The 2026 edition of the National Reined Cow Horse Association’s World’s Greatest Horseman is currently taking place in Fort Worth. Competitors are participating in four events – herd work, rein work, fence work, and steer stopping, all with one horse and one bridle.
For the full results of the Celebration of Champions, click here.
2026 NRCHA World’s Greatest Horseman Competitors, Mounts
| Horse | Rider | Owner |
|————————|——————|—————————|
| All The Reyge | Tyson Benson | Morgan Russell |
| Annies Smart Cat | Lance B Johnston | Rocking BS Ranch |
| A Starlights Magnum | Kyle Trahern | Kyle Trahern |
| Autumns Smokin Cat | Tyler G Merrill | Holy Cow Perf. Horses Tx Llc |
| Bet Hesa Honeybee | Stephen L. Hutchins | Tyrel And Ashley Lembke |
| Blu Boon Shining | Jed J. Lawrence | Jed & Sarah Lawrence |
| Bonafide Hustler | Wade Davis | Wade Davis & Xavier Sula-Filo |
| Bring It Skippy | Jay McLaughlin | Bruce Logan |
| Cashing N My Diamond | Ron E. Emmons | Mark Beck |
| Cats Tell Secrets | Shawn Hays | Katalyst Performance Horses |
| Cherry Twizzler | Seth Whiteley | Seth Tyler Whiteley |
| Crc 1942 | Todd Crawford | Timmi-Jo Or Wade Lisac |
| Cr One Tuff Dual | Flint D. Lee | Matt Or Colleen Withers |
| Cr Tuff Service | Jimmy Vanbelle | James And Alexa Vanbelle |
| Cuttin Wright Up | Brandon C. Buttars | David I. Beckett |
| Dancin Desires | Jeb P. Stoltzfus | John And Debbie Braly |
| Dirty Look | Garrett Cooper | Bearden Equine Investments |
| Dt Hickorys Delta | Tenley Haaby | Tenley Haaby |
| Duece Of Harts | James (Trey) Pool Iii | Jane A Owens |
| Hazardouz Material | Erin L Taormino | Linda A Mars |
| Hendrixx | John C. Swales | Monica Wille |
| Hes Pretty Tuff | John S Snyder | Ben Choate |
| Jaymes Bond | Jordan Williams | Bonds Ranch |
| Jungle Cat | Cade Rice | Brian And Amy Bush |
| Kreyzy Horse | Kelby L. Phillips | Bosque Ranch Performance Horses |
| Magicality | Gusti W Buerger | Home Ranch Perf Horses Llc |
| Mc Cowhammer | Trevor D Carter | Bogle Brothers Llc |
| Metallic Action | Wade Meador | Clyde Metzler |
| Metallic Casanova | Clay Volmer | Pitzer Ranch/Dack Cattle Llc |
| Metallic Daisy Dukes | Todd A. Bergen | Bit Of Heaven Ranch |
| Metallic Desires | Cayley R Wilson | Summit Meadows |
| Metrona Cat | Jared Jones | Three Bar Quarter Horses |
| Mph Voodoo Badger | Matt J Koch | David Mize |
| My Boots Are Royal | Boyd J. Rice | Moncrief Quarter Horses Llc |
| No Intro Needed | Zeb Corvin | Jennifer Moore |
| Northern Metallic | Dale E Clearwater | Marti Katerberg |
| One Time Melody | Clayton M Edsall | Cooper Smith |
