Cutting News
Kittennish Scores First Major Win at Augusta Futurity
Kittennish had a lot to live up to before she took a single step in the show pen.
Austin Shepard
Cutting News
Tezla Zooms to Top Spot in the Cotton Stakes
No gasoline was required for sorrel gelding Tezla to navigate to a score of 221 at the Cotton Stakes in West Monroe, Louisiana with Austin Shepard aboard. The effort earned the Monty Johnson-owned horse a $9,821 paycheck and the Futurity Open Championship on Thursday, Sept. 8. “He’s an athletic horse, he can sure stop. He’s […]
Cutting News
Wood She B Magic Gritty in Augusta Futurity Finals
Wood She B Magic & Austin Shepard held their ground against a tough cow in Augusta to win her first Open championship.
Cutting News
Bama Jelly & Austin Shepard Strike at Breeder’s Invitational
A talented field of horses came to play in the Breeder's Invitational Classic/Challenge Open, with 25 making it back to the finals.
Cutting News
Sam Shepard: “A Real Gentleman & A Real Man”
The late Sam Shepard won more than $2.6 million during his 50-some-year cutting career, but while his friends immediately note he was a great horseman, the things they admired most about him had nothing to do with horses.
Cutting News
Saying Goodbye to Widows Freckles, a family’s ‘Dream Horse’
Top cutting competitor and sire Widows Freckles has died, those closest to the stallion announced on Tuesday afternoon. The sorrel stallion was 26. “We received the news this morning that our boy Widows Freckles, or as his family knew him, ‘Obi,’ was laid to rest,” Lauren Middleton said through a social media platform. “It is […]
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Kinky Bootz & Shepard Strut To Arbuckle Mountain Victory
Kinky Bootz and Austin Shepard have done it again.
Industry Insider With SDP
HIGH BROW CD: A Son of the Legend
In 2007, we saw one of the most outstanding runs to ever win the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity Open Championship. It was accurate, intense and filled with cow expression. It was also the run the crowd wanted to win. The following year, High Brow CD’s winning run was what people measured all other […]
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Sir Long Legs & Austin Shepard Score Special Win in Augusta
Sometimes, a win is more than just a win.
Cutting News
Austin Shepard Climbs to $8 Million Rider Status
Thanks especially to his success over the last two years, including the 2017 National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Summer Spectacular Open Championship, 2017 NCHA Futurity Open Championship, 2017 NCHA Open World Championship and 2018 Breeder’s Invitational Derby Open Championship, Austin Shepard has risen to Equi-Stat Elite $8 Million Rider status merely a year-and-a-half after reaching […]
