Cutting Horse Chatter - Spring 2023

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In This Issue

FEATURES

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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 lled with some of the world’s top cutting competitors.

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2022 NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity The Futurity Reserve Champions

ese nine riders and horses nished as the reserve champions.

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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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2022 NCHA World Finals Presented By Dual Smart Rey Reserve World Champions

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2022 NCHA Circuit Finals A Celebration of Cutting

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

ON THE COVERS

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

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

PHOTO BY TAYLOR BREEDING

PHOTO BY TAYLOR BREEDING

Alex Lee on CP Hot Lil Pepto quali ed for the Cactus Circuit nals in the $50K Amateur.

PHOTO BY LYNDSEY LAMELL

28 PHIL N DANGEROUS AND LINDY THORN.

In This Issue

Letter from the NCHA Executive Director

Looking forward to the future, we must remember where we have come from and those who have laid the foundation. 12

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Youth Connection

O cers of the National Youth Cutting Horse Association (NYCHA) kick o 2023 with messages of gratitude.

NCHA Achievement Buckle Winners It’s Time to Buckle Up

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

Why I Ride Punk Carter: All in the Family

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Growing Stronger

The 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 re ect 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 o the year with a truly outstanding Futurity. We would be remiss, however, if we did not take the time to re ect on the hard moments, too.

ese di cult times allowed our NCHA family to grow stronger as we came together to o er support for one another. Last year, our association su ered 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

JAY WINBORN

for the cutting horse and for the people that make up our association. at 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. e future—and present—of cutting is bright, and we are only getting started.

Jay Winborn NCHA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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

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

Hey 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 nd a display of all of the gracious donations to the Stallion Auction, NYCHA stickers, brochures, yers 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 rst in person meeting with the 2022–2023 board of o cers, directors, and members. e 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 nished 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

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

Happy New Year NYCHA members! I hope everyone’s 2023 is o to a fantastic start! ere 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

BREANNA COLLIER PRESIDENT ELECT

booth that was set up in the exhibit hall. e 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: “ e 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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Annie Kate White, SENIOR REPORTER

As 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!

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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.

When rider and horse earn that rst $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.

e 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 nal 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 o to college, Pasquale was again able to pursue her passion, which included breeding her cutting mare to the stallion Hottish. e result was a 2018 gelding named Dreamin Its Hot.

In 2022, the Amateur/Non-Pro rider competed in many weekend shows and quali ed 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.

MICHELLE PASQUALE

Interviews by Kathy McFarland and Scott Ray

Photos Courtesy of the Achievement Buckle Winners

Recently, he won rst 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.

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

Friends Eric and Katherine Van Boekel found the couple's rst 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 rst 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, is 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 o to a great start,” said DeMauro, who qualied and went to the 2022 circuit nals in New Jersey and came in the top ve 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.”

MIKE YARBRO

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Achievement Buckle Earners

FROM SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Ainsley Mills

Amber DeMauro

Annalisa Salomoni

Bill Stiff

Boglarka Fejer

Butch Russum

Catherine Antle

Chase Pallesen

Chip Turner

Christine Smith

Colton Mowery

Courtney Delange

Dave Pedrazzi

Dirk Schaeuble

Dylan Schauer

Emily Epure

Emma Herzke

Garen Reese

Garland Pierce

Gary Henderson

Gillian Ireland

Giulio Galazzi

Haiden Ferguson

Haylee Clark

Heidi Kallenberger

Holly Hubert

Hugo Van Roosbroeck

Jamie Byrd Mize

Jay Fowler

Jeffrey Whitely

Jody Jones

Jon Walker

Jordan Kurtz

Julia Kling

Julie Lucas-Rowe

Kathy Bailey

Katie Sharp-Mann

Kelly Casto

Kira Harrell

Kourtney Mcquatt

Kristin Shoppa

Laney Walker

Lisa Tyler

Mandy Venable

Margaret Blanche

Mark Lineberry

Martin Mollat

Mary Garbett

Megan Froehle

Mia Perrotti

Michelle Pasquale

Mike Yarbro

Nardella Frederic

Petr Ctrnacty

Robert Taylor

Robin Murphy

Roxane Banks

Sarah Angle

Sarah Rowbal

Shane Pendleton

Shawn Hays

Shayna Allison

Sherry Stewart

Stephanie Larocca

Tallen Mae Flores

Tammy Hays

Tara Olson

Tom Stange

Torie Monroe

Travis Krein

Travis Russell

Turner Pierce

Vittoria Antonini

Wes Crandall

Zachary Corvin

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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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e NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship

NFuturity drew competitors, members, and fans from across the world for 27 days of thrilling cutting competition in Fort Worth, Texas. e 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. e rst time the event has been leveled, nine new champions were crowned, culminating with Lindy orn claiming her place in history aboard Phil N Dangerous as our new Open champion.

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Dreaming Big, Winning Big

What 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

RIDER

Lindy Thorn

HORSE

Phil N Dangerous

PEDIGREE

Hottish x Lil Maddy Rey x Dual Smart Rey

OWNER

Misty Greeson

SCORE

228

EARNINGS

$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.”

TOP: LINDY THORN AND MISTY GREESON CELEBRATE PHIL N DANGEROUS' WIN. PHOTO BY TAYLOR BREEDING BOTTOM: PHIL N DANGEROUS AND LINDY THORN CLAIMED THE OPEN FUTURITY CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 228. PHOTO BY SETH PETIT

Same Horse, Same Day: Two Big Wins

William “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 con dence 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

CLASS

Intermediate Open | T/K Cutting Horses Limited Open

RIDER

Colt Moore

HORSE

Playful Smoothtalker

PEDIGREE

Smooth Talkin Style x Playful Ricochet x Smart Lil Ricochet

OWNER Ten/27 Ranch

SCORE 224 | 226

EARNINGS

$27,496.98 | $13,628.44

both classes. “In the [T/K Cutting Horses] Limited Open nals, 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 nals. “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 nancé, 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. is 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.

“I tried not to stand in his way, and everything worked out that night, everything went right.”

COLT MOORE

TOP: PLAYFUL SMOOTHTALKER AND COLT MOORE CLAIMED TWO CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES. PHOTO BY SETH PETIT BOTTOM: COLT MOORE IS ALL SMILES AFTER WINNING TWO OPEN FUTURITY TITLES. PHOTO BY SETH PETIT

Brandon Westfall Takes His Third Non-Pro Win

When you see Brandon Westfall wearing his black and red plaid shirt, you will know he’s come to win. “ at’s my lucky ‘ nals’ 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 rst 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 nals. “I was working the horse, and all day I had a really good feeling I was going to win,” he said.

CLASS

4CYTE Non-Pro

RIDER

Brandon Westfall

HORSE

Ripp Tide

PEDIGREE

Metallic Rebel x Laguna Girl x CD Royal

OWNER

Russ and Janet Westfall

SCORE

228.5

EARNINGS

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

e 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.

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

BRANDON WESTFALL

BRANDON WESTFALL AND RIPP TIDE.

PHOTO BY SETH PETIT

California Dreaming (and Winning)

After marking 218 in the Will Rogers Coliseum on her gelding e 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 o to (where else?) Disneyland. “ e trip was already planned to celebrate our Cody’s fth 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 nished 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!”

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. “ e 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.” e 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. “ ey are like cow scientists,” joked Rockey. “ ey analyzed the cows and then came down and gave me a list of three-to-seven they liked.” e selections worked out well for e 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 nal competitors wrapped their runs.

CLASS Intermediate Non-Pro

RIDER

Beth Rockey

HORSE

e Kindred Spirit

PEDIGREE

Smooth Talkin Style x Classical CD x CD Olena

OWNER

Justin Rockey

SCORE

218

EARNINGS

$11,016.25

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, Mu n, in Bakers eld, California,” recalled Rockey. “I was 25. It was my rst competition on a cutting horse.” She also trained with Matt Gaines and Lindy Burch before moving back to California. is 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.

BETH ROCKEY SHOWING THE KINDRED SPRIRIT.

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Keeping Calm and Carrying On

There’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.” at approach worked out. “I was very excited to win,” said Turnbull. “Honestly, I was happy just to make the semis and then the nals—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 rst year of college. en Covid hit and “they sent us home,”

CLASS

Limited Non-Pro

RIDER

Bruce Turnbull

HORSE

Smooth As Rye

PEDIGREE

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

OWNER omas Turnbull

SCORE

219

EARNINGS

$4,900.71

he recalled. at’s when he bought his rst 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, omas, 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 de nitely 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.”

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

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BRUCE TURNBULL ON SMOOTH AS RYE.

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A First Futurity Win on a Homebred Horse

Je 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 Tu , ended up winning the McAlister Assets Amateur—his rst 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 Tu . “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.”

Before Barnes’ nal 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 nal round. “You make sure you nish out and then it’s up to the judges.” e 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 o spring 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 a liate level, working his way up to bigger events. In 2020, he was named to the NCHA Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame.

Stileto Tu 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."

JEFF BARNES SHOWING STILETO TUFF.

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Following Through With What She Started

That was the most con dent 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 con dent 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 o and let Paul do his thing. I practiced cutting on di erent 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.” e Futurity was Blanton’s biggest accomplishment of her cutting career so far. “ ese horses are so green, and it is really cool to see all the hard work come together,” she said. “ e hard work pays o —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!”

CLASS

Rios of Mercedes Intermediate Amateur

RIDER

Eva Blanton

HORSE

Blondes Have Mor Fun

PEDIGREE

High Brow Cat x Peptos Fancy Jewel x Peptoboonsmal

OWNER

Eva Blanton

SCORE 221

EARNINGS

$16,845.05

EVA BLANTON ABOARD BLONDES HAVE MOR FUN.

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Trusting the Process

Rachel Patton rode two horses in the Limited Amateur nals of the NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity. While it was a yellow mare named Lightning Yellow Hair (Lightning) she favored going into the nals, 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 nal 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

CLASS

Limited Amateur

RIDER

Rachel Patton

HORSE

Hashtag Desire

PEDIGREE

Hashtags x Playguns Desire x Playgun

OWNER Rocking P Ranch LLC

SCORE 221

EARNINGS $7,593.78

with both Lightning and Bower. e night of the nals, 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 rst draw for the nals, she de ected some of the pressure by re ecting on why she got into cutting. “My mindset going in as the rst 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 fth 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, ‘ ese 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.”

