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Kl hes spot proof is looking so good. He says who needs spots when your this fancy.
06/11/2026

Kl hes spot proof is looking so good. He says who needs spots when your this fancy.

Fancy fancy fancyOur madden Epic Leader daghter nocked it out of the park with this guy. He has great bone, muscle and i...
06/08/2026

Fancy fancy fancy
Our madden Epic Leader daghter nocked it out of the park with this guy. He has great bone, muscle and is just put together right!!
We are pretty excited about this cross.
Epic Leader crossed on Stoli is already showing up in the barrel pen, and that makes us even more excited about what this baby could be. Epic Leader has proven himself as a sire that can add quickness, athletic ability, turn, and that gritty barrel-horse style. Then you add in the Stoli side, which brings speed, power, trainability, and a whole lot of run.
This cross should have the kind of pedigree that can go on and do big things. We love seeing proven bloodlines stacked together in a way that gives one the tools to be fast, smart, and competitive. With Epic Leader and Stoli both behind this one, there is a lot to like.
We are always trying to raise the kind that have the mind, build, and ability to go on and make someone proud in the barrel pen and we think this cross has a real chance to do just that.

That one horse.The horse that made you fall in love with every other horse after them.Even when the next ones are diffic...
06/03/2026

That one horse.

The horse that made you fall in love with every other horse after them.

Even when the next ones are difficult, frustrating, quirky, or make you question your life choices, you still forgive them. Because that one horse gave you such a deep love for horses that your heart became forever vulnerable to all of them.

For me, that horse was Tops, a little black POA.

She was all the best things a horse could be. She gave me her heart when I was just a little girl, and I think she is the reason I have loved every horse since.

She also taught me how to respect horses. That lesson came one day when we were moving cows and I was being a little s**t. Tops had enough of that. She dumped me, then stood right over me after she did it.

I swear I could hear her saying, “Now knock that off and behave.”

I jumped up off the ground crying, wrapped my arms around her, and told her I was sorry.

She really was the best horse I ever had. The kind that gets into your heart when you are young and changes the way you see every horse after them.

So tell me about yours.

What was that horse for you?

How old were you when you got them?

And what is your favorite memory with that horse?

06/02/2026

This weekend I had a young girl show up to ride with me, and they drove over two hours to get here.

We worked in the arena for probably two and a half hours and never got off a trot.

Let me tell you, nothing makes me more excited than seeing hungry youth who truly want to learn.

Her mare is young and when they first got there, she was not really paying attention. But this young lady never lost her temper. She just kept working through everything and listened to what I asked her to do.

The natural feel and timing this kid had was so impressive.

Not to mention, this young mare she was on had so much work ethic and try. She wanted to please this girl, and watching the two of them figure things out together was pretty exciting. I could see this kid and this horse going really far if they stick to it.

The mare had a bad habit of shaking her head, but as soon as I showed the young lady how to release the second the mare started coming to her, the head shaking pretty much went away. It was almost funny, like the mare was saying, “That is what I have been trying to tell you all along.”

Then when we put them on the barrel pattern, we worked on the spots she needed to get that mare to. They had been turning too tight, and as soon as we opened things up and gave that mare some room, she found the backside and wanted to get snappy on her own.

The young lady figured out how to bump that mare when she got off the path, and her bump and release was so impressive.

Then, to put the icing on the cake, I told her to go home and do slow work. She said they go to fun days and asked, “What should I do there? Should I just trot?”

I told her she could go ahead and lope through, figure out what does not feel right, and then go home and fix it.

That right there told me a lot. This kid is not just worried about winning. She is worried about getting better. She wants to learn.

It is such an exciting thing to see that in a young rider, especially when she has a horse under her that seems just as willing to learn and do well.

It was such a fun, refreshing, and encouraging day.

Bloodlines: the good, the bad, and the ugly.I recently made a post about Corona Cartel lines not really being for me. Le...
05/31/2026

Bloodlines: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

I recently made a post about Corona Cartel lines not really being for me. Let me rephrase that a little better. I did not mean they are bad horses. I meant they are not my personal cup of tea.

Some people agreed with me on that particular line, and some people did not. And honestly, that is okay. That is the whole point of knowing bloodlines. Different lines can have different quirks, personalities, feels, and traits. They are not all going to fit every person, every riding style, or every program.

To me, that is one of the beautiful things about raising and riding registered horses. When we pay attention to the lines we like and the lines we get along with, we have a better chance of finding horses that fit us. It gives us a starting point. It does not guarantee anything, but it does help us make more educated choices.

Just because I do not personally like a certain bloodline does not make that bloodline bad. It just means it may not be for me.

Now, in my defense, the last two I rode bred that way both piled my ass. That tends to leave a bad taste in a person’s mouth. 😂

But I also know other people who get along great with those lines and have not had the same issues I have had, and I am happy for them. That is the beauty of horses. What one person struggles with, another person may love.

