Melanie Smith
Founder, Solo Select Horses
Melanie Smith is the founder of Solo Select Horses. She built the company after working as an emergency-room nurse and selling horses on the side, and now directs strategy across its breeding, reproduction, sales, and advisory operations. Her newsroom archive covers the horses, people, and decisions shaping Solo Select and the western performance horse industry.
Stories by Melanie Smith
BREAKAWAY–Top of the World: Cheyanne McCartney Hits No. 1, and Solo Select Proudly Claims, “She’s Ours”
Cheyanne McCartney roped a 2.7-second final to win the $50,000 Calgary Stampede breakaway, banking $69,500 and the projected No. 1 world spot.
Short Go, No Mercy: Thiccthirty's 230.09 Reorders the Old West Breakaway Finals
Thiccthirty climbed from third to win the Old West Pre-Futurity Breakaway Finals on a short-round-best 230.09 with Cheyanne McCartney.
Solo Sells RUNNERS: Solo Select Racing Graduates Translate Sales Ring Investments into Track Success
From the sales ring straight to the winner's circle, Solo Select Racing has surged from an unknown newcomer two years ago to a premier market force. While the sales figures provided a strong commercial foundation, the organization measures its primary success by track performance.
LBR Hangem Syndicate Filled; Waitlist Now Open
GAINESVILLE, Texas - The same day the LBR Hangem Syndicate was announced, all available shares were been spoken for. LBR Hangem & Kenny Platt | Solo Select, Photo Parties interested in a 2027 breeding are encouraged to get on the list now: 2027 Waitlist Link "The response has been incredible and truly speaks to what this horse means to our industry," said Melanie Smith of Solo Select. "People are excited to be part of a stallion of this caliber, and rightfully so. LBR Hangem represents a...
Current NCHA Horse of the Year Leader, $495K-Earning Stallion LBR Hangem Syndicated
BREAKING–June 18, 2026 — Today marks a new era in the cutting horse breeding industry. Owners Solo Select, Carpenter Farms, and Don Ham have officially announced the syndication of LBR Hangem. As the hottest horse in the sport right now, LBR Hangem is the exact outcross the industry has been waiting for—and with a fully committed team behind him and only 50 shares available, this opportunity will not last long.
Back-to-Back: The Darkk Side Tops the Cudd Sale for Second Consecutive Year
WOODWARD, Oklahoma — The Darkk Smoke, a 2025 colt by The Darkk Side out of $200,000 producer Select Genes’ mare Chars Gun, sold for $64,000 to top the 46th Annual Cudd Quarter Horses Production & Consignment Sale, making The Darkk Side the only stallion to produce back-to-back high sellers from the same cross at the Cudd Sale.
9 Solo Consignments Bring $324K in $1.2 Million Cudd Sale—Including High-Seller by The Darkk Side
The 46th Annual Cudd Quarter Horses Production & Consignment Sale grossed an impressive $1.2 million last Saturday, showcasing a very strong market. Solo Select was proud to serve as the agent for an exceptional group of horses bred by Renee Cudd, proving once again that when intentional breeding meets dedicated fitting, the result is top dollar at the auction block. Our group of nine consignments saw strong demand across the board, achieving a phenomenal overall average of $36,055.
Solo Select May Mixed Sale Grosses $1.27 MILLION as Embryo Market Booms
At Solo Select, we continue to pave the way for the future of online performance horse sales by blending next-level marketing and a customer-centric experience with elite catalogs featuring over $2 million in producing bloodlines and top-tier names on both sides of the pedigree. Our recent May Mixed Sale proved to be a milestone event, shattering the $1,27 million mark in gross sales.
Solo Select Expands Global Reach with Sponsorship of the 2026 NCHA Australia Open Futurity
Solo Select’s influence in the performance horse industry continues to grow across borders. In May 2026, the brand will take center stage internationally as the official sponsor of the 2026 4CYTE NCHA Open Futurity, held May 24 through June 7, 2026 at the Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre (AELEC) in Tamworth, New South Wales.
Win at the Super Stakes Puts LBR Hangem in the NCHA Hall of Fame
Just over a week ago, LBR Hangem and Kenny Platt dominated the 2026 NCHA Super Stakes Open 5/6 Finals, lighting up the Coliseum and winning with a huge 228 bringing his LTE to $460,912.
Solo Select Partners with NCHA, Announces Two Major Incentives Worth over $500K+ for 2026 Futurity
Solo Select and the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) are proud to announce a new partnership for 2026. The incentives—Solo Select's Cutting Incentive and Recipient Mare Incentive—will pay out over half a million dollars at the NCHA Futurity November 9 through December 5 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Epic Skyfall of 2026 World’s Greatest Horseman: Solo Select Sale Grad Jaymes Bond
The Bonds Ranch program has produced many good horses over the years, but Jaymes Bond is something different. Something rare. The kind of horse that changes everything. And his story began long before the bright lights of the Will Rogers Coliseum.
Exclusive Select Genes Mare Roseybetuff To Sell in Solo Select March Sale
Owned by Carpenter Farms and currently available for ICSI through Select Gene's lineup of exceptional and exclusive producers, Roseybetuff is selling March 15 in Solo Select March Mixed Sale.
