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Mary Kate Brehmer Crowned $2000 Limit Rider Champion At Chevy Trucks/NCHA Western Nationals

Odgen, Utah (April 30, 2001)-- The dirt was flying at the Golden Spike Arena during the Chevy Trucks/NCHA Western National Finals held today as Mary Kate Brehmer rode Docs Cowboy Logic to the winner's circle with a 220.5 barely edging out Caitlin Enright on Smart Like King with a 220. Both girls competed in the event's Youth division finals held here on Saturday, April 28. Twenty-six contestants were competing today in the $2,000 Limit Rider class for a total purse of $23,622.

Mary Kate will go home to Paso Robles, California with the champion's check for $2,949. Now 17, she has been cutting since the age of ten. Brehmer has placed in the top five at several PCCHA youth events and in their $20,000 Non-pro division. The winning gelding, Docs Cowboy Logic, is owned by neighbor, Debbie Hall.

Caitlin's parents, Lee and Nancy Enright, were crossing their fingers in the stands as their daughter rode early in the first set of cattle and marked 220 points. The score held up enough to give the 13-year-old a Reserve Championship title aboard her eight-year-old gelding and earn her a check for $2,424. The family makes their home in Sun Valley, Idaho.

For nearly a decade, Chevy Trucks has been a corporate sponsor of the National Cutting Horse Association. As part of Chevy's relationship, a 2001 one-ton Chevy Duromax Diesel will be given away to one lucky cutting competitor entered in the event.

The Chevy Trucks / NCHA Western National Championships is an invitational event for top-ranking contestants, who have qualified in 11 divisions during NCHA regional competition. Qualifiers are eligible to show in the Western National Championship in Ogden and its sister event - the Chevy Trucks / NCHA Eastern National Championships, held in Jackson, Mississippi. Daily go-rounds begin at 8:00 a.m. each day until Saturday, May 5 at the Golden Spike Arena.

The sport of Cutting has roots in Western ranching traditions, where good horses were a necessity for everyday ranch work and cattle handling. "Cutting" horses specialized in their ability to separate or "cut" one cow from a herd of others, for branding, doctoring or shipping. The National Cutting Horse Association was formed in 1946 by a group of cowboys and ranchers, who wanted to promote cutting competitions, have standardize rules and preserve the cutting horse's Western heritage. Today, the Fort Worth based NCHA represents more than 12,000 members in 22 countries and oversees more than 1,400 NCHA-approved shows with more than $22 million in total prize money awarded annually.

For more information, please contact Judy Mayes at 817-244-6188, or visit the NCHA website at www.nchacutting.com