04-24-2002 E-newsletter sponsored by

Flowmaster/NCHA Super Stakes concludes
For the second time in three years, Chubby Turner rode an American Paint Horse to victory in the NCHA Super Stakes. Turner, who scored with JR Colord Prom in 2000, marked a 225 on George Jensen's JR Red Diablo to win the Flowmaster/NCHA Super Stakes Open on April 21. Phil Rapp on Dulces Smart Lena and Ronnie Rice on Smart Sugar Badger both marked 224 to be named Co-Reserve Champions.

The 2002 Flowmaster/NCHA Super Stakes & Super Stakes Classic cutting paid out a record $2.2 million in purses. Entries were up seven percent from last year.

Here's a look at the champions:
Super Stakes Classic Amateur: Milt Bradford on Glamorous Dually, owned by Milt & Mary Bradford, Weatherford, TX, 219.0. 
Super Stakes Amateur: Suzanne Thomas on Boonsmal Olena, owned by James & Suzanne Thomas, Savannah, TN, 217.
Super Stakes Classic Non-Pro: Dean Sanders on Swinging Little Gal, owned by Dean Sanders, Anderson, TX, 221.
Super Stakes Non-Pro: Hope Justice on Freckles Lena Boon, owned by Hope Justice, Canton, TX, 224.
Limited Non-Pro: Debra Furst on A Zack Cut Jewel, owned by Debra & Jack Furst, Argyle, TX, 219.
Gelding Non-Pro: Cookie Coleman on Haidas CD, owned by Cookie Coleman, Texarkana, TX, 219.
Super Stakes Classic Open: Smart Lil Scoot, ridden by Roy Carter, owned by S & S Farms, Shreveport, LA, 225.
Super Stakes Open: JR Red Diablo, ridden by Chubby Turner, owned by George Jensen, Jacksboro, TX, 225.
Limited Open: Little Moria Red, ridden by Roger Wagner, owned by Hope Justice Canton, TX, 224.0.
Gelding Stakes Open: Brinks Banker, ridden by Boyd Rice, owned  by Billy Cogdell, Tulia, TX, 220.5.
(All of the Results)

$200,000 mare tops Western Bloodstock sale
Glamorous Dually, the six-year-old Dual Pep mare that Milt Bradford won the Flowmaster/NCHA Super Stakes Classic Amateur championship on a week earlier, brought the top price of $200,000 at Western Bloodstock's NCHA Super Stakes Sales April 20-21 in Fort Worth. The buyers of Glamorous Dually were Bob and Francie Butler of Valley Mills, Texas. The mare is out of SR Glamorous Lady, a Doc's Hickory mare that earned nearly $100,000, and was a finalist in multiple aged events.

The second high-seller was Ashley Freckles, a 10-year-old Freckles Playboy x Rosalee Lena mare consigned by Bob Mayfield and purchased by Gail Holmes of Denver, Colorado, for $150,000.

Sales of proven horses were especially strong, with the overall average reaching approximately $14,000.

Dulces Smart Lena wins Western Bloodstock Daily Chatter award
Dulces Smart Lena, the Co-Reserve Champion of the Flowmaster/NCHA Super Stakes, received a special Western Bloodstock Daily Chatter award as the highest money earner from the Super Stakes to have sold through a Western Bloodstock sale. The Smart Little Lena stallion was purchased by Esperanza Ranch from Lonnie and Barbara Allsup during the 1999 Western Bloodstock NCHA Futurity Sales. Western Bloodstock is the official sponsor of the popular Daily Chatter newsletter.

Judges seminar underway
More than 300 NCHA judges are attending a seminar in Fort Worth, Texas, this week as part of NCHA's continuing efforts to set new standards for judging cutting horse events. The intensive bi-annual workshop features analysis and discussion of tapes and live works.

Fun times at the 2002 NCHA Convention
The convention is just around the corner, and this year we added some fun to the schedule of events. Everyone at the convention is invited to join in.