Solo Select Announces Partnership with 88 Ranch for Online Sale Showcasing Program Built on Sheik Jean Fly HTT
88 Ranch Performance Horses, a Wyoming-based breeding and performance operation, will partner with Solo Select for a premier online sale event showcasing offspring of 88 Ranch’s Brazilian-born stallion Sheik Jean Fly HTT.
Built on Grit: 7K Quarter Horses Joins Metallic Cattack's Ownership Team
For 7K Quarter Horses, the partnership strengthens both breeding depth and brand positioning. For Ty and Melanie Smith, it ensures continued involvement in a stallion they’ve built from the ground up.
Metallic Cattack: The Trendsetter
A rising star amongst sires, Metallic Cattack, affectionately known as “Tic Tac”, stands as one of the most influential stallions at Solo Select Horses.
Podcast: Melanie Smith Breaks Down Breeding Logistics 101 in a Deep Dive
In the latest Solo Select Podcast, Melanie Smith pulls back the curtain on what modern breeding really looks like, answering the questions breeders ask every day… and the ones they usually don’t think to ask until it’s too late.
LBR Hangem's Booked Full for 2026
As of January 8, LBR Hangem’s books are officially closed for the 2026 breeding season. After booking full in 2025, “Shotty” quickly drew the attention of top breeders nationwide, cementing his place as one of the most in-demand young stallions in the cutting horse industry.
Turn-Key Stallion With $277,551 LTE and Half-Million Progeny Earnings: High Brow Jackson to Sell in Solo Select’s New Year’s Eve Sale
This is your opportunity to cease a stallion with $277,551 in lifetime earnings, a foundation rooted in the legendary blood of High Brow Cat and Smart Little Lena, a résumé shaped by some of the best hands in the cutting pen and offspring succeeding across an unusually broad range of disciplines.
Two Once-in-a-Lifetime Hunts: El Chaparral Ranch Packages to Sell in Solo Select’s New Year’s Eve Sale
For those who crave the wilderness, the pursuit, the trophy, and the unforgettable—Solo Select is proud to offer two elite hunting experiences from the legendary El Chaparral Ranch. Long recognized as the premier destination in North America for world-class mule deer, desert bighorn sheep, and Coues whitetail, El Chaparral blends unmatched genetics with the kind of luxury hospitality usually reserved for the world’s finest resorts
Meet Once In A Blu Boon Offspring–All Spice #TheSeries
With $571,000+ LTE, All Spice is no ordinary mare. And she’s a Once In A Blu Boon daughter.Her pedigree was built for this kind of greatness—by Once In A Blu Boon (LTE $319,002; $14.5M+ sire; NRCHA Million Dollar Sire) and out of Show Biz Kitty (High Brow Cat x $1.6M+ producer). The cross has already proven itself: her full brother Badboonarising was the 2018 NCHA Futurity Open Reserve Champion.
Full Brother to Run For A Million Champion to Sell: Smokem Ice
Full Brother to Run For A Million Champion to Sell in Solo Select Thanksgiving Day Sale: Smokem Ice
Solo Select Stallion Station – Open House Update
Solo Select is grateful for the overwhelming support and interest in our Open House. With more than 750 guests planning to attend, this event was shaping up to be our largest and most exciting yet. We have made the difficult decision to postpone the event until a later date—likely in January. However, our annual Black-Friday Sales on stallion fees will still go on, and as usual, you will NOT want to miss them. Metallic Cattack and Melanie in their quarantine outfit While the industry...
Gold Buckle Super Horse Metallic Hot Rose Proves What True Versatility Looks Like
2024 Solo Select Online Sale graduate Metallic Hot Rose, a daughter of Solo’s resident stallion Metallics MVP, just added one of the most coveted titles in the industry to her résumé: 2025 Gold Buckle Futurities Super Horse.
NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Finalist & Proven Producer One Sparking Time to Sell in Solo Select Thanksgiving Sale
One Sparking Time—an NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Finalist and premier broodmare—will sell Nov. 26 in Day 1 of the 2025 Solo Select Thanksgiving Sale, giving the buyer a chance to elevate their breeding program with a proven producer.
Relentless PYC, the All-Time Winning Roping Horse Futurity Mare, Dies in Accident
Relentless PYC, the highest-earning futurity mare in rope horse history and the second highest-earning rope horse mare of all time, died November 4 following a freak accident during a practice run at home.
BREAKING: $1,000,000+ Solo Select Incentive
The highly anticipated announcement is finally here: The Solo Select Incentive, set to payout an estimated $1,000,000 in 2026 across all disciplines, was created to reward everyone who supports our stallions - whether you’re showing one of their foals in the arena, breeding to them now to shape your program for the future, or doing both.
$300,000 Champion 3-Year-Old Colt Mystic Paint Tops Day 2 at Heritage Place
Solo Select Horses topped Day 2 of the 2025 Heritage Place Fall Mixed Sale with the $300,000 sale of Mystic Paint, the reigning AQHA Racing Champion 3-Year-Old Colt.
