Koch Cowhorses

08/16/2024

𝙏𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘿𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙞𝙚 🖤

As our Cow Horse qualifiers enter the pen at The Run For A Million tonight each of them will be sporting a black wild rag in honor of the late, Doug Williamson. For those who knew Doug his signature style always included a wild rag.

Dawson Performance Horses LLC | Justin Wright | Kelby Phillips Performance Horses | Koch Cowhorses | Volmer Cutting & Reined Cow Horses | Steffen Performance Horses | Trahern Ranch | Home Ranch Performance Horses | Sleeping Dog Ranch | Jake Telford Training | Erin Taormino Performance Horses | Rice Performance Horses | Corey Cushing Performance Horses | Parkinson Performance Horses

07/18/2024

We're proud to announce the newest addition to our team of sponsored riders, Matt Koch! 🩷

Matt Koch grew up in Seneca, Kansas, and his love for horses came from time spent with his grandpa. Together, they would frequent local sale barns and bring home new horses to train and sell.
After high school, Matt decided to pursue a degree in horse training and management through Lamar Community College, and spent his internship starting 2-year-olds for Lloyd Cox before he deciding expand his career. He went on to work for Robbie Boyce and Darren Miller, where he learned about the Cowhorse. Although he has found his niche there, Matt says he wouldn’t be who he is today with out the opportunity to cowboy for two great ranches, Haythorn Land and Cattle and Wagonhound Land and Livestock.
Ultimately, no matter how great a horse is in the show pen, Matt doesn’t feel las though his training is successful if the horse can’t perform a job outside of the arena as well.

Matt's accolades include:
NRCHA Million Dollar Rider with LTE exceeding $1.7 million.
Multiple NRCHA Futurity Finalist
Multiple NRCHA Stallion Stakes Finalist
Multiple NRCHA Derby Finalist
NRCHA Worlds Greatest Horseman Multiple Finalist
2024 NRCHA Tres Osos Derby Champion
2024 American Performance Horseman contender
2024 NRCHA Western Derby Reserve Champion
2023 NRCHA Hackamore Classic Finalist
2022 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Bridle Reserve Champion
and more!

Welcome to the team, Matt! ✨


📸: Markel

06/14/2024

𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏'𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝑹𝑪𝑯𝑨 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑫𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒚 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖!

𝐒𝐉𝐑 𝐇𝐢𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 & Matt Koch - NRHA Western Derby Open Reserve Champions
By High Brow Cat out of Shiners Little Oak
Owned & Bred by San Juan Ranch


📸 Carolyn Simancik Photography

06/09/2024

06/09/2024

As the Sunset last night we reflected on the amazing horse show we had in Scottsdale. It was hot but our horses showed up for us and we couldn’t be more happy with the outcome!
Huge thank you to our owners for sending us down the road with a trailer full of amazing horses.

NRCHA Kimes Ranch Western Derby Results

💥SJR HiTime Shine - OPEN DERBY RESERVE CHAMPION💥

🌟SJR Stylish N Smooth - Open Derby Top 20

🔥SJR Diamond Justify - OPEN TWO REIN
SPECTACULAR CHAMPION and Open Two Rein 2nd place

✨Smart Lookin Secrets - Open Two Rein Spectacular 3rd place and Open Two Rein top 10

🫶🏻Sargent Stryker - Open Two Rein Spectacular 5th place and Open Two Rein 4th place

👑MPH Voodoo Badger - Open Bridle 3rd place and Open Bridle Spectacular top 10 AND RUN FOR A MILLION QUALIFIER!

Our Sponsors aren’t to be forgotten!!

Iconoclast Equine Support Boots
Elite Equine Veterinary Services, Inc
Saddle house
T3 Weavers
UltraCruz
Western Legacy Company
Triple Crown Feed
Rios of Mercedes Boot Company

06/09/2024

Outstanding team!

06/06/2024

06/05/2024

Talk about 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑! We want to wish the best of luck to the 𝗦𝗜𝗫 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦 in the FINALS of the Open Derby who are in the running for the $2,500 mare incentive, sponsored by 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞.

Best of luck to:

💥 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 💥
R: Clayton Edsall (Edsall Performance Horses)
O: Beverly Servi

💥 𝐏𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐘𝐒 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 💥
R: Kelby Phillips (Kelby Phillips Performance Horses)
O: Burnett Ranches

💥 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐋 💥
R: Zane Davis (Zane Davis Performance Horses)
O: Shane Law

💥 𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐒 💥
R: Brandon Buttars (Brandon Buttars Cowhorses)
O: 27 Ranching Company LLC

💥 𝐒𝐉𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐍 𝐒𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐇 💥
R: Matt Koch (Koch Cowhorses)
O: San Juan Ranch

💥 𝐑𝐀𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐀𝐘 💥
R: Veronica Swales (Volmer Cutting & Reined Cow Horses)
O: Bar One Land & Cattle LLP

It’s going to be a great finals! Tune in to the Open Derby Herd Work Finals on Thursday🔥

📸: Kaylee Lynn Photography
National Reined Cow Horse Association

06/05/2024

03/15/2024

💥💥💥 Don’t miss out on the chance to bid on a clinic with Matt and many other amazing auction items!💥💥💥

Spend the weekend with NRCHA Million Dollar Earner Matt Koch and his family in beautiful Elizabeth, CO!