| One Time Sannman | Luke J. Jones | Charlie Porter |
| Overthelegallimitrab | Myles Brown | Rob A Brown |
| Peptos Stylin Time | Abbie Phillips | Kelby And/Or Abbie Phillips |
| Psr Poison Cat | John M Love | Sandhills Remuda Llc |
| Purrn Likeasmoothcat | Adan Banuelos | Ascencion Banuelos |
| Put My Blugenes On | Jason Gay | Jason And Kailey Gay |
| Quails Dun Remedy | Cody Patterson | Christopher Bethune |
| Republicat | Nicholas S. Dowers | Triple D Ranches Llc |
| Reyzin The Boon 18 | Travis J. Young | Cassidy C Jesperson |
| Roo To Do | Brendon Clark | Red Arrow Ranch |
| Rosie Marie | Tucker Smith | Lisa Messerly |
| Sargent Stryker | Brady E Weaver | Matt J Koch |
| Senor Shiney Cat | Mark A. Sigler | Kinda Silly Farm Llc |
| Sjr Diamond Fox | Brad L. Lund | Kelby L. Phillips |
| Sjr Smooth Lil Oak | Kyle L. Noyce | Janie Dvorak-Compton |
| Smart Chic An Tari | Sarah L. Dawson | Aaron Ranch |
| Smart Lookin Secrets | Justin T Wright | Wagonhound Land & Livestock Llc |
| Smoketta Cat | Jim W Spence | Terry And Annette Christiansen |
| Smooth Outta Style | Tucker J Robinson | Julie Weinhardt & F. Velazquez |
| Smooth Rein | Russell A. Dilday | Claire L. Edwards |
| Snapdragons | Zane P Davis | Shane A Law |
| Son Of A Mitch | Phillip J. Ralls | The Trust Of Billie Jo Ralls Dtd |
| Sparktallica | Leanne E. Jetton | Chris Or Debbie Swain |
| Sprinkld Confetticat | Shane L Steffen | South Cove Ranch Llc |
| Stevies Lil Playgirl | William M. Belk | Marbled Duck Ranch Llc |
| Stylish Boss Hawg | Jess B. Morgan | Pamela Humphreys & Jess Morgan |
| Sunsets | Barry Spinweber Jr | Barry Spinweber Jr |
| Sunshineinmypocket | Jason M Patrick | Sheerlund Farms Llc |
| Tcr Wild Cat | Lavert Avent | Tee Cross Ranches |
| Teles About It | Luke J. Hammerness | Kristyn E. Runyan |
| The Kool Kat | Tracer S Gilson | Loren Booth Living Trust |
| Wr Iceman | Corey D Cushing | Eric & Wendy Dunn |
| Wr This Cats Shiny | Stefan M. Heim | Reo Pritchard |
| Whose Tuff | Shadd Parkinson | Christa D. Hampton |
| Zak 34 | Chris C Dawson | Melissa Fischer |
Table of contents
– 2026 NRCHA World’s Greatest Horseman Competitors, Mounts
– Sunday – February 15
– World’s Greatest Horseman® Preliminaries: Herd Work
– Thursday – February 19
– World’s Greatest Youth Horseman® Herd Work
– Friday – February 20
– World’s Greatest Horseman® Preliminaries: Rein Work
– Monday – February 23
– World’s Greatest Youth Horseman® Back Number Presentation
– World’s Greatest Horseman® Preliminaries: Steer Stopping
– World’s Greatest Youth Horseman® Steer Stopping
– World’s Greatest Horseman® Preliminaries: Cow Work
