NRCHA President’s Letter

THE SPIRIT OF SUCCESS

Everyone measures success with a different It only makes me work harder, because measuring stick. For some, it is whether you as our industry evolves and changes, a win or lose. For others, it is whether you strong competitor has to keep driving achieve a goal, no matter how you wind up forward. I am still hungry. When I come in the placings. For me, as president of our home, I’m not mad the judges didn’t mark National Reined Cow Horse Association, me better; instead, I am working harder to success is measured in the positivity and do better at the next show. The quality of spirit in our members. horses keeps getting better and our owners

The 2021 NRCHA Stallion Stakes was a are supportive, so I want to work as hard record-breaking show in entries. To me, that as I can to be one of those class winners shows we are successfully growing. It is next time, and feel that success. exciting, not only as NRCHA president but People are hungry to be part of our also as a competitor, that we build every Corey Cushing, NRCHA president NRCHA. There are really nice horses and show. exceptional horses and more great horses

The spirit of this show felt fresh and new. From the coming, and with that comes riders who want to be great. Farnam Arena that let us spread out more to ride, to the fun Everyone wants to be part of the reined cow horse. of seeing the new nametags on our show managers, Chris I always say the stars are always within reach, and the Jeter and Morgan Tweedy, it’s growth that comes with our better you prepare yourself the closer those stars are, but in past success. Next year, it can be even bigger and better and our industry, the stars are all around us. We are all striving even more successful! to be better, bring our stars closer and achieve a higher level

The energy, the positivity, the want to and drive—it just of success. gets better. From all disciplines I’ve heard that our Stakes If you need a boost to keep reaching for your stars, I Finals and our entire show made an impression. We are want you to check out Ben Lionel Scott’s YouTube video, exciting! We are fun! It makes us successful. “Focus on You Every Day,” from 2021.

Measuring success by how you place in the class is a double-edged sword. As professionals, our livelihoods See you in Scottsdale, somewhat depend on where we place on clients’ horses. Making the finals is hard at every premier event because we are growing, our horses are evolving and our competition is getting tougher. The one thing that stays the same is our camaraderie and the spirit of our cow horse family. Corey Cushing

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