previously approved by the Members at the June 5, 2022, Membership Meeting. A MOTION was made by Whit Davis and FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

NCHA EVENTS

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NCHA WEEKEND 2022

A rider shares a loving moment of appreciation for his horse at the Aurora Circuit’s Black Elk Spring Classic on NCHA Weekend.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY EMILY THURNER PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF LEE ANN BATES, OILER CIRCUIT SHOW SECRETARY

Appalachian Circuit Junior Youth circuit champion Alex Sbarra.

Riders share a laugh as they enjoy the Cotton Circuit NCHA Weekend.

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Cheyenne Guelker-Olive takes home the Oiler Circuit $15,000 Amateur reserve championship aboard Metaya.

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NCHA EVENTS

PHOTOGRAPHS BY EMILY THURNER PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTOGRAPH BY EMILY THURNER PHOTOGRAPHY

A paint horse stands at the ready for a rider’s request at Aurora Circuit’s Black Elk Spring Classic on NCHA Weekend.

Nothing but fun and smiles from trainers who helped at the Cotton Circuit NCHA Weekend event.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY KRISTINA LYNN PHOTOGRAPHY

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Hard working equine athletes await their turn in the arena at the Cotton Circuit NCHA Weekend cutting.

Riders and horses prepare to compete at the Aurora Circuit’s Black Elk Spring Classic on NCHA Weekend.

Brandy Facemyer wins the Senior Youth reserve championship for the Appalachian Circuit on NCHA Weekend. FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

NCHA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

CURLY TALMAGE: A LIVINGLegacy STORY BY HANNAH CRANDALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF CURLY TALMAGE AND NANCY FOUST

s with anything else, in the horse world, there are certain horses and certain people who have paved the way and made it possible for growth to happen. One of those people in the cutting horse industry is Arthur “Curly” Talmage. Originally from Michigan and the son of a carpenter, Talmage’s life fell into place when he got back from war, fell in love with horses and planted roots in North Texas. In his 20s, Talmage was in the Fourth Marine Division during World War II. During this time, he was stationed on Iwo Jima for more than three years. Talmage returned home from the South Pacific in 1945. A few years later, Talmage and a friend left Michigan behind and set Florida in their sights. The two didn’t make it as far east as they had planned. After camping out along the Saint Johns River, they found themselves in Dallas, Texas, with jobs. Though eventually, Talmage’s friend would decide to head back to Michigan, Talmage decided he was going to stick around. This was the first step toward the rest of his life and the legacy he would create. In 1949, Talmage decided he wanted a horse. He wrote home and had his father send his saddle, rifle and saddle bags. He bought his first horse from a pen of killer horses in Fort Worth, Texas, who he called 48

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Eye Away Kid (Kid) because he only had one eye. At this time, Talmage was around 27 years old, and he took off with plans to ride from Dallas to Michigan. Talmage made it to Ardmore, Oklahoma, when he got a letter from his mother that his dad had been in an accident. Talmage got on a bus and went home to Michigan, but when his father’s health improved, he bought a new Studebaker pickup, returned to Ardmore to get Kid and came back to Texas. Along the way, Talmage worked on several dude ranches and met good horsemen like Rocky McAleenan and Monte Foreman, who helped Talmage hone his skills.

NCHA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Talmage began working on Loyd Jinkens’ ranch near Lake Worth, Texas, in 1953 and started forming relationships with people in the horse industry. This was where he rode his first cutting horse and found a passion for the sport. One day that summer, Talmage turned back for a trainer who frequented Jinkens’ ranch. The trainer gave him tips, and he knew then he would have a cutting horse someday. After a summer with Jinkens, Talmage rented a place on the Silver Creek, west of Azle, Texas. “Every year, the King Ranch would send Jinkens a trailer or truck load of young horses and tell him to do what he wanted with them,” Talmage said. In the years to follow, Talmage became friends with a man named Ira White, who rented part of Jinkens’ property to run a dairy. In 1957, White traded four or five Holstein calves for a colt that came from one of the King Ranch loads. “I was eating lunch one day, and the phone rang; it was Ira White on the phone,” Talmage said. “He said, ‘Curly, I’ve got a colt here you need to come and see.’ When I got there, he was finishing up his lunch and sent me up to this rickety old garage building where he had this colt.” When Talmage looked in and saw the pretty-colored sorrel Rey Jay, the light hit just right for him to notice a good-sized white spot in the horse’s eye. Talmage had just married his wife, Pauline, and the two were living on the leased place and expecting their first child. Despite a growing family to feed, after chatting with White a while, Talmage decided to listen to his gut and returned the following day with a trailer and $350 for the colt. “I fell in love with that colt, I don’t know why,” Talmage said. “I didn’t have enough experience behind me to know what he might be just by looking at him, but neither did anybody else.”

Talmage and Rey Jay got along great. During their first show together, the team won the Novice class, and Talmage knew he had to be doing something right. “They were announcing the winners of the Novice class, and the first thing they did was call off my name and Rey Jay as firstplace winner,” Talmage said. “I nearly fell off my horse; I couldn’t get over it. I thought, ‘Maybe I do have something here. I just won first place at my first cutting contest.’” One day, not long after their first show, Talmage noticed Rey Jay kept missing cattle on one side because the dust in his bad eye was irritating him. In this day, horses were often hauled in open trailers or the back of pickups, so people would buy goggles to protect their eyes. Talmage bought a pair of goggles and took the plastic out on the side of his good eye but left it on his bad side.

Talmage and Rey Jay went on to win a number of other shows across the country, traveling with the family in tow. “I was in Indiana just sitting on my horse, watching the rest of the show, and a young man started walking toward me,” Talmage said. “I could tell he was looking at me and my horse by the way he was walking straight at me. He came up right beside Rey Jay, and his very words were, ‘Mister, I think that’s the best young horse I’ve ever seen.’ His next words were asking me if I wanted to sell him.” Talmage and his wife stayed with Tommy Lee, the prospective buyer, and his parents that night. They left with $5,000 and a palomino mare in the trailer instead of Rey Jay, who went on to win many other shows, earn a Superior in cutting in 1960, become an American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) champion in 1964, and end his career with NCHA earnings totaling $20,597.07. He sired 126 foals, creating a legacy in horses like Freckles Playboy, Colonel Freckles, Tamulena, Rey Jynx, Nurse Rey and many others. Talmage’s decision to take a chance on the young colt with a bad eye would stamp the cutting industry for decades to come.

LEFT: Curly posing for photo with horses in the background in 1984. ABOVE: Rey Jay’s AQHA stallion photo. BELOW: Eye Away Kid in back of Studebaker pickup in 1949. FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

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“PEOPLE SAY YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO POST IN A WESTERN ABOVE: City Dandy in the 1960s. BELOW: Talmage still enjoys spending time with family and horses. RIGHT: Talmage celebrates an AQHA membership milestone.

“When Dad sold Rey Jay, he was driving away and looked over at Mother; she was crying,” said Nancy Foust, Talmage’s daughter. “He asked her what was wrong, and she said, ‘I didn’t want you to sell him.’ He still gets teary-eyed when he tells this. He didn’t want to sell him either, but he had hospital bills, and that money went a long way toward getting him started in the business.” Talmage kept training and showing cutting horses in the same North Texas area

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well into his 80s. Some of the horses he’s trained and showed include Silver Creek Aloha, My Gosh Pepper, Cito Dandy, Major’s Ronnie and My Hired Hand. His time spent honing his craft helped catapult the entire cutting horse industry into significant growth. He put in the time and effort to become successful with his horses and paid attention to the little things, and he’d advise young people getting started to do the same.

SADDLE, BUT THAT IS PART OF GOOD HORSEMANSHIP.” — Arthur “Curly” Talmage

“You better ride a whole bunch to know what you’re doing,” Talmage said. “Take lessons from people like Monte Foreman. There was one day he told me to go get a bay horse tied up on the fence, so he could see me ride. I took off in a little trot and started posting the trot. He said, ‘Oh my god, you can post. Where did that come from?’ People say you’re not supposed to post in a western saddle, but that is part of good horsemanship.” Not only is Talmage considered one of the most successful horse trainers and cutting horsemen, but he is a hard-working and devoted father of three children, Nancy, Tim and Doug, and a loving husband to Pauline, who passed away in 2012. All three of their children rode a lot growing up, and Nancy still has horses, all with Rey Jay bloodlines.

NCHA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT In 2014, Talmage’s Wise County, Texas, home caught fire, but he never let difficulties, even such significant losses, keep him down. He kept working with horses until he couldn’t anymore, and as NCHA’s eldest member, with 61 years of membership behind him, he’ll still sit down and share all his horse stories and give great life advice. In addition to training horses, Talmage was also very involved in his community. He helped many kids in the Silver Creek and Azle 4-H horse program in Parker County, Texas, teaching horsemanship, showmanship and introducing them to many disciplines. “He truly enjoyed watching the kids progress,” Foust said. “He also enjoyed working with adults and watching their desires and careers advance.”

HE KEPT WORKING WITH HORSES UNTIL HE COULDN’T ANYMORE, AND AS NCHA’S ELDEST MEMBER, WITH 61 YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP. Turning 100 in October 2022, Talmage has created a legacy both in and out of the arena: a legacy in his children, the horses he’s trained and the impact he’s had on both the horse industry and North Texas. The cutting horse world will always have Curly Talmage to thank for some of the best horses we’ve seen find success.

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Cullen Chartier His competitive nature and positive energy are hardwired components to his success. BY JENNIFER HORTON

is grandfather, Mel Chartier, owned Dry Doc (Doc Bar x Poco Lena x Poco Bueno), the 1971 NCHA Open Futurity champion ridden by Buster Welch. His father, Randy Chartier, trained cutting horses in Michigan, eventually relocating to Texas. His older brother, R.L., also moved to Texas to pursue training cutting horses and has had his own success. However, Cullen Chartier avoided the cutting addiction for several years before it grabbed him. Cullen showed minimally as a Youth rider. The family’s horse business took a backseat to his interest in high school sports. A sports junkie, he considered sports commentating as a career when the prospect of being a star athlete himself seemed unlikely. Competitive by nature – a trait he says perhaps he inherited from his mother, Kelle – cutting captured Cullen’s attention at 19 years old as the sport and career for him, and he hasn’t looked back. “I came down to the NCHA Futurity when R.L. made the finals,” said Cullen. “We all came 56

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to watch and support him. When I walked into Will Rogers for the finals, something about that night flipped a switch.” It changed his life and gave him direction. He began working for his dad, who combined training cutting horses with life lessons. When R.L. became the head trainer at Wrigley Ranch in Texas, Cullen went to work for him. He learned much from the positive example his older brother set. “He taught me a lot and, after two years, he told me I needed to go learn from someone else,” Cullen said. “That’s when I went to work for Paul Hansma.” Hansma would prove to be immensely influential in Cullen’s life and career. “I can’t say enough about Paul Hansma and what he did for me,” Cullen said. “I wouldn’t be where I am now if it weren’t for him. We had a lot of fun. He put me on a lot of horses early on that helped me succeed as a limited rider and made a lot possible for me. I consider him a mentor along with R.L. and my dad.” Cullen named a few favorite horses who helped him reach the NCHA Open Riders Hall of Fame.

Little Pepto Cat (High Brow Cat x Little Pepto Gal x Peptoboonsmal) was one of the first to open doors for him. Hansma set up Cullen to show the gelding on the weekend circuit for late owner Bob Kingsley. It proved to be a huge confidence booster. “Little Pepto Cat was the first big time horse I showed when I worked for Paul,” Cullen said. “I took him to the NCHA World Finals.” Hott Nu Cowboy (Hottish x Special Nu Kitty x High Brow Cat) carried Cullen to his most memorable run at the 2020 NCHA World Finals. The 2014 gelding, owned by Ike and Nancy Rainey, has recorded $216,437 in lifetime earnings. “The atmosphere was just electric,” Cullen said of the World Finals round. “He’d been really good. In the third round, we marked a 231. The crowd noise was unforgettable. That third cow was the best cow I’ve worked my entire life.” Calientee (Hottish x Pur Tee x Cat T Masterson) is the first horse he trained from his three-year-old year through his aged event years to be highly competitive. Calientee, also owned by the Raineys, now has $136,341 NCHA lifetime earnings recorded. Cullen enjoys the challenge of training young horses for the limited age events. He ventured out to build his own business six years ago. He believes consistency in performance measures success more than show results do. “Consistency makes finals,” Cullen said. The 36-year-old is determined to leave a positive impact on the world, as is evidential by the people in his life and the influence they have on him. “My parents have been my biggest supporters my entire life,” Cullen said. “My brothers, R.L. and Scott, are always there for me, and Paul Hansma - he’s family too. I have to thank my girlfriend, Macall Banner. She amazes me. “Tatum Rice and Hayden Upton have been great friends since I moved down here and I’ve learned a lot from riding with them,” Cullen continued. “Clay Johnson has been my best friend through ups and downs of life, and I’ve learned so much from him too.” At press time, Cullen has $1,417,872 recorded in lifetime earnings. “I never thought of the Hall of Fame as a goal,” Cullen said. “I just happened to be in the right spots at the right times. I love the horses and I love the competitive aspect of the sport. I’m very happy.” ★

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Will Nuttall His long road to the Open Riders Hall of Fame began accidentally but has been filled with achievements along the way. BY JENNIFER HORTON

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ill Nuttall might have taken the long road to the NCHA Open Riders Hall of Fame, but the journey was well worth it. Nuttall admits his entry into the cutting industry came quite accidentally. He was raised in a ranching family in South Dakota but they didn’t cut. The family horse business was involved in racing. Nuttall actually filled the role of jockey for the family racehorse business. That is, until he grew to be too heavy to make weight, ending his jockey career. “While I was shoeing horses, I ended up working for a guy who was riding horses at Al Dunning’s,” said Nuttall. “I actually rode my first cutting horse there at Dunning’s and thought it was

pretty cool.” But even that brief introduction didn’t take Nuttall straight into cutting. It was a few years later in the mid-1990s when he actually took the leap into training cutting horses and hasn’t looked back since. Nuttall went over the $1 million threshold at a show in Ogden, Utah, in April 2021. He was showing Stylish Freckles Cat (Smooth As A Cat x Stylish Freckles x Docs Stylish Oak), owned by Bob and Ann Hulden, when her earnings pushed him over the mark. “I didn’t really think about it,” said Nuttall. “When you hit that $900,000 mark then it seems like that last $100,000 seems to take forever.” Since hitting that $1 million target, Nuttall has added nearly $30,000 to his

NCHA lifetime earnings. He took a moment to reflect on the wins that added up to his entrance to the Open Riders Hall of Fame. “They were each special at the time,” Nuttall said. “I guess the one that sticks out the most was winning the Futurity in Idaho in 2007. It paid $20,001 to win. “Playin Playgun was my first big winner,” Nuttall continued. “There were only two horses that won more money their three-year-old year, and that was the horse that won the NCHA Futurity and the horse that was reserve in the NCHA Futurity.” Playin Playgun (Playin Stylish x Little Playgun x Playgun) was a 2011 gelding owned by Switchback Cutting Horses, with lifetime earnings that reached $97,700. Nuttall recalled two mares that were also special to his career, both also owned by Switchback Cutting Horses. CD Silk N Lace (CD Olena x Sanjo Silk N Lace x San Jo Lena) was a 2004 who earned $72,211. CDs Secret (CD Olena x I Know A Secret x Freckles Playboy) was a 2004 mare who recorded $53,287 in lifetime earnings. He couldn’t venture a guess as to how many miles he’s traveled on this road to the Hall of Fame. “When you show from Alberta, Ontario, Canada, to Fort Worth, Texas, to California and all the states in between, that’s a lot of miles.” Nuttall said. “When you figure your average check, you’re winning is $600 to $800, that’s a lot of trips to the herd.” Showing at aged event and weekend shows in the western United States may have made the trip to the Hall of Fame a little longer than some have taken, but Nuttall values the achievement and each piece it took to get him there. He acknowledged he had a very long list of people to thank for his Hall of Fame achievement. “Everyone who helped me in the show pen, all the customers I trained horses for and all my help,” Nuttall said. “It surely takes an army. I appreciate them all.” ★ FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

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Jon Burgess If you dare to dream, it might come true. BY JENNIFER HORTON

on Burgess never dared to dream of making the NCHA Open Riders Hall of Fame, but he made it all the same. “When you first start cutting, that $1 million figure sounds absolutely outof-reach. It’s when you get up above that $900,000 you start to think about it, but that last $100,000 is a son-of-a-gun,” said Burgess. “Especially when I might start only two to five colts a year. “I don’t think anyone can plan it,” Burgess continued. “That’s a lot of shows when you’re not showing a bunch of horses in the aged events. It takes a while for those smaller checks to add up. I never thought about it until I got close.” He was raised in Graham, Texas. Burgess’ father was the 1971 NCHA Non-Pro Futurity reserve champion, and housed cutting horses and Quarter Horse racehorses. Burgess grew up fully immersed in cutting as a Youth. As the family began to look toward his future, his dad encouraged him to form a plan to train cutting horses. 60

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At the age of 16, he went to work for Larry Reeder for the summer. Armed with that experience, Jon was able to ride with several different trainers, picking up valuable education and experience in both cutting and roping. Marriage and a baby encouraged Burgess to fully commit to training cutting horses as a career. He knew how to ride cutters, so he put everything into developing his training business. “It was trial-by-fire,” Burgess said with a laugh. “It’s a good thing that roping didn’t pay as good then as it does now, or I might have made a way different career choice.” Since then, Burgess has been fully dedicated to training aged event and weekend horses, as well as coaching Amateur and Non-Pro riders. He has always taken pride in doing the best he can for his horses. The limited number of horses he rides in a year make that possible. The man likes his horses and wants his horses to like him. Chula Dual (Dual Pep x Smart Fancy

Lena x Smart Little Lena) stands out as one of Burgess’ all-time favorite horses. Burgess showed him to place fourth in the 1998 NCHA Open Futurity. That buckle is still the one Burgess wears. The stallion’s winnings made a good deposit into Burgess’ rider earnings. In 2015, Burgess won the NCHA Limited Open Super Stakes Classic with Gold From Home (WR This Cats Smart x Haidas Little Shorty x Haidas Little Pep). He rode Littlemak (Starlights Gypsy x Justa Swingin Gal x Justa Swingin Peppy) to win the 2016 Limited Open Super Stakes and the Summer Spectacular Limited Open Derby for owner Steve Anderson. It was at the 2021 Waco Texas Futurity that Burgess hit that magic $1 million mark. He won the 5/6 Year Old Limited Open Classic on A Groovy Kindof Love (Auspicious Cat x Biscuit Love x Smart Aristocrat) for owner Kenny Thompson. They were also finalists in the 5/6-YearOld Open Classic. “Achieving the $1 million in earnings and making the [Open Riders] Hall of Fame is validation that I didn’t suck,” said Burgess. “Hard work does pay off. Dragging my poor wife and two kids all over heck-and-a-half of Georgia and not get divorced - that’s a milestone. If it weren’t for Traci, it would not have been possible. I would not have done it. She’s our rock.” Burgess and his wife Traci raised two children - Tasha and Justin. Now, he’s enjoying a new generation with two grandchildren in the cutting saddle. “My ten-year-old granddaughter shows a little bit, and I did the Kids Cutting at the Breeder’s Invitational holding my two-year-old grandson in my arms,” Burgess said. “He was having some kind of a ball. The Kids Cutting one reason we go to the B.I.” Burgess thanks everyone who helped him over the years that made this achievement possible. At press time, Burgess and Little Puma (Sweet Lil Pepto x Lil Puma x High Brow Cat) are leading the $25,000 Novice Horse standings in his first bid to win the world championship this year. He may get to retire his Futurity buckle for a brand new one yet. ★

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E.J. HUNTLEY Dad’s hand-me-up horse from his daughter takes him to the Non-Pro Hall of Fame. BY JENNIFER HORTON

.J. Huntley’s journey to the NCHA Non-Pro Hall of Fame began years ago when he rode horses and showed as a kid. Growing up in Houston, he had the opportunity to see the NCHA World Finals when they were held there. An introduction to trainer Kobie Wood by a friend of a friend led Huntley to his first cutting horse. While he enjoyed the sport, family and his work as a real estate consultant took Huntley away from cutting for a few years. “My kids were growing up and I didn’t want to be gone,” Huntley said. “But my daughter, Christina, got me back into it. We started when she was about ten years old, and I hauled her for six or seven years while she showed in the Youth.” Christina won the world championship in the Youth. She earned 634 Youth points and has $151,178 in NCHA lifetime earnings recorded at press time. E.J.

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began cutting again while he was hauling Christina for several divisions of the NCHA World Finals. E.J. considers his daughter’s success one of his proudest accomplishments in the cutting pen. “Last year became my year to haul,” E.J. said. The horse that carried Christina to her world championship title in 2019 would take E.J. to the winner’s circle as well Ripping Ichi (Cat Ichi x Kodoboomba x Kodo). The gelding has earned a special place in the Huntley family. “Ripping Ichi was my number one horse,” said E.J. When he realized he was going to haul for the title, he purchased two more geldings to show, which would allow Ripping Ichi the time he needed to rest. Ten Blade (High Brow Cat x The Doctress Orders x Dual Rey) and Bordeauxx (Bet Hesa Cat x Uno Tassa Mia x Smart Little Uno) joined the Huntley team.

“Winning the Non-Pro world championship last year was my biggest accomplishment,” E.J. said. “It came down to the last night of the World Finals and I was the last horse. It was a fairly climactic ending, but it worked out for me. It was really interesting for everyone else; it was nerve-wracking for us.” E.J. won the world championship by less than $4,000. “Last year was all about the challenge,” E.J. said. “Learning to show better and manage situations – what better challenge than to come into the World Finals with bad draws every night? But it worked out good.” “I didn’t start last year with the intention of winning the world [championship],” E.J. continued. “I wanted to show my horse and get better. We got off to a good start and one thing led to another. I had a lot of people encourage me to haul and go for it, and that became the objective. The Hall of Fame was a milestone achieved along the way.” E.J. has a long list of people who he credits with helping him make it as far as he has. “For sure I thank [my trainer] Michael Cooper,” E.J. said. “I started riding with him four years ago and he’s probably helped me more as an individual more than anybody. He’s spent a lot of time and effort helping me to improve and get better. His whole family - they’ve all been a big part of it. “My daughter - she’s the reason I do this and I wouldn’t do it without her,” E.J. continues. “My wife and son don’t cut, but they sure enable me to do it and support me. “The list of people who have given me advice and encouragement and helped me to get better goes on and on - I couldn’t list them all.” E.J. continues to set his personal goals high. “My goals are always to continue to get better and improve,” E.J. said. “I want to keep showing – probably at more aged events. You never know. I may decide to haul again, but it’s always just to learn and get better.” ★

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MISSY JEAN ETHERIDGE Helping each of her horses reach their potential is her goal. BY JENNIFER HORTON

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eing inducted into the NCHA Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame came as a surprise to Missy Jean Etheridge. Setting goals for specific wins or awards was not anything Etheridge has made a practice of doing. “My goal for each horse is to bring them to their fullest potential, whatever that might be,” said Etheridge. A conversation with Ashley Galyean about goals and qualifying for the Hall of Fame prompted Etheridge to call NCHA and check her own earnings. She learned she had also achieved the milestone. At press time, Etheridge has $852,964 recorded in NCHA lifetime earnings. “My favorite horse is A Star Is Borne,” said Etheridge. “She’s been a rock for me and I call her my queen – my soulmate horse.”

