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Happy Holidays,
Hopefully things have slowed down some and everyone
is able to spend precious time with family and
friends this holiday season. Behind the scenes at
MCHA we are still quite busy. Year-end reports have
been sent to NCHA. We are in the process of securing
corporate sponsors for 2007, membership dues for
2007 are arriving, and the web site has numerous
daily inquiries that need attention. The Board of
Directors will meet in January. If there is anything
you want discussed, be sure to contact an officer or
director to have it placed on the agenda.
Congratulations, again, on a successful 2006 cutting
season. Last month I thanked people who were
responsible for the year-end show, auction, and
banquet. Following is a list of people who donated
items to the MCHA auction. Rex and Gina Ternan,
Susan Sohr, Walt and Vickie Stewart, Audrey O'Keefe,
Tom, Carrie, Jessie and Jake Bruch, Darrell, Sherry,
Cody and Lindsey Lee, Jackie Kjos, Jeanne Broveak,
Bill and Jann Parker, Laurie McGuane, Todd and Lee
Wirthlin, Dave, Deb, and Tyler Weyer, Lowell
Peterson, Karla Camp, Jan Girard, David Markette,
John Schuler, Kathy Markette, Shirley Williams,
Susan Lucchesi, Brynn and Brooke Erb, Theresa
Nelson, John and Dorothy Seymour, Michelle Van Dyke,
John and Anita Dublin, Kelly Anderson, Harry Bruch,
Bambi Gress, and Ellie Rome. Our auction would not
be possible without all of the above people or
without the buyers. Thank you to both donators and
buyers. It is people like you that make this
association so wonderful.
Our sincere condolences to the family of Lisa
Pickens. Lisa passed away recently. This was Lisa's
first year of being involved in the MCHA. Our
thoughts are with Lisa's family at this difficult
time.
It's not too early to join MCHA. The dues remain the
same ($50 per adult and $10 per youth – 18 years and
younger) and remember both horse owner and rider
must be members of MCHA before entering the show pen
in order for earnings to count toward year-end
awards. The show secretaries wanted me to remind
everyone not to forget their papers. Proof of
National Cutting Horse Association membership and a
copy of each horse's registration papers must be
presented to the show secretary at the time of
entry. Beginning with the 2007 point year, show
secretaries may levy a fine of $5.00 for each
violation. The required documentation can be as
simple as a photocopy of your membership card
overlaid on the horse's papers. This brings NCHA in
line with accepted practices at other major show
associations and it will streamline and accelerate
the process of show results.
I want to remind all of our members that it is FREE
for you to place a text classified ad on the MCHA
web site and just $10 to add a picture to your ad.
Stallion ads, business ads, and farm and ranch ads
are only $25 or advertise in both the business
section and farm/ranch section for $40. For more
information or to place an ad e-mail me at
info@montanacha.com or check out our web site at
www.montanacha.com.
For most of you the shoes have been pulled on your
horses, they are wormed, and turned out for a while
before the 2007 cuttings begin. But there are some
MCHA members that are placing high in the NCHA World
Standings and are continuing to show. Good luck to
them. Hopefully next month I will have great news to
report on how they placed in the NCHA World
Standings.
A big thank you to Mike Willey for answering my
questions for the member profile. Mike and his
horses had an awesome year of cutting. Mike is also
one of our Corporate Sponsors. Thank you Mike for
all you do to support the MCHA. Be sure to read his
profile because it is very interesting.
Have a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New
Year. See you in 2007.
Shirley Williams
MCHA Secretary/Treasurer
November
Congratulations to all the Montana Cutting Horse
Association members for making the 2006 cutting
season a very successful one. The Double D Creek
Ranch arena in Columbus was a wonderful location for
the year-end show. This last cutting was one of the
biggest all year. The money won at the cutting
determined some of the year-end winners. Thank you
to Dave and Deb Weyer for offering their facility
and all the work they did to help make the cutting
successful.
Jessica Bruch and Lenas Spicy N Hot scored a 73 to
the crowd's delight to win The Never Won A Buckle
Finals and a saddle. Brynn Erb and Seth Holdbrook
were close to claiming the saddle with scores of 72
and 71 respectively. Melissa DeYoung, Deb Morris,
and Jason Priest were also tough competitors in the
class. Thank you to Kelly Heiken, NWAB organizer,
and all the NWAB sponsors. This class would not have
been possible without them.
Jessica not only won the NWAB saddle she also
claimed a saddle as the $2,000 Limited rider winner.
Not to be out done, Fallon Nuttall also hauled home
two saddles for winning the Senior Youth and the
$3,000 Novice Non-Pro classes. It seemed as perhaps
the youth would claim all five saddles but Mike
Willey came through as the lone adult to win a
saddle. Two seemed to be the lucky number for
winning a saddle. The saddle winners either won two
saddles or had horses that won two classes. Mike's
horse, An Oaken Playgun won the $10,000 Novice Horse
class and his horse, High Class Dually, won the
$1,000 Novice Horse class. Both horses were ridden
by John L. Dublin throughout the year. The MCHA has
a unique way to award the saddles. All the year-end
first place winners are brought to the front of the
room. As they stand classes are drawn out of a hat.
As the class is drawn the winner of that class sits
down. The last one standing receives a saddle. This
is done for all four saddles. Be sure to read the
article (included in this newsletter) listing all
the year-end winners and other award winners.
MCHA is noted for the awesome awards they give to
the year-end winners. Once again Montana will be the
envy of everyone. Sterling silver Gist belt buckles
were given to first place, saddle blankets with
corner silver conchos listing the year and class
were awarded to second. Third place winners received
tooled leather day planners. Laube cordless clippers
were presented to fourth place and fifth place
received embroidered horse sheets. Congratulations
to all the winners. Thank you to our Corporate
Sponsors for sponsoring individual classes. Thank
you, also, to the awards committee, John Seymour,
Theresa Nelson, Michelle Van Dyke, and Cody Lee for
securing such great awards.
The awards banquet was held at the Fairgrounds in
Columbus on Saturday evening. 99 people attended and
feasted on a main course of prime rib and shrimp. A
big thank you to Sherry Lee, Dorothy Seymour, and
Deb Weyer for all the work they did on this event.
Theresa Nelson and Carrie Bruch organized the live
and silent auction. The MCHA raised over $5,900
thanks to the hard work of Theresa and Carrie. The
Youth Scholarship Fund increased their account by
more than $4,100. A huge thank you to Mark and Tamra
Hendrickson for clerking the auction and to our
auctioneers, Cody Lee and Tyler Weyer, and John L.
Dublin, ringman. But most of all a huge thank you to
the membership for donating all the auction items
and buying the items. The MCHA affiliate is the
best.
Sunday the General Membership meeting was held at
the Double D Creek Ranch Arena. Be sure to read the
minutes included in this newsletter. The 2007
Officers and Directors were announced. They are
listed below.
