Molly Montag, Author at Quarter Horse News

Horse chasing a cow — The 2018 PCCHA Stallion Service Auction Stallion Owners Incentive in the Non-Pro was paid out to Grace Ranch, the former owners of High Brow CD, after the stallion’s daughter, Tessie Cat, was the high-placing eligible horse in the PCCHA Futurity Non-Pro. The PCCHA recently announced changes to its Cutting Stakes, Stallion Service Auction and Foal Nomination incentive programs. • Photo by Midge Ames.

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