The mare, by Boon Too Suen and out of Holly Is Smooth, by Smooth As A Cat, has $157,126 in recorded NCHA lifetime earnings at press time. “Probably the horse that helped me the most to develop into the rider I am today is Hold My Patron,” Etheridge said. “She was the first horse I finished on my own. We did the small futurities and she earned a Limited Open title and a couple of Non-Pro titles. She’s one of the horses I feel like I helped reach her potential.” Hold My Patron is by Mandalay Rey and out of Wood She Be Neat, by Nitas Wood. The 2018 mare has $69,897 in NCHA earnings at press time. “She helped me learn how much to teach them and how much to let them do [on their own],” Etheridge said. Etheridge doesn’t single out any specific accomplishments along the

way to her induction to the Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame. “Every time I go to the herd and that horse gives me their all, I count it as a win,” said Etheridge. “I really appreciate what they do for me.” Etheridge is grateful for the support she has received along the way. “It’s impossible to thank everyone who has helped me on this journey,” Etheridge said. “It truly takes a village. My husband, Vicky Lynn, is my biggest supporter, especially when we brought our horses home for me to train. It was an unknown for me, and he encouraged me to believe in myself. He grew up on a feedlot and has way more knowledge of cows than I do. He’s helped me with my herd work and approach. While we fight like cats and dogs, especially while working, he has helped me tremendously. “My daughter, Millie Joe, and her boyfriend help me a lot,” Etheridge continues. “Even though they hate late night calls, they are happy to help our program succeed. My family sacrifices a lot for me, and I appreciate all that they do.” Etheridge also mentions being thankful for the help she has received from the trainers who have guided her, from helping in the corners to providing feedback on training and herd work. NCHA trainers Beau Galyean, Zeke Entz, Gavin Jordan, Michael Cooper, Steve Oehlhof, Kory Pounds, Terry Hollis, Chris Hanson, Ed Duferrena and Dalton Vicar. She also mentions her vets, Mark Akin, Molly Bellefeuille, Charlie Buchanan and Chad Marsh, as well as Jeanine Koehler, Pete May and Kathleen Daigles, as spokes on the wheel that rolled her to success. Etheridge named a few of her horses who have earned special places in her heart: A Star Is Borne, Hold My Patron, Hot Huckleberry and Light Of Grace. “I’m grateful for each one and the lessons they taught me,” Etheridge said. She continues to focus more on the potential of each horse over specific wins or awards, but if she happens to win the NCHA Futurity, that will be okay, too. ★ FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

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ASHLEY GALYEAN Setting goals for herself helped Ashley to reach the Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame. BY JENNIFER HORTON

conversation with her eleven-yearold son, Daxton, about setting goals inspired Ashley Galyean’s plan to reach the NCHA Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame. “We had Daxton sit down and set out some goals for himself and what he wanted to accomplish in his golf career,” said Galyean. “He asked me what my goals were for myself showing in the cutting. It was a really good question, because I had not thought about it. He helped me make a list of my goals, and getting to the Hall of Fame was one of them.” Galyean’s very next show was The Ike, where she showed Buonvino (Metallic Cat x Never Reylinquish x Dual Rey) to win the Non-Pro Classic. That paycheck pushed her earnings total over $500,000 and the Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame was in the hole. “It was great to reach that goal so quickly after setting it,” Galyean said. “Daxton felt a part of it since he helped me actually set goals for myself.” Galyean has shown several Metallic Cat

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offspring, which are special to her, considering husband Beau’s history with the iconic stallion. Desiresomemettalic (out of Desire Some Freckles, by Freckles Playboy) took Ashley to several finals, and homebred Pedaltothemedal (out of Fairlea Magnolia Gal, by Colonel Pic) won a reserve title at the NCHA Super Stakes. Her first aged event championship came with Sweet Metallic (out of Sweet Abra, by Abrakadabracre). “Having my family and people who try really hard for me to succeed - it really matters to have that support system,” Ashley said. “I knew nothing about riding or showing before I met the Galyeans. Beau is such a good trainer. He taught me everything from the ground up. His horses are pretty bulletproof, so it’s easy to show behind his training.” Early on, she credits the gelding Casey Catt (Sophisticated Catt x Amanda Starlight x Grays Starlight) for teaching her a lot. “He was big and strong,” Ashley said. “He allowed me to have more confidence because he was easy to ride and really smart. He was

a kind horse and he allowed me to figure out how to get through runs.” When she first started cutting, Beau gave Ashley a list of people to watch and study how they cut their cows. “I would really pay attention to Paula Wood and Mary Ann Rapp - women who are so inspirational in our cutting world,” Ashley said. “And of course, my sisters-in-law, Christina Cox and Kristen Galyean, who have both won the NCHA Futurity.” Cutting and confidence don’t always go hand-in-hand at first, as Ashley found out. “I definitely have the fear factor, so that’s something I have to get over,” Ashley said. “Let’s face it, if you cut the kind of cow that gets you to the winner’s circle, there’s going to be some scary parts in there. “I still get so nervous,” she continued. “Jody [Galyean] is always right there when I walk in to tell me to take a deep breath and smile, so I don’t look so nervous, and he calms me. They all have to talk me through it.” With one goal met, what’s next on her list? “Who wouldn’t want a Futurity win?” Ashley said, laughing. “That’s a goal. A Fort Worth, Texas, win would be a great victory for me. This year, I’m showing Halovayear (Metallic Cat x Dancing With Hal x Halreycious). We’ve won over $70,000 so far. She’s been a lot of fun to show, but she has definitely put a lot of pressure on my fear factor because she’s super cowy and she likes to be real cow smart. I’ve been trying to focus on my riding with her and try to stay out of her way, but it’s not always easy.” The Galyeans have several futurity prospects coming up that could help her to the next goal. Ashley thoughtfully recalled the people in her life who have helped her most to reach this goal. “Lloyd Cox – he’s family, of course, and he has helped me everywhere, along with Beau, Wesley and Jody,” Ashley said. “My parents have always helped with our boys, Daxton and River, while we travel and show, so they’ve been a huge part of us getting to do what we love. I have to thank Beau for sure. The entire Galyean family has put up with me not knowing anything. I’ve been doing this for 10 years now and they were all instrumental in teaching me the industry.” Ashley notes one of the more satisfying parts of her induction. “Now I’m not the only Galyean not getting inducted into the NCHA Hall of Fame,” Ashley said with a smile. ★

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RYAN RAPP

Carrying on the family tradition, Rapp became the third member of the family in the Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame. BY JENNIFER HORTON

he son of Phil and Mary Ann Rapp, both members of the NCHA Hall of Fame, Ryan Rapp grew up as a regular kid involved with normal things like school sports. There was a time he may have chosen a ball over a bridle. But when cutting took hold, it held hard. Ryan was 14 years old when he started cutting and took his first real steps into the family business. “Really I enjoyed the training more than the actual showing,” Ryan said. “Dad, a trainer of course, would buy these project horses and I liked working with them. It was Spookystimetoshine that hooked me. When I started showing him, I really fell in love with [cutting].” Ryan chose cutting as his sport of choice, thanks to the 2007 gelding Spookystimetoshine (One Time Pepto x San Starlight x Grays Starlight). “It’s part of my life,” Ryan said. “All cutting, all 72

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the time. I do play a little golf and hunt a little, too.” One of his favorite horses is Tuff Julie (Woody Be Tuff x Missys Powder x Powder River Playboy). “She was the first aged event horse that was mine,” said Ryan. One of his favorite memories is his win in the Limited Non-Pro Derby at the 2016 NCHA Summer Spectacular. He was just 15 years old when he and Tuff Julie marked a 222 for the win and earned $8,533. “It was my first aged event win in Fort Worth,Texas, and I remember how emotional my mom was and how proud she was,” Ryan said. The first horse to take him to a Non-Pro finals was Metalic Smoke (Metallic Cat x Smokin Tap x Smokin Trona). The 2011 mare is a great granddaughter of Tapeppyoka Peppy, the Rapp’s breeding program matriarch. “Manteca Moe was the first one I trained as

a three-year-old,” Ryan said. “Dad helped me finish him, and he was the first really good horse I showed in the Non-Pro.” The 2014 gelding (Hydrive Cat x Memorey x Dual Rey) was bred by the Rapps and has NCHA lifetime earnings of $151,853 at press time. These days, everything Ryan shows is by the family stallion, Dont Stopp Believin. “It’s hard to make the finals on anything else if that’s what you’re showing,” Ryan said. Ryan earned his first NCHA Super Stakes Non-Pro Classic championship this year, sharing the win with co-champion Megan Miller and Hit Tha Flo. Aboard Next Stopp Cowtown (Dont Stopp Believin x Manytimes x One Time Pepto), Ryan marked a 220.5 to share the win and take the $19,063 for the purse split. “The Super Stakes was my first really big win in Fort Worth,” said Ryan. Ryan believes cutting has taught him how important the mental aspect is to life. “Obviously, it’s big in cutting, but even just in life in general, I’ve learned how important perspective is,” Ryan said. “You can get into your own head and ruin things for yourself, or you can help yourself with the right mental perspective. You learn how to control your emotions in situations to keep yourself going.” Ryan finished up his Youth career with 559 NCHA Youth points and an induction to the NCHA Youth Hall of Fame. It’s a rather unique situation that he earned Youth and Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame honors the same year. “My goal is always to do the best I can and win as much as I can,” Ryan said. “I knew the Hall of Fame would be the result of that philosophy, but I never let making the Hall of Fame be my primary goal. For me, it was to show my horse the best I can and it will all total up in the end. “I’m extremely thankful for my parents for allowing me the opportunities to have the success I’ve had,” Ryan continued. “I appreciate everyone who helped me, both in and out of the show pen, along the way. Mostly it’s my parents - I would not have done any of this without them.” The now 21-year-old said his future goals include finishing his college education at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, and to continue his cutting career as a Non-Pro competitor. With his NCHA earnings topping $943,627 at press time, there could be another major milestone in his future. ★

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ill Roth grew up riding hunter jumpers in California. Her mother started her early riding English horses, then, in a curious turn of events, her mother began breeding cutting horses. Roth got on her first cutting horse in 1989 and said she laughed the whole way through her first year, learning and showing for fun at local club cuttings. Eventually, Roth began showing Mystic Mary Jean (Too Much Pepper x Docaree x Doc’s Oak). “She was the first horse I really started showing,” said Roth. “My mother raised her. She was pony-size and fast. She taught me more than any person could.” In 2012, Roth found trainer Morgan Cromer in her quest to learn and improve. She finally began to understand “use your feet” and “ride to the stop” that she had been hearing people say. “My husband-to-be decided if I was going to do this, he wanted me to win,” Roth said. “That’s when Morgan found CD Headlight and it all changed again. He was a once-in74

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a-lifetime horse. We made the top 15 in the $50,000 Amateur that year. The next year, we hauled and won the world title in 2013.” She retired CD Headlight (CD Lights x Peppeco Lena x Peppy San Lena) with $105,570 in NCHA lifetime earnings. A couple years later, the NCHA World Series of Cutting started and drew Roth back in. “Morgan found me a second once-in-alifetime horse in Bea Pure Cat,” Roth said. Their 2016 World Finals championship in the $25,000 Novice Non-Pro took Roth out of weekend Amateur eligibility, and the gelding was too old for limited aged events, so they began competing in the Non-Pro. “I really enjoy the weekend shows over the aged events because I like to show every day,” Roth said. “I’m very competitive, and I have to have goals. I didn’t feel competitive in the weekend Non-Pro, but the Mercuria events were great. We were co-champion of one of the Mercuria events and went to the World Finals three times.” Roth never considered the Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame a possibility since $500,000 in lifetime earnings seemed far

from her reach, but $150,000 in weekend events, known as the “haulers hall of fame,” gave her an avenue, and that goal seemed attainable. Roth’s NCHA lifetime earnings at time of press are $341,307. “It’s really hard to win the world championship from the west coast, especially with just one horse, so I set the Hall of Fame as a goal,” Roth said. “It was all Bea Pure Cat; all of my Non-Pro money was earned on him. He’s been my only horse since 2015, and he’s phenomenal. He had less than $50,000 earnings when I bought him.” Bea Pure Cat (High Brow Cat x Mae Bea Marie x Freckles Playboy) has $312,282 LTE at press time. “He is an amazing animal; I’m very lucky,” Roth said. “We bought him from Kenny Platt, who said he had wolverine running through his veins. I call him ‘Snoop Dawg,’ but Morgan calls him ‘James.’ “He has the best personality,” Roth continues. “He’s an athlete, very well balanced and built right, with a huge heart, and he knows his job. He’s my only horse so I have plenty of time to attend to his care, and I consider that a full-time job.” Roth and Snoop Dawg have quite the regimented schedule to prepare them for success at a cutting. “He has to eat two hours before we get ready to show, because he likes to sleep after he eats,” Roth said. “I get up at 4 a.m. to feed him so he has time to eat and nap. He gets ice spa and therapy, and we take walks during the day just to get him out of his stall. At home, he enjoys turnout.” Roth is grateful for everything, including all the horses she has ever ridden, the trainers who have helped her in the corners and especially her trainer, Cromer. “Morgan has been tremendous in getting me to the point where I am now,” Roth said. She found me these horses to win the world championship. She played a big part in this.” Most of all, though, Roth is thankful for her husband. “I couldn’t do any of this without my husband, Bill,” Roth said. “He’s so supportive. I can’t thank him enough. He’d never been to a cutting before we met, and he’s hauled all over with me since 2012. He’s also one-in-a-million. The horse and the husband are both gifts from God.” ★

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Derby Open Reserve Champion A REGAL ROYAL by ONE TIME ROYALTY Rider: Adan Banuelos Owner: Brumbaugh Ranches

Derby Open $10K Champion DOCZ STYLISH PLAYER by DOCS STYLISH OAK Rider: Kenny Platt Owner: Bradley K Zuver

Derby Open $10K Reserve Champion DR PEPPA by DUAL SMART REY Rider: Kenny Platt Owner: Robert D Tregemba

Derby Open Limited Champion BEELIEVE I WILL by DONT STOPP BELIEVIN Rider: Colt Moore Owner: George & Charlene Lane

Derby Open Limited Co-Reserve Champion BOUJIE by ONCE IN A BLU BOON Rider: Nate Gribble Owner: Cowan Ranch Inc

Derby Open Limited Co-Reserve Champion DON’T LOOK FOR TROUBL by METELES CAT Rider: Dalton Vicar Owner: Circle Y Ranch

Derby Non Pro Champion ASPEN by METALLIC CAT Rider: Kristen Galyean Owner: Wesley & Kristen Galyean

Derby Non Pro Reserve Champion HOTT SHOTS by HOTTISH Owner/Rider: Katie Fonsen Young

Derby Non Pro $10K Champion MAKE BEELIEVE by DONT STOPP BELIEVIN Rider: Mary Ann Rapp Owner: Phil & Mary Ann Rapp

Derby Non Pro $10K Reserve Champion HOTANDBOTHERED by HOTTISH Rider: Colette Lesh Owner: C Heart Ranch LLC

Derby Non Pro Limited Champion METALLIC MOMMA by METALLIC CAT Rider: Erica Lennox Owner: Tommy & Tiffani Ray

Derby Non Pro Limited Reserve Champion LITTLE DIRTY REBEL by METALLIC REBEL Rider: Julie Elrod Owner: Russ & Julie Elrod

Derby Amateur Champion STAG by METALLIC CAT Owner/Rider: Jim Haworth

Derby Amateur Reserve Champion MCKENZIE REBEL by METALLIC REBEL Owner/Rider: Trey Fricke

Derby Amateur Intermediate Champion PEPTOS REBEL by METALLIC REBEL Owner/Rider: Tee Worley

Derby Amateur Intermediate Co-Reserve Champion COCO KIT KAT by KIT KAT SUGAR Owner/Rider: Jane Mancuso

Derby Amateur Intermediate Co-Reserve Champion METECULOUS by METELES CAT Owner/Rider: Jim Haworth

Derby Amateur Limited Champion DESIRES SUM PRADA by IM COUNTIN CHECKS Rider: Mike Roberts Owner: Hidden Valley Ranch

Derby Amateur Limited Co-Reserve Champion MOVIN METALLIC by METALLIC CAT Owner/Rider: Michael E Biehle II

Derby Amateur Limited Co-Reserve Champion SR DUAL KITTY by DUAL SMART REY Owner/Rider: Rusten Smith

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Classic/Challenge Open Reserve Champion PRINCESSES RULE by DOCS STYLISH OAK Rider: Grant Setnicka Owner: Rio Roca Land & Cattle Co

Classic/Challenge Open Limited Champion SPECIALKAT by KIT KAT SUGAR Rider: Colt Moore Owner: Joseph Jingoli

Classic/Challenge Open Limited Reserve Champion REYZIN GRACE by REYZIN THE CASH Rider: Austin Johnson Owner: Turnback Pony

Classic/Challenge Non Pro Champion SHORTY KATZ by HIGH BROW CAT Rider: Sheridan Clark Owner: Clark Cutting Horses LLC

Classic/Challenge Non Pro Reserve Champion CHAMPAYNE DREAMS by METALLIC CAT Rider: Caitlin Rice Owner: Scotty Rice

Classic/Challenge Non Pro Limited Champion FLASHIE by PURDY BOY FLASH Rider: Jimmy Purselley Owner: Purselley Performance Horses

Classic/Challenge Non Pro Limited Reserve Champion DREAMY MARTINI by SMOOTH TALKIN STYLE Rider: Erica Lennox Owner: SMF Cutting Horses LLC

Classic/Challenge Amateur Champion HEAVY METAL FAITH by METALLIC CAT Rider: Michael Townsend Owner: Lakeside Ranch LLC

Classic/Challenge Amateur Co-Reserve Champion CW BLU REY by ONCE IN A BLU BOON Owner/Rider: Troy Boutonnet

Classic/Challenge Amateur CoReserve Champion KNICKS N LAKERS by LAKER DOC Rider: Von Sutten Owner: Von & Andrea Sutten

Classic/Challenge Intermediate Amateur Champion CHATY CATTY by CATTY HAWK Owner/Rider: Gregory Williamson

Classic/Challenge Intermediate Amateur Reserve Champion MISS LILY REY by DUAL REY Owner/Rider: Liana Erenberg

Classic/Challenge Limited Amateur Champion PRIME TIME DIVA by ONE TIME PEPTO Owner/Rider: Mary Crow

Classic/Challenge Limited Amateur Reserve Champion LADYS METALIC CLUTCH by METALLIC CAT Owner/Rider: Brenda Wolgamott PHOTOS BY SUZANNE SYLVESTER

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2022 Winner Payout

HOTTISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,690.99

Jim Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66,279.38

METALLIC CAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,279.47

Phil & Mary Ann Rapp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63,984.35

Top 10

METALLIC REBEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,614.60 DONT STOPP BELIEVIN. . . . . . . . . . . $3,504.45

Top 20

Kathleen Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,681.11 SMF Cutting Horses LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,816.12 Wesley & Kristen Galyean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,084.41

DUAL SMART REY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,553.96

Brad Zuver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,510.48

ONCE IN A BLU BOON. . . . . . . . . . . . $2,224.22

Crown Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,404.90

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CREY ZEE Marching to the beat of her own drum all the way to the Hall of Fame. BY JENNIFER HORTON

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er [registered] name is very fitting,” said Kylie Rice, even though they call her “Reyn.” The 2015 sorrel mare, bred and owned by Rice’s parents, Kevin and Sydney Knight, is sired by Dual Rey out of Eazee E, by High Brow Cat. “She’s probably the most intelligent horse I’ve ever been around,” said Rice. “Tatum [Rice] picked her mom, Eazee E, out of the yearling sale, trained her and we both showed her. Crey Zee was her first baby. “Eazee E was always very spicy, very wild and cowy,” Kylie continued. “We took the approach of fighting fire with fire and bred her to Dual Rey. Crey Zee is very well-known for her wild personality and all her antics in the 80

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loping pen. She comes from a long line of quirky horses. I’d say she marches to the beat of her own drum.” Kylie described the mare’s career as a fairy tale for them. After winning the 2018 NCHA Open Futurity championship, she won two four-yearold events in a row - The Ike and The Bonanza - which helped cement her title of NCHA Open Horse of the Year in 2019. “She was so cowy, so quick-footed and wanted it so much,” said Tatum. “She had so much instinct on a cow. It was actually more of a challenge to train her than to show her, even though at the time, I thought it was hard to show her. She always wanted to do more than needed. It was hard to slow her down.” Crey Zee was sidelined later that

year when she broke her splint bone in the trailer on the way home from the West Texas Futurity in August. “We were lucky enough with the early results that she was able to earn the Horse of the Year title without showing the last four months,” said Kylie. Crey Zee spent the rest of the year healing up to come back as a five-yearold when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, freeing up another year for the mare. “Looking back, I feel that time off for her was actually a blessing,” said Tatum. Even with their aged event and hauling schedule interrupted in 2020, Crey Zee made the NCHA Open World Finals. “When she was six, I actually won the Non-Pro Classic/Challenge on her at the NCHA Summer Spectacular, and that’s what officially got her to the Hall of Fame, so that was special for us,” said Kylie. It’s difficult for Kylie to pin down one favorite memory because the dynamic mare provided them with so many, but seeing the mare and Tatum win The Ike right after the NCHA Futurity stands out as one of the most memorable. “We had just won the Futurity,” said Kylie. “You feel the pressure. Was that a one-time thing or is this a really special horse like we hoped? Austin Shepard had already shown in the finals and marked a 225 with a very, very good run. Reyn went a little later and marked a 229 and won. To come back after the Futurity win with that kind of run and win proved she was that kind of horse.” Retired with $425,353 in lifetime earnings, these days, Crey Zee is living her best life as a broodmare in a large pasture next to Kylie and Tatum’s home with her mother, Eazee E, and longtime barn-mate, Miss Kitty Russel. Her breeding career was jumpstarted utilizing embryo transfers, so Reyn’s oldest foals are two this year. “There are so many people who contribute to a career like that for a horse – so many to thank and so many memories made,” Kylie said. “I think most of them know who they are. It was an amazing ride.” ★

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SANCTUS Scott Durham may have a divine silent partner in the success of his Hall of Fame stallion. BY JENNIFER HORTON

PHOTOGRAPHY BY TAYLOR BREEDING

casual trip to see some colts brought Scott Durham to Jose Isidro Sigala’s ranch, where a particular chestnut yearling stallion (High Brow Cat x Sofie Rey x Dual Rey) caught his eye. “I was overwhelmed by his power and quickness,” said Durham. Durham was raised on the King Ranch and grew up showing horses in several disciplines but cutting always remained in his heart. His ability to judge horses and cattle had become instinctive. Those instincts led him to purchase the colt he would rename Sanctus, Durham’s first NCHA Hall of Fame horse. “I attend St. Patrick Cathedral in Fort Worth, Texas,” said Durham. “Above the alter is a sign that reads ‘Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus.’ Sanctus means Holy. One day at Mass, I looked up and read that sign. I

knew that needed to be his name. He was that special.” The stallion’s show career catapulted him to fame in his four-year-old year. Shown by Rodrigo Taboga, the pair announced their arrival in a big way with win after win in the aged events, including the 2020 NCHA Summer Spectacular Open Derby. They earned six championships and four reserve championships at major NCHA-approved limited age events that year. Sanctus earned historic back-toback championships at the Summer Spectacular, capturing the 2020 Open Derby win and the 2021 Open Classic/ Challenge title. The stallion has graced three covers of the Cutting Horse Chatter as a major NCHA aged event champion. He has now earned 15 championship titles at NCHA-

approved limited aged events. The meaning of the Hall of Fame achievement is not lost on Durham. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said Durham. “Most people don’t ever get the opportunity to receive this honor. Especially these days as the horses are becoming even more competitive.” Durham credits the stallion’s consistency for his achievements. “For a horse to win this much with two different riders is huge. He has excelled under two different riders and has won every major aged event. Where most horses experience peaks and valleys, he’s been extremely consistent for three years.” That consistency combined with his athleticism and cow sense have proved a winning combination and helped Sanctus earn reserve NCHA Open Horse of the Year honors for two consecutive years as well. “Rodrigo did such a great job with him that first year,” said Durham. “It was only when he made a change [in his business] that I decided to put Sanctus with Adan Banuelos. I am grateful for what Rodrigo did for Sanctus. They had a phenomenal season his four-year-old year.” Banuelos took the reins during the stallion’s five-year-old year. The match has worked. The stallion’s NCHA recorded lifetime earnings exceed $343,531 at press time. They were reserve champions in the NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Spectacular Open Classic/Challenge this year, scoring a 223 that added $17,697 to the bank. “He’ll finish out his aged event career this year,” Durham said. “He’s pretty much won everything at least once, so he doesn’t have anything else to prove.” Durham wouldn’t count out a possible bid for the NCHA World Finals but said the demand for breeding both in the United States and Australia could take priority over continuing a show career. “Like all professional athletes, it’s important to retire sound,” Durham said. In addition to Taboga and Banuelos, Durham thanks Chance Smith and Patrick Stull for their contributions to this honor for Sanctus. “I’d like to thank everyone who has helped us get to this honor,” Durham said. “I’ve truly been blessed.” ★ FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

WOODYS BABY The famous – and infamous – cutting horse is a showoff at heart. BY JENNIFER HORTON

hen April Widman was trying to qualify for the NCHA World Finals, she began looking for just the right horse. In November of 2015, she found Woodys Baby (Nitas Wood x You N Me Baby x Smart Mate), a 2009 gelding owned by a friend. Their connection proved successful from the start, and it wasn’t long before the gelding she calls “Spanky” carried Widman out of Amateur eligibility. With the NCHA World Finals as a goal, they began hauling for the Non-Pro in 2016, finishing the year in the reserve spot. “I never expected that, especially considering I was only showing one horse,” said Widman. The second place finish inspired Widman to make the run in 2017. When she won the Non-Pro world championship title, it was

