Mike Giannini Cutting Horses

06/05/2024

💥💥 Show Update💥💥
NCHA weekend at
Bonina Ranch
Congratulations

K&D ventures
Play like a rebel shown 6 times wins first 6 times
5/6 open champion
25000 novice champion
Wins open one day

Shesa classy talker
5000 novice champion

Cats smart lil pepto
Money winner

Congratulations
Tim and Rebeca Peterson

Im countin drinkz
Reserve 5/6
Reserve 5000 novice

Congratulations
Gina Macdonald

Lenas Stevie Rosa money earner

Congratulations
Kylee Gibson 2000 limit rider circuit champion!!!

💥💥Giannini crew wins polo matches congrats to Joel , Kylee and Emily 💥💥

Like to thank Nina Lundgren and her crew at Bonina Ranch for a great show. Lots of activities and tons of fun.

Also thank our crew for a great job!!
💥💥Kylee Gibson 💥💥
💥💥Emily Reinert💥💥
💥Awesome job girls !!!💥

05/28/2024

05/03/2024

( position filled)

We have a position opened up. This is a barn help stalls feeding maintenance type position. Comes with housing and utilities. There could be some riding available for right person. Riding is not promised. Contact mike txt 208 317 2927. Position in Bellevue , Idaho .

02/28/2024

We have a riding position open. Must ride well. Able to travel to shows.

02/07/2024

🔥AZCHA SUN CIRCUIT WINNER HIGHLIGHT🔥
🔥NON PRO🔥
🔥WENDY CLAUS & CATS ROYAL BLUE🔥

Congratulations Wendy! She took home $2,902.99, the Circuit Champion Title along with a Handblown Glass Trophy from Sun Circuit!

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01/01/2024

🎉🎉Happy New Year🎉🎉

12/25/2023

🎄Merry Christmas🎄

12/03/2023

After taking a 15-year break from cutting, Wendy and Scot Claus joined Team Giannini when they purchased CATS ROYAL BLUE and HUNTIN TIME LUCY two years ago.

Since then, their horses have secured some impressive accomplishments:

CATS ROYAL BLUE
🏆 2022 TOP 3 in the World, $5k Novice Horse (Mike Giannini, rider)

🏆 2022 Top 3 in the world, $5k Novice Horse Non Pro (Wendy Claus, rider)

🏆 2022 World Show Champion, $5k Novice Non Pro

🏆 2023 Top 5 in the world, Unlimited Am.

HUNTIN TIME LUCY
🏆At this year’s World Finals, Scot and Lucy qualified in both the $35k Non Pro and $15k Am, where they drew FOUR CHECKS in FOUR RUNS!

🏆 Scot and Lucy completed 2023 ranked Top 5 in the World ($35k Non Pro).

🏆 Scot and Lucy also finished their year ranked 8th in the World in the $15k Am (and they were World Finals Show Reserve Champion in that class).

We appreciate all of our clients very much, and we sure enjoy watching them succeed in the cutting pen.

Here’s looking forward to 2024 and beyond!

12/01/2023

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Scot and Lucy lit up the board to claim 2nd place in today’s $15k Amateur!

Wishing this team good luck as they head into the pen tomorrow to close out Team Giannini’s 2023 World Finals run!

12/01/2023

OK guys, Team Giannini is in big WOOT WOOT mode, and here’s why:

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Scot and Huntin Time Lucy finished 2023 with a TOP 5 IN THE WORLD ranking in the $35k Non Pro!!!!!! We are so proud of how this team has progressed in the last year, and they did an outstanding job of showing here in the $35k Non Pro at the World Finals!

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Wendy and Cats Royal Blue had a gorgeous 218.5 run today at the World Finals and also finished 2023 with a Top 5 world ranking for the second consecutive year!

NEXT UP: Scot and Lucy have two additional days of competition, as they *also* qualified for the World Finals in the $15k Amateur.

11/11/2023

🌵🌵🌵WAY TO GO IN AZ 🌵🌵🌵

CONGRATULATIONS to Scot Claus and HUNTIN TIME LUCY for two BIG wins on their first day of competition in Queen Creek!!

Scot and Lucy scored a 🔥75🔥to claim the $35k Non Pro and a 🔥74🔥 to take the $15k Am! We are so proud of the way this team has progressed in 2023!

Keep cuttin’ em clean and in the middle for the circuit, Scot! 🌵🔥🌵🔥🌵

11/10/2023

2019 AQHA Gelding, Great rope, barrel or ranching prospect. Has been started on the sled and dragging logs.
Super gentle great motor.
Ready for an experienced to and intermediate rider. Pm me for more information.

11/06/2023

Trailer leaving November 21st returning December 6th from Bellevue , Idaho to Fort Worth , Texas going through Scottsdale , Arizona. Have space to haul horses both ways. Txt or call 208 317 2927

10/31/2023

Taking a minute to ST🛑P and recognize PLAY LIKE A RICOCHET for producing some phenomenal babies over the years!

