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2023 NCHA SUMMER SPECTACULAR INTERMEDIATE NON-PRO DERBY CHAMPION

Jan 2, 2024, 11:51 AM by National Cutting Horse Association

Ryder Carpenter announced as the 2023 NCHA Summer Spectacular Intermediate Non Pro Derby Champion.

FORT WORTH – We are excited to announce Ryder Carpenter riding Ripped At The Seam as the new 2023 NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular winner in the Intermediate Non-Pro Derby. The show was held over the summer at the Will Rogers Arena from July 15 – August 5, 2023.

Ripped At The Seam (Metallic Cat x Smart Sandhill Kay), owned by Penny Cogdell Carpenter, is a 4-year-old gelding with a current lifetime earning of $31,504.67. Carpenter and Ripped At The Seam laid down a 216 in the first go, allowing them to cruise into the second go-round the following day where they earned a 215. As the crowd cheered them on in the final round, the dynamic duo came out on top with their highest score of an exciting 218.

“Cullen Chartier trained him along with Marcus Spencer, and they had him until the Super Stakes. Cullen and I agreed that I should take him (Ripped At The Seam) and start showing him more on my own. We had some success in the spring and made the Breeders Invitational finals,” said Carpenter. “I definitely want to thank Cullen and Marcus; they did an excellent job training him. I want to thank my help: Clay Johnson, Cullen Chartier, Lloyd Cox, and Johnny Mitchell; they helped me all throughout the show. To make finals and do really well was awesome.”

“Congratulations to Ryder Carpenter and Ripped At The Seam for all of their hard work and dedication to the sport and association,” said Jay Winborn, Executive Director of the NCHA.

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