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2022 NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity

Champions

For 27 days and nights in November and December, the historic Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, was filled with some of the world’s top cutting competitors.

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The Futurity Reserve Champions

2022 NCHA World Finals Presented By Dual Smart Rey

Champions

After hauling for a full year, 11 world champions were crowned in the Watt Arena at the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas.

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2022 NCHA World Finals Presented By Dual Smart Rey

A Year of Hauling

Weekends away from home, traveling, showing, racking up the points and the earnings—hauling to NCHA events is a journey for both humans and horses.

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ON THE COVERS

Phil N Dangerous and Lindy Thorn claimed the Open title at the 2022 NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity.

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Congratulations to the 2022 NCHA Open world champions, Metallics MVP and Tim Smith.

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Reserve World Champions

2022 NCHA Circuit Finals

A Celebration of Cutting Cutters of all experience and participation levels can compete for NCHA titles.

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PHIL N DANGEROUS AND LINDY THORN.

2022 NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity

These nine riders and horses finished as the reserve champions.

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Alex Lee on CP Hot Lil Pepto qualified for the Cactus Circuit finals in the $50K Amateur.

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In This Issue D E PA R T M E N T S

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Letter from the NCHA Executive Director

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CHUCK DRUMMOND

Looking forward to the future, we must remember where we have come from and those who have laid the foundation.

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Youth Connection

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Tribute

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Industry News

NCHA Achievement Buckle Winners

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In Memoriam

NCHA members are awarded an achievement buckle when they earn $1,000 in NCHA-approved weekend classes.

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Membership Application

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NCHA Staff Directory

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Standing Committees

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NCHA Directors List

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Long Live the Cowboy Long-time NCHA member Sam Wilson reflects on his life, and the role of the cowboy in all of our lives.

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Suspensions / Probations

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Judges Evaluation Form

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NCHA Sponsors and Partners

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F RO M T H E E X EC U T I V E D I R ECTO R

Growing Stronger Looking forward to the future, we must remember where we have come from and those who have laid the foundation.

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he new year is synonymous with a time of beginning. For many of us, new goals or resolutions have been set, plans are laid out for the next year, and we continue forward into a new season. But to do so properly, we must take time to look back and reflect on the past year.

In 2022, our association saw countless moments worth celebrating—our membership continues to grow, numerous champions were crowned, and we topped off the year with a truly outstanding Futurity. We would be remiss, however, if we did not take the time to reflect on the hard moments, too.

These difficult times allowed our NCHA family to grow stronger as we came together to offer support for one another. Last year, our association suffered losses of some of the greatest people our industry has seen—true visionaries of the sport.

While their loss will continue to be felt, as we carry forward into the next year, and ultimately raise the next generation of the sport, it is important to keep their vision alive. Each of those we lost last year had a deep passion

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for the cutting horse and for the people that make up our association. That is the legacy that continues on, and that love for the people and horse is what makes our association so special.

I encourage all of us, as we look to the changing of seasons, that we embrace where we have come from, nod to the past, and carry on with a renewed energy to chase down the goals we have in front of us. The future—and present—of cutting is bright, and we are only getting started.

Jay Winborn NCHA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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NYCHA REPORT

Youth Connection Officers of the National Youth Cutting Horse Association (NYCHA) kick off 2023 with messages of gratitude.

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ey NYCHA! I hope everyone had a great time and got plenty of rest during the holidays. Just before the winter break, our youth program was busy at the 2022 NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity in Fort Worth, Texas. We had a booth set up in the Trade Show where you could find a display of all of the gracious donations to the Stallion Auction, NYCHA stickers, brochures, flyers for the custom painting donated by Ms. Shannon Lawlor with Lawlor Art, and had our very own youth members and directors there to visit with those passing by. In addition, we had our first in person meeting with the 2022–2023 board of officers, directors, and members. The meeting was a success, and we ended by personally visiting those who donated to our program and thanking them as a group. While we were there, we had many kids participating in the NCHA Runway Fashion Show and the NYCHA Petting Zoo. With all that being said, we finished the year strong and are looking forward to our next big event at the NCHA Eastern National Championship presented by 6666 Ranch in West Monroe, Louisiana. I want to congratulate all of those who showed in the

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BREANNA COLLIER PRESIDENT ELECT

Futurity and the NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey and wish everyone the best of luck as we enter the second half of the youth hauling year. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask me!

Breanna Collier, PRESIDENT ELECT

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appy New Year NYCHA members! I hope everyone’s 2023 is off to a fantastic start! There are so many amazing things going on with our youth program. I want to start by giving a big shout out to our youth members who participated in the NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey and NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity. If you had a chance to be there…what a great show! I also want to give kudos to our NYCHA leaders for the

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NYCHA REPORT

A N N I E K AT E W H I T E SENIOR REPORTER

MICA COLLINS JUNIOR REPORTER

booth that was set up in the exhibit hall. The future of our NYCHA program is certainly looking bright. Next on the horizon is the fast approaching NCHA Eastern National Championship presented by 6666 Ranch in West Monroe, Louisiana. We hope that you are all making plans to attend. Preparations for our annual Costume Cutting, Scholarship Cutting, Youth Meeting, and Family Fun Night are already under way. If you have any questions about Eastern Nationals, please reach out to one of our committee members and we will be glad to get those answered. A Bible verse to bless you this year: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

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s we wrap up the 2022 year, I would like to congratulate everyone on their accomplishments this year. I would also like to thank all of the generous stallion owners that donated breedings to the biggest fundraiser for the NYCHA! We could not be such a successful organization without all of the charitable stallion owners.

Good luck to everyone who will begin hauling for the 2023 point year, and I hope to see y’all at the NCHA Eastern National Championship presented by 6666 Ranch and the NCHA Super Stakes!

Mica Collins, JUNIOR REPORTER

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It’s Time to Buckle Up NCHA members are awarded a beautiful achievement buckle when they earn $1,000 in NCHA-approved weekend classes.

Inter views by Kathy McFarland and Scott Ray Photos Courtesy of the Achievement Buckle Winners

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hen rider and horse earn that first $1,000 at NCHA-approved weekend classes, it’s a feeling that can’t be matched. Especially when they’re awarded an exclusive silver buckle, crafted by Gist Silversmiths of Placerville, California, to mark their achievement.

The NCHA announced the most recent 75 members that have earned their Achievement Buckles. (For the list, see page 18.)

For some, the milestone comes early in their cutting career, but for others it can take years, even decades.

Michelle Pasquale, from Winnemucca, Nevada, has been cutting since she was nine years old. With money won from her final three cutting events in 2022, she earned more than enough to qualify for her Achievement Buckle.

“It only took me 46 years,” she said. “I am really, really thrilled.”

As a teen, Pasquale rode in high school rodeo and even went to Nationals but then life took over, and her time on horseback became limited as she raised two children.

When the kids went off to college, Pasquale was again able to pursue her passion, which included breeding her cutting mare to the stallion Hottish. The result was a 2018 gelding named Dreamin Its Hot.

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In 2022, the Amateur/Non-Pro rider competed in many weekend shows and qualified for the Redwood Circuit Finals, winning the $25K Novice Non-Pro on her Hottish gelding and winning the $5K Novice Non-Pro on her eight-year-old mare Reyzn Cane.

Pasquale credits trainers David Owen, Ed Robertson, Dylan Meyer, and Kirk Ferris with supporting her cutting goals, and with helping her improve as she continues to compete.

“Earning the NCHA Achievement Buckle is truly a ‘bucket list’ achievement!” she said.

Mike Yarbro of Temecula, California, started cutting at age 14, but only recently got back in the saddle after a 30-year hiatus.

He’s had a great time relearning the ropes, he said, riding the circuit with his wife, Heather.

In 2022, Yarbro won second place in the $50K Amateur at an Arizona Cutting Horse Association (AZCHA) Circuit weekend show on his horse, Skys Huey Boy, which earned him the coveted NCHA Achievement Buckle. “It feels fantastic to win the buckle,” he said.

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Recently, he won first in the $15K Amateur, placed second in the $50K Amateur, and came in second in the $15K Amateur on his other horse, Calvin Baloo.

Tammy Hays of Weatherford, Texas, grew up around horses and has been showing reining horses for years. In 2019, she decided to try her hand at cutting.

In October 2022, at the Waco Texas Futurity, Hays won the $25K Non-Pro on her horse, Ms Zee, and earned her NCHA Achievement Buckle.

“I felt really good about that run,” she said.

“I feel like I’m getting somewhere.”

Hays also cuts in futurity events with her horses Hair Down and Scuba Stevie. She and her husband, cow horse trainer Shawn Hays, are also looking forward to the big events in 2023, such as the Cattlemens 14th Annual Derby and Classic, in Graham, Texas, in March.

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From Ontario, Canada, Jeff Whitely got the cutting bug late in the 2021 season when friends Scott and Laurie Reed convinced him and his fiancé, Chantale Venick, to try cutting. There has been no looking back. “I am absolutely hooked,” Whitely said. “There’s just something amazing about being on the back of a horse, cutting cattle.”

Friends Eric and Katherine Van Boekel found the couple's first cutting horse, Boon Katz (Buddy), for them. Trainer Chet Martin worked with them on their cutting skills.

With the camaraderie of fellow cutters, Whitely and Venick had a strong 2022 show season on Buddy, with Whitely winning the $35K Limited Non-Pro at the Ontario Cutting Horse Association’s year-end event.

Venick was reserve champion in the $15K Limited Amateur.

“Buddy deserves all the credit, as I didn’t expect to have such a good first year,” said Whitely. “I’m very appreciative of this NCHA Achievement Buckle, and I look forward to many cutting years ahead.”

During the work week, Amber DeMauro works as a purchasing specialist in the steel industry near Cleveland, Ohio. On weekends, she often drives three-and-a-half hours to trainer Roy Bauer’s place in Grafton, West Virginia, to work with her horse, This Cats A Chief (Tank).

DeMauro’s parents rode cutting horses when she was a child. As a youth, she showed all around and jumped on the equestrian team in college. After college she rode with friends, but always had a goal of showing cutting horses. When the time was right, DeMauro’s mother gave Bauer a call. “Roy helped me get off to a great start,” said DeMauro, who qualified and went to the 2022 circuit finals in New Jersey and came in the top five in two classes, earning her NCHA Achievement Buckle.

“I am so thankful the NCHA has the Achievement Buckle,” she said. “It’s great for people just starting to be able to receive such a beautiful award.”

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NCHA ACHIEVEMENT BUCKLES

Achievement Buckle Earners FROM SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Ainsley Mills Amber DeMauro Annalisa Salomoni Bill S tif f Boglarka Fejer Butch Rus sum Catherine Antle Chase Pallesen Chip Turner Christine Smith Colton Mower y

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Cour tney Delange Dave Pedra z zi

Julia K ling

Rober t Taylor

Dirk Schaeuble

Julie Lucas-Rowe

Robin Murphy

D ylan Schauer

Kathy Bailey

Roxane Banks

Emily Epure

Katie Sharp -Mann

Sarah Angle

Emma Her zke

Kelly Casto

Sarah Rowbal

Garen Reese

K ira Harrell

Shane Pendleton

Garland Pierce

Kour tney Mcquat t

Shawn Hays

Gar y Henderson

K ristin Shoppa

Shayna Allison

Gillian Ireland

L aney Walker

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Giulio Gala z zi

Lisa Tyler

S tephanie L arocca

Haiden Ferguson

Mandy Venable

Tallen Mae Flores

Haylee Clark

Margaret Blanche

Tammy Hays

Heidi Kallenberger

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Tom S tange

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Torie Monroe

Jamie Byrd Mize

Megan Froehle

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Jay Fowler

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Jef frey Whitely

Michelle Pasquale

Turner Pierce

Jody Jones

Mike Yarbro

Vit toria Antonini

Jon Walker

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2022 NCHA METALLIC CAT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FUTURITY

CHAMPIONS FOR 27 DAYS AND NIGHTS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, THE HISTORIC WILL ROGERS COLISEUM IN FORT WORTH WAS FILLED WITH SOME OF THE WORLD’S TOP CUTTING COMPETITORS.

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The NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity drew competitors, members, and fans from across the world for 27 days of thrilling cutting competition in Fort Worth, Texas. The event, held November 14 through December 10, 2022, not only included world class cutting but there was fun for the whole family to enjoy with weekly special events and the daily Best of the West Trade Show. The first time the event has been leveled, nine new champions were crowned, culminating with Lindy Thorn claiming her place in history aboard Phil N Dangerous as our new Open champion.

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Dreaming Big, Winning Big

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hat just happened?” exclaimed Lindy Thorn, reflecting on her Open win at the NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity aboard Misty Greeson’s homegrown stallion Phil N Dangerous (Phil).

The happy reality is still sinking in.

Thinking back to that night when she and Phil won, marking 228 and taking home $308,804.12, she admits there might’ve been some tears.

“I didn’t want to pull the ‘girl card’ and cry in front of all these people, but I did have some tears,” she said. “I was choked up and lost my air.”

Happy just to have had a solid run on the horse, Thorn admitted that some of her emotion that evening had to do with all the love and support she felt from other trainers and their families. “It’s a blessing to put a good run together, and to have the horse do the best he possibly can in front of all these people and trainers who I have admired for years,” she said. “It really was an honor.”

Thorn was helped in the pen that night by Cara Brewer, Lloyd Cox, Sean Flynn, and Tommy Marvin.

She also credits Bill Riddle, James Payne, and Andy Sherrerd with helping her prep Phil N Dangerous before the Futurity. Her cutting horse family also includes her husband, Troy Thorn, and mother, Winnie Rivinius, who she calls her “rocks.”

“Every single one of those trainers, they have families, and they work hard, and they still take time out to say a few kind words to me,” Lindy said. “To feel that kind of love, it was overwhelming.”

Lindy is only the third woman to win the NCHA Futurity: Lindy Burch was the first when she rode Mis Royal Mahogany to victory in 1980, and Kathy Daughn won it twice—in 1985 on The Gemnist and in 2000 aboard Royal Fletch.

Phil N Dangerous is very special to both Lindy and Greeson. As the first baby out of Greeson’s Lil Maddy Rey by Hottish, trainer and owner have been excited

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Hottish x Lil Maddy Rey x Dual Smart Rey OWNER

Misty Greeson SCORE

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$308,804.12

watching Phil grow and how he took to the training.

“Misty dreams big,” said Lindy. “She kept saying, ‘He’s the best three-year-old here!’ She believed in him all along.”

At the NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey, which ran concurrently with the NCHA Futurity, Greeson rode Lil Maddy Rey in the Unlimited Amateur, grabbing the 2022 NCHA World Finals Unlimited Amateur show championship. They finished seventh in the year-end standings.

Phil is proving to be a lot like his mother.

“He never puts a foot out of place, he never has to make a big leap to get back in the right spot,” Lindy said, adding that she and the stallion also won the reserve championship in the Intermediate Open Futurity. “He really wants to do his job, and you can’t teach that.”

“He’s the best horse I’ve ever swung a leg over.”

