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.

By NCHA Press Release