Paul Hansma and Cara Brewer on Training, Showing, and Resilience

The Barbra Schulte Show

Meet Cara Brewer and Paul Hansma, two National Cutting Horse Association trainers, extraordinaire – and fabulous people. During our time together Paul and Cara discuss young horse training, preparing them for competition, coaching Amateurs and Non-Pros, and personally going through the ups and downs of competition. I corralled them in Fort Worth recently while we were all together during the Veteran/Youth NYCHA Shootout. Cara and Paul talk about that, too - and what a privilege it was to coach the veterans.

Guest Info

Cara Brewer is a professional cutting horse trainer who has earnings in excess of $1,000,000. She is in the National Cutting Horse Association Rider’s Hall of Fame. Cara was the 2004 NCHA Superstakes Champion on Playin Tag. She is a multiple-time Open Futurity Finalist and Major Aged Event Finalist and Champion. Cara’s business focuses on training aged event horses and Non-Pro and Amateur riders. She is married to Scott Brewer and lives in Jay, Oklahoma with their son, Brand.

Paul Hansma is ranked as one of the Top 5 leading NCHA money winners of all time with over $6.2 million in lifetime earnings. He is a member of the National Cutting Horse Association Rider’s Hall of Fame. He is a former Open Futurity Champion on Playboy McCray. Paul’s training business centers around training Open, Non-Pro, and Amateur horses to compete at all major NCHA aged events. Paul is married to Julie Hansma. They live in Weatherford, Texas, and have two adult twin daughters, Cade and McCall who also show cutting horses.