NCHA Summer Spectacular


Amateur Spotlight: Mallory W Tolleson


not so great runs are when you really have a chance to change and grow as a competitor.


Mallory Williams Tolleson hails from Jacksboro, TX. She is a rancher and Army wife, cur- rently living in Fort Benning, Georgia but moving to Anchor- age, Alaska, early in 2018. Her barn and horses are in Jacks- boro and she regularly comes to Texas to compete in American Cutting Horse Association and National Cutting Horse Associ- ation events.


Most proud show mo-


ment(s): My first is from 2000, when I clinched the ACHA Ju- nior Youth year-end title. I had worked and sacrificed for all year and my hard work paid off. Second is from a weekend last year, a while after I had gotten back into showing on Betty On Me. I had been in a slump and it had taken a toll on my spirits. Fi- nally, everything fell into place and clicked. She and I marked two 74s that weekend and have continued to be a successful team.


Challenges? I showed ex- tensively when I was younger, but I took 15 years off before getting back into showing two years ago. Many things changed in that time, and I struggled with my confidence. I am pretty critical of myself.


Superstitions:? I’ve always been a believer of “don’t put your hat on the bed”, and 13 has been my lucky number in recent years. Other than that, I don’t have many supersti-


tions in the show pen. Role model(s)? My mom,


Paula Williams. She is the one who really got our family into cutting and gave me this deep love of riding. She is the stron- gest woman I know. As a ranch- er, cutter, and mother, she is an incredible role model.


Favorite horse: That’s Shesa Lady Doc Bar. She and I are both 29 this year. Lady showed her heart out for us in the Open, Non Pro, and the Youth, at least six times per weekend and usually three weekends per month. We now have two of her grandbabies of showing age, and it gives me such joy to see her legacy succeeding in the show pen. I also love Cruzn For Checks, aka Salvador, who is in the photo with me here..


Words of advice for non- It has been


a challenge to remind myself to look at the positives when things don’t go my way. Those


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pros: Remember to have fun! We as amateurs and non-pros chose this “hobby” for the love of the sport. We don’t have to travel miles upon miles most weekends and log long hours in the saddle, but we do it because at the heart of it all, we love the camaraderie, the atmosphere, and the horses that show their hearts out for us. Don’t ever for- get to smile and enjoy the ride. w


SouthWest Horse Trader October 2017


A Spectacular Summer


Contributed Courtesy of NCHA The NCHA Summer Spectacu-


lar is held in July and is the final leg of the NCHA Triple Crown of Cut- ting and is contested over 20 days. It features the NCHA Derby for 4-year-olds, and the NCHA Classic Challenge for 5/6-year-olds and of- fers a purse of over $2 million. Sir Long Legs, owned by Lew Hall, Lakeland, FL, and Austin Shepard pulled out all the stops for a rousing 229-point eleventh hour win, on Sunday, August 6, in the 2017 NCHA Open Derby Finals. Metallic Smart Cat, owned by Cyn- thia Villa, Chico, CA, and ridden by Matt Miller, scored 224 points for the reserve.


Justin Chalmers and HC Herd Boss, owned by Eddie and Barba- ra Young, San Angelo, TX, scored 225 points for an unassailable win in the Limited Open. HC Herd Boss LTE $14,539 was bred by Eddie and Barbara Young, who also own his sire, Herding Cats. Brett McGloth- lin and his own horse, Something- tobelievein, earned the reserve with 219 points. Paula Wood, Stephenville, TX,


scored 219.5 points to win the 2017 Derby NP Finals on Suen Too Be Black, by Boon Too Suen. Madalyn Colgrove, Boligee, AL, scored 218 for the reserve on Sweet Baby Ma- rie, by High Brow CD. Cole Rothwell, Dallas, TX, was the clear winner with 221 points aboard Khaleesi Cat in the Limited NP Finals. Lica Pinkston, Alice, TX, claimed reserve with 217.5 points riding Stylish Top Brow. Sue Christensen, Walton, NE,


won the Amateur Finals with 219 points aboard Auspicious Ruby Cat. Ryan Smith, Royce City, TX, was reserve with 215 points on Suen Or Later.


The Classic Challenge


Ichis My Choice reinforced her 2016 NCHA Horse of the Year


Austin Shepard & Sir Long Legs


accolades with a 229-point win in the NCHA Classic Challenge. Ridden by Hall of Famer Grant Setnicka for the Jaeggi family’s J Five Ranch, Weatherford, TX, Ichis My Choice went next-to-last in the 26-horse finals and prevailed by a six-point margin over Metallic Reb- el. Reserve champion Metallic Reb- el, by Metallic Cat, was ridden by Beau Galyean for Thomas Guinn of Philadelphia, MS.


At 63, Joe Howard Williamson has been the king of the weekend shows for decades, winning three NCHA NP World titles, and taking his place in the Non-Pro Hall of Fame with $1.2 million in earnings. He broke new ground with a half-point win in the NCHA NP Classic Challenge with Miz Sava- nah Ichi. It was his first major win in Will Rogers Coliseum, and his es- timated paycheck of $16,567 is his biggest ever for a single run. Kris- ten Galyean marked 221 on Button Down Supercat later in the set for the reserve honors. Jessica Feiner, Aspen, CO, scored 220.5 points on B Nimble to win the Limited NP. Michael Kemna, Valley View, TX, took the reserve with 217 points on Ruby Shadow Cat. Bella Anderson, Victoria, TX,


riding The Reyl McCoy, and Jen- nifer Rector, Rogersville, MO, on Smooth Reyn, tied with 218 points, as co-champions of the Amateur. w


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