Cannon Quarter Horses, of Waxahachie, Texas, was recently named an AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder. The ranch has bred several top Western performance horses in recent years, including NRCHA Celebration of Champions Open Bridle World Champion Shiney Outlaw. • Photo by Primo Morales.
A Western performance horse breeder and owner from Texas was recently recognized by the American Quarter Horse Association as one of its two newest Ranching Heritage Breeders.
The Intermediate Horse division of the World's Richest Stock Horse Open was open to horses that had not yet won $100,000. Shiney Outlaw won the title in 2019.
In 2008, Michelle Cannon was looking for high-caliber mares to breed to her promising young stallion, Shiners Nickle, when she heard about Lil Lena Long Legs. She fell in love with the daughter of Smart Little Lena as soon as she saw her at that year’s National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity Sales.