About GCCHA

One day 25 years ago, there were a handful of local folks who had a dream of starting the first cutting horse club in Northern California. The Gold Country Cutting Horse Association was born. Charlie Stultz, our first president, with the help of many other people; organized and brought together the first cutting horse show for our club in 1984. "Well, who has an arena and cows? Can't find an arena? Then, lets make one. Butch, haul in the panels in the morning. Bob, bring in the cows. Lee, got sand? Who needs sand. We're going to cut today!" When the cutting was done, down came the panels and home we went. Soon we had an arena and o'yeah that stuff called sand. The entry fees were a mere $35 per class, along with a $5 cattle fee. Our rules were simple in those days.... Old Club Rules

It wasn't long after Gold Country Cutting Horse Association got started that we became an affiliate of the National Cutting Horse Association. Since then we have grown to become one of the largest cutting horse associations in Northern California. Even though our rules have changed and the fees have gone up, the meaning of why this great association got started stays the same, the love of cutting. Our membership grows every year, thanks to our great sponsors.

This year we are celebrating our 25th anniversary. Please come to the shows to celebrate w Trainers ith us. The shows are scheduled for the first Sunday of each month. You can see our Show Schedule here on the website for additional information. Due to the generosity of our sponsors, we are able to have some really terrific awards.

If you have any further questions about Gold Country Cutting Horse Association (GCCHA), please feel free to contact our current President Jim Tilton or any of our members on the Board of Directors.

Our past and current Presidents:

Year	Name	Year	Name
1984	Charlie Stultz	1997	Jim Oakum
1985	Dave Sweat	1998	Tracy Taylor
1986	Lee Livingston	1999	Tracy Taylor
1987	Bob Boyer	2000	Jim Young
1988	Bob Boyer	2001	Jim Young
1989	Bob Boyer	2002	Lee Livingston
1990	Rick King	2003	Lee Livingston
1991	Bonnie Hollitz	2004	Lee Livingston
1992	Lee Livingston	2005	Jim Tilton
1993	Lee Livingston	2006	Jim Tilton
1994	Denise Porter	2007	Jim Tilton
1995	Denise Porter	2008	Jim Tilton
1996	Dave Miller	2009	Jim Tilton