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Spanky who carried her. “He got me into the NCHA Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame that year, too,” said Widman. “We did it the hard way - through lifetime earnings.” What makes Spanky infamous is his behavior, or misbehavior, in the loping pen. “He bucks,” said Widman. “He loves to buck and play in that loping pen right up until I go in to show. My dad always loped him for me. As soon as he’d hand me the reins, Spanky’s head would come down and I’d go have a great run. After he got all his cookies, Spanky bucked all the way out again. “It wasn’t a fresh-thing,” Widman continued. “He just loved to show off. He’s not really the Godzilla he makes himself out to be. He’s really a sweet, kind horse.” Widman realized the more trouble he gave her, the better they did. She was always careful to keep him under control so he wouldn’t

bother anyone else, but other than that, she let him play his game. “I always said if I go to show him and he doesn’t buck, that’s when I’ll be scared,” Widman said. “I can leave an indoor arena and he’ll buck the entire way out until we get outside and he loses his audience. He loves the attention of people seeing him. The World Finals, as loud as they get, are his absolute favorite.” Widman said out of the arena, Spanky becomes a scared little mouse, fearful of his surroundings. He trusts Widman as much as he’ll ever trust any human. “He’s incredibly smart,” Widman said. “He’s large for a cutter, a huge 1,200 pounds, but he somehow makes himself small in front of a cow. I always tried to cut cattle that were very challenging because I had all the faith in the world in him. “I’ve never had anyone else work him but me,” she continued. “I’ve been told at times I hadn’t done enough with him in the practice pen. It was hard to ignore well-meaning advice from people I idolized, but I had to trust my gut. He’s a weird horse. He’s got his own mold. It wasn’t my expertise so much as it was understanding him.” Widman admitted she’s spoiled him beyond all measure. “He deserves it,” Widman said. “He has a sweet tooth and loves his candy. Whatever I have, he wants.” Widman gives thanks to the Good Lord above, her parents, Skip and Debbie Hames, her husband, Joe, and son, Wyatt. “Even though Spanky is amazing, I could not have done any of this without all of them on my side,” Widman said. “My father – God bless him for tolerating that horse and helping me. He loves that horse, and he loves me. I’ve thanked Mike and Tammy Jones a million times for selling Spanky to me. He truly changed my life. So many people helped me, both in and out of the arena. I appreciate them all. “And Spanky,” Widman continued. “I hope he lives until he’s 40. He gave me a confidence I never had. We were meant to be. He deserves his own page in history. I’ll never sell him. He never scared me – I understood him from day one. We love each other. I will care for him for the rest of his life. He’s my horse-of-a-lifetime. My heart beats through his. He made all my dreams come true.” ★

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REYSIN KITTENS The grumpy and gritty gelding gets to the Hall of Fame. BY JENNIFER HORTON

eysin Kittens, “Reysin,” is a 2013 homebred gelding sired by Dual Rey and out of Kittens, by High Brow Cat. He is owned by Frank and Bonnie Martin, who are ecstatic to add the NCHA Horse Hall of Fame to his list of accomplishments. “Reysin has been an over-achiever with the same heart and style as his mother,” said Bonnie. Frank and Bonnie Martin owned Kittens, who had NCHA lifetime earnings recorded of $270,700. They made the decision not to get involved in the breeding business, so they sold the mare to Billy Morris. They kept her Dual Rey foal and named him Reysin Kittens. Reysin’s journey to the Hall of Fame began with his limited age career, first with Jaime Snider and then Grant Setnicka. “We brought him home and have been showing him [in the Non-Pro and Amateur] ever since,” said Bonnie. “He’s been sound and solid the whole time.” The Martins gives much of the credit

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for that to Jessica Burdett, who joined their “triangle” at Bitterroot Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada, about three years ago. Reysin has become Burdett’s favorite lope, stating that Bonnie is not allowed to show him if Burdett is not there to get him ready. “Jessi [Burdett] has a program for him, and all our horses, to keep them sound and healthy,” Bonnie said. “We are blessed to have her on our side, and our horses are as strong and solid as they can be. With her background in high school rodeo, she was very experienced in caring for and hauling horses. When we said we were going to run for the NCHA world championship, she was absolutely on board.” Bonnie said Reysin’s consistency in the cutting pen took him to the Hall of Fame. “He’s got grit,” said Bonnie. “He knows his job, and he always puts his heart into it.” She described his personality as that of a grumpy old man. “He’s sassy,” Bonnie said. “He knows that we all know who he is and what he

is. Jessi understands him and he knows he can’t buffalo her when he pins his ears. Everyone else avoids his pinned ears but she knows he’s all bluff and lets him think he’s in charge.” Reysin’s Hall of Fame achievement happened along the way to qualifying for the NCHA World Finals last year. “When his earnings exceeded $350,000, we decided we needed to make it happen,” said Bonnie. “Frank and Jessi sat down to map out the plan. They looked at the whole schematic and charted out our plan to get there.” With his NCHA lifetime earnings at press time recorded at $444,457, Bonnie is showing Reysin in the Non-Pro again this year with sights set on returning to the World Finals in the Non-Pro. It would be Reysin’s third trip to the finals. “We have been punching away one show at a time, with Frank and Jessi navigating the path and choosing the shows where we can get the most out of our travel,” Bonnie said. “I can’t put into words what Jessi means to us.” Bonnie has an extensive list of people for whom she is thankful for their role in this journey. “My help has been the same guys - Tim Castilaw, Tim Smith, Monty Buntin, Matt Gaines and Mike Wood. They have pretty much been there along the way. If it weren’t for my husband and the passion he has for cutting, we wouldn’t be here. He was world champion in the $50,000 Amateur last year and did very well on the senior tour, but he wanted me to have a shot at the world title this year. If we get there, it’s fine, and if we don’t, it’s fine. God gave us this passion, and we are blessed to be able to play this game. At home, our two sons with their wives, five grandchildren and one great granddaughter, encourage and support Frank and me as we pursue this passion. “We’re thankful every day we’re able to continue on this road,” Bonnie said. “It’s a lot of work but a lot of reward. We’re enjoying the ride.” ★

PHOTOGRAPHY BY TAYLOR BREEDING

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HISS N VINEGAR

She definitely lives her life on her own terms. BY JENNIFER HORTON

hen Jennifer Foland’s uncle gifted her a mare, Hustlin Leopard, by Freckles Hustler, they could not have predicted how the story would go. The mare was sweet and made a good kid’s horse for Foland’s daughter, Jordann. But she earned barely over $1,000 in the cutting pen. “Leopard’s best foals were the ones she raised,” said Foland. “She’s so good-minded. She gets all our fillies when they are weaned so she can raise them. She was meant to be a mom.” Bred to High Brow Cat, Hustlin Leopard produced Hissy Cat, who, after a successful show career ($307,098 lifetime earnings), would give the Foland’s their first hall of fame horse in Hiss N Vinegar. When the daughter of Hissy Cat and Dual Smart Rey was born in 2015, the white roan marking above her eye earned her the name “Smudge,” but her personality clearly pointed to her registered name. The Folands have enjoyed creating fun horse names with plays on words and innuendos. “My dad had always said we needed to name one of Hissy Cat’s babies ‘Hiss N Vinegar,’ so I saved that in the back of my mind,” said Foland. “My kids didn’t get the pun, but that’s okay. When we went to halter break her, she was a

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wild child. It was her name. “Phil Hanson started her as a two-yearold,” continued Foland. “She was so feely and sensitive, he really had to take his time training her. It took Phil a couple weeks just to catch her in her stall when he first got her, and she was already halter broke.” Hiss N Vinegar finished in the top ten at the 2018 NCHA Futurity to start off her career. The following spring, when Hanson took her to the NCHA Super Stakes, she marked a 227 to win it. It was the first notch toward the NCHA Horse Hall of Fame. Hanson’s son, Jake, took the reins to show her to a win at the 2019 Brazos Bash with a 227. “Then it was COVID and the craziness of 2020,” said Foland. “That put a pause in her story.” For her six-year-old year, the Folands moved their special mare to Geoffrey “Spud” Sheehan, pictured on the mare above. The 2021 Super Stakes would prove monumental. “It was a surreal moment when her score of 228 won, and her back-to-back Super Stakes victories secured her place in the Hall of Fame,” said Foland. “It also put Hissy Cat’s offspring earnings over $1 million.” The Texas Quarter Horse Association incentive at the Super Stakes added a $25,000

bonus to her paycheck. “The two wins at the Super Stakes were historic for us,” said Foland. “We’d never had a horse win in that pen, so to have a horse win twice with two different riders back-to-back was incredible.” Foland showed Smudge in the Non-Pro and made several aged event finals with her, including the 2021 Super Stakes. The mare is eligible for the American Paint Horse Association Chrome Cash incentives, and Foland won the APHA World Show Non-Pro Chrome Cash Challenge with her in 2021. “She’s extremely smart,” said Foland. “She’s been so fun. She’s quiet to ride around and maybe a bit lazy, but when you put her on a cow, it’s a whole different level. She’s very physical and very, very quick. She’s so smart; she doesn’t misread a cow very often. They don’t trick her. She’s so strong she’s hurt Spud’s shoulder when he has shown her.” Smudge is selective in her people. She wouldn’t wear boots or leg wraps for Hanson. Sheehan eventually got her to accept them. She’s never worn shoes and she has continued to insult her farrier by not accepting his friendship. Sheehan and Smudge are showing in the Open this year with an eye on the NCHA World Finals, and Foland shows her some in the Non-Pro. They’ve also been able to begin her breeding career. Foland has a long list of people to thank. “First, I thank the Lord for blessing us with this amazing horse; my husband, Dr. Jeff Foland, for keeping her sound and allowing us to chase our dreams and raise horses; my parents, especially my dad and uncle, for getting us into cutting; our kids - Jordann, Jennah and Jarrett - for their constant support; the staff at Weatherford Equine Medical Center and Weatherford Breeding Center: Dr. Justin Ritthaler, Dr. Paul Loe, Tommy Boudreau; our staff and family at Check Up Ranch and countless friends and family for their support; Geoffrey Sheehan and his family and team for showing her now and keeping her at the top of her game; Phil Hanson and his family and team for training her and building a great foundation for the first two years of her career; and all the guys who have helped in her corners at the shows. “Mostly thank you to Smudge,” Foland continued. “Thank you for the ride of a lifetime. You are one-in-a-million, and we are so blessed to be chosen to be your people.”★

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Cash Carpenter BY HANNAH CRANDALL

CUTTING HORSE CHATTER • FALL 2022

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rowing up in a cutting horse family in Silverton, Texas, 21-year-old Cash Carpenter began showing when he was 9 years old, though he was riding and traveling to shows with his mom, Penny, and his brother, Ryder, long before that. With a support system so vast and knowledgeable in the industry, Carpenter values where he came from and how it’s contributed to his success. “The best advice I could give someone in the cutting horse industry is to be a sponge,” Carpenter said. “Learn as much as you can from as many people as you can. There are so many great resources and people we have access to in this sport. Ask tough questions and be teachable.” Some of Carpenter’s greatest accomplishments include the NCHA Summer Cutting Spectacular Amateur Derby championship in 2018, the West Texas Futurity Limited Non-Pro Classic/ Challenge championship in 2019, the Youth reserve championship at the 2020 Non-Pro plus the Open in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and the West Texas Futurity Intermediate Amateur Classic/Challenge championship in 2020: all special accomplishments he believes were made possible because of the horses he’s had the opportunity to ride. Carpenter currently attends Texas Tech University, where he is majoring in sports management and minoring in business. Upon graduation, he plans to eventually return home to the ranch and his family. “I feel very blessed and honored to be inducted into an institution that has included so many great competitors and people throughout the years,” Carpenter said. “I have several family members in the NYCHA Hall of Fame, so that makes the honor that much greater to me.” ★

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olton Cogdell’s career in the cutting horse industry began the day he was born with a family that had already found great success. He started showing at nearly 6 years old, and really began competing around the age of 11, when he got his horse Freckles Cat Leo. Cogdell has his grandfather, Billy, to thank for getting the rest of his family so heavily involved in cutting horses. “My whole family shows,” Cogdell said. “My grandad got involved back in the day, and our family has been at it ever since. It’s very neat, and we are extremely blessed to be able to go to cuttings and all of us show together.” Cogdell considers his greatest accomplishments to be winning the Whitney and Greg Welch Sportsmanship Award and the West Texas Futurity Amateur

“My whole family shows,” Cogdell said. “My grandad got involved back in the day, and our family has been at it ever since.” — Colton Cogdell

Classic/Challenge. One of Cogdell’s biggest goals is to win the NCHA Futurity. The 21-year-old NYCHA Hall of Fame inductee from Silverton, Texas, currently attends Texas Tech University and will graduate in December 2022 with a degree in agricultural economics. After graduation, he plans to live out his dream to move back home to continue working on the family ranch. “It is a huge honor to be inducted, and it wouldn’t be possible without all the help I had along the way, so I would like to thank everyone, especially my parents, Jim and Pam Cogdell, for that,” Colton said. “If I could give advice to someone starting out, I would tell them to keep trying and keep listening. It’s usually not easy starting out, but if you keep working at it and keep receiving advice that is given to you, it’ll get better and start getting real fun.” ★ FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

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laire Shelton is a 20-year-old Texas Tech University senior from Krum, Texas, studying agribusiness with a minor in political science. Recently, Shelton took a big first step in her career outside the arena by interning with Congressman Michael C. Burgess’ office in Washington D.C. Upon graduating, Shelton plans to attend law school with the hopes of returning to Washington D.C. to work under the House Agriculture Committee to be part of the implementation of the 2023 Farm Bill. She also plans to get back in the show pen after graduation and spend more time with the people she cares about. Shelton began competing in the sixth grade when her younger brother, Jake, convinced her to show one weekend in Sweetwater, Texas. After showing her father’s mare in the $35,000 Novice, she knew she was hooked. Shortly after, her parents, Daryl and Johnna, began looking for her first Youth horse and hauling her to shows. Some of her biggest accomplishments in the cutting horse industry include being the 2016 NCHA Junior Youth World finals reserve champion, five-time NCHA Youth World finalist, NCHA Junior and Senior Youth Scholarship Cutting finalist, threetime NCHA Eastern and Western National Championships finalist, reserve champion at Scottsdale Nationals and Area 9 Junior Youth champion. “I have always looked up to the individuals who have been inducted into the NYCHA Hall of Fame,” Shelton said. “This is a special moment I have thought about for a while now, and I am so thankful for the opportunity.” If Shelton could give advice to someone starting out in cutting, she would tell them to cherish every moment with their friends, parents and support group, as well as their time hauling on the weekends. ★

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Ryan Rapp

yan Rapp is 21 years old from Weatherford, Texas, and began competing seriously in cutting when he was nearly 14 years old, but he has been part of the cutting horse world for much longer. He is the son of Phil and Mary Ann Rapp; Phil is one of cutting’s all-time leading riders amongst NCHA members and was recently inducted into the coveted NCHA Members Hall of Fame, and Mary Ann is cutting’s all-time leading Non-Pro rider. Ryan has a younger sister, Emma, who recently won the NCHA Senior Youth World championship. “My whole family is into cutting,” Ryan said. “My sister’s world title in the Senior Youth is a huge accomplishment, and I’m very proud of her.” Some of Ryan’s biggest accomplishments include winning the Senior

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“I feel very honored to have found success and to receive such a special award being inducted into the Hall of Fame.” — Ryan Rapp

Youth World championship in 2017, winning the NCHA Super Stakes NonPro Classic this year, and now, being inducted into the NYCHA Hall of Fame. However, he’s most proud of finding success on horses he has trained himself. “To be successful, you just have to keep practicing and showing,” Ryan said. “The best way to get better is to just work through it and learn as much as possible. I feel very honored to have found success and to receive such a special award being inducted into the Hall of Fame.” Ryan currently attends Texas Tech University, where he is studying economics with plans to graduate next year. When he’s not at school, you can find him hunting, golfing or working horses at home. ★

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Gianna Pietrafeso

ianna Pietrafeso’s story in the cutting horse industry dates back to 1995, when her parents, Ron and Adrienne Pietrafeso, purchased their first cutting horse. Since then, the Pietrafeso family has built a successful breeding program that Gianna and her two sisters are now part of as well. Gianna began showing at a very young age and has now been competing for more than 14 years. Being from Colorado where there aren’t as many shows to attend, Gianna and her family have traveled many miles together, often to Texas, Nebraska and Kansas, to find success. Gianna has created great success for herself in the arena, contributing time and effort to become the cutter she is. She and her favorite horse, Smokin’ Tap, didn’t get along well for nearly two years, but she never gave up because she believed in what

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“Being inducted into the NYCHA Hall of Fame was one of my biggest goals as a Youth competitor, so actually accomplishing that goal is a great feeling.” — Gianna Pietrafeso

she and that horse could do together. Some of Gianna’s biggest accomplishments include being 2014 NCHA Junior Youth Scholarship Cutting champion, five-time Youth World Finals qualifier, multiple-time Western Nationals Youth finalist and multipletime NCHA Youth Scholarship Cutting finalist. “Being inducted into the NYCHA Hall of Fame was one of my biggest goals as a Youth competitor, so actually accomplishing that goal is a great feeling,” Gianna said. “I couldn’t be more thankful to my parents for hauling me to weekend shows and always pushing me to do my best. It is truly an honor to be inducted.” Gianna, 22, is a recent graduate from Colorado State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration with a concentration in real estate and finance. ★

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Jessica Pietrafeso

essica Pietrafeso, a 22-year-old cowgirl from Elbert, Colorado, is a recent Colorado State University graduate working in medical device sales. Pietrafeso grew up on her family’s ranch, Missing Creek Ranch, where they breed, raise and sell cutting horses. She has been competing since she was 7 years old. Pietrafeso knows what it takes to become successful in the cutting horse industry, and she has put in the time, effort and even the bad runs to enjoy the good days that make the success worth it. Some of her biggest achievements in the arena include being an NCHA Senior Youth World finalist, multiple-time NCHA Youth Scholarship Cutting finalist, NCHA Western National Championship Youth finalist and $15,000 Amateur champion, and now, an NYCHA Hall of Fame Inductee. Considering the future, she has her eyes set on educating others about

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“I learned so much from NYCHA and being inducted into the Hall of Fame is something I will always carry with me.” — Jessica Pietrafeso

the sport and both NCHA and NYCHA, while continuing to pursue a career in medical sales. Pietrafeso has two sisters who are also successful in the cutting horse industry, older sister Nicole, who was a 2018 NYCHA Hall of Fame Inductee, and twin sister Gianna, who is also a 2022 NYCHA Hall of Fame Inductee. Pietrafeso attributes their success to her parents, Ron and Adrienne Pietrafeso. “Being inducted into the Hall of Fame has always been a goal of mine as a Youth, and it is one of my biggest accomplishments,” Jessica said. “I was lucky enough to experience all the amazing opportunities this organization provided, and it has allowed me to grow and succeed in school settings, as well as current and previous jobs. I learned so much from NYCHA and being inducted into the Hall of Fame is something I will always carry with me.” ★

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Jason Simmons BY HANNAH CRANDALL

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ason Simmons’ true passion is in horses and the western lifestyle. The 18-year-old NYCHA Hall of Fame inductee from Parker, Colorado, has been showing for over 10 years. Jason’s father, Michael Simmons, former NCHA director of youth, was showing cutting horses before he was born, so Jason has been traveling to shows his entire life. But that’s not where his experience in the horse world stops: Jason also trains horses, competes as a team roper and shoes horses, as well. Jason currently attends Lamar Community College where he studies agriculture production management. After graduation, he plans to continue training horses and remain heavily involved in the horse industry. Jason considers his biggest accomplishment to be winning the Colorado High School Rodeo Association finals in boys cutting and going on to compete at the national level. His biggest piece of advice to younger people in cutting would be to get involved in leadership roles and officer positions in the NYCHA, and make the most out of the time you have in the Youth program. “I feel very honored to be inducted into the Hall of Fame,” Jason said. “It is a special feeling to be joining a group of people that I have looked up to throughout my youth cutting career. All the support I’ve had throughout my youth career from my family, friends, turn back and trainers has been the biggest factor in my success. I wouldn’t be where I am today without them.” ★

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ALL SPICE A blend of strength and cow smarts gives just the right flavor to this Horse of the Year.

fter claiming the 2020 NCHA Open Futurity championship, All Spice jumped to the lead for Open Horse of the Year. In less than one year of competing, All Spice earned $382,281. Bred by Royce Stallcup, All Spice (Once In A Blu Boon x Show Biz Kitty x High Brow Cat) was owned by the Holmes and Hill Partnership. Started by Stallcup, All Spice was placed with NCHA Hall of Fame trainer Adan Banuelos to prepare the mare for her aged event career, beginning with the NCHA Open Futurity. “From the get-go, she was unbelievable,” said Banuelos. “I didn’t know it was possible for a horse to be that good. She would sacrifice anything 106

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to hold that cow.” Her Open Futurity championship was the first Futurity win for Banuelos. He had earned the reserve championship for two years prior, including one with Badboonarising, a full brother to All Spice, in 2018, making this win particularly sweet. “She is so beautiful,” Banuelos said. “She’s a big, physical mare...she could get so low and she was so smart on a cow.” In July 2021, the mare was sold to Teton Ridge, where she now headlines as an elite broodmare. “We are thrilled All Spice is being recognized as Open Horse of the Year,” said John Sanislow, Teton Ridge general manager. “She is an incredible asset, and we are excited about the future of her offspring.”

In addition to the Open Futurity championship, All Spice took impressive wins as a four-year-old at the Cattlemen’s Open Derby, El Rancho Futurity Open Derby and the PCCHA Futurity Open Derby. “All Spice is the most pure-hearted and kind mare you’ll find,” Banuelos said. “She always wanted to do the right thing by the cow. I was second to her, the cow was first. She was extremely smart - the full package.” Banuelos appreciates Gail Holmes and the Hills for putting the mare with him. “I’m thankful for their trust, for my team, my help and my family for making this possible.”★

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After winning the NCHA Non-Pro Futurity, Fiddle And Steel played on to earn the Non-Pro Horse of the Year title. BY JENNIFER HORTON

he 2021 NCHA Non-Pro Horse of the Year honor went to Fiddle And Steel (Metallic Cat x Lil Bit Reckless x CD Royal). The red roan stallion, bred by Russ and Janet Westfall and shown by their son, Brandon, jumped to the top of the standings after winning the NCHA Non-Pro Futurity championship in 2020. That win, with a score of 227, was a premonition of things to come. Brandon and “Fiddle” started off 2021 with a win at the Cattlemen’s Derby in March. They grabbed the NonPro title at the NCHA Super Stakes in April – Brandon’s first Super Stakes title. A win in the Non-Pro at the Breeder’s Invitational in May secured 108

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the horse of the year honor. Brandon describes Fiddle as easily the best horse he’s ridden. The young stallion contributed greatly to Brandon’s own NCHA Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame achievement. “He’s so strong and physical and so cow smart,” Brandon said. “For one, he’s a great athlete, but he’s so smart about a cow. He always did exactly what the cow was doing. Even though I might have tried to get him to do more than the cow was doing, he always did exactly what the cow did. He’s always been a really easy horse to be around, he is very laidback, especially for a stud, and really good-minded. I felt like he had everything.