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Same Horse, Same Day: Two Big Wins

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illiam “Colt” Moore never expected that Playful Smoothtalker would turn out the way he has. But after buying him in a sale as a yearling, the 22-year-old trainer quickly realized the horse known as “Sam” was special.

“I would say that Sam is one of the best, if not the best, I’ve ever showed,” said Moore, who rode Sam in two demanding classes at the NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity, winning both the Intermediate Open and the T/K Cutting Horses Limited Open—all on the same day.

“I knew I really wanted to win something on that horse, so I went in there with confidence that he would do his job if I did mine,” he said. “I also knew I had to do something a little extra because there were so many good horses, and God let it work out. It was pretty cool.”

A trainer for over two years under Russ Westfall in Granbury, Texas, Moore talked about his strategy for

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both classes. “In the [T/K Cutting Horses] Limited Open finals, I knew I had the horse, and if I got the cows in front of him, he had the ability to do it.”

Although he says he doesn’t normally ride aggressively, Moore says he knew it was the only way he could win in the Intermediate Open finals. “I asked Sam to step it up, and he gave it to me,” he said. “I tried not to stand in his way, and everything worked out that night, everything went right. Sam is fast and agile, and we cut every cow my team and I had talked about, which felt the best to me.”

Moore credits his financé, Jencee Jarvis, who loped Sam to “perfection.” He also thanked his turn back team, Lloyd Cox and Clay Johnson, and corner help, Adan Banuelos and Westfall, with targeted cow selection, as well as ongoing general support.

Before his winning Futurity rides, Moore activated his good luck ritual. “Before I ride, I ask God to let it work out the best way it can,” he said.

This year, Moore plans to continue competing on Playful Smoothtalker, now owned by Todd and Elizabeth Quirk of Ten/27 Ranch, hoping to rack up more wins.

“It never gets old, winning,” he said.

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Brandon Westfall Takes His Third Non-Pro Win

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hen you see Brandon Westfall wearing his black and red plaid shirt, you will know he’s come to win. “That’s my lucky ‘finals’ shirt,” said the 22-year-old, who picked up his third NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity Non-Pro championship, scoring 228.5 in the 4CYTE Non-Pro—the highest Non-Pro score in the history of the event. “I have worn that shirt all three times I’ve won.”

Whether or not the lucky shirt helped, Westfall credits his horse, Ripp Tide, who he bred, raised, and trained, along with his father Russ, on the family ranch in Granbury, Texas.

“From the first day I started him on a cow, I’ve never felt a horse like this: he just took to it,” he said. “He picked it up quick. He’s that smart.”

Before their pivotal run at the Will Rogers Coliseum back in December, Westfall recalled feeling “really good” going into the finals. “I was working the horse, and all day I had a really good feeling I was going to win,” he said.

“I had nothing to lose, so I thought, ‘I’m going to try to win this.’”

BR ANDON WESTFALL B R A N D O N W E S T FA L L A N D R I P P T I D E .

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Brandon Westfall HORSE

Ripp Tide PEDIGREE

Metallic Rebel x Laguna Girl x CD Royal OWNER

Russ and Janet Westfall SCORE

228.5 E ARNINGS

$70,300.47

Competitor Ty Moore had a strong run right before Westfall, scoring 228, which motivated Westfall to go all out when it was his turn. “I had nothing to lose, so I thought, ‘I’m going to try to win this,’” he said. “I was on the best horse I’ve ever ridden, he’s absolutely unreal, and I'm going to go all or nothing—that was my mentality.”

Westfall focused on his goal of making good clean cuts every time. He said he knew if he could get the cows in front of him, Ripp Tide would do the rest.

“That night, I was asking Ripp Tide for his life,” recalled Westfall, “and he never put a foot out of place.”

The rider credits his parents, Russ and Janet, with giving him ongoing support and advice, as well as Morgan Cromer, Clint Allen, and Boyd Rice, who assisted him with turnback help.

Despite his record-breaking Non-Pro Futurity performance, Westfall, who has been cutting since age four, says he’s still “not where I want to be,” admitting that he’s “trying to get better every day.” To that end, he’s planning a busy 2023 show season.

“I want to win everything there is to win!” the champion said.

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California Dreaming (and Winning)

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fter marking 218 in the Will Rogers Coliseum on her gelding The Kindred Spirit and capturing the NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity Intermediate Non-Pro championship, rider Beth Rockey decided to scoop up her husband Justin and son Cody and head off to (where else?) Disneyland. “The trip was already planned to celebrate our Cody’s fifth birthday,” she said, adding that the joke that she was emulating previous Olympic winners’ intentions was not lost on her. “Hey, I’m working on manifesting wins,” joked the Lancaster, California-based rider.

Maybe she manifested her championship ride—a dream come true, she said. Or it could’ve come down to the hard work, determination, and strategic prep time that Rockey put in with the gelding. Bred by Bobby and Dottie Hill and started as a two-year-old by trainer Dan Edwards, the Rockeys bought him last April. “We brought him home, and I finished training him,” she said. “I have trained all nine of our futurity horses so far, and I have won money on every one of them!”

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Beth Rockey HORSE

The Kindred Spirit PEDIGREE

Smooth Talkin Style x Classical CD x CD Olena OWNER

Justin Rockey SCORE

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As a former loper who warmed up other competitors’ horses for about a decade before recently getting into competing, Rockey readied the horse herself. “I got him tired and that seemed to help him slow down and be more thoughtful,” she said. “The Kindred Spirit has a good thought process about the cow. He is a unique combination of quiet and mellow, but he’s also very feely.” The Kindred Spirit performed as Rockey had expected, improving every time they had a go in the arena.

While she loped, friends Paul Hansma, Russ Elrod, Monty Buntin, and Morgan Cromer provided strategic herd help. “They are like cow scientists,” joked Rockey.

“They analyzed the cows and then came down and gave me a list of three-to-seven they liked.” The selections worked out well for The Kindred Spirit. “I wanted him to engage with the cows, but not get too playful or overreactive,” she said. Luckily, she was able to hold her 218 lead until the final competitors wrapped their runs.

Rockey grew up around horses in San Diego, California, and later trained with a reining horse trainer for two years. Intrigued with cutting, she trained with Russ Westfall in Weatherford, Texas. “I showed his turnback horse, Muffin, in Bakersfield, California,” recalled Rockey. “I was 25. It was my first competition on a cutting horse.” She also trained with Matt Gaines and Lindy Burch before moving back to California.

This year, the calendar is full for the Rockey family.

“We have four Futurity horses to get ready for 2023,” Rockey said, adding that she expects to be hauling about 130 to 140 days this year. She plans to enter several West Coast shows and then head back to Fort Worth, Texas, for the NCHA Super Stakes in April, followed perhaps by the Breeder’s Invitational in Tulsa, Oklahoma. “I love competing at this level,” she said.

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Keeping Calm and Carrying On

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here’s no going back,” said Bruce Turnbull, 22, of Montrose, Colorado, referring to the fact that he has just turned in his Non-Pro card after scoring 216 to win the NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity Limited Non-Pro. “I’ve been around horses my whole life, and this is what I want to do.”

Competing on Smooth As Rye, a horse he bought as a yearling with his father and trained himself, Turnbull says his strategy was to “pick good cows, remain calm, and let the horse do his job.” That approach worked out.

“I was very excited to win,” said Turnbull. “Honestly, I was happy just to make the semis and then the finals—I was happy about the whole thing.”

Growing up on a cattle ranch, Turnbull was “always on horseback.” He showed in youth events, then did high school rodeo, and continued to rodeo in his first year of college. Then Covid hit and “they sent us home,”

“I learned that I want to do anything I can do to be on a cutting horse.”

BRUCE TURNBULL B R U C E T U R N B U L L O N S M O OT H A S RY E .

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Limited Non-Pro R IDER

Bruce Turnbull HORSE

Smooth As Rye PEDIGREE

Smooth As A Cat x Flo Dancing With Rey x Dual Rey OWNER

Thomas Turnbull SCORE

219 E ARNINGS

$4,900.71

he recalled. That’s when he bought his first prospect— Cash In Midnight (“Teddy”)—to train. “I fell in love with it,” he said, adding that he and Teddy showed in small futurities and local cutting events, learned a lot, and often even won. “I learned that I want to do anything I can do to be on a cutting horse.”

With help from his father, the Turnbulls purchased Smooth As Rye as a yearling, then trained him. “He really wants to cut,” said Turnbull of his gelding. “He’s so gentle and calm, but he gets very excited on a cow.

He’s cool as heck.”

Turnbull credits his father, Thomas, as well as Scott Amos and family of Loma, Colorado, and many others for guidance and support, both on the road and back home. “I definitely want to thank my dad for letting me try to see what we could make of the horse—that means a lot,” said Turnbull, who now plans to ride his horse in aged events when he’s not training young horses for his program or the public.

“We’re going to start Smooth As Rye’s derby year and enjoy him,” Turnbull said. “We’ll enjoy the ride for now.”

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A First Futurity Win on a Homebred Horse

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eff Barnes of Wilton, California, wasn’t meant to ride in the NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship, but as things worked out, he and his mare, Stileto Tuff, ended up winning the McAlister Assets Amateur—his first NCHA Futurity title.

“It was a little unexpected,” he said. “You just never know what’s going to happen.”

Barnes said he hadn’t sat on the horse prior to showing in Fort Worth, Texas. “I usually let the Open riders have my horses until they don’t advance, and then I jump on,” he said. “I was learning about her through the go-rounds.”

Barnes was pleasantly surprised by Stileto Tuff. “I had no idea she was going to be as good as she is,” he said.

He credits McKenna Omiecinski, who loped the mare, with getting her ready. “McKenna knows ‘Sweet Pea’ well, and did a beautiful job with her,” said Barnes. “She ensures that the horses aren’t only prepared perfectly on show days, but she also spends countless hours before and after, making sure they look and feel their best.”

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Before Barnes’ final run, Morgan Cromer, Brent Erickson, and Barnes had picked cows they liked for the mare, and Barnes was able to cut those cows. “When it is all right, you know it; probably half-way through, you know you have a good run going,” he said, noting that he felt he was on such a run during his final round. “You make sure you finish out and then it’s up to the judges.”

The win was especially meaningful for Barnes because the mare was homebred. “It is a lot of work matching mares to studs and then raising them as yearlings, evaluating them, then starting them as two-year-olds,” he said, noting that Erickson trained her. “It is very gratifying when you see that your program works.”

Barnes has had a long history of success breeding his mare San Starlight, who produced some $2 million in offspring earnings in her lifetime before passing away in 2021 as one of the world's leading broodmares. Barnes continues to breed several of her daughters.

Starting out in the saddle at age 12, the horseman showed reined cow horses. Later, Barnes became interested in cutting. In 1993, he bought a few cutting horses and started showing at the affiliate level, working his way up to bigger events. In 2020, he was named to the NCHA Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame.

Stileto Tuff is going to show in derby classes this year, said Barnes, with some West Coast shows also planned, followed by the NCHA Super Stakes in April. “I might have one of my daughters ride her and then have an Open rider take the wheels,” he said, noting that daughters Nikola, 23, and Makenzy, 21, have caught the cutting bug. “We’ll feel our way through and see how she does."

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hat was the most confident I have ever been—it was awesome,” said Eva Blanton, who rode her horse Blondes Have Mor Fun to victory, winning the Rios of Mercedes Intermediate Amateur title at the NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity. “He felt confident underneath me, and it all worked.”

Paul Hansma trained the palomino gelding, a gift to Blanton, herself a blonde, from her father, Darren.

Although Blanton visited “Felix” as a yearling and throughout his training, she didn’t ride him before they got to the Will Rogers Coliseum.

“I never stepped foot on Felix until I was about to ride in the Futurity,” she said. “I like to stay off and let Paul do his thing. I practiced cutting on different horses and Paul would tell me, ‘He’s going to feel like this.’ Paul had him ready and it was awesome.” Hansma’s assistant trainer Clay Carter loped the horse before competition.

“He did a perfect job because Felix felt amazing every run,” she added.

Although the almost 26-year-old grew up riding and cutting with her father and competed in high school rodeos, she took a break from horses when she started college. But she missed the saddle. “I can’t live without my horses,” said Blanton, who now lives in Fort Worth, Texas.

After winning the Futurity, Felix got a break. “We turned him out and let him be a horse for awhile,” Blanton said, adding that she is excited to show him more.

“We’ll hit all the big aged events this year.”

The Futurity was Blanton’s biggest accomplishment of her cutting career so far. “These horses are so green, and it is really cool to see all the hard work come together,” she said. “The hard work pays off—you just have to keep practicing. And it was also a lot of fun.”

After her Futurity win, Blanton reported going home to bed early that night. “It was so surreal, winning. It made me excited for more, and I want to keep doing this, staying consistent,” she said. Clearly, she is hooked and ready for more wins.

“We’re going to follow through on what we started!”

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achel Patton rode two horses in the Limited Amateur finals of the NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity. While it was a yellow mare named Lightning Yellow Hair (Lightning) she favored going into the finals, a stallion named Hashtag Desire (Bower) actually delivered her winning ride. “I liked the idea of the mare being the underdog,” said Patton with a laugh, herself a blonde.

“But the stud is such a cool horse, I’m lucky to have ridden him and that both of them liked me.”

Both horses are owned by the Patton family’s Rocking P Ranch—home of Metallic Cat and the late Spots Hot—located in Fort Worth, Texas.

Patton, a senior at University of Texas at Austin, had a Spanish final she was studying for the night she competed and was distracted before mounting up. “I have so much faith and trust in everyone who works at Rocking P—they really make me look good,” said Patton, adding that trainers Jesse Lennox and Lee Francois worked

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with both Lightning and Bower. The night of the finals, Lennox and Adan Banuelos served as Patton’s herd help, along with Michael Cooper and Clay Johnson.

“All I had to do was get on and not mess it up.”

When Patton found that she and Bower were first draw for the finals, she deflected some of the pressure by reflecting on why she got into cutting. “My mindset going in as the first horse was, ‘I need to remember why I started this and that is to have fun and spend time with my Rocking P family,’” she said. “I’m going to trust the process.”

Marking a 221, Patton kept her lead through 26 other competitors’ runs, winning the title on Bower.

Lightning came in fifth place.

Patton will graduate in May and plans to spend a lot of time competing this summer, joining Lennox, Francois, and Rocking P horses on the circuit. While she considers other post-grad plans, Patton remembers something her father, Bobby, said after her win. “My dad always jokes that every horse is for sale, but after I won, he looked at me and said, ‘These horses might not be for sale,’” Patton said.

It was her father who inspired her to get on a cutting horse just a few years ago during the Covid lockdown.

“I have found that once you start, it’s hard to stop,” Patton said, adding that encouragement from her NCHA family has kept her coming back. “Cutting is such an addiction.”