President – David Markette
Vice President – Theresa Nelson
Secretary/Treasurer – Shirley Williams
Directors – Darrell Lee (Past President)
Karla Camp
Kathy Foote
Wylie Fraser
Will Nuttall
John Seymour
Youth Director – Fallon Nuttall
MCHA members to continue to be in the top 25 of the
NCHA world standings. Good luck to the following as
the NCHA point year draws to a close. (Results are
based on earnings processed by NCHA to 10/13/06.
Note that some cuttings occurring prior to this date
have not been processed by NCHA – such as the MCHA
year-end show.) Open – 18. Little Jack Smart owned
by Switchback Cutting Horses LLC, ridden by Will
Nuttall; 24. Flo Motion (DNA), owned by Switchback
Cutting Horses LLC, ridden by Will Nuttall; Non-Pro
– 20. Bill Parker; $50,000 Amateur – 21. Jann
Parker; $20,000 Non Pro – 17. Bambi Gress; 23. David
Markette; $10,000 Amateur – 15. Theresa Nelson;
$3,000 Novice Horse – 8. Playin Playgun, owned by
Switchback Cutting Horses LLC, ridden by Will
Nuttall; 9. Dualin Smart Gun owned by Rimrock
Livestock, ridden by John L. Dublin; $3,000 Novice,
Non-Pro – 6. Zig Zag Cat owned and ridden by Fallon
Nuttall; 7. PD Smart Starlight owned by Jonathan &
Kathy Foote, ridden by Kathy Foote; 9 Catsonita,
owned by Bill & Jann Parker, ridden by Jann Parker;
$2,000 Limit Rider – 6. Jessica Bruch, 16. Jacob
Bruch; $10,000 Novice Horse – 15. An Oaken Playgun,
owned by Mike Willey, ridden by John L. Dublin;
$10,000 Novice Non-Pro – 17. Bambi Gress.
Thank you to Bambi Gress for answering my questions
for the member profile. Bambi had a fantastic
cutting year capping it off by winning the bronze
for the non-pro earning the most money in all
classes.
If you have anything you would like in the
newsletter, please let me know.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Shirley Williams
Secretary/Treasurer
October
The cool weather of fall is fast approaching, as
is the last cutting of the 2006 show season. The
year-end show will be at the Double D Creek Ranch
arena in Columbus Sept. 28-30. The banquet, awards
presentation, and auction are slated for Sept. 30 at
the Stillwater County fairgrounds at Columbus in the
"Little Metra" building. The General membership
meeting will be Oct. 1 at 9 a.m. at the Double D
Creek Ranch arena at Columbus.
The auction is the major fundraiser for MCHA. Please
contact Theresa Nelson (406-369-2024) or Carrie
Bruch (406-222-0330) to list your auction items. All
donations are very much appreciated! Contact Sherry
Lee at 406-363-5246 by 10:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept.
29 to make banquet reservations. Be sure to attend
the general membership meeting at 9 a.m. on Sunday,
October 1. Everyone was sent an agenda and the
proposed changes to the Constitution.
Year-end awards are given to the top five
contestants/horses winning the most money in their
respective MCHA approved classes. Many winners will
be decided from the earnings won at the year-end
show. One race that seems to change after each show
and definitely will be decided at the year-end show
is the junior youth. Lane Ternan and Wyatt Nuttall
are presently tied for first with 99 points. This
will certainly be an exciting cutting.
Meadow Vue Ranch cutting is held at scenic Henry's
Lake, Idaho, Labor Day weekend. Every year there is
a large number of contestants from several states.
This year proved to be no exception with many of the
classes having to run two herds. Thank you Dennis
Moedle and the Idaho Cutting Horse Association for
producing this great cutting.
MCHA members in the top 25 of the NCHA standings are
listed below. Standings are based on earnings
processed by NCHA to Sept. 8, 2006. Open – 15.
Little Jack Smart, owner/Switchback Cutting Horses,
LLC. rider/Will Nuttall, 20. Flo Motion (DNA),
owner/Switchback Cutting Horses, LLC. rider/Will
Nuttall; Non-Pro – 21 Bill Parker; $20,000 Non-Pro –
15. Bambi Gress, 19. David Markette; $10,000 Amateur
– 13. Theresa Nelson; $3,000 Novice Horse – 7.
Playin Playgun, owner/Switchback Cutting Horses,
LLC, rider/Will Nuttall; 8. Dualin Smart Gun,
owner/Rimrock Livestock, rider/John Dublin; $3,000
Novice, Non-Pro – 4. PD Smart Starlight,
owners/Jonathan and Kathy Foote, rider/Kathy Foote,
5. Zig Zag Cat, owner/rider Fallon Nuttall, 11.
Catsonita, owners/Bill and Jann Parker, rider/Jann
Parker; $2,000 Limit Rider – 5. Jessica Bruch, 15.
Jacob Bruch; $10,000 Novice Horse – 18. An Oaken
Playgun, owner/Mike Willey, rider/John Dublin;
$10,000 Novice, Non-Pro – 19. Crosstown Cat,
owner/rider Bambi Gress; Junior Youth – 23. Wyatt
Nutall.
This month's member profile features Todd Wirthlin.
Todd and his wife, Lee, are one of the MCHA
Corporate Sponsors. You will find them competing at
many of the MCHA cuttings. I think you will enjoy
learning about Todd. Thank you Todd for answering my
questions and also for sponsoring the $3,000 Novice
Horse, Non-Pro class.
Shirley Williams
MCHA Secretary/Treasurer
September
Shorter days
and cooler nights is a sign fall is approaching. It
also means the MCHA 2006 cutting season is drawing
to a close. The year-end show will be Sept. 28, 29
and 30 at the Double D Creek Ranch arena in
Columbus. The Never Won A Buckle finals will be
Saturday,
September 30. Come cheer for the contestants. It
should be a great finals and the winner will ride
away with a saddle.
The MCHA
auction is the main fundraiser for the association.
It will be held along with the awards dinner on
Saturday, Sept. 30 at the fairgrounds in Columbus.
Please contact Theresa Nelson at 406-369-2024 or
Carrie Bruch at 406-222-0330 to list your auction
items and come prepared to bid on your favorite
items. A huge thank you to Theresa and Carrie for
chairing this event.
A choice of
prime rib or hand-breaded jumbo prawns awaits you at
dinner after the cutting on Saturday. Whitlock's
Stillwater Steakhouse will cater the banquet.
Please make reservations with Sherry Lee at
406-363-5246 by Friday, Sept. 29 by 10 am.
Twice-baked potatoes, string beans almondine, tossed
green salad, dinner rolls and apple cobbler will be
served along with the main features. The cost is
$23.00 a person (including gratuity). The fun begins
with no-host cocktails at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30
p.m. and awards and auction following dinner.
The MCHA general
membership meeting starts at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday,
October 1, at the Double D Creek Ranch arena. Plan
to attend, as this is your chance to vote on
important issues concerning the association.
