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Bred by Jim Vangilder, Cat Man Blue is out of Quintan Blue, an earner of $594,000. J.C. and Sally Mitchell bought Cat Man Blue as a 2-year-old for $210,000 at Vangilder’s Rock Creek Ranch dispersal in 2009. Apart from the horse’s pedigree, Sally Mitchell was taken by Cat Man Blue’s freckles. Read more . . . | ||
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· Western National Entries Deadline April 4th
The Western National Championships will be held in Reno, Nevada.
(April 28-May 8) Entries are due in the NCHA office by
April 4th. Entry Form.
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· 6666 Ranch NCHA Eastern National Championships wrap-up
All results are posted for the 6666 Ranch NCHA Eastern National Championships. Read more . . .
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· Make your 2012 Convention plans now Make plans now to attend the 2012 NCHA Convention to be held in Nashville, Tennessee, June 22 – 24. | ||
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· NYCHA Levels of Excellence Awards Program (LEAP)
The NYCHA Levels of Excellence Awards Program (LEAP) forms must be turned in by March 31st. Forms will not be accepted after the March 31st deadline. All forms mailed in must be postmarked by this date.
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· Sue Ryan, 1933-2012
Sue Ryan died March 9 after a long battle with MDS at Baylor Medical Center Grapevine.
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· Get the latest news on nchatv.com
Watch the week's top stories in the time it
takes to show your horse on 2:30, the NCHA News show. Watch now . . .
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· New NYCHA point year and World Finals
You've seen the excitement and hype of the Open and Non-Pro World Finals now it's
the NYCHA's time! For details and more information on new youth point year and world finals click here
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· NCHA Judge's Applicant and Recertification There will be two European NCHA Judge's Applicant and Recertification Seminars in 2012. New European applicants and carded judges are required to attend at least one seminar. Judges who attended the seminar at the Mercuria in France in 2011 will not be required to attend another one in 2012. Bobby Hunt, NCHA AAAA Judge from Comfort, Texas will be the instructor at both seminars.
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· Medication Rules and Guidelines The National Cutting Horse Association's medication rules and guidelines have been adopted to protect and prolong the health and welfare of the great horses exhibited in the cutting events. The NCHA believes that the safety of horses is a priority issue. To help promote horse safety, the organization will conduct random testing for medication and drugs at the 2012 NCHA-produced Triple Crown events. To find out more, see: |
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