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“Beau Galyean always talked about Metallic Cat and how he never lost a cow on him,” Brandon continued. “I never lost a cow on Fiddle. I missed a cut on him one time, but that was my fault. You could not run that son-of-a-gun over. He was so strong and so smart.” Fiddle And Steel made Brandon feel 10 feet tall and bulletproof in the saddle. “I felt like the more cow I cut on him, the better he was, because he was so physical,” Brandon said. “His thing was to run and stop really hard. When I got to the finals, I definitely tried to cut a little bit more cow because I knew I could hold pretty much anything I put in front of him.” Brandon is quick to thank his parents for everything they’ve done for him and for their support. “I would not be where I am without them,” Brandon said. With a long list of people who helped him, Brandon wanted to name a few. “Morgan Cromer pretty much helped me about every time I showed,” Brandon said. “Clint Allen and Boyd Rice are my Fort Worth, Texas, team whenever they are there. Casey Green, Tatum Rice and Lloyd Cox all helped me last year. I have to thank our vet, Dr. Charlie Buchanan, for his dedication to keeping Fiddle fit and going.” Fiddle was sold to Wagonhound Land & Livestock in December last year, and the stallion stood to his first book of mares during the 2022 breeding season at the Four Sixes Ranch. Still competing, his recorded lifetime earnings at press time are $192,534 and climbing. “Tim Smith is showing him some this year,” said Brandon. “Tim and I are friends, so I keep up with how he’s doing and look forward to seeing what he accomplishes. I feel like Tim will make him a solid Open horse.” There is no doubt Brandon will continue to be Fiddle’s biggest fan. ★

AMATEUR HORSE OF THE YEAR Redneck Hillbillie came to town in a big way. BY JENNIFER HORTON

he Amateur championship at the 2020 NCHA Futurity came unexpectedly for then 16-year-old Makayla Cowan and homebred Redneck Hillbillie. That first win would launch his career and help him earn the Amateur Horse of the Year title. “Redneck” was intended to be Michelle Cowan’s ride in the Non-Pro, but fate stepped in. “He was supposed to be my mom’s horse, but I kept doing good on him,” said Makayla. “She showed him in the Non-Pro Futurity and didn’t advance, so I hopped on him for the Amateur and it worked.” Sired by Light N Lena, the sorrel gelding is out of Billies Catty, by Bill and Michelle Cowan’s stallion Catty Hawk. 110

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Billies Catty carried Bill Cowan to win the reserve Non-Pro NCHA World Series of Cutting championship in 2018. Seeing her foals have success in the arena is special to the entire Cowan family. “No one was expecting a win,” said Makayla. “I was just happy every time I got through a run and thought this was pretty cool.” Makayla describes Redneck as extremely cowy and very smart on a cow. “He reads a cow faster than I can sometimes,” Makayla said. “His personality is different. I call him a huge child. He’s got such a big personality; he’s a fun Amateur horse.” Makayla said the most fun she had showing the gelding came during the 2021 NCHA Summer Spectacular

when they won the Rios of Mercedes Intermediate Amateur Derby with a 224. “By the Derby, we just clicked. I knew him like the back of my hand. By far, that was the most fun ride I’d ever had on him. I felt like I knew him a little more during his four-year-old year and could trust him and enjoy the ride.” That win locked in the NCHA Amy Bell Memorial Amateur Horse of the Year title for him. “The Amateur Horse of the Year title means a lot to me, because we bred him,” said Makayla. “I never really paid attention to it until I saw our names in the standings. It didn’t change our course. We just kept going to shows, and he kept doing amazing. He earned the Amy Bell Memorial Amateur Rider of the Year for me as well, as he was the main horse I rode that year.” At press time, Redneck Hillbillie has $90,968 in recorded lifetime earnings. Makayla plans to continue showing him through his aged event career, even as she heads to college this fall at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. ★

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he temperature outside was less than ideal as the Texas sun blazed down on the Will Rogers Memorial Center during one of the hottest summers in recent history, but despite the heat, cutters brought their own sizzling performances to the NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular, held July 16 through August 5 in Fort Worth, Texas. Third Edge and Wesley Galyean needed no introduction as they rode to the herd in the Open Derby finals. The pair shared the NCHA Open Super Stakes co-championship earlier this year with Reybels Cause and Beau Galyean. Third Edge has amassed $147,551 throughout his short time in the show pen. At the Summer Spectacular, their 226.5 topped the Open Derby and added $23,435 to the stallion’s lifetime earnings. “My mentality is, you may never have another horse like this ever again, so if there’s a time you’re going to make the finals, you’re

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going to try to go for it as much as you can to try to win,” Wes said. “The cows had been really tough all night long, and my main focus was to figure out a way to get cut clean and just present the run. “It was a little different at the Super Stakes — the cows were a lot better,” Wes continued. “You could really get up there and show extremely aggressive. Here, you had to be really cautious and try to do everything you could to get cut clean, just so you could get the run going, then get into it as much as you could. He’s just been a great horse all along, and I’m super blessed to have him.” Wes has known Third Edge, owned at the time of this championship by Steven Feiner’s SMF Cutting Horses, was special since he first started him on cows. He rode the stallion’s dam, Lil Rattler (by Dual Rey), to multiple finals appearances, as did Feiner, who won two major Non-Pro titles with the mare. Third Edge’s sire, Metallic Rebel, was ridden by Wes’s brother, Beau, to NCHA Open Horse of

the Year honors and retired with more than $411,000 in lifetime earnings. “His mother was a really special, big, strong mare, and she kind of had a squatty look about her in front of a cow,” Wes said. “I think that’s where he gets his squatty look from, but then he can move better than she could move. I think that comes from ‘Rebel;’ the Rebels can move left and right really well. He got the best of both worlds.” Wes appreciated the journey with Third Edge and looks forward to soaking in the win with the horse. He thanked the team behind him, particularly Sammy Gillis, who lopes the stallion. After marking a 226, Wood She B Magic (Woody Be Tuff x Magic Metallic x Metallic Cat) and Austin Shepard took the reserve title. They collected $20,416 for owner Billy Wolf. *After winning the Open Derby, Third Edge was purchased by Teton Ridge. ★

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OPEN CLASSIC/CHALLENGE CHAMPION: COUNTIN HOT CHECKS & JAIME SNIDER OWNER: JAMIE HILL

hen Jaime Snider rode Countin Hot Checks into the arena during the Open Classic/Challenge finals as the 26th and final draw, the score to beat was a 223. Throughout his run, Snider tried to keep everything smooth and controlled, cutting the cows he had planned on. As his run built, so did the applause and cheering in the arena, and when a 227 flashed across the scoreboard, the crowd went wild.

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has racked up over the years, including the 2020 West Texas Futurity 4-Year-Old Intermediate Open championship and the 2021 Bonanza Cutting 5/6-Year-Old Open win. Snider likened the stallion to another great horse he rode, Sly Playgirl, who he piloted to the 2013 NCHA Super Stakes Open Classic reserve championship. Snider added both Sly Playgirl and Countin Hot Checks are some of the best horses he’s ever ridden. “This horse [Countin Hot Checks] put me over the $1 million mark when he was three years old, and also did this tonight, so it’s pretty special,” Snider said. “He’s super talented and cowy, but his mentality is unreal. We’ve bred 100-something mares to him this year, and I’ve showed him some days I’ve collected him. He’s just very good-natured.” Snider expressed his gratitude to Countin Hot Checks’ owner, Jamie Hill,

who also bred the stallion (Hottish x Cat Countin Checks x Im Countin Checks). Snider was emphatic that owners don’t get any better than Hill. “Every time I show, whether it’s this horse or that horse, she calls me or texts me, ‘Good luck,’ or, ‘Good job,’” Snider said of Hill. “It’s just nice because when you go down there, you don’t have to worry about anything.” Snider also thanked his wife, Ashley, saying he couldn’t do his job without her. He then thanked his parents and his help — Matt Miller, Clay Johnson, Boyd Rice and Lloyd Cox. Taking reserve in the Open Classic/ Challenge were Sanctus (High Brow Cat x Sofie Rey x Dual Rey) and Adan Banuelos, who scored a 223. The pair collected $17,697 for owner Scott Durham. ★

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

t the 2022 NCHA Super Stakes held earlier this year, Rey Von Hicapoo and Cass Tatum hit it big when they scored a 225 to win the Intermediate Open Super Stakes. The pair returned to the 2022 NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular hoping for similar results in the Intermediate Open Derby finals, and their 221 secured the championship, along with $9,101. Things didn’t go as smoothly for the pair throughout the go-rounds as Tatum would have liked. While they scored well in the first round — a 218.5 — a 212.5 in the second round knocked them out of the Open and nearly took them out of the Intermediate division, too. “The last day-and-a-half had been 116

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pretty bad for me,” Tatum said. “I got run over on the third cow, right when the buzzer rang. They gave me a point back, but it was ugly.” Tatum was determined to get his runs back on track after a tough couple of days. His goal was to cut his cows clean in the finals with Rey Von Hicapoo. He admitted he was a little fired up as he walked to the herd after his streak of bad luck the day before, but he leaned on the advice he’d learned from his mentors over the years. “It’s a mental game for sure,” Tatum said. “I worked for Lloyd Cox, and being around him and Clay Johnson, they always pushed me to forget the runs before and just go in there with a clean slate. It’s guys like that who have helped

me the most, just making me not think about it.” Rey Von Hicapoo (Stevie Rey Von x SDP Hydriven Hicapoo x Hydrive Cat), who is owned by Libby Elliott, did her part, too. The talented mare can look good on any type of cow, Tatum said, especially with her ability to get down low. Tatum thanked his help in the pen, including Johnson, Nate Gribble, Casey Green and Matt Miller. He also thanked his wife, Chelsea, for the work she does behind the scenes. Taking the reserve championship were Stylin Nu Kitty (Docs Stylish Oak x Special Nu Kitty x High Brow Cat) and Kory Pounds, who marked a 220.5 and received an $8,368 check for owner Melissa Lyons. ★

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INTERMEDIATE OPEN CLASSIC/CHALLENGE CHAMPION: ZORI & ROCK HEDLUND OWNER: ECHETA LIVESTOCK LLC

n the Basque language, “zori” means luck. It was a fitting name for the mare Rock Hedlund rode into the Intermediate Open Classic/Challenge finals, who had the odds stacked against her from the moment she was born, after her recipient mare died during birth. Zori’s good fortune continued at the show, and she and Hedlund rode away with the championship after scoring a 221.

“She was supposed to die when she was born, but she lived, and then we had to find a nurse mare for her,” Hedlund said. “The nurse mare didn’t have a lot of milk, so she had to be bucket fed. The vet didn’t know if she was going to make it.” Zori’s tenacity and Hedlund’s hard work helped get the mare through, and Hedlund was grateful to be standing with her in the winner’s circle at the NCHA 118

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Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular. Making her extra special to Hedlund and his family is the fact that she’s one of the first babies by Hedlund’s son, Cody’s, stallion Meteles Cat. She is also out of Ms Kitty Boon (by Boontothemoon), who Hedlund hauled for a World title. “She stops a lot like [Meteles Cat], and she has a lot of her mother in her, too,” Hedlund said. “Her mother is like the flagship for Echeta Livestock, who owns Zori and the ranch where I train out of in California.” Hedlund has worked for John and Cathy Echeverria for more than 30 years. In fact, John’s father was Hedlund’s first customer when he started training more than 40 years ago. It’s been a long and good relationship with the family, he said. The NCHA Open Riders Hall of

Fame inductee was grateful to have the opportunity to show in the Intermediate division at the Summer Spectacular. The class has helped the cutting grow, and he hoped to see it continue at major events. “Even though I’m a Hall of Fame rider, it means a lot because it’s given me the opportunity to come back here and show more than once,” said Hedlund, who banked $8,336 for the win. “It gives an opportunity for some of us older trainers, who might not have the top-end horses these young guys are getting, to come back and still compete.” WR This Kitty Smart (WR This Cats Smart x Hyadualin Darlin x Dual Pep) carried Travis Stewart to reserve in the Intermediate Open Classic/Challenge after scoring a 217. The pair banked $7,885 for owner Elizabeth Para. ★

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LIMITED OPEN DERBY

CHAMPION: CINCO DE METALLICA & MARCUS SPENCER OWNER: GREGORY WILLIAMSON

hen Cinco De Metallica and Marcus Spencer entered the Limited Open Derby finals, there was only a 216 on the leaderboard — a score that could be beaten if Spencer played his cards right. Spencer knew if he and the mare could get through a clean run, they’d be in a good position as they waited out the rest of the class. Things went better than expected when the duo marked a 222, nabbing the championship and $7,608. “I really wasn’t worried about the competition or winning or anything; I was just going to give it my all,” Spencer said. “I wasn’t holding back at all. She’s really cowy and wants to stop hard. She stops a little too hard sometimes, and she’s not really strong enough to get out 120

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of it, but today, it felt like she wanted it.” Spencer works for Cullen Chartier, who has had Cinco De Metallica (Metallic Cat x Cinca De Maya x Dual Rey) in training for a while. Spencer had ridden the mare a little over the last year, but he didn’t start riding her in earnest until about two weeks before the show. It didn’t take him any time to sync up with the mare, he added — they just get along. The mare was also shown at the NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Spectacular by her owner, Gregory Williamson, in the Non-Pro. Spencer was grateful to Williamson for giving him the opportunity to show the mare. “He’s a good guy, and he really believes in the horse,” Spencer said. “That’s a big plus for me because he believes in me also.” Spencer has been working for Chartier

for almost four years. He started out riding with Ted Sokol as a Youth, and during that time, he learned a lot about showing horses. After he moved to Texas and started training young horses, Spencer fell in love with riding two-year-olds. “I love to show, but the two-year-olds are my passion,” Spencer said. “All I do is two-year-olds. I’ll also take one threeyear-old per year to train myself, but the two-year-olds are what I love to do, and I don’t mind doing it all day, every day.” Cupids Midnite Train (Dont Stopp Believin x One Catty Cupid x One Time Pepto) and Chet Simoneaux’s 219 landed the Limited Open Derby reserve championship and a paycheck worth $6,850 for owner Joel Colgrove. ★

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LIMITED OPEN CLASSIC/CHALLENGE

CHAMPION: TUFF NU CATILLAC & CHET SIMONEAUX OWNER: BLAKELY SIMONEAUX

ith more than $100,000 on her record, Tuff Nu Catillac already had a reputation for being a good, solid mare when she carried Chet Simoneaux into the pen for the Limited Open Classic/Challenge finals. The mare had been shown several times in other divisions throughout the show, so Simoneaux was mostly focused on himself and making sure he did his job. That diligence paid off with the Limited Open Classic/Challenge championship and a check worth $6,286 after the pair marked a 220.

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thing for me was just trying to stay dialed in throughout the whole run and not give up on it, and make clean cuts right in the middle of the pen. That’s kind of what I was focused on — really just staying plugged in the whole run.” Miller has continued to help Simoneaux with the mare since he started riding her, and the young horseman kept some of Miller’s advice in the back of his mind as he prepared the mare for the NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular. “That mare is 6 years old, and she’s been getting shown a bunch, so she’s just a good horse,” Simoneaux said. Tuff Nu Catillac (Woody Be Tuff x Desires Nu Catillac x High Brow Cat) is a homebred mare belonging to Simoneaux’s

wife, Blakley, who competed on her in the Non-Pro. The mare has also been shown by Blakley’s sister, Madalyn Cowart. “She’s just so flashy,” Simoneaux said. “She’s so pretty, and she’s got a great move across a cow. She’s super cowy and tries really hard every time.” Simoneaux also took home reserve in the Limited Open Derby, riding Cupids Midnite Train, owned by Joel Colgrove, to a 219. He thanked his wife, his help and everybody that has helped him get to this point in his career for their support. With a 217, Big Bad Punch (Metallic Cat x Love Tracker x DJ Tracker) and Thomas Bray scored the Limited Open Classic/Challenge reserve championship. The duo collected $5,841 for owners Julie and Vince McBurney. ★

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NON-PRO DERBY

CHAMPION: KATHLEEN MOORE & PURDYS REBEL OWNER: KATHLEEN MOORE

athleen Moore and her nephew, Ty, have had a friendly rivalry in the cutting ever since they both started showing. At the NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular, the pair found themselves going head-to-head in the Non-Pro Derby finals, with Ty qualifying two horses back, both owned by Moore. By the time Moore walked into the pen as draw 14, Ty’s score of 222 was the one to beat. Moore said she didn’t have a game plan as she navigated Purdys Rebel (Metallic Rebel x Purdy Bet x Bet On Me 498) into the herd. Her biggest goal was to let go of her nerves, something she’s struggled with over the years. The practice paid off, and Moore rode the mare to a 225,

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winning the Non-Pro Derby. “Usually Ty beats me, so everybody’s gigging him because I finally beat him,” Moore said, with a laugh. “It doesn’t happen very often because he’s pretty good. He just shows and doesn’t have a worry in the world, and I’m sitting back here worrying about everything that can go wrong. But he doesn’t. He knows he’s good.” Moore, who collected $15,425 for the win, was thrilled with her score, attributing it to her mare’s talent. She was also excited to have her first NonPro title in Will Rogers Coliseum since she first started cutting in her 30s. She thanked Purdys Rebel’s trainer, James Payne, for all he’s done with the mare. “She’s always a little fractious and worried about things, so James wanted

me to start showing her just to see if it would get her to grow up a little bit,” Moore said. “Since then, she’s matured a lot. She’s very cowy and strong – all the things you want in them.” She and Payne sometimes trade off on the mare at the smaller events, she added, depending on how the mare does, and she planned to continue doing so. Moore thanked Lloyd Cox, who also trains horses for her, and the rest of her help in the pen, Clay Johnson and Matt Miller. “It takes a big crew to make this happen,” said Moore. “All my help, they’re all very special to me.” Kelsey Johnson and Rosalitta (Metallic Cat x GS Counting On Kitty x Im Countin Checks) took reserve with a 224, collecting $13,315.★

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NON-PRO CLASSIC/CHALLENGE

CHAMPION: ALI GOOD & ANGEL N DISGUISE 016 OWNER: JIM GOOD

s Ali Good walked into Will Rogers Coliseum for the last time on Angel N Disguise 016, her goal was to have a clean run and hopefully end the mare’s career on a good note. The pair was the secondto-last team in the finals, and there was a 221.5 already on the leaderboard. Good didn’t let the pressure get to her, though — she piloted the mare to a 223.5, winning the Non-Pro Classic/Challenge title and $14,429. “It makes me happy to do it on her, especially with it being her last show,” Good said. “We’ve made a lot of finals, but we always had bad luck in the finals. I wasn’t planning on winning; obviously, you go down there trying to win, but I was trying just to get through a clean run and end her on a good note. I’m glad I was able to get a run put together.” 126

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Good called getting through the finals a matter of survival. She cut the cows her help — Austin Shepard, Cullen Chartier, Jesse Lennox and Adan Banuelos — picked for her, and “Dora” came through, helping everything work out. Good’s dad, Jim, purchased Dora about two years ago, shortly before the 2020 NCHA Summer Spectacular. The mare (Kit Kat Sugar x Dual Smart Kitty x Dual Smart Rey) has racked up earnings of $138,179 throughout her career. She’s also posed some challenges to Good throughout the years. “She’s been a handful,” Good said with a laugh. “She’s the sweetest thing, but she’s wild as they come. She tries so hard — her try is more than any horse I’ve ever had. She’s fast and cowy. She can’t get enough of it.”

Good planned to eventually breed Dora, though the mare will never carry her own foal. The mare is scheduled to retire to pasture shortly after the 2022 NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular. Good thanked the team behind her for supporting them and helping them accomplish this goal. “I couldn’t do it without my parents, and if it weren’t for my granddad, Bill Riddle, I wouldn’t be here,” Good said. “I couldn’t do it without Adan either — he’s always there to help me. It takes so many people to accomplish anything.” Ty Moore and Miss Blu Boon (Once In A Blu Boon x Mates Memory x Smart Mate), owned by his aunt, Kathleen Moore, marked a 221.5 for reserve, which came with a $12,709 paycheck. ★

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INTERMEDIATE NON-PRO DERBY CHAMPION: RIETA DUFURRENA & KISSS OWNER: ED DUFURRENA

or Rieta Dufurrena, the Intermediate Non-Pro Derby championship on Kisss was more than just a win. It also signified how far the mare has come since she underwent colic surgery at the beginning of her three-year-old year. Since then, Kisss has struggled to catch up to others her age, but Dufurrena always knew she had the ability. Their win at the NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular proved that sometimes, faith in a dream can pay off. “For her to pull it off to even get into the finals was amazing,” said Dufurrena, who marked a 218 and banked $4,924. “We knew deep down she had the potential. She feels really cool when she locks down on a cow; she feels like a bird dog, in a sense. When she locks in, you feel invincible on her. She has a wild side, but if we keep it contained, once she locks down, she’s good.”

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The mare (Metallic Cat x Miss Ella Rey x Dual Rey), a full sister to more than $418,000 earner Stevie Rey Von, certainly had the breeding to be remarkable in the show pen. Dufurrena said like her brother, Kisss is good-natured and loves attention, but otherwise, she’s very different from the stallion. “She has talent, but I wouldn’t compare her to ‘Stevie,’” Dufurrena said. “She’s clearly got this title under her belt now, so maybe someday she’ll step up to that level. Being a sister, you kind of have high expectations. “Physical-wise, they’re both very big, pretty horses, but they move entirely differently,” Dufurrena continued. “He had a big stop and a silky turnaround, where she has to stay straighter. She’ll go stop big like he could, but she’s not as physical as him.” Dufurrena said the mare was on track to make a good broodmare prospect later

in her life, and she hoped to continue showing her, along with her dad, Ed, who competes with the mare in the Open. Much of Dufurrena’s time is taken up by her marketing company, 940 Branding, so her riding and showing time has become limited. Because of that, Dufurrena was thankful she was able to make it into the Intermediate Non-Pro Derby finals, despite feeling unprepared. “Honestly, it was a Hail Mary,” Dufurrena said with a laugh. “I barely got her in the finals. Everything lined up just right for me and her.” One point behind, Cassie Cerny and Road E’s 217 gave them the reserve championship. Cerny and the mare (Thomas E Hughes x Ruby Tuesdays Color x Color Me Smart), who is owned by Boone’s Farm, collected $4,705. ★

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INTERMEDIATE NON-PRO CLASSIC/CHALLENGE CHAMPION: LAUREN BUITRON & I BFLY OWNER: LAUREN BUITRON

efore I Bfly was even conceived, Lauren Buitron already had her name picked out. The mare is the first baby out of Buitron’s mare Ironn Butterfly (by Just Playin Smart), who she rode to her first major four-year-old finals and also won her first Non-Pro aged event on. Buitron knew Ironn Butterfly’s baby would be special, and though they had several setbacks, the mare proved her right during the NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular, when she carried Buitron to a 222 in the Intermediate NonPro Classic/Challenge finals, winning the title and $4,163. “She’s been one of my favorites from the very beginning,” Buitron said of I Bfly, who is by Metallic Cat. “It’s been kind of a long road because when she was four years old, all the COVID stuff happened, and after 130

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that, I was pregnant. It took a little while to get back in the swing of things. “This is her last Fort Worth, Texas, show because she’s six years old, which sucks, because I feel like we haven’t really gotten a chance yet,” she continued. “For her to have shown everybody what she can do here finally, and have my first win on her, that’s really cool.” Buitron said I Bfly, “Iggy,” displays a lot of quirks like her mom, though she also has some unique traits of her own. For instance, Iggy is more laid back than her dam, and she also tends to like people more, whereas Ironn Butterfly is more particular about how she doles out affection. “They’re alike in that the harder it is, the better they are,” Buitron said. She plans to continue showing Iggy through the rest of the year, then haul the mare next year to try and add money to her record. Iggy

will likely stay with Buitron forever. Buitron thanked the trainers who had a hand in training Iggy, along with all her help at the Summer Spectacular — Gabe Reynolds, Cade Shepard, Austin Shepard, Sean Flynn, Eddie Flynn and Danielle Lester, who loped Iggy. She also thanked her husband, Andres, for watching their daughter so she could accomplish her dreams. Two riders each marked a 218.5 for the Intermediate Non-Pro Classic/Challenge co-reserve championship. Both Cade Hansma, on Sneakinarountheboon (Once In A Blu Boon x Smooth Sneakin x Smooth As A Cat), owned by Mark Messenger, and Caylee Shepard, aboard Flawless (One Time Pepto x MH San Tules Dually x San Tule Freckles), owned by Austin Shepard, collected $3,929. ★

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LIMITED NON-PRO DERBY CHAMPION: KC WRIGHT & POCKET KINGS OWNER: KC WRIGHT

C Wright jokes that Pocket Kings is her “unicorn.” The gelding has been shown quite a bit in the Open by her husband, Greg, and Adan Banuelos, making the finals at all three NCHA Triple Crown events, but he’s also been able to dial down and carry her into the show pen as well. At the NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular, the pair came away with the Limited Non-Pro Derby championship, which was decided by pencil finals, after marking a 220. “He’s been such a treat to own, and he’s very special to me because I get just as much enjoyment out of owning him or showing him,” Wright said. “He has all the makings of a good horse. He’s great to work, day in and day out, really doesn’t give you any trouble, and I feel

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like all those things come in handy when it comes to being an Open and Non-Pro horse. They need to be very user-friendly, and he is.” The horse was there when she called on him during their run, Wright added. The pair was fifth in the second set of horses during the Limited Non-Pro Derby round, and Wright was able to cut what she thought were the three best cows in the pen. She focused on relaxing and doing her job, and Pocket Kings did his. The duo banked $5,361 for the win. Wright has ridden cutting horses since she graduated high school, but she hasn’t gotten to show very much. Having a high caliber horse like Pocket Kings (NRR Cat King Cole x Purdy N Smooth x Purdy Boy Flash) can be nerve-wracking, she said, but the gelding takes care of her. “Often as a trainer’s wife, you don’t

get to hold on to the good ones, or you have to show a less than average horse,” Wright said. “I’m thankful I got to keep him. He’s earned his keep, and he owes me nothing.” Wright thanked her help in the show pen, her husband, Greg, J.D. Garrett for doing a great job training Pocket Kings as a two-year-old, and Banuelos and his whole crew. She also expressed her gratitude to Jeff and Jennifer Foland, who bred Pocket Kings, for raising such a nice horse. Marley Wood rode Small Talk (Smooth Talkin Style x Donas Suen Boon x Boon Too Suen), owned by Paula Wood, to a 215.5, taking home the reserve championship. The pair collected $4,467. ★

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LIMITED NON-PRO CLASSIC/CHALLENGE CHAMPION: JACK BELL & STARS GO BLU OWNER: JACK BELL

ince the Limited Non-Pro Classic/Challenge was a single round, Jack Bell, who drew up last, decided to treat it like a weekend class. He planned to ride Stars Go Blu into the herd and give it his best shot. The strategy paid off, and the duo scored a 220, winning the title and $6,207. “He wanted to be ready to have an opportunity to mark a good score and to get a check, because we knew we had one shot at it,” said J.P. Bell, Jack’s dad. “The best laid plans don’t always work out, but it did work out that particular day.” “I was just trying to go do my job,” added Jack, who turned 14 years old during the 2022 NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular. He knew he could rely on Stars Go Blu (Once In A Blu Boon x Starlight Starbrite 134

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x Somebody Smart), who has been his partner since the Bells purchased her for the second time in December 2021. They originally bought her at the beginning of her four-year-old year, then sold her to a client. When she came up for sale again at the end of the year, the Bells wanted her back. “This mare really stops and bends her hock a lot,” J.P. said. “She’s big — she’s over 15 hands — but she doesn’t work like a big horse. She works pretty low. She’s got lots of integrity, and whether you’re working her on a cow, a flag or dry working, she’s really serious about her job.” Jack has done all the work on the mare since they purchased her again, J.P. added, between tuning her up and practicing. His sister, Jenna, lopes for him and helped prepare the mare for the Summer Spectacular.

