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Some stallions leave a mark through show records. Others leave a mark through the horses they leave behind.

Just Plain Starlight, “Colonel,” was one of those horses.

Though we lost Colonel several years ago, his influence still runs through our program today. Every time we look at his daughters, granddaughters, and great-granddaughters, we’re reminded why he was such a special horse.

Colonel was a son of Tamalight, an NCHA money earner and son of the legendary Grays Starlight, one of the most influential performance horse sires of all time. Grays Starlight earned over $48,000 and became a leading sire across cutting, reining, and cow horse disciplines, leaving a lasting impact on the industry. Behind him stood legendary names like Peppy San Badger, Doc Bar, and Sugar Badger—horses that helped shape generations of elite performance horses.

His dam side was just as impressive.

Colonel was out of Wright On Sugarnic, winner of the Cascade Cutters Futurity and an own daughter of Lenas Wright On, World Champion Junior Working Cow Horse, Reserve World Champion Junior Reining, AQHA ROM earner, and proven producer. This maternal line traces through Smart Little Lena, Just Plain Colonel, Colonel Freckles, Doc’s Remedy, and Sugarnic, combining some of the most influential bloodlines in the cow horse industry.

But pedigrees only tell part of the story.

What made Colonel truly special was what he consistently produced. His offspring inherited intelligence, athleticism, trainability, and versatility. They were horses that could handle a day on the ranch, step into the arena, and be trusted to do whatever job was asked of them.

Several of Colonel’s daughters became cornerstones of our breeding program, including KT Blue Eyed Reba, KT Fancy Dualler, KT Fridays Starlight, and KT Stars Go Blue. Through these mares and their offspring, Colonel’s legacy continues to shape the horses we raise today.

When we look across the pasture and see his daughters, granddaughters, and now great-granddaughters raising the next generation, it’s easy to see that his impact didn’t end when we lost him. In many ways, it’s still growing.

The man. The myth. The legend.

We sure miss you, Colonel, but we’re grateful every day for the legacy you left behind.

Great stallions leave more than pedigrees—they leave families.

Filly | 6 Panel N/N
Sire: KT King of Blue
Dam: KT Gun In A Million (“Mil”)
DOB: 4/29/24
Color: Black (Color Tested a/a, E/E)
Price: $6,000

Some fillies are pretty. Some are well bred. Some have great minds. KT Wright On Astra checks all three boxes.

This striking black filly is the kind that turns heads with her presence but keeps your attention with her pedigree and disposition. Balanced, athletic, and intelligent, Astra is built to become a versatile partner whether your goals include ranch work, cow horse events, roping, or simply owning a quality horse with a strong foundation.

💎 Dam – KT Gun In A Million (“Mil”)

Mil is a beautiful brindle roan mare backed by generations of proven performance genetics. She is by KT Gunpowder N Lead (“Gunner”), our powerful dun roan son of Cue Bars Laddie. Cue Bars Laddie earned AQHA recognition across multiple disciplines and was inducted into the CCHA Hall of Fame, proving himself in reining, cow horse, and roping competition.

Gunner’s dam, Pistol, is a proven NFQHA mare featured in both the NFQHA Rule Book and NFQHA Magazine. She has spent her life as a dependable ranch, rope, and family horse, passing along the versatility and disposition every breeder hopes to produce.

Mil’s dam, Wright On Sugarnic (“Stinger”), brings an impressive performance record of her own. She won the Pro Division of the Cascade Cutters Futurity and is an own daughter of Lenas Wright On, a World Champion Junior Working Cow Horse, Reserve World Champion Junior Reining horse, AQHA point earner, and ROM producer. The maternal line continues through Just Plain Sugari and includes proven names such as Smart Little Mesa, Slide Me Again, and Just Plain Colonel.

🔥 Sire – KT King of Blue

On the top side, Astra carries elite cutting and cow horse influence through KT King of Blue. He is by Shining Blue DR (“Bish”), a son of Autumnator and grandson of the legendary Smart Little Lena, whose influence on the cutting horse industry is second to none.