PLAY LIKE A RICOCHET (owned by K&D Ventures) was a stellar performer herself with earnings of $37k before heading to the broodmare band, where she has produced one BIG STOPPING all-star after another, including:

🔥CATS SMART RICOCHET (2010 s. by Smooth As A Cat), NCHA earnings $164k+

🔥CATS ROYAL BLUE (2016 m. by Cat Man Blue), NCHA earnings $168k+

🔥PLAY LIKE A REBEL (2019 s. by Metallic Rebel), NCHA earnings $40k+

🔥PLAY LIKE A CD (2014 m. by High Brow CD) NCHA earnings $13k+

🔥PLAY LIKE A KITTEN (2013 m. by Metallic Cat), NCHA earnings $44k+

We are grateful to have some major mare power at Giannini Cutting Horses, and we can’t wait to see future PLAY LIKE A RICOCHET babies stop in the cutting pen!

10/30/2023

Congratulations to the following horses and owners on their success at the UTCHA LAE in Ogden!

➡️ PLAY LIKE A REBEL (owned by K&D Ventures) was 3rd in Open Derby and Reserve Champion Of the Limited Open Derby!

➡️ IM COUNTIN DRINKZ (owned by Tim and Becky Petterson) was a Finalist in both the Open Derby and the Limited Open Derby!

➡️ VONALISTIC (owned by Paul and Julie Alexander) was a Finalist in the Limited Am Derby!

Thank you UCHA for another great aged event. Thank you to all our help as well. It’s a team sport that’s not a team sport.

10/24/2023

Congratulations to the owners of these two great horses who have advanced to the FINALS of the Utah Open Derby:

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 PLAY LIKE A REBEL, owned by K&D Ventures, and

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 IM COUNTIN DRINKZ, owned by Tim and Becky Petterson.

We are so grateful for the opportunity to ride these horses, and we can’t wait to get them shown in the Finals!

10/21/2023

OK sports fans, with a whopping 227, Wendy and Cat brought home the highest score of the evening at the WAY OUT WEST event in Arizona! We wish this team the best of luck in the finals tonight! GO CAT GO!

10/20/2023

Two runs and TWO WINS for this team in Arizona today! 🏆🏆

10/16/2023

Thank you TLC Productions for hosting another fantastic show in Montrose, Colorado … we sure enjoy cuttin’ in that cool mountain air!

Team Giannini had a great show, bringing home two 🏆 circuit championships 🏆 and one reserve circuit championship. Here’s the scoop:

➡️ PLAY LIKE A REBEL (owned by K & D Ventures and ridden by Mike) were CIRCUIT CHAMPS in the Open Derby, placing 2nd two days and splitting 3rd & 4th place on the third day (scores of 75, 74 and 73)!

➡️ CATS ROYAL BLUE and Wendy claimed the Unlimited Am CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIP earning just over $5k in five runs!

➡️ HUNTIN TIME LUCY and Scot claimed the RESERVE CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIP in the $15k Am!

➡️ IM COUNTIN DRINKZ (owned by Tim and Rebecca Peterson), is coming on strong and placed in the Open Derby!

As always we are very grateful to our help in the pen and in the show barn (and yes that means YOU, Hunter Brewer)!

10/02/2023

Looking for an extra loper for montrose Colorado , and Ogden Utah starting the 9th of October threw the 28th
Text Mike Giannini Cutting Horses
(208)- 317-2927

09/13/2023

Big congratulations to PLAY LIKE A REBEL for capturing the 🏆co-reserve championship🏆of the Cascades Open Intermediate Derby! We are very proud of this stud and what he has accomplished this year!

PLAY LIKE A REBEL is ridden by Mike and owned by K&D Ventures.

PLAY LIKE A REBEL is by Metallic Rebel and out of Play Like A Ricochet, dam of CATS SMART RICOCHET ($167k NCHA earnings), PLAY LIKE A KITTEN ($44k NCHA earnings), and CATS ROYAL BLUE ($157k NCHA earnings).

09/11/2023

Congratulations to K&D Ventures and PLAY LIKE A REBEL, who will advance to the Open Derby Intermediate Finals at the Cascades Futurity!

09/11/2023

Thank you, Julie Clark and Clark Butte Ranch for hosting another fantastic Cascades cutting event! We always look forward to this show in Oregon, and we appreciate all the work that goes into making it an exceptional experience.

Team Giannini wrapped up the weekend event with some great rides:

🔥🔥🔥Scot Claus and HUNTIN TIME LUCY claimed wins in both the $35k Non Pro and the $15k Am!

🔥🔥🔥Wendy Claus and CATS ROYAL BLUE were in the money 2 out of three rides to bring home $2k for this show.

🔥🔥🔥Claire Sterling and HES A HOT SPOTS CAT had 6 runs collected 5 checks between the 35000 non pro and the 15000 AM classes. And was 35k non pro circuit champion. Great job Claire.

🔥🔥🔥Also, congratulations to Tim and Becky Petterson (owners of IM COUNTIN DRINKZ) and K&D Ventures (owner of PLAY LIKE A REBEL), as both of those horses will advance to the second go of the Open Derby!