Thank you to Tom
and Laurie McGuane for producing the Big Timber
cutting the middle of July. They had a "welcome"
party at their ranch the evening before the cutting
with lots of good food and fun events. The cutting
pen at Big Timber had new sand – which delighted the
cutters. The Markette/Schuler families had a nice
barbecue for all after the cutting on Saturday.
Thank you to the Weyers for hosting two weekends of
cutting the end of July at their arena at Columbus.
The cuttings were very well attended and as always
very well run. Thank you to the Parkers for
producing a great cutting with fresh cattle in all
classes Aug. 12 and 13 at Millers Horse Palace Arena
in Billings. The last of the Never Won A Buckle
classes was held July 22 at Columbus. Jason Priest
won the class and will join Jessica Bruch, Brynn Erb,
Seth Holdbrook, Deb Morris, and Melissa DeYoung for
a chance to win a saddle at the year-end finals. The
Angela Bauer Scholarship cutting was held on Aug. 12
at Laurel. Scholarships in the amount of $200, $150,
and $100 were awarded to the top three winners in
both the senior class and junior class. Senior
scholarship winners are $200 – Fallon Nuttall, $150
– Lindsey Lee, $100 – Katie Curtis. Junior
scholarship winners are $200 – Wyatt Nuttall, $150 –
Lane Ternan, $100 – Riley Dublin. Congratulations to
these youth. I will have highlights from the other
August/September MCHA approved cuttings (Sapphire
aged event/weekend show and Henry's Lake) in the
next newsletter.
By now you should
have received a ballot to vote for 2007
officers/directors. Be sure to return it so your
vote can be counted. Ballots need to be postmarked
by Monday, September 18 and should be returned to
Betty Lou Weeding. No late ballots will be accepted.
Congratulations
to Kelsey Fraser. Kelsey qualified for the short-go
(final round) in Girls Cutting at the National High
School Rodeo Association Finals at Springfield,
Illinois. She placed 17th in the
championship round and placed 19th in the
year-end standings. Montana was well represented
with Kelsey, Breanna Martin, Ashton Stephens, Jesse
Pichler, Clayton Miller, BJ Brown, Seth Holdbrook
and Charlie Hollenbeck competing in the cutting.
Congratulations to all of these youth.
Congratulations
to Paul and Molly Taylor on the birth of their baby
girl, Halle Hayes Taylor. The new little cutter was
welcomed into the world on Aug. 7. We are all
anxious for Halle to be able to leave the hospital
so her proud parents can show her off at the
cuttings.
The
MCHA lost a very, very special friend on Saturday,
August 12. Barb Dahl passed away. Barb had such
class. She always had a smile on her face and made
you smile as well. We extend our sincere condolences
to her family.
MCHA members
continue to remain in the top 25 of the NCHA
standings. They are listed below with results based
on earnings processed by NCHA to Aug. 7, 2006. Open
– 22. Little Jack Smart, owner/Switchback Cutting
Horses, LLC. rider/Will Nuttall; Non-Pro – 22. Bill
Parker; $20,000 Non-Pro – 15. David Markette, 22.
Bambi Gress; $10,000 Amateur – 16. Theresa Nelson,
26. David Markette; $3,000 Novice Horse – 8. Dualin
Smart Gun, owner/Rimrock Livestock, rider/John
Dublin, 9. Playin Playgun, owner/Switchback Cutting
Horses, LLC, rider/Will Nuttall; $3,000 Novice,
Non-Pro – 8. PD Smart Starlight, owners/Jonathan and
Kathy Foote, rider/Kathy Foote, 9. Catsonita,
owners/Bill and Jann Parker, rider/Jann Parker, 11.
Zig Zag Cat, owner/rider Fallon Nuttall; $2,000
Limit Rider – 5. Jessica Bruch, 15. Jacob Bruch;
$10,000 Novice Horse – 17. An Oaken Playgun,
owner/Mike Willey, rider/John Dublin; $10,000
Novice, Non-Pro – 18. Crosstown Cat, owner/rider
Bambi Gress.
Thank
you to Carrie and Tom Bruch of Big Sky Internet
Design who maintain our website,
www.montanacha.com.
They do a fabulous job on keeping our association
connected to the world.
Good luck to all
the contestants at the year-end show. Remember to
make reservations for the banquet and to contact
Theresa or Carrie to list your auction items. See
you in Columbus.
Shirley Williams
MCHA Secretary/Treasurer
August
The weather has been hot and so has the
cutting this summer. Some races for year-end awards
are extremely close with leaders swapping places
after each cutting.
Thank you to Darrell Lee and family for hosting the Bitterroot Valley
Cutting June 16-18 at Hamilton. Many extra
activities were held. The team cutting generated
$250 for the Angela Bauer Scholarship fund. The
Token Y Team consisting of Susie Luchessi, Lisa
Hendrickson, Theresa Nelson and their token man,
Mark Hendrickson, were the winners and pocketed the
same amount of money. The Angela Bauer Scholarship
cutting took place on Saturday. Chad Bauer attended
and generously donated an extra $100 to the senior
and junior winners. Thank you Chad. Senior winners
are 1. Jacob Bruch, riding Lenas Spicy N Hot, owner
Tom Bruch, 74, $300 scholarship, 2. Fallon Nuttall
riding Keep It Short, owner Krista Nuttall, 71.5,
$150 scholarship, 3.(tie) Jeff Markette riding Dox
Cash Account , owner Schuler-Markette, 71, $100
scholarship and Tyler Weyer, riding Catson, owner
Double D Creek Ranch, 71, $100 scholarship. Junior
winners are 1. Wyatt Nuttall riding Flo Motion
(DNA), owner Switchback Cutting Horses LLC, 73, $300
scholarship, 2. Lane Ternan riding Badgers Danny Dry
owner Rex Ternan, 72, $150 scholarship, 3. Macall
Banner riding El Wood Badger, owner Brett Williams,
65, $100 scholarship. The next scholarship cutting
will be held at Cow Country Cutting in Billings on
August 12. Brynn Erb was the winner of the Never Won
A Buckle class at Hamilton. Brynn and her horse,
Pasos Delight, now have the opportunity to ride for
a saddle at the NWAB finals at the year-end show.
One more NWAB class will be held at the Double D
Creek Ranch Cutting in Columbus on July 29. That
winner will join Brynn, Jessica Bruch, Seth
Holdbrook, Deb Morris, and Melissa DeYoung in
competing for the saddle. The NWAB class was
introduced to MCHA four years ago by Kathy Markette
and John Schuler. It is one of the most popular
classes. John and Kathy have sponsored the class for
4 years as have Clay Christian, John & Alexandra
Spizziri, Sr., and Matt and Nancy Crawford. Perry's
Trailer Sales have sponsored for three years, Vickie
and Walt Stewart for two years, and Lisa Pickens
joined our sponsors this year. A huge thank you to
all the sponsors and especially to Kelly Heiken for
all of her work.
