Cutting
It’s A Great American Summer in Cutting; NYCHA World Finals Featured
It’s going to be a great American summer in Fort Worth, Texas, as cutting horse enthusiasts of all ages make their way to the Will Rogers Center for the Great American Insurance NCHA Summer Cutting Spectacular July 12 through August 3 and featuring the 2013 NYCHA Convention, Summer Scholarship Cutting and NCHA-Grace Ranch Youth World Finals July 21 through July 26.
Slated to offer more than $2 million in cash and prizes, the Great American Insurance NCHA Summer Cutting Spectacular brings not only top flight cutting horse competition to the arena floor but a host of family-friendly activities for members of the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) and fans of the cutting horse.
Featured in the competition will be four-year-old cutting horses in the Derby while five- and six-year-old horses will compete in the Classic. Among those expected to compete will be 2013 Super Stakes Champion Hes A Spot Hot, owned by Don Gilbert of Coushatta, La., and ridden by Hall of Fame Rider Wesley Galyean, 2013 Futurity Champion CR Tuff Hearted Cat, ridden by $4 million rider Ronnie Rice and owned by Center Ranch of Centerville, Texas, as well as 2013 Super Stakes Classic Champion and earner of more than $300,000, Stylish Martini, owned by Dottie St. Clair Hill of Glen Rose, Texas, and shown by Roger Wagner.
May 28, 2013, 01:58
Cutting
LubriSynHA Brings Support That Serves the Cutting Horse and Youth
Two things resonate with the cutting horse owner and those are keeping horses healthy and youth happy. LubriSynHA, a long-time supporter of the National Cutting Horse Association, is working to make that happen through its partnership now in its sixth year.
Through the partnership, LubriSynHA provides complimentary supplies of its hallmark product, LubriSynHA, to top competitors at the NCHA Eastern and Western Nationals, presented by 6666 Ranch, along with the Grace Ranch NYCHA World Finals. Developed by Dr. Steven Allday, DVM, LubriSynHA, is the premium revolutionary joint supplement with one active ingredient: hyaluronic acid (HA). Following the findings of the NIH GAIT study, showing that glucosamine and chondroitin are no more effective than a placebo when it comes to joint pain relief, LubriSynHA is emerging as the leading effective joint supplement on the market today. Its unique higher molecular weight formula ensures the integrity of the synovial fluid - the key component for the protection and lubrication of the joints of all mammals.
May 16, 2013, 03:23
Cutting
Jim Bret Campbell Selected as National Cutting Horse Association Executive Director
The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA), the world governing body for the sport of cutting, has selected Jim Bret Campbell to serve as its Executive Director beginning June 10.
May 13, 2013, 09:12
Cutting
David Booth claims Non-Pro title
David Booth, Acton, Calif., captured the 2012 NCHA Western National Non-Pro Championships title on May 8, the last day of a week-long showdown in Reno, Nev. for 12 division titles. Tracy Barton won the open division on May 2 riding NRR Cat King Cole.
May 13, 2013, 08:14
Cutting
NCHA Cutting Academy Events Begin In May
The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Cutting Academy will make its first stop for 2013 in Hillsborough, Ont., Canada, May 4, followed by a second clinic on May 10 in Lady Lake, Fla., in the start of its summer-long tour providing education and instruction to aspiring cutting horse enthusiasts.
Presented by Waco Bend Ranch, NCHA Cutting Academy events include two sessions. The first session focuses on understanding rules, tips on gaining the judges perspective and much more. The session includes a light breakfast and lunch.
The second session allows a limited number of registrants to cut live cattle with a leading trainer on hand to provide riders with constructive criticism and an idea of what the judge is looking for when showing.
May 10, 2013, 01:30
Cutting
NCHA Secures Prestigious Firm for Executive Director Search
National Cutting Horse Association, the world governing body for the sport of cutting, has secured Jim Harlan, president and CEO of MJM Global Search, Inc. to assist in efforts to fill the position of Executive Director of the more than 16,000-member organization. A timetable has been established to secure an individual by early summer.
“It is critical as we move forward that NCHA acquire an individual who not only appreciates the culture of our sport and our industry, but has the professional capability to effectively lead the association into the future,” said Lach Perks, chairman of the search committee. “MJM Global Search comes with a long list of credentials that should bring forward the best candidates for the position.”
