Hello Everyone, As we approach the final few months of this year, I would like to say thank you to each and every one of you who has helped make 2012 another successful year for the ICHA. Congratulations to each of you that placed in the top four of each class of the 2012 Idaho Champion Series!  The final standings are listed in this issue of Horse Sports, as well as on our website www.idahocha.com   We look forward to presenting the awards...

Hello Cutters, I hope that each of you has had a wonderful summer full of great memories & fun, as we begin to welcome fall and the start of the Aged Event season! Be sure to mark your calendars for the remaining 2012 Idaho Champion Series shows:  Big Sky Weekend Cutting in Kalispell, MT August 11 & 12; Meadow Vue Ranch Cutting in Henry’s Lake, ID August 25 & 26;  and Boise Valley Fall Cutting in Caldwell, ID October 4-7. ...

Hello Cutters, It’s hard to believe that it is already July and aged event season is almost upon us.  Time sure does fly!  I hope each of you is enjoying the summer. Be sure to mark your calendars for the remaining 2012 Idaho Champion Series shows:  Winnemucca Summer Cutting in Winnemucca, NV  July 13-15;  Big Sky Weekend Cutting in Kalispell, MT August 11 & 12; Meadow Vue Ranch Cutting in Henry’s Lake, ID August 25 & 26;...

Hello All, By the time you read this, the NCHA Western National Championships will be complete in Reno, Nevada.  Congratulations to everyone that competed there, especially those of you who “Rode for Idaho”! Our 3rd Annual ICHA Spring Aged Event & Weekend Show last month was a huge success, and we would like to say Thank You to all of those who supported it.  Our sincere appreciation to our wonderful show staff that worked so...

Hello All, The weekend show season is in full swing, and I hope that it finds each of you well.  I encourage you to head to South Jordan, Utah for the ICHA-approved weekend show produced by UCHA on March 2 & 3. ICHA is very excited about our 3rd Annual ICHA Spring Aged Event, which will be held March 20th, 21st and 22nd at the Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, Idaho.  We will again be having three separate Aged Event shows like we did last year-...

Hello All, Our ICHA Year-End Awards Banquet in Ketchum was a really great event, and I would like to thank each of you who came and enjoyed the evening with us.  A big thank you goes out from the ICHA to Jim and Sandy Figge for hosting it for us, and a very special thanks to Sandy Figge & Darcy Skaar for all of their hard work in putting together the event.  Thanks also to Darcy Skaar & Sue Marostica for doing a great job on all of the...

Happy New Year! I would like to introduce myself—I am Ray Goffin and I am the new President of the Idaho Cutting Horse Association for 2012 & 2013.  I am originally from Utah; but moved to southern Idaho thirty years ago.  I have been a general contractor for thirty years.  I have been on the board of directors for many civic organizations through the years and was just recently the president of the Grass Root Cutters. I look forward to...

Hello Everyone, It’s hard to believe that the end of the year is almost here already.  Time sure does fly!  It has been a really great year and I would like to personally wish each and every one of you a very safe and happy holiday season. With 2011 coming quickly to a close, re-organization of the ICHA Officers & Board of Directors is once again upon us.  That being said, my term as ICHA President has now come to an end and although I...

Hello Everyone, As we approach the final few months of this year, I would like to say thank you to each and every one of you who has helped make 2011 another very successful year for the ICHA. Congratulations to each of you that placed in the top four of each class of the 2011 Idaho Champion Series!  The final standings are listed in this issue of Horse Sports, as well as on our website http://www.idahocha.com/images/ICHA_Standings_20114.pdf ...

Hello Everyone, The aged event season is now well under way, and our 2011 ICHA Futurity & Aged Event was a great show! We had an excellent turnout of cutters and we would like to thank everyone who supported the show. We would also like to thank everyone who supported our sponsors, vendors and activities outside of the cutting pen. The Mercuria World Series of Cutting event presented by 3K Ranch that was held in conjunction with our show was...