Thank you to John and Cindy Stefka for producing a cutting at their
Sapphire Event Center at Corvallis July 8 and 9.
They constantly continue to improve their venue.
Circuit awards were given at this cutting as well as
at Hamilton. Be sure to read the circuit award
winners in the show result section.
Welcome to our newest Corporate Sponsor – Sport Land Trailer Sales and
Service. They have dealerships in Manhattan, Lolo
and Kalispell. Be sure to visit with Ken and his
crew if you are in the market for a new or used
trailer or need service. They are sponsoring the
$10,000 Amateur class. Be sure to patronize and
thank Sport Land Trailer Sales and Service and,
also, our other corporate sponsors – Randy Holman
Cutting Horses, Precision Fence, Mission Mountain
Tire, BFI Waste Systems, Billings Livestock
Commission Horse Sales, Switchback Cutting Horses,
LLC, Johnson Saddlery, Rockin W Quarter Horses, and
Big Sky Internet Design. Visit the mcha website,
www.montanacha.com for more information on all of
these businesses.
The MCHA awards banquet and auction is rapidly
approaching. The auction is the major fundraiser for
the MCHA. Please be thinking of what you would like
to donate.
Congratulations to our MCHA youth members on their performance at the
Montana High School Rodeo Association (MHSRA) State
Finals. Kelsey Jo Fraser is the champion girls
cutter and Clayton Miller is the champion boys
cutter. In addition to winning saddles and other
awards from MHSRA they also won the MCHA sponsored
"bronze" trophies given to the winners of the state
high school rodeo cutting. Year-end MHSRA cutting
winners (only MCHA members listed) are girls: 1.
Kelsey Jo Fraser, 3. Ashton Stephens, 4. Jesse
Pichler, 5. Fallon Nuttall, 6. Brynn Erb; Boys: 1.
Clayton Miller, 2. Seth Holdbrook. Jesse Pichler
also placed 8th in Goat Tying and 7th for Rookie
All-Around. Those placing first through fourth
represented Montana at the National High School
Rodeo Association Finals at Springfield, Illinois
July 24 - 30. Fifth through tenth winners
represented Montana at the Silver State
International Rodeo in Fallon, Nevada July 3 - 8.
Hopefully I will have results next month on how they
did.
Welcome to our newest MCHA members Jessica Vieth,
Grant Setnicka, Betty Lou Weeding and Joe Archuleta.
We now have 213 members.
MCHA members continue to do well in the NCHA World Standings. Following
are those in the top 25 based on results processed
to July 7 by the NCHA. Open – 25. Little Jack Smart,
owner - Switchback Cutting Horses LLC, rider Will
Nuttall; $20,000 Non-Pro - 15. David Markette ;
$10,000 Amateur - 15. Theresa Nelson; $3,000 Novice
- 9. Dualin Smart Gun, owner - Rimrock Livestock,
rider - John L. Dublin; 16. Playin Playgun, owner -
Switchback Cutting Horses LLC, rider - Will Nuttall;
$3,000 Novice/Non-Pro – 7. Catsonita & Jann Parker,
8. PD Smart Starlight & Kathy Foote, 9. Zig Zag Cat
& Fallon Nuttall; $2,000 limited rider - 5. Jessica
Bruch, 14. Jacob Bruch; $10,000 Novice Horse – 17.
An Oaken Playgun, owner - Mike Willey, rider - John
L. Dublin.
This month's member profile features our high school graduate, Alison
Markette. Alison is the recipient of the Angela
Bauer Memorial Scholarship. She will be attending
University of Puget Sound and majoring in
International Political Economy. We wish you success
and happiness throughout the future.
Please contact me if you would like anything in the
newsletter. Enjoy the rest of the summer and good
luck at the remaining cuttings.
Shirley Williams
MCHA Secretary/Treasurer
July
The success of MCHA members continues.
They fared extremely well at Lucchese/NCHA Days.
Thank you to Wyoming CHA for hosting a great weekend
of cutting at Casper. Congratulations to the
following MCHA members who won circuit awards. Open
– Badgers Danny Dry, owner/Rex Ternan, rider/John L.
Dublin; Non-Pro – Bill Parker riding Little Smart
and Hot; Youth – Lane Ternan riding Badgers Danny
Dry; $10,000 Novice Horse, An Oaken Playgun,
owner/Rockin W Quarter Horses, rider/ John L Dublin;
$3,000 Novice Horse – Dualin Smart Gun,
owner/Rimrock Livestock, rider/John L. Dublin;
$20,000 Non-Pro – Debra Weyer riding Catson,
owner/Double D Creek Ranch; $2,000 Limit Rider –
Jessica Bruch riding Shortys Foxy Roxey,
owner/Carrie Bruch. The Wyoming CHA writes – Please
convey to MCHA a huge Thank You for attending our
Area 4 Lucchese/NCHA Days. We are ever so grateful.
A big thank you to John and Cindy Stefka for producing the Sapphire
cutting in May at their Sapphire Arena at Corvallis.
Deb Morris riding Get A Quick Peep was the winner of
the Never Won A Buckle class. Congratulations, Deb.
Thank you to Dave and Debra Weyer for hosting the
May cutting at their Double D Creek Ranch Arena in
Columbus. Dog races were held at this cutting. They
are hysterical to watch. There were 11 entries. Half
of the money went to the purse and the other half
($110) went to the Youth Scholarship fund. Results:
1. Tink Nuttall, $55
2. Kapoo Parker, $33
3. Jazz Nuttall, $22
Calcutta: 1. Will Nuttall, $212.50
2. Betsy Talermo, $127.50
3. Carrie Bruch, $85.00
Mother Nature delayed the start of the
Lazy J Cross Cutting at Corvallis in June. The
much-needed rain only caused a minor inconvenience
in having to move the cutting to the Sapphire Arena.
Thank you to Todd Banner for hosting this cutting.
Congratulations to Melissa DeYoung and Miss Gunsmoke
Pep for winning the Never Won A Buckle Class. The
first of the Angela Bauer Scholarship cuttings was
held at Corvallis.
Congratulations to the winners –
Senior Youth: 1. Lindsey Lee & Docs Tari O Lena,
$200, 2. Jeff Markette & Playboy Money, $150, 3.
Jessica Bruch & Shortys Foxy Roxey, $100.
Junior Youth: 1. Wyatt Nuttall & Keep It Short,
$200, 2. Mackenzie Banner & Bob Acre Kute, $150, 3.
Riley Dublin & Little Tamarak, $100. Thank you to
our MCHA President, Darrell Lee, and family for
producing the Bitterroot Valley Cutting at their
ranch in Hamilton in June. I will have more on this
cutting next month.
July and August has some great cuttings scheduled. Be sure to read the
show information on these cuttings as there are many
special things planned. Cutters will head to the
beautiful Bitterroot Valley for the Sapphire cutting
July 8-9. If you haven’t participated in a cutting
at the Sapphire arena you will want to attend and
compete at John and Cindy Stefka's wonderful venue.
