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  Local cutting horse trainer takes win at NCHA Eastern National Championships web posted March 16, 2010 JACKSON MS – Eddie Braxton, of Edgefield, S.C., and cutting horse Mississippi Cat, owned by Vick L. Etheridge of Corinth, Miss., scored 225 points to win the $3,000 Novice Horse class and a check for more than $7,000 at the NCHA Eastern National championship on March 11. Owner Vick L. Etheridge bought Mississippi Cat as a yearling at a Western Bloodstock Horse Sale in Fort Worth, Texas, and Braxton began training him to cut as a 4-year-old. Etheridge said Braxton was a perfect match for his horse. “We finally got Eddie and Mississippi Cat together, and it was just kind of a match made in heaven,” said a delighted Etheridge. “We’ve had some awful good runs, but not in a big venue like this. Tonight he’s put it all together, and we just couldn’t be more thrilled.” Braxton said Mississippi Cat has been developing his technique, working lower to the ground as he did for this run. He said the gelding has always stopped and worked his front end really well. He also said Mississippi Cat has an extraordinary ability to read cattle. “A lot of horses can read a cow, but this horse can get inside a cow’s mind,” said Braxton. “He can draw that cow to him.” Braxton showed Mississippi Cat the previous night in the $10,000 Novice finals to no avail, having drawn first after a cattle change. He and his crew studied the cattle, chose four options, and Braxton cut three of them. He said it was like riding a different horse from one night to the next. Mississippi Cat, a 5-year-old out of High Brow Cat, has earned more than $35,000 to date. It came as no surprise that Mississippi Cat put on a crowd-pleasing show for the win. “He just mesmerized everybody in the building,” said Etheridge. “Right now we’re ecstatic.” NCHA holds two National Championships each spring, one each at a location in the eastern and western United States. The top ten qualifiers in each of the 12 NCHA classes from each area and each affiliate are eligible to compete. To encourage local participation, eligible contestants may compete at either or both contests. The sport of cutting has roots in Western ranching traditions, where good horses were a necessity for everyday ranch work and cattle handling. The National Cutting Horse Association was formed in 1946 by a group of cowboys and ranchers, who wanted to promote cutting competition, standardize rules and preserve the cutting horses’ Western heritage. Today, the Fort Worth-based NCHA represents more than 21,000 people and oversees more than 2,200 NCHA-approved shows with more than $43 million in total prize money awarded annually. For more information about the NCHA, the NCHA Eastern National Championships or the sport of cutting, please call (817) 244-6188 or log on to www.nchacutting.com. © Copyright 2010
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