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MEET THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Corey Cushing

President NRCHA Two Million Dollar Rider, Corey Cushing, is serving his fourth year as the association’s president. Corey resides in Weatherford, Texas, with his wife, Kristen, and three children, Caleb, Lincoln and Capri. Together the own and operate the family-oriented Corey Cushing Performance Horses. Cushing began his show career in the reining horse industry, winning the 1999 NRHA Intermediate Open Futurity. During his seventeen years of training cow horses Corey has claimed every major event championship title, including the 2007 NRCHA Open Stallion Stakes, 2009 NRCHA Open Derby, three NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Futurity® wins and three NRCHA World’s Greatest Horseman titles. The elite horseman crossed this prestigious sevenfigure milestone at the 2012 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, and then became the association’s youngest Two Million Dollar Rider at the 2018 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity. Paul Bailey

Vice President Paul Bailey, Sparta, Tennessee, has been in the transportation/warehousing business for nearly 36 years. Besides his long-time service on the NRCHA Board of Directors, Paul is also a Tennessee State Senator and has been a member of the White County Board of Commissioners. Paul is an avid reined cow horse competitor, as is his wife, Amy, and their son, Caleb. The Bailey family supported the eastern reined cow horse community by producing the East Coast Reined Cow Horse Classic for many years. In 2020, the event became the first NRCHA premier event east of the Mississippi River, the Dom Conicelli Memorial Eastern Derby, named in honor of their dear late friend. Todd Crawford

Secretary Raised in Mercer, Pennsylvania, Todd Crawford attended Findlay College in Ohio, graduating among the first class of students to complete the Bachelor of Science program established by legendary reining horse trainer Dale Wilkinson. After Todd finished his own formal education, he returned to teach at Findlay, and then established his own training facility in California more than 25 years ago. This successful trainer and his students have won more than four dozen world championship titles in three major performance horse associations. Todd, who is now based out of Blanchard, Oklahoma, achieved Million Dollar Rider status in the NRCHA in 2006, the same year he won the Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Championship. In 2011, he made history by becoming the NRCHA’s first $2 Million Rider. Todd and his wife, Pam, have two daughters, Carter and MacKinnon. Trey Neal

Treasurer Trey Neal retired in 2013 from the banking and finance industry, though he remains an active consultant for financial services-related information technology projects. Trey joined the NRCHA Board of Directors as Treasurer in 2016. Fishing and horses are passions for Trey, and the multi-talented Texan is also a professional photographer, whose skills include portrait, action and wildlife photography. The affinity for reined cow horses also extends to Trey’s wife, Sandra; the couple are dedicated NRCHA sponsors and owners. The Neals’ daughter, Mattie Alexander, is a champion reined cow horse competitor with multiple world titles on her résumé.

Ben Baldus

Raised in Michigan, Ben Baldus began showing horses at the age of 12 where he developed a passion for horses and training. He moved to Texas to work alongside NRHA Professional and Hall-of-Famer Doug Milholland at the historic Waggoner Ranch. It was here that Ben began riding and training Reining, Reined hCow Horse, and Ranch Versatility and showing NRHA, NRCHA, RHAA and AQHA money earners at major events such as the Futurity, Derby, National Reining Breeder’s Classic and World Show. Ben and his wife Cameron reside in Bowie, Texas where they operate Baldus Horsemanship. Todd Bergen

Todd Bergen is the only rider to achieve Two Million Dollar earnings status in both the NRCHA and the National Reining Horse Association. He passed that milestone in both associations in 2015. His lifetime winnings in all disciplines exceed $5 million. Bergen is a two-time NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Champion, a threetime NRCHA Derby Open Champion, and a two-time NRCHA Stakes Open Champion. He is also a leading professional in the NRHA, winning the NRHA Futurity Open Championship twice and the NRHA Derby three times. Todd lives in Eagle Point, Oregon, with his wife, Missy, and his children, Gavin and Halle, where he owns and operates Todd Bergen Performance Horses, Inc. In his spare time, he enjoys snow skiing and waterskiing with his family. Joe Carter

The NRCHA Veterinarian, Joe Carter, DVM, was first elected to the Board of Directors in 2015. Dr. Carter was raised west of Moore, Oklahoma, in an area known as the Ten Mile Flats (Quarter Horse racing area). In 1984 he graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine with honors. While in veterinary school, he was part of the team that performed the first equine embryo transfer at OSU-CVM (1983). In 1988, he established Oklahoma Equine Hospital to serve the greater Oklahoma City, Norman, and Purcell area. Dr. Carter has served as President of the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association, is the recipient of the Outstanding Equine Practitioner in Oklahoma award, as well as the OSU-CVM Distinguished Alumni Award. Dr. Carter is married to Terri Carter who owns and operates Carter Thoroughbred Sales Company. They were married in 1980, have three children and four grandchildren. Diane Edwards

Diane Edwards has deep roots in the reined cow horse industry. She and her husband, Jess Garvin, own and operate Two Bit Performance Horses in Renton, Washington. Both Diane and Jess have retired from careers at Manson Construction Company and are enjoying spending more time with their horses, donkeys, goats, dogs and a pig. Diane is a dedicated NRCHA competitor, with a proven track record in limited age event competition aboard her futurity and derby horses, and in the horse show divisions where she has successfully competed in the hackamore, two rein and bridle classes. Diane’s leadership is evident through her involvement in the Northwest Reined Cow Horse Association and in the NRCHA, where she serves as the Non Pro Committee chairperson in addition to her service on the Board of Directors.

