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Welcome to the Wyoming Cutting Horse Association
WESTERN NATIONALS, Reno, NV
- The draw for this event has already taken place and the show
begins Sunday April 29th!
Click here for details.
Wishing all our Wyoming CHA Members competing in Reno the Very
Best of Luck!!! We'll all be rooting for you and looking forward to
seeing lots of photographs!
Hot off the
presses -Show Details for Area 4 NCHA Days,
Dillon, Montana - just
issued!!
Click here for details.
Remember that this year NCHA Days will also incorporate AQHA Classes
with results counting towards AQHA World Show Qualification - see
NCHA and/or AQHA web sites for more details.
Show Dates: June 1, 2
and 3, 2012. Entries by:
Monday, May 28th, 2012. Early entry (406) 369-2024 or
tnelson@usadig.com or online
entry at www.montanacha.com
required.
Host Motels: Best Western
Paradise Inn (406) 683-4214; Super 8 (406) 683-4288
Rooms booking fast, make your reservations
early!
Judge: Kelly Graham,
Texas AAAA
Show Approval: NCHA, Montana
CHA, Wyoming CHA, Idaho CHA, and Boise Valley CHA
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WCHA 2012 Tentative
Schedule |
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April 25- May 7 |
NCHA Western Nationals
*Click
here for Special Qualifying Standards* |
Reno, NV |
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May 26, 27, 28 |
Seven Bar Ranch |
Saratoga, WY |
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June 1,2,3 |
Area 4, NCHA DAYS |
Dillon, MT |
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June 30- July 1 |
HJK Productions |
Torrington, WY |
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July 14-15 |
Seven Bar Ranch |
Saratoga, WY |
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August 25-26 |
HJK Productions |
Torrington, WY |
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Sept. 1-2 |
WCHA Year End Show |
Casper, WY |
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Sept. 13-16 |
WCHA LAE |
Casper, WY |
TRAINER’S TIPS – NO. 2
Aaron Ralston
Cow Horse Productions, Aspen, CO
Why compete?
"Some losin's is right, some winnings wrong", Paul Zarzyski Bob
Dylan ‘Bronc song’
By Testing ourselves
against ourselves in unfamiliar circumstances we add a self monitor
that allows us to check our progress. I work all my horses on a
mechanical cow. This is a wonderful training device that allows me
to predict situations while I teach my horse to stop, back up, roll
back, move out, focus, etc... The mechanical cow consists of a flag
attached to a cord hung on pulleys driven by a motor that is
controlled by a remote held by the rider. When I push the button the
flag moves, then my horse should make the corresponding move to the
right or left. When I release the button the flag stops, therefore
my horse should stop. When horse, rider, and flag are in sync there
is an invisible leash connecting the three in unison as they perform
a series of stops, 180 degree turns, accelerating, and decelerating
in a varied sequence. I cannot tell you how many championships I
have won in my own back yard! I'm a legend in my own mind! However,
by simply handing my remote to someone else to operate for me, I
lose most of my snap. Without knowing, by running the remote, I am
setting myself up to win every time. No matter how hard I try not
to, I am sending signals to my horse that say "we're getting ready
to stop", or "I'm going to push the button now". Subconsciously it
is very difficult to judge the level of difficulty or responsibility
we put on ourselves and our horses. Therefore, what we think is
enough may just be the beginning.
What is competition?
Competition does not
have to be a horse show or a race against another horse. Simply,
competition should be a set of standards against which one guides
themselves by. The standards therefore have great influence on your
perceived results. Choose them carefully. It is not about the blue
ribbon; instead it is about evaluating the direction of our work and
establishing deadlines for its attainment. Our standards may be too
easy, such as always holding the remote myself and never allowing my
horse to assume full responsibility. I will always compete, as I
need to be challenged and held to an honest evaluation of my
progress. I don't have to win the blue ribbon, but I need to know if
I'm as good as I think I am!
For more information on Aaron’s Training methods, his horses etc. or
any questions you may have for Aaron you can go to his web site at
www.cowhorseproductions.com
or he can be contacted by email at
theride@cowhorseproductions.com.
He can also be contacted by telephone on 970-274-4346 or by mail at
Aaron Ralston, Cow Horse Productions, 309 AABC, Suite D, Aspen, CO
81611. You can also catch Aaron’s TV program on RFD TV.
Click here to view more Trainer Tips
Attention all Wyoming Cutters - I am trying to build up a
library of Members’ Profiles which I will publish here on the web
site. I think it would be wonderful if all our members, past,
present and future can have their stories, histories and
achievements recorded for posterity – don’t you agree? So I would
be extremely grateful if you would complete the following
Questionnaire and return it to me along with any photographs –
email would be great
but if not please mail them to me and I will try to ensure your
photographs are returned to you once I have been able to copy them.