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Fun For the Whole Family

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hile the 2022 NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity was underway from November 14 through December 10, there was plenty to do when visitors, fans, family members, and riders had some down time between the cutting action in the arena. Activities included a NCHA Western Runway Fashion Show presented by Beau Galyean Stallion Services and Ghostwood Blended Bourbon, Strait to the Tailgate presented by South Texas Tack, a petting zoo and live reindeer. Children had the opportunity to paint miniature Breyer horses or get their faces painted, and could even visit “Cowboy Santa,” who patiently posed with all the little cowboys and cowgirls for holiday photos. Visitors also browsed offerings in the Best of the West Trade Show located in the Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibit Hall set up within the Will Rogers Coliseum, where they picked up everything from horse blankets and saddles, handbags and hats, to the newest livestock trailers and mobile homes.

Here is a look at some of the fun behind the Futurity.

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CHAMPIONS AFTER HAULING FOR A FULL YEAR, 11 WORLD CHAMPIONS WERE CROWNED AT THE 2022 NCHA WORLD FINALS PRESENTED BY DUAL SMART REY.

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fter a complete year spent hauling across the United States and Canada to qualify, 165 entries headed to Watt Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, to compete for their place in history as the 2022 NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey played out. At the end of the week-long competition—held November 26 and 27, and December 1 through 3—11 new world champions were crowned, with many classes coming down to the final round. Join us as we take a look at the new world champions and the journey they took to get here.

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Tim Smith Dominates the Open With Metallics MVP

By Ted Harbin

The smile that covered Tim Smith’s face at the 2022 NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey was all he needed to show how proud he was to win the Open world championship.

“It’s something I’ve wanted for a long time,” said Smith of Payson, Arizona, who won with Metallics MVP. “I felt like we had the horse to do it this year.”

It didn’t matter where they went, MVP was most valuable. The horse is owned by Metallics MVP, LLC, a group led by John and Kara Kratzer that includes David and Susan Levisay and Tom DeGret. John Kratzer also owned MVP’s dam, My Lizzy Babe, and Smith showed her until her aged event career ended. “It’s come full circle,” Smith said. “When I showed the mare, she had the same kind of charisma as MVP. He is a complete package: He has the athletic ability and strength and stamina, but he’s also extremely smart.”

No matter where they went—from Texas to Washington and many places in between—they won. The seven-year-old red roan stallion was a powerful competitor and a prolific stud. Smith and MVP made time for both throughout the 2022 campaign; there were

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always breeding facilities near shows in which the two were competing.

“I’ve ridden some fabulous horses in my life, and MVP is certainly on that short list,” Smith said. “I’ve ridden jumpers and reiners and a little bit of anything, but there’s nothing like being on a cutting horse when he’s at the top of his game.

“It was a fairytale year. It was a lot of fun, and I’m glad we had the year we did.”

World titles are rare, but Smith’s championship is proof that something special occurred in 2022.

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Bonnie Martin Wins First Non-Pro World Title

By Ted Harbin

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iding cutting horses is more than a sport for Bonnie Martin. It’s a calling and one she answered by riding Reysin Kittens to the Non-Pro world championship at the 2022 NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey. “It’s because of the grace of God,” said Martin, who owns several cutting horses near Las Vegas, Nevada, with her husband, Frank.

“Every hurdle we ran into this year, God showed us how to get around it or over it or under it. He kept us going.

“If, as a competitor, you choose to go for the stars, then don’t stop at the moon.”

She lives by that statement; it’s one she carries with her to shows all across the country. “When I was a barrel racer, I had two speeds, fast and faster,” she said. Martin went with her husband to a cutting several years ago and has been hooked ever since. “I watched him go out there and cut,” she said. “Real quickly, I realized this was something I wanted to do.”

When she arrived at the World Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, she relished every moment. The championship was the perfect topping to an already full plate. “It’s just amazing,” Martin said. “It feels like the cream comes to the top for you, for your horse, and for the cow for two and a half minutes.”

Reysin Kittens was recently inducted into the NCHA Horse Hall of Fame. “You just know that you have a horse that has a heart as big as he is,” said Martin. “That just makes it all the more exciting.”

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“It feels like the cream comes to the top for you, for your horse and for the cow for two and a half minutes.”

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Corrie Rousey Wins Unlimited Amateur in Prime Fashion

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very mile she traveled, every show in which she rode featured challenges to Corrie Rousey, but that’s what she loves about her job. Rousey and her prized mount, Dual Prime Time, had secured the Unlimited Amateur world championship before the start of the 2022 NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey. She’d ridden the roller coaster of a season and had come out on top long before she walked into the herd in Fort Worth, Texas.

“I’m a trivia question,” said Rousey of Weatherford, Texas, who won the $50,000 Amateur world title three years ago. “This was a new class for the NCHA, so it was really exciting to have won the world championship this year. It didn’t hit me until we got to Fort Worth.

“Prime is a once-in-a-lifetime horse. He makes me look like I’m a better showman than I am, because he can handle any situation.”

There was no doubt she and Prime had a season to remember. It was certainly an accomplishment, holding a huge lead before the finals opened its doors.

“I walked into the herd—in the Unlimited Amateur alone—99 times,” Rousey said. “You’re challenged in so many different ways, in ways you didn’t think about, in situations you didn’t consider would happen. You learn how to overcome those challenges and those obstacles.”

Rousey was raised riding hunter-jumpers, but a simple ride loping a cutting horse turned into a lifestyle.

“It was a fascinating ride,” she said of that initial trip.

“When you’re an equestrian, you’re not challenged much in the saddle, but a cutting horse, the way they move, is a challenge just to stay on.”

She’s stayed in the saddle and owns the hardware to prove it.

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Dual Prime Time PEDIGREE

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Jessica Burdett’s World Title is Icing on the Cake

By Ted Harbin

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hile Jessica “Jessi” Burdett earned the $35,000 Non-Pro world championship, it was hardly an individual honor. When she celebrated, she did so with friends and family, even friends that feel like family. It’s the way her life runs and why she was so honored to take the title at the 2022 NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey in Fort Worth, Texas.

“Nothing ever does come easy,” said Burdett of Las Vegas, Nevada. “The more you work for it, the more you work at it, the more you’re going to succeed. The people that stood by you from the beginning to the end shine through more than anything.”

A big part of that team was Stunning Trick, a sevenyear-old roan mare that provided the finishing touches to a championship season.

“I tell my horses every day they look adorable. Yes, I think they know they’re good.”

JESSICA BURDET T J E S S I C A B U R D E T T P I LOT S S T U N N I N G T R I C K .

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Burdett also leaned on gelding Such A Dual when Stunning Trick was unable to go. “The mare had suffered a sprained suspensory, and I didn’t show anything until February,” Burdett said. “Her first trip back to the herd, she was a 77. We kept going, and she stayed sound.

She got really sore Easter weekend, so the only thing I had to show on from that point until the end of July was the Such A Dual.”

But away Burdett went, on the road much of the year, show after show. “One time this year, we did three shows in eight days,” she said. It was cumbersome and tiring, but she has the drive to do it. Her winning the world title was, “Icing on the cake.”

Burdett made her cake and enjoyed it, too. “I am a strong believer in look good, feel good, be good,” she said. “I tell my horses every day they look adorable. Yes, I think they know they’re good.”

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Grayson Kuehny Powers Through to World Title

By Ted Harbin

Winning a world championship was almost a sidebar for Oklahoman Grayson Kuehny. He spent much of the season focused on one thing, his horse, Draggin A Hawk. By the time the campaign came to a close at the 2022 NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey in Fort Worth, Texas, Kuehny and “Hawk” stood above all in the $50,000 Amateur class.

“Winning the world championship was definitely not a priority at the beginning of the year,” said Kuehny, who rides out of his family’s home in Elmore City, Oklahoma. “The priority and focus was keeping the horse healthy and happy and doing right by him while still learning to be a good competitor and show my horse as well as I could.”

That plan paid dividends. As the year progressed, he remained toward the top of the standings. As the season winded to a close, he realized the championship was in view. “Every weekend, I was learning something new, and the horse was still showing me things,” Kuehny said. “Hawk had never done anything quite like this.

He’d been hauled around in various classes, but this was something special.”

Hawk is a 12-year-old sorrel gelding that Kuehny’s family has owned and shown for nearly a decade. To keep things simple, the pair remained close to home, competing at shows in Texas and Oklahoma for the most part. The plan paid off. He and Hawk were happy and healthy and able to work toward a common goal.

“What drives me is the partnership and the fact that we have to be able to understand each other,” said Kuehny, who was also crowned the NCHA Weekend Rookie of the Year. “I have to trust that horse, and that horse has to trust me. I’m going to do my best to listen to what he needs.” It’s always about the horse.

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“Hawk had never done anything quite like this. He’d been hauled around in various classes, but this was something special.”

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Jeffrey Carver’s Journey Leads to World Title

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vercoming a challenge is nothing new to 18-yearold Jeffrey Carver; he’s been doing it all his life.

Diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 4, he’s been cancer free a dozen years and has excelled beyond what many expected. During the 2022 NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey, the 18-year-old proved what happens when therapy turns into passion by winning the $15,000 Amateur world championship.

“You can’t wish for anything more with your child than to have that special bond,” Carver’s mother, Janet, of her son’s relationship with Whiskey Cat, his 12-yearold gelding.

The idea behind riding came from his grandfather when Jeffrey was a youngster. “My grandpa threw me on a horse, because he thought it would help my balance come back,” Carver said. “It helped me a lot.”

So has the passion. Carver and his father, Tim, spent much of the 2022 season in Texas to train and to haul to events. Janet joined them often, but there were times where the family was separated. It was all done to help Carver carry on a love for a horse and a dream of competing. The family leans heavily on trainer Casey Crouch for many aspects of preparing and competing.

From one show to the next, the bond between Carver and Whiskey Cat continued to build. It’s been that way since the two were joined together three years ago.

“It’s been a heck of a ride, especially in the last year,” Tim said.

“There were times throughout the year that I was wondering if we were fools for trying to do this,” Janet said. “You don’t win every single time you go in the pen.

Were we putting too much pressure on him?”

Carver’s answer: The challenge was worth it.

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att Gaines and seven-year-old gelding Purdy Hot Pistol entered the NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey for the $25,000 Novice Horse championship neck-and-neck with their top competitors, Little Puma shown by Jon Burgess. At the end of the first go, Little Puma was the leader.

“It was really tight,” said Gaines, 53. “But I don’t really think about it that much. I have absolutely zero control over what the other competitors do. I only have control of the job I do. So, I try to get my horse prepared and do the best I can.”

The Weatherford, Texas, resident’s best has garnered him more than $9 million in NCHA lifetime earnings, placing him among the top three open riders. But he doesn’t take winning for granted.

“The first go round, I had a deep draw,” he said, “and I didn’t cut great cows. My last cow nearly ran me over

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and luckily my horse was good enough to keep that from happening. And then in the next round, I was the first horse, and I thought they did a great job settling that set of cows. We cut three of them clean, and I think my horse was a little better the second go round, too.”

Purchased in 2021 by Rock Creek Cutting Horses to compete in the $25,000 Novice Horse, Purdy Hot Pistol hit his stride mid-year. “My goal was for him to get a little more seasoned and maybe he'd be ready to be an Open horse for 2023,” Gaines said.

“We’d never planned on winning the world on him,” he added. “At the beginning of the year he was pretty inconsistent. I could show him one day and he’d score 75, 76, maybe even 77, and the next day it might be a 60. He’d been shown a fair amount as an aged event horse, but he'd never been hauled and shown that much, especially with the conditions on the weekends a lot of times not as good as a lot of the aged events conditions.”

It took him a few months. “A big part of that was my wife Tara working with him. She’s got a lot of feel and understanding for horses,” Gaines said. “It’s a gift she has.”

Hauling for weekend events is something Gaines enjoys. “In 2020 and 2021, we showed on the West Coast and that was a lot of fun. I got to show with different people than I would normally. But now, I'm looking forward to getting back to doing the aged events and training the young horses. I've always enjoyed the training process and watching those horses develop and competing on them.

“It’s going to be a full year,” Gaines said. “Maybe we can get some more championships.”

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One night on the road, as they blanketed Pella for the night and snuck her a few treats, Barton and his girlfriend Shannon noticed a mindset shift. “I realized we were there to ‘haul for the experience,’” said Barton, 27, who resides in Hartsville, South Carolina. “After we made that our mindset for the year, everything was a positive, no matter how the run went. We always learn something. You’ve got to enjoy the journey to get the results you want.”

Barton and Pella came into the NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey with the world championship title already a done deal, but that didn’t stop them from wanting to compete. “I would go up against the best 14 other cutting horses in the world (in our class) every day if I could,” Barton said. "Pella was on

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her game every single day and that’s why the pressure was really on me to focus, because she's a spectacular mare and I knew she was going to do her job. There are so many variables in this sport, when the pressure is on like it is at the World Finals, it helps me settle in and concentrate on what I can control.”

Barton’s focus in the 2022 hauling year was hitting a lot of shows—more than 90 by December, from South Dakota and Wyoming to Florida. “We were usually home only two or three days a week,” he said. “We definitely hit the grind early in the year and stayed with it throughout. That was the big difference than in previous years, when I gave Pella a few weekends off. It was very physically and mentally tiring all the way through.”

Barton focused on taking care of Pella but also on having fun. “Hauling is a blast. I went to many shows I hadn’t been to before,” he noted. “I saw a lot of the country and met a lot of people. Just having that opportunity to have those experiences with people who enjoy the sport as much as I do is rewarding in itself.”

This year will see Pella in foal by NRR Cat King Cole, who was ridden to the Open reserve world championship in 2016 by Barton’s dad, NCHA Open Riders Hall of Fame member Tracy Barton. “As much as I’d enjoy showing her another year, she’s achieved something very prestigious. With her being 12, I don’t want her to get hurt. She’s my life horse and will be with me for a while,” said Travis.

Barton will focus on aged events with a three-yearold colt and engage in the one-year NCHA apprenticeship program, and throughout, Barton plans to have fun. “If you’re not having fun, there’s really no point in doing it. There’s a lot of work that goes into having fun, but it’s all worth it,” he said.

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For Mike Wood, Nine Times is the Charm

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Both horses are owned by Patrick Rorison, who also competed on the horses in 2022 to achieve a top 15 rank with the two geldings in the $5,000 Novice NonPro class. Rorison also achieved a World Finals spot in the $50,000 Amateur and showed Reynin Cats in the finals.

“We came into the World Finals leading (in the $5,000 Novice Horse),” said Wood, who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. “So it didn’t really matter how Paradox Metallica did at the show.” But while coming in with a substantial lead took some pressure off, “It’s always

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good to show them why you’re the world champion,” said the 55-year-old trainer.

Paradox Metallica’s style sets him apart, Wood added.

“He’s very low in the front end and very eye appealing.”

The gelding is consistent and steady, happy, and healthy, even as he moved from aged events to weekend.

“Some horses get better and take the pressure and some don’t,” Wood said, noting that it’s a big transition in the number of shows as well as the variable conditions in weather, the ground, and cows that one encounters.

“It’s all over the board,” Wood says, “with great cows but not so great ground in one place, and the reverse at the next. It’s up and down and sideways and all over the board.”

