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Mary Kate Brehmer Becomes A Two Time Winner At The Chevy Trucks/NCHA $20,000 Non-Pro Finals

Ogden, Utah (May 2, 2001)--Mary Kate Brehmer continues on a big winning streak as she took her second win in the $20,000 Non-Pro Finals at the Chevy Trucks/NCHA Western Finals at the Golden Spike Arena on Wednesday afternoon. The seventeen year-old was atop her horse, Breathless Mahoney, cutting choice cows from the herd to obtain the winning score of 222. The Paso Robles, California resident has won over $6000 this week after receiving her check today for $3,355. The $20,000 Non-Pro Finals featured a purse of over $25,000 that the twenty-seven finalists were vying for.

Rider, Barbi Madgwick, followed with a 221 to take Reserve Champion honors. Her mount was Spinnies Star Olena. Madgwick co-owns the horse with her husband, Lance Madgwick. She will receive a check for $2,731.

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