– Saturday – February 28
– World’s Greatest Horseman® Finals: Herd Work
– World’s Greatest Horseman® Finals: Steer Stopping
– Finals: Rein Work
– World’s Greatest Horseman® Fence Only Finals
– Finals: Cow Work
Sunday – February 15
World’s Greatest Horseman® Preliminaries: Herd Work
Top 15 on four will advance to Finals. (Determined Feb. 23)
Rank | Back | Horse | Rider | Owner | Herd Work
1 | 31 | SMART CHIC AN TARI | SARAH L. DAWSON | AARON RANCH | 224
1 | 4 | SMART LOOKIN SECRETS | JUSTIN T WRIGHT | WAGONHOUND LAND & LIVESTOCK LLC | 224
3 | 17 | PURRN LIKEASMOOTHCAT | ADAN BANUELOS | Ascencion Banuelos | 223.5
4 | 80 | JAYMES BOND | Jordan Williams | BONDS RANCH | 222.5
5 | 64 | SON OF A MITCH | PHILLIP J. RALLS | THE TRUST OF BILLIE JO RALLS DTD | 222
5 | 14 | PEPTOS STYLIN TIME | Abbie Phillips | KELBY AND/OR ABBIE PHILLIPS | 222
7 | 1 | HAZARDOUZ MATERIAL | ERIN L TAORMINO | Linda A Mars | 221.5
8 | 11 | MY BOOTS ARE ROYAL | BOYD J. RICE | MONCRIEF QUARTER HORSES LLC | 220.5
8 | 7 | WR ICEMAN | COREY D CUSHING | ERIC & WENDY DUNN | 220.5
10 | 21 | ALL THE REYGE | Tyson Benson | MORGAN RUSSELL | 220
11 | 41 | TELES ABOUT IT | LUKE J. HAMMERNESS | KRISTYN E. RUNYAN | 219.5
11 | 2 | CRC 1942 | TODD CRAWFORD | TIMMI-JO OR WADE LISAC | 219.5
11 | 35 | ONE TIME MELODY | CLAYTON M EDSALL | COOPER SMITH | 219.5
11 | 8 | MAGICALITY | GUSTI W BUERGER | HOME RANCH PERF HORSES LLC | 219.5
11 | 62 | KREYZY HORSE | KELBY L. PHILLIPS | BOSQUE RANCH PERFORMANCE HORSES | 219.5
16 | 27 | ROO TO DO | BRENDON CLARK | RED ARROW RANCH | 219
16 | 32 | ZAK 34 | CHRIS C DAWSON | MELISSA FISCHER | 219
18 | 12 | NORTHERN METALLIC | DALE E CLEARWATER | Marti Katerberg | 218.5
18 | 66 | SMOOTH OUTTA STYLE | TUCKER J ROBINSON | JULIE WEINHARDT & F. VELAZQUEZ | 218.5
18 | 69 | SENOR SHINEY CAT | MARK A. SIGLER | KINDA SILLY FARM LLC | 218.5
18 | 10 | METALLIC CASANOVA | CLAY VOLMER | PITZER RANCH/DACK CATTLE LLC | 218.5
18 | 34 | REPUBLICAT | NICHOLAS S. DOWERS | TRIPLE D RANCHES LLC | 218.5
23 | 49 | MPH VOODOO BADGER | MATT J KOCH | DAVID MIZE | 218
23 | 56 | AUTUMNS SMOKIN CAT | TYLER G MERRILL | HOLY COW PERF. HORSES TX LLC | 218
23 | 26 | MC COWHAMMER | TREVOR D CARTER | BOGLE BROTHERS LLC | 218
26 | 28 | NO INTRO NEEDED | ZEB CORVIN | JENNIFER MOORE | 217.5
26 | 5 | SARGENT STRYKER | BRADY E WEAVER | MATT J KOCH | 217.5
26 | 22 | METALLIC DAISY DUKES | TODD A. BERGEN | BIT OF HEAVEN RANCH | 217.5
26 | 46 | ANNIES SMART CAT | LANCE B JOHNSTON | ROCKING BS RANCH | 217.5
26 | 48 | ONE TIME SANNMAN | LUKE J. JONES | CHARLIE PORTER | 217.5