Convention Parties
*7:30 pm Friday, June 7
Dinner Party at Stockyards Station

*5:30 pm Saturday, June 8
Wine & Cheese Reception, co-hosted by Trefethen Vineyards
Honoring our Sponsors
Worthington Renaissance Hotel

Youth activities at NCHA Convention
Members of the National Youth Cutting Horse Association are invited to attend the 2002 NCHA Convention in Fort Worth, Texas.  Special workshops designed for youth ages 12-19 will be held on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9.  Tentative topics include teamwork, communication skills and goal-setting all presented in a fun, hands-on setting.  You'll have so much fun, you'll forget you're also learning how to be a leader!  Although it is not required, NYCHA Area Directors are strongly encouraged to attend.

Please pre-register by contacting Danette McGuire, NCHA Youth Coordinator at 817- 244-6188 ext 125.  There is no charge  to attend the youth activities.

Chevy Trucks/NCHA Western National Championships
The 2001 Chevy Trucks/NCHA Western National Championships get underway Saturday in Ogden, Utah, with  nearly seven percent more entries than last year. Six hundred thirty-five entries will compete for $215,000 in purses at the Golden Spike Arena. Results will be updated daily, and you can keep up with the news from Ogden in the Daily Chatter  to be published April 27 & 30, and May 4 & 6. (Event Schedule)

The Sooner you get to Ogden?
The sooner you get to Ogden, the sooner you'll have a chance to enter the drawing for a year's use of a three-horse gooseneck Sooner trailer! The drawing will be held Saturday, May 4^th at 9:30 pm, and you must be present to win.

Summer Cutting Spectacular
The NCHA Summer Cutting Spectacular presented by Emison Insurance Company, underwritten by Insurance Corporation of Hannover will be held July 9-28 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Schedule)

Weekend entries, purses up
Purses at weekend shows continue to break all records. Through April 8, weekend purses paid out in 2002 added up to $3,047,901, an increase of $561,472, or 22.6% over the same period last year.

Meanwhile, entries at weekend shows were up by 17.8% over last year.

Fresh cows for cutters at NHSFR thanks to ICH
Thanks to the generosity of NCHA corporate sponsor the Insurance Corporation of Hannover, youth cutters at the National High School Finals Rodeo will have fresh cattle to cut at each of the 13 performances during the 2002 NHSFR. The National High School Rodeo Association has attempted to secure fresh cutting cattle for each performance of the NHSFR for many years, but the additional cost of the fresh cattle prohibited making this possible until now thanks to ICH's livestock mortality division. (Full Story)

Support the NCHA through MBNA
Remember to use your NCHA MBNA credit card for all of your show entry fees, your groceries, and other expenses. When you enroll in the NCHA account program and participate by using your MBNA credit card, it returns money to the NCHA. Doing so allows the NCHA to further its efforts to promote the sport of cutting and our membership. If you're not already enrolled in the NCHA MBNA program, just call 1-800-523-7666 and give priority code QWNS.

Stallions lead Open standings
Three stallions are vying for the lead in the NCHA World Championship Open Horse standings. David Behnen's Quixote Mac, ridden by Don Pooley, was on top as of April 18, with $15,041 earned at 24 shows. RB Quarter Horses' Smart N Slick, ridden by Dan Simpson, and Lonnie and Barbara Allsup's Smart Little Jaebar, ridden by Glen Blankenship, were next in line with $11,461 and $10,816, respectively. Lee Garner is in the unique position of owning three horses in the top ten: Harriott Playgirl (6^th), Oh Cay Liberty (7^th), and Peponitas Acre (8^th).

In the Non-Pro standings, 2001 Reserve World Champion Joey Milner is leading Lee Garner by $821 with his $24,792. Milner has earned that money with Pappion Cat and Meradas Sunset. Last year's World Champion, Mary Jo Milner, is sitting in third with $22,550 earned on Red White And Boon.

New reason to visit Horsecity.com
If you've visited the cutting education site developed by NCHA and Horsecity.com, there's a new reason to go back. And if you haven't clicked through the cutting section of Horsecity.com yet, you have even more reason to check it out.

Nationally recognized western artist Byron Folse's work is now available for purchase through the NCHA portion of the website. (Check it out)

Advertising deadlines
The deadline for advertising in the June issue of the Chatter is May 1. Deadline for the NCHA Summer Cutting Spectacular Program is June 13. Contact Shawn McCoy .

Something new from Tioga Territories
NCHA's clothing provider, Tioga Territories, has a new website. Now you can browse through their line of clothing, and shop for official NCHA logo merchandise online.