In as much as certain individuals have exhibited through an exceptional talent the ability to bring forth with great and consistent success the inherent cow sense and athletic competitiveness of the cutting horses they have ridden while participating in contests approved or sponsored by the National Cutting Horse Association, it is hereby agreed that an NCHA Riders Hall of Fame be created and perpetuated to honor these outstanding individuals. Each person so honored has excelled as a cutting horse rider in competition open to all who challenged in the established qualified categories.
| OPEN RIDER | YEAR |
| Clint Allen | 2007 |
| Charlie Ashcraft | 2015 |
| Leroy Ashcraft | 1989 |
| Ascencion Banuelos | 2000 |
| Keith Barnett | 1989 |
| Tracy Barton | 2004 |
| Jeremy Barwick | 2008 |
| Gary Bellenfant | 1992 |
| Milt Bennett | 2015 |
| Todd Bimat | 2000 |
| Dirk Blakesley | 2011 |
| Sandy Bonelli | 1998 |
| Gayle Borland | 2006 |
| Pete Branch | 1994 |
| Eddie Braxton | 2008 |
| Matt Budge | 2012 |
| Lindy Burch | 1994 |
| Bob Burton | 2006 |
| Stanley Bush | 1989 |
| Jimmy Bush | 2006 |
| Jim Calhoun | 2015 |
| Rusty Carroll | 2005 |
| John Carter | 1989 |
| Roy Carter | 2000 |
| R. L. Chartier | 2013 |
| Randy Chartier | 2015 |
| Jason Clark | 2008 |
| Andrew Coates | 2018 |
| Michael Cooper | 2012 |
| David Costello | 2009 |
| Lloyd Cox | 2000 |
| Morgan Cromer | 2013 |
| Allen Crouch | 2007 |
| Casey Crouch | 2018 |
| Kathy Daughn | 1992 |
| Brett Davis | 2006 |
| Keith Deaville | 2008 |
| Don Dodge | 1989 |
| Ed Dufurrena | 2015 |
| Tom Dvorak | 2013 |
| Pat Earnheart | 1994 |
| Dennis ‘Zeke’ Entz | 2009 |
| J. T. Fisher | 1989 |
| Ed Flynn | 2005 |
| Sean Flynn | 2009 |
| Lee Francois | 2009 |
| Bill Freeman | 1989 |
| OPEN RIDER | YEAR |
| Shorty Freeman | 1989 |
| David Gage | 2006 |
| Dick Gaines | 1992 |
| Matt Gaines | 2001 |
| Beau Galyean | 2012 |
| Jody Galyean | 1990 |
| Wesley Galyean | 2012 |
| Jim Gideon | 2015 |
| Gary Gonsalves | 2004 |
| Casey Green | 2018 |
| Shannon Hall | 1999 |
| Gerry Hansma | 2013 |
| Paul Hansma | 1995 |
| Winston Hansma | 1995 |
| Phil Hanson | 2004 |
| Leon Harrel | 1989 |
| Rock Hedlund | 2006 |
| Joe Heim | 1989 |
| Faron Hightower | 1994 |
| Roy Huffaker | 2015 |
| Clay Johnson | 2015 |
| Minor Johnson | 2006 |
| Doug Jordan | 2000 |
| Gavin Jordan | 2009 |
| Mark Lavender | 2010 |
| Jim Lee | 1989 |
| Tom Long | 2005 |
| Tom Lyons | 1989 |
| Scott Martin | 2007 |
| Tommy Marvin | 2006 |
| David McGregor | 1999 |
| J B McLamb | 2006 |
| Glenn McWhorter | 2006 |
| Matt Miller | 2013 |
| Russ Miller | 1998 |
| Mark Mills | 2010 |
| Brad Mitchell | 2006 |
| Jim Mitchell | 2010 |
| John Mitchell | 2005 |
| Denton Moffat | 2008 |
| Craig Morris | 2004 |
| Mike Mowery | 1997 |
| Ronnie Nettles | 1994 |
| Jack Newton | 1989 |
| Steve Oehlhof | 2013 |
| Kenny Patterson | 1994 |
| Pat Patterson | 1989 |
| OPEN RIDER | YEAR |
| James Payne | 2013 |
| Bill Pierce | 2018 |
| Don Pooley | 2010 |
| Kory Pounds | 2011 |
| Phil Rapp | 1996 |
| Larry Reeder | 1989 |
| Boyd Rice | 2005 |
| Ronnie Rice | 1992 |
| Sonny Rice | 2015 |
| Tag Rice | 2003 |
| Tarin Rice | 2016 |
| Willie Richardson | 1997 |
| Terry Riddle | 1989 |
| Bill Riddle | 1994 |
| Matlock Rose | 1989 |
| Billy Ray Rosewell | 2015 |
| Robert Rust | 2003 |
| Matt Sargood | 2010 |
| Grant Setnicka | 2015 |
| L. E. Shawver | 2006 |
| Geoffrey Sheehan | 2018 |
| Sam Shepard | 2002 |
| Austin Shepard | 2005 |
| Bobby Sikes | 2006 |
| Darren Simpkins | 2007 |
| Greg Smith | 2010 |
| Tim Smith | 1998 |
| Corky Sokol | 2008 |
| Dave Stewart | 2007 |
| Gene Suiter | 1989 |
| Craig Thompson | 2008 |
| John Tolbert | 1994 |
| Curly Tully | 1989 |
| Chubby Turner | 2000 |
| Roger Wagner | 2005 |
| Greg Ward | 2015 |
| Scott Weis | 1997 |
| Buster Welch | 1989 |
| Greg Welch | 1990 |
| Russ Westfall | 2005 |
| Bronc Willoughby | 2004 |
| Sam Wilson | 1990 |
| John Wold | 2005 |
| Kobie Wood | 1993 |
| Mike Wood | 2016 |
| Guy Woods | 2001 |
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