Hight Performance Horses

11/17/2024

So proud of all of our crew today!
Desert Plains put in a great show again and we really enjoyed it!
Thanks for judging Robbin Spoon- you’re always so encouraging and it was great catching up.
Mesa loved showing in leadline again.
Kaiowa and Charlie had a great show and we could be more proud of their hard work: winning showmanship and horsemanship, 2nd in pleasure, ranch riding, and reining, and 3rd in trail earning a Reserve All Around for the 12 and U age group!
Lane and Quatro did an amazing job winning another beautiful buckle for the 13-18 age group!
Renee Carter and Rollee did such an amazing job too! This was only their 2nd show and Renee has only ridden her a handful of times and they walked away with Reserve all around in the adult division.

Way to go everyone!

11/05/2024

Renee Carter
Kristin Watts Nichols

HPH has been a bit behind and FLOODED since the SHTX world show!

We are so thankful for being a part of this show and having such a great group of clients HPH has been a bit behind and FLOODED since the SHTX world show!

We are so thankful for being a part of this show and having such a great group of clients and friends to support.

There were so many good points to this show, it was hard to name. Every single person cleared some high hurdles. The work behind the scenes paid off. For everyone’s personal goals. We are so very proud of each and everyone.

Novice:
Renee Carter and Rockin Step
Elle Myers and TR Kitty

Novice Youth
Savanna Bricker and Moonshine N Myers Blood
Kenna Ellison and broken box bosolito

Novice Level 1
Denise Garcia and CD Belle
Julie Gibson and NMSU Fancy Gunner

For the first time ever- Kaiowa Hight got to lead her little sister Mesa Hight on Rockin Step for the lead line class and they had a blast! Thank you Renee for allowing us to use your mare.

Clay Hight and High Dual Cat had some bad luck blowing an abscess on the 2nd day and had to pull from the competition. However we are so thankful for the vets and farriers for fixing him up!

Congratulations to all the competitors!

Carter

07/30/2024

HPH had a very busy weekend at the Amarillo SHTX show. All 4 classes were in one day this show, so this kept up hopping around from arena to arena.

Savanna Bricker and Moonshine N My Blood did well in the VRH Rookie Youth classes ending up with a 2nd in trail and 3rd all around.

Renee Carter and Rockin Step showed in the Novice classes. This team did well in the VRH classes placing: 2nd in pleasure, 3rd trail, 4th reining- and reserve all around for the VRH Rookie Amateur division.

Denise Garcia showed her mare C D Belle in the L1 Novice classes at her FIRST SHTX show yet. We had the pleasure of helping her get to know how these shows run and helping with turn back and cheering her on. This team did awesome placing: 3rd in cow, 5th in pleasure, and 4th in the all around.

Terry Bogle and Mo showed in the Novice SHTX classes after a couple of years off. This team was very successful in the goals they set out to do. The first time to get their entire trail pattern plus placing 5th with a 72.5. Their consistent studying of the pattern really paid off. This team also is very proud of sticking in the middle of the pack the whole show!

Clay Hight on DCC Little Juanita showed in the open division earning a little check back. This team tied for 4th in pleasure with a 74. Proud of this mare for staying quiet in the arena and hauling to gain some experience.

Clay Hight and High Dual Cat showed in the Jr division. This team placed 4th in pleasure, 6th in reining, 10th in trail with some small bobbles and ended up 6th in the all around. Look for this team at the Sweetwater show this weekend.

Look for us at Sweetwater this weekend!

06/27/2024

The dust has finally settled after a phenomenal AQHA VRH/NRSHA World show 2024 in Amarillo, TX. HPH showed up and had so many successes along with a great supportive team.

💫Savanna Bricker and 🌒Moonshine N My Blood competed in the Novice/Rookie Youth division bringing home many accolades to their name. This team is slowly learning each other and coming together. This team finished up earning 5th all around with top 10 in cow work and reining, top 5 in cutting and trail, and pulling a RESERVE champion spot in the ranch riding AND AQHA Rookie/Novice Youth ranch trail. Looking forward to seeing this team head off to college next year and all they will achieve. Kristin Watts Nichols

⚡️Renee Carter and Rockin Step
This team has been hard at work and saw lots of good in the Novice/Rookie Amateur division. Coming home with a top 10 in RHC L1 Ltd Amateur working ranch horse and NRSHA reining, top 5 in NRSHA trail, and RESERVE in AQHA Rookie/Novice ranch trail! Renee Carter

🌟Ashley Munsell and Spooks Quick Draw competed in the VRH Rookie Amateur division sweeping the GRAND champion all around in their division. This team was on 🔥 the entire week taking home a 1st in cow work, 2nd in ranch riding and cutting, 3rd in reining, top 10 in trail, and top 15 in conformation and AQHA L1 boxing. It was so fun to see this team come in and do so well- always with the biggest grin on her face!