RACHEL PATTON ON HASHTAG DESIRE.

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The Futurity Reserve Champions

THESE NINE RIDERS AND HORSES FINISHED AS THE RESERVE CHAMPIONS DURING THE 2022 NCHA METALLIC CAT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.

Photography by Seth Petit

Fun For the Whole Family

While 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 o erings 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.

After 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 nal round. Join us as we take a look at the new world champions and the journey they took to get here.

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

CLASS

Open

RIDER

Tim Smith

HORSE

Metallics MVP

PEDIGREE

Metallic Cat x My Lizzy Babe x Lizzys

Gotta Player

OWNER

Metallics MVP, LLC

EARNINGS

$107,991.83

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.

“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.”

TIM SMITH

TOP: TIM SMITH AND FAMILY CELEBRATE THEIR OPEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. PHOTO BY TAYLOR BREEDING BOTTOM: METALLICS MVP AND TIM SMITH'S SUCCESSFUL YEAR CULMINATED AT THE NCHA WORLD FINALS. PHOTO BY SETH PETIT

Bonnie Martin Wins First Non-Pro World Title

By Ted Harbin

Riding 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. e 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. “ at just makes it all the more exciting.”

CLASS

Non-Pro

RIDER

Bonnie Martin

HORSE

Reysin Kittens

PEDIGREE

Dual Rey x Kittens x High Brow Cat

OWNER

Bitterroot Ranch LLC

EARNINGS

$107,895.08

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

BONNIE MARTIN

BONNIE MARTIN ABOARD REYSIN KITTENS.

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Corrie Rousey Wins Unlimited Amateur in Prime Fashion

By Ted Harbin

Every 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. “ is 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.”

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

“I walked into the herd—in the Unlimited Amateur alone—99 times,” Rousey said. “You’re challenged in so many di erent 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.

CLASS Unlimited Amateur

RIDER

Corrie Rousey

HORSE Dual Prime Time

PEDIGREE

Dual Rey x Prime Time Kat x High Brow Cat

OWNER

Corrie Rousey

EARNINGS $65,047.11

CORRIE ROUSEY WORKING DUAL PRIME TIME.

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Jessica Burdett’s World Title is Icing on the Cake

By Ted Harbin

While 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. “ e more you work for it, the more you work at it, the more you’re going to succeed. e 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 nishing touches to a championship season.

CLASS

$35,000 Non-Pro

RIDER

Jessica Burdett

HORSE

Stunning Trick

PEDIGREE

Stunned x Trick Pepto x Peptoboonsmal

OWNER

Jessica Burdett

EARNINGS

$19,252.49

Burdett also leaned on gelding Such A Dual when Stunning Trick was unable to go. “ e mare had suffered a sprained suspensory, and I didn’t show anything until February,” Burdett said. “Her rst 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.”

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

JESSICA BURDETT

JESSICA BURDETT PILOTS STUNNING TRICK.

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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 de nitely not a priority at the beginning of the year,” said Kuehny, who rides out of his family’s home in Elmore City, Oklahoma. “ e 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.”

at 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. e plan paid o . 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.

CLASS

$50,000 Amateur

RIDER

Grayson Kuehny

HORSE

Draggin A Hawk

PEDIGREE

EBR Kitty Hawk x Tina Moria Lena x Tina Bars Peppy

OWNERS

Brent and Sheri Kuehny

EARNINGS

$68,239.72

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

GRAYSON KUEHNY ON DRAGGIN A HAWK.

PHOTO BY SETH PETIT

GRAYSON KUEHNY

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.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF RIDERS EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Tim Smith and Metallics MVP in the arena PHOTO BY LYNDSEY LAMELL ; Grayson Kuehny with Draggin A Hawk, enjoying some Cryotherapy; Bobbie Williamson and Randy Chartier celebrate PHOTO BY TAYLOR BREEDING

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Matt Gaines with his World Finals awards; Jeffrey Carver and Whiskey Cat; James Figiel hanging with Kats In My Daiseys; Laney Bell strikes a pose; Travis Barton and Pella; Mary Jo Milner and Austin Shepard

PHOTO BY TAYLOR BREEDING

Jeffrey Carver’s Journey Leads to World Title

By Ted Harbin

Overcoming a challenge is nothing new to 18-yearold Je rey 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.

e idea behind riding came from his grandfather when Je rey 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. e 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.

“ ere 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: e challenge was worth it.

CLASS $15,000 Amateur

RIDER

Je rey Carver

HORSE

Whiskey Cat

PEDIGREE

High Brow Cat x Jitters Brown x Smart Little Lena

OWNER

Je rey Carver

EARNINGS

$28,133.49

JEFFREY CARVER ON WHISKEY CAT.

PHOTO BY SETH PETIT

“My grandpa threw me on a horse, because he thought it would help my balance come back. It helped me a lot.”

JEFFREY CARVER

Matt Gaines and Purdy Hot Pistol: Coming in Hot

By Anne McCready Heinen

Matt 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 rst 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.”

e 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.

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

$25,000 Novice Horse

RIDER

Matt Gaines

HORSE Purdy Hot Pistol

PEDIGREE

Hottish x Pretty Purdy Pistol x Pretty Boy Cat

OWNER

Rock Creek Cutting Horses, LLC

EARNINGS

$88,151.69

and luckily my horse was good enough to keep that from happening. And then in the next round, I was the rst 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.”

MATT GAINES AND PURDY HOT PISTOL IN ACTION.

PHOTO BY SETH PETIT

On Their Game Every Day

By Anne McCready Heinen

Owner and rider Travis Barton and his sorrel mare Pella hit a rough patch in 2022, as they hauled their way to the $25,000 Novice Horse Non-Pro championship. After showing in Texas by himself, he realized they needed a reset.

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

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. ere 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 denitely hit the grind early in the year and stayed with it throughout. at was the big di erence than in previous years, when I gave Pella a few weekends o . It was very physically and mentally tiring all the way through.”

CLASS

$25,000 Novice Horse Non-Pro

RIDER

Travis Barton

HORSE Pella

PEDIGREE

Light N Lena x Nyoka Pep x Dual Pep

OWNER

Travis Barton

EARNINGS

$57,022.44

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.” is 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. ere’s a lot of work that goes into having fun, but it’s all worth it,” he said.

TRAVIS BARTON ABOARD PELLA.

PHOTO BY SETH PETIT

For Mike Wood, Nine Times is the Charm

By Anne McCready Heinen

Winning the NCHA $5,000 Novice Horse world championship even once is quite an accomplishment. For trainer Mike Wood, his 2022 run on Paradox Metallica to claim the top spot marked the fth time in a row that he’s done so. And thanks to his rst-place ride in the same class on Reynin Cats at the 2022 NCHA World Finals presented by Dual Smart Rey, Wood won the World Finals $5,000 Novice Horse show championship for the ninth time in a row.

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 nals.

“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 o , “It’s always

CLASS

$5,000 Novice Horse

RIDER

Mike Wood

HORSE

Paradox Metallica

PEDIGREE

Metallic Cat x imblerey x Dual Rey

OWNER

Patrick Rorison

EARNINGS

$65,828.55

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.” e 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.”

MIKE WOOD RIDES PARADOX METALLICA.

PHOTO BY SETH PETIT

James Figiel and Kats In My Daiseys: Sharing a Bond

By Anne McCready Heinen

My mare has turned into quite the superstar,” said James Figiel proudly. e 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. e 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. at 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.

CLASS

$5,000 Novice Horse Non-Pro

RIDER

James Figiel

HORSE

Kats In My Daiseys

PEDIGREE

Kit Kat Sugar x Daisy May Rey x Dual Rey

OWNER

James Figiel

EARNINGS

$66,238.39

“She was a little immature and not used to the grind. ere’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 con dence 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.”

e 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.”

JAMES FIGIEL ABOARD KATS IN MY DAISEYS.

PHOTO BY SETH PETIT

Laney Bell Pushes Past the Pain

By Anne McCready Heinen

Laney 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 ne. You can still win.’”

e 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 nally 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.”

e 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 xing to give it up.” Laney is quick to point out her success also re ected the help and support she received from owners whose horses she showed and the cutting horse community.

CLASS

$2,000 Limit Rider

NAME

Laney Bell

HORSE

Catchyalater

PEDIGREE

High Brow Cat x Rey Down Sally x Dual Rey

OWNER

Mark Johnson

EARNINGS

$19,414.59

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

e entire hauling year re ected 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 nals.”

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 nish 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.”

LANEY BELL AND CATCHYALATER.

PHOTO BY SETH PETIT

2022 Reserve World Champions

CLASS Open HORSE

Im A Platinum Kitty

OWNED BY Bobby Ray & Mary Jo Hawkins

SHOWN BY Casey Green

CLASS Non-Pro

HORSE

Yall Im Countin

OWNED BY Joe Howard Williamson

SHOWN BY Bobbie Williamson

CLASS $50,000 Amateur

HORSE

Metallic Tax

OWNED BY Kaitlyn Laube

SHOWN BY Kaitlyn Laube

CLASS $35,000 Non-Pro

HORSE

Moooy Bueno

OWNED BY Greg & Lisa Harlan

SHOWN BY Logan Harlan

CLASS

$25,000 Novice Horse

HORSE

Little Puma

OWNED BY Troy Stewart

SHOWN BY Jon Burgess

CLASS $5,000 Novice Horse

HORSE

One Royal Love OWNED BY Blackshear & Cindy Snyder

SHOWN BY Casey Crouch

CLASS

$5,000 Novice Horse Non-Pro

HORSE

Hott Sauce

OWNED BY Roger Booth

SHOWN BY David Booth

CLASS $2,000 Limit Rider

HORSE

Ginas Cat

OWNED BY Marcy Blanchard

SHOWN BY Katelynn Miller

CLASS Unlimited Amateur

HORSE

Blues Hot

OWNED BY Don & G. Rose Johnson

SHOWN BY G. Rose Johnson

CLASS $15,000 Amateur

HORSE

Boon Style

OWNED BY Salty Rose Ranch

SHOWN BY Tristan Moschella

CLASS $25,000 Novice Horse Non-Pro

HORSE

Razzberry Cat

OWNED BY James “Cody” Lore

SHOWN BY James “Cody” Lore

A CELEBRATION OF CUTTING

CUTTERS OF ALL EXPERIENCE AND PARTICIPATION LEVELS CAN NOW COMPETE FOR NCHA TITLES.