Jack thanked his help and his family for supporting him at the event. His dad added that they learn so much each time they come to Fort Worth, Texas. “It’s a fun deal for Jack, Jenna and I,” J.P. said. “Being from the North [Duluth, Minnesota] and getting to go to Texas, it’s a litmus test for us to see where we’re at and how the horses are doing. We’ve got a lot of good friends down there in the Weatherford, Texas, area that we get to ride with. We get to bring home more knowledge and then put it to task here, and hopefully get some fun results from it.” Jimmy Purselley rode Flashie to a 219 for the reserve championship. He and the mare (Purdy Boy Flash x Oh Flo x Cats Quixote Jack) collected $4,966. ★

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MCALISTER ASSETS AMATEUR DERBY CHAMPION: TOM KAUFMANN & QUACKMAN OWNER: TOM KAUFMANN

f you told Tom Kaufmann in 2020 that, one day, he’d be standing with Quackman in the McAlister Assets Amateur Derby winner’s circle at an NCHA Triple Crown event after marking a 222, $9,515 richer, he probably wouldn’t have believed you. During that time, he wasn’t even sure Quackman would be alive in two years, let alone able to be competitive under saddle. When the horse first went into training as a two-year-old with Eric Ferreira, he choked on an alfalfa cube and got bacteria in his throat, which went into his lungs. Kaufmann took him to the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and left him there for a month. During that time, several veterinarians said he would never be ridden again, even suggesting euthanasia at one point. “We called our vet, and he said to

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bring him home, that we could fix it,” Kaufmann recalled. “My wife and I built a little pasture behind the window in our room and gave him a nebulizer and tons of antibiotics. We moved out of California because of all the smoke from the fires last year, and she got him healthy.” The horse then had to undergo palate surgery to fix the displacement caused by the original cube. Once all of that was behind him, Russ Elrod took him into his program in March 2021 and started trying to make up for lost time. When Elrod headed west to show on the West Coast circuit, the Kaufmanns put the horse in training with R.L. Chartier, so the horse could avoid being around the wildfires again. Kaufmann’s daughter, Kiley, made the Limited Non-Pro finals at the 2021 NCHA Futurity. Kaufmann said the stallion

(Sannman x Duck On A Chain x Blue Duck Okie) has been a pleasure to ride and makes his job easy. “He developed all that ‘crouchines’s on his own,” Kaufmann said. “Ever since day one, he’s had natural ability. He just knew how to get through himself. He’s a fun horse to work — you work maybe one or two cows, then put him away.” Kaufmann appreciated all who have had a hand in Quackman’s training. He thanked his help in the pen, along with his wife, Michelle, who prepares “Crash” for shows. Tha Girl Next Door (WR This Cats Smart x Too Smart Toodie x Smart Mate) and Robert Masterson picked up the reserve title with their 219. The pair banked $8,740. ★

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CO-CHAMPION: FERNANDO LOZA & GOTACHANGEUREVILWAYS OWNER: FERNANDO LOZA

he first draw out of the gate in the McAlister Assets Amateur Classic/ Challenge finals was Fernando Loza, who scored a 219 on Gotachangeurevilways. Two draws later, Reyly Plendl and Nitreyious matched their score. No other rider was able to top it, and the two settled as co-champions, each banking $9,137. Loza and Gotachangeurevilways (Kit Kat Sugar x Wicked Wanda Rey x Dual Rey) nearly found themselves in the limelight at last year’s NCHA Summer Spectacular when they rode to the McAlister Assets Amateur Derby reserve championship. Loza was ecstatic to finally end up in the winner’s circle this year with the horse he describes as “one in a million.” “This little horse is simply amazing; 138

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“This little horse is simply amazing; she’s something else. She gets better and better every single year.” — Fernando Loza

she’s something else,” Loza said. “She gets better and better every single year. My trainer, Jose Cruz, and I talked about it, and we knew if I had clean cuts and stayed accurate, she would do the rest. That’s exactly what happened.

“She has the capacity to go slow and fast by herself,” he continued. “She can do it naturally — if the cow is going slower, she goes slow. If the cow asks her, she goes fast. It is incredible.” Loza purchased the mare from the Rose Valley Ranch Reduction Sale in 2020 when the mare was three years old. The pair went to the NCHA Futurity later that year and made the finals in the Amateur and in the Limited Non-Pro. The Florida-based horseman planned to continue adding to their records together by showing Gotachangeurevilways through her whole career. He was looking forward to her first baby, due next year, and hoped it and any others would turn out just like her. The mare’s lifetime earnings now stand at more than $100,000, according to the NCHA.

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CO-CHAMPION: REYLY PLENDL & NITREYIOUS OWNER: REGAN & REYLY PLENDL PARTNERSHIP

Loza expressed his appreciation to Cruz, who he said does an incredible job with the mare, and the rest of his help in the pen — Casey Green, Clay Johnson and Lloyd Cox. The McAlister Assets Amateur Classic/Challenge co-championship was Plendl’s first big win in Will Rogers Coliseum. She was particularly excited to score it on Nitreyious (Metallic Cat x Cherrey x Dual Rey), who her family purchased as an embryo from Rodney Wrinkle. “He was the first horse I started as a two-year-old with a little help from my dad, and he was our first horse to make the Open and Non-Pro finals at the NCHA Futurity,” said Plendl, who was the Non-Pro Futurity reserve champion on the gelding. “He always outshined all the other

“I had a lot more confidence going into the finals. I knew I had a nice enough horse that if I got through a clean run, they would be able to mark me.” — Reyly Plendl two-year-olds and was doing some cool stuff, like going on his knees and quivering. I have yet to find another twoyear-old doing those things.” Before the McAlister Assets Amateur finals, Plendl and Nitreyious had some tough luck in the Non-Pro first round,

getting run over by a cow right before the buzzer. Plendl was feeling defeated and frustrated, so her plan in the McAlister Assets Amateur was to just get through a run successfully. In the semifinals, they marked a 220, winning the round. “I had a lot more confidence going into the finals,” Plendl said. “I knew I had a nice enough horse that if I got through a clean run, they would be able to mark me.” She thanked her family for letting her show horses, her help in the show pen, including Kelle Earnheart, who tuned up Nitreyious, and the Plendls’ trainer, Nick O’Dell, who has ridden the gelding quite a bit. She also expressed a special thank you to her sister, Regan, who gets Nitreyious ready when she shows. “She keeps me going down to the barn and keeps me accountable,” Plendl said. ★ FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

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RIOS OF MERCEDES INTERMEDIATE AMATEUR DERBY CHAMPION: JULIE MCBURNEY & DEE OH DOUBLE G OWNER: JULIE & VINCE MCBURNEY

ulie McBurney has been showing cutting horses for 30 years, but she had never won a class in Will Rogers Coliseum — until this year. She and Dee Oh Double G, owned by her and her husband, Vince, made the finals in both the McAlister Assets Amateur Derby and Rios of Mercedes Intermediate Amateur Derby. They came away with the championship in the latter after scoring a 218. McBurney also tied for seventh in the McAlister Assets Amateur Derby. Between the two finals, she went back home to California with a total of $13,186. “It was definitely a memory I’ll have for a long time,” McBurney said. “It’s been one of the things on the bucket list since I’ve been doing this for so long. “We didn’t really have a game plan; this was a last-minute decision for us coming to the show,” she added. “We had kind of planned to, but my husband was in a bad

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accident last year. He hadn’t been riding a whole lot, but he said, ‘We’re going to the Spectacular.’ We came out here, and it was really fun.” Vince made the McAlister Assets Amateur Derby semifinals on Rondeyvous, but he had to scratch after the mare got hurt. Thomas Bray was slated to show Dee Oh Double G in the Limited Open but didn’t proceed past the first round. Still, they had a great show, McBurney said. The McBurneys have owned Dee Oh Double G, “Red,” (Reyzin The Cash x Rubyvous x Smart Little Rondee) since late in the gelding’s two-year-old year. They bought him from Gary Gonsalves, who initially trained the horse. Last December, they put him in training with Thomas Bray in Columbus, Texas, not too far from the McBurneys’ Texas property. “He moves really pretty, and when you have a good move on a cow, you can’t make

up for that with training,” McBurney said. “You kind of have to show him where he needs to be, because he’s already a good mover. He’s really cowy, level-headed, and he wants to go to work.” When they’re not in Texas, the McBurneys practice on their own at their property in Agua Dulce, California. Traveling back and forth takes some work, but they appreciate the opportunity to work with Bray, and also thanked Gonsalves for doing a great job training Red. The Rios of Mercedes Intermediate Amateur Derby co-reserve championship went to Barney Mac Smith on Pontiac Believer (Don’t Stopp Believin x Catillac Smooth x Smooth As A Cat), and Zach Bingham, riding Shes Pretty Metallic (Metallic Cat x Pareydise x Dual Rey), who each marked a 217 and collected $6,453. ★

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RIOS OF MERCEDES INTERMEDIATE AMATEUR & LIMITED AMATEUR CLASSIC/CHALLENGE CHAMPION: JEFF GRASMAN & AUSPICIOUS ACE OWNER: JEFF GRASMAN

he first time Jeff Grasman showed in Will Rogers Coliseum was at the 2022 NCHA Super Stakes earlier this year. He went back to Fort Worth, Texas, as a last-minute entry in the NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular, mounted on his first ever limited age horse, Auspicious Ace. There, he picked up not one, but two championships at the event, marking a 219 to win the Limited Amateur Classic/ Challenge and a 225 for the Rios of Mercedes Intermediate Amateur Classic/Challenge title. “It was not what I was expecting,” said Grasman, who amassed $8,198. “It caught me off guard. I was hoping to just come out and cut three cows; getting a respectable ride is all I was looking for because I’ve only been at this for about three years. That [225] is the biggest score I’ve ever gotten; I’ve never scored anything even close to that.” Since Grasman’s whole family, including wife, Jamie; son, Joey; and daughter, Ryann; also compete, Grasman was originally trying to get all of them squared away before entering himself in the show. Ryann and Auspicious Ace missed the McAlister Assets Amateur Classic/Challenge semifinals by half a point, so Grasman took over 142

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the ride in the Rios of Mercedes Intermediate and Limited. Coming in at the eleventh hour inspired him to give it his all in the show pen. “I said, ‘Find some cows that are either going to win or lose,’” Grasman said. “Randy [Chartier] told me what determines if you win or lose it is how far you come out with your cow, so I pushed out as far as I could.” Grasman had extra competition in the Limited class, as Jamie also made the finals on A Hot Lil Scooter and ultimately placed 13th. Grasman has been riding cutting horses for about three years, but he’s been around horses for much longer. Jamie had wanted to own horses her whole life, so about 20 years ago, they bought their first one. The Grasmans started out with trail horses, then eventually moved to showing ranch horses. It was through the latter that they found cutting. The family attended weekend cuttings for the first few years but eventually decided they wanted to step up into the limited age classes, too. They purchased Auspicious Ace (Auspicious Cat x Toodie Doc Rey x Dual Rey) about six months ago through Chartier. “We live in Michigan, and we did take him home for a little bit, but we brought him back to Texas a month-and-a-half ago for some

additional touch-ups,” Grasman said. “He’s goofy. He’s the one that rolls and gets into something he shouldn’t. He smiles when you raise your finger. “He’s just got a lot of heart and does his job,” Grasman added. “He’s saved me a bunch of times where I messed up — he covers it up and just does what he’s supposed to do.” Grasman thanked the whole Chartier crew for getting him through the show. Now that he has two big titles under his belt, he’s not yet sure where to go next. One thing is certain, though — the Summer Spectacular will be a show he’ll never forget. “I was planning on working all week this week, just planning on coming for the first week, doing our thing, and moving on,” Grasman said. “This was fun.” In the Rios of Mercedes Intermediate Amateur, a 218 gave Sawyer Hennig and Chaty Catty (Catty Hawk x Velvets Best Shot x Playgun), owned by Gregory Williamson, the reserve championship. The pair collected $5,647. The Limited Amateur reserve championship went to Andy Dent and Bar D Ranch LLC’s Boondexterous, who marked a 215. Dent and the gelding (Once In A Blu Boon x Cats Smart Lady x High Brow Cat) banked $2,044. ★

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LIMITED AMATEUR DERBY

CHAMPION: MIKE ROBERTS & DESIRES SUM PRADA OWNER: HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH

ike Roberts won the 2021 NCHA Summer Spectacular Limited Amateur Derby championship aboard Chitachita Boonboon. In 2022, he defended his title, riding Desires Sum Prada to a 220, topping the class and taking home $1,916. “If you can win any aged event cutting, it’s special, but especially when you can do it in Will Rogers [Memorial Center]; it’s really cool,” Roberts said. Aside from the horse he was mounted on, there was one key difference between last year’s win and this year’s. After his win on Chitachita Boonboon, Roberts sold the mare to an interested buyer who approached him at the show. “I sold her with, like, immediate regret,” Roberts said. “I was like, ‘What did I do? I have nothing to show.’ So I’m not doing

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that this year. I’m going to keep her, breed her next year and continue to show her.” Desires Sum Prada (Im Countin Checks x Dual Catolena x High Brow Cat) is out of the same mare that produced Catolena Cashin In, who won the 2021 NCHA Open Super Stakes. Roberts purchased her during the 2021 NCHA Futurity from Joel Colgrove Sr. “She’s a really cool horse, and we get along really well,” Roberts said. “It’s a good fit. She’s super athletic, very cowy and very smart. I would say she’s the total package. She definitely covers up a lot of my mistakes and seems to be getting better every show.” Roberts, who has been cutting for about two years, rides with Cullen Chartier. He was grateful for his guidance, along with the teachings of his former trainer, James Payne. Though he didn’t get into horses until

later in life, Roberts, who runs a podcast called “The Converse Cowboy,” originally jumped into it with both feet. He started out team roping but craved learning more about horsemanship. Because he owned a Playgun gelding, he reached out to legendary horseman Dick Pieper, owner of Playgun, who took Roberts under his wing. “He was at the Circle Bar Ranch at the time, and I would drive 10 hours, do whatever I needed to do, to get in front of him to learn,” Roberts said. “I would constantly bug him on the phone. He was always willing to help out and talk through problems. He always had an answer, which gave me confidence in what I was doing.” Andy Dent rode Tin Can (Metallic Cat x Nurse Moss x Dual Pep) to a 214 for the Limited Amateur Derby reserve championship, collecting $1,778 for owner Bar D Ranch LLC. ★

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NCHA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP CUTTING JUNIOR YOUTH CHAMPION

Junior Youth Champion RIDER: JACK BELL HORSE: APOLLO CREED NICKNAME: APOLLO OWNER: LEIGH GALL

A. Apollo (Metallic Cat x Tanginilla x Tangys Classy Peppy) is nine years old and he doesn’t act like a stud at all; he’s calm. It doesn’t take much to warm him up. My sister, Jenna, did a good job warming him up for me.

Q. WHAT WAS YOUR GAME PLAN WALKING INTO THE FINALS? A. Just to get through it clean. I’ve been working on sorting cleaner, and not scaring the cows or anything.

Q. IS THERE A RUN THAT STICKS OUT TO YOU FROM YOUTH WEEK? A. My favorite was probably my last run in the NCHA Foundation Scholarship Cutting – probably because it was the hardest one. The second cow ran everywhere. Drawing at the end of the set, I had all the tough cows left. 146

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Q. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO WIN? A. It feels really good. I’ve competed in this event for five years and made the finals three times, but never got a very good chance to win.

Q. HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE TO COMPETE? A. I try not to overthink anything; I knew my horse could win. I knew if I cut clean, my horse would take care of the rest. When I’m choosing cattle to cut, I try to do a lot of feeling around in the herd and watch for a cow that walks away. If I see one walking away, that’s usually my best option.

Q. WHO IS YOUR CUTTING HERO? A. My dad, JP Bell, is my cutting hero. He’s taught me everything I know.

Q. IS THERE ANYONE YOU’D LIKE TO THANK FOR HELPING YOU ALONG THE WAY?

A. Yes – my mom, my dad, Leigh Gall for letting me ride the horse, my sister for warming up the horse for me and my whole family.

Q. HAS ANYTHING ELSE EXCITING HAPPENED DURING THE NCHA GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP SUMMER CUTTING SPECTACULAR? A. Earlier this week, I won the Limited Non-Pro Classic/Challenge, and that was fun! I won that on Stars Go Blu (Once in a Blu Boon X Starlight Starbrite x Somebody Smart) with a 220.

Q. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING AT THIS EVENT? A. Just being able to show so many times in this pen; it’s just a really cool place and it’s cool to win in Fort Worth, Texas. ★

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Q. TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR HORSE.

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Senior Youth Champion RIDER: RYANN PACKARD HORSE: HOTT NU COWBOY NICKNAME: COWBOY OWNER: CIRCLE R CUTTING HORSES LLC

Q. WHERE DO YOU PLAN TO UTILIZE YOUR SCHOLARSHIP? A. I plan to use it when I attend college at Tarleton State University next fall. I’ll be studying business and finance. I don’t really know what I want to do yet, so I figured I can pursue a lot of careers with that. I am the most excited to try new things when I start college.

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Q. WHAT MAKES YOUR HORSE STAND OUT? A. He’s just obviously an amazing horse. I got the opportunity from the Rainey family to get to show on him again this year. He’s eight years old, but he acts like he’s a young horse. He’s just so wild and so playful. He’s got a huge personality, but when it comes time to show, he’s all business. All I want to do when I show is sit there and hang on because he knows exactly what his job is.

Q. WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND AS YOU WERE SHOWING? A. I wanted to focus on just doing my part, and my main goal was to drive out of the herd as far as I could. I felt like that was going to give me the best shot at success, especially in a setup like the Watt arena, where it’s just so tough and so much pressure on horses, cows and everything. You’ll find yourself stuck in the herd so fast, and that’s usually where you run into trouble. I just wanted to focus on cutting the cows really clean.

Q. WHAT WAS YOUR PLAN COMING INTO FORT WORTH, TEXAS, FOR THE NCHA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP CUTTING? A. This was my last year to compete in the scholarship cutting, so I put a lot of pressure on myself to come and perform.

I was getting to show a horse of high caliber, and I wanted to be ready on my part, but at the same time, I didn’t want to overdo anything. I didn’t want to force it. I just wanted to come in, make a clean cut, get to the finals and see how everything played out. But I was really putting a lot of pressure on myself to not do too much or too little. I just tried to let everything fall into place the way that it should.

Q. IS THERE ANYONE YOU’D LIKE TO THANK FOR HELPING YOU ALONG THE WAY? A. First, I’d like to thank Ike and Nancy Rainey; they were nice enough to let me show Cowboy. I’d especially like to thank the Chartiers. I work with them full-time, and I think that’s the only reason I was prepared to show a horse at that level for two years in a row. I’d also like to thank all of my herd help and my family. ★ FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

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Junior Youth Champion RIDER: ADEN BERNHAGEN HORSE: SHES MY CHERRY PIE NICKNAME: CHERRY OWNER: BLACKSHEAR AND CINDY SNYDER

Q. WHAT WAS THE BEST PART OF THE 2022 POINT YEAR?

A. She’s just all around good. She’ll go stop a cow, do what I need her to do and won’t mess up for me. I used her when I needed her on big events and all that. You can’t have her around anything else though; she has to be in her own little world, even though she’s nine years old. I mainly used my old gelding, Dr Cuzin, and a bunch of other horses this season. I just hopped around all year, but Cherry and GS Zans Cat, “Zany,” owned by Chaser Crouch, were probably my favorite horses to show all year. I won the Junior Youth at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo with Cherry last year.

A. Winning the Shynia Randles Memorial Scholarship; I won that on Cherry.

Q. WHAT WAS THE HARDEST PART OF THE 2022 POINT YEAR? A. Probably working on improving my cuts. I started off rocky this year and didn’t know what was going to happen, but toward the end of the year, I started getting better and better and it improved all the way up until here. 148

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Q. WHAT WAS YOUR GAME PLAN COMING INTO FORT WORTH, TEXAS, FOR YOUTH WEEK? A. I was just trying to make clean cuts. I wasn’t trying to make something happen; I was just trying to make it through and see what happens. I pretty much had it sewn up by the final round, so I just wanted to go have fun.

Q. WALK US THROUGH YOUR FINAL RUN. A. I came in and had a clean first cut, but it wasn’t as good of a cow as I’d hoped it would be. My second cow was alright. I couldn’t ask for anything else. Then, I cut my last cow and it was just perfect. I got second place with a 218.5.

Q. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO WIN? A. It’s pretty awesome. I’m just excited.

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR SHOW MUST-HAVES, OTHER THAN THE ESSENTIALS? A. Something to get around on, like a scooter or a bike. I’m not walking if I don’t have to.

Q. IS THERE ANYONE YOU’D LIKE TO THANK? A. The whole Crouch team. My mom, my sister, the Lippincotts and Cindy Snyder. I’d especially like to thank the Crouches for letting me ride GS Zans Cat this year.

Q. ANY BIG PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR? A. I plan to just try to come back and see what happens. I will try to get back to the World Finals. ★

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Q. WHAT MAKES YOUR HORSE SPECIAL?

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Senior Youth Champion RIDER: EMMA RAPP HORSE: HERSHAY KISS NICKNAME: SIMONE OWNER: LORI GALE

Q. WHAT QUALITIES MAKE YOUR HORSE STAND OUT? A. How hard she tries when I show her, and just her willingness to cut every day. She just has a very special personality. I won the Senior Youth at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on her in 2021 and the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo on her last February. I also won the Senior Youth Eastern Nationals championship on her. I’ve been showing her for a year and a half now.

Q. HOW DO YOU MENTALLY PREPARE TO SHOW?

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A. Most of the time, I just try not to get too nervous, and I try to focus on making good cuts. I try to think about what I need to do right before I go and just have a clear head.

Q. WHAT WAS YOUR PLAN COMING INTO THE WORLD FINALS?

Q. WAS THERE A RUN THAT STOOD OUT FOR YOU THIS YEAR? A. There was a cutting in Lubbock, Texas, in September where I marked my first 77. I won a good scholarship there. The San Antonio Stock Show sticks out to me just because it was a $10,000 scholarship there. My parents had been taking my brother there to try and win it, but he hadn’t. I won it the first year that I entered, and I just thought that was really cool.

Q. WHAT WAS THE HARDEST PART ABOUT THIS SEASON? A. Probably the end of March and beginning of April, because it was getting close to the end of the year, and I hit a dry spell. I just wasn’t doing very well, and there was a lot of pressure. There were two or three weeks there that were hard.

Q. WHAT WAS THE BEST PART OF THE SEASON?

A. For the most part, I had a really great time all year. But especially in August, September and even into November, I had a lot of fun. It was exciting getting to go show every weekend, doing well and learning to show better. I got to spend a lot of time with my friends and make new friends.

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR ESSENTIALS FOR BEING ON THE ROAD EVERY WEEKEND? A. I would always have some beef jerky and some of those little mini-muffin snacks.

Q. IS THERE ANYONE YOU’D LIKE TO THANK FOR HELPING YOU DOWN THE ROAD? A. I’d really like to thank the Gales for letting me show their horses and for always being so kind to me. ★

A. I just wanted a fun run. I didn’t really have any pressure, so I just wanted to show well and enjoy it. FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

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CUTTING BENEFITS BRAVEHEARTS IN UNEXPECTED WAYS STORY BY AMY OLSON

The riders in this year’s event consisted of 17 veterans and one gold star father, each paired with Youth ambassadors and NCHA trainers. BraveHearts is a 501c3 non-profit therapeutic riding program with two locations in Illinois. They provide therapeutic riding opportunities to children, adults and military veterans. Since 2007,

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n most Wednesday mornings, the Watt arena isn’t expected to have tight seating, but on July 27, all of the good seats were filled. A crowd of supporters gathered with coffee and American Flags in hand to honor American veterans in the NYCHA BraveHearts Shootout.

they have been serving veterans and their families at no cost. Veterans are referred to the program to help cope with PTSD and other challenges stemming from their service. Aside from the benefits of regained trust and reduced anxiety, many of the veterans in the program pursue a career in equine therapy furthering their recovery and helping others who may have had similar experiences. Paul Martinez, a 2021 Shootout competitor, took this a few steps further when he began working for trainer Austin Shepard in the winter of 2021. He had just lost a fellow veteran and BraveHearts competitor Victor Ayala to COVID-19, and decided that he would follow the dream the two shared: to ride horses every day.

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ABOVE: BraveHearts Shootout competitors consisted of 17 veterans and a gold star father.

