The Arion Cutting Horse Association, was founded by Jenna of Circle Six Quarter Horses in 2008 and is the cutting showing, breeding, and marketing headquarters on the Arion Horse SIM.

History

     Founded in Winter 2008 by the game's first specialized cutting breeder and trainer, Jenna, the Arion Cutting Horse Association encouraged the rest of the Arion community to get involved with campaigning cutting horses and the event soon became the 'big thing' in Arion's horse show industry.  The ACHA is currently being managed by two players; Silence of Lithium Incorporated, who supervises horse and member registration and the corresponding databases.  Jenna of Circle Six Quarter Horses schedules and runs ACHA sanctioned shows and coordinates the Association's sponsorship programs and breeding and showing incentive funds.

Cutting

     "Cutting is an equestrian event in the western riding style where a horse and rider are judged on their ability to separate a calf away from a cattle herd and keep it away for a short period of time. The sport originally evolved from cattle ranches in the American West, where it was the cutting horse's job to separate cows from the herd for vaccinating, castrating, and sorting. Eventually competitions arose between the best cutting horses and riders in the area. Rules were added, and in 1946 the National Cutting Horse Association was formed, which today is the governing body of the sport.

In the event, the horse and rider select and separate a calf out of a small group. The calf then tries to return to its herdmates; the rider loosens the reins ("puts his hand down" in the parlance) and leaves it entirely to the horse to keep the calf separated, a job the best horses do with relish, savvy, and style. A contestant has 2 1/2 minutes to show his horse; typically three cows are cut during a run, although working only two cows is acceptable. A judge awards points to the cutter based on a scale that ranges from 60 to 80, with 70 being considered average" (Wikipedia)

Important!

New ACHA Showbill (March 2009) REVISED

• Horses must be registered with the Arion Cutting Horse Association to compete.
• Horses under 2 years of age may compete in suitability and halter classes only.
• Horses competing in under saddle classes may not compete in suitability classes.
• Futurity classes are restricted to two and three year old horses only.
• Derby classes are restricted to four year olds only.
• Classic classes allow entry to only five to six year olds.
• Aged or Senior classes are open to entries of horses over six years of age.
• Junior horses are any horse under 5 years of age; Senior horses are over six.
• Exhibitors may not enter more than 15 horses per class.
• The alteration of show results or the inflation of earnings is not permitted under any circumstance – all winnings and titles will be revoked from the player and horse if valid evidence of tampering with results is found.

Official Showbill:

Halter and In-hand Classes:
01. Weanling Halter
02. Yearling Halter
03. Junior Mares Halter
04. Junior Stallions/Geldings Halter
05. Open Junior Halter
06. Senior Mares Halter
07. Senior Stallions/Geldings Halter
08. Open Senior Halter
09. Weanling Performance Suitability
10. Yearling Performance Suitability
11. Two Year Old Suitability
12. Open Suitability

Under Saddle Classes:
01. Futurity Cutting
02. Derby Cutting
03. Classic Cutting
04. Aged Cutting
05. Open Cutting
06. Futurity Working Cow Horse
07. Derby Working Cow Horse
08. Classic Working Cow Horse
09. Aged Working Cow Horse
10. Open Working Cow Horse

* Cutting Championship Class (Any horse with a first place in a cutting class to be entered, no additional entry fee)

Contact the Arion Cutting Horse Association:

Registration Management and Data
Silence of Lithium Incorporated

Events and Programs Coordinator
  Jenna of Circle Six Quarter Horses

Design by Jenna.  All content is fictional and for the Arion Horse SIM game.