07/17/2002 E-newsletter sponsored by

Super Summer
The record-breaking NCHA Summer Cutting Spectacular, presented by the Emison Insurance Agency, underwritten by the Insurance Corporation of Hannover, is in full swing in Fort Worth. To help you keep up with what's going on at the show, NCHA provides live webcasts (RealPlayer needed to view webcast) of the cutting action; news and features in the Daily Chatter, and complete results.

Smart Lil Scoot, who won the Flowmaster/NCHA Super Stakes Classic/Challenge in April, was the first champion crowned at the Summer Cutting Spectacular. Roy Carter marked 224.5 in the finals for the S&S Farms standard bearer, after a sensational 227 in the second go-round.

Mary Bradford, whose husband, Milt, won the Amateur title at the Super Stakes Classic/Challenge, took the Summer show's Non-Pro Classic/Challenge championship aboard Quanahs Little Star.

Active Youth
Hilary Hightower of Bluff Dale, Texas marked 225 on Jack Ruby to win the senior division of the John Roberts and Cole McGee Scholarship Cutting on July 14.  Cooper Cogdell of Tulia, Texas took the junior division on Work Smooth with a 226.5. [Senior Results] [Junior Results]

The scholarship cutting was one of a host of activities for young cutting enthusiasts at the NCHA Summer Cutting Spectacular. [Pictures]

Coming up
The Amateur Derby title will be decided this evening, with 33 riders coming forward in three sets.  Tim Drummond of Pawhuska, Oklahoma set the pace in round one with a 219 on Todds Stylish Pepto. [Working Order]

Sponsors Cutting
Tomorrow's highlight will be the NCHA Sponsors Cutting, following  five sets of Amateur Classic/Challenge first-round competition.

Summer to remember!
If you're attending the NCHA Summer Cutting Spectacular, you can pick up official NCHA merchandise from the show at the Tioga Territories booth in the Coors Light Trade Show. If you can't make it to Fort Worth, you can still order official NCHA merchandise on-line.

Weekend wonder
Entries, added money and total purses at NCHA weekend shows continue to grow even faster than last year's record-setting pace. Here's a comparison of year-to-date statistics:

Flowmaster/PCCHA Summer Round-Up
The Flowmaster/PCCHA Summer Round-Up concluded in Redmond, Oregon on July 7. Dave Costello rode Marty Pelcyger's Nics Pep to a 227-point victory in the Open Derby, while Jimmy Kemp and Be Ready Please took the 4-year-old Non-Pro title. [Results]

Earnings report
Don't forget, you can get current reports on horse and rider earnings at no charge on the NCHA website.

Yearbook deadline
The Chatter staff is finalizing improvements and new features that will make the 2002 Yearbook better than ever. The advertising deadline for this year's Yearbook is August 23. The deadline for the 2003 Travel Planner is September 15. The deadline for the September issue of the Chatter is August 1. Call Shawn McCoy at (817) 244-6188 or (817) 980-4754 for more information.

Nominations for Todd Drummond Award open
NCHA affiliates have until July 31 to nominate a youth member for the prestigious Todd Drummond Award, to be presented at this year's Chevy Trucks NCHA World Championship Futurity.

The winner will be recognized for scholastic achievement, extracurricular activities and cutting horse involvement.

For more information, call Pam Robison at (817) 244-6188.

Cutting at the National High School Finals Rodeo
The 2002 National High School Finals Rodeo performances will take place July 22 - 28 in Farmington, New Mexico. More than half of the youth entered in the NHSFR cutting are NYCHA members, and NCHA and the Insurance Corporation of Hannover are working to make this years NHSFR cutting better than ever.

The NCHA will cover the cost of a third NCHA-approved judge for the outstanding youth cutters in New Mexico, and the Insurance Corporation of Hannover will sponsor the cost of fresh cattle for the youth cutters at all 13 performances. These are great new benefits for the youth at the NHSFR.