NCHA 2009 Non Pro Futurity
December 14, 2009
The weekend was pretty terrific for Kelle Earnheart and her father, Pat.
A four-horse team pulled a wagon carrying the men and women who were honored by induction into NCHA's Hall of Fame. NCHA Executive Director Jeff Hooper, left, gives Pat Earnheart his plaque.
On December 11, Kelle Earnheart and her mare, Badgers Perscription, won the National Cutting Horse Association Futurity non-pro competition with a 219.
“She’s a very smart mare,” Kelle said after the win in Fort Worth, Texas. “I purchased her from Darren Simpkins about a month ago. She has a lot of cow to her and she’s very athletic. I couldn’t ask for any more. She always gives her best.”
Most Futurity-bound 3-year-olds have been with their riders for a year or more, but Kelle had only a few weeks to get to know “Missy.”
“It was a blessing to get such a great mare so late, because I waited and with my dad’s health, I really didn’t have time to train,” Kelle said.
By “with my dad’s health,” Kelle means that she was waiting to find out whether her father would get a lung transplant. He did get the transplant, and because it’s such a serious surgery, the longtime competitor had to watch his daughter win her first Futurity from a monitor in his RV.
On December 13, Pat got to leave the RV and enter the arena as he was inducted into the NCHA Members Hall of Fame.
All in all, the family has a lot to be thankful for.
Look for more results from the NCHA Futurity in the February issue of the Journal.
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