With the horses competing in more than one class, the pace of the weekend shows was fast. “I’d show them in the $5,000 Novice and then they’d turn around and show in the $5,000 Novice Non-Pro the same day, and we’d do that several days in a row,” he says. “What makes a world champion is the horse that shines in those conditions.”

Wood added, “We didn’t set the goal of winning the World, but we bought the horses with the intention of showing in the $5,000 Novice and seeing where it led us.”

For 2023, keep an eye out on the weekend circuit for Rorison and other amateur and non-pro riders from Mike Wood Performance Horses, as well as some aged event appearances. “We love going to weekend shows,” Wood said. “But we might break out and do a little bit of the aged events.”

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James Figiel and Kats In My Daiseys: Sharing a Bond

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y mare has turned into quite the superstar,” said James Figiel proudly. The mare, Kats In My Daiseys, won the $5,000 Novice Horse Non-Pro world championship, earning their highest score ever of 224 in the last run as they went neck-and-neck with their nearest competitor. The team also set a world record in the class, with over $66,000 in 2022 earnings.

But as Crowley, Texas-based Figiel said, “It was a long journey. That class is the last class of the day so sometimes it doesn’t make, sometimes you don’t have the help, and sometimes you don’t have the cattle.”

Figiel noted he had a lot of gratitude for everyone who stayed late cheering and supporting him and his horse.

Meanwhile the seven-year-old mare, a 2021 Christmas gift from Figiel’s girlfriend Shannon Lamb, was navigating the transition from aged events to weekend, with training by Gaylon Wells.

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“She was a little immature and not used to the grind.

There’s nothing easy about it,” Figiel said. Part of the challenge was strategizing pace, given that he and his competitors were hitting a large number of shows. “If you weren’t going, then someone else was going,” earning the money that would bring them closer to the 2022 NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey. “A big part was being mentally tough.”

As Figiel, 30, and “Daze” struggled to hit their stride, he had an epiphany. “I decided one day, ‘I’m going to treat this mare with nothing but kindness.’ We really built a bond. She’s super cowy, super athletic, and super gritty, and just needed someone to have confidence in her and to show her that she could it.”

Now Daze hears Figiel’s spurs across the pen and nickers for him. “At shows, every night before I leave, I go in her stall and give her cookies and love on her,” Figiel said. “She’ll put her head on my shoulder. She’s my horse, and I’m her person.”

The tightknit cutting horse community helped Figiel and Daze’s haul to the championship. “What makes it fun are all the people you get to do it with. We have a great barn and a great group of friends around us. Cutting horse people are like your family when you’re away from your family. One of the biggest things about this sport is the camaraderie with people, even when they’re your competitors.”

In 2023, Figiel will breed Daze to NRR Cat King Cole, Dual Reyish, and Countin Hot Checks. After transferring embryos, Daze and Figiel will return to the show pen with hopes of making the top 15 in the Non-Pro. “I’m really excited about getting some babies out of her,” Figiel said. “I like genetics and the breeding side of things. I would love to help carry on her legacy.”

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Laney Bell Pushes Past the Pain

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aney Bell’s yearlong ride to her $2,000 Limit Rider world championship came with a couple of bumps, like competing with a broken left leg and later, a broken left foot. But if the 40-yearold rider from Madisonville, Texas, thought for a minute that such inconveniences would slow her down, her 14-year-old daughter Josey, a cutting horse competitor herself, would have none of it, even when Bell felt like the pain would make it impossible to win.

“My husband (trainer Trent Bell) said if I needed to sit it out, that’s okay,” she said. “My kid was like, ‘You need to get tough, Mom. You’re fine. You can still win.’”

The ordeal began at an event in Weatherford, Texas, in July. “I was putting a saddle from one horse to the other,” Laney said. “One of them spooked and she stomped my leg, but I showed anyway,” she added with a laugh, “and then got a horse ready for my husband.”

A week later, she finally got an x-ray and refused a cast. “I told the doctor he could cast it in December after the hauling season,” she said. “I wore a walking boot except for when I was on a horse.”

The broken foot in October was more painful, but Laney endured, riding her gelding Cow Magnet and horses belonging to Trent’s customers. “I probably should have taken better care, but I worked hard to get to that point. I was not fixing to give it up.” Laney is quick to point out her success also reflected the help and support she received from owners whose horses she showed and the cutting horse community.

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The hard work included being a-okay with celebrating her fortieth birthday at a show. “We had cake and everything. The secretaries put a big sign on the gate,” Laney said. “They’re wonderful.”

The entire hauling year reflected the Bells’ focus on NCHA events. “My husband and his customers had some good horses to show, and originally, I was just going to enjoy hauling,” she said. “And then, one of Trent’s customers said I could show a horse in Belton, Texas, that he owned, and that started the journey to the finals.”

For the NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey, Laney rode 12-year-old gelding Catchyalater, owned and shown by the Bells’ friends and champion riders Ben Johnson and his dad Mark. Josey had shown Catchyalater in 2021 youth events.

“He’s a really special horse,” Laney said. “I’d never even worked him before I showed him.”

For 2023, the Bells will support Josey, a homeschooler, in her last year as a Junior Youth rider. “We’re going to haul pretty hard to finish out her Youth year,” Laney said. One advantage to having a home base in Texas: “We can cut almost every weekend and never be more than six hours from the house.”

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their designated circuit. Each circuit final was supported by the NCHA with money for awards and exhibitor celebrations, as well as coveted awards such as Gist buckles, plaques, and other prizes. Fourteen regional circuits celebrated their finals—from Europe to Canada, to each corner of the United States. NCHA welcomed a new Circuit for 2022: the Pioneer Circuit, covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Northern Utah.

Here is a look at what each of the host affiliates reported about their vibrant events.

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Needless to say, this combination of events saw a large assortment of prizes and huge payouts! The added money for NCHA Weekend totaled $6,000, and more than $11,000 for the Alamo Circuit Finals. Highlighting the weekend were large Youth classes in which $7,000 in scholarships were up for grabs! Raking in scholarship checks were: Josie Sikorski-Bell, Jayci Byler, Brea Collier, Mica Collins, Riley Farris, Maggie McCarthy, Tristan Moschella, and Emma Rapp. Scholarships were sponsored by Hydie McAlister, Jackie Mitchell/Mitchell Pipe & Supply, Sam Munroe/McDonalds, Glen & Judy Pendergrass, Missy Lyons/Triangle H Ranch, Leigh Ann Schultz/Bellville Abstract Co., Steve Craig & Lois Orr of Texas First Real Estate, and Lani Rust/Clark Real Estate GroupQuinn Collins, BCHA President Quinn Collins and the board members congratulated all of the kids and truly appreciated all of the generous sponsors!

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 3 59 Hor se: She s M y Cherr y Pie R ider : Ca sey Cr ouch O w ner s: Blackshear & Cind y Snyder Elm Gr ove, L A NON-PRO | 2 17 R ider : Jame s Todd C or sic ana , T X $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 36 1 R ider : Reygan R ichar dson Madisonv ille, T X UNL IMI T ED A M AT EUR | 3 1 R ider : Ter i Ly nne Rut her for d Br enham , T X $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 24 3 R ider : Emil y Wahl Hous ton , T X $ 15,000 A M AT EUR | 396 R ider : Tr is t an Mo schella Jewet t , T X $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 36 3 Hor se: Lot t a Skeet R ider : Ca sey Cr ouch O w ner s: A my L ippinc ot t C y pr e s s , T X

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$25,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 24 0 Hor se: Ra z zberr y Cat R ider : Jame s (C od y) Lor e O w ner s: Jame s (C od y) Lor e Bleibler v ille, T X $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 4 4 3 Hor se: One Royal Love R ider : Ca sey Cr ouch O w ner s: Blackshear & Cind y Snyder Elm Gr ove, L A $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 179 Hor se: Lot t a Skeet R ider : Br inley L ippinc ot t , Spenc er L ippinc ot t O w ner s: A my L ippinc ot t C y pr e s s , T X $2,000 L IMI T R IDER | 415 R ider : L aney B ell Madisonv ille, T X JUNIOR YOU T H | 76 R ider : Aden B ernhagen C or sic ana , T X SENIOR YOU T H | 108 R ider : R iley Hope Farr is Madisonv ille, T X

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he 2022 Appalachian Circuit finals hosted by the Pennsylvania Cutting Horse Association (PCHA) was held October 21-23, at the Gloucester County Dream Park in Logan Township, New Jersey. A kick off party was hosted by Joe Jingoli and the Hard Rock Café in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Two busses carried excited contestants and their families from the show grounds to the Hard Rock, where they enjoyed a spectacular meal in a private dining room, a tour of the casino and shops, live music, and dancing.

Close to 300 competitors walked to the herd over the three-day event, which paid out almost $28,000. On Saturday, a catered meal was enjoyed by all, sponsored

by PCHA. Attendees had the chance to bring home raffle prizes from the Hard Rock Café, horse blankets donated by association sponsors, and bags of horse feed.

All entries received a PCHA swag bag filled with goodies. The competition ended Sunday afternoon with everyone happy and safe.

“I want to thank all of the PCHA board members, our sponsors, Joe Jingoli, and the Hard Rock Café, our major sponsor for this wonderful event,” said PCHA President Dave Phillips.

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 130 Hor se: Smoot her T han A nnie R ider : Jame s Mc donough O w ner s: Cat hy Ochar z ak Hager s tow n , MD NON-PRO | 16 1 R ider : Chr is t ina Ochar z ak Clear Spr ings , MD $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 76 R ider : Br ian S t alnaker Shepher ds tow n , W V UNL IMI T ED A M AT EUR | 4 8 R ider : Jack Werner El ver son , PA $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 87 R ider : Dana Fr y moyer Richf ield , PA $ 15,000 A M AT EUR | 100 R ider : Fallon S av ina Br idgepor t , W V $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 125 Hor se: Check ing It O ut R ider : R yan Smit h O w ner : Jo seph Dakan Ker ens , W V

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$25,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 78 Hor se: A W hit t le S t ar Cat R ider : Joe Zieglar O w ner : Joe Zieglar Dilliner, PA $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 14 3 Hor se: Tweezin M y Br ow R ider : R yan Smit h O w ner s: Tay lor Farms (Chilhow ie) Chilhow ie, VA $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 113 Hor se: Gingr snap R ider s: Dav id Phillip s O w ner : Dav id Phillip s Mohr s v ille, PA

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he Aurora Circuit Finals was a remarkable success. Held at the world-renowned Calgary Stampede in conjunction with its futurity, the Aurora Circuit Finals ran September 27–October 2.

Organizers were in awe of the incredible venue and appreciated that ease of working with the Stampede Board. More than $14,000 in added money was up for grabs during the two go-rounds, thanks to many generous sponsors.

“We had good entries, and people were incredibly positive about the event,” said Scott Brady. “We were incredibly pleased to have NCHA Executive Director Jay Winborn attend a couple days of the show. It was really encouraging to have NCHA presence and support for our show.”

The show culminated with a Celebration of Champions party. Awards from the weekend were given out and attendees enjoyed a delicious meal provided by the Canadian Cutting Horse Association. The awards provided by the NCHA were greatly appreciated.

“We are excited for 2023,” said Brady. “Our committee has already began planning for the event and believe it will be even bigger and better this year.”

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YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 170 Hor se: Cat s a Spot R ider s: Glen B ever idge, Ty ler Darr och O w ner : J t B ell Millar v ile, A B NON-PRO | 16 4 R ider : Mat t hew A nder son S tur geon C ount y, AB $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 116 R ider : Penelope Br oad L angley, B C $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 142 R ider : T homa s T hor lakson Rock y V iew C ount y, AB $ 15,000 A M AT EUR | 26 3 R ider : Dale Po sein Okotoks , AB $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 195 Hor se: W hat If s R ider : Johnny Lukac s , Glen B ever idge O w ner : Le s lie Po sein Okotoks , AB $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 2 13 Hor se: R H Purr olator Cat R ider : S and y Reid O w ner : S and y Reid Leduc C ount y, A B $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 2 7 2 Hor se: S weet N Spic y Chick R ider : Glen B ever idge, C olleen Pear se, Ty ler Darr och O w ner s: Br ian Pear se S tur geon C ount y, AB $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 2 79 Hor se: A n A nna Mate R ider s: Mat t hew A nder son O w ner : A manda Digne s s S tur geon C ount y, AB $2,000 L IMI T R IDER | 286 R ider : Jef fer y Slade Nanton , AB JUNIOR YOU T H | 3 7 R ider : Gr et a Wur t z Pr itchar d , B C SENIOR YOU T H | 20 R ider : Ter e s a Lukac s Olds , AB

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beautiful South Dakota autumn weekend brought out a large crowd for the Big Sky Circuit Finals. Produced by the South Dakota Cutting Horse Association (SDCHA), the event was held October 22 and 23 in the James Kjerstad Event Center in Rapid City, South Dakota.

“The center is big enough to provide a show pen, loping area, and a practice pen, all under the same roof,” said SDCHA’s Susie Reed. “Along with a new stall barn, it was an impressive place to host the finals.”

Each class saw fresh cattle and fierce competition. The five-state region—plus Nebraska, Colorado, and Wisconsin—was well-represented, with around 100 entries each day. The age range of competing riders started at four years old, highlighting that cutting is for everyone.

For those who couldn’t make the trip, a live feed was provided. The SDCHA made it a fun event, with sponsored dinners provided for contestants, as well as a silent auction featuring products made in the five-state circuit area. Reed donated the handmade quilt that was used as a photo backdrop, later auctioning it to raise funds. Competitors placing first through fifth appreciated the prizes provided by the NCHA.

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YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 80 Hor se: A pollo Cr eed R ider : J P B ell O w ner s: Olms tead Enter pr ise s C or p Hutchinson , MN NON-PRO | 98 R ider : K at hleen S t r ain W hite Ri ver, SD $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 15 8 R ider : John Wade Mur dock Loveland , CO UNL IMI T ED A M AT EUR | 8 R ider : Tr av is Gr over Cr e sc o, I A $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 259 R ider : Shaun Mus selman Ca sper, W Y $ 15,000 A M AT EUR | 2 12 R ider : Jim Ne shem De s L ac s , ND $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 13 5 Hor se: It s Mr Big T ime To U R ider : J P B ell O w ner : Leigh Gall Hay war d , W I $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 250 Hor se: Shor t y Hughe s R ider : Shaun Mus selman O w ner : Shaun Mus selman Ca sper, W Y $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 108 Hor se: C Biscuit R ider : J P B ell O w ner : Jef f Paul y Wat k ins , MN $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 17 2 Hor se: Buonv ino R ider s: Bill Z ahar ia O w ner : Bill Z ahar ia O watonna , MN $2,000 L IMI T R IDER | 24 0 R ider : Michelle Mus selman Ca sper, W Y JUNIOR YOU T H | 5 3 R ider : Jack B ell Dulut h , MN SENIOR YOU T H | 2 1 R ider : A ll y son Paul y Wat k ins , MN

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he Cactus Circuit Finals were held at the AZCHA Oktoberfest show, from October 19–23, at the Horseshoe Park and Equestrian Centre in sunny Queen Creek, Arizona. Hosted and sponsored by Arizona Cutting Horse Association (AZCHA), the first go-round was on Friday night, and the finals were held on Saturday, followed by a great brisket dinner for all.

