POLO RANCH CUTTING
Swinging Little Gal, owned by Dean Sanders of Anderson, Texas scored her way to the winner's circle twice at the 2001 Polo Ranch Cutting in Sheridan, Wyoming resulting in earnings of more than $44,000.

The mare marked 225 with Faron Hightower aboard in the Open 4-year-old Classic. She carried Dean Sanders to a 226-point win in the Non-Pro event.

The Amateur division went to Keith Goett on Purple Lynx with 217.5.

Champions in the 5- & 6-year-old classes were as follows: Open, Smart Lookin Hi Brow and Lloyd Cox with a 230-point score; Non-Pro, Linda Mussallem and Remedy For Sweets scoring 226; and Amateur, Colleen Holt aboard Powder Pepalena with 220 points.

DID YOU KNOW?
You can look up the most up-do-date NCHA earnings on any horse for free on our web site. Just go to the Horse Earnings tab on our home page menu.

PAYMENT DUE DATES
2001 World Championship Futurity fifth payment - SEPTEMBER 1 - $400
2001 World Championship Futurity Amateur first payment - SEPTEMBER 1 - $500
2002 Super Stakes Stallion Subscription payment - SEPTEMBER 1 - $3,000 - Additional $500 for Gelding Stakes

NCHA SELECT TWO-YEAR-OLD SALE SCREENING
The date has changed for the screening for the NCHA Select Futurity Sale to be conducted in Fort Worth at the John Justin Arena of Will Rogers Equestrian Center. The new dates are November 23-24.

CUTTING QUIZ
Put yourself in the judge's seat. Would you know how to mark the score card in this case?

Activity: The cutter legally quits a cow while in working position. The judge believes that the cutter's horse has lost contact with the cow. You should....

Read on. The answer lies ahead in the newsletter.

SALES
Looking for a new prospect, or a broodmare for the coming breeding season? Don't miss these September sales:

Aug 31 & Sept 1 - Lolli Brothers Quarter Horse and Paint Horse Auction, Macon, Missouri
Sept 1 - Southwest Fall Classic Performance Horse Sale, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Sept 7 - Billy Cogdell & Family Horse Sale, Tulia, Texas
Sept 8 - Waite Ranch Quarter Horse Production Sale, Higgins, Texas
Sept 15 - The Coors Challenge Cow Horse Sale, Fort Worth, Texas
Sept 15 - Wichita Ranch Fifth Annual Production Sale, Brenham, Texas
Sept 26 - Western Legacy Premier Filly Sale, Fort Worth, Texas
Sept 29-30 - Horse Country Sales, Glen Rose, Texas

ADVERTISING DEADLINES
Don't be the only one not taking advantage of the best advertising opportunities in the cutting horse industry. Feature your horse, business, or even a "thank-you" in the NCHA's award-winning publications. Deadlines for each are as follows:

New, Improved Yearbook - September 1 - Hurry!! Only a few spaces remain available!!
October Chatter - September 1; camera-ready September 5
Show Secretary Handbook - September 7
Travel Planner - September 30
NCHA Futurity Program - October 10

Call Shawn McCoy for details at (817) 244-6188, or send him an e-mail.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"They're both so great, I just hang on and enjoy the ride."

 - Tim Drummond, 2001 NCHA Classic Amateur Champion, about the horses he rode to amateur event finals at the Summer Cutting Spectacular.

Learn more about the big NCHA summer event in the September issue of the Cutting Horse Chatter.

JUST AHEAD FOR WEEKEND CUTTING
East Coast cutters will be heading for Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina on September 9, for a Northern Piedmont CHA-sanctioned show. All classes are NCHA-approved with $500-added money to the Open and Non-Pro; $300-added to the $10,000 Novice and $100-added to the $50,000 Amateur. Youth and $2,000 Limit Rider classes offered. Sec'y Vickie Lambe (336) 674-9299.

On September 16, cutting in the Hill Country means the Central Texas CHA Show at Kerrville, Texas. There will be lots of added money and all classes are NCHA-approved. $500 for Open, Non-Pro and $10,000 Novice; $300 for $50,000 Amateur, $3,000 Novice and $10,000 Novice/Non-Pro. Offers Youth and $2,000 Limit Rider, too. Sec'y Peggy Odam (21) 922-9137.

Cutters in the Midwest won't want to miss the Kenneth Jackson Memorial Weekend cutting on September 23 in Marion, Illinois. This all NCHA-approved show offers added money to its classes: $300 to Open and Non-Pro; $100 to $50,000 Amateur, $10,000 Novice, $3,000 Novice, and $10,000 Novice/Non-Pro. Sec'y Elaine Jackson (618) 268-4200 or (618)268-4515.

NCHA's website lists all weekend coming events.

ON THE LIMITED AGE EVENT HORIZON
Limited Age Events have been springing up fast across the continent and in September there are no signs of the action slowing down. Among the aged-horse competitions coming up are the following:

September 12-15, Kansas Cutting Horse Association Futurity, Derby, Classic/Challenge in Salina, Kansas; total added purse $17,000
September 18-22, Raleigh Cutting Series in Raleigh, North Carolina; total added purse $58,000
September 25-30, West Texas Futurity in Amarillo, Texas; total added purse $70,000
September 14-22, Brazos Bash in Weatherford, Texas; total added purse $105,000
September 26-30, Canadian Supreme in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; total added purse $56,000

JOHN DEERE'S SIGN OF THE TIMES
Who is leading the John Deere/NCHA Non-Pro World Championship race $67,000.36? You guessed right if you said reigning Non-Pro World Champion Mary Jo Milner of Southlake, Texas.

"I want John Deere to know that those signs on the sides of our trucks have gone everywhere," Milner says. "We're grateful that they've come with that sponsorship money for the World Finals."

Jim Milner follows his wife in second place with $38,486.94. A more heated battle is taking place in the third and fourth slots with Robert C. Brown of Tallulah, LA ousting Tim May of Saltillo, Mississippi from third to fourth place. Their earnings are $33,082.04 and $30,431.25 respectively.

The team of Christys Acre and Pat Earnheart of Hernando, Mississippi holds the top Open spot by adding 12 shows and nearly $6,300 to their record since last count. The pair have earned $43,850.39 to date in the race to the John Deere/NCHA World Championships Finals showdown. Not letting up in the race is second-placed Rosies Lena ridden by Robert Rust of New Ulm, Texas with $42,409.54. The biggest move in the Open Top 15 was from 14th to 7th place by So Wild About You ridden by Eddie Bottom and Curly Tully.

CUTTING QUIZ ANSWER
Answer: Reduce the run content

Check out NCHA's online Rule Book for more insight.