2009 American Royal Cutting Horse Show
KANSAS CITY, MO (November 10, 2009) – The American Royal is proud to present the 2009 Cutting Horse Show, November 11 – 14, Hale Arena in the American Royal building. The public is invited to come any day and watch the cutting for free. There are two special evening events ticketed to the public: Celebrity Cutting on Friday, November 13th and 6666 Ranch World Series of Cutting Finals, Saturday, November 14th. Both evening events start at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $12 per night.

Friday, November 13th is the 3rd annual American Royal Celebrity Cutting show featuring celebrities teamed with a top cutting horse trainer and a top youth cutter. Celebrity cutters include professional golfer, Tom Watson; Fox 4 newscasters Mark Alford and Don Harmon; Mike Kennedy and Zeke Montana from Q104; former Kansas City Chiefs, Tony Adams, Bill Maas, Ted McKnight, and special guest, Bobby Bell; Chiefs Cheerleaders, Susie, Jacque, and Tiffany.

Get up close and personal with the celebrity cutters at the VIP dinner preceding the event. Tickets to the dinner, auction, and celebrity cutting are $125.00. All proceeds benefit the American Royal Scholarship Fund. Contact JodyH@AmericanRoyal.com to attend the VIP dinner.

The youth scholarships will be awarded at the VIP dinner and consist of $250.00 savings bonds to each of the 6 selected youth cutting participants. Youth cutters are selected based on cutting horse accomplishments, leadership, academics, and community service.

One of the world’s fastest growing sports, cutting offers tremendous excitement and drama for horse, rider and spectators alike. The competition consists of horse and rider separating a particular cow from a herd. The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) provides the means by which contests are judged by maintaining a point system which gives definite credits and penalties while providing a fair basis for judging cutting horses and their riders. The 6666 Ranch World Series of Cutting and the American Royal add $50,000 in prize money to the event drawing top cutters from across the nation.

To buy tickets and learn more about cutting and the event visit www.AmericanRoyal.com.

About The American Royal
The American Royal is a not-for-profit 501c3 organization that benefits youth and education. Now in its 110th year, the American Royal celebrates our region’s rich agricultural heritage through competition, education and entertainment. In 2008, the organization contributed more than $1.5 million in financial support in the form of scholarships, educational awards, educational programs, community donations, competitive awards and prize monies and premiums. The American Royal, one of Kansas City’s premier events with annual economic impact of more than $65 million, hosts the world’s largest barbecue contest, one of the Midwest’s largest livestock exhibitions, one of the top five ranked rodeos in the nation and the UPHA national championship horse competition.