The awards ceremony was held after, but the greatest highlight of the Cactus Circuit finals was reflected in those winners going on to be finalists, reserve champions, and champions at the 2022 NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Rey Smart in Fort Worth, Texas. This just proves that AZCHA is the home of champions.

Please congratulate them.

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 3 7 2 Hor se: Do s Cat s R ider : Mike Wood O w ner : Daw n Chapman Chandler, A Z NON-PRO | 36 4 R ider : B onnie Mar t in L a s Vega s , N V $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 4 47 R ider : K ait l y n L aube C or ona , CA UNL IMI T ED A M AT EUR | 4 01 R ider : Daw n Chapman Chandler, A Z $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 28 5 R ider : Jer eme B arnet t B ay f ield , CO

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iver City CHA was honored to be the host for the Cotton Circuit Finals in West Monroe, Louisiana, at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center. The Cotton Circuit finals was a success due in part to our generous sponsors: We were able to provide fresh cattle in all the classes, while keeping entry fees reasonable. Our show format consisted of being able to show two times, while just paying a single entry fee. Money was paid out in both go-rounds. Cotton Circuit finalist were also eligible for an additional pencil finals, allowing them the opportunity to win more money!

With the sponsorship money, we were also able to award last draw prizes in each class for the three-day show. Another fun award was the “point out of the money” prize: Contestants were given $35 cash if they placed just “out of the money,” and this was a big hit! Random trivia questions were also asked during cattle changes, and we gave prizes to those with the correct answers. The show was well-attended, and everyone seemed to have a good time. Thanks again to our NCHA Cotton Circuit sponsors for their incredible support.

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 26 8 Hor se: K is s M y Spot R ider : Br adey Dav is O w ner : W iggins Q uar ter Hor se s LLC Hat t ie sbur g , M S NON-PRO | 22 7 R ider : Jamie Hay s C ov ing ton , G A $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 299 R ider : Lulu Dav is Pelahatchie, M S UNL IMI T ED A M AT EUR | 142 R ider : R ick y Lew is B ate s v ille, MS $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 18 4 R ider : A lex is Sligh A ltoona , A L $ 15,000 A M AT EUR | 152 R ider : B et h Moor e Walnut Gr ove, M S

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$25,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 207 Hor se: Hot t ish For You R ider : A nd y Loague O w ner s: K r is & Jo Pot t s S c ot t s Hill, T N $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 262 Hor se: Bir d y R ider : R ick y Lew is O w ner : R ick y Lew is B ate s v ille, MS $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 2 19 Hor se: Hot t ish For You R ider : A nd y Loague O w ner s: K r is & Jo Pot t s S c ot t s Hill, T N $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 286 Hor se: Ms Sippi Cat R ider : Kenny Tolber t O w ner s: Heat her & Kenny Tolber t Union , M S $2,000 L IMI T R IDER | 26 4 R ider : B et h Moor e Walnut Gr ove, M S JUNIOR YOU T H | 100 R ider : Tay lor A llen Philadelphia , M S SENIOR YOU T H | 5 4 R ider : Char le s C od y Gann Leighton , A L

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he NCHA European Circuit Finals took place November 2–6 at Cremona kraP liaR daetspmeH RCR kraP liaR rolyaT RCR Fairground in Cremona, Italy. NCHA of Italy organized the finals, and also hosted the European Futurity. Cutting riders came to compete from all over Europe. With 18.500 euro (approx. $20K) in added prize money, the event drew more than 100 riders.

European Champion Open went to Pietro Valeri and Cat Rey Lou. This duo won the same class in 2017, 2018, and 2020. After winning the Triple Crown of NCHA of Italy, Federico Fanti and Spook a Boon won the $5K European Champion class.

Katerina Spacilova won $25K Limited Rider on her stallion Dual Rey Tr. European Champion Non-Pro went to Martina Tresoldi riding Genuine Alley Cat. Roman Plavka and Travalen Cat won the $50K Amateur European Champion.

The $15K Amateur European Champion title went to Vittoria Antonini and Sofies Choice Cat. Giulio Gallazzi won the $2K Limit Rider/Any Horse European Champion riding the legendary gelding Playlite. The Youth class attracted a growing number of participants to cutting. With a total score of 291, Riccardo Pini, riding Merada Dreamcatcher, won European Youth Champion. Another young rider, Virginia Bertacchini, won the $1K Amateur Champion, riding Sdr Rubys Tr Cat. NCHA of Italy thanks its sponsors for believing in European cutting. Thanks to the boards of NCHA of Italy and the European Circuit, and to Denis Pini for being an important connection between them.

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 96 Hor se: BNL B et she Can Danc e R ider : Rob Gerr it s O w ner : B v ba Van Roo sbr oeck Geel, A N NON-PRO | 80 R ider : Jet te Juer gensen Ehningen , BW $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 8 8 R ider : Ro s ana B embom Monte Car lo, MC

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eautiful weather graced Columbiana, Ohio, where the Great Lakes Circuit Finals took place from November 11–13. The Great Lakes Circuit Finals was held in conjunction with the Ohio Cutting Horse Association’s (OCHA) annual Fall Roundup Show. The show-within-a-show format, as well as the unseasonably lovely weather, led to a large turnout. Competitors represented every state in the Great Lakes Region, as well as West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Canada.

OCHA thanks judges C.T. Bryant and Eddie Bottom, Jr., and secretaries Karlene Schlegel and Abbie Nikolevski. Ronnie Lee Osterholt, the area's favorite announcer, added interest and entertainment over the three days. Photography for the finals was provided by Shelby Agnew Photography.

Along with the awards for the top five in each Circuit Finals class, Fall Roundup Champion and Reserve Class Champion awards were given.

“Garwood Arena as usual ran a smooth show with good cattle, perfect footing, and a heated show barn and arena,” says OCHA’s Beth Brown. “We appreciate their support.”

PHOTOS COURTESY OF GREAT LAKES CIRCUIT; (BOTTOM LEFT) SHELBY AGNEW

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 6 4 Hor se: Met allic Gold Rush R ider s: S c ot t Mck insey, Tom S t ange O w ner s: Robin & Tom S t ange Per r y sbur g , OH NON-PRO | 122 R ider : Br ian Unr oe Gallipolis , OH $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 157 R ider : L aur en K imble E a s t China , MI UNL IMI T ED A M AT EUR | 4 6 R ider : B et h Br ow n Or well, OH $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 159 R ider : Rober t Meyer C ommer cial Point , OH $ 15,000 A M AT EUR | 13 1 R ider : S c ot t Br idgman L apeer, MI $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 91 Hor se: Shiny A r is tocr at R ider : A ndr ew Hinck- L ar sen O w ner s: Br uc e & L inda Muegge Car t hage, IN $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 230 Hor se: Rey in Cat s In Lev is R ider : B ailey A ldr idge O w ner : B ailey A ldr idge Danv ille, IN $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 2 18 Hor se: Smar t Halley Cat R ider : Ty ler Delange O w ner : T if f iny R ich Jeddo, MI $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 2 15 Hor se: Smar t Halley Cat R ider : T if f iny R ich O w ner : T if f iny R ich Jeddo, MI $2,000 L IMI T R IDER | 20 4 R ider : S c ot t Br idgman L apeer, MI JUNIOR YOU T H | 6 4 R ider : Reagan B ollenbacher Gene va , IN SENIOR YOU T H | 4 4 R ider : Rober t Meyer C ommer cial Point , OH

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G Productions produced the Heartland Circuit Finals in the Lancaster Event Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, from October 25-30. Fall temperatures were mild, and the weather was perfect for cutting. Things started off on Thursday with the first go-round for most of the events. Friday saw more first go-rounds followed by the beginning of the second rounds for qualified riders and horses. The finals were held on Saturday.

Circuit finalists received their awards during a banquet-style brisket dinner.

Singer Nathan Kiem provided live music.

In addition to all of the cutting action, there was also nightly happy hour where folks could hang out and enjoy fellowship. “It was well-received and a lot of fun,” said Logan Ginkens of LG Productions. “We had great awards, and the tight runs for the circuit champions was a lot of fun to watch through the week.”

The Heartland Circuit thanks local sponsors Cutting Horse Association of Nebraska, Hive Construction, Owatonna Motor Company, and Platte Valley Cutter for their generous support.

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 176 Hor se: Mu y Bueno Gato R ider : Nat han Miller O w ner s: Gar y & Ravon Sue F ishko Avondale, CO NON-PRO | 122 R ider : A nd y B y lo Le slie, MO $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 14 6 R ider : Philip S adler L ake v iew, A R UNL IMI T ED A M AT EUR | 4 4 R ider : Mor ey McDonnell Englewood , CO $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 16 5 R ider : A my Pier c e* Holl y, CO $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 16 5 R ider : John Enr ight* Cheyenne, W Y

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he historic Nolan County Coliseum Complex in Sweetwater, Texas, played host to the Oiler Circuit Finals. Nolan County is no stranger to cutting: the Nolan County Coliseum was the site of the first NCHA Futurity in 1962.

The three affiliates of the circuit worked together to host the event. Big Country Cutting Horse Association, Palo Duro Cutting Horse Association, and the Panhandle Cutting Horse Association worked the dual-ring event for a fastpaced show to allow for more classes and more entries. This helped the show, which averaged 120 runs per day with entries from Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, run efficiently.

Thanks to NCHA funds, exhibitors and their families enjoyed a fajita dinner one night of the event. Competitive spirits were ignited with a corn hole tournament, hosted by all three associations’ youth. Entry fees for the tournament were collected then redistributed as payback for the top three teams, as well as a fundraiser for the youth. Each youth association collected $750 each to purchase Christmas presents for needy children.

More than $57,000 was awarded to top placers for the circuit program, thanks to NCHA sponsorship. “Everyone was very excited over the prizes,” said Caren Birdwell. “This program gives local cutters something to work for all year.”

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 16 3 Hor se: Met allic Juic e R ider s: Jame s Dav is , Shane Decker, R ick Cr of t O w ner : L aine Jenlink Cher okee, OK NON-PRO | 125 R ider : R ick Cr of t A l va , OK $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 247 R ider : Madison Cav ne s s Mar at hon , T X UNL IMI T ED A M AT EUR | 41 R ider : Eddie Young S an A ngelo, T X $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 17 1 R ider : Cheyenne Lew is Quanah , T X $ 15,000 A M AT EUR | 295 R ider : Mat t ie C ober l y Her efor d , T X $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 199 Hor se: T in Man R ider : Zeb C or v in O w ner : S tella S wanson Midland , T X

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onina Event Center, Eltopia, Washington, was rocking during October 13–16. The arena was filled with cutting at its best plus plenty of extra-curricular activities. Some of the activities included a pizza party sponsored by Tommy and Colleen O’Rourke and costume classes for adults and kids. We also held a celebration of life ceremony for Bob Lundgren, DVM, the founder of Bonina. Bob had been the ultimate promoter of cutting in the northwest, hosting shows for over 20 years. The Washington Cattlemen’s Association provided beef for the dinner to honor one of their own. We also held our annual “Climb Aboard a Cutter” class for folks who have never shown a cutting horse, which always snags a new cutter or two. We wrapped with an awards banquet hosted by Keith Pearce and Joy LeTourneau. The Pioneer Regional Series concept brought many cutters from the Challenger series to this NCHA show for the first time, and Cascade Cow Cutters lent support as an affiliate. The event included LAE classes with 437 entries in all.

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YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 3 5 Hor se: S tella s S weet N Low R ider : Mike Giannini O w ner : Geor gina Mac donald Ketchum , ID NON-PRO | 69 R ider : Holl y Jone s Walla Walla , WA $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 122 R ider : Paul A lexander New Pl y mout h , ID UNL IMI T ED A M AT EUR | 4 8 R ider : Emil y Clar k B end , OR $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 23 5 R ider : L inda S olheim Tac oma , WA $ 15,000 A M AT EUR | 250 R ider : L inda S olheim Tac oma , WA $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 13 4 Hor se: One Fr ee Bir d R ider : Da x Hadlock O w ner : Leann W ilson S t Geor ge, U T $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 16 5 Hor se: Hallie Reycious R ider : Jenifer W his ler O w ner : Jenifer W his ler Tenino, WA $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 99 Hor se: High CD Bunny R ider : S amant ha Robbins O w ner s: L arr y & Denic e Bledsoe Homer, NE $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 2 10 Hor se: Terr if f ic S c oot R ider : Cind y Urr e s t i O w ner : Cind y Urr e s t i Cald well, ID $2,000 L IMI T R IDER | 15 4 R ider : Gr acie Wehe Yonc alla , OR JUNIOR YOU T H | 12 R ider : Gr acie Wehe Yonc alla , OR SENIOR YOU T H | 9 R ider : Br enna Br ow n* Melba , ID SENIOR YOU T H | 9 R ider : Jake S c ow * Her r iman , U T

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he Red River Circuit wrapped its year at PK Cutters, a popular facility in Graham, Texas, on November 10–13. The facility was perfect for the chilly fall weather, featuring 250 stalls, more than 50 RV hookups, and a heated arena that only added to the hot action in the dirt.

About 500 horses walked through the gates throughout the four-day show, battling fresh cattle to take home year-end awards for not only the NCHA Circuit Finals, but the PK Cutters series circuit and weekend awards. A little over $100,000 was paid out over the course of the show, along with prizes donated by the NCHA. “All of the classes had fresh cattle, which is always a big bonus for our cutters,” said Jessy McLauchlin. Two exhibitors celebrated their Sweet 16 birthdays during the circuit. Everyone was able to wish Nikki Roberson and Brea Collier a happy birthday. PK Cutters congratulates all of those who came, showed, and placed at the finals and in the year-end event for the Red River Circuit.

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 422 Hor se: He s a Money Maker R ider : Gay lon Wells O w ner : Shannon L amb L ake K iowa , T X NON-PRO | 5 4 3 R ider : B obbie W illiamson W ichit a Falls , T X $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 6 12 R ider : Gr ay son Kuehny Elmor e Cit y, OK UNL IMI T ED A M AT EUR | 605 R ider : C orr ie Rousey Weat her for d , T X $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 86 R ider : Keit h B aehmann Gunter, T X $ 15,000 A M AT EUR | 4 56 R ider : Keit h B aehmann Gunter, T X

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$25,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 6 8 9 Hor se: L it t le Puma R ider : Jon Bur ge s s O w ner : Tr oy S tewar t May, T X $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 2 18 Hor se: Sundanc e Je s sie R ider : Shannon L amb O w ner : Shannon L amb L ake K iowa , T X $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 24 8 Hor se: Rey venge R ider : Ter y n Lee Muench O w ner s: Gale & Dana Char le s K nickelbein Pilot Point , T X $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 4 02 Hor se: K at s In M y Daisey s R ider : Jame s F igiel O w ner : Jame s F igiel Cr ow ley, T X $2,000 L IMI T R IDER | 200 R ider : Tr evor K lein Mar f a , T X JUNIOR YOU T H | 5 8 R ider : Pr e s lie Gr een Per rin , T X SENIOR YOU T H | 192 R ider : Emma Gr ac e Rapp Weat her for d , T X

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he Nevada Reined Cow and Cutting Horse Association (NRC&CHA) brought the Redwood Circuit Finals cutting to the new Rafter 3C Arena in Fallon, Nevada. The event, held October 14–16, was judged by Van Greenwell from Paul, Idaho, and Billy Cochrane from Sanger, California. Thanks to sponsors Bonanza Casino and Super 8, exhibitors had the chance to earn awards from the NCHA, and also circuit awards for the weekend classes. “Scott Tate and the Bonanza Casino and Super 8 went above and beyond to take care of everyone at the circuit finals,” said Patti Lund.

