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NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular

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FORT WORTH – The 2022 NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular is in full swing! Join us this Friday evening, July 22, for the NCHA Western Runway Fashion Show presented by Beau Galyean Stallion Services and Ghostwood Blended Bourbon in the Best of the West Tradeshow. You don’t want to miss out on your chance to experience where fashion and the western lifestyle meet. Afterwards, join us for live acoustic music performed by Texas artist Lorena Leigh!

Saturday, July 23, join us for an afternoon of epic cutting competition as some of the top horseman compete on the best horses in the industry to see who will be crowned the 2022 NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Cutting Spectacular Open Classic/Challenge and Open Derby champions. This will be the final time that these 6-year-old cutting horses compete in the historic Will Rogers Coliseum, so be sure to attend.  

Looking for something fun for your kids to do on Sunday morning? Enter the Youth Dummy Roping sponsored by Chris Johnsrud Cutting Horses and GS Cutting Horses held on July 24. We invite all of our youth to come spin to win! This event is free to enter, and prizes will be awarded to the top five in each age division.

In addition to the cutting competition and special events, the Best of the West Trade Show opens daily at 9:30 am and is located in the Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibit Hall. Home to 70 unique vendors with all the latest in western fashion, custom jewelry, home décor, and more, there is something for everyone.

Make plans to come by any of our FREE events and immerse yourself in the most unique experience in the horse industry! To learn more about the NCHA Summer Spectacular or to view a complete schedule of events, visit nchacutting.com/summerspectacular.

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The Danger of Lower Limb Wounds of Horses

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By Garrett Metcalf, DVM

It is common for horse owners to have a horse with a wound or laceration at some point in their life. Sometimes small lacerations can be perceived as benign, inconsequential problems that do not need immediate veterinary attention and are managed by the owners or trainers initially. Unfortunately, these simple-looking wounds can involve very important anatomical structures that can lead to serious infections that can be life-threatening or, at best career-limiting, for the horse.

Large wounds tend to get all the attention from owners or trainers because when they occur they are so obvious and visually appalling that medical attention is sought almost immediately. Those types of large wounds can be devastating, but they often involve the upper body regions of the horse, which heal better and often don’t involve structures such as joints or tendons.

To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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A Rodeo Photographer’s Journey

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By Phillip Kitts

Have you ever wondered what the rodeo looks like for contract personnel in the winter?
This month we will look at what the winter months look like from the rodeo photographer’s perspective.

To understand the time and demands that go into a career as a rodeo photographer, let’s start at when the season gets busy. Not all rodeo photographers work the same. There are many varieties in their career field. They can vary from the few weekends here and there to the full-timer who travels more than 30 weekends a year.

The full-timer that spends most of their year working usually hits the road in late winter. Yes, the winter months are slower but the photographer who has cemented themselves into the field usually books a few during late winter.

Rolling into the spring it begins to get busy. Depending on the photographer, spring can start with an every other weekend type schedule all the way to every weekend through the summer. In 2023 there were photographers that had 20-plus weeks straight going from rodeo to rodeo.
When late fall rolls in things begin to slow down, even for the go-getter who books everything they can.

To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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Where Legends are Made

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By Krista Lucas Wynn

The format of the American Rodeo, now known in its entirety as the American Western Weekend, has changed quite a bit throughout the years. The inaugural American Rodeo was held in 2014 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It is now held at Globe Life Field, across the street, with two full days of reined cow horse, cutting, reining, and rodeo competition.
Rodeo cowboys and cowgirls have been working to qualify for the 2024 event since last January. It is a long road to the American, starting with qualifier events all over the country. If a competitor wins money at a qualifier, they then advance to the regional finals in Las Vegas, Oklahoma City and Lexington, Ky.

Then, the top five from each event move on to the Contender Finals in Abilene, Texas, Feb. 10. There, the field will continue to be narrowed down to five in each event to compete at the American rodeo.

To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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