Roger Kaminsky News Today

BELTON — Age wasn’t much of a factor Saturday and Sunday in the American Southwest Cutting Horse Association show at the Bell County Equine and Livestock Complex. The youth class starts whenever the competitor can sit in the saddle and goes up to 18, said Cary Sims, association secretary. There’s no upper age limit in the older classes. Jim Kier, 71, of Gatesville rode Smooth Knitty Kitty, 15, on Saturday and Sunday. He earned at $548 check by scoring 75 and winning the non-pro d...