“YOU COULDN’T DRAG ME AWAY, AND YOU HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO DRAG ME AWAY SINCE.” — A n ge l i n e A ‘ ngie’ Colella

Instructor certificate, so that she can continue to help others find healing through horses. Working on her horsemanship was a big goal for Colella, and she thinks she has made huge strides in her few years of riding. “Last year was the first time any of us had been on real cutting horses or done anything with a cow,” Colella said. She was able to compete in the first BraveHearts Shootout in 2021 and was asked to return this year. Colella and the

other veterans were invited to the Cowan Ranch for a two-day cutting clinic in June for the majority of their training. Trainers and the Youth volunteers attended as well, to give the veterans as much knowledge as possible. Many of the veterans have been benefiting from equine therapy for years but find a special connection to cutting. Calm and thoughtful cattle sorting, followed by the excitement of cutting, is comparative to the rush they may have felt during their service. Similarly, they must return to a cool and collected state immediately after the excitement. Cutting allows them to flex an old muscle in a new way, while also making friends and having fun. Perks Ranch welcomed the BraveHearts for two days before the shootout to squeeze in their last-minute preparation, and Lindy Burch organized a clinic for the veterans in the Watt arena, which is where Colella was able to ride Blu Snorty Boon for the first time.

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“I have to ride every day; I’m done doing the corporate thing – this is where my heart is,” Martinez said. Martinez was not able to compete this year due to a recent back injury but could be seen supporting all the other BraveHearts at the shootout. He has also ridden in a few Trail to Zero events with his fellow veterans. Participants of Trail to Zero have ridden in cities such as Chicago, Washington D.C., New York City and Houston, covering 20 miles during each event for the 20 veterans that are lost to suicide every day. US Air Force veteran Angeline ‘Angie’ Colella has ridden with Trail to Zero seven times. Colella was referred to BraveHearts by the Veterans Association about five years ago. “I gave it a try, and it was an immediate hook,” Colella said. “I was signed up for regular lessons and volunteering within a month. You couldn’t drag me away, and you haven’t been able to drag me away since.” Recently, she received her Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) Intl. Therapeutic Riding

NCHA FEATURE LEFT AND BELOW: Angie Colella took home the BraveHearts Shootout champion title with a 222. Photo courtesy of BraveHearts.

“THE TRAINING WAS A BIG PART OF IT FOR MY PART, BUT THE HORSE WAS PHENOMENAL. I FELT LIKE I WAS FLYING ON A CLOUD ON HIS BACK WHILE I WAS OUT THERE.”

The big black horse carried Colella to a score of 222 and the champion buckle. She gave him a huge pat on the neck as she left the working area and was greeted by many hugs on her way out. “I’m still amazed that it came out like that,” Colella said. “The training was a big part of it for my part, but the horse was phenomenal. I felt like I was flying on a cloud on his back while I was out there.” Colella was overwhelmed by the quality of training that they were able to receive before the shootout and credits her win to the growth of her horsemanship skills. “I didn’t do really well at all last year; I really went from the bottom to the top,” Colella said. Many of the veterans grinned from ear to ear as they finished their runs. 154

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— A n ge l i n e A ‘ ngie’ Colella

NCHA FEATURE Amanda Bethards (top) rode Bet Yer Skeets to the co-reserve championship with Sabrina Mesalam (bottom), who rode Ten Blade.

The crowd cheered for every cut and the support felt in the Watt arena has since been unmatched. Herd help high-fived the riders, a few hats were tipped to the crowd, and Alex Rodriguez threw his fist in the air after holding his own against a fast cow. It was easy to see that the veterans were having the time of their lives that morning. The trainers also seemed to be in a lighter mood as they stepped in to help in the warmup pen when they weren’t turning back. The Youth ambassadors learned an invaluable lesson about giving back. Cara Brewer assisted the veterans throughout their journey to the Shootout and was happy to be herd help for many of the competitors. She spent quality time with them at the Cowan Ranch in June and was touched by their excitement and gratitude. “It’s amazing to see how much their lives put our lives into perspective; to see what they’ve given up for us,” Brewer said. “So, for us to share our time and knowledge, it’s just a small piece of giving back.” The trainers and volunteers were hopeful the few days spent together on horseback served to give back a small token of joy to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for this country.★

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TO SEE WHAT THEY’VE GIVEN UP FOR US.” —Cara Brewer

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M.L. Leddy’s CELEBRATES 100 YEARS BY KAYLEE BRISTER

100 years, four generations and more than 300,000 pairs of boots later, M.L. Leddy’s has remained a staple in Texas.

n 1922, a cotton farmer-turnedentrepreneur by the name of M.L. Leddy took over a boot repair shop and saddlery near the small town of Brady, Texas. Leddy was known by the local farmers and ranchers for making the most comfortable cowboy boots in the area — and for providing the best customer service. Not only could Leddy repair worn-down boots, but he could take them apart and craft a betterthan-new pair with the same materials. Leddy shared his talent with his eight brothers — who eventually all worked for the two shops in different capacities through the years. During the Great Depression, the brothers often traded a paycheck for food for their families and a stake in the business. When other stores were hit by the Depression, Leddy purchased them and inherited their product. In 1936, Leddy purchased a store in San

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Angelo, Texas, and sometime afterward he began buying his brothers out of the business. A few of the brothers took their money from the buyout and opened a store in Fort Worth, Texas, using the same methods they’d learned under Leddy. With Fort Worth’s booming cattle business at the time, the store thrived. Despite the store being competition, there were no hard feelings amongst the brothers — so long as they made good on the family name. Eventually, Leddy bought the Cowtown store from his brothers. Years later, his sons and son-in-law purchased the stores from him. Today, Leddy’s legacy lives on through his namesake stores run by his lineage in San Angelo and Fort Worth — where top-notch customer service, hard work, family values and quality products are still king.

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Their commitment is shown not only through their high-quality products, but also through their generosity and involment in the industry, including their sponsorship of the National Cutting Horse Association.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF M.L. LEDDY’S

“The family-owned company has always offered the highest quality products available. Whether it be our boots, saddles, hand-shaped hats, custom tailored clothing, the finest belts and buckles, men’s and women’s jewelry, handbags or clothing: there’s a huge comfort in selling products you can be proud to offer,” said Mark Dunlap, vice president and general manager of M.L. Leddy’s. And M.L. Leddy’s employees have every right to be proud of their products. In the last century, many western brands have turned to machines and advanced technology to whip out hundreds of look-alike cowboy boots a day — but not M.L. Leddy’s. The store employs around 20 artisans that handmake seven pairs of boots a day in their San Angelo location. Every step of the boot making process is customized, starting with hand-measuring each customer’s feet. Customers can choose the leather, heel height, toe type and stitching. Want your brand

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“WE MADE OUR FIRST SADDLE FOR THE NATIONAL CUTTING HORSE ASSOCIATION IN THE EARLY ‘50S AND HAVE CONTINUED EVER SINCE.”

PHOTOS COURTESY OF M.L. LEDDY’S

—Mark Dunlap

“We made our first saddle for the National Cutting Horse Association in the early ‘50s and have continued ever since,” said Dunlap. “M.L. Leddy’s owner, Wilson Franklin, has maintained a strong allegiance to the NCHA and continues to influence the saddles we build today.” The saddles have just as much heart and soul poured into them as a pair of cowboy boots. Steven Schmidt, a saddle maker who has been with the store since 1982, does everything from building the saddle to hand-tooling it. Customers can customize a saddle to their liking, whether they want something fit for an NCHA event or a replica of their grandfather’s saddle. To celebrate 100 years of excellence, M.L. Leddy’s is hosting a customer appreciation party with vendors, food and refreshments on October 27, 2022 — just before Red Steagall’s Cowboy Gathering kicks off in Fort Worth. A fitting time to celebrate an iconic store that has been a staple in the lives of cowboys since 1922. What else is in store for M.L. Leddy’s in their centennial year and beyond? Well, they plan to keep up the store’s legacy for another 100 years, four generations and 300,000 pairs of boots. FALL 2022 • CUTTING HORSE CHATTER

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My Heroes have Always Been

COWBOYS Youth competitors share who their heroes are, both in and out of the cutting pen.

YOUTH INTERVIEW BY L AUREN BUITRON | STORY BY AMANDA DEVAN

hen you think about heroes in any given sport, a few household names likely come to mind. Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Barry Bonds, Wayne Gretzky and the list goes on. They are larger-than-life figures – people who were born with more talent than many of us dream of having in a lifetime. While natural-born skill helps to excel in sports, it’s not a requirement to inspire greatness. The heroes we aspire to be like have worked hard at honing their craft, with passion, determination and humility. They are the best at what they do, but they are also are teachers, mentors and inspirations. With these characteristics in mind, anyone can inspire greatness in their admirers. Youth competitors Bray Bennett, Preslie Green and Jaggar Purselley describe their heroes as the someone in their life who taught them important things – skills and lessons no one else shared with them. Gold buckles, trophies and titles were never mentioned. Their heroes don’t have their faces plastered on cereal boxes or television screens. They are everyday people who work hard for what they have, and they inspired that same determination in Bray, Preslie and Jaggar. They share their passion for horses and also their DNA, as each of them said their hero was their very own father.

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Preslie and Casey share a moment discussing their plan for that day’s cutting.

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Bray Bennett

What makes you admire him? My dad trains all his young horses, and he helps me train mine. He has taught me how to work my horse by myself. When I turn back for him, I learn a lot about keeping a young horse correct. We also rope a lot, and that teaches me horsemanship as well. What advice or pointers did he give you? When working cutting horses, my dad has taught me how to keep my horses collected up and how to use my feet. He taught me to keep my horses stopping square and waiting on the cow by using my feet. I have to make sure my horse is centered on the cow before I drop my hand. He has also taught me how to get my horses broke, and that really helps me with my rope horses as well.

“HE’S THE BEST COWBOY I KNOW, AND I’M LUCKY HE’S MY DAD.” — Bray Bennett

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE BENNETT FAMILY

Who is your hero in the cutting horse industry? My hero is my dad, Tate Bennett.

What is something you want him to know? I want my dad to know how much I appreciate all the help he has given me with my horses, as well as all the time he has spent teaching me horsemanship.

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What is your favorite memory with your dad? I think my favorite memories with my dad are when we are horseback together, whether it is cutting, roping or doctoring cattle. He’s the best cowboy I know, and I’m lucky he’s my dad.

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Preslie Green Who would you consider to be your hero in the cutting pen, or someone you look up to? My cutting hero is Casey Green. What makes you admire him? I admire him for his work ethic and the way he loves his family. What pointers or advice has he given you that has stuck with you? My dad taught me to have drive, good sportsmanship, a strong work ethic and the importance of appreciating every-

What is something you want them to know? I want my dad to know that I am extremely thankful for him, and I appreciate everything he does for my mom and me. I am so proud of him. What is your favorite memory with your dad? My favorite memory is probably hauling for the NCHA Youth World Finals and all the time we spent together driving.

“I WANT MY DAD TO KNOW I AM EXTREMELY THANKFUL FOR HIM…I AM SO PROUD OF HIM.” — P reslie Green

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thing we have.

What are some qualities you see in your dad that you try to emulate? I try to apply his work ethic and his drive to everything I do.

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Jaggar Purselley Who is someone you consider your “hero,” or who you look up to the most in cutting? My hero is probably my dad, Jimmy Purselley. He is pretty much always there for me and showing me new things. What are some things you admire about your dad? He is always up for helping me get better. He is supportive when I want to show, no matter how I do. When I want to show, he is ready to get me to a cutting, and he makes sure my horse is ready. And he is always fair.

What is something you want your dad to know? I am grateful he is always at my shows and always there when I need him. I am thankful for everything he has done. He is the whole reason I started cutting. He got my horse, Mick, for me. He has entered me at every show that I wanted to be in. I just really appreciate all of it. What is your favorite memory with your dad? My favorite memory is when we went to Washington D.C. We hung out for three days and got to do a ton of stuff together. It was a lot of fun. We saw the monuments and got some great pictures.

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“I AM THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING HE HAS DONE. HE IS THE WHOLE REASON I STARTED CUTTING.” — Ja g g a r P u r s e l l e y

How did your dad help you make it through your first finals? He showed me what I should be doing rather than what I was doing. It stuck with me when he told me, so I was able to carry that to the finals and get through the run. He has been so supportive. Even when I do poorly at a show, he always reminds me that everyone has bad runs and bad days. He encourages me. ★

TOP: Jimmy gives Jaggar some last-minute advice before competing in the Youth at Bosque Ranch. BOTTOM: Father-son pair Jimmy and Jaggar enjoying a day at the cutting.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE PURSELLEY FAMILY

What pointers or advice has he given you that have stuck with you? He reminds me to keep my head down while I am showing – to keep my focus on the cow and keep myself centered. That’s a big thing. He also reminds me not to worry about my hat coming loose. In general, he taught me how to talk to everyone and how to be polite.

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Save The Date Wednesday, December 7, 2022

A Night at the Ranch Western Heritage Celebration and Bred Heifer Auction

Proceeds benefit

For more information on available sponsorship opportunities or tickets, please contact Julia Buswold at jbuswold@nchacutting.com

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An active member in every capacity, Jencee Jarvis has earned nearly $40,000 in scholarships both in and out of the cutting pen. Of her time as an NYCHA member and now NCHA member, Jarvis states, "I've learned so much about discipline and the world, and made lifelong friends . It's gotten me so far ahead, I couldn't have done it without the support of the NCHA Foundation, NYCHA, and NCHA." As the 2022 recipient of the inaugural Lonnie and Barbara Allsup Scholarship, Jencee has graduated from Oklahoma State University and plans on attending graduate school to further her education.

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2022 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION MBR

MEMBER INFORMATION New Member Membership Number: Renewal Individual Name: Ranch, Business, Partnership Name: (requires W9 on file) Street Address: City: State/Province: Primary Phone:

Phone Type:

DOB: Country: Zip/Postal Code: Home

Cell Secondary Phone:

Email:

MEMBERSHIP TYPE

Memberships expire December 31, 2022

New Member – FREE includes the online version of the Cutting Horse Chatter Renewal*– $100 includes quarterly issues of the Cutting Horse Chatter (US & Canada only, International members receive online version) Youth– $25* Age 18 and under, includes youth edition of the Cutting Horse Chatter, all other issues available online This member is a:

Trainer

Non-Pro

Amateur

None of these (Non-Pro and Amateurs must complete the Amateur/Non-Pro Application)

CIRCUIT DESIGNATION Use the address above to assign my circuit

I designate the following circuit for 2022:

Circuit designation is not retroactive. To designate a circuit for a horse(s) you own or if you purchase a horse during the year and wish to change its circuit, please email lsmith@nchacutting.com.

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NYCHA*

Donations to the NYCHA provide the opportunity for continued education and development of our Youth members through leadership & educational activities.

PAC*

Donations to the PAC are used by NCHA’s Texas Events PAC to support activities promoting legislation in the state of Texas intended to support and enhance the NCHA Triple Crown.

NCHA Foundation* Donations to the Foundation assist in their continued efforts to protect, preserve, and grow the sport of cutting for future generations along with providing scholarships to the youth.

PAYMENT METHOD Please send application and payment to: NCHA Membership, File 916204, Dept. 602, P.O. Box 961218, Fort Worth, Texas 76161-9797

Check/Money Order Credit Card Number:

Exp Date:

Name on Card: Billing Address: City: Signature:

CVV:

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*Dues / Payments MAY BE deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense, however, contributions and gifts to the National Cutting Horse Association are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Donations to NCHA Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization, are deductible to the extent allowed by law.

REQUIRED SIGNATURE All Members Must Sign: By establishing or renewing your NCHA membership, or by paying your membership dues, the undersigned parties, as a condition of membership, agree to become familiar with and be bound by the rules of the National Cutting Horse Association published on the NCHA website. The undersigned also expressly agree to have all disputes related to compliance with or violation of those rules resolved by the procedures provided in those rules and that the decisions made by the NCHA in those proceedings will be final and binding. If under 21 years of age, a parent/guardian signature is required. You further understand that by providing your mailing and/or email address(es), you consent to receive mail sent by or on behalf of the NCHA and its members for NCHA related business as authorized by the NCHA Executive Director and that you have the requisite authority to give permission to the NCHA on behalf of yourself and your company as published on the NCHA website. By their signature to this application, or by paying membership dues, all youth members and their parents/guardians expressly acknowledge that they have reviewed and become familiar with the NYCHA Code of Conduct published on the NCHA website and agree to abide by and be bound by the terms of that Code.

Applicant Signature: Youth Signature:

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2022 AMATEUR/NON-PRO APPLICATION AM/NP

MEMBER INFORMATION Membership Number: Individual Name:

DOB:

Street Address: City:

State/Province:

Primary Phone:

Email:

I am applying for:

Amateur

Non-Pro

Country: Zip/Postal Code: Unlimited Amateur

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS All applicants must answer questions 1 through 5 1. What is your occupation? 2. Do you understand that you or a valid family member must own all legal and equitable interest to any horse you show in a cutting horse contest? 3. Have you ever been or are you currently employed in any capacity by a training operation? (a) Name of employer? (b) Dates of employment? (c) Duties during employment? 4. Have you ever been denied Non-Professional status? 5. Have you been a professional horse trainer ASTRIDE in any cattle/cow horse discipline for direct or indirect remuneration? (a) Discipline(s) in which you trained: (b) Dates when you trained: (c) Lifetime earnings (whole dollars only, excluding Non-Pro earnings)

Yes

Yes Yes

No No

If applying for Amateur/Unlimited Amateur status, please answer the questions below 6. Have you ever ridden, trained, or assisted in training horses or riders ASTRIDE in any equine discipline for direct or indirect remuneration? (a) Which discipline(s): (b) Describe the activities: (c) During what dates: 7. Relationship Exclusion: Are you married to, have been married to, are in or have been in a cohabitational relationship with a person who is currently or previously engaged in activities that would require that person to be classified as a professional according to Rule 51.a.3? 8. Residence Exclusion: Within the last 5 years have you resided either a) on a premises where a training operation (any horse discipline) was operating OR b) with any person who was engaged in activities that would require the person to be classified as a professional according to Rule 51.a.3? 9. Have you ever been denied Amateur status?

Yes

Please reference the NCHA rulebook for the full Amateur/Non-Pro criteria and rules

REQUIRED SIGNATURE he undersigned agrees to become familiar with and be bound by the rules of the National Cutting Horse Association. he undersigned expressly agrees to have all disputes related to compliance with or violation of these rules resolved by the procedures provided in the rules. or the o cial rules visit www.nchacutting.com. I understand that a false declaration will result in suspension of NCHA privileges for a period of a minimum of six ( ) months for the first o ense. It is the member s responsibility to notify the NCHA o ce immediately upon any change in his/her Amateur/Non rofessional status. ailure to do so could result in loss of Non rofessional/Amateur status for life.

Member Signature:

Date:

I you do not have access to Director to sign this application, it may be sent (without a Director s signature) to the NCHA o ce for review and approval. However, if you are applying for Amateur and/or Non ro status at a wee end show, a Director s signature is required.

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JUDGE EVALUATION FORM Reason for Evaluation:

Commendation: I wish to recognize an individual that is hard-working and consistently does a good job. Spot Check: I do not wish to make an official protest but want a class reviewed by the Weekend Monitor. Official Protest: I am enclosing the protest fee ($500 for an LAE / $200 for Weekend show). I understand that I must be an owner or exhibitor in the class to file a protest. (Fee is refundable if protest is upheld.)

Judge(s) Name(s) about whom you are submitting this report:____________________________________________________ If you are submitting a commendation, please describe why you feel this judge deserves recognition: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ If you are submitting an Official Protest or Spot Check Request, please complete the following: Show Name: _______________________________________________________________ Show Date(s): ________________ Show City & State: __________________________________________________________ Class: _______________________ 1.

Have you reviewed the tape?

Yes

In your opinion, how did the judge do on penalty application?

Excellent

Average

Poor

In your opinion, how did the judge do on “placings’ based on run content?

Excellent

Average

Poor

In your opinion, did the judge act professionally?

Yes

If he/she did not act professionally, please explain: _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5.

In your opinion, how was the judge’s performance during the entire show?

Please explain fully the circumstances that prompted you to complete this report:

Excellent

Average

Poor

______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Member Name

__________________________ NCHA Member Number

______________________ Date

_____________________________________________________________________________ Email Address

______________________ Phone Number

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This form will be available online and published in The Chatter This report is confidential and will be seen only by officials in the NCHA Judging Department This report can be used to commend a hard-working, consistent individual which will help the Judging Department recognize the best judges. Spot Checks and Official Protests: o If a pattern of complaints emerges regarding an individual judge, the Judging Department will review tapes of the show or shows in question and take further action when appropriate. o You must be a contestant in a class or an owner who has a horse in a class to submit this report. o This report must be filed within 7 days of the incident. o A member can submit only one Judge’s Evaluation Form in a calendar month. o When submitting an official protest, you will need to enclose protest fee ($500 for LAE or $200 for a weekend show).

RETURN VIA U.S. MAIL TO NCHA JUDGES DEPARTMENT / 260 BAILEY AVE / FORT WORTH TX 76107

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NCHA Suspension and Denial of Privileges List Probations and suspensions may have been cleared by the time the magazine is published and mailed. The following persons have been suspended from the National Cutting Horse Association and/or denied all privileges of the Association until further notice. Proceedings have been conducted con in accordance with National Cutting Horse Association Rules. Please note that the provisions of former NCHA Rule 40 have recently been merged into current NCHA Rule 4. Please see the provisions of current Rule 4 on the NCHA Website for guidelines relating to suspensuspen sion for failure to make payments.

Non-Pro Suspensions DUNKLE, DEENA, Farwell, MI November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4) MOORE, ANNETTE, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4)) MOORE, KOLBY DON, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4)) MOORE, WILLIAM COLT, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4))

New Suspensions A PERFECT “10”, Adrienne Patou, Fort Worth, Texas...........................Rule 40 AARON, CHRISTOPHER, Walker, Louisiana............................................................Rule 40 ABEAR, KENNETH, Burleson, Texas. .....................................................Rule 40 ADJUSTO OF TEXAS, Weatherford, Texas. ............................................Rule 40 ADKINS, RL (ROB), Sweetwater, Texas..................................................Rule 40 AGVEST INTERNATIONAL QUARTER HORSE CUTTING #1, Houston, Texas.................................................................................Rule 40 AIR RIDE HITCH, Beach Island, South Carolina. ................................Rule 40 ALLEN, CHRISTEN, Creswell, Oregon...................................................Rule 40 ALL PHASE ARENA, Spring Grove, Minnesota. ....................................Rule 40 AMERICAN MASTERCRAFT, Boca Raton, Florida................................Rule 40 AMIGOS EMPLEO LEGAL, INC., Dallas, Texas. ...................................Rule 40 ANDERSON, MERRILL, Marshall, Texas................................................Rule 40 ANDERSON, SUSAN, Canby, Oregon. ..................................................Rule 40 AERIAL LIGHTING, Watseka, Illinois....................................................Rule 40 ARNOLD, MIKE, dba CUT A COW, Springfield, Missouri...................Rule 40 ASHLEY, SHELLY , Sayre, Oklahoma.....................................................Rule 40 ATLAS HORSEWALKER, THE , Plano, Texas. ........................................Rule 40 AUBIN, GEORGE, dba WICHITA LAND AND CATTLE CO., WHC, SIGMA CORP, et al, Houston, Texas. ..................................Rule 40 AUDIO CEL, Carrollton, Texas...............................................................Rule 40 AYERS GROUP, THE , dba SONNY WOOLEY, Abilene, Texas. ..........................................................................................................Rule 40 B & S FARM SUPPLY, Winona, Texas.....................................................Rule 40 BAILEY, CHUCK, dba LONESTAR VIDEO, Rising Star, Texas. .............................................................................Rule 40 BARBER, GALE, Madison, Alabama.......................................................Rule 40 BARRETT, BRIDGETT, Liberty, Utah ......................................................Rule 40 BARRON, GRANT, Stephenville, Texas. .................................................Rule 40 BEALS, DENNY & JILL, Lufkin, Texas. ...................................................Rule 40 BECK, ERNEST, Midland, Texas. ............................................................Rule 40 BENDING B TRADING LLC, Collierville, Tennessee ...........................Rule 40 BENEFIELD, DOUG, Bowling Green, Kentucky....................................Rule 40 BERGER, BENJAMIN, Brenham, Texas...................................................Rule 40 BENGSTON, BEN, Ogden, Iowa. ...........................................................Rule 40 BERNARD, THOMAS, Int. West, France. ...............................................Rule 40 BERNIE’S CUSTOM COACH OF TEXAS, INC., Houston, Texas.................................................................................Rule 40 BETTER BUILT ARENA CONSTRUCTION, Okarche, Oklahoma.........................................................................................Rule 40 BLACK FOREST SADDLERY, Louisville, Kentucky................................Rule Kentucky. 40 BLACKMAN, DANIEL, Cat Springs, Texas............................................. Rule 4 BLACKMON, EDDIE, DeKalb, Texas. ....................................................Rule 40 BLACKWELL, REX, Elk City, Kansas.......................................................Rule Kansas. 40 BLANKS, RENEE, Aubrey, Texas. ............................................................Rule 40 BM OF TEXAS, San Antonio, Texas........................................................Rule Texas. 40 BOBBI BROWN COSMETICS/DOTTIE MCGONAGILL, Fort Worth, Texas..............................................................................Rule 40 BODE, KEVIN, Frisco, Texas. ..................................................................Rule 40 BOGARD, BO, Eagles Nest, New Mexico...............................................Rule Mexico. 40 BOHANON, BERNADETTE - Heber Cith, Utah. ..................................Rule 40 BONIN, DOUGLAS, LaPorte, Indiana...................................................Rule Indiana. 40 BOONE, RICK, dba WOLF CREEK RANCH, Dallas, Texas..................Rule Texas. 40 BOOTH, KRISTEN, Temecula, California..............................................Rule California. 40 BOSTWICK, DAVID, CREATIVE CHARACTERS, Oblong, IL................Rule IL 40 BOUGET, BOB, Branch, Louisiana ........................................................Rule 40 BOWLES, DEAN, Portland, Tennessee. ..................................................Rule 40 BRANNAN, DAVE, dba SOUTHERN AIRS RANCHES,

