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Some foals arrive with a lot to live up to. KT Masked Mirage arrived April 30, 2024, wearing a flashy bay splash coat and acting like she knew we’d been waiting for her. To be fair, we had.

Mirage is by Masked Gun and out of Lonesome Jaebargina “Gina,” a mare who came to us from Iowa and quickly figured out that ranch life includes a generous amount of attention. Gina is sweet, loves people, and has a résumé to go with that good disposition: she is an AQHA point earner, NRHA money earner, ROM earner in Ranch Riding, and four-time world qualifier. She makes the rest of us look a little underqualified on Mondays.

Gina’s sire, Lonesome Royalty, earned his ROM in Working Cow Horse and is by Lonesome Lynx. Her dam, Do Right Dew, brings in Docs Jack Sprat and Freckles Playboy.

Mirage’s sire, Masked Gun, has more than $90,000 in lifetime earnings. His accomplishments include finalist spots at the NRHA Futurity Open, NRHA Derby Open, TRFAM Shootout, and AQHA Congress Futurity Open, along with NRHA Derby Open Ancillary Reserve Champion honors.

We waited a long time for this cross, and Mirage gave us exactly the kind of filly we were hoping for: eye-catching, well bred, and backed by horses that have proven themselves in the show pen. The splash was just her way of making sure nobody overlooked her.

And Happy National Sons Day

Some names just fit. Dad picked “Grande” before this filly was born, and she came out looking half grown. She has kept right on developing into a big, powerful bay filly with the bone, shape and substance we love to see in a ranch horse prospect.

KT Hot Grande Mocha was born April 3, 2025. She is by KT HotTimein Cowtown “Tank” and out of KT Mocha Fudsey Lena “Mocha.” We retained too many fillies last year, which is the only reason we decided to offer her for sale. This is a hard one to put on the market.

Tank brings a strong mix of reining and cow-horse bloodlines. His sire, KR Gun Powder, was the 2016 APHA Senior Reining World Champion and earned nearly $13,000 in NRHA competition in just nine shows. KR Gun Powder is by Colonels Smoking Gun and out of A Bueno Poco Dunit. Tank’s dam, KT Cow Cuttin Hottie, is by Cow Cuttin Colonel, whose accomplishments include an NRCHA Superior Cow Horse award and AQHA Open and Amateur Performance ROMs.

On the bottom side, Grande is out of Mocha, one of our favorite mares and a consistent producer of tremendous foals. Her pedigree carries Smart Little Lena, Docs Oak, Tuff Continental, Jackie Bee, Imperial Dixie, Thirsty Blue Boy, Coy’s Bonanza, Wimpy, Skipper W and Little Joe the Wrangler. If you follow our horses, you may know another Mocha daughter: Anna’s riding horse, Jojo.

Grande has the size and substance to be a serious ranch horse prospect, with performance bloodlines that give her plenty of options beyond the ranch. She is an eye-catching filly we would be happy to keep. We simply kept more fillies than we planned, and Grande is available while we’re still willing to let her go!

It’s shaping up to be a full one around here. Cousins Linda and Patricia are up from California for a few days, and we’re putting them to work — celebrating three birthdays at once, since Kade, Dad, and Ben all share this stretch of the calendar. Three cakes, three rounds of “happy birthday,” and probably three arguments about whose gets cut first.

On top of that, we’ve got kids coming out to pick up steers, a few horses getting picked up, it’s going to be a full house and an even fuller schedule.

Whatever your weekend looks like, hope it’s a good one. Have a great weekend, everybody — be safe out there.

And Happy Nationals Daughters Day

KT Double Down Vice, “Vice”

Colt | Chestnut
Sire: KT OneShadie Captain “Cappy”
Dam: KT Comets Pepperbox “PBJ”
DOB: 3/18/2026
Price: $4,000

If you’re looking for a colt with the bloodlines to check the boxes for cow, performance, and trainability, here he is.

This sharp-made chestnut colt is by KT OneShadie Captain “Cappy,” a stallion backed by proven names in the reining and cow horse world. Cappy traces back to A Little Shadie Chic “Shadie,” an NRHA money- and point-earner, and Captains Double Coy “Double,” a stallion known for stamping his foals with big hips, natural ability, and a willing, easy mind. Cappy’s get tend to be cowy, athletic, and easy to get along with.

On the bottom side, Vice is out of KT Comets Pepperbox “PBJ,” a home-raised mare with a strong foundation background. She’s a granddaughter of Cue Bars Laddie, out of a line of true using ranch mares. Her dam, KT Copper Comet, is a mare every program should be built around — ridden by the whole family, used on the ranch, and proven in everything from barrels to 4-H. This is a maternal line that brings brains, versatility, and longevity.

What this colt brings to the table:

• Proven NRHA and cow horse bloodlines on top
• A strong foundation ranch horse bottom side
• Good handling and a calm disposition to date
• Built with the athleticism and cow sense his pedigree promises

Whether you’re after your next rope horse, ranch horse, or all-around performance prospect, Vice has the pedigree to get you there.

Gentle to handle, well-bred, and bred to work.

KT Cow Cuttin Chick
Filly | Grey | DOB: 4/11/24
Sire: KT HotTimein Cowtown, “Tank”
Dam: RH Apache Butterfly

WOW, WOW, WOW! We absolutely LOVE this cross! Butterfly and Tank outdid themselves with this filly, and she has the looks, pedigree, athleticism, and talent to make her one to watch.

KT Cow Cuttin Chick is a dark, flashy, shiny palomino filly with the kind of presence that makes you stop and take a second look. And then you see her pedigree…

Her sire, KT HotTimein Cowtown (“Tank”), is by KR Gun Powder, who stands at Heritage Ranch Stallion Station, and out of KT Cow Cuttin Hottie.

KR Gun Powder is by Colonels Smoking Gun and out of A Bueno Poco Dunit. He was the 2016 APHA Senior Reining World Champion and, in only nine shows, earned his world championship title while also accumulating nearly $13,000 in NRHA earnings.

Tank’s dam, KT Cow Cuttin Hottie, is by Cow Cuttin Colonel, a major contender in the cow horse industry. Cow Cuttin Colonel earned NRCHA Superior Cow Horse, AQHA Open and Amateur Performance ROM, and multiple championships and top placings in NRCHA, AQHA, WRHA, IRCHA, and other major events.

Now take that performance pedigree and cross it on RH Apache Butterfly!

Butterfly is by Apache Blue Boy, an incredible performance horse with 1,119.5 AQHA performance points and Superiors in Heading, Heeling, and Tie-Down Roping. His accomplishments include a 2007 AQHA World Reserve Championship in Senior Heading, a 2008 World Championship in Amateur Heading, and World Championship and Reserve World Championship titles in team roping.

Apache Blue Boy is by Blue Boy Doc, an NCHA money earner and producer of NCHA and NRHA winners.

That is one serious combination of cow sense, reining, cutting, roping, and proven performance genetics.

We think KT Cow Cuttin Chick has a future full of purples ahead of her. She has the pedigree to perform, the athletic foundation to back it up, and the look to get noticed doing it.

This is one cross we would LOVE to see repeated!