Autumnator’s dam, Autumn Boon, earned nearly a quarter-million dollars in NCHA competition and went on to produce more than one million dollars in offspring earnings. These are bloodlines known for athleticism, trainability, cow sense, and consistency generation after generation.

⭐ The Filly

Astra has been a favorite from the start. She was exceptionally easy to halter break and has shown the kind of willing, people-oriented disposition that makes training enjoyable. She is smart, attentive, and wants to learn—qualities that often matter just as much as pedigree.

With her striking black color, proven performance bloodlines, and outstanding mind, KT Wright On Astra has all the ingredients to become a special horse.

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“The right pedigree opens the door. The right mind carries you through it.”

Colt
Sire: KT Gunpowder N Lead (“Gunner”)
Dam: KT Gunz N Roses (“Ro”)
DOB: 3/12/2026
Color: Bay (Possibly Roan)
Price: $5,000

This sharp-made colt combines proven rope horse, cow horse, and ranch horse bloodlines from both sides of his pedigree. He’s athletic, balanced, and carries the kind of breeding that has produced horses capable of doing a little bit of everything.

Dam – KT Gunz N Roses (“Ro”)

Ro is a daughter of the outstanding stallion Silver Gun, a son of Playgun and out of Miss Freckles Reed. Silver Gun earned more than 100 AQHA points across multiple events and built a reputation as a versatile performer. His accomplishments include:

✔ AQHA Reserve Champion Superhorse
✔ AQHA Champion Senior Heeling
✔ AQHA Top Ten Senior Heading Finalist
✔ PCQHA Champion Heeling
✔ PCQHA Champion Working Cow Horse
✔ PCQHA Reserve Champion Heading
✔ Multiple AQHA Performance ROMs

Ro’s dam, KT Major Shasta Dais, brings additional ranch and foundation strength through Zinks Major Kid, Sonnys OO Buck, Docs Superstar Bar, Major Bonanza, and Skipper W. It’s a pedigree built on generations of useful, versatile horses.

Sire – KT Gunpowder N Lead (“Gunner”)

Gunner is our powerful dun roan son of Cue Bars Laddie, an AQHA point earner, Open AQHA All-Around Trophy winner, and CCHA Hall of Fame horse. Cue Bars Laddie proved himself across reining, cow horse, and roping events.

Gunner’s dam, Pistol, is a proven NFQHA mare featured in both the NFQHA Rule Book and NFQHA Magazine. She’s the kind of mare every ranch wants—capable of a hard day’s work but gentle enough for the family to enjoy.

The Colt

KT Gun Runner blends the proven cow sense and athleticism of Playgun with generations of foundation ranch horse genetics. He’s bred to have the mind, ability, and versatility to excel as a rope horse, ranch versatility prospect, cow horse, or dependable ranch partner.

With his pedigree, disposition, and build, this colt has all the ingredients to become the kind of horse that earns his keep for years to come.

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After last weekend’s graduations, birthday parties, and celebrations, this weekend feels a little more like our normal pace—and honestly, that’s not a bad thing.

The agenda looks pretty familiar around here: fencing projects, showing horses, and getting the trailer packed and ready for the next show. Ranch life doesn’t slow down for long.

We also had some concrete poured this week, and Hector is nearly finished with the project. He’s done an outstanding job, and we’re really happy with how everything is turning out. If anyone is looking for quality concrete work, we’d be happy to pass along his number.

Around the family, everyone is staying busy:

Dad has taken on chauffeur duties, hauling Jaxsen to summer weightlifting.

Kaine is working on getting his drive time hours in for his CDL. A big thank you to Mr. Dansie for helping make that happen. He has also been welding up a lot of gates, again thanks Mr Dansie and Mr Palmer.

Kade is balancing a summer class with riding horses, working on his steers and heifers and keeping projects moving forward around the ranch.

Anna is busy with her internship at Ag Health while working on her last year of heifers showing Angus as a Jr and also getting the sale show steers and heifers halter broke.