Amanda Gardiner

Amanda Gardiner now calls Weatherford, Texas, home. The Gardiner family’s Gardiner Quarter Horses once called Kansas home, but has reestablished itself in Texas. Amanda’s business background includes serving as the Marketing Director of a regional account firm, development and leadership of two not-for-profit organizations, and working within Gardiner Quarter Horses. Amanda and her husband, Garth, share a passion for breeding and showing reined cow horse. They have three children—Greysen, Gage, and Grace. Boyd Rice

An active NRCHA member and fierce competitor since 2001, Boyd Rice understands the important history of the reined cow horse and values the excitement of the sport that no other discipline offers. In 2002, Boyd made the finals at both the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity and NCHA Futurity. By 2014, Boyd became the only rider in history to win the Open Snaffle Bit Futurity and World’s Great Horseman championship titles on the same horse, Oh Cay N Short. In addition to this record-breaking achievement and several major titles, he is also an NRCHA Million Dollar Rider and Four Million Dollar Rider in the NCHA. Boyd resides in Weatherford, Texas, with his wife of 35 years, Halee. Together, the couple created a family-oriented business, with three children; Tarin, Tatum and Trea, and three grandchildren; Charly, Tell and Kennedy. Dan Roeser

Dan Roeser has been a consistent top NRCHA moneyearning professional and has won futurity championships at numerous NRCHA affiliate events, as well as dozens of year-end championships in the Intermountain Reined Cow Horse Circuit. In 2009, Dan won year-end championships in the Open Snaffle Bit, Open Derby, Open Hackamore, Open Bridle and Open Two Rein, a feat no other trainer has accomplished. For the past 20 years, Dan has served on the Board of Directors for the Idaho Quarter Horse Association, Idaho Reined Cow Horse Association, and the NRCHA. He has also been the president of those associations. He was also the driving force behind the NRCHA’s regional, affiliate, national, and world championship programs, which has grown into the NRCHA Celebration of Champions. Dan operates his training facility, Roeser Ranch, in Marsing, Idaho. Jon Roeser

Jon Roeser has been training and showing horses for more than three decades. With over 25 career championships, the NRCHA Million Dollar Rider and World’s Greatest Horseman has won the championship of every NRCHA premier event. Jon was raised with his three brothers on the family ranch in Idaho. The Roeser family’s patriarch, the late Jim Roeser, was a NRCHA horseman and standout rodeo competitor. After apprenticing under another legendary NRCHA Hall of Fame trainer, Greg Ward, Jon built his own ranch, Jon Roeser Training Stables, in Lemoore, California. He has served on the NRCHA Board of Directors, alongside his brother, Dan, for 20-plus years and is deeply committed to preserving the NRCHA tradition. In 2019, Jon joined his father, Jim, and brother, Dan, in the NRCHA Hall of Fame. Jon and his wife, Tanya, reside in Kuna, Idaho, with their four children: Clay, Gage, Tylar and Kelsi.

Jake Telford

Jake Telford began his career nearly 20 years ago as a professional rope horse trainer and team roping competitor. His focus shifted to reined cow horses, but his love for riding and training has never weakened. In 2011, the Caldwell, Idaho, horseman joined the elite ranks of the NRCHA Million Dollar Riders, and says he is “completely humbled” by that distinction. For three years, from 2009 - 2011, Telford was the NRCHA’s highest money-earning rider. In 2015, he claimed his first NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Futurity championship title and in 2021, he joined the Two Million Dollar Rider club. Jake operates his business while fathering two daughters, Shawny and Sierra, who also compete in reined cow horse events as well as youth rodeo. Cayley Wilson

Canadian horseman Cayley Wilson was elected to the NRCHA Board of Directors in 2019. Shortly after falling in love with the exciting sport of reined cow horse, Wilson showed his first snaffle bit futurity horse in 2002. Throughout his 20-year horse training career, Wilson has claimed several finalists spots at NRCHA premier events and collected numerous championship titles. Desiring to be as involved with the association as possible, he became an AA NRCHA Judge, and judged the NRCHA Derby twice—a career highlight. The NRCHA Professionals Committee Chairperson owns and operates Wilson Performance Horses now located in Rosston, Texas. Cow horse is a passion shared by the entire family - his wife, Katie, is an avid NRCHA non pro competitor, his oldest daughter, Ryley, competes in youth and high school rodeo events, and the youngest daughter, Grace, is already following in her family’s footsteps.