Cutting Events
Katie Fonsen Young Hits Trifecta In El Rancho Futurity Non-Pro
Katie Fonsen Young scored a triple play in the El Rancho Futurity Non-Pro, winning the Championship aboard a gelding she also owned and bred.
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Cutting Events
Eazee E Fires Back with Mercuria Open Championship
Two mares, Eazee E and Deluxe Checks, were running 1-2 atop the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Open World standings going into the El Rancho Futurity. The most recent tally showed Kevin and Sydney Knight’s Eazee E trailing Deluxe Checks by almost $15,000 going into the California event, but she and Equi-Stat Elite $1 Million […]
Current News
Tommy Manion Suspended by NCHA for Alleged Horse Abuse
Prominent cutting breeder Tommy Manion has been suspended by the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) amid allegations of horse abuse. He does not face criminal charges.
Cutting
Shepard Passes $7 Million Milestone
Austin Shepard, of Summerdale, Alabama, passed a major earnings milestone at the West Texas Futurity, held Aug. 12-20 in Amarillo, Texas. He joined Equi-Stat Elite $9 Million Rider Phil Rapp and two $8 million riders – Matt Gaines and Lloyd Cox – as the only riders to earn more than $7 million in the National […]
Cutting News
Investigation Continues Into Alleged Horse Abuse At Texas Cutting
Investigators on Friday, Aug. 11, continued to probe allegations a horse was shot with a BB gun at a National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA)-sanctioned event in Texas.
Cutting News
Video Shows Alleged Horse Abuse At Whitesboro cutting
An incident of alleged horse abuse at a National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA)-approved event Saturday, July 15, near Whitesboro, Texas, on Tuesday continued to attract attention from people in the industry. Recently, a Quarter Horse News(QHN) staff member was given the chance to watch two short cell phone videos said to be of the event in question.
Cutting News
NCHA Investigates Alleged Horse Abuse at Texas Cutting
The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) on Saturday acknowledged receiving allegations of horse abuse at an approved cutting held last week near Whitesboro, Texas. In a statement, the NCHA said it received a written complaint of abuse that allegedly happened on July 15. “The complaint is being fully investigated and will be acted upon under […]
Cutting News
Phil Rapp wins NCHA Vice Presidential Election
Phil Rapp will assume the role of NCHA vice president in June at the NCHA Convention. • Courtesy of the NCHAOn Tuesday, June 14, the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) announced the results of the election for the association’s vice president. A total of 2,977 ballots were received and tabulated by the independent voting firm Simply Voting, of Montreal, Canada.
Cutting News
Three to be Inducted Into NCHA Members Hall of Fame
Robert Charles Brown • Photo by Kelsey PecsekRobert Charles Brown, of Tallulah, Louisiana, Jerry Durant, of Weatherford, Texas, and Bob Mayfield, of Wills Point, Texas, will be inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Members Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 25 during the 2016 NCHA Convention. All three inductees have been enthusiastic cutters and NCHA supporters for decades.