Rock Hedlund served as the NCHA ambassador for the event and handed out awards, and NCHA’s Stallion/Foal Program and National Circuit Program Manager Allison Walker joined Hedlund in speaking about the NCHA Circuit Program.

On the final day, NRC&CHA ensured that every class had fresh cattle to work, a decision that was well-received by cutters. It also increased the competition in the $35,000 Non-Pro, $15,000 Amateur, $2,000 Limit Rider, and the Youth classes.

Video duties were handled by Cowgirl Video, owned by Don and Carol Wood.

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 7 3 Hor se: Met allic R hy t hm R ider : Rock Hedlund O w ner s: L inda & John Hamilton V is alia , CA NON-PRO | 87 R ider : Debbie Day Reno, N V $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 260 R ider : Dalla s Moor e Clement s , CA UNL IMI T ED A M AT EUR | 7 2 R ider : Tar a T hurman W illows , CA $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 3 52 R ider : Doll y Mar t in Ac ampo, CA $ 15,000 A M AT EUR | 3 3 3 R ider : Ter e s a Moor e Clement s , CA

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$25,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 16 4 Hor se: High S t y le Met allic a R ider : S teve S chle singer O w ner : M K Ma xeiner S eba s topol, CA $25,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 15 8 Hor se: S weet L it t le Rey R ider : Haley Har t O w ner : Haley Har t Ac ampo, CA $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE | 191 Hor se: Pis tolsc a shingchecks R ider : S teve S chle singer O w ner : K ar en C ox B y r on , CA $ 5,000 NOV ICE HORSE NON-PRO | 18 3 Hor se: Hot t Rox R ider : Debbie Day O w ner : Dac ole Inve s t ment C ompany Reno, N V $2,000 L IMI T R IDER | 115 R ider : Ava Lof a s W ilton , CA JUNIOR YOU T H | 3 4 R ider : L aine Waldr on Woodland , CA SENIOR YOU T H | 3 4 R ider : Logan Har lan L inc oln , CA

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ateree Cutting Horse Association (WCHA) held the annual Sunshine Circuit Finals in the Georgia Sports Arena, in Perry, Georgia, from November 4–6. This year, the Wateree cutting championship was held concurrently with the Sunshine Circuit Finals, and riders could enter both. An additional $740 was added money per class for prizes. Because of the popularity of these events, competitors were only able to ride one go each. “It took us that long to get through everyone,” said WCHA’s Alison Howell.

WCHA also held its year-end bash on Saturday night, with a barbecue banquet and a live band. In addition, attendees took part in a lively cornhole tournament.

Luckily, the weather was perfect over the weekend.

“The prizes were great—NCHA did a great job with circuit awards this year, and people were very happy,” said WCHA President Chris Howell. “We really try to have fun at our shows.”

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS OPEN | 203 Hor se: Royalr ey t r aildus t R ider : Tr ac y B ar ton O w ner : Tom Shif let t Way ne sbor o, G A NON-PRO | 10 4 R ider : Denise S eiz Oc ala , FL $ 50,000 A M AT EUR | 2 12 R ider : Jo seph Me s alam Ver s aille s , K Y UNL IMI T ED A M AT EUR | 75 R ider : T homa s Jor dan Vaughn For s y t h , G A $ 3 5,000 NON-PRO | 169 R ider : Jennifer Rumble Mur r ells Inlet , S C $ 15,000 A M AT EUR | 289 R ider : Geor gia Hof f man A nt hony, FL

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Chuck Drummond Leaves a Legacy, Passion for Horses

By Ted Harbin

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rom the time he was old enough to sit in the saddle until his last day on this Earth, Charles Robert Drummond (“Chuck”) was a horseman.

He lived it on the family’s ranch and in the cutting pen. When he died November 4, 2022, Drummond left an heirloom and a passion that will carry on for generations.

“The legacy he left in the horse world would be the breeding side of it,” said Tim Drummond, one of his sons and the fourth generation of the family to help operate Drummond Land and Cattle Co. near Pawhuska, Oklahoma. “You still see cases of that breeding program today.”

It’s true. Chuck Drummond had Docs Stylish Oak, Playboys Mom, Foxie Merada, Playboys Samantha and so many other great horses that were part of his cutting herd. But his work within the horse industry goes well beyond what he did in cutting. In 2015, he was inducted into the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Hall of Fame.

“I met him in the ’80s, and we showed against one another and both had Freckles Playboy colts,” said Shelly Mowery, an

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inductee into the NCHA Members Hall of Fame. “As I got to know him, I was very intrigued by his knowledge of horse bloodlines. He was extremely interesting, and the information he had was very factual. He bred great bloodlines.”

It goes back to a lifetime of looking for the perfect horse. A rancher at heart and a man who loved his God and his family more than anything, Chuck Drummond was always trying to breed and raise versatile horses.

“He enjoyed cutting until the very end, and he was a wealth of knowledge,” Tim said.

“The ranch was his passion, and the horses were a byproduct of that.”

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Sam Matlock Rose of Gainesville, Texas, passed away on November 18, 2022. He was the son of Matlock Rose and Pearla Fredaline Bush Rose, born June 9, 1954, in McKinney, Texas. Sam grew up around his uncles, Stanley, Billy and Jimmy Bush, who first introduced him to cutting. He also spent many weekends and summers on the Sid Richardson Ranch in Benbrook, Texas, with

a man named Carolton Penn and his wife Myrtle. In the early years, Mr. Penn taught Sam, helping him to perfect his fundamentals of roping, branding, livestock, and horse management.

Sam went on to work on several ranches and feedlots in New Mexico before he went to work for legendary racehorse trainer C. W. “Bubba” Cascio, gaining the important knowledge that would support him throughout his career as a trainer and showman. Alongside Bubba Cascio, Sam began conditioning the legendary Dash For Cash with Sam’s focus at the starting gate. For almost seven years, Sam and Bubba traveled across the country to various racetracks and events, accelerating Sam’s success in the horse industry.

Sam came back to Gainesville in 1978 where he went to work for his father. Soon after, Sam met the love of his life, Pam Pechanec, whom he married on December 23, 1980, and together they raised a beautiful daughter, Kristen Leigh Rose. During this time, Sam had the opportunity to train and show some of the best performance Quarter Horses in the country. In 1984, Sam followed his father to his new ranch in Aubrey, Texas, and in 1991, established Sam Rose Quarter Horses. Sam trained multiple horses in many disciples ranging from rope, cow, cutting, and rodeo. Sam went on to earn multiple world, honor roll, and championship titles in the AQHA, NCHA, and NRCHA. Sam was a Director Emeritus of the American Quarter Horse Association while serving on the Hall of Fame, Judges, Show, Show Council, Grievance, and Show Violations Hearing Committees. He was also Chairman of the Judges Committee and served on the AQHA Animal Welfare Commission since its inception. Sam also served on the Judges Committee of the National Reined Cow

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Horse Association and was its chairman for a time. Sam provided his extensive amount of knowledge to the Brazilian Quarter Horse Association where he worked closely and initiated a Judges Department to its success.

Sam was a world-renowned, certified judge for the AQHA, NCHA, and NRCHA, officiating at multiple AQHA World Shows, NCHA Triple Crown major events, and the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurities, as well as its other major events such as the Stallion Stakes, Derby, and World’s Greatest Horseman competitions. He became an NCHA member in 1981 and an NCHA Judge in 1999, earning a AAAA rating.

Sam accepted the opportunity to head the Judges Department of the National Cutting Horse Association as its Director of Judges in April of 2022. During his time, Sam rapidly made positive changes to the department, including further development in the education programs for both NCHA judges and the NCHA membership. Sam collaborated closely with friend and NCHA Executive Director Jay Winborn, transforming the Judges Department to a level of excellence and professionalism that associations of this caliber strive for. Sam was proud to stand beside and work with every person on the NCHA staff to make a difference and continue his lifelong passion. Sam was gifted with the ability to uphold personality and professionalism while adhering to a strict interpretation of the rules that directly reflected the rule books of each equine association he represented throughout his life.

Sam took immense pride in training and assisting youth and amateur exhibitors to their own world championship titles in multiple disciplines. His compassionate heart was with the youth of our equine industry, with educating the fundamentals and enabling the future of each association.

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great horseman. Known for his kindness, sense of humor, storytelling abilities, and vast knowledge of horses and the industry he loved, Sam was always willing to take the time to help others and was enthusiastic about educating others in the performance horse industry. His enthusiasm for the future of the industry shown brightest through the interactions with youth in and out of the arena.

Sam is preceded in death by his father, Berry Matlock Rose, his mother, Pearla Fredaline Bush Rose, and uncles, Stanley, Billy, and Jimmy Bush. He is survived by his loving wife, Pam Pechanec Rose, devoted daughter, Kristen Leigh Rose (Paul Ladwig), mother-in-law, Mary Ann Pechanec, aunt, Carol Bush and family, and sisters Judy Rose Vest and Julie Rose Gleason.

To honor the legacy of Sam Rose and his passion in the growth of education, Pam and Kristen are asking consideration to the NCHA Foundation Youth Tenant.

Barbra Schulte Selected as the 2022 Modine Smith Humanitarian Award Recipient

The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) congratulates Barbra Schulte of Brenham, Texas, as the 2022 recipient of the Modine Smith Humanitarian Award.

Modine Smith was a long-time member of the NCHA and selflessly committed herself to the betterment and promotion of cutting for nearly five decades, serving on the executive committees of the NCHA and the Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association.

The Modine Smith Humanitarian Award was established in 2012 in her honor and is presented to a person who displays unwavering support of the NCHA and the NCHA Foundation by continuously working to enhance both associations.

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presidency in both 1994 and 1995. Schulte was also very active in the show pen with earnings in excess of $832,000. She is active in many programs, including the NYCHA BraveHearts Shootout where veterans learn to ride and show a cutting horse.

“I am tremendously honored and humbled to receive the Modine Smith Award,” said Schulte. “Modine was the hallmark of staunch support of the NCHA and unwavering kindness and personal support to every one of its members. The members of the NCHA are my family. They have been with our family through thick and thin, and I can only hope to do some small part to return the favor to them. I am deeply grateful.”

“The members of the NCHA are my family. They have been with our family through thick and thin, and I can only hope to do some small part to return the favor to them. I am deeply grateful.”

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Barbra Schulte

Bob Freeman Receives Inaugural Arthur Jackson Memorial Award

The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) is proud to announce that Bob Freeman of Fargo, Oklahoma, is the inaugural recipient of the Arthur Jackson Memorial Award.

The Arthur Jackson Memorial Award was created in honor of the late Arthur Jackson of Greenwood, Mississippi, who passed away earlier this year. Jackson was a highly respected judge, earning the most credits in NCHA history and judging events worldwide. While he was highly respected for his prestigious judging career, Jackson is most remembered for his upstanding character and devotion to the NCHA. “This award was created to honor judges with over 25 years of service that have the same character and devotion to the NCHA that Arthur Jackson had,” said Sam Rose, NCHA director of judges. “Arthur was known for his integrity, upstanding character, and always having NCHA first throughout his whole life. It is my pleasure to have this award named after Arthur Jackson. Bob Freeman acts with integrity and a calm demeanor, drawing respect from everyone he meets. He

has spent the biggest part of his life holding NCHA on the forefront; therefore, he was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Arthur Jackson Memorial Award.”

Freeman has been an NCHA member since 1981 and is currently an AAAA-rated NCHA judge with over 575 credits. Not only is Freeman a respected NCHA judge, but he also holds his AQHA judge’s card and has judged world-class events across both associations.

“This is a great honor to receive any kind of award in Arthur Jackson’s name,” said Freeman. “He was a friend of mine for 35 years and a wonderful judge. This is a big honor for me.”

Lily Erwin Receives the Todd Drummond Memorial Award

The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) would like to congratulate Lily Erwin of Evans, Georgia, on being selected as the 2022 recipient of the Todd Drummond Memorial Award.

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“These shows are the result of teamwork and constantly striving to make them bigger and better. I’m very proud of what we have accomplished thus far in Belton and excited to see what the future holds.”

— Cary Sims

youth member for this award created in memorial of Todd Drummond. The recipient is recognized for their scholastic achievement, extracurricular activities, and cutting horse involvement.

“We need more role models like Lily in the world today,” said Area 18 President Jeff Fehrman. “She has proven integrity, honor, loyalty, passion for this sport, high standards and work ethic and dedication to life. This

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young lady shows up daily, many mornings before 4:00 AM, and always with a smile, and jumps right into helping with the horses and barn chores. She balances it all beautifully.”

Erwin has been an NYCHA Area Director for three years. She is a member of the Beta club, and she sets high standards for herself to maintain academically. She is active in her church’s youth group, as well as helping her dad work horses. Erwin has a strong work ethic that hasn’t gone unnoticed by many.

“To be nominated for the Todd Drummond Award is a privilege, but to receive the award is one of the highest honors for an NYCHA member,” said Erwin.

2021 Affiliate of the Year Announced

The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) is pleased to announce that Bell County Cutting Horse Association has been named the 2021 NCHA Affiliate of the Year with Beef Empire Cutting Horse Association winning 2021 NCHA Reserve Affiliate of the Year.

Bell County CHA is known for producing great shows with a fun atmosphere, and their events have featured live music from artists such as Garrett Bradford and Chaser Crouch.

Several fundraisers held in conjunction with their shows have raised thousands of dollars for both scholarships and charitable organizations. Show secretary Cary Sims knows the importance of keeping cuttings both affordable and fun, drawing on the knowledge she has gained working as a show secretary for 35 years.

“Brad Buckley, Bell County CHA president and Texas State Representative, is great to work with,” said Sims. “I would be remiss if I didn't give a lot of credit to our show staff, from our cowman, Dana, to our stall clerk and practice pen manager, Deb, grounds manager and my husband, Richard, and the announcer who is our daughter, Molly. These shows are the result of teamwork and constantly striving to make

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them bigger and better. I'm very proud of what we have accomplished thus far in Belton and excited to see what the future holds.”

For more information on NCHA Affiliates, including how to find the closest one to you, visit nchacutting.com.

2022 Sandy Sokol Secretary of the Year Award Presented to Gwen Coie

The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) would like to congratulate Gwen Coie of Downsville, Louisiana, for being selected as the 2022 recipient of the Sandy Sokol Secretary of the Year Award.