✨Katie Reagan and Dynamite Nightlight also competed in the Rookie/Novice Amateur divisions. This was their FIRST year at world and the growth these two had is exceptional. This team ended up top 15 in cutting and reining AND placing 3rd in the ranch trail!

💥Eureka Wildcard and Bri Hight had a smoking week too. Earning 1st in RHC Ltd Amateur working ranch horse, 1st in RHC L1 Ltd Amateur working ranch horse, 1st in AQHA L1 Amateur ranch trail, 2nd in RHC Amateur ranch riding , 3rd in NRSHA Ltd Amateur ranch riding AND reining AND trail, 4th in NRSHA Ltd Amateur cow, and 17th in NRSHA Ltd Amateur cutting. This team pull out GRAND Champion in their division for all around.
🔥” Charlie”was also awarded TOP HORSE in RHB Amateur AND Level 1🔥Bri Hight

06/08/2024

Clay Hight and High Dual Cat in Jr Reining scoring a 74 and placing 2nd. Guthrie OK SHTX show. NitroCat

05/28/2024

Jr trail (3 of 3) at The Gathering SHTX show held at the Lazy E in Guthrie, OK. High Dual Cat owned by Harold Anderson and Donna Anderson ridden by Clay Hight with a tie for 1st.

05/28/2024

Jr trail (2 of 3) at The Gathering SHTX show held at the Lazy E in Guthrie, OK. High Dual Cat owned by Harold Anderson and Donna Anderson ridden by Clay Hight with a tie for 1st.

05/28/2024

Jr trail (1 of 3) at The Gathering SHTX show held at the Lazy E in Guthrie, OK.
High Dual Cat owned by Harold Anderson and Donna Anderson ridden by Clay Hight with a tie for 1st.

05/21/2024

HPH has had a busy and FUN past 2 weeks traveling over 1300 miles (visiting 4 different states) with 4 horses, 2 kids, and a dog. Needless to say we are happy to be home and get back to our daily grind. Thank you to all of the barn help and family helping with keeping the home front going while we were away.

Our trip started out with Bri and Eureka Wildcard competing (along with her awesome team) in Leoti, KS at the
Extreme Cowgirl Competition. Bri’s team made some phenomenal runs with huge highlights: Kaylin Markson and her mare Tug tying for 1st in reining AND earning TOP HORSE award 👏. Kendra Werner sticking it on one super shady steer earning us a spot in the finals. Finishing up with our entire team taking home the 3rd place prize. This bunch of women were referred to as the most supportive (and best dressed) from their adoring fans. 😆. Way to go team Luck of the Draw ♠️❤️♣️♦️

Following KS, HPH headed off to Guthrie to take part in The Gathering by SHTX hosted at the infamous Lazy E arena! So many good runs and good times had during this show- definitely making it a favorite.

💫 Kenna Ellison and Broken Box 💫Bosalito had some hard work pay off showing so much Improvement in the Novice Youth division. The highlight was the trail course! Kyle Ellison

⚡️Savanna Bricker and Moonshine N My Blood ⚡️are getting better everyday. Highlights include earning 2nd in conformation and 3rd in Novice Youth trail (1st in VRH rookie Youth) with a score of 77!

☀️Renee Carter and Rockin Step ☀️showed in the Novice division and had some improvements in many of the classes too. This pair sure make pleasure and trail look effortless.

💥Bri Hight and Eureka Wildcard 💥FINALLY got to fulfill one of Bri’s dreams of purely just riding in the Guthrie trail course. With a rough go in the Ranching Heritage pleasure (logs can be SO scary 😱) this team improved leaps and bounds in reining and cow. Highlights were placing 2nd in reining and winning Reserve Limited Non Pro All Around.

🔥Clay Hight and High Dual Cat 🔥swept the show pulling out a 1st in pleasure, tying for 1st in trail, 2nd in reining, and 7th in cow. This pair earned the All Around Champion in the Jr. Division competing against 20 other very talented horses and riders. “Sonny” is a 2019 (NitrocatXFigure Four 555) Stallion owned by Harold and Donna Anderson out of Amarillo.