The second annual NCHA Circuit Finals wrapped up with a celebration of the weekend cutter, the grassroots of the association. e circuit program divides the NCHA membership population into 14 geographic groups called "circuits.” e program was implemented to help promote and grow the sport among local associations. e NCHA Circuit Finals invited the top 30 competitors in each of the 14 circuits to compete in the fall NCHA weekend classes. Current youth members were automatically invited to compete at the nals of

their designated circuit. Each circuit nal 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 nals—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 a liates reported about their vibrant events.

PHOTO BY LYNDSEY LAMELL | COMPILED BY MEGAN ARSZMAN

Alamo

SOUTH TEXAS

Bluebonnet Cutting Horse Association (BCHA) hosted the second annual NCHA Alamo Circuit Finals in Brenham, Texas, on October 22–23. On Friday, October 21, we held the NCHA Weekend show that had to be rescheduled from June when it had been cancelled due to extreme heat. Needless to say, this combination of events saw a large assortment of prizes and huge payouts! e 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 | 359

Horse: Shes My Cherry Pie

Rider: Casey Crouch

Owners: Blackshear & Cindy Snyder Elm Grove, LA

NON-PRO | 217

Rider: James Todd Corsicana, TX

$50,000 AMATEUR | 361

Rider: Reygan Richardson

Madisonville, TX

UNLIMITED AMATEUR | 31

Rider: Teri Lynne Rutherford Brenham, TX

$35,000 NON-PRO | 243

Rider: Emily Wahl Houston, TX

$15,000 AMATEUR | 396

Rider: Tristan Moschella Jewett, TX

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 363

Horse: Lotta Skeet

Rider: Casey Crouch

Owners: Amy Lippincott Cypress, TX

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 240

Horse: Razzberry Cat

Rider: James (Cody) Lore

Owners: James (Cody) Lore Bleiblerville, TX

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 443

Horse: One Royal Love

Rider: Casey Crouch

Owners: Blackshear & Cindy Snyder Elm Grove, LA

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 179

Horse: Lotta Skeet

Rider: Brinley Lippincott, Spencer Lippincott

Owners: Amy Lippincott

Cypress, TX

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 415

Rider: Laney Bell

Madisonville, TX

JUNIOR YOUTH | 76

Rider: Aden Bernhagen

Corsicana, TX

SENIOR YOUTH | 108

Rider: Riley Hope Farris

Madisonville, TX

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ALAMO CIRCUIT

Appalachian

WEST VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, NEW ENGLAND, EASTERN CANADA

The 2022 Appalachian Circuit nals 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 o 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 ra e prizes from the Hard Rock Café, horse blankets donated by association sponsors, and bags of horse feed. All entries received a PCHA swag bag lled with goodies. e 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.

OPEN | 130

Horse: Smoother Than Annie

Rider: James Mcdonough

Owners: Cathy Ocharzak

Hagerstown, MD

NON-PRO | 161

Rider: Christina Ocharzak

Clear Springs, MD

$50,000 AMATEUR | 76

Rider: Brian Stalnaker

Shepherdstown, WV

UNLIMITED AMATEUR | 48

Rider: Jack Werner

Elverson, PA

$35,000 NON-PRO | 87

Rider: Dana Frymoyer

Richfield, PA

$15,000 AMATEUR | 100

Rider: Fallon Savina

Bridgeport, WV

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 125

Horse: Checking It Out

Rider: Ryan Smith

Owner: Joseph Dakan Kerens, WV

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 78

Horse: A Whittle Star Cat

Rider: Joe Zieglar

Owner: Joe Zieglar

Dilliner, PA

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 143

Horse: Tweezin My Brow

Rider: Ryan Smith

Owners: Taylor Farms (Chilhowie)

Chilhowie, VA

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 113

Horse: Gingrsnap

Riders: David Phillips

Owner: David Phillips

Mohrsville, PA

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 116

Rider: Fallon Savina

Bridgeport, WV

JUNIOR YOUTH | 10

Rider: Alexa Sbarra

Grafton, WV

SENIOR YOUTH | 6

Rider: Broudy Keogh

Montauk, NY

PHOTOS COURTESY OF APPALACHIAN CIRCUIT

Aurora

BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN, MANITOBA

The 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.”

e 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. e 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.”

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS

OPEN | 170

Horse: Catsa Spot

Riders: Glen Beveridge, Tyler Darroch

Owner: Jt Bell

Millarvile, AB

NON-PRO | 164

Rider: Matthew Anderson Sturgeon County, AB

$50,000 AMATEUR | 116

Rider: Penelope Broad Langley, BC

$35,000 NON-PRO | 142

Rider: Thomas Thorlakson Rocky View County, AB

$15,000 AMATEUR | 263

Rider: Dale Posein Okotoks, AB

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 195

Horse: What Ifs

Rider: Johnny Lukacs, Glen Beveridge

Owner: Leslie Posein Okotoks, AB

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 213

Horse: RH Purrolator Cat

Rider: Sandy Reid

Owner: Sandy Reid Leduc County, AB

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 272

Horse: Sweet N Spicy Chick

Rider: Glen Beveridge, Colleen Pearse, Tyler Darroch

Owners: Brian Pearse

Sturgeon County, AB

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 279

Horse: An Anna Mate

Riders: Matthew Anderson

Owner: Amanda Digness

Sturgeon County, AB

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 286

Rider: Jeffery Slade Nanton, AB

JUNIOR YOUTH | 37

Rider: Greta Wurtz Pritchard, BC

SENIOR YOUTH | 20

Rider: Teresa Lukacs

Olds, AB

PHOTOS BY HUDYMA PHOTOGRAPHY

Big Sky

MONTANA, WYOMING, SOUTH DAKOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, MINNESOTA

Abeautiful 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.

“ e 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 nals.”

Each class saw fresh cattle and erce competition. e ve-state region—plus Nebraska, Colorado, and Wisconsin—was well-represented, with around 100 entries each day. e 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. e SDCHA made it a fun event, with sponsored dinners provided for contestants, as well as a silent auction featuring products made in the ve-state circuit area. Reed donated the handmade quilt that was used as a photo backdrop, later auctioning it to raise funds. Competitors placing rst through fth appreciated the prizes provided by the NCHA.

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS

OPEN | 80

Horse: Apollo Creed

Rider: J P Bell

Owners: Olmstead Enterprises Corp Hutchinson, MN

NON-PRO | 98

Rider: Kathleen Strain White River, SD

$50,000 AMATEUR | 158

Rider: John Wade Murdock

Loveland, CO

UNLIMITED AMATEUR | 8

Rider: Travis Grover

Cresco, IA

$35,000 NON-PRO | 259

Rider: Shaun Musselman

Casper, WY

$15,000 AMATEUR | 212

Rider: Jim Neshem Des Lacs, ND

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 135

Horse: Its Mr Big Time To U

Rider: J P Bell

Owner: Leigh Gall Hayward, WI

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 250

Horse: Shorty Hughes

Rider: Shaun Musselman

Owner: Shaun Musselman Casper, WY

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 108

Horse: C Biscuit

Rider: J P Bell

Owner: Jeff Pauly Watkins, MN

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 172

Horse: Buonvino

Riders: Bill Zaharia

Owner: Bill Zaharia

Owatonna, MN

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 240

Rider: Michelle Musselman

Casper, WY

JUNIOR YOUTH | 53

Rider: Jack Bell

Duluth, MN

SENIOR YOUTH | 21

Rider: Allyson Pauly

Watkins, MN

PHOTOS BY T.P. PHOTOS

Cactus

ARIZONA, WESTERN COLORADO, WESTERN NEW MEXICO, SOUTHERN NEVADA, SOUTHERN UTAH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

The 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 rst go-round was on Friday night, and the nals were held on Saturday, followed by a great brisket dinner for all.

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

Please congratulate them.

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS

OPEN | 372

Horse: Dos Cats

Rider: Mike Wood

Owner: Dawn Chapman

Chandler, AZ

NON-PRO | 364

Rider: Bonnie Martin

Las Vegas, NV

$50,000 AMATEUR | 447

Rider: Kaitlyn Laube

Corona, CA

UNLIMITED AMATEUR | 401

Rider: Dawn Chapman

Chandler, AZ

$35,000 NON-PRO | 285

Rider: Jereme Barnett

Bayfield, CO

$15,000 AMATEUR | 351

Rider: John Fay

Surprise, AZ

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 415

Horse: Look Both Reys

Rider: Mike Wood

Owner: Dawn Chapman

Chandler, AZ

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 315

Horse: Look Both Reys

Rider: Dawn Chapman

Owner: Dawn Chapman

Chandler, AZ

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 486

Horse: Paradox Metallica

Rider: Mike Wood

Owner: Patrick Rorison

Dawson Creek, BC

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 382

Horse: Cats Royal Blue

Rider: Wendy Claus

Owners: Scot & Wendy Claus

Scottsdale, AZ

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 307

Rider: Rylee Finley

Scottsdale, AZ

JUNIOR YOUTH | 7

Rider: Fiona Rhyner*

Jackson, WY

JUNIOR YOUTH | 7

Rider: Victoria Mcclure*

Scottsdale, AZ

SENIOR YOUTH | 41

Rider: Mia Webster

Bend, OR

PHOTOS LYNDSEY LAMELL

Cotton

EAST TEXAS, ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, TENNESSEE

River City CHA was honored to be the host for the Cotton Circuit Finals in West Monroe, Louisiana, at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center. e Cotton Circuit nals 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 nalist were also eligible for an additional pencil nals, 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. e show was well-attended, and everyone seemed to have a good time. anks again to our NCHA Cotton Circuit sponsors for their incredible support.