The days are long, the to-do list never seems to get shorter, and there always seems to be another project waiting around the corner. But that’s summer on the ranch, and we wouldn’t trade it.

Wishing everyone a safe and productive weekend. Enjoy the sunshine, spend time with family, and make a few memories along the way.

Happy Friday from all of us at KT Ranch and Horseshoe Angus!

What a week it’s been around here.

Last weekend was packed full of celebrations and good memories. We celebrated Kaine’s high school graduation, graduation parties, June birthdays. Coco, Shea, and Erina were up for the weekend. Kaine and Cyson’s engagement. It was one of those weekends that reminds you how quickly time passes and how important it is to enjoy the moments along the way.

Back at the ranch, we welcomed our final foal of the season on Saturday, with the last two foals arriving this week. Just like that, another foaling season is officially in the books. It’s always a bittersweet milestone—there’s relief in making it through another successful season, but it’s hard not to miss the anticipation that comes with checking mares every day.

We also had several yearlings head off to their new homes this week. It’s always rewarding to receive updates and see them settling in well with their new families.

One of the highlights of the week was getting to spend time with McKenna during her annual Strawberry Market visit. Strawberry season may have wrapped up at Lovejoy’s, but raspberry season is just getting started.

Kade is wrapping up his final week before summer at CBC—although with a summer class on the schedule, “summer break” might be a bit of a stretch.

Toni has been putting some rides on her 4-year-old mare, Holly, and making good progress. Meanwhile, we’ve been busy hand breeding mares to Cal, keeping the breeding season moving along.

As one chapter closes with foaling season, another continues with riding, breeding, hay season around the corner, oh yea, our hay is down, your welcome for the rain. All the summer projects that ranch life brings.

Have a great week, everyone!

Born: 3/30/26
Sire: KT Gunners Sage Bug
Dam: KT Easter Bunny (“Peanut”)
Color: Dunalino (Roan?)
Price: $5,000

There’s just something about this filly.

KT Golden Sage Toffee is a beautiful dunalino filly with eye-catching color, a sweet expression, and the kind of pedigree that suggests she can go just about any direction. She combines proven ranch, cow horse, and performance bloodlines with a disposition that makes her easy to like.

Her sire, KT Gunners Sage Bug, has quickly become one of our favorite young stallions. SageBug is by KT Gunpowder N Lead (“Gunner”), a powerful son of AQHA point earner and producer Cue Bars Laddie. Gunner’s dam, “Pistol,” is a featured NFQHA mare known for her versatility as a ranch horse, rope horse, and family mount. SageBug’s dam, Continental Lady Bug, is an 81% NFQHA mare by Continental Cad and tracing to Mr Blackburn, bringing foundation bone, structure, color, and exceptional minds to her offspring. SageBug consistently passes along his intelligence, trainability, and willing attitude.

On the bottom side, KT Easter Bunny (“Peanut”) is one of those mares we simply couldn’t let leave. She’s sweet, personable, and loves attention, but still has enough sass to remind you she’s special. Peanut is by KT Heza Pana Dude (“Dude”), whose pedigree includes respected foundation names such as Pana Dude, Major Bonanza, Skipper W, and Skipster. Her dam, Reed Dunny Doll (“Dunny”), adds generations of proven ranch and performance genetics through Reeds Rangler, Somethinglovely, Johnny Pine, Snipper Reed, and Pine Doc Smith.

Golden Sage Toffee is built the way we like them—good bone, balanced structure, and plenty of eye appeal. More importantly, she’s bred for the kind of mind and versatility that can take her from the ranch to the arena and anywhere in between.

Whether you’re looking for your next ranch partner, performance prospect, or just a really nice horse to enjoy, this filly deserves a serious look.

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Some horses leave their mark in the show pen. Others leave it through the generations that follow. City Smarts did both in his own way.

Born in 2005, this handsome chestnut stallion had a pedigree packed with performance horse royalty and all the talent to match. City loved working cattle and could really turn one down the fence. Quick-footed, athletic, and naturally cowy, he embodied the traits that made his bloodlines so respected.