It’s off to Big Timber the next weekend for the
Sweet Grass County Cutting. Laurie McGuane has a
welcome party planned Friday night 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
at their ranch in Big Timber – RSVP to mcguaneranch@yahoo.com.
There will be games, barbecue, etc. It should be
lots of fun. The MCHA will furnish circuit awards
(embroidered jackets) at this cutting. The Double D
Creek Ranch at Columbus will host cuttings July
21-23 and July 28-30.
The Weyers always have well run cuttings and their facility is a great
place to cut. The last of the Never Won A Buckle
classes will be held July 22 at Columbus. Miller’s
Horse Palace Arena in Billings is the place to be
August 12-13 for the Cow Country Cutting produced by
Bill and Jann Parker. There will be fresh cattle
in all classes. This cutting will also feature
the Angela Bauer Scholarship Cutting on Saturday,
August 12. The young MCHA members will be hoping to
have their best run ever as three scholarships will
be given in the junior class and three scholarships
in the senior class. Please remember both horse
owner and rider must be MCHA members in order to win
the scholarships.
Todd Banner will produce the Lazy J Cross Cutting at his arena in
Corvallis August 16-19. Aged event classes will be
held Wednesday and Thursday with the finals Friday
morning. The regular cutting will be Thursday,
Friday and Saturday (two shows over three days).
I mentioned last month that Alison Markette is the first winner of the
$2,000 Angela M. Bauer Scholarship. Many MCHA youth
applied for this scholarship and Alison was the
deserving recipient. Alison writes – Dear MCHA,
Thank you, your help is greatly appreciated. The
scholarship will be used for tuition or room and
board at the University of Puget Sound. Your faith
in me will not be wasted. Thank you. Very Truly
Yours, Alison Markette
I am happy to announce we have 207 members, an increase of 24 members
from last year. Welcome to new member Melissa
DeYoung from Victor. Melissa started with a bang by
winning the $800 rider class at the Sapphire in May
and the NWAB class at Lazy J Cross cutting at
Corvallis in June. Congratulations, Melissa.
Remember to get your copy of the 2006 membership directory. It is
available at the cuttings or by contacting me. The
“official” standings are, also, available at the
cuttings.
If you want to nominate someone or if you would like to run for an MCHA
officer or director position contact Kathy Markette,
John Seymour, Karla Camp or Donald Weeding
(nominating committee). The ballots will be
distributed in August so contact them soon.
Congratulations to the following MCHA members in the top 50 in NCHA world
Standings (based on results processed by NCHA as of
6/5/06).
$2,000 Limit Rider – 5. Jessica Bruch, 30. Jacob
Bruch
$3,000 Novice/Non-Pro – 6. PD Smart Starlight,
o/Jonathon & Kathy Foote, r/Kathy Reiser Foote, 9.
Catsonita, o/Bill & Jann Parker, r/Jann Parker, 11.
Zig Zag Cat, o/rFallon Nuttall, 29. Boonsmal Kandy
Man, o/rKelly Anderson
$20,000 Non-Pro – 12. David Markette
$10,000 Amateur – 22. Theresa Nelson, 33. David
Markette, 43. Susan Lucchesi
$3,000 Novice – 27. Dualin Smart Gun, o/Rimrock
Livestock, r/John Dublin, 36. Playin Playgun,
o/Switchback Cutting Horses LLC, r/Will Nuttall
Open – 26. Little Jack Smart, o/Switchback Cutting
Horses LLC, r/Will Nuttall, 37. Badgers Danny Dry,
o/Rex & Gina Ternan, r/ John L. Dublin
Non-Pro – 31. Bill Parker, 37. Mark Hendrickson
$10,000 Novice – 34. An Oaken Playgun, o/Mike
Willey, r/John L. Dublin
$10,000 Novice/Non-Pro – 38. Crosstown Cat, o/rBambi
Gress; Jr.Youth – 50. Lane Ternan. Good luck to
these members as they continue on the quest for
world championships.
A big thank you to Cindy and Kelsey Jo Fraser for answering questions for
this month’s member profiles. They live in Miles
City and are tough competitors.
Have a safe and fun 4th of July.
Shirley Williams
MCHA Secretary
June
Wow, what a great showing by Montana Affiliate
members at the Western National Championships in
Ogden. The Montana Affiliate had three champions;
two reserve champions, finalists in every class
except one and the highest score of the show. Many
MCHA members just missed making the finals. The
Montana Affiliate, also, can claim bragging rights
as reserve champions in the NCHA/AQHA Affiliate
challenge. They racked up an amazing 1600 points
just 15 points shy of first place. Zacks Little Lena
ridden by John L. Dublin and owned by John and
Alexadra Spizziri marked the high score (223.5) of
the show. With that honor comes one year's use of a
three horse deluxe slant load trailer courtesy of
Wayne Hodges Trailers. Congratulations and thank you
to all the riders from the Montana Affiliate.
Following are results of MCHA affiliate riders in
the finals. Junior Youth – Champion – Lane Ternan
riding Badgers Danny Dry, 4. Fallon Nuttall riding
Fritzies Choice, 11. Riley Dublin riding Justa
Swinging, and 13. Wyatt Nuttall riding Keep It
Short. Senior Youth – Co-Champion – Lindsey Lee
riding Tico Montana. $3,000 Novice Horse – 22.
Playin Playgun owned by Switchback Cutting Horses
LLC, ridden by Will Nuttall, 25. Fritzies Choice
owned by Krista Nuttall and ridden by Will Nuttall.
$10,000 Novice Horse – Champion – Zachs Little Lena,
owned by John Spizziri, Sr., ridden by John L.
Dublin, Reserve Champion – Flo Motion owned by
Switchback Cutting Horses, LLC, ridden by Will
Nuttall, 9. Staretta Chex, owned by Molly Taylor and
ridden by Wylie Fraser. $2,000 Rider, 9. Molly
Taylor riding Little Safari Miss, 23. Mike Willey
riding Dually Five Speed. $10,000 Amateur – 8.
Theresa Nelson riding Shorty Rey Jay, 9. Susan
Lucchesi riding Fairlea Hickory Pep, 10. Molly
Taylor riding Little Safari Miss. $20,000 Non Pro –
12. Krista Nuttall riding Keep It Short, 21. Tom
Bruch riding Lenas Spicy N Hot, 24. Dave Weyer
riding Mates Muchacho, 27. Bambi Gress riding
Crosstown Cat, 31. Susan Lucchesi riding Fairlea
Hickory Pep. $50,000 Amateur – Reserve Champion, -
Kathy Markette riding Lil Lena San, 11. Todd
Wirthlin riding STR Playguns Silver, 26. Dave Weyer
riding Mates Muchacho. Non Pro – 27. (tie) Darrell
Lee riding Tico Montana, 27. (tie) Kathy Markette
riding Lil Lena San. Open – 17. Little Jack Smart
owned by Switchback Cutting Horse, LLC, ridden by
Will Nuttall. Congratulations, also, to these
Montanans (points not counting for MT affiliate) –
Dennis Bacon and Olenas Dually CD wining the
championship in the $3,000 Novice Horse and Rio CD
owned by Schuler/Markette placing 25th in the
$10,000 Novice Horse.
