Hello Cutters –
The MCHA March Madness Cutting and MCHA Year End Banquet will be next weekend. It looks like R & J Arena will be a great facility for our cutting. The banquet will be held Saturday night at Timberlake Hotel in Staples, MN. A fun evening is planned. If you plan to attend; please let Leigh Gall know immediately, 715-492-1286. Also, if possible, please bring an item for the live auction.
The updated MCHA approved show schedule is as follows-
March 17 – 19, R & J Arena, Verndale, MN
March 31 – April 2, R & J Arena, Verndale, MN
May 5 – 7, Strait Rail Ranch, Nevis, MN
May 19 – 21, Owatonna Motors Company Summer Series, Owatonna, MN
June 2 – 4, Strait Rail Ranch, Nevis, MN
June 16 – 18, Owatonna Motors Company Summer Series, Owatonna, MN
July 7 – 9, Owatonna Motors Company Summer Series, Owatonna, MN
August 4 – 6, Strait Rail Ranch, Nevis, MN
August 17 – 20, Waterloo, IA pending
September 8 – 10 Nevis, MN pending
October 6 – 8, Dave Scribner Memorial Cutting, R & J Arena, Verndale,MN
October show Nevis, MN pending
November 3 – 5, Strait Rail Ranch, Nevis, MN pending
Click the schedule bar on the home page to see complete show information.
Congratulations to the 2022 MCHA Year-End Award Winners!
MCHA 2022 YEAR-END CHAMPIONS
OPEN HORSE RIDER OWNER
Champion-Apollo Creed JP Bell Strait Rail Ranch
Res. Champ – A Chic Commander Bob Janssen JPH
Third – Powder Sugar Baby Bob Janssen Margaret Mehle
NON PRO
Champion – Yall Count Me In Darrell Parsons Darrell Parsons
Res. Champ – CD Sugarbritches Kate Grover Travis Grover
Third – Razor Mark Lundeen Mark Lundeen
$50,000 AMATEUR
Champion – Yall Count Me In Shawna Parsons Shawna Parsons
Res. Champ – High O Silver Jim Neshem Jim Neshem
Third – Razor Mark Lundeen Mark Lundeen
$35,000 NON PRO
Champion – Chucks Little Pepto Jenna Bell Jenna Bell
Res. Champ – Meradas Sassy Girl Jody Blackburn Jody Blackburn
Third – Smart Sugar Britches Jim Nesham Jim Nesham
$15,000 AMATEUR
Champion – MK CD High Roller Hannah Livingston Hannah Livingston
Res. Champ – High O Silver Jim Nesham Jim Nesham
Third – Meradas Sassy Girl Jody Blackburn Jody Blackburn
$25,000 NOVICE HORSE
Champion – Its Mr Big Time To U JP Bell Leigh Gall
Res. Champ – Hot Lookin Cat JP Bell Michael Schreck
Third – Wild Red Hair Cat QT Bob Janssen Rhonda Helgeson
$25,000 NOVICE NON PRO
Champion – Its Mr Big Time To U Leigh Gall Leigh Gall
Res. Champ – Hot Lookin Cat Michael Schreck Michael Schreck
Third – C Biscuit Jeff Pauly Jeff Pauly
$5,000 NOVICE HORSE
Champion – Kattie Smalls JP Bell Justin Retterath
Res. Champ – C Biscuit Jeff Pauly Jeff Pauly
$5,000 NOVICE NON PRO
Champion – Buonivino Bill Zaharia Bill Zaharia
Res. Champ – Cattuccino Steve Sikkink Steve Sikkink
Third – Smart Stylin Rey Travis Grover Travis Grover
JUNIOR YOUTH
Champion – Chucks Little Pepto Jenna Bell Jenna Bell
Res. Champ – Moms Dual N Badger Jack Bell Nancy Burkes
Third – Its All Play For Rey Ella McDonald Scott McDonald
Third – Shesa Altisimo Cat Minna O Erickson Scott McDonald
SENIOR YOUTH
Champion – Smart Dual Cat Allyson Pauly Jeff Pauly
Res. Champ – Looking Awesome MacCayle Kobluk Calvin Kobluk
$2,000 LIMITED RIDER
Champion – Chucks Little Pepto Kurtis Kostrzewski Jenna Bell
Res. Champ – Wildest Dreamz Gary Kuoppala Gary Kuoppala
Third – Looking Awesome MacCayle Kobluk CalvinDobluk
$1,000 LIMITED RIDER
Champion – Don’t Look Now Dylan Schauer Strait Rail Ranch
Res. Champ – Metallic Jones Carly Zaharia Carly Zaharia
Third – Blu Southern Belle Brenda Kaye Sowada Brenda Kaye Sowada
ROOKIE PLUS CHAMPIONS –
Paige Ratkowski, Kinzi Parsons, John Moder
DERBY OPEN
Champion – Pink Floyd JP Bell Strait Rail Ranch
Res. Champ – Lightz Down Low Bob Janssen JPH
Third – SP Hotify JP Bell Wildfire Farms
DERBY NON PRO
Champion – Tallic Tuff Jordan Holte Wildfire Farms
Res. Champ – Smart Stylin Rey Kate Grover Travis Grover
Third – Lightz Down Low Anita Janssen JPH
CLASSIC OPEN
Champion – Faymiss JP Bell Jack Bell
Res. Champs – Yes Sir Will Do JP Bell Deb Sonnenberg
Third – Demolishss JP Bell Leigh Gall
CLASSIC NON PRO
Champion – Faymiss Jack Bell Jack Bell
Res. Champ – Paradox Blue Rey Michael Schreck Michael Schreck
Third – Tell Em Im Stylish Joanne Yahnke Joanne Yahnke