NCHA Futurity to be featured on Cowboy TV pay-per-view through DISH Network

Cutting horse fans all over the country can watch the 2002 NCHA Futurity live from their own homes

(Fort Worth, TX) — You are in good company if you are a fan of outstanding cutting horse competition. The National Cutting Horse Association’s over 14,000 members are a perfect example.

The NCHA’s annual Futurity is the association’s largest and most highly-anticipated event of the year. The Futurity showcases three-year-old cutting horses that have never been shown before in competition. In their debut competition, these horses and their riders must step in and out-perform the rest of the field in four different rounds to be crowned the World Champion.

The 2002 Chevy Trucks/ NCHA World Championship Futurity will draw some 1,300 three-year-old cutting horses to compete for an estimated $3 million. The pressure is high for horse and rider to succeed … the Champion of the Open division is guaranteed $200,000. Cutting horse enthusiasts from all over the world gather in Fort Worth every fall to witness history in the making at the Futurity.

But now, even if you can’t make it to Fort Worth for the Futurity, you can see all of the action live from your own home! The NCHA and Cowboy TV will air live coverage of the Chevy Trucks/NCHA World Championship Futurity Open Finals on December 15 at 8 pm EST from Fort Worth. Viewers will be able to see for themselves the intelligence, beauty, skill and incredible athleticism of the 20 horses that earned the right to compete in the Open Finals. The telecast will highlight from the Non-Pro and Amateur cutting from their finals earlier in the week.

The Futurity will be available through Cowboy TV on DISH Network pay-per-view channel 456. DISH Network customers can order the Futurity telecast for $19.95 by remote control on their television, or by calling DISH Network at 1-877-DISH-PPV. The Futurity can be ordered for that price right up until the programming begins that evening.

“Cowboy TV is a dream come true for fans of horse sports,” said Shane Waite, president of Equi-View, Inc., the company offering Cowboy TV. “There is great enjoyment from watching rodeo and other equestrian activities live, but when you cannot be there, Cowboy TV will be.”

The National Cutting Horse Association is made up of 14,000 members across the United States with a wide range of backgrounds. The sport of cutting has roots in Western ranching traditions, where good horses were a necessity for everyday ranch work and cattle handling. From cowgirls to CEOs, from firefighters to professional football players, the common ground is often in the cutting arena. Each year more than 1,400 NCHA-approved events are held throughout the country with more than $26 million in prize money awarded.

To learn more about the NCHA Futurity, the show schedule, how to get tickets, the sport of cutting or how to become a member of the association, call the NCHA at 817-244-6188 or visit www.nchacutting.com.