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS

OPEN | 268

Horse: Kiss My Spot

Rider: Bradey Davis

Owner: Wiggins Quarter Horses LLC Hattiesburg, MS

NON-PRO | 227

Rider: Jamie Hays Covington, GA

$50,000 AMATEUR | 299

Rider: Lulu Davis Pelahatchie, MS

UNLIMITED AMATEUR | 142

Rider: Ricky Lewis Batesville, MS

$35,000 NON-PRO | 184

Rider: Alexis Sligh Altoona , AL

$15,000 AMATEUR | 152

Rider: Beth Moore Walnut Grove, MS

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 207

Horse: Hottish For You

Rider: Andy Loague

Owners: Kris & Jo Potts

Scotts Hill, TN

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 262

Horse: Birdy

Rider: Ricky Lewis

Owner: Ricky Lewis Batesville, MS

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 219

Horse: Hottish For You

Rider: Andy Loague

Owners: Kris & Jo Potts

Scotts Hill, TN

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 286

Horse: Ms Sippi Cat

Rider: Kenny Tolbert

Owners: Heather & Kenny Tolbert

Union, MS

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 264

Rider: Beth Moore

Walnut Grove, MS

JUNIOR YOUTH | 100

Rider: Taylor Allen

Philadelphia, MS

SENIOR YOUTH | 54

Rider: Charles Cody Gann Leighton, AL

PHOTOS BY BRANDON D'ALBOR

ALL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

The NCHA European Circuit Finals took place November 2–6 at Cremona Fairground in Cremona, Italy. NCHA of Italy organized the nals, 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. is 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. e $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. e 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. anks to the boards of NCHA of Italy and the European Circuit, and to Denis Pini for being an important connection between them.

PHOTOS BY BONAGA COMMUNICATION

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS

OPEN | 96

Horse: BNL Betshe Can Dance

Rider: Rob Gerrits

Owner: Bvba Van Roosbroeck Geel, AN

NON-PRO | 80

Rider: Jette Juergensen Ehningen, BW

$50,000 AMATEUR | 88

Rider: Rosana Bembom Monte Carlo, MC

$35,000 NON-PRO | 28

Rider: Florence Harache Le Breuil En Auge, CV

$15,000 AMATEUR | 107

Rider: Riccardo Pini Asola, MN

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 38

Horse: Powder Puff Bob

Rider: Ingo Simen

Owner: Ingo Simen Steinen, BW

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 63

Horse: Twisted Red Faye

Riders: Gaia Salvatori, Marco Salvatori

Owner: Marco Salvatori Modena, MO

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 52

Rider: Annalisa Salomoni Carpenedolo, BS

JUNIOR YOUTH | 10

Rider: Riccardo Pini Asola, MN

SENIOR YOUTH | 24

Rider: Jette Juergensen Ehningen, BW

Seth Petit Photography

Great Lakes

ONTARIO, KENTUCKY, INDIANA, WISCONSIN, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN, OHIO

Beautiful weather graced Columbiana, Ohio, where the Great Lakes Circuit Finals took place from November 11–13. e Great Lakes Circuit Finals was held in conjunction with the Ohio Cutting Horse Association’s (OCHA) annual Fall Roundup Show. e 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 nals was provided by Shelby Agnew Photography.

Along with the awards for the top ve 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.”

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS

OPEN | 64

Horse: Metallic Gold Rush

Riders: Scott Mckinsey, Tom Stange

Owners: Robin & Tom Stange

Perrysburg, OH

NON-PRO | 122

Rider: Brian Unroe Gallipolis, OH

$50,000 AMATEUR | 157

Rider: Lauren Kimble

East China, MI

UNLIMITED AMATEUR | 46

Rider: Beth Brown

Orwell, OH

$35,000 NON-PRO | 159

Rider: Robert Meyer

Commercial Point, OH

$15,000 AMATEUR | 131

Rider: Scott Bridgman

Lapeer, MI

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 91

Horse: Shiny Aristocrat

Rider: Andrew Hinck-Larsen

Owners: Bruce & Linda Muegge

Carthage, IN

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 230

Horse: Reyin Cats In Levis

Rider: Bailey Aldridge

Owner: Bailey Aldridge

Danville, IN

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 218

Horse: Smart Halley Cat

Rider: Tyler Delange

Owner: Tiffiny Rich

Jeddo, MI

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 215

Horse: Smart Halley Cat

Rider: Tiffiny Rich

Owner: Tiffiny Rich

Jeddo, MI

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 204

Rider: Scott Bridgman

Lapeer, MI

JUNIOR YOUTH | 64

Rider: Reagan Bollenbacher

Geneva, IN

SENIOR YOUTH | 44

Rider: Robert Meyer

Commercial Point, OH

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

Heartland

EASTERN COLORADO, KANSAS, NEBRASKA, IOWA, MISSOURI

LG 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. ings started o on ursday with the rst go-round for most of the events. Friday saw more rst go-rounds followed by the beginning of the second rounds for quali ed riders and horses. e nals were held on Saturday.

Circuit nalists 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.”

e 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

Horse: Muy Bueno Gato

Rider: Nathan Miller

Owners: Gary & Ravon Sue Fishko Avondale, CO

NON-PRO | 122

Rider: Andy Bylo Leslie, MO

$50,000 AMATEUR | 146

Rider: Philip Sadler Lakeview, AR

UNLIMITED AMATEUR | 44

Rider: Morey McDonnell Englewood, CO

$35,000 NON-PRO | 165

Rider: Amy Pierce* Holly, CO

$35,000 NON-PRO | 165

Rider: John Enright* Cheyenne, WY

$15,000 AMATEUR | 202

Rider: Danny Bryson Leawood, KS

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 201

Horse: Metallic Concho

Rider: Ray Lipsey

Owner: Ray & Brenda Lipsey Lincoln, NE

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 191

Horse: Wild Ivory Rose

Rider: Andy Bylo

Owner: Andy & Kendra Bylo Leslie, MO

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 206

Horse: Mr Cattahoochie

Rider: Joshua Barratt

Owners: Jim Ward Ft Lupton, CO

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 137

Horse: Kewel Kat

Riders: Erin Smith

Owner: Erin Smith Cortez, CO

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 288

Rider: Georgia Brown Fordland, MO

JUNIOR YOUTH | 15

Rider: Payton Dugal Festus, MO

SENIOR YOUTH | 11

Rider: Cooper Yarbro Oxly, MO

PHOTOS BY ERIN JOHNSON

Oiler

WEST TEXAS, EASTERN NEW MEXICO, WESTERN OKLAHOMA

The 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 rst NCHA Futurity in 1962.

e three a liates 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. is helped the show, which averaged 120 runs per day with entries from Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, run e ciently.

anks 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. “ is program gives local cutters something to work for all year.”

PHOTOS BY RUEHLE PHOTOGAPHIX

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS

OPEN | 163

Horse: Metallic Juice

Riders: James Davis, Shane Decker, Rick Croft

Owner: Laine Jenlink

Cherokee, OK

NON-PRO | 125

Rider: Rick Croft

Alva, OK

$50,000 AMATEUR | 247

Rider: Madison Cavness

Marathon, TX

UNLIMITED AMATEUR | 41

Rider: Eddie Young

San Angelo, TX

$35,000 NON-PRO | 171

Rider: Cheyenne Lewis

Quanah, TX

$15,000 AMATEUR | 295

Rider: Mattie Coberly

Hereford, TX

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 199

Horse: Tin Man

Rider: Zeb Corvin

Owner: Stella Swanson

Midland, TX

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 142

Horse: A Lil Catty

Rider: Colton Cogdell

Owner: Colton Cogdell

Tulia, TX

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 184

Horse: Kat Dancing

Rider: Abraham Carlos Calvillo Ponce

Owner: Leslie Graor

Las Cruces, NM

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 173

Horse: Mymetallicattraction

Rider: Amy Welch King

Owners: Josh & Amy Welch King

Baird, TX

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 354

Rider: Joli Summers

Muleshoe, TX

JUNIOR YOUTH | 8

Rider: Trystan Crow

Dimmitt, TX

SENIOR YOUTH | 46

Rider: Joel Carson

Roswell, NM

WASHINGTON, OREGON, IDAHO, NORTHERN UTAH

Bonina Event Center, Eltopia, Washington, was rocking during October 13–16. e arena was lled 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. e 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. e Pioneer Regional Series concept brought many cutters from the Challenger series to this NCHA show for the rst time, and Cascade Cow Cutters lent support as an a liate. e event included LAE classes with 437 entries in all.

Show sponsors included Bonina Nutrition, Lone Crow Ranch, Pony Tail Sportswear, Cedars At Pier One, Debby Day Dacole Investment Company, Josh Hofeldt Cutting Horses, Tim Johnson, Verstegen Cutting Horses LLC, TR Performance Horses, Nuttall Performance Horses, Clark Butte Ranch Cutting Horses, Coast Trading Company, Dean Rebhuhn Real Estate, Mainstream Blankets and Bulls, and Chase N Cutters Bags.

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS

OPEN | 35

Horse: Stellas Sweet N Low

Rider: Mike Giannini

Owner: Georgina Macdonald

Ketchum, ID

NON-PRO | 69

Rider: Holly Jones Walla Walla, WA

$50,000 AMATEUR | 122

Rider: Paul Alexander

New Plymouth, ID

UNLIMITED AMATEUR | 48

Rider: Emily Clark

Bend, OR

$35,000 NON-PRO | 235

Rider: Linda Solheim

Tacoma, WA

$15,000 AMATEUR | 250

Rider: Linda Solheim

Tacoma, WA

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 134

Horse: One Free Bird

Rider: Dax Hadlock

Owner: Leann Wilson St George, UT

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 165

Horse: Hallie Reycious

Rider: Jenifer Whisler

Owner: Jenifer Whisler

Tenino, WA

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 99

Horse: High CD Bunny

Rider: Samantha Robbins

Owners: Larry & Denice Bledsoe

Homer, NE

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 210

Horse: Terriffic Scoot

Rider: Cindy Urresti

Owner: Cindy Urresti

Caldwell, ID

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 154

Rider: Gracie Wehe

Yoncalla, OR

JUNIOR YOUTH | 12

Rider: Gracie Wehe

Yoncalla, OR

SENIOR YOUTH | 9

Rider: Brenna Brown* Melba, ID

SENIOR YOUTH | 9

Rider: Jake Scow* Herriman, UT

PHOTOS BY CASEY ST. CLAIR

Red River

NORTH TEXAS, EASTERN OKLAHOMA

The Red River Circuit wrapped its year at PK Cutters, a popular facility in Graham, Texas, on November 10–13. e 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 nals and in the year-end event for the Red River Circuit.

