NCHA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FUTURITY 2002
D a i l y C h a t t e r s p o n s o r e d b y We s t e r n B l o o d s t o c k
S AT U R DAY, D E C E M B E R 7, 2 0 0 2
Gerwien takes the day,
Chartier wins first round
Chevy Trucks NCHA
World Championship Futurity
Score of 208 advances to Round Two
TODAY’S ACTION
P
aula Wood, Greg Coalson,
and Dustin Adams, finalists
in last year’s Non-Pro Futurity, all
ride in today’s first bunch. Chad
Bushaw, last year’s champion, has
drawn fourth in the second bunch,
which also includes former NonPro Futurity champions Spencer
Harden and Lee Garner.
Georgia Husby, 2001 Amateur
Futurity reserve champion, is up
in the third bunch.
TODAY’S SCHEDULE
Beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Non-Pro 2nd go-round
98 entries • 7 sets
Western Bloodstock Sale - Part I
9:00 a.m., Watt Arena
Chevy QUADRASTEER Test Drive
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Parking lot east end of John Justin Arena
Cowboy Santa Photos
Amon Carter Exhibit Hall
Canadian cutter Carl Gerwien marked 219 and 218 yesterday, on Steady
Play and A Smart Blonde Date, respectively. Gerwien raised and trained
both horses, sired by his stallion Smart Peppy Date.
NCHA Trainers Party & Sale
6:00 p.m., Round Up Inn
TOMORROW’S SCHEDULE
Beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Non-Pro 2nd go-round
132 entries • 9 sets
Western Bloodstock Sale - Part I
9:00 a.m., Watt Arena, followed by
session in John Justin Arena
Chevy QUADRASTEER Test Drive
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Parking lot east end of John Justin Arena
Cowboy Santa Photos
Amon Carter Exhibit Hall
MONDAY’S SCHEDULE
Beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Amateur 1st go-round
144 entries • 10 sets
C
arl Gerwien, of Alberta,
Canada, was the high-scoring rider on Friday, with 219
points aboard Steady Play; he also
marked 218 on A Smart Blonde
Date. Both mares were raised
and trained by Gerwien and are
sired by Smart Peppy Date, who
Gerwien and his wife, Julia, stand
at their Willow Spring Ranch in
Nanton, Alberta.
“She’s always been good, but
she’s been really, really good since
April,” said Gerwien of Steady
Play, who he rode in yesterday’s
first bunch. “I rode her in the open
and she was good on a tough cow,
but when I got a softer cow, she
overshot it a little bit.”
Gerwien became interested
in cutting nearly 20 years ago at
the same time as his neighbors,
the Hansma brothers. Paul and
Winston Hansma eventually
moved to Texas to work for the
Bar H Ranche. Gerry Hansma and
Gerwien stayed in Canada.
This past fall, Gerwien won
the PCCHA Non-Pro Futurity
on Smartest Little Oak, the first
performer sired by Smart Peppy
Date.
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Far left, left to right: Billy Martin, Larry Mahan, winner of yesterday’s Celebrity Cutting, and Kaitlyn Larsen, 13. Right: Mary Ann Rapp and Kelly Graham.
Gerwien, continued from page 1
Busy day for Billy Martin
Yesterday, Billy Martin qualified two
mounts for the second round of non-pro
competition, including Keena Pep, one
of the high-scoring horses. Last night,
Martin helped former world champion
bull rider Larry Mahan prepare his horse
for the Celebrity Cutting; Mahan won the
event with 233 points.
Riding Keena Pep next-to-last in yesterday’s fifth bunch, Martin cut the cows
he wanted, then found they weren’t as
good as he had expected. “Fortunately,
my horse covers up a lot mistakes that I
make,” said Martin, who had also shown
his Dual Pep daughter in the first round
of open competition. “I was concerned
when we first rode down there, but she’s
got some look and is bright, and she can
do either the slow or the fast.”
Keena Pep’s full sister is Nyoka Pep,
who won over $80,000. Martin raised
both mares out of Shesa Little Acorn,
a horse he rode to win the non-pro
championship of the Augusta Futurity
5 & 6-Year-Old Classic.
