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Vice Presidential Candidates
Brady Bowen of Jacksboro (left), Texas, and Keith Deaville (right) of Covington, Louisiana, are candidates for the office of NCHA Vice President in an election by the membership to take place in May/June 2009.

Ballots will be mailed to NCHA members by May 7, 2009, and ballots must be received back in the NCHA office (to be tabulated under the supervision of an independent accounting firm) by June 11, 2009. The successful candidate will take office at the 2009 NCHA Convention in Denver.

Don't miss the 2009 NCHA Convention, June 19-21, Denver, Colorado. More . . .

June Chatter is online: Can't wait for the mail? You can read the entire June issue of Cutting Horse Chatter, featuring the 2009 Borden Milk NCHA Super Stakes and much more.

World Series heads for Calgary
After a tremendous kick-off at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, the 6666 Ranch NCHA World Series of Cutting moves to this summer's Calgary Stampede for its next stop.

Director Elections Completed
Voting has been tabulated (under the supervision of an independent accounting firm) for the 2009 NCHA Director elections. Newly elected directors will take office on June 19, 2009, at the start of the NCHA Convention in Denver, Colorado. You can see the list of current directors and the slate of incoming directors.

NCHA welcomes Southwest Ford as new sponsor: SouthWest Ford has signed on as the "The Official Automotive Dealership of the NCHA Triple Crown Events" which includes the Super Stakes in April, the Summer Cutting Spectacular in July/August and the World Championship Futurity in November/December. Collectively, the NCHA Triple Crown events consist of 67 days of activity with over $10 million in total prize money awarded to contestants.

"At Southwest Ford, we look for sensible ways to support our community and give back to loyal customers," said owner Charlie Gilchrist. "Our dealership is in the heart of cutting horse country, and it is both a smart business decision and a meaningful philanthropy for us to support an organization comprised of one of our most valued customer groups - pickup drivers." Read more . . .

Million Dollar Bonus: The McDavid family has announced a $1 million bonus to any horse sired by Hes A Peptospoonful that wins the NCHA Open Futurity from 2009 through 2013. The McDavids, who sponsor the live telecast of the NCHA Futurity on RFD-TV, are also offering a sizable bonus to Non-Pro, Limited Non-Pro and Amateur winners sired by Hes A Peptospoonful or Widows Freckles at all three of NCHA's Triple Crown events. Read more here.

How to Choose the Right Cow: A new two-DVD set is now available from the National Cutting Horse Association. See how leading trainers Phil Rapp, Boyd Rice and Matt Gaines pick the cattle that help make wining runs. Read more . . .

Introducing the Sire's Get, All Foals Report
Order this report for an in-depth look at a breeding stallion. This report includes the following information:

• 3-generation pedigree of the subject
• The stallion's detailed NCHA show record, including all major limited age event placings
• Summary of the stallion's foals, performers, and their all-time and current-year earnings
• AQHA Alliance earnings for the subject horse
• List of all of the stallion's AQHA-registered foals, with their dam's and dam's sires, plus their NCHA earnings.

You can order all these reports right now from the official (NCHA/AQHA) web site by selecting the Purchase Reports option at the top of the page

Get a thrill: More than 130,000 cutting fans have watched the Thrill of Cutting video online. It's just one of dozens of NCHA videos now available on youtube.