YEAR-END CHAMPIONS

OPEN | 422

Horse: Hesa Money Maker

Rider: Gaylon Wells

Owner: Shannon Lamb

Lake Kiowa, TX

NON-PRO | 543

Rider: Bobbie Williamson

Wichita Falls, TX

$50,000 AMATEUR | 612

Rider: Grayson Kuehny

Elmore City, OK

UNLIMITED AMATEUR | 605

Rider: Corrie Rousey

Weatherford, TX

$35,000 NON-PRO | 86

Rider: Keith Baehmann

Gunter, TX

$15,000 AMATEUR | 456

Rider: Keith Baehmann

Gunter, TX

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 689

Horse: Little Puma

Rider: Jon Burgess

Owner: Troy Stewart

May, TX

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 218

Horse: Sundance Jessie

Rider: Shannon Lamb

Owner: Shannon Lamb

Lake Kiowa, TX

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 248

Horse: Reyvenge

Rider: Teryn Lee Muench

Owners: Gale & Dana Charles Knickelbein Pilot Point, TX

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 402

Horse: Kats In My Daiseys

Rider: James Figiel

Owner: James Figiel

Crowley, TX

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 200

Rider: Trevor Klein

Marfa, TX

JUNIOR YOUTH | 58

Rider: Preslie Green

Perrin, TX

SENIOR YOUTH | 192

Rider: Emma Grace Rapp

Weatherford, TX

PHOTOS COURTESY OF PK CUTTERS

Redwood

NORTHERN NEVADA, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

The Nevada Reined Cow and Cutting Horse Association (NRC&CHA) brought the Redwood Circuit Finals cutting to the new Rafter 3C Arena in Fallon, Nevada. e event, held October 14–16, was judged by Van Greenwell from Paul, Idaho, and Billy Cochrane from Sanger, California. anks 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 nals,” 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 nal 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 | 73

Horse: Metallic Rhythm

Rider: Rock Hedlund

Owners: Linda & John Hamilton Visalia, CA

NON-PRO | 87

Rider: Debbie Day Reno, NV

$50,000 AMATEUR | 260

Rider: Dallas Moore Clements, CA

UNLIMITED AMATEUR | 72

Rider: Tara Thurman Willows, CA

$35,000 NON-PRO | 352

Rider: Dolly Martin Acampo, CA

$15,000 AMATEUR | 333

Rider: Teresa Moore Clements, CA

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 164

Horse: High Style Metallica

Rider: Steve Schlesinger

Owner: M K Maxeiner Sebastopol, CA

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 158

Horse: Sweet Little Rey

Rider: Haley Hart

Owner: Haley Hart Acampo, CA

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 191

Horse: Pistolscashingchecks

Rider: Steve Schlesinger

Owner: Karen Cox Byron, CA

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 183

Horse: Hott Rox

Rider: Debbie Day

Owner: Dacole Investment Company Reno, NV

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 115

Rider: Ava Lofas Wilton, CA

JUNIOR YOUTH | 34

Rider: Laine Waldron Woodland, CA

SENIOR YOUTH | 34

Rider: Logan Harlan Lincoln, CA

PHOTOS BY ALONG4THERIDE/MICHELLE DEWITT

Sunshine

NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA

Wateree Cutting Horse Association (WCHA) held the annual Sunshine Circuit Finals in the Georgia Sports Arena, in Perry, Georgia, from November 4–6. is 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.

“ e 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

Horse: Royalreytraildust

Rider: Tracy Barton

Owner: Tom Shiflett

Waynesboro, GA

NON-PRO | 104

Rider: Denise Seiz Ocala, FL

$50,000 AMATEUR | 212

Rider: Joseph Mesalam

Versailles, KY

UNLIMITED AMATEUR | 75

Rider: Thomas Jordan Vaughn Forsyth, GA

$35,000 NON-PRO | 169

Rider: Jennifer Rumble

Murrells Inlet, SC

$15,000 AMATEUR | 289

Rider: Georgia Hoffman Anthony, FL

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE | 263

Horse: NRR Petal Cat

Rider: Tracy Barton

Owner: Shawn Ogni

Angier, NC

$25,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 359

Horse: Pella

Rider: Travis Barton

Owner: Travis Barton Hartsville, SC

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE | 250

Horse: MC Sugar High

Rider: Kolby Moore

Owner: Josey Tingley

Astatula, FL

$5,000 NOVICE HORSE NON-PRO | 181

Horse: Cash Reygister

Rider: Laura Regan

Owner: Laura Regan

Wagener, SC

$2,000 LIMIT RIDER | 171

Rider: Erica Walton

Ft Mccoy, FL

JUNIOR YOUTH | 41

Rider: Georgia Hoffman*

Anthony, FL

JUNIOR YOUTH | 41

Rider: Makena-Grace Newton* Germanton, NC

SENIOR YOUTH | 61

Rider: Lily Erwin Evans, GA

PHOTOS BY ALISON HOWELL

Chuck Drummond Leaves a Legacy, Passion for Horses

By Ted Harbin

From 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.

“ e 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

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

PHOT0 BY REE DRUMMOND

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Official News and Business of the National Cutting Horse Association

SAM MATLOCK ROSE

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 rst 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

PHOT0 BY TAYLOR BREEDING

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.

Sam will best be remembered as a loving husband and father, friend to many, and a

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.

Schulte has been an NCHA member since 1981. She served on the NCHA executive committee for many years, including a vice

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. e members of the NCHA are my family. ey 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.”

Bob Freeman Receives Inaugural

Arthur Jackson Memorial Award

e 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.

e 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.

“ is 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 rst 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.

“ is 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. is is a big honor for me.”

Lily Erwin Receives the Todd Drummond Memorial Award

e 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.

Each year, NCHA a liates have the opportunity to nominate one outstanding

“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.”

Barbra Schulte

youth member for this award created in memorial of Todd Drummond. e 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 Je Fehrman. “She has proven integrity, honor, loyalty, passion for this sport, high standards and work ethic and dedication to life. is

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 A liate of the Year Announced

e National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) is pleased to announce that Bell County Cutting Horse Association has been named the 2021 NCHA A liate of the Year with Beef Empire Cutting Horse Association winning 2021 NCHA Reserve A liate 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 a ordable 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 sta , 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. ese shows are the result of teamwork and constantly striving to make

“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

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

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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.

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All applicants must answer questions 1 through 5.

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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?

Have you ever been or are you currently employed in any capacity by a training operation?

(a) Name of employer: _____________________________________________________________________________

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Have you ever been denied Non-Professional status? __________________________________________________________

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: _________________________________________________________________

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If applying for Amateur/Unlimited Amateur status, please answer the questions below.

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(a) Which discipline(s):

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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?

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?

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

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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.

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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.

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2022-2023 Standing Committees

Affiliate Officers/Secretaries

Caren Birdwell (24) R7**

Cheryl Callis (23) R7 – NVEO

Kim Cox (25) R7*

Vicki Green (25) R4

Della Hillerman (24) R8

Brooke Manion (25) R5

Cynthia Patty (24) R6

Erin McGinn Smith (25) R1

Ashley Thomas (25) R2

Kathy Unfried (25) R2

Rebecca Waters (25) R3

Amateur

William Cole (25) R6

Sandra Lines (23) R5

Brooke Manion (24) R5

Jennifer Palmer (25) R8

Sharron Piazza (25) R1

Toddy Pitard (23) R6

John Primasing (25) R2

Barnwell Ramsey (23) R5**

Erin Russell (24) R8

Denise Shewmaker (23) R1

Grant Smith (23) R3

Paul K. Smith (25) R7*

Katherine Van Boekel (24) R4

Approved LAE and Show Producers

Tracy Barton (23) R5

Phil Benadum (23) R2

Robert Charles Brown (23) R6

Cheryl Callis (23) R7 – NVEO

Kathy Cardon (24) R2

Kim Cox (24) R7

Byron Green (23) R4

Della Hillerman (25) R8

Tom Holt (23) R8**

Theresa Nelson (25) R1

Jason Reed (23) R3

Coleta Manahan Rosson (24) R7*

Raymond Shumate (23) R7

Finance & Audit

Frank Diehl (24) R5

Ora Diehl (25) R5

James Eakin (23) R7

Jim Haworth (25) R3**

Garry Merritt (24) R5

David Pilcher (25) R4

Barnwell Ramsey (23) R5

Dean Rebhuhn (25) R1

Tatum Rice (25) R8

Suzanne Rodoni-Silverberg (25) R2

Steve Smith (24) R7*

Governance

Dan Agnew (25) R4*

Sharon Beach (25) R8

Tracy Barton (23) R5

Jim Haworth (24) R3

Anita Janssen (23) R3

Skip Jones (23) R7

Kevin Knight (24) R2

Corrie Rousey (24) R7

Ronnie Smith (24) R6

Buddy Westphal (23) R1**

Growth and Development

Shelby Agnew (24) R4

Phil Benadum (23) R2

Angela Bull (24) R7

Janet Cagley (24) R6

Nancy Clayton (24) R8

Casey Connally (24) R1

David Costello (23) 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*

Weekend Show

J.P. Bell (24) R3

Bradey Davis (24) R6*

Byron Green (23) R4

Richard Hicks (25) R7

Chris Howell (25) R5**

Joe Kalt (23) R2

Chubby Turner (23) R8

Steve Williams (23) R1

Mike Wood (24) R2

Youth

Shannon Collier (23) R5

Michelle Cowan (25) R8

Sherry Cowan (24) R2

Casey Crouch (23) R7

Barb Himsel (24) R4

Amy Lippincott (25) R7*

Sabrina Mesalam (24) R4

Chad Newton (25) R5

Nikki Roberson (25) R8

Cindy Smith (23) R6

Deb Watts (24) R3

Leigh Ann White (24) R6

Kristen York (23) R1**

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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)

