06/22/2025
Wow!! What a time the past two weeks have been! We are overwhelmed with the camaraderie, horsemanship, and showmanship we have seen on our tour through the AQHA VRH World Show. This was our favorite show of the year last year, and holds that title yet again this year. Driving half way across the country to compete against the best in the world is always an adventure of highs and lows, and plenty of stories in between.
We are very happy with our horses and their performances. All four were consistently in the top 20 of their classes. The competition is STEEP at this show, as it should be, and each competitor truly earned their spot. We thank all the trainers who poured into our team this week and congratulate all the class winners on some awesome performances!
Highlights:
😎Blake & One Cool Joe😎
Owned by Michelle Higdon-Rector
🎉🎉 1️⃣1️⃣th VRH World Show SR All-Around Horse🎉🎉
6️⃣th SR Ranch Reining
1️⃣1️⃣th SR Ranch Cow Work (with a 212!)
1️⃣5️⃣th SR Ranch Conformation
2️⃣1️⃣st SR Ranch Cutting
Coolio performed with his usual consistency. We are most proud of how far this horse has come in his cow work! He had good scores across the board and we are super happy with his first time to show at this level.
🛻Blake & Docs Dual Dun 🛻
Owned by Kyra Smeller
1️⃣4️⃣th JR Ranch Cow Work
Dually is truly the perfect stallion. He handled all the new things with the poise of a been there done that kind of horse. He is becoming truly electric on a cow and his expression when he works is second to none.
📖Blake & Malichi📖
Owned by Kyra Smeller
1️⃣7️⃣th JR Ranch Cow Work
1️⃣9️⃣th JR Ranch Cutting
Malichi handled the pressure of show life like a champ. He placed in all three of his classes without having to be called on as the youngest horse there. We are so excited to see this roan stud take on the futurity in a few months!
👑Blake & RDC Josey Wales👑
2️⃣0️⃣th SR Ranch Cutting
Gus was an all-star in the cutting but just didn’t draw enough cow in either cow class to truly put his talents on display. We are always thankful to throw a leg over this horse, win, lose or draw.
A huge thank you to Kyra Smeller and Michelle Higdon for the support through this showand faith in our program! We
learned so much over the last 2 weeks and are excited to get home, get some rest, rest our horses, and rebuild for 2026. 🤠