Feb 18, 2013, 10:17
Cutting
Crystal Lehrmann wins Mercuria Non-Pro at San Antonio
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| Crystal Lehrmann on So Sweet Santana. |
Crystal Lehrmann of Gardendale, Texas, drew last but finished first in the $25,000-added Non-Pro finals of the Mercuria NCHA World Series of Cutting in San Antonio Sunday afternoon.
Riding So Sweet Santana, she marked 226.5 to win by half a point from top qualifier Lane Wood on Pepto Boom.
Last spring, Lehrmann scored a double on So Sweet Santana, winning both the Non-Pro and the $5,000 Novice Non-Pro at the 6666 Ranch NCHA Western National Championships. She was also a 2012 finalist in Mercuria World Series events at San Antonio and the Battle in the Saddle, as well as the Mercuria NCHA World Finals in December.
Feb 18, 2013, 10:03
Cutting
NCHA 2013 Vice Presidential Candidates
The Officer Nominating Committee has announced that the two candidates for Vice President this year will be:
Jo Ellard of Addison, TX
Monty Johnson of Amarillo, TX
Ballots with background information on the two candidates will be mailed to all NCHA members by no later than April 30, 2013 with the votes to be tabulated on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Additionally, information on the two candidates will appear in the May and June issues of the Cutting Horse Chatter and on the NCHA website.
Feb 18, 2013, 10:01
Cutting
Merial Renews Support of NCHA
Merial Limited, makers of ULCERGARD® (omeprazole), has renewed its relationship with the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA). As one of NCHA’s partners, Merial will participate in various NCHA shows and activities throughout the year.
“We at Merial are excited to partner with the NCHA and its members. Cutting horses are tremendous athletes and competitors. And because like other equine athletes they train, travel and are often in new environments, they are prone to develop ulcers and osteoarthritis,” says Beckie Peskin, Senior Product Manager, Equine, Merial.”We are happy to be able to provide products like GASTROGARD® (omeprazole), ULCERGARD and EQUIOXX® (firocoxib) that can help these athletes stay happy and healthy while competing. We are proud to provide these FDA-approved products, which have been proven to be safe and effective and always encourage horse owners to be knowledgeable about the products they use in their horses.”
Jan 29, 2013, 15:52
Cutting
Cherokee, Oklahoma Benefit Cutting March 1-2
Beef Empire Cutting Horse Association Teams with Rein in Cancer
A Benefit Cutting will be held March 1-2 to help Rein in Cancer. Fund-raising fun and games will be held during the Beef Empire CHA-produced National Cutting Horse Association approved event in Cherokee, Oklahoma.
Special activities begin with a bridleless cutting on Friday night, March 1st, with the teams to be auctioned off at approx. 6 pm in a Calcutta-style auction.
Various fund-raising activities for Rein In Cancer will take place throughout the course of the two days. Attendees can opt to try the frisbee toss, dummy roping, silent auction, or paint ball "target shooting".
Jan 23, 2013, 20:56
Cutting
NCHA Secures Prestigious Firm for Executive Director Search
The National Cutting Horse Association, the world governing body for the sport of cutting, has secured Jim Harlan, president and CEO of MJM Global Search, Inc. to assist in efforts to fill the position of Executive Director of the more than 16,000-member organization. A timetable has been established to secure an individual by early summer.
“It is critical as we move forward that NCHA acquire an individual who not only appreciates the culture of our sport and our industry, but has the professional capability to effectively lead the association into the future,” said Lach Perks, chairman of the search committee. “MJM Global Search comes with a long list of credentials that should bring forward the best candidates for the position.”
Harlan is responsible for the strategic leadership necessary to ensure the achievement of MJM Global Search’s performance goals and preservation of the core values established for the company more than 17 years ago. He is also a horse and ranch owner in Colorado with more than 30 years of experience in the horse industry.
Jan 18, 2013, 04:19
Cutting
NCHA Eastern Nationals presented by 6666 Ranch to Feature $200,000 Added Purse
Cutting horse enthusiasts from across the country can kick off their spring cutting horse season vying for a $200,000 added money purse in the first of two national shows focusing on the Eastern region of the United States.
The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Eastern National Championships presented by 6666 Ranch will kick off March 4 in Jackson, Miss., at the Fordice Equine Center of the Mississippi State Fairgrounds. Competition will feature a full slate of events, including open and non-professional, as well as several offerings for amateur, youth and novice riders. Deadline for entry is January 23, with a 10-day grace period offered for latecomers.