Allison Markette has been selected as the Angela
Bauer Scholarship winner for 2006. This scholarship
is awarded through an application process. There
were many applications and it was a tough decision.
Allison plans to attend the University of Puget
Sound and major in International Political Economy.
Congratulations Allison. We wish you all the best
and good luck in your future endeavors.
Angela Bauer Scholarship Cuttings will be held at
Lazy J Cross Cutting June 10, Bitterroot Valley
Cutting June 17, and at Cow Country Cutting on
August 12. The top three junior and top three senior
youth will win scholarships. Remember both the youth
and horse owner must be MCHA members prior to
cutting in order to win these scholarships.
New membership directories are available at the
cuttings. Just after publishing the directory, our
200th member joined the MCHA. Welcome to the
following new members – Susan and Philip Layne,
Dallas Seymour, and Jessie Kirk.
Standings are posted at the cuttings, on the
website, and in The Montana Horseman's Journal.
Please check the standings and if there is a
discrepancy notify me. The race for the year-end
awards is very close in some classes and, like in
the past, the last cutting will determine the
winner.
Congratulations to these MCHA members who are in the
top 10 NCHA World Standings based on results
processed by NCHA to May 12, 2006. $20,000 Non Pro –
8. David Markette; $3,000 Novice Non Pro – 2. PD
Smart Starlight, ridden by Kathy Reiser Foote, 6.
Catsonita, ridden by Jann Parker, 11. Zig Zag Cat,
ridden by Fallon Nuttall; $2,000 Rider – 7. Jessica
Bruch.
We had some great cuttings last month. Thank you to
Bill and Jann Parker for hosting Cow Country Cutting
over Easter weekend. This cutting was AQHA approved
with many taking advantage of this and earning AQHA
points, as well as, MCHA points and money. The next
weekend Sage Riders Cow Town Cutting was held at
Miles City. A big thank you to Caren Coffee, Wes
Tibbets and the Sage Riders Club for all of their
hard work to produce a remarkable cutting. Seth
Holdbrook was the winner of the Never Won A Buckle
Class at Miles City. Congratulations to Seth. Never
Won A Buckle classes will be held June 10 at
Corvallis, June 17 at Hamilton and the last Never
Won A Buckle class will be July 22 at Columbus. I
will have the winner of the NWAB class from the May
Sapphire cutting in next month's newsletter. Thank
you to Kelly Heiken for organizing these classes.
The next couple of months will be busy with
cuttings. Wyoming will host Lucchese/NCHA Days
weekend at Casper June 2-4. You won't want to miss
this. The next two weekends will find cutters in the
Bitterroot Valley for Lazy J Cross Cutting at
Corvallis on June 10-11 and Bitterroot Valley
Cutting at Hamilton, June 16-17. Sapphire Events
Center at Corvallis will host the first of the July
cuttings on July 8-9. Next on the schedule is the
Sweet Grass County Cutting July 15-16 at Big Timber.
Laurie McGuane has a welcome party planned and says
there will be lots of new sand in the arena for the
show. Then it's off to Columbus the last two
weekends of July for some fantastic cutting at the
Double D Creek Ranch arena. Be sure to check the
MCHA website, www.montanacha.com, for the cutting
schedule and show information.
This month's member profile features Ric Bellwood.
Ric was one of the original signers of MCHA's
Articles of Incorporation. Thank you Ric for taking
the time to answer my questions.
If you have anything you would like in the
newsletter, please contact me.
Shirley Williams
MCHA Secretary/Treasurer
May
It has been a busy month for cuttings. A huge
thank you to all the producers of the cuttings. The
MSU Horseman's Club held the first Never Won A
Buckle Class. Congratulations to Jessica Bruch
riding her great horse, Shorty's Foxy Roxey. Jessica
scored 70 points to take home the buckle. Typical
spring weather consisting of snow and sun greeted
the cutters at Bozeman. The ground was good and
circuit awards were given. Bill and Jann Parker
produced another great cutting featuring fresh
cattle in all classes at the Horse Palace Arena. The
Sapphire Event Center was the location for the
cutting produced by John and Cindy Stefka. The
ground, cattle and attendance were good.
Lots of cuttings are planned for this month. Junior
and senior youth please note there are two Angela
Bauer Scholarship cuttings scheduled in June. The
first will be at Lazy J Cross cutting on June 10 and
the other at Bitterroot Valley Cutting on June 17.
Remember both youth and horse owner must be MCHA
members before showing in order to win the
scholarships. The third Never Won A Buckle class
will be held at the Sapphire cutting on May 13 in
Corvallis. This cutting is approved by the Idaho
Cutting Horse Association in addition to the NCHA
and MCHA. Be sure to attend the Double D Creek Ranch
cutting May 20-21 at Columbus. This is a wonderful
venue and Dave and Deb Weyer always have an
outstanding cutting. You will want to attend
Lucchese/NCHA Days June 2-4 in Casper as the Wyoming
Affiliate has a lot planned and will be giving
awesome circuit awards. Lazy J Cross Cutting at
Corvallis is June 10-11. Specialty classes will
include a 4-year-old Open and Non-Pro class, Never
Won A Buckle Class, and scholarship cutting. Cutters
will return to the scenic Bitterroot Valley the next
weekend for The Bitterroot Valley Cutting June 16-18
at Hamilton. In addition to the Never Won A Buckle
Class and Angela Bauer Scholarship Cutting, a team
cutting will be held on Saturday. This is a lot of
fun and some of the proceeds benefit the Angela
Bauer Youth Scholarship Fund. In classes without
added money you will have the opportunity to win
circuit awards. Be sure to read the show flyers for
all the information on the cuttings.
I want to stress again that both horse owner and
rider must be MCHA members BEFORE entering the show
pen in order for earnings to count toward MCHA
year-end awards. If you are not sure of membership
status the show secretary has a membership list at
each cutting. The standings are posted at the
cuttings so be sure to review them. Contact me if
you have any questions on the standings.
Welcome to our new members – Jason Moulton, Kevin
Taysom, Clayton Miller, Rodney Vance, Allison
Cederberg, Laura Anderson, Robert and Debra Clary,
Don and Sheila Nelson, David Slauson, Tye MacDonald,
Brian Rouse, Garl Germann, Duane Leiseth, and Rachel
Lohof. There are 185 MCHA members compared to 171 at
this time last year.
Some MCHA members are doing extremely well in the
NCHA World Standings. Congratulations to the
following who are in the top 50 (based on results
processed to April 7).