“She’s just like her sister,” said
Martin of Keena Pep. “If you can cut a
cow that has any respect for them at all,
they react to the cow and let you help
them, too. They are both really electric
and confident in what they do. And they
give you a sense of confidence, when
you’re showing them.
Martin, hails from Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania and also has a ranch
near Millsap, Texas. He was introduced
to cutting by Cutter Bill, Rex Cauble’s
famous palomino stallion, and winner of
the 1962 NCHA World Championship.
“I was in the stands at the Washington (D.C.) International Horse Show
when they showed Cutter Bill,” Martin
remembered. “I’d never seen a cutting
horse before. When I saw how agile and
quiet and responsive those cutting horses
were, I gave up all my other recreational
activities and just started messing with
“There’s a fine line
between Saturday night
and Sunday morning.”
Jimmy Buffett
You say it’s
your birthday!
These NCHA members
are celebrating their birthday today.
Lauren Baker........................ Millsap, TX
William Black.................... Spiceland, IN
Timothy Brien ................... St Amant, LA
John Brown.......................... Oberlin, KS
Carl Burke....................... Columbus, GA
Dee Burney ...........................Joshua, TX
Gretchen Cain ....................... Salem, OH
Ranald Cameron ........... Fort Morgan, CO
Paul Casper III.................... Zebulon, NC
Bill Chatham ........................Abilene, TX
Candy Christoferson ............ Billings, MT
Norman Clark................... Dos Palos, CA
Gene Cook .......................Kentwood, LA
Joyce Corda.......................Petaluma, CA
Marie Coutu .............................. Canada,
Ben David ....................Wichita Falls, TX
Norma Drobot ............................ Canada
Tom Ferguson ......................Bastrop, TX
Delores Gehrmann ..................Yelm, WA
Pam Gonnet .............................. Canada,
Debbie Hall ...................Paso Robles, CA
Terry Harlan............................. Hico, TX
Thomas Hartranft ........ Worthington, OH
Wayne Havens ............. Sutter Creek, CA
Steve Henning .......................... Citra, FL
Vann Hurst.....................Chesterfield, SC
Jonathan Lachmiller .................. Hye, TX
Vickie Lambe .................Randleman, NC
Ray Logan ...............................Kechi, KS
Ed Metzler.......................... Murrieta, CA
Jerry Moore.......................... Damon, TX
Jay Morrison .....................Peterson, MN
Diana Pantry ..................... Ardmore, OK
Randy Peterson .................... Alpena, SD
David Phair ....................Chula Vista, CA
Deborah Rich .................... Brenham, TX
Craig Richardson ..................Atlanta, GA
Terra Savage ...................Burlington, NC
Arthur Sullivan................. Lauderhill, FL
Thomas Harvey Turner ....... Bonham, TX
Les Wardlow ....................Muskogee, OK
Zack Waters ......................... Canton, TX
Frank Wheatley .................. Old Fort, TN
Wesley Wilburn............. Elm Springs, SD
Gary Wright ..................Stephenville, TX
Sires of Non-Pro 2nd round qualifiers
No fewer than 130 sires were represented among the Non-Pro entries at
this year ’s NCHA Futurity. Here’s a
look at those sires that have offspring
that qualified for the second go-round
of Non-Pro competition.
Sire
Bob Kingsley hugs grandson Ryan Akin after a good
run in the Celebrity Cutting.
Kix Brooks with Garrison Buth and Keith Barnett at
last night’s Celebrity Cutting.
cutting horses. I was a long time being
able to have any decent horses, but I
worked at it.”
Martin rides Keena Pep in tomorrow’s sixth bunch; Larry Mahan rides
his horse, Lofty Goals, in the fifth
bunch.
Boon from syndicated cartoonist and
cutter Lex Graham, last August. Sculptor Kelly Graham, Lex’s son, and Kelly’s
mother, Gay Fosberg, bred and raised the
horse, who was started by Ron Young
and trained by Graham Amos.
