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There are some very exciting and positive developments that have come from the Standing Committees and been approved by the Executive Committee for the 2009 point year,

The NCHA Executive Committee met in Fort Worth, Texas on September 8 - 9, 2008 to review and vote on the recommendations of the 13 NCHA Standing Committees. You can click on this link to read a Summary of the Executive Committee Actions.

The complete minutes of this two-day Executive Committees meeting are also available on our web site.

Curly Talmage, who celebrates his 86th birthday this month, may be the oldest trainer who is still working with horses for the public. In the October issue of Cutting Horse Chatter, he looks back at his career and how the sport has changed over the years. You can read it online right now, and watch two bonus videos: Part 1 and Part 2.

Can't wait for the mail? You can read the entire October issue of Cutting Horse Chatter, featuring articles on history and news from the NCHA Executive Committee's September meeting, online right now.

SALE TOPPER WINS: Imirage, a mare that sold for $285,000 as a yearling won the 3-year-old Open finals at the Brazos Bash. Meanwhile, Tootsie Rey won the 5/6-year-old finals, and High Brow CD took the 4-year-old division. Find out more . . .

GET THE STORY: The new NCHA Storylines videos were a big hit at the 2008 NCHA Convention. A DVD that includes each of the short features, along with a new Inside the Judges Stand video, is being mailed to all current NCHA members. But you can watch the NCHA Storylines videos right now - and share them with friends - online.

Introducing the Sire's Get, All Foals Report
Order this report for an in-depth look at a breeding stallion. This report includes the following information:

3-generation pedigree of the subject

The stallion's detailed NCHA show record, including all major limited age event placings

Summary of the stallion's foals, performers, and their all-time and current-year earnings

AQHA Alliance earnings for the subject horse

List of all of the stallion's AQHA-registered foals, with their dam's and dam's sires, plus their NCHA earnings.

You can order all these reports right now from the official (NCHA/AQHA) web site by selecting the Purchase Reports option at the top of the page

Get a thrill: More than 100,000 cutting fans have watched the Thrill of Cutting video online. It's just one of dozens of NCHA videos now available on youtube.