Arizona

Sherry Cowan (25)

Joe Kalt (25)

Glen Nelson (23)

Tim Smith (25)

Mike Wood (23)

Arkansas

Diana Cunningham (25)

Toddy Pitard – President Elect

Tommy Williams (25) (EC)

Lewis Wray (LD)

California & Hawaii

Robert Adams (23)

Phil Benadum (24)

Kathy Cardon (23)

Tim Castilaw (24)

Norm Clark (23)

Rick Corso (23)

Morgan Cromer (24)

Rock Hedlund (24) (EC)

Fiina Ugrin Jolley (23)

Suzanne Rodoni-Silverberg (24)

Bernie Talbot (25)

Carol Ward (24)

Stan Williams, Jr (23)

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)

Seth Kirchner (23)

Kansas

Grant Smith (23)

Rebecca Waters (25)

Kentucky

Randy Mesalam (25)

Louisiana

Robert Charles Brown (23)

Gwen Coie (24)

Keith Deaville (LD)

Edley Hixson, Jr. (LD)

Elizabeth Quirk (25)

Bruce Richerson (LD)

Chris Thibodeaux (24)

Michigan

Dan Agnew (24)

Crystal DeWitt (24)

Minnesota

J. P. Bell (23)

Bob Janssen (25)

Mississippi William Cole (24)

Taylor Flowers (24)

Don McGraw (24)

Missouri

Ernie Beutenmiller, Jr. (LD) (EC)

Greg Beutenmiller (24)

Joe Wes Davis (24)

Sonny Martin (24)

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)

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

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Western/Central Canada

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Europe

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Term Expires:

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(25) 2025

Long Live the cowboy

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. ey 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 o ered a meal, and it was no di erent 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.

is 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 stu . 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.

I feel for those who have not experienced the exhilaration of the life of a cowboy. Absent of the feel of a fresh horse beneath your saddle in the

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?

ese 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 identi ed 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 pro cient with a lariat rope to be a cowboy. ose 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.

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

COWBOY SAM WILSON OUTSIDE OF THE NCHA OFFICE.

PHOTO BY TAYLOR BREEDING

The National Circuit Program develops 14 unique geographical circuits where cutters compete for points at every NCHA-approved weekend competition. The points are tracked by NCHA and used to calculate circuit standings and circuit championship qualification. 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.

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3. Big Sky

4. Great Lakes

5. Appalachian

6. Redwood

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8. Heartland

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10. Red River

11. Alamo

12. Cotton

13. Sunshine

14. European

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

ABEAR, KENNETH, Burleson, Texas.

ADJUSTO OF TEXAS, Weatherford, Texas.

ADKINS, RL (ROB), Sweetwater, Texas.

AGVEST INTERNATIONAL QUARTER HORSE CUTTING

Houston, Texas.

AIR RIDE HITCH, Beach Island, South Carolina.

ALLEN, CHRISTEN, Creswell, Oregon.

ALL PHASE ARENA, Spring Grove, Minnesota. Rule 40*

AMERICAN MASTERCRAFT, Boca Raton, Florida. Rule 40*

AMIGOS EMPLEO LEGAL, INC., Dallas, Texas. Rule 40*

ANDERSON, MERRILL, Marshall, Texas. Rule 40*

ANDERSON, SUSAN, Canby, Oregon. Rule 40*

AERIAL LIGHTING, Watseka, Illinois Rule 40*

ARNOLD, MIKE, dba CUT A COW, Springfield, Missouri. Rule 40*

ASHLEY, SHELLY , Sayre, Oklahoma. Rule 40*

ATLAS HORSEWALKER, THE , Plano, Texas. Rule

AUBIN, GEORGE, dba WICHITA LAND AND CATTLE CO., WHC, SIGMA CORP, et al, Houston, Texas.

AUDIO CEL, Carrollton, Texas.

AYERS GROUP, THE , dba SONNY WOOLEY, Abilene, Texas.

B & S FARM SUPPLY, Winona, Texas.

BAILEY, CHUCK, dba LONESTAR VIDEO, Rising Star, Texas.

BARBER, GALE, Madison, Alabama.

BARRETT, BRIDGETT, Liberty, Utah

BARRON, GRANT, Stephenville, Texas.

BEALS, DENNY & JILL, Lufkin, Texas.

BECK, ERNEST, Midland, Texas.

BENDING B TRADING LLC, Collierville, Tennessee

BENEFIELD, DOUG, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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. 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. Rule 40*

BOGARD, BO, Eagles Nest, New Mexico. Rule 40*

BOHANON, BERNADETTE - Heber Cith, 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*

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.

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.

CASTEL INTERNATIONAL, Houston, Texas.

CATAWBA RANCH, Lancing, Tennessee.

CATENA WATCHES/BILL KRAFT, Tioga, Texas.

CATON RANCHES/JUDY CATON, Snohomish, Washington.

CAVANAGH, JOHNNIE, Petaluma, California.

CELEBRITY CLASSIC, Provo, Utah.

CHAMBERLAIN, CONNER, Davis, Oklahoma..

CHINOOK PRODUCTIONS, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

CHISHOLM TRAIL BOOT CO., Fort Worth, Texas.

CIRCLE H WELDING, Hico, Texas.

CML HEALTH MATTERS, INC., Justin, Texas.

COATES MANUFACTURING INC., Bossier City, Louisisana.

COGBURN, DAVID BRET, Clayton, Oklahoma.

COLLINS, RICHARD, Oceanside, New York.

COLMENAREZ, JOSE, Miami, Florida.

CONNELLA, KEITH, Malakoff, Texas.

CONNELLA, TIM, Seguin, Texas.

CONTINENTAL QUARTER HORSES, INC., Sanger, Texas.

COPENHAVER, TODD, Valley View, Texas.

CORLEY, MELVIN D., Middletown, Kentucky.

COWBOY COUNTRY WESTERN STORE, McAlester, Oklahoma.

COWBOY’S CHOICE GOLD AND SILVER, McAlester, Oklahoma.

COWHORSE SUPPLY, Winter Haven

COW CUTTERS CHA, Anadarko, Oklahoma.

CRAIG, MIKE, Gainesville, Texas.

CREASEY, JUDY BROWNING, Montgomery, Texas.

CROSS, JOHN, Poolville, Texas.

CROOM, MATHEW, Weatherford, Texas.................................................Rule

CUNNINGHAM REAL ESTATE, Bowie, Texas.

CUTTER CUSTOM TRUCKS, Grapevine, Texas.

D & D HORSE TRANSPORT, Oakdale, California.

DALEY, MIKE, Sonora, California.

DALLEY, ROBERT, dba D BAR D MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Gonzales, Texas

DARK, LARRY, Dallas, Texas.

DAVIS, BROOKE, Cantonment, Florida

DAY, TAMRA, Okmulgee, Oklahoma Rule 40*

DE BROGGI FARM HORSE TRANSPORTATION, Stock ton, California. Rule 40*

DETWILER, TIM & SUSIE, Bonham, Texas. Rule 40*

DIAL, JOHN, Fort Worth, Texas. Rule 40*

DIAMOND D ENTERPRISES, Waxahachie, Texas. Rule 40*

DIAMOND GROUP, SEAPORT WHOLESALE, Los Angeles, California. Rule 40*

DONATH, RICK, Peoria, Illinois. Rule 40*

DORN, DOUGLAS & SHERYL, Kuno, Idaho. Rule 40*

DOUBLE M SIGNS, Flower Mound, Texas. Rule 40*

D.R. BROWN CORPORATION, Brownwood, Texas. Rule 40* DR PERFORMANCE/STEVE SHELLY, Helena, Montana. Rule 40*

DUDDING, BILL, Weatherford, Texas.......................................................Rule 4 DULANEY, CHARLES, Meridian, Mississippi. Rule 40*

DUNCAN, TOM, Greenville, Texas. Rule 40*

DYER, TONY, Corinth, Texas. Rule 40*

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

EDWARDS QUARTER HORSES, Milton Florida Rule 40* ELWOOD, ALAN, Hinsdale, Illinois. Rule 40* ENDSLEY, SHARON, dba CIRCLE H EXCHANGE, Fort Worth, Texas. Rule 40*

EQUESTRIAN VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, Granbury, Texas. Rule 40*

EQUIHEALTH, Boulder, Colorado. Rule 40*

EQUINE AMERICA CORPORATION, PRESIDENT DON BECKER, Dallas, Texas Rule 40*

EQUINE PLANNED INVESTMENTS, Scottsdale, Arizona. Rule 40* EQUISCAN, Ray Miller, Jr., Baraboo, Wisconsin. Rule 40* EVANS, FRED, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Rule 40* EVANS, SHERYL, Livermore, California. Rule 40* ESTEP QUARTER HORSES, Weiser, Idaho. Rule 40*

FAITZ, PAT, Polk City, Florida. Rule 40*

FARR, DUSTY, Wichita Falls, Texas. Rule 40*

FARR, PATRICIA, Palm Desert, California. Rule 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. Rule 40*