City was sired by An Educated Guess, the highest AQHA point-earning son of the legendary Smart Chic Olena. An Educated Guess compiled an impressive record that included:

🏆 385 AQHA Reining Points
🏆 Over $20,000 Lifetime Earnings
🏆 Highest AQHA Reining Point-Earning Son of Smart Chic Olena
🏆 Sixth on the All-Time Leading AQHA Reining Point Earners List
🏆 Multiple AQHA and NRHA Circuit Championships
🏆 AQHA World Show Finalist and Top-10 Competitor in Reining

City inherited the athleticism, trainability, and cow sense that made those bloodlines famous. But beyond his pedigree, what made him special was his temperament. He was easy to handle, enjoyable to be around, and had the kind of willing attitude that everyone appreciates in a horse.

Unfortunately, City’s own performance career never had the chance to fully unfold. As a young horse, he suffered a broken leg that limited his opportunities in the show pen. Even so, his ability was evident to everyone who saw him move and work. Tragically, after rebreaking that same leg at ten years old, we made the difficult decision to put him down.

While his life was cut short, his legacy lives on.

City Smarts became an important part of our breeding program, passing along his athletic ability, intelligence, and disposition to his offspring. His influence can still be seen at KT Ranch and throughout the area in the horses carrying his blood today. He is also the sire of KT Jackpot City, one of the stallions that helped continue his impact on our program.

Not every great horse gets the opportunity to show the world everything they are capable of. Some leave their greatest contribution through the horses that come after them.

The man. The myth. The legend. City Smarts.

“A good horse leaves memories. A great horse leaves a legacy.”

Palomino Filly
DOB: 5/12/25
Price: $10,000

If you’re looking for a filly with color, class, cow sense, and a great mind, KT Shez Playn Stylish deserves a serious look.

This beautiful palomino filly checks all the boxes—eye-catching color, proven performance pedigree, athletic ability, and a disposition that makes her a pleasure to be around. She’s the kind that catches your attention from across the pasture and impresses you even more when you learn what’s behind her.

Her dam, Promising Style (“Minnie”), is one of those mares everyone loves. Kind, gentle, people-oriented, and always willing, Minnie is broke to ride, naturally athletic, and extremely cowy. She possesses the kind of disposition and work ethic we strive to produce and pass on to the next generation.

Minnie is backed by an exceptional cow horse pedigree. She is a daughter of a son of Playin Stylish, one of the most influential sires in the cutting horse industry:

🏆 LTE $119,550
🏆 NCHA Earnings $111,330
🏆 1999 NCHA Horse of the Year
🏆 1999 NCHA Open Super Stakes Champion
🏆 EquiStat #1 Four-Year-Old Money Earner

On the bottom side, Minnie is out of Miss Oakies Chula, an own daughter of Chula Dual, an NCHA money earner of more than $168,000 and AQHA World Show Senior Open Finalist. This maternal line is packed with proven performers and industry greats including Hesa Commander, Docs Oak, and Duel Pep.

Her sire, KT Heza Pana Dude, is a stallion we proudly raised and retained. Started by Jordan Crabtree in Ferndale, Washington, Dude showed from an early age that he possessed the traits we value most—trainability, athleticism, and an outstanding disposition. He consistently sires big, attractive foals with good minds and natural ability.

His pedigree traces back to Zinks Major Kid, Pana Dude, Major Bonanza, and Skipper W, combining foundation strength with proven performance genetics.

KT Shez Playn Stylish brings together generations of cow horse talent, athletic ability, and trainability, wrapped in a beautiful palomino package. She has the pedigree to excel, the mind to be enjoyable, and the kind of presence that makes people stop and look.

Whether you’re looking for a future performance prospect, ranch partner, or broodmare prospect, this filly has all the ingredients to be something special.

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Pretty enough to catch your eye. Bred well enough to keep it. Golden Looks, Cow Horse Roots