Clay Johnson Cutting Horses is centrally located in Weatherford, TX near the Will Rogers Coliseum home of the NCHA Triple Crown Events and specializes in training and showing Limited Aged Event horses. Clay was the 2013 NCHA Open Futurity Champion riding Dual Smart Kitty and 2012 NCHA Open Super Stakes Champion riding KR Isadora Dual.  He has been a consistent finalist at all other Major Events. Clay has also made a name for himself as a great Amateur and Non Pro trainer with many of his clients being finalists at these events.  

Recent Accomplishments:

2026

• 2026 NCHA Super Stakes 4-Year-Old Intermediate Open Finalist riding A Metallic Mav
• 2026 NCHA Super Stakes 5/6-Year-Old Intermediate Open Finalist riding Estevez & Reychel Royce
• 2026 Cattlemen’s Derby & Classic 5/6-Year-Old Open Finalist riding Reychel Royce & Nicole L G
• 2026 Arbuckle Mountain Futurity 4-Year-Old Open Reserve Champion riding Sterling Sylver & Finalist riding Actin Foolish
• 2026 Arbuckle Mountain Futurity 5/6-Year-Old Open Finalist riding Nicole L G, Reychel Royce & Estevez
• 2026 Arbuckle Mountain Futurity 4-Year-Old 25K Novice Finalist riding Sterling Sylver & Louella Rey Von
• 2026 Abilene Spectacular 5/6-Year-Old Open Finalist riding Reychel Royce

2025 • NCHA Open Futurity Semi-Finalist riding Actin Foolish.

2024 • PCCHA Futurity 4-Year-Old Open Finalist, NCHA Summer Spectacular 5/6-Year-Old Open Finalist, Non Pro Plus the Open 4-Year-Old Open Finalist, and multiple 4-Year-Old and 5/6-Year-Old Open Finalist finishes at Abilene Spectacular.

2023 • Arbuckle Mountain Futurity standout season highlighted by a 5/6-Year-Old Open Champion title, a 4-Year-Old Open 200K Rollback Champion, plus multiple Open, Intermediate Open, and Mid-Level Finalist finishes at Abilene Spectacular, Cattlemen’s, Ike Derby & Classic, and Breeders Invitational.

2022 • NCHA Futurity Open Semi-Finalist, NCHA Super Stakes Open Semi-Finalist, Abilene Spectacular 4-Year-Old $25K Novice Champion, and multiple Open Finalist finishes at West Texas Futurity, Arbuckle Futurity, Cattlemen’s Derby & Classic, and Ike Derby & Classic.

2021 • Multiple major Open and Intermediate Open championships including West Texas Futurity Classic Open Champion, Non Pro Plus the Open 5/6-Year-Old Open Champion, Yellowstone Cotton Stakes Classic Open Novice Champion, plus additional Open Finalist finishes at Brazos Bash, PCCHA Futurity, and Abilene Spectacular.

2020 • Multiple Open Derby and Classic Finalist finishes at Brazos Bash, Cotton Stakes, West Texas Futurity, NCHA Summer Spectacular, Arbuckle Mountain Futurity, Bonanza Cutting, and Abilene Spectacular, including Intermediate Open Derby Champion at Non Pro Plus The Open.

2019 • NCHA Futurity Open Finalist, Breeders Invitational Sale Incentive Finalist, and multiple Open Derby Finalist finishes at Brazos Bash, Cotton Stakes, and Non Pro Plus The Open.

2018–2016 • Multiple Breeders Invitational and NCHA Super Stakes Open Derby Finalists, Abilene Spectacular Open Classic Finalist, NCHA Futurity Open Finalist (2016), and additional early-career national-level Finalist finishes.

Career Highlights include: NCHA Rider Hall of Fame, 2012 NCHA Open Super Stakes Champion, 2013 NCHA Open Futurity Champion, and 2014 NCHA Open Horse of the Year Runner-Up.

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