I think we need to remember that when someone says they do not get along with a certain line, they are not always insulting that bloodline. Sometimes they are simply saying it does not fit them.

At the end of the day, we all have different personalities, goals, riding styles, and preferences. There is probably a bloodline out there that fits each of us. They just may not all be the same one.

And there is not a dang thing wrong with that.

So what bloodlines do you tend to click with, and are there any you have learned are just not for you?

Let’s talk about pricing horses in training.Is training time by itself a good enough reason to increase a horse’s price?...
05/29/2026

Let’s talk about pricing horses in training.
Is training time by itself a good enough reason to increase a horse’s price?
I think this is an interesting topic because there are a lot of ways to look at it. Feed, training, farrier work, vet work, hauling, time, and risk all cost money. So from the seller’s side, it makes sense that a horse may become worth more the longer it stays in training.
But should the price go up just because 30 more days passed?
Or should the price only increase when the horse has truly gained value?
For example, if a horse starts doing well in the arena, gets more broke, starts showing real ability, handles hauling, stays sound, gains confidence, or proves it has the mind and talent to go on with, should the price increase then?
And how often is it acceptable to raise the price?
Every 30 days? Only at major milestones? When the horse starts showing promise? When it starts winning or placing? Or should sellers price them higher from the beginning to cover what they expect the horse to become, so the price is not jumping around all the time?
I can see both sides. Buyers do not love seeing a price change every time they look at a horse. But sellers also cannot be expected to keep putting time, money, and training into one without the value reflecting that progress.
What are your thoughts?
When is it fair to raise the price on a horse in training, and how often is too often?

We have picked on the horses and the breeding programs pretty good lately, so maybe it is time to pick on ourselves a li...
05/27/2026

We have picked on the horses and the breeding programs pretty good lately, so maybe it is time to pick on ourselves a little.
What are the things you absolutely love about breeding, and what are the things you hate?
For me, one of the things I love most is thinking through the cross. I love looking at mares and picking out the ones I feel will cross well on our stallion. I love studying what each side brings to the table and dreaming about what that foal could become.
And someday, getting to ride those foals and think, “This was start to finish all us.” We planned the cross, bred the mare, waited on the foal, raised it, and then got to swing a leg over something we believed in from the very beginning. That part is pretty special.
But there are hard parts too.
I hate when crosses I thought would be amazing do not pan out the way I hoped. I hate seeing horses end up in the wrong hands and not get a real shot at reaching their full potential. No matter how hard you try to vet people, it still happens, and that part is frustrating.
I also think standing a stallion in today’s market can be tough. It feels flooded at times, but at the same time, you do not want to drop your stud fee down to a Dollar General special just to get mares booked. There is a balance between being realistic in the market and still valuing what you believe your stallion and program have to offer.
Breeding horses is full of hope, second guessing, excitement, disappointment, and those moments that make you want to do it all over again.
So what about you?
What do you love most about breeding?
And what part makes you question your life choices?

05/27/2026

KL Limitless love is back at it with another weekend of consistent 1D runs. It's so fun to have her back in the arena.

Here’s a breeding topic I have been thinking about…Are cattle ranchers better at being strict about what stays in the he...
05/25/2026

Here’s a breeding topic I have been thinking about…
Are cattle ranchers better at being strict about what stays in the herd than horse breeders are about what stays in a broodmare program?
In the cattle world, if a cow does not breed back, raise a good calf, or hold up structurally, most ranchers make a decision pretty quickly. She either earns her place or she does not.
But with mares, I wonder if we are sometimes too easy on them.
Once a mare becomes a broodmare, do we let her stay in that job because that is what she does now? Do we keep breeding her because she has a good pedigree, because we are attached to her, because she was expensive, or because we feel like being a broodmare is all she is good for at this point?
That is a hard thing to talk about, because mares are different than cattle in a lot of ways. We usually have more money, time, emotion, and dreams tied up in them. And not every foal gets the same opportunity, trainer, rider, or chance to prove itself.
But at the same time, if we are serious about improving our programs, should we be more honest about what our mares are actually producing?
Are her foals athletic? Are they trainable? Are they sound? Do they have good minds? Are they the kind we would be proud to sell with our name attached to them?
I don’t think culling from a broodmare program always means a mare has no value. It may just mean she is not producing what that program needs.
What do you think?
Are horse breeders too forgiving with broodmares compared to cattle ranchers?

05/24/2026

KL Here Kitty Kitty
Aka Persia had a great weekend running barrels. She won the 4D on Saturday, placed the second day, and put the cherry on top by winning the 4D average and bringing home a buckle.
I was pretty proud of her. I pushed her to her limits, and she tried her tail off for me. She is such an easy c**t to run, and this was only her third race ever. For a c**t this green to need so little help is pretty impressive and a whole lot of fun.
She is still a little unsure what to do with all that speed when she gets to her backsides, but she will get it figured out in no time. We are looking forward to a fun summer with her.

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