FORT WORTH – Every year, the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) recognizes the achievements of a select group of individuals and horses by inviting them into the NCHA Hall of Fame. These individuals are inducted into one of the three categories based on their lifetime earnings or accomplishments in the arena: Horse, Non-Pro Riders, and Open Riders.
We congratulate the following inductees in the 2021 NCHA Hall of Fame:
2021 Horse Hall of Fame
Crey Zee, owned by Kevin and Sydney Knight
Woodys Baby, owned by April Widman
Reysin Kittens, owned by Bitterroot Ranch LLC
Hiss N Vinegar, owned by Jeffery and Jennifer Foland
Sanctus, owned by Scott Durham
2021 Non-Pro Riders Hall of Fame
Missy Jean Etheridge of Cornith, Mississippi
Ashley Galyean of Fort
Worth, Texas
EJ Huntley of Weatherford, Texas
Ryan Rapp of Weatherford, Texas
Jill Roth of Paso Robles, California
2021 Open Riders Hall of Fame
Jon Burgess of Weatherford, Texas
Cullen Chartier of Millsap, Texas
Will Nuttall of Wickenburg, Arizona
Additionally, individuals are inducted into the Members Hall of Fame based on their contributions to the sport of cutting, among many other factors. The 2022 NCHA Members Hall of Fame inductees are as follows:
H. L. Akin of Davidson, Oklahoma awarded posthumously
Gay Copeland of Sonora, Texas awarded
posthumously
Loyd A. Jinkens of Fort Worth, Texas awarded posthumously
Charles E. King of Wichita Falls, Texas awarded posthumously
Phil Rapp of Weatherford, Texas
Lewis Wray of Russellville, Arkansas
Congratulations to all of the inductees. Information regarding the Hall of Fame induction ceremony held during the 2022 NCHA Metallic Cat World Championship Futurity will be forthcoming.