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commentating and giving highlights on the cutting horse
industry's major aged events:

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Current Show:
Abilene Spectacular |
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Tom Holt’s
yearly path resembles a road map, much like the route he has
taken to becoming one of the most recognizable voices behind
a microphone in the cutting horse industry.
People
skills, especially his love for kids, probably were bred
into him. His appreciation for the incredible horses that
control testy, uncooperative cattle is a different matter.
That love affair literally has grown from the ground up as
he cleaned stalls, groomed horses, drove a tractor to
prepare arena dirt and worked in show offices.
Tom
lives in Weatherford, Texas, with his wife of 25 years,
Colleen, and his mother-in-law, Margaret Weber.
His shows range from
week-long events to NCHA major events that occupy over three
weeks. He acknowledges that his total miles pale in
comparison to those traveled by weekend haulers, but his
30,000-mile-plus year is “seldom stop” once it begins with
the Abilene (Texas) Spectacular in January. “When I left
Augusta [the Augusta Futurity and Classic], I actually was
leaving for Paso [Paso Robles, Calif., and the Pacific Coast
CHA Spring Roundup],” Holt said.
 Holt’s baritone
voice frequently belts out the national anthem at cutting
horse events. Once, when a number of Canadians qualified for
the finals, Tad Free sang the U.S. national anthem and Holt
was asked to sing the Canadian national anthem. “I love
singing, just like I love announcing,” he said. “I hope
everybody enjoys my singing and announcing. I’ve been
fortunate to sing the anthem at the big [NCHA] Futurity, the
Super Stakes and the Summer Spectacular.” Modine Smith has
been an invaluable friend as she worked at elbow’s length at
the PCCHA scoring table.
CLICK HERE to read more about
Tom!
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