“He is really a nice horse,” said
Rapp. “He has a huge stop and he’s
very sensitive and has a lot of feel for a
gelding. He’s always hunting a cow.
“We told several of our customers
that he was for sale, but they weren’t
willing to pay that much for a gelding,”
she added. “So I bought him.”
Rapp also qualified for the second
round on Little Janey Lena out of Phil
Rapp’s great performer Playboys Ruby.
Moody and Grumpy
Sound like anyone you know?
Moody, in this case, is short for Moody
Blue Moon, the gelded Peptoboonsmal
son Mary Ann Rapp rode to score 218.5
in yesterday’s competition. “Grumpy” is
CD Grumpy Doc, the gelding she rode in
the open division.
Mary Ann purchased Moody Blue
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Fifteen trainers have been
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Award, to be presented tomorrow night at the Hall of Fame
and Awards Party, sponsored by
Merrill Lynch, Western Horseman and Quarter Horse News.
The evening will also celebrate
this year’s Hall of Fame inductees, and the Horse of the Year.
NCHA members and their
families can pick up free tickets
for the party at the NCHA Booth
in the Exhibit Hall. ★
Horse
CD Olena ...................................................15
High Brow Cat.............................................13
Dual Pep .......................................................9
SR Instant Choice...........................................9
Peptoboonsmal..............................................8
Smart Mate ...................................................8
Doc’s Hickory ................................................6
Dual Rey .......................................................6
Smart Little Jerry ............................................6
Bob Acre Doc ................................................5
Smart Little Lena ............................................5
Lenas Jewel Bars ...........................................4
Playgun.........................................................4
Bingo Hickory................................................3
Freckles Fancy Twist .......................................3
Freckles Playboy ............................................3
Justa Swinging Peppy .....................................3
Master Merada..............................................3
Zack T Wood.................................................3
Cash Quixote Rio ..........................................2
Duals Blue Boon............................................2
Haidas Little Pep ............................................2
High Brow Hickory.........................................2
Kit Dual.........................................................2
Laker Doc .....................................................2
Little Trona ....................................................2
Nu Cash .......................................................2
Peponitas Acre...............................................2
Playboys Badge .............................................2
Playboys Nu Gun...........................................2
Smart Lil Highbrow ........................................2
Smart Lil Ricochet ..........................................2
Smart Peppy Date ..........................................2
SR Hallmarked ..............................................2
Young Gun....................................................2
These sires each have one second go-round
qualifier: A Chic In Time, Acres Destiny, Acres Of
Red, As Smart As The Fox, Bad Peppy Lena, Bobby
Bo Badger, Br Little Peppy Doc, Brilliant Doctor,
Chicks Achy Braky, CJ Sugar, Doc Freckles Leo,
Doc Olena Twist, Doc’s Oak, Docs Freckles Oak,
Docs Tejon, Dual Jazz, Dual Peppy, Dualin Gun,
Dynamite Badger, Genuine Jeep, Grays Starlight,
Gv Classy Pepper, Haida Partner, Haidabilly,
Hickoryote, Ill Be Smart, Ima Little Peppier, Joker
Peppy, Ju N Badge, Justa Swinging Larry, King
Of Clarks, King Peppy San, Lectric Playboy, Lenas
Telesis, Little Badger Kid, Little Sorrel Peppy, Maxi
Lena, Meradas Money Talks, Mimosas Badger,
Miss N Okie, Mr Peponita Flo, Mucho Playboy,
Nitas Wood, Paddys Irish Whiskey, Passover Peppy,
Peppys Boy 895, Peppys Doc, Pobrecito Doc, Poco
San Scorpion, Pop A Top Pep, Quixote Mac, Renos
Peppy Doc, San Jo Lena, Shining Spark, Short Of
Santana, Shorty Lena, Smart Aristocrat, Smart Kid
Lena, Smart Little Mate, Smart Little Rondee, Snow
Chief, Squeak Toy, Starlights Joy, Sugars Oak Bar,
Tamulena, Tumbleweed Smith, Wheeling Peppy,
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Can you identify the man and the horse in this
picture?
Submit your answer in writing to
Carolyn Crist in the Show Office.