Open - 32. Rio CD, owner Schuler/Markette
Non Pro – 27. Bill Parker
$50,000 Amateur -
31. Mark Hendrickson
37. Jann Parker
$20,000 Non Pro -
11. David Markette
27. Bambi Gress
31. Todd Wirthlin
$10,000 Amateur –
19. David Markette
29. Theresa Nelson
$3,000 Novice Non-Pro –
2. PD Smart Starlight, ridden by Kathy Foote, owned
by Jonathan & Kathy Foote
6. Catsonita, owned and ridden by Jann Parker
38. Zig Zag Cat, owned and ridden by Fallon Nuttall
$2,000 Limit Rider -
11. Jessica Bruch
33. Jacob Bruch
48. Norman Schuchard
Jr. Youth – 51. Lane Ternan
Sr. Youth – 35. Tyler Weyer
$10,000 Novice Non Pro – 50. Catson, ridden by Tyler
Weyer and owned by Double D Creek Ranch.
Visit the website, www.ncha.com, to view other
members in the top 100 NCHA standings.
A belated congratulations to Jann Parker for winning
the $3,000 Novice Non Pro at Denver and to Kathy
Markette and John Schuler on their horse Rio CD
winning the open at Denver. Also, congratulations to
Theresa Nelson & Mark Hendrickson for
receiving a top 15 buckle at the World Finals. These
were overlooked in earlier newsletters. Please let
me know if you have any news about our MCHA members.
We are happy to put it in the newsletter and on the
website – we just need to know.
Thank you to LJ "Roy" Pezoldt for agreeing to answer
the questions for the member profile. I think Roy is
one of the oldest, if not the oldest, MCHA member
currently showing. In some sports the older you get
the harder it is to compete against the
"youngsters". But not in cutting. Roy is very
competitive and usually draws a check wherever he is
showing.
Good luck to everyone as they compete at the
cuttings.
Shirley Williams
MCHA Secretary
April
Hopefully we've traded winter caps for cowboy hats. The worst of winter
is behind us and now it's cutting time.
There was a terrific showing of cutters at the March cuttings. Thank you
to Todd Banner for producing the first 2006 MCHA
approved cutting. There were 161 entries over the
two days. Thank you to Bill and Jann Parker for
producing the Cow Country Cutting at the Horse
Palace in Laurel. They hosted a high school cutting
on Friday with 20 entries. The weekend cutting
featured fresh cattle and it sparked the interest of
208 entries over the two days. The Sapphire cutting
in Corvallis was the other cutting in March. Press
deadline was before this cutting so I will have
information and results on it next month. Thank you
to John and Cindy Stefka for producing this cutting.
Welcome to our new Corporate Sponsor, TLC Ranch LLC of Kalispell. Thank
you Todd and Lee Wirthlin. TLC Ranch is sponsoring
the $3,000 Novice Non Pro Class. We sincerely
appreciate your support. Other Corporate Sponsors
include Randy Holman Cutting Horses, Precision
Fence, Mission Mountain Tire, BFI Waste Systems,
Billings Livestock Commission Horse Sales,
Switchback Cutting Horses LLC, Johnson Saddlery, and
Rockin W Quarter Horses. Please thank these
sponsors. If you are interested in becoming a
Corporate Sponsor please contact Darrell Lee, MCHA
President, or any of the directors or officers.
We now have 148 members as compared to 153 members last year. Welcome to
new members Jim Ellis, Cindy Garoutte, Hess
Arabians, Marvin Ley, Pickens Performance Horses,
Bradley House, Paje Zervas, Stephanie Shelton,
Stephanie Long, Josh Riley, and Julia Riley. We are
happy to have you as members.
After the conclusion of the World Finals held in
Amarillo, Texas, the following MCHA members finished
in the top 25 of the NCHA world standings. $20,000
Non Pro - 7. Mark Hendrickson, 9. Roy Gebhardt, 21.
Lane Hutchings, 24. David Weyer; Senior Youth – 17.
Tyler Weyer; $10,000 Amateur – 11. Roy Gebhardt, 17.
Debra Weyer, 24. Theresa Nelson; $2,000 Rider – 11.
Theresa Nelson, 23. David Markette; $10,000 Novice
Horse – 17. Zacks Little Lena, owner John and
Alexandra Spizziri, rider John L. Dublin; Open – 18.
Rio CD, owner John Schuler, rider Lawson Hadlock.
Congratulations – you made Montana proud.
There are some great cuttings planned for April and May. The first Never
Won A Buckle Class will be held Saturday at the MSU
Horseman's Club Cutting in Bozeman. This cutting is
April 1 and 2. The next weekend cutters head off to
the beautiful Bitterroot Valley and the Sapphire
Events Center in Corvallis for another show produced
by John and Cindy Stefka. Bill and Jann Parker will
host a cutting with special Easter Sunday church
service. This cutting is April 15 and 16 at the
Horse Palace in Laurel. It is AQHA approved - you
can earn AQHA World Show Qualifying points. There
will be fresh cattle in all classes. The Sage Riders
Cow Town Cutting will hold their 4 year-old aged
event and weekend cutting April 21-23 in Miles City.
They will have fresh cattle in all classes. The
second NWAB class will be held Sunday at Miles City.
Many MCHA members will compete at the NCHA Western
National Championships in Ogden, Utah, April 27-May
7. The Stefka's will produce a cutting on May 13 and
14 at the Sapphire Event Center in Corvallis. The
third NWAB class will take place on May 13. The
Sapphire cutting is also approved by the Idaho CHA.
Double D Creek Ranch will hold a cutting at their
wonderful facility in Columbus on May 20 and 21. The
Kalispell cutting tentatively scheduled for May has
been cancelled. Be sure to mark your calendar to
attend Lucchese/NCHA Days hosted by the Wyoming CHA
in Casper, Wyoming, June 2 through June 4. Wyoming
does a fantastic job and has some awesome circuit
awards planned.
You may have noticed last month there were two member profiles in The
Montana Horseman's Journal. This month's edition
will, also, have two, Theresa Nelson and Shaun
Pichler. Theresa hasn't been cutting for very long
but she sure has accomplished a lot in her short
career. In addition to competing she is also the
secretary at some of the MCHA approved cuttings.
Most of you know Shaun, as she is the secretary at
most of the MCHA approved shows. Before Shaun became
a certified show secretary she was involved in
cutting. Many of you know her great stallion, Ben to
Cowledge. Thank you Shaun and Theresa for answering
my questions and for all the work you do for us. We
really appreciate both of you!!
Please contact me if you want anything in the
newsletter or would like someone featured in the
member profile. You can email info@montanacha.com
with your ideas or information.
Happy Easter
Shirley Williams
MCHA Secretary/Treasurer
March
It's here - the 2006 cutting season begins with
shows in March. The Lazy J Cross Cutting at
Corvallis is March 4 and 5. The Cow Country Cutting
at Billings is scheduled March 11 and 12 and the
Sapphire Events Cutting at Corvallis is March 18 and
19. April will be a busy month as cuttings are
scheduled every weekend. The MSU Horseman's Club
will hold their annual competition April 1 and 2.
