MacDonald Performance Training

MacDonald Performance Training Small family business specializing in the development and training of reined-cow and cutting horses. Contact us at 406-581-8695 or through a private message!

We would like to congratulate our awesome client, Laura Orvidas, on multiple accounts. First, we would like to congratul...
07/03/2025

We would like to congratulate our awesome client, Laura Orvidas, on multiple accounts. First, we would like to congratulate Laura for winning her class her first time in the show pen at the Tresure State Cutting in September last year AS WELL AS winning her second time out at the Rocky Mountain Breeders Association jackpot cutting this June.

We would also like to congratulate Laura on her recent purchase of Knowingly Smart, aka Mia. We are very fortunate to get to work with such awesome and dedicated people and horses! We cannot wait to see what is in store for you next with Mia! Thank you for trusting us with your growth and your horses’ care.

06/21/2025

Here is that nice little c**t, Atom, we have had in to start for 30-days. He is all wrapped up with his 30-days and fully ready to find his new home! He is smart, easy to train, and likes having a job to do as well as just pleasing you. He should be able to go a number of directions. Reach out if interested.

Nicole has decided to offer DM Rems Lil Gunner "Remy" up for sale in the hopes of getting a young prospect. Remy is a 20...
06/20/2025

Nicole has decided to offer DM Rems Lil Gunner "Remy" up for sale in the hopes of getting a young prospect.

Remy is a 2013 mare by a son of Playgun out of a daughter of Trashadeous. She has won $1,700 (AQHA, NRCHA, RMBA) with only two years of showing and is actively being shown by Nicole this summer. Remy did not get started until she was 6 and did not begin serious cowhorse training until she was 9. Since, she has been shown successfully at both the open and non-pro levels and will continue to make someone a great non-pro horse going forward. Remy handles speed and cattle with a relaxed, calm attitude and is naturally light and sensitive while still being sensible. She also rides out well and is just a pleasure to be around. While we hope Nicole is able to get another young prospect, we would be more than happy to keep Remy in our barn or find her a home with someone else we know! Please comment or DM for price. Additionally, show videos are available upon request. Located in Southwest Montana.

The team had another successful weekend in Plains, MT! Tye and Mia took first in the cow horse snaffle with a 74 both d...
06/09/2025

The team had another successful weekend in Plains, MT! Tye and Mia took first in the cow horse snaffle with a 74 both days! Noodles and Tye took 2nd both days in the $5,000 NH, and scored a 73 on Sunday. Brian and Mia also took 2nd on Sunday in the $500 limited rider class with a 72! It is always fun to see improvement in the horses as the season progresses.

We would like to say a hug congratulations to Brian Lasswell for winning his first class this weekend! It’s only up from...
05/25/2025

We would like to say a hug congratulations to Brian Lasswell for winning his first class this weekend! It’s only up from here and shows that hard work pays off! Knowingly Smart aka Mia and Tye also won both of their classes this weekend. Combined that’s three wins for this novice horse!

Tye and his horses had a great first day of the Treasure State Cutting Horse Association show this weekend! Each horse w...
05/25/2025

Tye and his horses had a great first day of the Treasure State Cutting Horse Association show this weekend! Each horse won their class with some large classes and stiff competition. We would like to wish them all luck again today! And to Brian Lasswell, who is in the running for the never won a buckle class! Go team!

We are now three weekends into the show season! We started the year with a bang at the Treasure State Cutting. With it b...
05/12/2025

We are now three weekends into the show season! We started the year with a bang at the Treasure State Cutting. With it being Mia’s first time in the show pen, Tye and Mia marked a 74 and got second overall for the weekend. Brian Lasswell stepped into the show pen for the first time, also on Mia, and placed 3rd overall in a large, competitive class. The following weekend we were at the MCHA show in Deer Lodge where all three horses had a strong presence and Sister, owned by Karen Fellerhoff, won her class. This past weekend found us at the first CMRCHA show of the season. Tye took a couple three year olds to get exposure. Our client, Nicole Harvey, made her CMRCHA debut going down the fence and took first in her class both days!

We are so proud and would like to congratulate both Nicole and Brian on their hard work, which paid off these past couple weeks. Looking forward to what the rest of the show season will bring!

Yesterday was the end to our winter clinic series and we would like to thank everyone who came to one of our clinics thi...
04/07/2025

Yesterday was the end to our winter clinic series and we would like to thank everyone who came to one of our clinics this past season! I am always amazed to see the progress everyone makes over a weekend and sometimes just throughout a day. We appreciate all of our clients who show up, even when it’s cold, and enjoy meeting new people who decide to come join us and of course, love seeing all of you who are regulars!

Wishing everyone the best as the show season kicks off fully! As always, we have availability for private lessons, either individual or group, and may organize a regular group cow practice sometime midweek to keep everyone well practiced through the summer season.

It's April 1st which means show season is coming up in a big hurry! Because it's a hassle to have to look at all the dif...
04/01/2025

It's April 1st which means show season is coming up in a big hurry! Because it's a hassle to have to look at all the different show association pages and websites, I pulled together a list of all the shows we plan to attend or think our clients would be interested in. Some of the associations haven't finalized dates or location yet so I tried to highlight those. If you see an "oopses" or know of any other shows that should be added. Please let me know! Also, if anyone would like this emailed directly to you, just reach out about that as well. Hope this is useful!

03/25/2025

Here's our first attempt at a little video covering some of our training theories and methods. This is the first video in a little series we will be doing on c**t starting. Hopefully we will get smoother as we go along, as it's little hard to hear and follow. Featuring the c**t Atom, who is currently for sale. If you have questions about him, pease reach out. If you have questions on what or why we are doing something in the video, post here and we will try to address it either in a comment or another video! Hope you enjoy!

More info on the two-year-old we have in to sell.
03/25/2025

More info on the two-year-old we have in to sell.

We have a cute two year old in to start who’s also for sale. He has siblings competing in cowhorse and reining and is el...
03/23/2025

We have a cute two year old in to start who’s also for sale. He has siblings competing in cowhorse and reining and is eligible for NRCHA Stallion Stakes. His dam has earnings and his sire has APHA, NRHA, and NRCHA progeny earnings. He is currently a stud but can be gelded. We’ll be doing a little video series of how we start c**ts featuring him so look out for those coming soon!

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3334 Spain Bridge Road
Belgrade, MT
59714

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 4pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

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(406) 581-8695

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