Born in 2008, the National Competitive Trail Horse Association was designed to provide and sanction two new competitive trail riding (CTR) sports, to encourage participation in numerous distance riding sports, and to promote distance riding in general.

After going through its growing pains, it shed its two CTR sports, Texas Trail Challenge and Supreme Trail Challenge, to stand on their own. Emerging from its shell, NCTHA is growing wings!

It still encourages folks to participate in all kinds of distance riding sports. It still promotes distance riding competition. It is no longer a sanctioning organization.

Its members will be able to earn milestone awards in meeting their own personal mileage and performance goals in whatever sport or combination of sports they choose. There will be no competing against other member teams. A team is horse and rider. Each team works at its own pace to accumulate miles and points toward its goal. Each rider will be able to input the team’s progress in NCTHA’s future online database.