GUSTAFSON, JOHN, Valley Center, California. Rule 40*

HAMBY, KAY, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Rule 40*

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

HANSEN, GARY, Agoura, California. Rule 40*

HARDWICK, NANCY, Dallas, Texas. Rule 40*

HARJO, PHILLIP & JEANNETTE, Maud, Oklahoma. Rule 40*

HARNISH, JAY, Chico, Texas. Rule 40*

HARP, MICHELLE, HORSE SENSE, Beverly Hills, California. Rule 40*

HARRIS, JEFF, Maineville, Ohio. Rule 40*

HASKINS, PEGGY L., Carthage, Missouri. Rule 40*

HASTINGS, JOHN., Castle Rock, Colorado. Rule 40*

HAWLEY, MONTY, Bryan, Texas. Rule 40*

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

HEINEY, AMY, Meridian, Texas. Rule 40*

HERNANDEZ, JOEY, Weatherford, Texas Rule 40*

HENKEL, TEAL, Scottsdale, Arizona. Rule 40*

HERSHBERGER, DON, Billings, Montana. Rule 40*

HERTZ, CAROLYN, Happy, Texas. Rule 40*

HEYWOOD, WM & BRENDA, Fallon, Nevada. Rule 40*

HIBBS, S. M., Rowlett, Texas. Rule 40*

HICKLE, LYNN, Fort Worth, Texas. Rule 40*

HOBBS, E. W., Mansfield, Louisiana. Rule 40*

HODGES, CHARLES, Fort Worth, Texas. Rule 40*

HOFFMAN, MARILYN, Mineola, Texas. Rule 40*

HOFFMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, Glendale, Arizona. Rule 40*

HOGNER, JEFF, dba SILVERWOOD WINTER CIRCUIT, Hardesty, Oklahoma. Rule 40*

HOOF BOND, DANA LEAHY, Hyannis, Massachusetts. Rule 40*

HOPKINS, DENNIS, Sanger, California. Rule 40*

HORSEIN’ AROUND INC., Carthage, Tennessee Rule 40*

HOUSTON RANCH, Whitesboro, Texas. Rule 40*

HOWARD, KELLI, Whitesboro, Texas Rule 40*

HOWARD, RIC, Houston, Texas. Rule 40*

HUCK, BOBBY, dba CIMARRON RIVER CUTTING, Coldwater, Kansas. Rule 40*

HUEY, DANNY, Cleburne, Texas. Rule 40*

HUGHES, JESSE, Burleson, Texas. Rule 40*

I DOTCOM PRODUCTS, San Jose, California. Rule 40*

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF HORSE FARMS, Dallas, Texas. Rule 40*

INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK VIDEO SALE, Alberta, Canada. Rule 40*

JACOB, BOYCE, Abilene, Texas. Rule 40*

JENSEN, GEORGE, Jacksboro, Texas Rule 40*

JERRETT, JOSLIN (Wild Mushroom), Weatherford, Texas Rule 40*

JEWELL EQUINE TRANSPORTATION, Leavenworth, Kansas. Rule 40*

JLD PRODUCTS, Fort Worth, Texas. Rule 40*

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

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

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

JONES, DREW, Ruston, Louisiana. Rule 40*

JONES, GREGORY, Ardmore, Oklahoma. Rule 40*

JONES, JACK M., JR., J&J SADDLERY, Marion, Kentucky. Rule 40*

JOSHUA TREE MARKETING, Edmond, Oklahoma. Rule 40*

KAFKA, HAROLD, CRAZY HORSE RANCH, Millington, New Jersey. Rule 40*

KAPLAN, LES & ASSOCIATES, Elmsford, New York. Rule 40*

KACE INTERNATIONAL, Mesquite, Texas. Rule 40*

KAUFMANN, ASHLY MEREDITH, Sonora, California. Rule 40*

KEETON, DOYLE & CAROL, Giddings, Texas. Rule 40*

KEITH, LARRY, Sugar Grove, Virginia Rule 40*

KING, DAVID, Louisville, Mississippi. Rule 40*

KING, ED or JUDY, Santa Fe, Texas. Rule 40*

KING, MR. & MRS. JERRY, Corpus Christi, Texas. Rule 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 4

LEGATE, CAROL/LARRY BROWN REALTORS, Amarillo, Texas.

LEVITRE, JOSH, Bountiful, Utah

LEWIN, MICHAEL, Salado, Texas.

LEWIS, DAN, Caldwell, Idaho.

LEWIS, DAVID, LONE OAK STALLION STATION, Hendersonville, Tennessee.

LIFELINE EQUINE c/o JILL HINDS, Arena, Wisconsin.

LITTLE MONTANA LTD., Vienna, Virginia.

LOGO IT!, Logan, Utah

LONE STAR FORD, Houston, Texas.

LONG, GREG, dba SHOW OFFS, Van Alstyne, Texas.

LUCAS, BOBBY, Edmond, Oklahoma.

LYLES, LINDA, dba THE RANCH HOUSE, Abilene, Texas.

LYNCH, DURWOOD, Plainview, Texas.

MACLEOD & HOPPER, Lexington, Kentucky.

MAG BAR SYNDICATE, ALAN WEISS, Dallas, Texas.

MAGNETIC SOLUTIONS, Wichita Falls, Texas

MANDEVILLE, LISA, Northridge, California.

MARRS, MIKE, Abilene, Texas.

MARSHALL, LINDA, Vero Beach, Florida.

MARTIN, MICHELLE, Batavia, Illinois.

MASSIMO, BELLEZZA -Italy, (Roma)

MATTHEWS, MICHELLE, Chino Valley, Arizona

MAY, LYNN, Monroe, Washington.

MAYFIELD, GREGORY SCOTT, Scott, Louisiana.

McCLELLAND, JOHN R., New Iberia, Louisiana.

McFADDEN, EDDIE, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

McGEE, JIM & FRIGGA, Hampton, Georgia.

McGUIRE, ARVID, Anderson, Alabama.

McKEE, MIKE & VICKIE, Cleveland, Tennessee.

McLEOD, MARILYN, Flora, Mississippi.

McRORY, BRYAN, Perry, Florida.

MEBANE RANCHES, Woody, California

MID-ISLAND KENNELS, St. Croix, Virgin Islands.

MID-WEST FEED & BEDDING, Lacygne, Kansas.

MILAM, JULIE, Alta Loma, Texas.

MILEY STARFLEET TRAILER COMPANY, Sacramento, California.

MILLER, BRAD/PREFERRED REINERS PRS, Inc. Wilmer, Texas.

MILLER, FRED, Metairie, Louisiana.

MILLER, RAY JR., EQUISCAN, Baraboo, Wisconsin.

MILLER, ROBERT GLENN, Houston, Texas.

MILLER, TERRY, Bunkie, LA.

MILLICAN, JOHN, Whiteville, North Carolina.

MILLIGAN, KELLY, Laurinburg, North Carolina

MILLS, JERRY, Englewood, Colorado.

MILLSAP, RANDY, dba RED ROCK CATTLE COMPANY, Cumby, Texas.

MIZE, ALLEN, Dallas, Texas.

MONEY, MIKE, Santa Ynez, California.

MONTGOMERY, BETTY, Austin, Texas.

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

NATION ADVERTISING, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rule

NAT’L TEAM ROPING ASSN/DARLENE MILLER, Weatherford, Texas.

NORRIS, DESTIINY, Ruskin, Florida

NOSAL, CHARLOTTE, Houston, Texas.

OLD HICKORY FURNITURE CO., Roanoke, Texas.

OLSON, TRACY, Canada

O’MALLEY & ASSOCIATES, Los Angeles, California. Rule

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.

RATJEN, JACK, Mansfield, Texas.

RB QUARTER HORSES, Valley View, Texas

RED RIVER WESTERN DECOR/JEFF BURNS, Fort Worth, Texas.

RED STAR BREEDERS, Fayetteville, Tennessee.

REEK, TOM, Brenham, Texas.

REUTER, SHELIA, Kirkwood, California.

RIDENS, D. C., Salem, Oregon.

RIVER RIDE OF TEXAS, INC., Alpine, Texas.

RODDY, DEWEY, Jonesboro, Arkansas.

RODGERS, TEX, Pinehurst. Texas.

ROE, DOUG & MARY ANN, Moody, Texas.

ROOT, HEIDI, Red Bluff, California.

RUSSELL, DON, dba REDBUD CLASSIC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

SACHTLEBEN, TROY J., Antonio, Colorado.

SANTA FE SPIRIT, Albany, Georgia.

SANTA ROSA EQUINE, Vernon, Texas

SARATOGA STALLS, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

SCHAEFER, DARLENE, Las Vegas, Nevada.

SCHAEFER, ROBERT, Las Vegas, Nevada.

SCHWAB, RICHARD, dba SUMMIT LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY, Marietta, Oklahoma

SCHWARZ, SHELDON, Springfield, Georgia.

SEABREEZE TRAVEL, North Miami, Florida.

SEGO, J.T., Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

SEGUIN HORSE CENTER, Seguin, Texas.

SHOW OFFS, Van Alstyne, Texas.

SHOWTIME SLEEPERS, INC., RICK WILLIAMS, Ocala, Florida.

SHRIMPERS, Fort Worth, Texas.

SIDE SADDLE BOUTIQUE/TAWNI Maughn , Weatherford, Texas.

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) As

Last updated October 4, 2022

Judge Evaluation Form

Reason for Evaluation:

Commendation: I wish to recognize an individual who is hard working and consistently does a good job.

Spot Check: I do not wish to make an official protest, but I want a class reviewed by the Weekend Monitor.

Official Protest: I am enclosing the protest fee ($500* for LAE or $200* for Weekend). I understand that I must be an owner or exhibitor in the class to file a protest.

*Fee is refundable if protest is upheld.