The winner, who will receive a
special prize, will be announced
in tomorrow’s Daily Chatter.
Judy Hamann correctly identified yesterday’s
Mystery Photo as Fern Sawyer, one of the
founding members of the National Cutting Horse
Association.
Georgia Husby correctly identified Thursday’s
Mystery Photo as Larry Heathington of
Esperanza Ranch. She thought he was in
Ubekistan, but we’re pretty sure it looks more like
Tajikistan.
Official Chevy Truck Draw-Down Procedure
rom the original group of names accumulated
over the 2002 NCHA point year (amassed by
adding all current 2002 NCHA member names
once plus those additional entries from check winners at NCHA-approved shows*), 100 names were
randomly drawn on November 27 at 10 a.m.
Those 100 names were announced throughout
the WRMC complex by Tom Holt, posted at the
NCHA booth and the Chevy Trucks booth in the
trade show, outside of the show office and on the
NCHA website. These 100 people (henceforth
referred to as the “Final Pool”) are the group from
which the final truck winner will be chosen.
Every afternoon at approximately 5 pm through
F
Ronald Barrow
Paul Beard
Shelley Bird
Joe Bishop
Don Boone
Sandy Brannon
Eddie Braxton
Eddie Braxton
Eddie Braxton
Ronald Brown
Spanky Browne
Tance Bryant
Sheldon & Patti Buxton
Teri Lynne Byrd
Constantine Caloudas
Canyon Creek Ranch
Michael Carlyle
Keith & Sandy Chamberlain
Dawn Chapman
Edwin Christensen
Todd Clubb
Kevin Coiner
Allen Crouch
JR Cruce
Dearl Cunningham
Casey Dailey
Debbie Day
Don & Barbara Ellis
Nancy Enright
Daniel Evans
Rod Findley
Todd Gann
Lee Garner
Erin Gilbert
Casey Green
Thomas Guinn
George Hancock
Larry Haney
Billy Haristy
Marilyn Heminger
December 14, five names will be drawn and eliminated from the Final Pool. (Eliminated names are
indicated with a strike-through on the list below).
While you need not be present to win, those
people who do make it into the Final Pool should
plan on attending … after all, if they win, their prize
is valued at $45,000.
By December 15, the Final Pool will consist of
Lynn Hickey
Nicki Hiner
Daniel & Ty Hodges
Polly Hollar
Richard Hook
Richard Hook
Russell Jenkins
James Johnson
Jennie Johnson
Chad Johnston
Joseph Kalt
Pam Keller
John Kirby Jr
Karen Kocurek
Larry Konefsky
John & Lois Koop
Justin Ledbetter
Cody Lee
Hugh Lentile Jr
James & Marlene Lewis
just five people. Those five people MUST be present or arrange for a representative to be present
for the give-away that evening. The final group of
five will meet in the NCHA Media Room, and be
accompanied into the competition before the first set
of cattle are settled. At that time, the give-away truck
will also come into the arena. Each of the five truck
finalists will choose a remote key fob, in alphabetical
order by last name. Only one key fob will unlock the
truck. At the direction of NCHA Director of Marketing
& Media, Clay Murray, each finalist will be given a
chance to try their key fob. ★
* Must be 18 years and older
Jerry Linaweaver
Alfred & Brenda Malone
George Manor
Frank Martin
Jeff May
Pam May
Stacie McDavid
David McGregor
Scott McKinsey
John Mitchell
Fred Pace
Painted Springs Farm
Michelle Palermo
Penny Pierce
Mike Priest
Troy & Julie Randolph
Michelle Reed
Willie Richardson
Charles Sandifer
Carl Smith
Glenn & Lisa Smoot
Bill Speight
Brad Spence
Tom Stange
Strawn Valley Ranch
Bernie Taupin
Bernard & Carla Taylor
Dean Terry
Kimberly Thome
Bob Threlfall
KC Townsend
Toni Trimble
Tyler Van Winkle
Jennifer Vaughn
Donald Weeding
Scott Weis
Greg Welch
Julie Wells
Robert Wiggins
Wayne Williams