Bring your horse, watch, learn, and have some fun! Food and lodging will be provided.

Pick one of three weekends that are available. Arrive on Friday and Depart Sunday.

May 18-19
June 15-16
or July 13-14.
Generously donated by Matt & Brianna Koch

🌟Bidding starts TODAY for the Don and Chrissie Brown Online Benefit Auction! 🌟

The auction will be live until 7:00 PM PST on Sunday, March 31st.

You can shop the auction here: https://airauctioneer.com/don-chrissie-brown-benefit-auction

You can also donate directly to their GoFundMe. Here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-don-chrissie-brown

Bid high and bid often!

03/15/2024

Just a heads up for anyone who might still want to donate something OR may want to bid. Starting tomorrow this auction will go live to help one of the greatest rawhide braiders there has ever been, DON BROWN. As people do Don is aging and at 88 years old he is not able to use any of his passions to make a living. Don has been such a huge mentor to Matt since the very beginning, please don’t hesitate to contribute in any way possible!
💥💥 Weekend clinic for 2 with Matt available on the auction, don’t miss out! 💥💥

Don Brown is an iconic west coast horsemen, friend to many, and one of the best hackamore braiders of all time. I have been fortunate to call Don my friend f...

03/03/2024

How is this reined cow horse professional preparing for The American Performance Horseman? It's all about simplicity.

02/29/2024

Check out the stats and horses picked for Team Racing Green!! 💚💚💚

Western Legacy Company
UltraCruz
Iconoclast Equine Support Boots
Elite Equine Veterinary Services, Inc
Triple Crown Feed
Rios of Mercedes Boot Company
The Saddle House

This year Team Racing Green, will consist of Wesley Galyean, Andrea Fappani and EquiStat Elite $1 Million Rider Matt Koch.

02/19/2024

🍀 Good Luck to Matt Koch and ranch-raised and owned COWBOYS CODE (Once In A Blu Boon - Shiners Diamond Lady, by Shining Spark) as they head into the cow work portion of the National Reined Cow Horse Association Open Derby prelims.

>> Watch their run LIVE at https://www.nrcha.com/events/celebration-of-champions/

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02/16/2024

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02/13/2024

The American Performance Horseman Q&A revealed a few surprises between my GREEN TEAM: Wes Galyean, Matt Koch and myself! One thing we all agree on is that it will be a phenomenal event! Grab a ticket, support the green and join us!

02/13/2024

02/11/2024

Who will be cheering for TEAM GREEN at The American Performance Horseman?!?! Less than a month away 💥

01/26/2024

Teton Ridge and FOX Sports have announced a strategic three-year rights deal for The American Western Weekend. The highly anticipated event, The American Performance Horseman sets to unfold at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on March 8th will culminate in a grand finale broadcasted exclusively on FOX.
In consideration of this partnership with FOX Sports, there will be no livestream of the event. 📺 We encourage fans to tune in to the FOX broadcast on Saturday, March 16th at 11:30 AM ET-1:00 PM ET on FS1 to experience the thrilling conclusion of The American Performance Horseman.

🎟️Tickets are on sale NOW at americanrodeo.com

01/20/2024

01/17/2024

Order of go!

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗔 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗡:
#1 Sarah Dawson
#2 Justin Wright
#3 Matt Koch
#4 Corey Cushing
#5 Clayton Edsall

Stay tuned for more updates including which horses will be named to show in Globe Life Field, March 8th 2024!

Musical entertainment will be none other than Country Music Superstar and American Idol judge Luke Bryan! 🎵 🤠

Tickets are NOW on sale at americanrodeo.com

01/09/2024

Teams are picked! Matt will be on team Green with Wes Galyean and Andrea Fappani!!
GO TEAM GREEN 💥💥

12/31/2023

New event at the NWSS this year, come out and watch if your around, January 6th!

Here are the final riders and their teams for the inaugural 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧! Join us opening day, Saturday, January 6th at 1:30 p.m. in the CINCH Arena in the Events Center.

12/02/2023

11/17/2023

Feeling incredibly grateful to be included in this great bunch of riders headed to the American!!
Huge thank you to all the people who have helped make this happen.
San Juan Ranch
XIT Ranch
Wagonhound Land & Livestock
Tres Osos Performance Horses
Lazy Pitchfork Ranch
Iconoclast Equine Support Boots
Western Legacy Company
Elite Equine Veterinary Services, Inc
Saddle house
Triple Crown Feed
T3 Weavers

Congratulations to our top 5 riders that will be headed to Globe Life Field in March for 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧!

1️⃣ Sarah Dawson
2️⃣Justin Wright
3️⃣ Corey Cushing
4️⃣ Matt Koch
5️⃣ Clayton Edsall

𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 for 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 March 8-9 at Globe Life Field featuring The American Performance Horseman and The American Rodeo! You won’t want to miss this action-packed weekend of the best in entertainment and western sports!

👉 Register now for exclusive presale tickets at AmericanRodeo.com

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