Allmytroublesareover / Wayne Czisny win $10,000 Novice

Finals at Eastern Nationals

Class of 112 narrowed to just 26 for today’s finals

(Fort Worth, TX) — The first Champion of the largest Chevy Trucks / National Cutting Horse Association Eastern National Championships show ever is Allmytroublesareover.

Indeed, there were no troubles for Allmytroublesareover, owned by Kathleen Moore of Madill, Oklahoma, and ridden by Wayne Czisny of Burleson, Texas. The horse-rider pair took charge of their class of 112 in the first go, winning that initial round with 223.5 points. They followed in the finals round with a score of 223, which surpassed second place by five points.

Second place in the $10,000 Novice was shared by two horses: San Joe Playboy and Oh Cay Shez Snazzy. Each horse marked 218 points under the NCHA’s five-judge system. San Joe Playboy is owned by William Holley of Kershaw, South Carolina, and was ridden by Austin Shepard of Summerdale, Alabama. Oh Cay Shez Snazzy is owned by Mike and Libby Bowman of Simpsonville, Kentucky, and ridden by Zeke Entz of Piperton, Tennessee.

For their achievements, each also earned points for their Affiliate organization in the American Quarter Horse Association’s Affiliate Challenge program. Allmytroublesareover picked up 50 points for the North Texas AQHA CHA, San Joe Playboy gained 40 points for the Florida Tomato Cutters, and Oh Cay Shez Snazzy earned 40 points for the North Mississippi CHA. All other class finalists earned 25 points for their representative Affiliates.

For the first time ever, entries at the Chevy Trucks / National Cutting Horse Association Eastern National Championships have topped 1,000. A record 1,005 contestants will vie for a share of the $288,391 purse in the big show which opened in Jackson, Mississippi on March 11. The annual cutting will continue through March 22, with cutting beginning every day at 8 a.m.

The City of Jackson, Mississippi, has been home of the Eastern Nationals cutting for 22 years. The 2002 show will be another 12-day cutting, and will bring 1,005 cutters and their families to the metro Jackson area. Past figures credit the Chevy Trucks / NCHA Eastern National Championships for bringing an economic impact to the city of $8 million.

The public is welcome to come see what the sport of cutting is all about at the Chevy Trucks / NCHA Eastern National Championships. Admission is free to watch the top cutting horses and riders from across the eastern United States.

The Chevy Trucks / NCHA Eastern National Championships are also home to the AQHA Affiliate Challenge. The Affiliate Challenge format encourages affiliates to send as many entries as they can to the Jackson cutting. In addition to the individual competition, all entrants in the show will also compete on behalf of their local NCHA Affiliate.

The sport of cutting has roots in Western ranching traditions, where good horses were a necessity for everyday ranch work and cattle handling. The National Cutting Horse Association was formed in 1946 by a group of cowboys and ranchers who wanted to promote cutting competition, standardize rules and preserve the cutting horses' Western heritage. Today, the Fort Worth-based NCHA represents over 14,000 people and oversees more than 1,400 NCHA-approved shows with more than $26 million in total prize money awarded annually. For more information about the NCHA, the Chevy Trucks / NCHA Eastern National Championships, or the sport of cutting, please call 817-244-6188 or visit www.nchacutting.com.