Promoting reined cow horse equine sports in Northern California.

The Northern California Reined Cow Horse Association (NCRCHA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 in Red Bluff, California.

Our mission is to help promote the reined cow horse equine sport by providing members a place to show horses in herd work, reined work, fence work & boxing classes along with participating in educational seminars & riding clinics the association provides.

The NCRCHA encourages membership participation & fun. If you haven’t shown with us, check out what we have to offer in the range of classes & awards — everything from pros to beginners at an affordable price and with fun!

This is the last show of my second season as President of NCRCHA. I cannot tell you how much I have enjoyed working with the amazing team that has come together to bring back Reined Cow Horse shows to Northern California. As we look forward, we are having to look a little “outside the box”. We love our reined cow horse family, and we want to give our exhibitors a place to come and show. That is our first and foremost goal. It is and always will be our passion. If you will indulge me for a few moments – I would like to expound on what I see to be the hurtle we must overcome.

As we move forward with the club, we have to find a path that gives all exhibitors a place to come show whether or not they are actively pursuing a goal of showing reined cow horses. You may wonder why would we do that? We are a cow horse club.

But here is the deal… Those individuals that want to show their horses that do not have access to trainers with cattle still want to show! They want to do the dry work (or not), they want to come out and see where they CAN GO if they are persistent and work hard. They may be tired of straight reining or the ranch horse versatility doesn’t fit them or they are tired of the extremes of another discipline.

Moving forward the club has to find a sustainable way to stay funded and be able to offer every exhibitor a place to come and be successful. We will continue to offer premier events for our cow horse community. But we are going to do some fun things where we can draw in other types of exhibitors. From doing a more ranch horse events that include roping, branding, trail classes and fun youth events, we are open to all ideas and feedback!

Please mark your calendar for the judge’s seminar on January 25/26, 2025. Having the opportunity to learn about what judges are looking for from a Hall of Fame trainer, judge, rider is an event you do not want to miss. Smoky Pritchett is one of the best. What you will learn from him is invaluable. Not only about showing and judging but also about the mental aspect of the game. Everyone is welcome – you don’t have to be a judge or even want to be a judge.

There is an old saying “You are only as good as the people you surround yourself with.” You won’t find a better place to surround yourself with people who want to make you the best person and rider you can be.