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Stallion Service Program
The Stallion Service Program benefiting the NYCHA is in full swing with 83 stallions donated with total breeding fees of $120,000 to date!

Participating are 10 of the top 50 stallions ranked by the Quarter Horse Directory based on standing stallions' NCHA earnings which include A Hocus Pocus Cat; CD Olena; Christys Acre; Chula Dual; Laker Doc; Lectric Playboy; Oh Cay Quixote; Smart Aristocrat; Smart Little Jerry; and Snackbox.

It's easy to donate a breeding to your stallion to the biggest fundraiser for NCHA's youth. Fill out the contract included in the Cutting Horse Chatter or visit the Youth Connection on our website. Or call the NCHA office at  (817) 244-6188 to have a form mailed right away!

Flying to the Futurity
For those of you who have not made the airline reservation for the upcoming Futurity or any other NCHA show, don't forget to use NCHA's Starfile # S12525 when booking your air transportation.  You or your travel agent can call 800-433-1790 to use this number and receive discounts on air travel when you fly on American Airlines, a proud sponsor of NCHA.

Trainers Party
Everyone is welcome to attend the 1^st Annual NCHA Hall of Fame & Awards Party to be held Saturday, December 8, at 6:00 p.m. during the 2001 NCHA World Championship Futurity and hosted by NCHA's Professional Trainers.

The festivities include a special video presentation highlighting the accomplishments of the NCHA Hall of Fame inductees and the presentation of the first Zane Schulte Trainer of the Year Award. NCHA Charities (CIA) will conduct a live and silent auction benefiting Youth Scholarships and the Crisis Fund.

NCHA thanks the businesses providing additional financial support to the event. They are: Gold Sponsor Merrill Lynch; Silver Sponsors horsecity.com and D&D Farm and Ranch; Supporting Sponsors Flying "C" Bar Ranch and Oklahoma Select Breeders Futurity.

Admission is free to all NCHA members and their families. Tickets may be obtained from any participating NCHA Professional Trainer. For more information about the event, phone Pam Robison @ (817) 244-6188, ext. 111, or email her.

Directors Consent Forms
All those desiring to be nominated for election to the NCHA Board of Directors, including incumbent directors eligible for reelection, need to sign the Director Consent Form.

For your convenience, Director Districts with upcoming elections are listed on page 244 in the November issue of the Cutting Horse Chatter. Check to see if your state has a director opening and fill out the consent form right away. Look for it in your December issue, also.

All consent forms must be received at the NCHA office no later than December 15, 2001.

Futurity Working Orders
Six days and counting until the 40^th NCHA World Championship Futurity begins at Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas!

To get a "heads up" on who will be debuting three-year-old cutting horses at this year's event and when they will be working, visit our website.

End of the point year
Many weekend cutters around the country ended the 2001 point-year in the saddle as it came to a close Sunday, November 18. Affiliates in Alabama, California, Kansas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas hosted one-day shows to wrap up a successful year.

"2001 has been a great year for our weekend shows," noted NCHA Executive Director Jeff Hooper. "It appears that we will be up in the total number of shows produced, added money and total purses for the year, as compared to year 2000. Cutting is experiencing exciting growth across the country, and we are looking forward to a great 2002."

Redwood Empire CHA kicks off 2002 in Santa Rosa, California with shows on December 1 & 2, however, look for most shows for the new point-year to begin after December 25.

Affiliate Spotlight
Area 18 Cutting Horse Association elected its new officers during their Year End Awards ceremony held in October. Congratulations go out to new president, Jeff May of Statesboro, Georgia, along with vice president, Miles Elliott of Estill, South Carolina, and secretary Dan Koontz of Belton, South Carolina.

On the board of directors are: Ellen Walyus of Johnston, South Carolina; Ben Neely of Lyons, Georgia; Jim Hartley of Monroe, Georgia; Dan Hestad of Jackson, Georgia; Ronnie Ogletree of Watkinsville, Georgia; and Tracy Surles of Rock Hill, South Carolina.

The affiliate generally hosts 6-8 shows each year and plans them in three venues for 2002: Camden, South Carolina; Gainesville, Georgia; and Arden, North Carolina.

Arden, NC was the site of the first small futurity for the Area 18 CHA held on a Friday during May 2001, kicking off a weekend show. The weekend entries totaled 493 with 80 of those entered in the 4- and 5/6- year old event.

The success of that event has the Area 18 CHA planning a Friday night futurity for every weekend show in 2002.

Renew your membership
Join the thousands of NCHA members who have renewed early for a chance to win a Life Membership! Send in your renewal form to be received at the NCHA office by November 30 and your name will be added to the drawing.

Cuttin' Capital Celebration
The first "Cuttin' Capital Celebration," held November 9 raised the roof on expectations in attendance and fundraising.

Contributions approached $300,000 and the generous response came from over 700 who attended the event held at the Radisson Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. Proceeds will benefit Campbell Health Systems Hepatitis C Awareness Project and Inpatient Cancer Care Unit in Weatherford, Texas.

Jan and Ben Emison of Weatherford were honored during the festivities for their initiative in launching the project. Together with co-chairs, Nan and Bob Kingsley, of America's Country Countdown, they succeeded in creating a charitable event worth repeating.

"We are already preparing for next year," said Campbell Health Systems' Rhenda Weathersby. "There are many people who are disappointed they couldn't make it this time and plan to attend the next one."

The highlight this year was the auctioning of a Border Collie pup bred and donated by NCHA's Russell McCord, and his wife, Tasha. The highest bidders with $12,000 were Tina and Ron Hughes. The young Aledo, Texas, couple explained, "We know cancer firsthand in our family and feel this is a worthy cause."

Advertisers
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UCHA/Community Press Futurity & Aged Event
The 2001 Utah Cutting Horse Association/Community Press Futurity & Aged Event held in Ogden, Utah, wrapped up on November 10 with a familiar face in the winner's circle. The Futurity Open win went to Lynn and Doris Folkman's Qualena Chunk with rider Tim Denton of Sterling, Utah.

Tim Denton was also aboard the 2001 Classic Open winner Mahogany Sugar, owned by Glen Wade. Denton and Mahogany Sugar won last year's Derby. Denton also took last year's Classic championship aboard Docs Bailey Poco.

The Futurity Non-Pro championship went to Sherry Chamberlin, of Thorp, Washington, aboard Time For Pepto. (Complete Results)