The Sandy Sokol Secretary of the Year award is presented each year in honor of the late Sandy Sokol, who was a long-time and well-loved NCHA secretary. This award is given to an outstanding NCHA secretary who is nominated by NCHA members.

Growing up in the industry, Coie has been an NCHA secretary for nearly 30 years, following in her mother’s footsteps as an NCHA secretary. Coie often found herself helping her mother on the weekends, where she met her now husband, Mark. The two have raised their children going to NCHA shows and have become a vital part of cutting in the southeastern United States.

“The best part of the industry is the people,” said Coie. “I know that sounds cliché because everyone says that, but over the years, the people I’ve met have become family. We’ve raised our kids in the cutting.

The people would be the best thing about it.

It has provided me with a way to travel with my husband, who is a horse trainer, so the whole family could be together and work. I’m very humbled [to receive this award] because there are so many really good secretaries out there, so I am really humbled and honored.

I did know Sandy, so it is a very, very nice honor. I share this award with all the people who have helped and worked with me over the years. Thank you!”

Coie was presented with the Sandy Sokol Secretary of the Year Award at 2022 NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity.

Austin Shepard Receives Zane Schulte Award

The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) is pleased to share that Austin Shepard of Summerdale, Alabama, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Zane Schulte Award.

The Zane Schulte Award was established in 2001 in honor of the late Zane Schulte, son of Tom and Barbra Schulte. This annual award is presented to a professional trainer who exemplifies the character by which Zane himself is remembered: integrity, service, values, respect of their peers, contribution to the industry, and excellence in the arena.

“Austin is a humble man who has great integrity and is always working to make the NCHA stronger and better for all,” said Julie Beasley, one of Shepard’s nominators. “Austin is a true champion who has achieved tremendous success in cutting, but he also sees the lifetime connections people make and the value of friendships to be just as important.”

An active NCHA member since 1985, Shepard grew up in the cutting horse business as his late father, Sam, was a trainer and also a recipient of the Zane Schulte Award in 2009. Shepard now operates Austin Shepard Cutting Horses out of Summerdale where he trains cutting horses and riders of all levels.

“It’s a huge honor to receive the award, and it is extra special to me because my dad was a previous recipient,” said Shepard. “The fact that I am lucky enough to know the entire Schulte family, including Zane, and that they have been livelong friends of ours makes it that much better.”

Shepard was presented with the Jan Mapes sculpture at the 2022 NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity.

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PAYMENT METHOD Check/Money Order Please send application and payment to: NCHA Membership, File 916204, Dept. 602, P.O. Box 961218, Fort Worth, Texas 76161-9797 Credit Card Number: ____________________________________________________ Exp Date: ______________ CVV: ________ Name on Card: _________________________________________________________ Billing Address: __________________________________________________________________________ Country: ______________ City: ___________________________________ State/Province: __________________________ Zip/Postal Code: _______________ Signature: _______________________________________________ *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 By establishing or renewing your NCHA membership, or by paying your membership dues, the person making this membership application, including youth and parents where applicable (the “Applicant(s)”), as a condition of membership, expressly consents and agrees to the following: (i) to become familiar with and be bound by the official rules of the National Cutting Horse Association as published on the NCHA website at www.NCHACutting.com; (ii) to have all disputes related to compliance with or violation of the 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; (iii) that the NCHA may give any notice required under NCHA rules via email; (iv) that the Applicant is required to have a current email address on file with the NCHA and to promptly update that email address with the NCHA, if necessary; (v) that Applicant can only receive credentials for electronic voting by email and only at the email address provided to the NCHA by Applicant; (vi) by providing his/her mailing and email addresses, Applicant consents to receive mail and email sent by or on behalf of the NCHA at those addresses related to NCHA business; and (vii) the Applicant has the requisite authority to give such permission to the NCHA to use such email and mailing addresses. If the Applicant(s) is under 21 years of age, an affirmation of the contents in this application by a parent/guardian is required.

Applicant Signature: Youth Signature:

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2023 NON-PRO/AMATEUR APPLICATION NP/AM

MEMBER INFORMATION

Membership Number: _____________________ Individual Name: ___________________________________________________ DOB: ___________________ Street Address: __________________________________________________________________________ Country:_________________ City: _____________________________________ State/Province: __________________________ Zip/Postal Code: _________ Primary Phone: ____________________________ Email: __________________________________________________ I am applying for: Non-Pro Amateur 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: _____________________________________________________________________________

Yes

No

Yes

No

(b) Dates of employment: __________________________________________________________________________ (c) Duties during employment: ______________________________________________________________________ 4. Have you ever been denied Non-Professional status? __________________________________________________________

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

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?

Yes

No

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?

Yes

No

9. Have you ever been denied Amateur status?

Yes

No

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: ____________________________________ 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: _____________________________________________________________________________

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

REQUIRED SIGNATURE The person making this application (the “Applicant”) agrees to become familiar with and be bound by the rules of the National Cutting Horse Association and expressly agrees to have all disputes related to compliance with or violation of these 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. The official rules of the NCHA may be found at www.nchacutting.com. The Applicant further understands and acknowledges that a false declaration in this application will result in disciplinary action by the NCHA which may include fines, probation, suspension and temporary or permanent loss of Non-Professional/ Amateur status. It is also the Applicant’s responsibility to notify the NCHA office immediately upon any change in his/her Non-Professional/Amateur status and failure to do so could result in loss of Non- Professional/Amateur status for life.

Member Signature: __________________________________________

Date: __________________________

IF you do not have access to Director to sign this application, it may be sent (without a Director’s signature) to the NCHA office for review and approval. However, if you are applying for Amateur and/or Non-Pro status at a weekend show, a Director’s signature is required.

Director Signature: __________________________________________ For office use only:

Applicant was approved for:

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Jay Winborn ..........................................................................110 Executive Director

Jimmy Vecera .........................................................................155 Director of Data

Cathy Marie Aleff ...................................................................121 Manager of Committee Relations

Kelley Hartranft.......................................................................141 Data Technology Administrator

Anna Laurent .........................................................................109 Manager of Outreach Paula Prejean .........................................................................100 Receptionist

ACCOUNTING

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Shianne Megel .......................................................................140 Director of Shows Linda Smith ............................................................................143 Manager of Approved Events

Ashley Early ...........................................................................139 Comptroller

Charly Petrek .........................................................................122 Manager of Shows

Mike Franklin .........................................................................114 Senior Accountant

Alison Walker .........................................................................111 Manager of Stallion Foal Program/National Circuit Program

Katie Brandt ...........................................................................132 Accounts Payable

Cari Claxton ...........................................................................131 Produced Events Associate

Sandy Brandt .........................................................................130 Accounts Receivable

Adrienne Smith ......................................................................142 Show Results Data Entry

COMMUNICATIONS

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Taylor Breeding .....................................................................120 Director of Communications

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Lynn Winkler ..........................................................................124 Show Results Data Entry

SPONSORSHIP & MARKETING

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Carley Myers ..........................................................................104 Director of Sponsorship & Marketing

TBD ........................................................................................154 Director of Judges

YOUTH

Andy Adams ..........................................................................151 Development and Education Specialist

Rianna Storey..........................................................................105 Director of Youth

Tammy Kimmel ......................................................................158 Administrative Assistant

Logan Poole ...........................................................................113 Youth & Communications Coordinator

MEMBERSHIP

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Julie Davis .............................................................................129 Director of Membership Services Linda Welborn .......................................................................134 Manager of Membership Services

NCHA CHARITIES FOUNDATION

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Julia Buswold..........................................................................144 Director of Foundation

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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**

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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) R6 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 Phil Benadum (25) R2 Cara Brewer (25) R8 David Costello (25) R6 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*

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Youth

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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) Lew Byars (23) James Hooper (LD) Andrew Sligh (24)

Seth Kirchner (23)

Arizona Sherry Cowan (25) Joe Kalt (25) Glen Nelson (23) Tim Smith (25) Mike Wood (23)

Kentucky Randy Mesalam (25)

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) 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 Idaho Barbi Madgwick (25) Denise Shewmaker (24) Illinois Rick Jackson (25) Bret Parsons (23) Indiana Byron Green (25) Andrew Larsen (25) Iowa & Wisconsin Travis Grover (25)

Kansas Grant Smith (23) Rebecca Waters (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) Montana Suzanne Nellen (25) John Seymour (23) Nebraska Kirby Smith (24) (EC) Nevada John Echeverria (23) Cookie Banuelos (24) New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT), NY, NJ & PA Marty Miller (25) Bill Stein (24) Jack Werner (23) New Mexico Leslie Graor (25) Richard Hicks (25) North Carolina Garry Merritt (24) Barnwell Ramsey (23) North & South Dakota Matt Lopez (25) Jason Reed (25) Ohio Jeff Brown (24) Steve Duff (24) John Lavelle (24) (EC) Chuck Smith (LD)

Oklahoma Cara Brewer (25) (EC) Lloyd Cox (23) Jody Galyean (24) Kathleen Moore (24) (EC) 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) 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) 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) Jim Milner (LD) Ken Mock (24) Bruce Morine (24) Mike Mowery (LD) Rick Mowery (24) Steve Oehlhof (24) Lachlan Perks (24) Dan Popeck (23) Phil Rapp (LD) Tarin Rice (24) Tatum Rice (23) Ben Roberson (24) Jonathan Rogers (23) Corrie Rousey (25) Ted Sokol – President Chubby Turner (LD) Bronc Willoughby (LD)

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Texas South Frank Bowen (24) Burt Bull (24) James Davison (25) James Eakin (23) Scott Ferguson (25) Bobby Hunt (23) Janice Little (24) Hydie McAlister (24) Jane Mancuso (25) 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)

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Long-time NCHA Member Sam Wilson reflects on his life, and the role of the cowboy in all of our lives.

BY SAM WILSON

From my earliest memories, I never considered being anything other than a cowboy. From the time I was four years old, I had a crystal-clear understanding of what that title meant. I grew up on a ranch, surrounded by cowboys, the role models of my childhood. They lived by an unspoken code. Most cowboys were horseback instead of riding a church pew on Sunday mornings, and yet, without expectation, they lived by the golden rule. No one ever came to our home that wasn’t offered a meal, and it was no different at any other ranch in the country.

In the world of an old-time cowboy, work hours started well before sun-up and lasted until the job was complete. No one complained, regardless of how rough the ride. But the one thing that reigned supreme over all else was your freedom—there is no other lifestyle on this earth that places a higher premium on that right than that of a cowboy. It’s ingrained in his soul, and if all else is lost and he still possesses his freedom, it’s not a bad day.

This is the life and the people I grew up in and with. When I take inventory of my life, it’s the people that I value most, and none of them had much in the way of stuff. What they did have, however, and what they brought into my life, was something so valuable that it could not be bought or sold: truth, honor, and courage, three things that are found in abundance among cowboys.

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twilight just before dawn, brought to you compliments of the cool breeze that sometimes bit at your ears and nose, where there was only the wind, the hoots of an old owl, or the howls of the coyote to enhance the solitude and the conviction that freedom truly resides in the hearts of all men, and nowhere else. What price could one put on knowing and working with men who would give you their own life if required, and upon whose word you could bet yours?

These are the people for whom I have the greatest respect and who best represent the basic principles required to be free. Perhaps that is the reason that Americans have always embraced and identified with the cowboy image. Across the globe, the cowboy is the symbol of America and of freedom.

Time and miles have taught me that one doesn’t necessarily need to be able to get by a rank horse on a frosty morning or be proficient with a lariat rope to be a cowboy. Those are just the lucky ones. Being a cowboy is about a set of values founded in sincerity, loyalty, generosity, simplicity, and a love of freedom and independence. Ty Murray, eight-time world champion cowboy, said it best: “A cowboy is a cowboy no matter how he makes his living.” Long live the cowboys and God bless the old-time cowboy.

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At the conclusion of the qualifying deadline, the top 30 in each class are then invited to compete at their NCHA circuit championships. Starting in 2023, circuit contestants will be competing for a spot in the newly launched NCHA National Circuit Championships.

1. Aurora 2. Pioneer 3. Big Sky 4. Great Lakes 5. Appalachian 6. Redwood 7. Cactus 8. Heartland 9. Oiler 10. Red River 11. Alamo 12. Cotton 13. Sunshine 14. European

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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 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. An asterisk beside the Rule 40 number in the following list denotes that the suspension was made pursuant to former Rule 40. Please see the provisions of current Rule 4 on the NCHA Website for current guidelines relating to suspension 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.............................................

Texas.

Rule 40* ADKINS, RL (ROB), Sweetwater, Texas....................................................

Texas.

Rule 40* AGVEST INTERNATIONAL QUARTER HORSE CUTTING #1, Houston, Texas................................................................................. Rule 40* AIR RIDE HITCH, Beach Island, South Carolina......................................

Carolina.

Rule 40* ALLEN, CHRISTEN, Creswell, Oregon. ................................................... Rule 40* ALL PHASE ARENA, Spring Grove, Minnesota.......................................

Minnesota.

Rule 40* AMERICAN MASTERCRAFT, Boca Raton, Florida. ................................. Rule 40* AMIGOS EMPLEO LEGAL, INC., Dallas, Texas.......................................

Texas.

Rule 40* ANDERSON, MERRILL, Marshall, Texas..................................................

Texas.

Rule 40* ANDERSON, SUSAN, Canby, Oregon....................................................

Oregon.

Rule 40* AERIAL LIGHTING, Watseka, Illinois.......................................................

Illinois ....................................................... Rule 40* ARNOLD, MIKE, dba CUT A COW, Springfield, Missouri. ..................... Rule 40* ASHLEY, SHELLY , Sayre, Oklahoma. ...................................................... Rule 40* ATLAS HORSEWALKER, THE , Plano, Texas...........................................

Texas.

Rule 40* AUBIN, GEORGE, dba WICHITA LAND AND CATTLE CO., WHC, SIGMA CORP, et al, Houston, Texas. .................................... Rule 40* AUDIO CEL, Carrollton, Texas.................................................................

Texas.

Rule 40* AYERS GROUP, THE , dba SONNY WOOLEY, Abilene, Texas. ......................................................................................................... Rule 40* B & S FARM SUPPLY, Winona, Texas.......................................................

Texas.

Rule 40* BAILEY, CHUCK, dba LONESTAR VIDEO, Rising Star, Texas..............................................................................

Texas. ............................................................................. Rule 40* BARBER, GALE, Madison, Alabama........................................................

Alabama........................................................ Rule 40* BARRETT, BRIDGETT, Liberty, Utah.........................................................

Utah......................................................... Rule 40* BARRON, GRANT, Stephenville, Texas. .................................................. Rule 40* BEALS, DENNY & JILL, Lufkin, Texas......................................................

Texas. ..................................................... Rule 40* BECK, ERNEST, Midland, Texas. ............................................................. Rule 40* BENDING B TRADING LLC, Collierville, Tennessee...............................

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 40* BLACKMAN, DANIEL, Cat Springs, Texas.............................................. Rule 4 BLACKMON, EDDIE, DeKalb, Texas.......................................................

Texas.