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Doralville, Georgia...........................................................................Rule 40 BUCKLE T HORSES, Pattison, Texas......................................................Rule 40 BURKE, ROBERT L., Lancaster, California.............................................Rule 40 BUSH PRODUCTS, Bryan, Texas............................................................Rule 40 CAMPBELL, JAMES, Gilbert, Arizona. ...................................................Rule 40 CANDLESTICK CONSTRUCTION, Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada..............................................................................................Rule 40 CAPRON, TENAYA, Fort Worth, Texas...................................................Rule 40 CARROLL, TOMMY, Weatherford, Texas...............................................Rule 40 CARTER, BILLY W., Natchitoches, Louisiana. .......................................Rule 40 CASTEL INTERNATIONAL, Houston, Texas. ........................................Rule 40 CATAWBA RANCH, Lancing, Tennessee................................................Rule 40 CATENA WATCHES/BILL KRAFT, Tioga, Texas.....................................Rule 40 CATON RANCHES/JUDY CATON, Snohomish, Washington.............Rule 40 CAVANAGH, JOHNNIE, Petaluma, California. ....................................Rule 40 CELEBRITY CLASSIC, Provo, Utah........................................................Rule 40 CHAMBERLAIN, CONNER, Davis, Oklahoma.....................................Rule 40 CHINOOK PRODUCTIONS, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. ......................Rule 40 CHISHOLM TRAIL BOOT CO., Fort Worth, Texas...............................Rule 40 CIRCLE H WELDING, Hico, Texas.........................................................Rule 40 CML HEALTH MATTERS, INC., Justin, Texas........................................Rule 40 COATES MANUFACTURING INC., Bossier City, Louisisana. ..............Rule 40 COGBURN, DAVID BRET, Clayton, Oklahoma....................................Rule 40 COLLINS, RICHARD, Oceanside, New York.........................................Rule 40 COLMENAREZ, JOSE, Miami, Florida. .................................................Rule 40 CONNELLA, KEITH, Malakoff, Texas....................................................Rule 40 CONNELLA, TIM, Seguin, Texas............................................................Rule 40 CONTINENTAL QUARTER HORSES, INC., Sanger, Texas. ..................Rule 40 COPENHAVER, TODD, Valley View, Texas. ..........................................Rule 40 CORLEY, MELVIN D., Middletown, Kentucky. .....................................Rule 40 COWBOY COUNTRY WESTERN STORE, McAlester, Oklahoma.......................................................................Rule 40 COWBOY’S CHOICE GOLD AND SILVER, McAlester, Oklahoma.......................................................................Rule 40 COWHORSE SUPPLY, Winter Haven ...................................................Rule 40 COW CUTTERS CHA, Anadarko, Oklahoma........................................Rule 40 CRAIG, MIKE, Gainesville, Texas. ..........................................................Rule 40 CREASEY, JUDY BROWNING, Montgomery, Texas..............................Rule 40 CROSS, JOHN, Poolville, Texas..............................................................Rule 40 CROOM, MATHEW, Weatherford, Texas...............................................Rule 40 CUNNINGHAM REAL ESTATE, Bowie, Texas........................................Rule 40 CUTTER CUSTOM TRUCKS, Grapevine, Texas.....................................Rule 40 D & D HORSE TRANSPORT, Oakdale, California. ..............................Rule 40 DALEY, MIKE, Sonora, California..........................................................Rule 40 DALLEY, ROBERT, dba D BAR D MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Gonzales, Texas ...........................................................Rule 40 DARK, LARRY, Dallas, Texas...................................................................Rule 40 DAVIS, BROOKE, Cantonment, Florida ................................................Rule 40 DAY, TAMRA, Okmulgee, Oklahoma ....................................................Rule 40 DE BROGGI FARM HORSE TRANSPORTATION, Stock ton, California..........................................................................................Rule 40 DETWILER, TIM & SUSIE, Bonham, Texas............................................Rule 40 DIAL, JOHN, Fort Worth, Texas. ............................................................Rule 40 DIAMOND D ENTERPRISES, Waxahachie, Texas.................................Rule 40 DIAMOND GROUP, SEAPORT WHOLESALE, Los Angeles, California. ........................................................................................Rule 40 DONATH, RICK, Peoria, Illinois............................................................Rule 40 DORN, DOUGLAS & SHERYL, Kuno, Idaho........................................Rule 40 DOUBLE M SIGNS, Flower Mound, Texas............................................Rule 40 D.R. BROWN CORPORATION, Brownwood, Texas. ............................Rule 40 DR PERFORMANCE/STEVE SHELLY, Helena, Montana......................Rule 40 DULANEY, CHARLES, Meridian, Mississippi. ......................................Rule 40 DUNCAN, TOM, Greenville, Texas........................................................Rule 40 DYER, TONY, Corinth, Texas..................................................................Rule 40 EAGLE, AL, dba LONE STAR AUTOMOTIVE, Fort Worth, Texas..............................................................................Rule 40 EDWARDS QUARTER HORSES, Milton Florida...................................Rule 40 ELWOOD, ALAN, Hinsdale, Illinois. .....................................................Rule 40 ENDSLEY, SHARON, dba CIRCLE H EXCHANGE, Fort Worth, Texas..............................................................................Rule 40 EQUESTRIAN VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, Granbury, Texas....................Rule 40 EQUIHEALTH, Boulder, Colorado. .......................................................Rule 40 EQUINE AMERICA CORPORATION, PRESIDENT DON BECKER, Dallas, Texas...........................................................Rule 40 EQUINE PLANNED INVESTMENTS, Scottsdale, Arizona....................Rule 40 EQUISCAN, Ray Miller, Jr., Baraboo, Wisconsin. .................................Rule 40 EVANS, FRED, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ................................................Rule 40 EVANS, SHERYL, Livermore, California.................................................Rule 40 ESTEP QUARTER HORSES, Weiser, Idaho. ...........................................Rule 40 FAITZ, PAT, Polk City, Florida. ...............................................................Rule 40 FARR, DUSTY, Wichita Falls, Texas........................................................Rule 40 FARR, PATRICIA, Palm Desert, California.............................................Rule California. Rule 40 FERNANDEZ, FERNANDO, Ocala, Florida...........................................Rule 40 FISACKERLY, PETER & SANDY, Russellville, Kentucky.........................Rule 40 FLETCHER, JERRY, Phoenix, Arizona....................................................Rule 40 FLETCHER, RICKEY, Red Oak, Texas.....................................................Rule 40 FLIT CONNECTION, THE, Chouteau, Oklahoma. ..............................Rule 40 FONTENOT, FORREST, LeBlanc, Louisiana..........................................Rule 40 FOX, BOBBY, Glen Allen, Missouri........................................................Rule 40 FOX BRANCH COLLECTION, Moberly, Missouri................................Rule 40 FRANCE, JAMES R., Hudson, BC, Canada............................................Rule 40 FRANK, TROY & AMY, DESIGNSOFSTEEL.COM, Stillwater, Okalahoma. ....................................................................Rule 40 FREIGHTLINER, Fontana, California ....................................................Rule 40 FREDERIKS, WALTER J., dba AURORA PACIFIC CATTLE CO., Aurora, Oregon. ...............................................................................Rule 40 FRONTIER HORSE COMPLEX, Pilot Point, Texas................................Rule 40 FULKERSON, TOMMY, Oakwood, Texas. .............................................Rule 40 FUNDERBURG, WILL, Canyon, Texas...................................................Rule 40 GARRETT, JAY, Lorena, Texas. ................................................................Rule 40 GARRIOTT, SHAWN WESTERN ELECTRIC, Emporia, Kansas ............Rule 40

GASS, NICK, Spring Branch, Texas ........................................................Rule Rule 40 GATSHALL, DR. G. W., Forney, Texas. ...................................................Rule Rule 40 GAY, DUSTIN, Mannsville, Ohio...........................................................Rule Rule 40 GENENA, LINDA, Aubrey, Texas............................................................Rule Rule 40 GLENN, TOM, Redmond, Oregon.........................................................Rule Rule 40 GLISSON, MARCO, Wichita Falls, Texas. ..............................................Rule Rule 40 GLOBAL CLASSIC CARS, Brownsboro, Texas.......................................Rule Rule 40 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, New York, New York.........................Rule Rule 40 GOLDEN HORSE SHOW REVIEW, Bryn Mawr, California.................Rule Rule 40 GOODWIN, GARY, Geary, Oklahoma...................................................Rule Rule 40 GRAY, RICHARD, Conroe, Texas. ..........................................................Rule Rule 40 GREEN, D. W., Stanberry, Missouri........................................................Rule Rule 40 GREEN, ROD & ELAINE, Weatherford, Texas.......................................Rule Rule 40 GREEN, RICKY J., Tyler, Texas. ...............................................................Rule Rule 40 GUARDINO, DAVID, Dallas, Texas........................................................Rule Rule 40 GULF COAST FENCE, Fulshear, Texas...................................................Rule Rule 40 GUSTAFSON, JOHN, Valley Center, California.....................................Rule Rule 40 HAMBY, KAY, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma............................................Rule Rule 40 HAMILTON DAN, dba FAIR DOLLAR FARMS, INC., Laurel, Florida. .................................................................................Rule Rule 40 HANSEN, GARY, Agoura, California. ....................................................Rule Rule 40 HARDWICK, NANCY, Dallas, Texas. .....................................................Rule 40 HARJO, PHILLIP & JEANNETTE, Maud, Oklahoma. ...........................Rule 40 HARNISH, JAY, Chico, Texas..................................................................Rule 40 HARP, MICHELLE, HORSE SENSE, Beverly Hills, California..............Rule 40 HARRIS, JEFF, Maineville, Ohio.............................................................Rule 40 HASKINS, PEGGY L., Carthage, Missouri..............................................Rule 40 HASTINGS, JOHN., Castle Rock, Colorado. .........................................Rule 40 HAWLEY, MONTY, Bryan, Texas............................................................Rule 40 HAYES, JOHN PHILLIP III, Laurinburg, North Carolina.....................Rule 40 HEINEY, AMY, Meridian, Texas..............................................................Rule 40 HERNANDEZ, JOEY, Weatherford, Texas..............................................Rule 40 HENKEL, TEAL, Scottsdale, Arizona. .....................................................Rule 40 HERSHBERGER, DON, Billings, Montana............................................Rule 40 HERTZ, CAROLYN, Happy, Texas..........................................................Rule 40 HEYWOOD, WM & BRENDA, Fallon, Nevada. ....................................Rule 40 HIBBS, S. M., Rowlett, Texas.................................................................. Rule 40 HICKLE, LYNN, Fort Worth, Texas.........................................................Rule 40 HOBBS, E. W., Mansfield, Louisiana. ....................................................Rule 40 HODGES, CHARLES, Fort Worth, Texas................................................Rule 40 HOFFMAN, MARILYN, Mineola, Texas..................................................Rule 40 HOFFMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, Glendale, Arizona...................Rule 40 HOGNER, JEFF, dba SILVERWOOD WINTER CIRCUIT, Hardesty, Oklahoma. .......................................................................Rule 40 HOOF BOND, DANA LEAHY, Hyannis, Massachusetts.......................Rule 40 HOPKINS, DENNIS, Sanger, California. ...............................................Rule 40 HORSEIN’ AROUND INC., Carthage, Tennessee .................................Rule 40 HOUSTON RANCH, Whitesboro, Texas...............................................Rule 40 HOWARD, KELLI, Whitesboro, Texas ....................................................Rule 40 HOWARD, RIC, Houston, Texas. ...........................................................Rule 40 HUCK, BOBBY, dba CIMARRON RIVER CUTTING, Coldwater, Kansas. ...........................................................................Rule 40 HUEY, DANNY, Cleburne, Texas............................................................Rule 40 HUGHES, JESSE, Burleson, Texas...........................................................Rule 40 I DOTCOM PRODUCTS, San Jose, California......................................Rule 40 INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF HORSE FARMS, Dallas, Texas. ....................................................................................Rule 40 INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK VIDEO SALE, Alberta, Canada................................................................................Rule 40 JACOB, BOYCE, Abilene, Texas. .............................................................Rule 40 JENSEN, GEORGE, Jacksboro, Texas......................................................Rule 40 JERRETT, JOSLIN (Wild Mushroom), Weatherford, Texas...................Rule 40 JEWELL EQUINE TRANSPORTATION, Leavenworth, Kansas..............Rule 40 JLD PRODUCTS, Fort Worth, Texas.......................................................Rule 40 JOHNSON, C. NEIL, III, Missouri City, Texas.......................................Rule 40 JOHNSON, KENNETH, dba GJ INTERNATIONAL, Arlington, Texas................................................................................Rule 40 JONES, MR. & MRS. BRAD, Paris, Texas................................................Rule 40 JONES, DREW, Ruston, Louisiana. ........................................................Rule 40 JONES, GREGORY, Ardmore, Oklahoma..............................................Rule 40 JONES, JACK M., JR., J&J SADDLERY, Marion, Kentucky.....................Rule 40 JOSHUA TREE MARKETING, Edmond, Oklahoma..............................Rule 40 KAFKA, HAROLD, CRAZY HORSE RANCH, Millington, New Jersey.........................................................................................Rule 40 KAPLAN, LES & ASSOCIATES, Elmsford, New York.............................Rule 40 KACE INTERNATIONAL, Mesquite, Texas.............................................Rule 40 KAUFMANN, ASHLY MEREDITH, Sonora, California. ........................Rule 40 KEETON, DOYLE & CAROL, Giddings, Texas.......................................Rule 40 KEITH, LARRY, Sugar Grove, Virginia....................................................Rule 40 KING, DAVID, Louisville, Mississippi....................................................Rule 40 KING, ED or JUDY, Santa Fe, Texas. ......................................................Rule 40 KING, MR. & MRS. JERRY, Corpus Christi, Texas.................................Rule Texas. Rule 40 KING OF SPORTS, HAROLD FLYNN, DIRECTOR, Little Rock, Arkansas........................................................................Rule Rule 40 KNOX, TONNIE & JAMIE, Yuma, Arizona............................................Rule Rule 40 LAIRD, HOWARD, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. .......................................Rule Rule 40 LAMB, CHERYL-HOOF DOCTOR, Burleson, Texas.............................Rule Rule 40 LANDSBERG, AUDREY, Agua Dulce, California...................................Rule Rule 40 LANGFORD, RANDY L., Katy, Texas......................................................Rule Rule 40 LAREDAO CONVERSION TRUCKS, Burleson, Texas...........................Rule Rule 40 LAWRENCE INSURANCE GROUP, Greensboro, North Carolina.................................................................................Rule Rule 40 LAYLAND, CRAIG, Lubbock, Texas.......................................................Rule Rule 40 LEACH, BOB, De Leon, Texas.................................................................Rule Rule 40 LEATHER HORSE MERCANTILE, Weatherford, Texas..........................Rule Rule 40 LEGATE, CAROL/LARRY BROWN REALTORS, Amarillo, Texas..........Rule Rule 40 LEVITRE, JOSH, Bountiful, Utah .................................................. Rule 40 LEWIN, MICHAEL, Salado, Texas...........................................................Rule Rule 40 LEWIS, DAN, Caldwell, Idaho................................................................Rule Rule 40 LEWIS, DAVID, LONE OAK STALLION STATION, Hendersonville, Tennessee...............................................................Rule Rule 40

LIFELINE EQUINE c/o JILL HINDS, Arena, Wisconsin........................Rule 40 LITTLE MONTANA LTD., Vienna, Virginia. ...........................................Rule 40 LOGO IT!, Logan, Utah ..........................................................................Rule 40 LONE STAR FORD, Houston, Texas.......................................................Rule 40 LONG, GREG, dba SHOW OFFS, Van Alstyne, Texas. ..........................Rule 40 LUCAS, BOBBY, Edmond, Oklahoma. ..................................................Rule 40 LYLES, LINDA, dba THE RANCH HOUSE, Abilene, Texas. .................Rule 40 LYNCH, DURWOOD, Plainview, Texas. ................................................Rule 40 MACLEOD & HOPPER, Lexington, Kentucky. ......................................Rule 40 MAG BAR SYNDICATE, ALAN WEISS, Dallas, Texas. ...........................Rule 40 MAGNETIC SOLUTIONS, Wichita Falls, Texas .....................................Rule 40 MANDEVILLE, LISA, Northridge, California. ........................................Rule 40 MARRS, MIKE, Abilene, Texas. ...............................................................Rule 40 MARSHALL, LINDA, Vero Beach, Florida. .............................................Rule 40 MARTIN, MICHELLE, Batavia, Illinois. .................................................Rule 40 MASSIMO, BELLEZZA -Italy, (Roma).........................................................................Rule 40 MATTHEWS, MICHELLE, Chino Valley, Arizona ..................................Rule 40 MAY, LYNN, Monroe, Washington. .......................................................Rule 40 MAYFIELD, GREGORY SCOTT, Scott, Louisiana. .................................Rule 40 McCLELLAND, JOHN R., New Iberia, Louisiana..................................Rule 40 McFADDEN, EDDIE, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ...............................Rule 40 McGEE, JIM & FRIGGA, Hampton, Georgia. ........................................Rule 40 McGUIRE, ARVID, Anderson, Alabama.................................................Rule 40 McKEE, MIKE & VICKIE, Cleveland, Tennessee. ...................................Rule 40 McLEOD, MARILYN, Flora, Mississippi. ................................................Rule 40 McRORY, BRYAN, Perry, Florida.............................................................Rule 40 MEBANE RANCHES, Woody, California...............................................Rule 40 MID-ISLAND KENNELS, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. ..............................Rule 40 MID-WEST FEED & BEDDING, Lacygne, Kansas..................................Rule 40 MILAM, JULIE, Alta Loma, Texas. ..........................................................Rule 40 MILEY STARFLEET TRAILER COMPANY, Sacramento, California. .........................................................................................Rule 40 MILLER, BRAD/PREFERRED REINERS PRS, Inc. Wilmer, Texas. .................................................................................................Rule 40 MILLER, FRED, Metairie, Louisiana. ......................................................Rule 40 MILLER, RAY JR., EQUISCAN, Baraboo, Wisconsin. ...........................Rule 40 MILLER, ROBERT GLENN, Houston, Texas. .........................................Rule 40 MILLER, TERRY, Bunkie, LA. ........................................................... Rule 50.d.4 MILLICAN, JOHN, Whiteville, North Carolina. ...................................Rule 40 MILLIGAN, KELLY, Laurinburg, North Carolina ..................................Rule 40 MILLS, JERRY, Englewood, Colorado. ...................................................Rule 40 MILLSAP, RANDY, dba RED ROCK CATTLE COMPANY, Cumby, Texas. ...................................................................................Rule 40 MIZE, ALLEN, Dallas, Texas....................................................................Rule 40 MONEY, MIKE, Santa Ynez, California. ................................................Rule 40 MONTGOMERY, BETTY, Austin, Texas. ................................................Rule 40 MOORE, G.W., dba WESTERN WOOD SHAVINGS, Dallas, Texas. ....................................................................................Rule 40 MOREHOUSE, KIANA -Buckley, Washington ........................................................Rule 40 MORRELL, KEITH, Hardy, Arkansas. .....................................................Rule 40 MOSIER, KARL, Stevensburg, Virginia. ..................................................Rule 40 MOSS, MICHELE, Aubrey, Texas. ...........................................................Rule 40 MOXY PRODUCTS, INC., Torrance, California. ...................................Rule 40 MURDOCH, DON, Dallas, Texas...........................................................Rule 40 MUSICK, STAN & SUZI, Fort Smith, Arkansas......................................Rule 40 NATION ADVERTISING, Albuquerque, New Mexico...........................Rule 40 NAT’L TEAM ROPING ASSN/DARLENE MILLER, Weatherford, Texas. ..........................................................................Rule 40 NORRIS, DESTIINY, Ruskin, Florida .....................................................Rule 40 NOSAL, CHARLOTTE, Houston, Texas. ................................................Rule 40 OLD HICKORY FURNITURE CO., Roanoke, Texas. .............................Rule 40 OLSON, TRACY, Canada ........................................................................Rule 40 O’MALLEY & ASSOCIATES, Los Angeles, California.............................Rule 40 OUTLAW TRUCK, Carthage, Missouri. .................................................Rule 40 OUT WEST FINE PROPERTIES, SI JARBOE, Dolores, Colorado............................................................................Rule 40 OWEN, SUSAN, Elizabeth, Colorado. ...................................................Rule 40 P & J ASSOCIATES, North Miami Beach, Florida. ................................Rule 40 P.J. FINANCIAL, Los Molinos, California. .............................................Rule 40 PACE, JERRY, Conroe, Texas. ..................................................................Rule 40 PACE, STEPHANI A., Renton, Washington. ..........................................Rule 40 PASS, MICHAEL, Whitesboro, Texas. .....................................................Rule 40 PARKS, ROBBIE, Stephenville, Texas. .....................................................Rule 40 PEARSON, LONNIE, dba GOLDEN VALLEY RANCH, Norman, Oklahoma.........................................................................Rule 40 PERKS, ANDREW, Brock, Texas ...................................................................................Rule 40 PERRIN, WIL, dba UNITED HYDROCARBON CORPORATION, Corona Del Mar, California. ..............................Rule 40 PITTMAN, MIKE, Temple, Texas. ............................................................Rule 40 PLEASURE ACRES PERFORMANCE HORSE SALE, Arcadia, Indiana..............................................................................................Rule 40 POKOJ, MALGOZATA, Poland ...............................................................Rule 40 POLLARD BITS & SPURS/DANNY POLLARD, Merkel, Texas..............Rule 40 PONS, PHIL, Ocala, Florida. ..................................................................Rule 40 PORTER, JEROME & JAMIE, Rogers, Arkansas......................................Rule 40 POSEY, RANDY, Comanche, Texas. .......................................................Rule 40 POWERS, GEORGIA, dba WESTERN SLOPES SPRING CUTTING, Grand Junction, Colorado. ...........................................Rule 40 PRESTIGE TRUCK CONVERSIONS, JOE SLOWIAK, Burleson, Texas. .................................................................................................Rule 40 PROMENSCHENKEL, MARLYS, Olathe, Kansas. ..................................Rule 40 PRO WALK MANUFACTURING -Ada, Oklahoma .................................................Rule 40 PYLE, BOBBY, Bloomburg, Texas. ..........................................................Rule 40 QUINTANA, REX, Benton City, Washington.........................................Rule 40 RAFTER C, Lindale, Texas. ......................................................................Rule 40 RAINBOW, FRANK, Springtown, Texas. ................................................Rule 40 RAMADA LIMITED WILLOW PARK, Aledo, Texas. ..............................Rule 40 RANCHLAND REALTY, INC., Granbury, Texas. ...................................Rule 40 RATJEN, JACK, Mansfield, Texas. ...........................................................Rule 40 RB QUARTER HORSES, Valley View, Texas ...........................................Rule 40 RED RIVER WESTERN DECOR/JEFF BURNS,