The Western National Championships presented by 6666 Ranch will be held April 28-May 5 in Reno, Nev., at the Reno Livestock Center.
Jan 14, 2013, 23:27
Cutting
2012 NCHA World Championship Futurity Is All in the Family
Family members share title for the first time in history
For the first time in history, the NCHA World Championship Futurity saw two family members share the coveted Open Championship title December 15 with Texas-based professionals Tarin Rice, 23, of Spearman, riding He Bea Cat, and his great-uncle, Ronnie Rice, 60, of Centerville, riding CR Tuff Hearted Cat, each scoring a 222.5 to take the win.
Even better was the fact that with the tie, awards were duplicated for each of the rider’s connections, including the $201,971 first-place paycheck, bringing the total purse for the open championship to $2.218 million and an overall payout for the Futurity to an astounding $4 million.
The younger Rice threw down the gauntlet as the 13th horse to work in the first herd of 15 in the finals after meeting 630 other contenders throughout four rounds of competition. Another young rider in the competition, Monty Buntin, 21, of Lockeford, Calif., riding High Brown Jackson, set the pace scoring a 220 as the first rider into the bunch of fresh heifers, but was quickly struck down by veteran Lloyd Cox on another High Brow Cat three-year-old, Lil Catabaloo, who scored a 221. Tarin, however, dashed their hopes of taking home the prize money and the highly-coveted Fort Worth Cup when he and He Bea Cat, yet another High Brow Cat progeny owned by Jim Crawford of Lexington, Neb., managed to read the herd almost perfectly, going from a rank first cow to a dream bovine in the third cow to lay down the 222.5 for the lead moving into the second herd.
Dec 19, 2012, 11:31
Cutting
Bennett Maintains Lead In Open at NCHA Futurity; Non Pro Competition Begins
Following two rounds of competition in the 2012 NCHA World Championship Futurity Open division, Hereford, Texas, horseman Tate Bennett holds the lead with his own Nothing To Lose, a 2009 gelding by High Brow Cat and out of the Hes A Peptospoonful mare Spoonful of Rosie. The pair posted an aggregate score of 438, just a scant two points ahead another one of his horses, Rios Jewel, who shares second place with two others; CR First Tuff, by Center Ranch stallion Woody Be Tuff, shown by Boyd Rice of Spearman, Texas and owned by the Center Ranch in Centerville, Texas and Boyd’s son, Tag of Crowley, Texas, riding his own PRF Badgers Goldmine.
More than $2.2 million will be awarded in open competition, including $200,000 to the Futurity open champion. Semi-finals will be held December 14 at 8 a.m. with 76 horses competing. A score of 430 was required to advance to the semi-finals. The first round of Open consisted of 630 exhibitors, with 255 of those advancing to the second round.
Dec 6, 2012, 18:43
Cutting
Cutting Horse Action Escalates This Weekend
The duck and dive of the world’s best equine athletes will be at its highest level this weekend at the National Cutting Horse Association’s (NCHA) World Championship Futurity when the Mercuria Energy World Championship Finals joins the action November 30 and December 1.
With the Futurity underway since November 25, more than 400 three-year-olds have seen their first cutting horse competition and another 200 will be finishing their first round November 30. A total of 240 will advance to the second round December 1 in their quest for a share of the $3.9 million purse. A futurity is a competition that speaks to the future of the industry through its youngest competition level. Competition begins each day at 8 a.m. in the Will Rogers Coliseum.
Nov 28, 2012, 11:13
Cutting
Coyote Rock Ranch to present NCHA World Finals Party
Coyote Rock Ranch, Terrebonne, Ore., has joined the National Cutting Horse Association in providing memorable moments for its members by becoming the presenting sponsor of the Mercuria NCHA World Finals Awards Party. The celebration will be held December 8 following the closing World Finals performances.
At the event, finalists will receive Gist trophy belt buckles, official NCHA trophies, and scores of other prizes in recognition of their accomplishments during the point year. The Mercuria NCHA World Finals is held annually in conjunction with the NCHA World Championship Futurity.
