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Home of Metallics Little Cat.

10/31/2026

Currently booked for outside horses through July.

Private haul in sessions will be available any time though. $50/hour Problem solving, fine tuning, pattern work, adding skills etc.

The arena is indoors but is not insulated so keep that in mind. I will not ride or instruct in temps under 10 degrees real feel.

South of towner nd

10/22/2026

Denbigh Forestry trail

This is a great trail to ride for any level horse and Rider. You can make it as easy or as difficult as you want. You can walk the whole thing or you can turn it into a conditioning ride. Beautiful trail and usually very quiet.

10/16/2026

We have 2 weanlings available both race bred

Filly $3k
C**t $3500

Halter broke, dewormed, been tied and ponied. They are still standoff ish but get better every day.

10/04/2026

Kit Kat may be as wide as he is tall but the guy can scoot. Top of the 3D for this little 13.3h beefcake in a field of 100 slot race horses.

09/30/2026

Heart is one of the hardest characteristics to find in a horse. We all know horses that can do a little bit of everything but it’s the ones that are successful at everything that are hard to find.

Hopefully this is a characteristic Metallics Little Cat can pass down. I am a newbie in the ranch horse show world and this guy never lets me down. Although he’s almost solely been barrel racing this year, we tried our hand at a ranch show and an obstacle challenge and ended up placing well in both. He’s just the most versatile little guy he makes this so fun.

09/29/2026

🌟 What’s coming for 2027? Some exciting crosses‼️

Epically Famous x “Chicken Wing” Knud With Wings/Heza Fast Dash. This baby will be available. Straight run. This should be a taller foal with the ability to hit the track or barrel pen. Performance home only.

Metallics Little Cat x “Chex” Dox Wired Lena/Extra Dry Chex. This will be a full sibling to AER XtraFromTheStart “Grace” and will be available. Color guarantee. Perfect ranch and show candidate but don’t count this one out for speed either. The Extra Dry Chex make great barrel horses to.

Metallics Little Cat x “Jillisa” AP Six Frosted Moons/Mr Illuminator. Jillisa is a royally bred young mare that has a ton of shape and athletic ability. She is broke to ride but sustained an injury that sidelined her long enough to get behind and go to the broodmare band. She should produce outstanding performance babies. Performance home only.

Metallics Little Cat x “Frenchie” A Sharp Frenchman/Raise A Secret. Color guarantee. Frenchie is a very petite mare. She is the daughter of NFR sire A Sharp Frenchman. This cross should make a smaller size athlete with the fastest set of wheels.

Metallics Little Cat x “Tyra Banks” I’ll Be The Judge/Profit Increase. Tyra Banks is broke to ride and one of the most agile big horses there is. She sustained multiple unrelated leg injuries that have left her in the broodmare band at an early age. She would no doubt have been a force in the arena in barrels or heading. This mare is 15.3h and heavy b***d on top. Even though this is a maiden mare this should be a bigger c**t. I expect a very versatile cross here but definitely a roping candidate. Performance home only.

*We will be keeping 2 of the Kit Kat babies. Either Tyra Banks or Jillisas plus one more. So there’s only 2 that are technically available of his next year.

09/28/2026

If your weanling or yearling isn’t halter broke or you can’t handle them then how are you having feet trimmed and deworming them?

How do you safely transport that baby to the vet when an emergency arises? They don’t have to be exposed to everything under the sun and doing all the things but basic skills can come in so handy.

We have some stubborn ones now and then but dorm gel works great for trims. Having a friendly buddy works good to get those feral babies more trusting of you. I also do very short halter sessions so baby doesn’t get so stressed out. They learn fast and 5 min a day for a week can have you a basic halter broke baby.

09/24/2026

Probably the most physically mature 2yr old I’ve started in a long time. She and I survived ride 2 tonight. Shes a little reactive but should settle down once we get in a routine.

She was listed as started under saddle in the catalog but I talked to the seller beforehand and they didn’t get time to start her. Thankfully I asked because when I was bidding I couldn’t hear much of anything being at a big race at the same time 🤣

09/16/2026

🐴 Conditioning 101 👇

Horses have 3 types of muscle fibers.

1. Type 1 or the slow twitch. Responsible for posture, endurance, low intensity training. You build these by trail riding, water treadmill, and endurance riding. Horses like Arabians & Thoroughbreds can have a higher make up of type 1 & type lla fibers than other breeds.

2. Type IIa Fibers (Fast-Twitch Oxidative Fibers)
Here’s your middle of the road. These maintain power over a more extended period. Used more in dressage, eventing or distance racing.

3. Type IIx Fibers (Fast-Twitch Glycolytic Fibers)
Barrel racers this is you. This is your high intensity but short burst fibers like for sprinting. And you can probably guess that these occur at a higher rate in QHs.

Performance horses need cross training. Not just one single conditioning routine. Get out and do the long slow trail ride but if you want to be building those Type llx fibers you need to get out there and sprint some hills now and again to. 🐎

09/14/2026

We are less than $800 away from hitting our goal of $10k in LTE for her first year running. This horse has stepped up so many times already and we still have a lot of big races left to get through.

Alice has very little incentive eligibility so we are plugging away the old fashioned way 🐎

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Rugby, ND

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