Fort Worth, Texas..............................................................................Rule 40 RED STAR BREEDERS, Fayetteville, Tennessee. .....................................Rule 40 REEK, TOM, Brenham, Texas..................................................................Rule 40 REUTER, SHELIA, Kirkwood, California. ..............................................Rule 40 RIDENS, D. C., Salem, Oregon. .............................................................Rule 40 RIVER RIDE OF TEXAS, INC., Alpine, Texas. ........................................Rule 40 RODDY, DEWEY, Jonesboro, Arkansas..................................................Rule 40 RODGERS, TEX, Pinehurst. Texas. .........................................................Rule 40 ROE, DOUG & MARY ANN, Moody, Texas..........................................Rule 40 ROOT, HEIDI, Red Bluff, California. .....................................................Rule 40 RUSSELL, DON, dba REDBUD CLASSIC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ........................................................................................Rule 40 SACHTLEBEN, TROY J., Antonio, Colorado..........................................Rule 40 SANTA FE SPIRIT, Albany, Georgia. .......................................................Rule 40 SANTA ROSA EQUINE, Vernon, Texas...................................................Rule 40 SARATOGA STALLS, Cedar Rapids, Iowa ..............................................Rule 40 SCHAEFER, DARLENE, Las Vegas, Nevada. ...........................................Rule 40 SCHAEFER, ROBERT, Las Vegas, Nevada...............................................Rule 40 SCHWAB, RICHARD, dba SUMMIT LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY, Marietta, Oklahoma ....................................................Rule 40 SCHWARZ, SHELDON, Springfield, Georgia........................................Rule 40 SEABREEZE TRAVEL, North Miami, Florida. ........................................Rule 40 SEGO, J.T., Tahlequah, Oklahoma. ........................................................Rule 40 SEGUIN HORSE CENTER, Seguin, Texas. .............................................Rule 40 SHOW OFFS, Van Alstyne, Texas. ...........................................................Rule 40 SHOWTIME SLEEPERS, INC., RICK WILLIAMS, Ocala, Florida. ..............................................................................................Rule 40 SHRIMPERS, Fort Worth, Texas. .............................................................Rule 40 SIDE SADDLE BOUTIQUE/TAWNI Maughn , Weatherford, Texas......Rule 40 SILLIMAN, DARRELL, Bernie, Missouri. ................................................Rule 40 SILVERWOOD WINTER CIRCUIT, Jeff Hogner, Hardesty, Oklahoma. ........................................................................................Rule 40 SIMMONS, LUTHER, Florissant, Missouri ............................................Rule 40 SIMS, HARVEY, FLYING BAR A RANCH, Rhome, Texas. .....................Rule 40 SIMS RANCH, Stephenville, Texas. ........................................................Rule 40 SKAGGS, CHRIS, Lancaster, California. .................................................Rule 40 SMITH, DANIELLE, Ripley, Maine .........................................................Rule 40 SMITH, SID & VICKIE, Edgemont, Arkansas. .......................................Rule 40 SNODGRESS EQUIPMENT/Randy Snodgress, Joshua, Texas. .............Rule 40 SODA CREEK RANCH, Oronogo, Missouri..........................................Rule 40 SOUTHEASTERN CHA, LISA ETHERIDGE, Sec’y, Unadilla, Georgia..............................................................................................Rule 40 SOUTHWEST DISTRIBUTORS, Cleburne, Texas...................................Rule 40 SPEIGHT, JOHN, Midland, Texas...........................................................Rule 40 SPINNING F RANCH, Lake Forest, California. ....................................Rule 40 STAHL, JOHN, De Soto, Kansas. ............................................................Rule 40 STAN TAVENNER QUARTER HORSES, Ennis, Montana......................Rule 40 STANLEY, STEVEN, Chillicothe, Texas. ..................................................Rule 40 STAR HORSE PRODUCTIONS, INC., San Diego, California...............Rule 40 STARNS, C. M., Fort Worth, Texas. .........................................................Rule 40 STEINMEN, ROBERT & SUSAN, SK, Canada. .......................................Rule 40 STEPHENS, ROBERT, Rocky Comfort, Missouri. ..................................Rule 40 STEPHENS, SHA, Weatherford, Texas. ...................................................Rule 40 STEPHENS, STEVE, Clinton, Mississippi. ..............................................Rule 40 STEVENS, J.C., Canon City, Colorado. ..................................................Rule 40 STICKLER, MIKE, Templeton, California. .............................................Rule 40 STITES, MARK, Custer, South Dakota. ...................................................Rule 40 STOCKYARDS REALTY, Fort Worth, Texas. ...........................................Rule 40 STONEMAN, MARK, Granbury, Texas. ..................................................Rule 40 STRUCTURAL STEEL BLDG., Boca Raton, Florida. ..............................Rule 40 SUPERIOR BARNS AND BUILDINGS/DEBBIE PEELE, Franklinville, South Carolina. .........................................................Rule 40 SUPERIOR EQUINE PHARMACEUTICAL, Pleasant Grove, Utah .......................................................................Rule 40 SWZT / STEVE TACKETT, Longmont, Colorado. ..................................Rule 40 T-TREE QUARTER HORSES, Kerrville, Texas. ........................................Rule 40 TACKETT, STEVE - SWZT, Olney, Texas..................................................Rule 40 TAYLOR, CATHY, Olympia, Washington...............................................Rule 40 TAW, Wingate, Texas................................................................................Rule 40 TERRAL, RUSTY, Santa Maria, California. ............................................Rule 40 TETON RANCH CORP. c/o STEVE TUSHA, Emmetsburg, Iowa. ........Rule 40 TEXAS AMERICAN RANCHES, INC., Sanger, Texas. ............................Rule 40 TEXAS EXOTIC BOOT COMPANY, Fort Worth, Texas. ........................Rule 40 THORTON, MARY JO, GREAT SOUTHWEST RANCH, Greenville, Texas. ..............................................................................Rule 40 TIMBERCLAD PRODUCTS, Richardson, Texas.....................................Rule 40 TOOTHACRE QUARTER HORSE SHOW, CAROLYN RENNINGER, SEC’Y, Sandburg, Pennsylvania. ...........Rule 40 TRAILS APARTMENTS, Fort Worth, Texas. ............................................Rule 40 TRAVEL LODGE SUITES, Fort Worth, Texas..........................................Rule 40 TRIPLE C WELDING, Cleburne, Texas...................................................Rule 40 TRUCK & LIVESTOCK CONCEPTS, GLEN MILLER, Bleiblerville, Texas. ...........................................................................Rule 40 TUBAUGH, JOHN, EAGLE HORSE TRADING CO., Kansas City, Missouri. ......................................................................Rule 40 TURNER, KELSEY, Eufaula, Oklahoma ...................................................Rule 40 TUTTLE, FERRELL, Victoria, Texas. ........................................................Rule 40 TYNAN, RUSSELL, Mesquite, Texas. ......................................................Rule 40 UNITED SPRTSMANS ASSOCIATION, Fort Davis, Alabama. ..............Rule 40 UTAH TAILORING, Baird, Texas. ...........................................................Rule 40 VAN HAM QUARTER HORSES, Pilot Point, Texas. ..............................Rule 40 VAUGHN, DAN, Waxahachie, Texas. .....................................................Rule 40 VAUGHN, LLOYD & SHARON, Beeville, Texas.....................................Rule 40 VAUGHN, LLOYD (EMMITT), Kenedy, Texas. ......................................Rule 40 WALKER, MILLIE, Opelousas, Louisiana...............................................Rule 40 WALL, TREY, Valley View, Texas..............................................................Rule 40 WALLACE, LOUIS N. & LINDA, Belton, Texas......................................Rule 40 WALTON, BOB, Fort Worth, Texas. ........................................................Rule 40 WALTON, GERRY, FLY TECHNOLOGIES, Bedford, Texas. ..................Rule 40 WATKINS, BILL, Denton, Texas. .............................................................Rule 40 WEATHERBUSTER, INC., El Cajon, California. ....................................Rule 40

WELLS, JACQUELINE, Austin Texas.......................................................Rule 40 WELLS, JULIE, Boyd, Texas ...........................................................................................Rule 40 WESTERN CAROLINA HORSE SALES, Central, South Carolina. ..................................................................Rule 40 WESTERN TRUCKWORKS, Edmond, Oklahoma. ................................Rule 40 WESTON, DONNA, Parma, Idaho.........................................................Rule 40 WHITE, JEANNE, Pampa, Texas. ............................................................Rule 40 WILLETT, TIMOTHY, Dallas, Texas. .......................................................Rule 40 WILLIAMS, BONNIE, NRM SADDLE RIDGE MORTGAGE, Weatherford, Texas. ..........................................................................Rule 40 WINCHESTER, LORI, Searcy, Arkansas .................................................Rule 40 WINEY, MICHAEL, Evening Shade, Arkansas .......................................Rule 40 WMIT STUDIO A DESIGN LLC, Moneta, Virginia. ..............................Rule 40 WOLFE, PATSI, Trinidad, Colorado.. .....................................................Rule 40 WRIGHT, KENNETH & ROXANNE, Kaufman, Texas. ..........................Rule 40 WYNKOOP, JAMES, Tomball, Texas.......................................................Rule 40 ZIMMERMAN, DICK, Portage, Indiana. ................................................Rule 40

NCHA Probation List BANUELOS-RAY, TIFFANI, Weatherford, TX July 16, 2022 - January 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 30) DUNKLE, DEENA, Farwell, MI November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4) MOORE, ANNETTE, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4) MOORE, KOLBY DON, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4) MOORE, WILLIAM COLT, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4) PINHEIRO, JACOB, Templeton, CA June 6, 2022 – June 6, 2023 (Standing Rule 35A) TATUM, CHELSEA, Overbrook, OK February 18, 2022 - February 18, 2023 (Standing Rule 35A) YORK, KRISTEN, Saratoga, WY July 20, 2022 - January 20, 2023 (Standing Rule 35.A.3)

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2022-2023 NCHA Directors

Pursuant to the NCHA’s Constitution and Bylaws, the director elections for terms of service for the period of June 2022 - June 2025 were concluded on March 17, 2022. All directors elected in this year’s election will begin their three-year term of service at the time of the NCHA Convention. Below is a listing of the NCHA Board of Directors effective June 3, 2022. Alabama Julie Beasley (24) James Hooper (LD) Andrew Sligh (24) Arizona David Costello (23) Sherry Cowan (25) Joe Kalt (25) Tim Smith (25) Mike Wood (23) Arkansas Diana Cunningham (25) Toddy Pitard – President Elect Tommy Williams (25) (EC) Lewis Wray (LD) California & Hawaii Robert Adams (23) Phil Benadum (24) Kathy Cardon (23) Tim Castilaw (24) Norm Clark (23) Rick Corso (23) Morgan Cromer (24) Rock Hedlund (24) (EC) Fiina Ugrin Jolley (23) Suzanne Rodoni-Silverberg (24) Bernie Talbot (25) Carol Ward (24) Stan Williams, Jr (23)

Kansas Grant Smith (23) Rebecca Waters (25) Kentucky Randy Mesalam (25) Louisiana Robert Charles Brown (23) Gwen Coie (24) Keith Deaville (LD) Edley Hixson, Jr. (LD) Elizabeth Quirk (25) Bruce Richerson (LD) Chris Thibodeaux (24) Michigan Dan Agnew (24) Crystal DeWitt (24) Minnesota J. P. Bell (23) Bob Janssen (25) Mississippi William Cole (24) Taylor Flowers (24) Don McGraw (24) Missouri Ernie Beutenmiller, Jr. (LD) (EC) Greg Beutenmiller (24) Joe Wes Davis (24) Sonny Martin (24)

Lloyd Cox (23) Jody Galyean (24) Kathleen Moore (24) Ty Moore (25) James Payne (25) Bill Riddle (LD) Brad Wilson (25) Oregon Marcea DeGregorio (25) T. Scott Tullis (24) Cameron Verstegen (24) South Carolina Tracy Barton (25) Ric Rumble (24) Tennessee Barbara Brooks (LD) Zeke Entz (25) Maben Thompson (24) Texas East Johnny Bates (24) Punk Carter (LD) Bradey Davis (24) Jan Gandy (24) Cynthia Patty (24) Ronnie Smith (24) Michael Wood (24)

Idaho Barbi Madgwick (25) Denise Shewmaker (24)

North Carolina Garry Merritt (24) Barnwell Ramsey (23)

Illinois Rick Jackson (25) Bret Parsons (23)

North & South Dakota Matt Lopez (25) Jason Reed (25)

Indiana Byron Green (25) (EC) Andrew Larsen (25)

Ohio Jeff Brown (24) Steve Duff (24) John Lavelle (24) Chuck Smith (LD)

Texas North Clint Allen (24) Jeremy Barwick (24) Sharon Beach (24) Chris Benedict (LD) Lindy Burch (LD) R. L. Chartier (24) Dennie Dunn (LD) Jo Ellard (LD) Matt Gaines (24) Casey Green (24) (EC) Leon Harrel (LD) Cody Hedlund (24) Gavin Jordan (24) Tom Lyons (LD) Susan McBryde (24) Frank Merrill (23) Matt Miller (24) (EC) Jim Milner (LD) Ken Mock (24) Bruce Morine (24) Rick Mowery (24) Steve Oehlhof (24) Lachlan Perks (24) Dan Popeck (23) Phil Rapp (LD) Tarin Rice (24) Tatum Rice (23) (EC) Ben Roberson (24) Jonathan Rogers (23) Corrie Rousey (25) Ted Sokol – President Chubby Turner (LD) Bronc Willoughby (LD)

Oklahoma Cara Brewer (25)

Texas South Frank Bowen (24)

Colorado Nathan Miller (24) Steve Norris (LD) Nicole Pietrafeso (24) Ron Pietrafeso (LD) Joel Schulz (24) Bob Tregemba (24) Florida Josh Deason (25) Ora Diehl (LD) Bill Kidd (23) Sandra Lines (25) Sharon Overstreet (23) (EC) Pam Scott (25) Georgia John Hulsey (24) Nate Pettit (24) Mark Senn – Vice President

Iowa & Wisconsin Travis Grover (25) Seth Kirchner (23)

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Burt Bull (24) James Davison (25) James Eakin (23) Scott Ferguson (25) Bobby Hunt (23) Janice Little (24) Hydie McAlister (24) Jane Mancuso (25) Mike Mowery (LD) Harrison Perrin (25) Sam Wilson (LD) Texas West Cheryl Callis (25) Sherry Graham (24) Skip Jones (23) (EC) Josh King (23) Steve Smith (24) Utah Josh Hofeldt (24) Steve Williams (24) Virginia, West Virginia, D.C., Maryland & Delaware Roy Bauer (23) Jim Johnson (23) Washington & Alaska Holly Jones (23) Jeff Knight (24) Dean Rebhuhn (23) Wyoming John (Jack) Enright (24) Kristen York (23) (EC) Eastern Canada Eric Van Boekel (25) Western/Central Canada Connie Down-Cicoria (25) Darcy Geherman (25) Les Jack (23) Sandy Reid (25) Amanda Smith (25) Doug Weins (24) Europe Josef Bachmeier (25) Jana Kucerova (25) Martin Parage (23) Denis Pini (25) Sergio Traverso (25) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• (LD) (EC) (DE)

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2022-2023 Standing Committees Affiliate Officers/Secretaries Caren Birdwell (24) R7** Cheryl Callis (23) R7 – NVEO Kim Cox (25) R7* Vicki Green (25) R4 Della Hillerman (24) R8 Brooke Manion (25) R5 Cynthia Patty (24) R6 Erin McGinn Smith (25) R1 Ashley Thomas (25) R2 Kathy Unfried (25) R2 Rebecca Waters (25) R3

Amateur

William Cole (25) R6 Sandra Lines (23) R5 Brooke Manion (24) R5 Jennifer Palmer (25) R8 Sharron Piazza (25) R1 Toddy Pitard (23) R6 John Primasing (25) R2 Barnwell Ramsey (23) R5** Erin Russell (24) R8 Denise Shewmaker (23) R1 Grant Smith (23) R3 Paul K. Smith (25) R7* Katherine Van Boekel (24) R4

Approved LAE and Show Producers Tracy Barton (23) R5 Phil Benadum (23) R2 Robert Charles Brown (23) R6 Cheryl Callis (23) R7 – NVEO Kathy Cardon (24) R2 Kim Cox (24) R7 Byron Green (23) R4 Della Hillerman (25) R8 Tom Holt (23) R8** Theresa Nelson (25) R1 Jason Reed (23) R3 Coleta Manahan Rosson (24) R7* Raymond Shumate (23) R7

Finance & Audit

Frank Diehl (24) R5 Ora Diehl (25) R5 James Eakin (23) R7 Jim Haworth (25) R3** Garry Merritt (24) R5 David Pilcher (25) R4 Barnwell Ramsey (23) R5 Dean Rebhuhn (25) R1 Tatum Rice (25) R8 Suzanne Rodoni-Silverberg (25) R2 Steve Smith (24) R7*

Governance

Dan Agnew (25) R4* Sharon Beach (25) R8 Tracy Barton (23) R5 Jim Haworth (24) R3 Anita Janssen (23) R3 Skip Jones (23) R7 Kevin Knight (24) R2 Corrie Rousey (24) R7 Ronnie Smith (24) R6 Buddy Westphal (23) R1**

Growth and Development Shelby Agnew (24) R4 Phil Benadum (23) R2 Angela Bull (24) R7 Janet Cagley (24) R6 Nancy Clayton (24) R8 Casey Connally (24) R1 David Costello (23) R2 Sherry Cowan (25) R2 Cody Hedlund (23) R8 Jim Johnson (23) R4 Joe Kalt (23) R2** Glen Nelson (25) R2 Shawn Ogni (23) R5 Darrell Parsons (23) R3 Dean Rebhuhn (23) R1*

Judges Rules

Andy Adams (24) R2 – NVEO Johnny Bates (23) R6 Roy Bauer (25) R4 Ernie Beutenmiller (23) R3 Joe Cameron (24) R5 – NVEO Tim Castilaw (25) R2 Walt Erwin (25) R5 Rock Hedlund (24) R2 Gavin Jordan (25) R8 Seth Kirchner (25) R3 Tom Lyons (23) R8 Freddie McGee (23) R8 Nate Miller (24) R1 Don Pooley (25) R7 Kenny Pugh (25) R7 – NVEO Jonathan Rogers (25) R8 Tim Smith (23) R2* David Stewart (24) R7**

Limited Age Events

Monty Buntin (24) R2 Cullen Chartier (24) R8* Julie Clarke (24) R1 Walt Erwin (23) R5 Les Jack (24) R1 Bill Kidd (23) R5 Seth Kirchner (25) R3 Ronnie Smith (25) R6 Eric Van Boekel (24) R4** Justin White (24) R7 Brad Wilson (23) R8

Non-Professional

Libby Bowman (25) R4 Kathy Foote (23) R1 Kathy Galyean (23) R6 Phillip Garrison (25) R6 Sherry Graham (23) R7* Cody Hedlund (23) R8 John Kratzer (25) R6** Megan Miller (23) R8 Pam Shaeffer (23) R1 Kirby Smith (23) R3 Jamie Sokol (24) R5 Carol Ward (24) R2

Professional Trainers Tracy Barton (25) R5 J.P. Bell (24) R3 Cara Brewer (25) R8 David Costello (25) R2 Kathy Daughn (23) R7 Mason Griffin (25) R6 Andrew Larsen (25) R4 Jesse Lennox (25) R8 Matt Miller (25) R8 Ken Mock (24) R8 Rick Mowery (25) R8 Kenny Platt (23) R1**

Stallion Owners and Breeders Michelle Cannon (23) R6 Julie Clarke (24) R1 Michelle Cowan (24) R8** Alvin Fults (23) R7 Bobby Gale (24) R5 Rock Hedlund (23) R2 Kathleen Moore (23) R8 Todd Quirk (24) R6 Suzanne Rodoni-Silverberg (25) R2*

Weekend Show

(formally known as Open Show) J.P. Bell (24) R3 Bradey Davis (24) R6* Byron Green (23) R4 Richard Hicks (25) R7 Chris Howell (25) R5** Joe Kalt (23) R2 Chubby Turner (23) R8 Steve Williams (23) R1 Mike Wood (24) R2

Youth

Shannon Collier (23) R5 Michelle Cowan (25) R8 Sherry Cowan (24) R2 Casey Crouch (23) R7 Barb Himsel (24) R4 Amy Lippincott (25) R7* Sabrina Mesalam (24) R4 Chad Newton (25) R5 Nikki Roberson (25) R8 Cindy Smith (23) R6 Deb Watts (24) R3 Leigh Ann White (24) R6 Kristen York (23) R1**

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NCHA AWARD NOMINATIONS Mary Kingsbury Amateur Sportsmanship Award

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PYRANHA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

AMERICAN PAINT HORSE ASSN . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

HOME RANCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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AQHA ALLIANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

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IRON ROSE RANCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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JOHN DEERE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

RIO ROCA RANCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 RIOS OF MERCEDES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 ROCK ISLAND AUCTION COMPANY . . . . . . . 90-91 ROCKING P RANCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

BREEDER’S INVITATIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-79

KAY CASSELL INSURANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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KENTUCKY EQUINE RESEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

CALVIN ALLEN SADDLERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

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CAREITY FOUNDATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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CIRCLE Y RANCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

LEDDY, M. L. & SONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

SOUTH TEXAS TACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

COLGROVE, JOEL AND JAYNE . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21

LIVESTOCK NUTRITION CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . 145

SOUTHERN CUTTING FUTURITY . . . . . . . . . . . .85

COLGROVE, MADALYN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

LOVE’S TRAVEL STOPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

STRAWN VALLEY RANCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

COURTNEY HURT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

MANION RANCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-59

COWBOY TRAILER SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

MCALISTER INVESTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

COYOTE ROCK RANCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

MILLER INTERNATIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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MW CHAPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

EMISON INSURANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

PIEPER RANCH, INC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

FREEMAN RANCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

PLANTATION FARMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-15

GIL SIQUEIROS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

PLATINUM PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

GIST SILVERSMITHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11, 125

PRIEFERT RODEO & RANCH EQUIPMENT . . . . 143

WESTERN LEGACY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE . . . . . . . . . . 40-41

PRO PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC

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Reytheon Don’t be fooled; it’s not Casper pictured below. This friendly ghost was known to all who met him as one of the greats. Reytheon was described as a horse for generations, gentle enough for the youngest beginner and tenacious enough for the fiercest competitor.

eytheon is a horse who will live in perpetuity through NCHA members who had the pleasure of knowing him. Early in his career, he was owned by Paul and Julie Hansma. Julie, who was known to be a fierce competitor and a beautiful, classic showman, hauled Reytheon in the Non-Pro for many years. During his time as a member of the Hansma family, Reytheon was loved deeply by Paul and Julie’s twin daughters, Cade and McCall. The girls rode him, competed on him and often dressed him up to fit the theme of their day, a tradition the horse would carry through his career. In 2012, Christine King was getting her 182

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feet wet in the cutting horse industry. She had just begun showing when the only horse she owned fell ill and was out of the game for quite a long time. Two trainers who helped King in the show pen knew about the great horse Reytheon, and told King that he would be a perfect fit as her new mount. “I was lucky enough to get to buy him,” said King. King quickly realized, though she had just met Reytheon, he was already quite well known everywhere he went. “When I first bought him, I was a beginner,” King said. “Wherever I took him, all of these kids would come running up and want to pet him. They all knew who he was. I got the idea right away that he

was a Youth horse.” That summer, King allowed McCall to show Reytheon in the NCHA Foundation Youth Scholarship Cutting. Since then, a number of kids have ridden him across the country, including Faith Farris, who is a highly decorated competitor as a past NCHA Senior and Junior Youth world champion, NCHA Foundation Scholarship Cutting champion and National High School Rodeo Association Girls Cutting champion. “Faith Farris showed him in Arizona; I think the Farris’ asked if she could show him there,” King said. “Other than that, I would try to connect Reytheon with whoever might be interested or need to show him.”

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Reytheon was beloved by everyone who met him, but perhaps none so much as the various Youth competitors who got to show him. “I was showing at the Non-Pro Plus the Open in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,” King said. “Reytheon loved his treats, but I came in one morning, and he didn’t want any treats. I honestly thought something was wrong with him. I found out later that his young admirers had been visiting him all night feeding him cookies, and he was just completely full.” In addition to being known for his illustrious career, Reytheon was also known to sport a great costume. “He loved getting dressed up – the Hansma twins dressed him up all the time,” King said. Reytheon’s most famous costume debut was when he and King dressed up as ghosts, competing to the song “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” at a bridle-less cutting. “He had a white sheet over him, and he spooked every horse around him, including the turnback horses,” King said. Other years, the duo came dressed up as “Devil in a Blue Dress,” where Reytheon was dressed as a devil and King sported a blue dress, and lest we not forget when Reytheon was dressed up as the American Girl in Tom Petty’s song “American Girl.” Reytheon was truly a special horse, acting as a friend and a great mount to those who rode him. When he passed in 2020, King took out an advertisement in the Cutting Horse Chatter to memorialize the gelding. “I wrote on his ad that he was the 184

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“It’s rare for a horse to have so many winnings in so many different classes with so many different people.” — Christine King

Hansma Memorial Scholarships, are awarded to NYCHA members through out-of-the-arena contests including: public speaking, essay, artwork, photography and competitors riding family-owned horses. This year, scholarships awarded $10,000 to NYCHA members. The Arizona Cutting Horse Association also hosts the Reytheon Memorial Bridle-less Cutting – after all, that was his thing. “Reytheon was such a special horse and so many people knew him; I just felt he shouldn’t be forgotten,” King said. “I have owned quite a few really great horses, but Reytheon is the horse that is always in your heart. Great horses need to be remembered, and he was really special.” He had a lot of quirks about him – he could laugh on command by turning up his top lip, let himself out of any stall you put him in, and he would walk by himself to any open trailer and load himself up, but Reytheon’s legacy is undeniable. “It’s so amazing when you get a printout of Reytheon’s show history, it’s pages and pages long,” King said. “It’s rare for a horse to have so many winnings in so many different classes with so many different people.” That’s the kind of horse Reytheon was, though. A horse of the people. He is missed by all who knew him, but his legacy thrives deeply within the NCHA.

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horse for all generations,” King said. “The youngest kid could ride him, all the way to the oldest senior cutter, and Reytheon was always happy doing it. He could up his game so that someone could win a big class on him, or he could get himself slowed down so he was safe for a beginner to ride him.” Today, Reytheon is memorialized by giving back to the cutting horse community. During NYCHA Youth Week, the Reytheon Memorial Scholarship, recently amended to be the Reytheon and Julie