It truly takes a village- and we think we have the best around! 🥇🏆 we could not be more grateful to all of the help and encouragement we have received

Next stop is VRH world in Amarillo in June! 🙌

04/29/2024

HPH just got home from a long weekend at the Hamilton SHTX show. Weather was pretty cooperative considering the predicted forecast. The whole team had some really shiny parts where you could tell hard work is paying off.

Renee Carter and Rockin Step won their conformation class with a 5th in pleasure and top 15 in the other classes in the Rookie Ama/ Novice division. This team earned 11th in the all around.

Kenna Ellison and Broken Box Bosalito has so many improvements in so many areas! This teams weekend highlight was tying for 4rh in the pleasure class in the Novice Youth division. We are very proud of the progress they have made and look forward to more.

Bri Hight and Eureka Wildcard had a huge class of 53 in the limited non pro division. This team took a 3rd in pleasure and 4th in cow landing 10th all around.

Clay Hight and DCC Little Juanita had their 2nd show out mostly just seasoning and getting some miles. “Rollee” did a great job in the Open pleasure and trail classes and we look forward to seeing more from this pair.

Now home to work on the holes before Bri Hight heads off to the Extreme Cowgirl Challenge in KS!

04/21/2024

HPH has had a very busy past few weeks and we are behind on show updates!

We had a busy and WINDY time in Lubbock for the SHTX show a couple weekends ago.

We are so proud of the crew:

Novice Youth:
Savanna Bricker and Moonshine in my Blood had a pretty decent show earning a 6th in cow/trail, 7th in pleasure playing out with 10th all around. Once they figure out the reining, it will be smooth sailing.

Kenna Ellison and Broken Box Bosalito showed up and stuck it out showing improved maneuvers in each class!

Alli Jo Roberts and Shorty Did it had a great show winning the reining class, 8th in pleasure, 10th in trail/cow pulling out with a 4th all around! Congratulations.

Novice:
Renee Carter and Rockin Step had a little tough luck but also found some bright spots with a 2nd in pleasure.

Limited Non Pro:
Bri Hight and Eureka Wildcard got back in the show pen after nearly 5 months off and knocked off some rust earning a 3rd in the pleasure and staying middle of the pack the rest of the show.

Junior Horse:
Clay Hight and High Dual Cat had a great 2nd show out with a tough group of Jr. horses. Placing 5th trail, 6th in reining, 9th in cow, and 15th in pleasure- earning a 9th all around.

Wish us luck as we head out to the Hamilton SHTX show this weekend.

Side note: thank you so much to all of our clients who put up and help with our craziness!

03/04/2024

HPH is already 3 shows into the year just finishing up the Bryan SHTX show.

The team started out with a ❗️ bang
Friday night in the AHQA Ranch Riding classes. Renee Carter and Rockin Step scoring a 78 🥇 winning the Select Amateur division.
Savanna Bricker and Moonshine N my Blood scoring a 73 and winning 🥇 the L1 Youth class.
Finishing up with Clay Hight and High Dual Cat (owned by Harold and Donna Anderson) placing 2nd 🥈 in the Jr horse division.

The HPH team and their horses were also successful in the SHTX classes.

Savanna Bricker and Moonshine 🌖
N my blood finished 5th all around in the L1 Novice Youth division- placing 7th in trail, tied for 5th in reining, and 12th in cow. All this out of 48 youth competitors. 💥

Renee Carter and Rockin Step ended up 8th in trail in the Novice division and had bright spots in the other classes. 🎉

Clay Hight and High Dual Cat ended up 4th all around 🎊 🔥 even after making big bobbles in the trail and reining. ‘Sonny’ tied for 3rd in Pleasure, 6th in cow, and 12th in reining out of 35 horses in the Junior horse division. Sonny is a 2019 stallion by Nitro Cat X Blue Laces Four owned by Harold and Donna Anderson out of Amarillo, Tx.

They also got to attend the 2023 year end SHTX awards banquet. These two saw their hard work pay off.
Renee Carter and Rockin Step won 8th all a round in the L1 Novice class.
Bri Hight and Eureka Wildcard won 4th all around in the Limited Non Pro Division.

Great way to start out the year- looking forward to the next one.

02/29/2024