At cows & horses, etc., our breeding is all about mare power! Each of our mares is a legend in her own right, combining pedigree and performance, then matched with a stallion that’s a proven cross, resulting in phenomenal individual offspring that have earnings that only add to the mare’s exemplary records. Champion mares breed champion offspring, and we have a herd of mares, carefully selected for cow sense, athleticism, and smarts, producing the prospects that will be the cutting legends of the future.
Metallics MVP is the ultimate consummation of a program carefully developed and cultivated to produce some of the best cutting horse prospects in the world. The stallion is a testament to the extraordinarily successful, decades-long collaboration between John Kratzer of cows & horses, etc. and NCHA Hall of Fame trainer and EquiStat Elite $6 Million Rider Tim Smith.
Cows & horses, etc. is proud to showcase our herd, piloted by top professionals, Tatum Rice, Grant Setnicka, and Tim Smith, in Open cutting competitions at both weekend and major aged events. John shows in the Non-Professional, exhibiting the versatility and competitiveness of our show string at the highest-level competitions in the industry. From our world renown, My Lizzy Babe, who started it all, to our most recent 2022 NCHA World Champion, Metallics MVP, one of Lizzy’s progenies, our program is proving itself beyond our wildest dreams.
In the spirit of continuing our commitment to tradition and excellence, we offer offspring bred of champions for your consideration. These horses represent the future of the cutting industry, bred from the wisdom of top professionals in the pursuit of the perfect cross. Don’t miss this opportunity to own one of these special offspring bred from legends in the sport.
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Welcome to the heart of tradition and excellence at cows & horses, etc. Here, we cherish the legacy and future of superior cutting horses. Our commitment is unwavering: to breed not just horses, but legends! With a focus on quality over quantity, we have assembled a select group of mares that excelled in the arena, each with a lineage of champions. Our foals represent the future, bred from wisdom and the pursuit of the perfect cross. Supported by a team of experts and a commitment to integrity in all that we do, we are cows & horses, etc.—where passion meets pedigree, and every horse is a promise of greatness.
Tony Allen
Ranch Manager
Aaroon Vaghela
Trainer/Horse Manager