Don’t be bashful or modest, I for one would love to get to know more
about our members and I am sure we all would enjoy reading each
other’s stories – so please do submit your profile!!! Thanks in
advance!!
Click here for Questionnaire
Important Information for Wyoming CHA Youth Cutters
The Board of the Wyoming Cutting Horse Association is pleased of
announce that they will be taking applications for Two Youth
Scholarship Awards for the 2012 Show Year. The amounts of each
award will be announced after the next Board meeting. However, now
is the time to start your preparations and if you are:
1. a
Senior in High School intending to attend a college of further
education
2. a
Member in good standing of the Wyoming CHA for 2012
3. a
Member in good standing of the NCHA for 2012
4.
competing at Wyoming CHA approved events in 2012
5.
Please make a formal application to the Board giving details of your
achievements, interests, hobbies, successes at various horse events,
particularly cutting, horsemanship skills, memberships of equine
based associations etc. and your expectations & plans for your
further education.
The Board will consider all applications received and after
deliberations will announce the successful recipients at the 2012
Year End Awards Banquet in Casper in September. For further details
please contact Anne Enright, WCHA Secretary.
Become a WCHA Member Now!!!!!
Those of you who have not yet paid your dues for 2012 please do not
miss out on your Complimentary copy of the Wrangler – complete your
2012 application now.
A Huge Thank You goes out to all our 2012 Members who completed
their Membership Applications and paid their dues by March 31st
– we had a great response, so thank you one and all! Your names
will go into the draw each month for FIVE months for a chance to win
a $20 Gift Certificate from Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Stores. The first
draw will be held in May.
REMEMBER:
Your show results only count towards Year End AFTER your
Membership Dues have been received – so don’t miss out!!
Click here to download the 2012 Form
Or Email Anne Enright at
wcha.secretary@hotmail.com
or call and leave a message on (307) 514 2181 to request a form by
mail.
Mail Completed Forms to: Anne Enright, WCHA
Secretary,
8415 Powderhouse Road
Cheyenne, WY 82009
Thanks for Supporting Your Wyoming Cutting Horse
Association!!
Important Information for Wyoming CHA Youth Cutters
The Board of the Wyoming Cutting Horse Association is pleased of
announce that they will be taking applications for Two Youth
Scholarship Awards for the 2012 Show Year. The amounts of each
award will be announced after the next Board meeting. However, now
is the time to start your preparations and if you are:
1. a
Senior in High School intending to attend a college of further
education
2. a
Member in good standing of the Wyoming CHA for 2012
3. a
Member in good standing of the NCHA for 2012
4.
competing at Wyoming CHA approved events in 2012
5.
Please make a formal application to the Board giving details of your
achievements, interests, hobbies, successes at various horse events,
particularly cutting, horsemanship skills, memberships of equine
based associations etc. and your expectations & plans for your
further education.
The Board will consider all applications received and after
deliberations will announce the successful recipients at the 2012
Year End Awards Banquet in Casper in September. For further details
please contact Anne Enright, WCHA Secretary.
Click
here to read 2012 WCHA General Membership Meeting from January 28,
2012
To view 2011 Year End Results,
click here. The
Wyoming Cutting Horse Association would like to thank everyone who
put on shows this year and everyone who participated in those shows!
We appreciate your support of our Association. We are now organizing
and looking forward to the 2012 show season!
Wyoming
Cutting Horse Association Fund Raiser 2011
Trip for Two to Ireland!

from left to right is: Cathy Stalcup, former President, Tom Stalcup
Current Vice President, Jack Enright, trip organizer holding the
winning ticket, Todd Adolf, President of WSCHA, James Johnson and
Jerry Rankin Board Members.
CONGRATULATIONS JIM SPELL!!
Jim Spell is the winner of our trip for two to Ireland fundraiser!
The drawing took place at the Seven Bar Ranch Cutting in Saratoga,
Wyoming on July 10th. Members of the WCHA Board of
Directors were present when the winning ticket was drawn by Todd
Adolf, President of the Western States Cutting Horse Association.
The winner was then contacted by phone by jack Enright, Trip
organizer and former President of the WCHA. Jim and his wife were
absolutely delighted to hear of their good fortune and plan to take
their trip to Ireland next spring! Jack
Enright would like to thank all those who supported the WCHA by
buying tickets and hopes they will support future fund raising
activities- including another chance to win a Trip for Two to
Ireland in 2012.
Become a Wcha sponsor
As in the
past, the success of our organization has largely been due to the
contributions of our sponsors who have gone out of their way to lend
financial support. We hope that as in the past, this year too
you would support the WCHA.....click
here to read more
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