Sapphire Events cutting at Corvallis will be the
next weekend. Cow Country cutting at the Horse
Palace in Billings is slated for Easter weekend.
Sage Riders cutting at Miles City is April 21 – 23.
The Western National Championships at Ogden, Utah
will take place April 27 - May 7. The first Never
Won A Buckle class will be Saturday, April 1 at
Bozeman. Miles City will hold the NWAB class on
Sunday, April 23. The April Billings cutting is an
AQHA approved cutting. One can earn AQHA world show
qualifying points at this cutting. A high school
cutting will be held in Billings on Friday, April
14. Be prepared to show horse's registration papers
and NCHA membership cards at all Montana CHA shows.
Now is the time to pay your dues. Dues are $50 per
adult and $10 for youth. Both horse owner and rider
(including youth) must be members before cutting in
order for points to count toward year-end awards. A
subscription to the Montana Horseman's Journal is
included in your dues. This will be your last
Montana Horseman's Journal if you have not paid your
dues. Don't delay pay your dues today.
Welcome to our newest MCHA members – Charlotte and
Frank Farley, Fred and Lucy Leadbeater, Debby Thorpe
and Tamra Hendrickson. Good luck at the upcoming
cuttings.
Congratulations to Wylie and Jennifer Fraser on the
birth of their baby boy, Ryatt Winn Fraser. The
future cutter was welcomed into the world on January
12.
A huge thank you to Sandra Sabey for the very
generous donation to the Youth Scholarship Fund.
Also, thank you Tom and Laurie McGuane for your
liberal donation to the Scholarship fund. The
donations are very much appreciated! The Angela
Bauer Scholarship Application deadline is April 15.
A scholarship application is included in this
newsletter for any youth that qualify.
MCHA members are doing extremely well at the NCHA
World Finals in Amarillo, Texas. You can view the
results on the NCHA website, www.nchacutting.com. I
will have complete results next month.
Last month on the list of NCHA Western National
Championships qualifiers that I sent to The Montana
Horseman's Journal I inadvertently omitted Roy
Pezoldt, Matt Crawford, and Charlie Cord from the
Non Pro class and the $3,000 Novice Horse list was
missing. The lists are included this month. Good
luck to all the Montana MCHA members competing at
Ogden.
Thank you to Bev Hall for answering my questions for
the member profile. If you have anything you would
like in the newsletter, please contact me. I'm
looking forward to another great year of cutting.
Shirley Williams
MCHA Secretary
February
The 2006 cutting season begins next month - so now
is the time to pay your dues. Dues are $50 per adult
and $10 per youth (18 and under). Both horse owner
and rider must be members before entering the show
arena for points to count toward year-end awards. A
membership form is included in this newsletter.
Don't delay, do it today. Please note that the
TENTATIVE (pending approval) show schedule for 2006
is included in this newsletter.
Welcome to our new MCHA Vice-President, Mark
Hendrickson, and new Director, David Markette. Also,
welcome to Buddy Westphal, new National Director,
and Jake Bruch, new Youth National Director. The
Directors met the end of January. The minutes will
be published in next month's newsletter.
Thank you to all that responded to the MCHA Survey.
Results are included in this newsletter.
I want to remind everyone that one of the benefits
of their membership is that they are entitled to
place text classified ads FREE on the MCHA website.
If you want to add a photo it is only $10. Stallion
ads, business ads, and ranch ads are only $25.00 for
MCHA members. You can advertise in both the business
section and ranch section for only $40. For more
information or to place an ad e-mail me at info@montanacha.com
or call me at 208-542-1144. Check out our website at
www.montanacha.com.
Thank you to last year's corporate sponsors :
Randy Holman Cutting Horses
Precision Fence
Mission Mountain Tire
BFI Waste Systems
Alpine Veterinary Hospital
Billings Livestock Commission Horse Sales
Switchback Cutting Horses, LLC
Johnson Saddlery
Rockin W Quarter Horses
Also thank you to the 2005 Never Won A Buckle
Sponsors:
Habanero Cutting Horses, LLC
Stewart Excavating, Inc.
Perry's Trailer Sales, Inc.
Matt and Nancy Crawford
Stewart Title of Missoula
John and Alexandra Spizziri, Sr.
Big Sky Internet Design, Inc
A huge thanks to Kelly Heiken for organizing the
NWAB classes. If you or someone you know are
interested in being a Corporate Sponsor or NWAB
sponsor please contact Darrell Lee, Kelly Heiken, or
me. We will be happy to furnish all the benefits and
details. Please be sure to patronize and thank the
above businesses and individuals for supporting the
Montana Cutting Horse Association.
Good luck to MCHA members competing at the World
Finals, Feb. 9-20.
The NCHA Western National Championships will be held
April 27-May 7 in Ogden, Utah. The list of MCHA
qualifiers is included in this newsletter. You
should be receiving your invitation and entry forms
from NCHA soon. Be sure to circle Montana CHA
Affiliate on your entry form and complete that
portion of the entry form. Your earnings will then
count for Montana in the Affiliate challenge. The
last few years Montana riders have done outstanding
and won money for the affiliate.
This month's member profile features our new
director, David Markette. Thanks, Dave, for
answering my questions.
Contact me if you have any ideas or suggestions or
would like to contribute to the newsletter.
Shirley Williams
MCHA Secretary
January
I hope everyone had a happy holiday season. We are
in the midst of winter but the new cutting season
will be here soon.
Congratulations to Thomas McGuane, the newest
inductee into the National Cutting Horse Association
Members Hall of Fame. He is a very successful
cutter, author, and rancher from McLeod, Montana.
What a great achievement. This year's other
inductees are Lindy Burch, Dick Gaines, and George
Stout. Tom joins a prestigious group of only 71
people - including last year's inductee, Jonathan
Foote, from Livingston - who have been honored in
the NCHA Members Hall of Fame. Visit our website,
www.montanacha.com for more information.
It is time to pay your 2006 Montana Cutting Horse
Association dues. Last year only a few dollars
determined the year-end winners so be sure to pay
your dues before the first cutting. Remember both
horse owner and rider must be MCHA members in order
for earnings to count toward year-end awards. Dues
are $50 for adults and $10 for youth (18 years and
younger). You can complete the membership form found
in this issue and send it along with your money to
MCHA, c/o Shirley Williams, Secretary/Treasurer,
13696 North 105 East, Idaho Falls, ID 83401.
Click Here
for Membership Form
Welcome to our new MCHA Vice-President, Mark
Hendrickson, and new Director, David Markette. The
Board of Directors will meet later this month. Be
sure to contact a director or officer if you have
any items for the agenda.
This month's member profile features Michelle Van
Dyke. Thank you, Michelle, for answering my
questions. Michelle is a past MCHA President and a
tough competitor.
If you have anything you would like in the
newsletter, please contact me.
Shirley Williams
MCHA Secretary/Treasurer
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