FORT WORTH – The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) congratulates Barbra Schulte of Brenham, Texas, as the 2022 recipient of the Modine Smith Humanitarian Award.
Modine Smith was a long-time member of the NCHA and selflessly committed herself to the betterment and promotion of cutting for nearly five decades, serving on the executive committees of the NCHA and the Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association. The Modine Smith Humanitarian Award was established in 2012 in her honor and is presented to a person who displays unwavering support of the NCHA and the NCHA Foundation by continuously working to enhance both associations.
Schulte has been an NCHA member since 1981. She served on the NCHA executive committee for many years, including a vice presidency in both 1994 and 1995. Schulte was also very active in the show pen with earnings in excess of $832,000. She is active in many programs, including the NYCHA BraveHearts Shootout where veterans learn to ride and show a cutting horse.
"I am tremendously honored and humbled to receive the Modine Smith Award,” said Schulte. “Modine was the hallmark of staunch support of the NCHA and unwavering kindness and personal support to every one of its members. The members of the NCHA are my family. They have been with our family through thick and thin, and I can only hope to do some small part to return the favor to them. I am deeply grateful."
Schulte will be presented with the Modine Smith Humanitarian Award at the upcoming 2022 NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity in Fort Worth, Texas.