Rule 40* BLACKWELL, REX, Elk City, Kansas. ....................................................... Rule 40* BLANKS, RENEE, Aubrey, Texas. ............................................................ Rule 40* BM OF TEXAS, San Antonio, Texas. ....................................................... Rule 40* BOBBI BROWN COSMETICS/DOTTIE MCGONAGILL, Fort Worth, Texas............................................................................. Rule 40* BODE, KEVIN, Frisco, Texas....................................................................

Texas.

Rule 40* BOGARD, BO, Eagles Nest, New Mexico. ............................................. Rule 40* BOHANON, BERNADETTE - Heber Cith, Utah......................................

Utah.

Rule 40* BONIN, DOUGLAS, LaPorte, Indiana. .................................................... Rule 40* BOONE, RICK, dba WOLF CREEK RANCH, Dallas, Texas. .................... Rule 40* BOOTH, KRISTEN, Temecula, California. ............................................... Rule 40*

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BOSTWICK, DAVID, CREATIVE CHARACTERS, Oblong, IL ................... Rule 40* BOUGET, BOB, Branch, Louisiana .......................................................... Rule 40* BOWLES, DEAN, Portland, Tennessee. .................................................. Rule 40* BRANNAN, DAVE, dba SOUTHERN AIRS RANCHES, 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................................

Texas.

Rule 40* DR PERFORMANCE/STEVE SHELLY, Helena, Montana..........................

Montana.

Rule 40* DUDDING, BILL, Weatherford, Texas.......................................................Rule 4 DULANEY, CHARLES, Meridian, Mississippi. .......................................... Rule 40* DUNCAN, TOM, Greenville, Texas. ........................................................ Rule 40* DYER, TONY, Corinth, Texas...................................................................

Texas. .................................................................. Rule 40* EAGLE, AL, dba LONE STAR AUTOMOTIVE, Fort Worth, Texas.............................................................................

Texas. ............................................................................ Rule 40* EDWARDS QUARTER HORSES, Milton Florida ...................................... Rule 40* ELWOOD, ALAN, Hinsdale, Illinois.........................................................

Illinois. ........................................................ Rule 40* ENDSLEY, SHARON, dba CIRCLE H EXCHANGE, Fort Worth, Texas............................................................................. ............................................................................ Rule 40* EQUESTRIAN VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, Granbury, Texas........................

Texas. ....................... Rule 40* EQUIHEALTH, Boulder, Colorado. .......................................................... Rule 40* EQUINE AMERICA CORPORATION, PRESIDENT DON BECKER, Dallas, Texas............................................................ Rule 40* EQUINE PLANNED INVESTMENTS, Scottsdale, Arizona....................... Rule 40* EQUISCAN, Ray Miller, Jr., Baraboo, Wisconsin..................................... Rule 40* EVANS, FRED, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.................................................. Rule 40* EVANS, SHERYL, Livermore, California................................................... Rule 40* ESTEP QUARTER HORSES, Weiser, Idaho.............................................. Rule 40* FAITZ, PAT, Polk City, Florida. ................................................................. Rule 40* FARR, DUSTY, Wichita Falls, Texas.......................................................... Rule 40* FARR, PATRICIA, Palm Desert, California................................................ Rule 40* FERNANDEZ, FERNANDO, Ocala, Florida............................................. Rule 40* FISACKERLY, PETER & SANDY, Russellville, Kentucky. ........................... Rule 40* FLETCHER, JERRY, Phoenix, Arizona ...................................................... Rule 40* FLETCHER, RICKEY, Red Oak, Texas. ..................................................... Rule 40* FLIT CONNECTION, THE, Chouteau, Oklahoma................................... Rule 40* FONTENOT, FORREST, LeBlanc, Louisiana. ........................................... Rule 40* FOX, BOBBY, Glen Allen, Missouri. ........................................................ Rule 40* FOX BRANCH COLLECTION, Moberly, Missouri. .................................. Rule 40* FRANCE, JAMES R., Hudson, BC, Canada............................................. Rule 40* FRANK, TROY & AMY, DESIGNSOFSTEEL.COM, Stillwater, Okalahoma....................................................................... Rule 40* FREIGHTLINER, Fontana, California........................................................ Rule 40* FREDERIKS, WALTER J., dba AURORA PACIFIC CATTLE CO., Aurora, Oregon. ............................................................................... Rule 40*

FRONTIER HORSE COMPLEX, Pilot Point, Texas................................... Rule 40* FULKERSON, TOMMY, Oakwood, Texas. ............................................... Rule 40* FUNDERBURG, WILL, Canyon, Texas. .................................................... Rule 40* GARRETT, JAY, Lorena, Texas.................................................................. Rule 40* GARRIOTT, SHAWN WESTERN ELECTRIC, Emporia, Kansas ................ Rule 40* GASS, NICK, Spring Branch, Texas......................................................... Rule 40* GATSHALL, DR. G. W., Forney, Texas..................................................... Rule 40* GAY, DUSTIN, Mannsville, Ohio.............................................................. Rule 40* GENENA, LINDA, Aubrey, Texas. ........................................................... Rule 40* GLENN, TOM, Redmond, Oregon. ........................................................ Rule 40* GLISSON, MARCO, Wichita Falls, Texas................................................. Rule 40* GLOBAL CLASSIC CARS, Brownsboro, Texas......................................... Rule 40* GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, New York, New York............................. Rule 40* GOLDEN HORSE SHOW REVIEW, Bryn Mawr, California. ..................... Rule 40* GOODWIN, GARY, Geary, Oklahoma..................................................... Rule 40* GRAY, RICHARD, Conroe, Texas. ............................................................ Rule 40* GREEN, D. W., Stanberry, Missouri......................................................... Rule 40* GREEN, ROD & ELAINE, Weatherford, Texas......................................... Rule 40* GREEN, RICKY J., Tyler, Texas................................................................. Rule 40* GUARDINO, DAVID, Dallas, Texas.......................................................... Rule 40* GULF COAST FENCE, Fulshear, Texas....................................................

Texas.

Rule 40* GUSTAFSON, JOHN, Valley Center, California. ..................................... Rule 40* HAMBY, KAY, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma................................................

Oklahoma.

Rule 40* HAMILTON DAN, dba FAIR DOLLAR FARMS, INC., Laurel, Florida...................................................................................

Florida................................................................................... Rule 40* HANSEN, GARY, Agoura, California. ...................................................... Rule 40* HARDWICK, NANCY, Dallas, Texas.........................................................

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............................................

Colorado.

Rule 40* HAWLEY, MONTY, Bryan, Texas..............................................................

Texas.

Rule 40* HAYES, JOHN PHILLIP III, Laurinburg, North Carolina...........................

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...............................................

Montana.

Rule 40* HERTZ, CAROLYN, Happy, Texas............................................................

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..........................

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.....................................................

Texas..................................................... Rule 40* JERRETT, JOSLIN (Wild Mushroom), Weatherford, Texas ...................... Rule 40* JEWELL EQUINE TRANSPORTATION, Leavenworth, Kansas.................

Kansas................. Rule 40* JLD PRODUCTS, Fort Worth, Texas........................................................

Texas. ....................................................... Rule 40* JOHNSON, C. NEIL, III, Missouri City, Texas..........................................

Texas. ......................................... Rule 40* JOHNSON, KENNETH, dba GJ INTERNATIONAL, Arlington, Texas................................................................................

Texas................................................................................ Rule 40* JONES, MR. & MRS. BRAD, Paris, Texas. ............................................... Rule 40* JONES, DREW, Ruston, Louisiana...........................................................

Louisiana........................................................... Rule 40* JONES, GREGORY, Ardmore, Oklahoma. .............................................. Rule 40* JONES, JACK M., JR., J&J SADDLERY, Marion, Kentucky. .................... Rule 40* JOSHUA TREE MARKETING, Edmond, Oklahoma. ............................... Rule 40* KAFKA, HAROLD, CRAZY HORSE RANCH, Millington, New Jersey. ...................................................................................... Rule 40* KAPLAN, LES & ASSOCIATES, Elmsford, New York............................... Rule 40* KACE INTERNATIONAL, Mesquite, Texas.............................................. Rule 40* KAUFMANN, ASHLY MEREDITH, Sonora, California.............................. Rule 40* KEETON, DOYLE & CAROL, Giddings, Texas. ....................................... Rule 40* KEITH, LARRY, Sugar Grove, Virginia...................................................... Rule 40* KING, DAVID, Louisville, Mississippi....................................................... Rule 40* KING, ED or JUDY, Santa Fe, Texas........................................................ Rule 40* KING, MR. & MRS. JERRY, Corpus Christi, Texas.................................... Rule 40* KING OF SPORTS, HAROLD FLYNN, DIRECTOR, Little Rock, Arkansas. ....................................................................... Rule 40* KNOX, TONNIE & JAMIE, Yuma, Arizona. ............................................. Rule 40* LAIRD, HOWARD, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.......................................... Rule 40* LAMB, CHERYL-HOOF DOCTOR, Burleson, Texas ................................ Rule 40* LANDSBERG, AUDREY, Agua Dulce, California...................................... Rule 40* LANGFORD, RANDY L., Katy, Texas....................................................... Rule 40* LAREDAO CONVERSION TRUCKS, Burleson, Texas.............................. Rule 40* LAWRENCE INSURANCE GROUP, Greensboro, North Carolina.................................................................................. Rule 40* LAYLAND, CRAIG, Lubbock, Texas......................................................... Rule 40* LEACH, BOB, De Leon, Texas................................................................. Rule 40* LEATHER HORSE MERCANTILE, Weatherford, Texas. ........................... Rule 40* LECHNER, ANNABELLE, Templeton, California.........................................Rule Rule 4

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LEGATE, CAROL/LARRY BROWN REALTORS, Amarillo, Texas.............. Rule 40* LEVITRE, JOSH, Bountiful, Utah......................................................Rule 40* LEWIN, MICHAEL, Salado, Texas............................................................ Rule 40* LEWIS, DAN, Caldwell, Idaho. ................................................................ Rule 40* LEWIS, DAVID, LONE OAK STALLION STATION, Hendersonville, Tennessee............................................................... 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 DUNKLE, DEENA, Farwell, MI November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4) EARNHEART, KELLE, Weatherford, TX November 28, 2022 - February 28, 2023 (Standing Rule 35.A.1 and Judging Rule 5.c.3) MOORE, ANNETTE, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4) MOORE, CASEY, Williston, FL November 16, 2021 - November 16, 2024 (Standing Rule 51.a.4) MOORE, KOLBY DON, Williston, FL November 16, 2020 - November 16, 2023 (Standing Rule 50.d.4 and 51.a.4) MOORE, RYAN, Forland, MO December 20, 2022 - March 20, 2023 (Standing Rule 35.C.1 and 35.C.2) 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) SHEPARD, CADE, Summerdale, AL November 3, 2022 - May 3, 2023 (Standing Rule 35.A.3)

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As the NCHA Foundation Animal Welfare Chair, Dr. Glenn Blodgett helped guide the Foundation’s philanthropic efforts and partnerships with The Foundation for the Horse, American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), and more.

His passion for the horse spurred the Foundation’s goal of creating an endowment for the tenet he so fiercely championed. In mid-October of this year, the Foundation received the base funding for such an endowment. Excited for the future, “Doc” began his search for the perfect project.

On November 20th, the Blodgett family lost a loving husband, father, and grandfather. The Four Sixes lost a leader, friends and colleagues lost a confidant and mentor, our equine companions lost a champion, and the Western performance industry lost an icon.

Though Doc did not have the opportunity to share his plans for the future of the NCHA Foundation’s animal welfare program, he leaves behind a blueprint of service that we will continue. In honor of Dr. Blodgett’s lifelong dedication to the betterment of the equine industry, the NCHA Foundation will continue to advocate for the welfare of our equine partners through our newest endowment –

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His father, John Carter (NCHA Open Riders and Members Hall of Fame and an NCHA AAA Judge), was a mentor. John, Punk, and his younger brother Roy (NCHA Open Riders Hall of Fame) were all inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2018.

At 76, Punk still trains horses for cutting, roping, and barrels; judges competitions; and offers training designed to improve riding skills and horsemanship. It’s the kind of work that’s taken him all over the world. Christie Brinkley, singer John Pardi, and longtime friends Forrie J. Smith (Yellowstone), and former Dallas Cowboy Randy White are just some of the celebrities he has coached.

His home is Celina, Texas, where he and his wife Rita run the family business, Punk Carter Horsemanship. Here, they raised daughters Colleen, Cassye, and Caimey. A successful cutting horse trainer in her own right, Caimey works on the ranch with Punk along with Colleen’s son, Holden Blanks.

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7 1, 73, 75

KUBOTA

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APHA

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AQHA

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MCAL ISTER AS SE TS

93 37

BADBOONAR ISING

61

MEGICI AN

BAMA JELLY

85

ME TALL IC CAT

BE T HESA BOON

77

ME TALL IC REBEL

BIG SK Y INTERNE T DESIGN

8

BOOT BARN

10

BREEDER'S INV I TAT IONAL

39

BRUMBAUGH'S LE ATHER GALLERY BURT L ADNER RE AL ESTATE

14 9 5

CARE I T Y FOUNDAT ION

132

CATOLENA CASHIN IN

87

NAT IONAL CUT T ING HORSE AS SOCI AT ION NE W GENER AT ION SUPPLEMENTS NRR CAT K ING COLE PENDLE TON WHISK Y PL AT INUM PERFORMANCE

24, 25 105 126, 135, 14 3 7 69 Cover 4 122

PR IEFERT RODEO & R ANCH EQUIPMENT

45

107

RE Y Z IN THE CASH

147

CIRCLE Y R ANCH

35

R IO ROCO R ANCH

131

COALSON RE AL ESTATE

59

R IOS OF MERCEDES

CINCH

COWBOY TR A ILER SALES

109

ROCK ABILLY BARONES S

COYOTE ROCK R ANCH

41

ROCK Y MOUNTA IN BLUES

CR GOTCHA COVERED

89

ROLL Z ROYCE

DUAL RE Y ISH

78, 79

S SY LVESTER PHOTOGR APH Y

26, 27 103 3 65 120

DUAL RE Y TAG

17

SANTA CRUZ

DUAL SMART RE Y

97

SMOOTH AS A CAT

128, 129

TE TON R IDGE

114, 115 Cover 3

EE R ANCHES OF TE X AS

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EMISON INSUR ANCE

91

TE X AS COUNTRY REPORTER

GIST SILVERSMI THS

43

TE X AS MONTHLY

GRE AT AMER ICAN INSUR ANCE HASHTAGS VENTURES HOUSTON RODEO JOHN DEERE K ISER K I T K AT SUGAR

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50, 51 9 139 19 125 99

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TE X AS SOUTHWESTERN CAT TLE R A ISERS AS SN

67

T IN MAN

15

T IOGA TERR I TORY WESTERN BLOODSTOCK WESTERN LEGACY

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SPRING 2023

HERE’S TO THE HANDS THAT BUILD THE WEST. For those who make a living with their hands, every bruise is a badge of honor. Every scar, a reminder continue to define True Western Tradition.

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of a job well done. See the stories behind these hands and raise a glass to the men and women who