Judge(s) name(s) about whom you are submitting this report: _______________________________

If you are submitting a commendation, please describe why you feel this judge deserves recognition: _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

If you are submitting a spot check request or an official protest, please complete the following:

NEW CLASSES FOR 2023

Show Name: _________________________________________________________ Show Dates: __________________________

5/6

CHECK OUT OUR NEW FORMAT FOR 2023

Show City and State: __________________________________________________ Class Name: __________________________

1. Have you reviewed the tape? ___ Yes ___ No

2. In your opinion, how did the judge do on penalty application? ___ Excellent ___ Average ___ Poor

• 2 Go Rounds and Non Working Finals for all weekend classes (**excludes youth classes)

3. In your opinion, how did the judge do on “placings” based on run content? ___ Excellent ___ Average ___ Poor

4. In your opinion, did the judge act professionally? ___ Yes ___ No

• 1 Go Round for Aged Event classes

• Buckles to Champion and Reserve Champion

• Great awards 1st-3rd

If no, please explain: _______________________________________________________________

• Halter and Vest for Top 10

5. In your opinion, how was the judge’s performance during the entire show? ___ Excellent ___ Average ___ Poor

6. Please explain fully the circumstances that prompted you to complete this report: ______________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Member Name: _______________________________________ Member Number: ______________________ Date: ________

Email Address: __________________________________________________________ Phone Number: ____________________

This form will be available online at NCHAcutting.com and in the Cutting Horse Chatter. This form is confidential and will be seen only by officials in the NCHA Judging Department. This report can be used to commend a hard-working, consistent individual which will help the Judging Department recognize the best judges. Spot Checks and Official Protest:

1. If a pattern of complaints emerges regarding an individual judge, the Judging Department will review tapes of the show or shows in question and take further action when appropriate.

2. Report must be submitted by a contestant in the class or an owner who has a horse in the class.

3. This report must be filed within seven (7) days of the incident.

4. A member can submit only one Judge Evaluation Form in a calendar month.

5. When submitting an official protest, the protest fee ($500 for LAE or $200 for Weekend) will need to be enclosed. Return form via mail to NCHA Judges Department, 260 Bailey Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76107.

NEW CLASSES FOR 2023

5/6 Year Old Open and Non Pro *Unlimited Amateur

CHECK OUT OUR NEW FORMAT FOR 2023

• 2 Go Rounds and Non Working Finals for all weekend classes (**excludes youth classes)

• 1 Go Round for Aged Event classes

• Buckles to Champion and Reserve Champion

• Great awards

•

ENTRY DEADLINE FEB. 1, 2023

NCHA Corporate Partners

TO ALL NCHA MEMBERS ZERO TOLERANCE

The National Cutting Horse Association is increasingly aware of the sensitivity of its members and the general public in assuring that its activities show the utmost respect for the cutting horse as an animal and that any perception of inhumane treatment is avoided. The Executive Committee, upon the recommendation of the Judges’ Rules Committee, other standing committees and many members has instructed the staff that a “zero tolerance” policy must be followed in connection with the enforcement of Rule 35.A.

35.A. Zero Tolerance Policy

Inhumane treatment or excessive training of a horse in any manner is strictly prohibited. Both owner and rider of any horse entered in an NCHA approved or sponsored event, by said entry, consents to the implementation of any action allowed by this Zero Tolerance Policy (Rule 35.A) by either show management or judge. This includes any act which the general public would perceive to constitute inhumane treatment or excessive training of a horse. Any act of inhumane treatment, mistreatment or intent to mistreat a horse will be dealt with in the strongest possible manner as provided for in this Standing Rule. This Zero Tolerance Policy covers acts occurring not only in the show arena, but also those occurring anywhere on the show grounds–the warm-up area, practice pen or any other location.

The “ Zero Tolerance” policy encompasses all of the following acts:

Excessive Training: Excessive Training includes: excessive jerking; cueing; whipping; use of lip wire or similar device; slapping or hitting a horse on the head, or any other part of the body, one time or more than one time, in any manner, either with the rider’s hands, reins or any other object; using a bit in such a way that a horse is caused to bleed from its mouth or face; using any object held in the rider’s hand to hit a horse; or any other act which may cause trauma or injury to a horse.

Inhumane treatment: Inhumane Treatment is the exhibition of a lame or injured horse, or a horse that appears lame or injured, or a horse with any other health abnormality, which could thereby result in the horse’s undue discomfort or distress.

Your cooperation in promoting the welfare of our cutting horse athletes through enforcement of our rules is appreciated and absolutely essential to the ongoing success of the NCHA and its affiliates.

Very Truly Yours,

Ted Sokol Jr. NCHA President

1. 2.

Thank you to all of our generous sponsors, lot donors, buyers, and attendees for helping make A Night at the Ranch such a special & successful evening.

Together we raised over

$400,000!

We look forward to celebrating the elite traditions of our authentic Western Heritage and the sport of cutting with you again next year.

Save the date!

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

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 –

The Dr. Glenn Blodgett Animal Welfare Fund

All in the Family

Punk Carter is a legend in the cutting horse world: an NCHA past president, a member of the NCHA Members Hall of Fame, an NCHA AAAA judge, and NCHA director for more than 30 years (he’s now Director at Large). 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 o ers 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.

I started riding as a kid—won my rst blue ribbon at the age of six in a halter class for a Shetland pony. I went out to the mailbox every day waiting for that blue ribbon to come. I must have been about eight when I

HIS

NICKNAME

“Punk” is a childhood nickname, short for Punkin’.

GETTING THE WORD OUT

Punk has appeared in national TV and magazine ads for NCHA and products he endorses, including his own BBQ sauce.

A HELPING HAND

During Hurricane Harvey, people brought their horses to stay at Punk and Rita’s ranch until it was safe to go home.

As told to Marianne Dougherty

ABOUT PUNK CARTER

PHOTGRAPH BY SUSAN SYLVESTER WORKING WITH A QUARTER HORSE AT A CLINIC IN OAHU, HAWAII.

PHOTO BY JIM RUSSI

bought a pair of boots from Windy Ryon for $30 with the money I earned from breaking Shetland ponies. At 13, I won my rst cutting contest. Guess you could say it’s in my blood.

$400,000 in CHROME CASH was paid out at NCHA Events in 2022!

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My dad put my brother and me on everything from bucking broncs to bulls when we were just kids. My brother would get on anything, but I didn’t like the bulls. My wife and I also put our kids on horses when they were very young. Growing up, I heard stories about my great-granddad, a champion bronc rider east of the Mississippi who died fairly young from an injury on a bucking horse. My granddad didn’t much like his stepdad so he ran away from home when he was nine. He caught a train from Kentucky to Aubrey, Texas, with his ve-year-old sister. Guess they had family there. My granddaddy was a rancher who raised horses and mules. During the Depression, he became a bootlegger just to survive. I’m extremely proud of my heritage.

Don’t miss out on 2023 CASH - Get your eligible AQHA horse registered with APHA and enter the Chrome Cash classes at participating NCHA events!

APHA registration is the ONLY requirement to enter Chrome Cash, a class with in a class.

Here are SOME of the APHA registered sires

• REYZIN THE CASH

• RUBY TUESDAY DNA

• SHES TWICE AS SMOOTH

• SMOOTH AS A CAT

• SMOOTH TALKIN STYLE

• STEVIE REY VON

:

EVENTS

• CATTY HAWK

• HISSY CAT

• MECOM BLUE

• METALLIC REBEL

• ONCE YOU GO BLACK

• ONE TIME ROYALTY

• PURDY BET

• QUEJANAISALENA

Questions or ready to register?

Horses are my life. ey made me who I am, thank God. I rode a cutting horse named Poco Mona, who was one of the prettiest horses I ever saw to this day. We raised a gray mare named Highly Insured who made seven major nals and who we sold to Christie Brinkley. Rio Smart was a neat cow horse: I won $100,000 in the rst two-and-a-half minutes of his show career. I also had a Cutter Bill roping horse named Cutter Sugar who was AQHA World Champion mare one year. Horses teach us patience. You have to respect their space. ey say a horse can feel your heartbeat from ten feet away. ey know if you’re scared, and they’ll take kindness for weakness if you’re not careful. I’m grateful that I can do what I do at my age. Riding keeps me in shape, and judging competitions keeps me sharp. It’s been a good life.

Text or call Sunny Bates at 817-219-7985

2 0 2 3 NCHA

NCHA Summer Spectacular

Cascade Futurity (pending)

PCCHA Futurity (pending)

(as of Jan 1, 2023):

Abilene Spectacular

The Ike

Arbuckle Mountain Futurity

Brazos Bash

Waco Futurity

NCHA Futurity

Cattlemens

a horse gene in our blood. Go back far enough and one of your ancestors probably rode a horse to town, used a horse to plow a field or rode in a carriage pulled by horses.”

NCHA Super Stakes

PCCHA Derby (pending)

APHA World Show

Two ways to APHA Registration:

• Lineage – If your AQHA horse has at least one APHA registered parent, your horse may be eligible for APHA registration REGARDLESS OF COLOR.

• Markings - If your AQHA horse has 2 inches of solid white hair in the qualifying area (above the hock/knee & behind the eye)

“Most of us have

PUNK CARTER

PUNK ATOP A CUTTING HORSE ON THE RANCH. DALCO PHOTOGRAPHY. COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS LIBRARIES SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, THE PORTAL TO TEXAS HISTORY

& dams with competing foals

in CHROME CASH was paid out at NCHA Events in

Don’t miss out on 2023 CASH - Get your eligible AQHA horse registered with APHA and enter the Chrome Cash classes at participating NCHA events!

2 0 2 3 NCHA EVENTS

(as of Jan 1, 2023):

Abilene Spectacular

The Ike

Arbuckle Mountain Futurity

Cattlemens

NCHA Super Stakes

PCCHA Derby (pending)

APHA World Show

NCHA Summer Spectacular

Cascade Futurity (pending)

PCCHA Futurity (pending)

Brazos Bash

Waco Futurity

NCHA Futurity

Two ways to APHA Registration:

• Lineage – If your AQHA horse has at least one APHA registered parent, your horse may be eligible for APHA registration REGARDLESS OF COLOR.

• Markings - If your AQHA horse has 2 inches of solid white hair in the qualifying area (above the hock/knee & behind the eye)

APHA registration is the ONLY requirement to enter Chrome Cash, a class with in a class.

Here are SOME of the APHA registered sires & dams with competing foals :

• CATTY HAWK

• HISSY CAT

• MECOM BLUE

• METALLIC REBEL

• ONCE YOU GO BLACK

• ONE TIME ROYALTY

• PURDY BET

• QUEJANAISALENA

• REYZIN THE CASH

• RUBY TUESDAY DNA

• SHES TWICE AS SMOOTH

• SMOOTH AS A CAT

• SMOOTH TALKIN STYLE

• STEVIE REY VON

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