31 | 3 | SPRINKLD CONFETTICAT | SHANE L STEFFEN | SOUTH COVE RANCH LLC | 217
31 | 45 | SPARKTALLICA | LEANNE E. JETTON | CHRIS OR DEBBIE SWAIN | 217
33 | 6 | BRING IT SKIPPY | Jay McLaughlin | BRUCE LOGAN | 216.5
33 | 47 | METRONA CAT | JARED JONES | THREE BAR QUARTER HORSES | 216.5
33 | 63 | DUECE OF HARTS | JAMES (TREY) POOL III | JANE A OWENS | 216.5
33 | 50 | VALENTINES HICKORY | EJ Laubscher | PEGGY A. CUMMINGS | 216.5
33 | 81 | METALLIC DESIRES | CAYLEY R WILSON | SUMMIT MEADOWS | 216.5
38 | 13 | CATS TELL SECRETS | Shawn Hays | Katalyst Performance Horses | 216
38 | 37 | TORNADO JONEZ | Travis Fisher | TOP FUEL RANCH | 216
38 | 76 | UPPER CLASS CAT | JAKE A TELFORD | REDTAIL RANCH PERF HORSES LLC | 216
38 | 72 | SMOKETTA CAT | JIM W SPENCE | TERRY AND ANNETTE CHRISTIANSEN | 216
38 | 75 | HENDRIXX | JOHN C. SWALES | Monica Wille | 216
38 | 25 | CUTTIN WRIGHT UP | BRANDON C. BUTTARS | DAVID I. BECKETT | 216
38 | 77 | A STARLIGHTS MAGNUM | Kyle Trahern | Kyle Trahern | 216
45 | 39 | THE KOOL KAT | TRACER S GILSON | LOREN BOOTH LIVING TRUST | 215.5
45 | 82 | REYZIN THE BOON 18 | TRAVIS J. YOUNG | CASSIDY C JESPERSON | 215.5
45 | 16 | TCR WILD CAT | Lavert Avent | TEE CROSS RANCHES | 215.5
45 | 24 | HESA TWISTED BET | LANHAM W BROWN | R.A. BROWN RANCH | 215.5
49 | 54 | PSR POISON CAT | JOHN M LOVE | SANDHILLS REMUDA LLC | 215
50 | 23 | OVERTHELEGALLIMITRAB | Myles Brown | ROB A BROWN | 214
50 | 59 | WHOSE TUFF | Shadd Parkinson | CHRISTA D. HAMPTON | 214
50 | 42 | WR THIS CATS SHINY | STEFAN M. HEIM | Reo Pritchard | 214
50 | 30 | SNAPDRAGONS | ZANE P DAVIS | SHANE A LAW | 214
54 | 55 | SJR DIAMOND FOX | BRAD L. LUND | KELBY L. PHILLIPS | 213.5
54 | 52 | CR ONE TUFF DUAL | FLINT D. LEE | MATT OR COLLEEN WITHERS | 213.5
54 | 36 | CASHING N MY DIAMOND | RON E. EMMONS | MARK BECK | 213.5
54 | 68 | DUALIN BLU MOON | LANCE R. SCHEFFEL | KELSEY OR JUSTIN MUELLER | 213.5
54 | 38 | PUT MY BLUGENES ON | Jason Gay | JASON AND KAILEY GAY | 213.5
59 | 18 | VE ONE HIRED GUN | BAILEY BEARUP | VERA EARL RANCH INC | 213
60 | 60 | SUNSHINEINMYPOCKET | JASON M PATRICK | SHEERLUND FARMS LLC | 212
60 | 65 | JUNGLE CAT | CADE RICE | BRIAN AND AMY BUSH | 212
60 | 57 | STYLISH BOSS HAWG | JESS B. MORGAN | PAMELA HUMPHREYS & JESS MORGAN | 212
60 | 58 | SJR SMOOTH LIL OAK | KYLE L. NOYCE | JANIE DVORAK-COMPTON | 212
64 | 33 | SMOOTH REIN | RUSSELL A. DILDAY | CLAIRE L. EDWARDS | 211
64 | 61 | QUAILS DUN REMEDY | CODY PATTERSON | CHRISTOPHER BETHUNE | 211
66 | 51 | BLU BOON SHINING | JED J. LAWRENCE | JED & SARAH LAWRENCE | 210
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