Click For Home - Equiworld and the logo device are registered trademarks.
horseEquestrian Chat Rooms and Message BoardsEquiworld Horse Site IndexHow To Contact The Equiworld TeamNeed Help Using Equiworld?horse
horse
Special Sections for Members
Equestrian Products and Product Reviews
Information on Horse Care and Breeds
HorseLinks and Equestrian Search Engine
Sports, Events and Results
Equiworld On-Line Equestrian Magazine
Riding Holidays and Travel
Training and Education of Horse and Rider
Equestrian Services
horse







horse

NCHA helps APHA create perfect conditions for cutters
Money and pride on the line at APHA's 2001 World Show cutting competition

FORT WORTH-If you're a Paint Horse cutter and up to the challenge of earning big money at this year's American Paint Horse Association (APHA) World Championship Show, be sure to enter the Cutting Challenge competition. This year's Challenge event features $10,000 in added money.

APHA Competitors at the 2001 World Championship Paint Horse Show will work cattle under ideal conditions, thanks to a positive working relationship between the American Paint Horse Association and the National Cutting Horse Association.

Cutting competition rounds out the APHA World Show, scheduled June 24-July 7 at the Will Rogers Equestrian Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Riders who register before April 15 pay a discounted entry fee.

A part of the First USA Challenge Series, the competition will include the 3-Year-Old Cutting Challenge and 4-Year-Old Cutting Challenge, with $5,000 added to each. Preliminaries for both events begin July 6 at the Will Rogers Coliseum, with the finals taking place in the same arena on July 7.

At the 2000 APHA World Show, 39 cutters earned gross paybacks of $29,250 in the 3-Year-Old Cutting Challenge, with the winner taking home $7,313. In the 4-Year-Old Cutting Challenge, 28 competitors shared gross paybacks of $21,500, with the first-place finisher earning $5,375.

This year, the APHA World Show will continue to offer cutting competition as part of its cattle classes. Senior cutting classes are scheduled for July 6, while Amateur and Junior cutting classes are scheduled for July 7, all at the Will Rogers Coliseum. Entry deadline to avoid late fees is May 15. Contestants in these events will also be eligible for added-money awards.

By holding cutting competition during the final two days of its World Show, APHA is able to take advantage of world-class equipment and facilities provided by the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA). In preparation for its Summer Cutting Spectacular, set for July 12-29, NCHA prepares the arena during the final days of the APHA World Show.

NCHA goes to great lengths to provide an ideal foundation for cutting horse competition, trucking in special base dirt and raking sand into layers on the arena floor. In addition, NCHA sets up special elevated stands near the center of the arena floor so judges have the best possible view of the action. An electronic scoreboard is brought in that displays detailed information on the competition.

"Our relationship with NCHA over the years has allowed us to set up the best environment possible for Paint Horse cutting competitors," said Jim Kelley, assistant executive secretary of the American Paint Horse Association. "The conditions you find at the cutting horse competition at our World Show are second to none."

NCHA Show Manager Dave Brian has also been happy with the relationship between the two associations. "Because of the tight schedule between our move-in dates and APHA's move-out dates at the arena, this helps us get our show started on time and helps APHA with its cutting competition," he said. "It has worked out well for both of us."

"It's a win-win situation," Kelley added, "with cutting horse competitors coming out on top."

For more details about cutting competition at the APHA World show, call (817) 834-2742, extension 773. For a complete 2001 APHA World Show schedule and other valuable information, visit http://www.aphaworldshow.com/.

More about APHA
The APHA was founded in 1962. By that year's end, early association members had recruited 150 fellow Paint Horse enthusiasts and registered 250 horses. By the end of 2000, APHA had enrolled more than 100,000 members and registered nearly 593,000 Paint Horses.

The Fort Worth-based non-profit association employs 165 people and maintains an operating budget of more than $15 million for activities worldwide.

For more information about APHA or APHA programs, call
(817) 834-2742, ext. 788, or log on to http://www.apha.com/.

Back to the Ezine Index


Copyright 1994 to 2024 Equiworld at Hayfield, Aberdeen, Scotland - 30 years on the web. Archived Version.