The Top 15 money earners from each of NCHA’s 10 approved classes have been invited to participate in the World Finals competition sponsored by Mercuria Energy during the Futurity at the Will Rogers Memorial Center, Nov. 30 through Dec. 8. At the end of the competition, new World Champions will be crowned and honored at the Coyote Rock Ranch NCHA World Finals Awards Party. Finalists and their guests are invited to celebrate these accomplishments at 7:30 pm December 8 in the Round Up Inn located inside the Amon Carter Exhibit Building.
Nov 19, 2012, 00:25
Cutting
NCHA Futurity Brings Top Equine Athletes Competing For Millions
Total purse to exceed $3.2 million as riders compete for $200,000 top prize
When the word “futurity” is heard in the horse world, one can usually anticipate the subject is about the $3.2 million National Cutting Horse Association’s World Championship Futurity, the horse industry’s richest discipline event, taking place Nov. 25 through Dec. 15 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Boasting more than 1,600 entries, the NCHA World Championship Futurity brings cutting horse enthusiasts the chance to see the nation’s top three-year-old equine athletes compete for the first time over a period of 21 days at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. Events will include amateur, non-professional and open competition, with the winner of the highly-coveted Futurity Open winning $200,000. Winners will also receive Gist Silversmith championship buckles, NCHA championship trophies, custom ML Leddy’s saddles, Sombrero Brands hats, Rios of Mercedes full quill ostrich boots and much more.
Nov 7, 2012, 23:47
Cutting
World Championship Blacksmiths join National Cutting Horse Association’s Futurity
The National Cutting Horse Association will host the World Championship Blacksmiths (WCB) horseshoeing competition December 13-15 in conjunction with NCHA’s World Championship Futurity. A National Champion Blacksmith will be named at the conclusion of the event.
WCB members travel the nation throughout the year competing at various venues. The World Championship Futurity will be the last stop of 2012 and first visit to the NCHA Futurity. Horseshoeing competition will be held concurrently with the Amateur, Non Pro, and Open finals of the cutting competition in Cattle Barn 2.
The membership-based WCB is in its sixth year of existence and serves to produce horseshoeing competitions with the opportunity to educate the horse-owning public in the process. Each contest is a three-day event comprised of four different rounds – match play, two-man, single man, and live horseshoeing.
Oct 18, 2012, 12:31
Cutting
Anne Reynolds Wins Non Pro Bridle Championship at Snaffle Bit Futurity
It was a successful day in Reno for the National Reined Cow Horse Association's only female and only Non Pro Million Dollar Rider, Anne Reynolds, King Hill, Idaho. This morning, she qualified both her 3-year-olds for the Snaffle Bit Futurity Non Pro Finals. This evening, she claimed the Non Pro Bridle Championship with her enduring home-raised champion, the 10-year-old gelding More Magic Please (Chic Please x Magical Lena x Little Lenas Legend).
Reynolds and "Midget" scored a 146.5 in the rein work and a 147 in the cow work, for a 293.5 total.
"He was good everywhere. He's kind of like a little machine. He's just so honest and fun to show. The fence work was just great. He really boxed, the cow was moving around down there, and he was jumping around, and it was really fast and fun. Then we took off down the fence, and he was right on top of it in that first turn and all over it in the second turn. We were running really fast when we went to circle, and he got there."
Sep 24, 2012, 10:47
Cutting
Welch receives 2012 National Golden Spur Award
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| (L - R) Johnny Trotter, AQHA; Dr. Glenn Blodgett, 6666 Ranch; Buster Welch; Tio Kleberg, King Ranch; Don Treadway, AQHA Executive Vice President |
National Cutting Horse Association veteran Buster Welch, Rotan, Texas, received the prestigious National Golden Spur Award from the Ranching Heritage Association this past weekend in Lubbock, Texas. He was honored in front of an audience of more than 400 attendees.
Welch was chosen for his commitment to the ranching industry. Aside from his untouched record five NCHA Futurity wins and four NCHA World Champion titles, Welch’s longtime goal was to be a cattle rancher – a dream he’s been able to live for more than 20 years.
The award was presented to Welch at a dinner and reception at the Overton Hotel and Convention Center in Lubbock. Master of Ceremonies was R.W. Hampton, Cimarron, NM, and Tio Kleberg, Kingsville, Texas, presented Welch with the award.
Welch’s accomplishments also afforded him induction into the NCHA Riders and Members Halls of Fame, and he was a recipient of the Charles Goodnight Award, presented to an individual each year who helps preserve ranching. He was also inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.
Sep 18, 2012, 13:14
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