NCHA Rider Hall of Fame

National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Rider Hall of Fame was created and perpetuated to honor outstanding riders who have demonstrated their ability to exhibit the athletic prowess and inherent cow sense of the cutting horses they have shown competitively in NCHA sponsored or approved contests.[1][2] The updated criteria established in 2016 includes:[3]

  • Win any 2 of the following designated events: NCHA Futurity, Super Stakes, Derby, World Champion
  • Win any 3 of the following designated events: Super Stakes Classic, 5/6 year old Classic/Challenge, Reserve World Champion.
  • A win in category 1 plus 2 wins in category 2.
  • Ride horses ranking in the NCHA Top Five Open Cutting horses five (5) times. A rider must win 90% of the qualifying money to receive credit.
  • Exceed $1,000,000 in NCHA lifetime earnings.

In addition to their Rider Hall of Fame - Open Division, the NCHA established the Non-Pro Division as well as the following: NCHA Members Hall of Fame, NCHA Horse Hall of Fame, Youth Hall of Fame and Horse of the Year.[4]

  1. ^ "Rider Hall of Fame". National Cutting Horse Association. 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame". Quarter Horse News. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. ^ "National Cutting Horse Association updates - Page 4". NCHA News. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  4. ^ "NCHA Hall of Fame/Awards". National Cutting Horse Association. 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2018-10-05.