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Meet The Westfalls
Both Russ and Janet are esteemed figures in the cutting horse community, each inducted into the NCHA Hall of Fame. Russ boasts lifetime earnings exceeding $4 million and serves as an NCHA judge. Their collective accomplishments span major events from the West Coast to Texas.
The Westfalls' sustained success at the NCHA Futurity highlights their profound impact on the cutting horse industry, blending family tradition with competitive excellence.
Russ
Russ grew up in the northwest as a young cowboy. He was High School Rodeo State Champion 3 years in a row and was his High School State President. He worked for and looked up to Frank Beard (A well known rodeo stock contractor in the northwest). He then started breaking colts for local cattle ranches. He realized he had a love and passion for a good cowhorse and an opportunity to work for the legendary Buster Welch came his way so Russ moved to Texas. It was an experience of a lifetime.
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Russ has been a professional cutting horse trainer for over 35 years. He and his wife Janet are both inducted into the NCHA Hall of Fame. Russ has NCHA lifetime earnings exceeding $4,000,000 and is also an NCHA judge. Russ and Janet and son Brandon all show as a family. Their accomplishments have included being Champion or Finalist at every major event from the West Coast to Texas.
Janet
There is a unique sense of home and familiarity when stepping foot on the Westfall Ranch. It’s something special that is hard to put into words. That feeling is the result of two people’s love for each other and their love for horses. In their 28 years of marriage, Russ and Janet Westfall have built a life of which most people could only dream. The couple met in the early 1990s at a horse show not too long after Russ had started training cutting horses. By 1997, the two were married and living on a ranch they purchased in Los Olivos, California. This is where Russ’ business would flourish, and the Westfalls would become the powerhouse couple the cutting horse world has grown to love.
Between the two of them, Russ and Janet have over $5.5 million in NCHA earnings. Along with countless show titles and awards, they have both been inducted into the NCHA’s Hall of Fame. Their office and barn are filled with memorabilia that Janet has collected over the years from all of the different events they have been to and horses they have raised and shown.
Brandon
Brandon has upheld the family legacy with exceptional performances at the NCHA Futurity:
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2019: Co-Champion in the Non-Pro division aboard I RECKON SO.
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2020: Secured the Non-Pro Championship with a near-record score of 227 on FIDDLE AND STEEL.
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2022: Clinched his third Non-Pro Futurity title riding RIPP TIDE, marking a 228.5 and earning more than $100,000.
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Notably, all three of Brandon's Futurity champions were bred by his parents, and out of CD ROYAL mares, underscoring the family's dedication to excellence in breeding and training cutting horses.
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In 2023, at 23 years old, Brandon transitioned to the Open division and surpassed $1 million in career earnings, reflecting his growing prominence in the sport.
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The Westfalls' sustained success at the NCHA Futurity highlights their profound impact on the cutting horse industry, blending family tradition with competitive excellence.
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