$260,000 Third Edge Tops NRCHA Western Bloodstock Yearling Sale on Day 1
On the first day of the Western Bloodstock Snaffle Bit Futurity Sale in Fort Worth, hip 1090, a red roan colt by Third Edge and out of Abbey Roan made history—bringing $260,000 and setting the highest yearling record in NRCHA history at the time.
New Ownership: Carpenter Farms, Don Ham, and Solo Unite Behind LBR Hangem
Todd Carpenter joins Don Ham and Solo Select Horses as part of the ownership team behind the standout, $309,420-earning stallion LBR Hangem—forging an alliance between three programs built on a super-charged mix of experience, mare power and operational excellence.
Safe Bet: Solo Select & 7K Welcome Hesa Dual Bet, Make Strong Move Into Reined Cow Horse Industry
Solo Select takes another bet and brings $212,844 lifetime earnings reined cow horse stallion Hesa Dual Bet in the 2026 stallion roster. Alongside him comes a new chapter for Solo Select: incentives designed to elevate the reined cow horse and cutting industries starting in 2026.
Sho Boat Anchors Carpenter Farms’ Next Generation
With more than $250,000 in lifetime earnings, the six-year-old Metallic Rebel daughter out of the NCHA Open Futurity Champion producer Reycy Moon brings a deep black-type pedigree full of maternal power and a show record stacked with major wins and finals appearances at the toughest cuttings in the industry. Her dam now has nearly $1.3 million in earners — a maternal dynasty that includes Second Spot (LTE $449,607), Exs N Ohhs (LTE $211,648), and Mezmorize (LTE $105,585).
Tuff to Beat: Five Woody Be Tuff Offspring Make the 2025 Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Finals
Woody Be Tuff is the ultimate outcross. The first Solo Select-bred crop of Woody Be Tuff offspring is already proving why this legendary stallion remains one of the most influential sires in the reined cow horse industry with five offspring have advanced to the Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Finals.
The Powerhouse Coalition Known as Living on the Edge Partners
“He said he had a gut feeling," Melanie said. "That was all I needed to hear to know we could throw that pro forma in the trash. We were buying this horse — because sometimes your gut outruns your budget.”
$245,000 Blackish Filly Sets the Pace — Solo Select’s October Sale Redefines the Standard Once Again
$245,000 Blackish Filly Sets the Pace — Solo Select’s October Sale Redefines the Standard Once Again
No Ordinary Futurity: $581,580 Payout At The Solo Select Futurity To Redefine The Roping Game
Hamilton, TX, Circle T Arena – The last two days at the Solo Select Incentive Futurity proved one thing loud and clear: this is no ordinary futurity. With $581,580 in payouts, the event didn’t just raise the bar — it set a new one.
$6.8 Million Day Proves Once In A Blu Boon’s Dominance as a Broodmare Sire
$6,800,000 later – Some days are ordinary, and some days change the course of history. Every once in a while, you get a day that reshapes the record books. That’s exactly what happened yesterday at the Teton Ridge Absolute Dispersal Sale, where two daughters of Once In A Blu Boon commanded prices north of $1 million each, on the same day, in the same ring.
Raising the Stakes: Solo Select Goes All In on Third Edge
Third Edge—Western performance’s next generation elite producer—will call Solo Select home.
The Next Chapter Begins: $14.5M Sire Once In A Blu Boon Joins Solo Select Roster
Solo Select is proud to announce the arrival of $14M+ sire Once In A Blu Boon for the 2026 breeding season.
Double Down: LBR Hangem Splits PCCHA Title With Future Match Bella Louella
LBR Hangem marked a 227 to tie for the Co-Championship at the PCCHA Holy Cow Performance Horses Futurity, Cutting Stakes & Classic/Challenge 5/6-Year-Old Open Finals
Undefeated $2 Million Champion Jess Good Candy to Stand at Solo Select
One of only two stallions in history to earn more than $2,000,000 on the track, Jess Good Candy remains the AQHA’s No. 1 earning undefeated runner of all time. His record includes victories in the $3,000,000 All American Futurity G1, the $1,069,631 Ruidoso Derby G1, and the Mr Master Bug Handicap, retiring unbeaten with eight wins from eight starts.
Solo Select Makes $2.4M Statement at 2025 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale
Solo Select’s yearling consignments grossed $2,423,000 in total sales at the 2025 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale, Aug. 29-30 at Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, putting the program in the top tier of consignors at one of Quarter Horse Racing’s premier sale.
Solo Grosses $1.32M on Ruidoso Day 1; Eight Yearlings Break $100K
RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM – August 29, 2025 – Day One of the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale showcased Solo Select Horses’ growing influence in the racing industry, with a $1,325,000 gross on 15 consignments, averaging $88,333 per head. Eight yearlings broke the $100,000 mark, including three that stole the spotlight in Friday’s session.
Global Impact: Solo Select is Title Sponsor of Australia’s NSW Aged Event – Spring Spectacular
More than just a banner in the arena, Solo Select’s presence in Australia represents a bridge between continents and a shared passion for cutting. It’s a commitment to breeders, riders, and the future of bloodlines on both sides of the globe.
LBR Hangem Leads Field Into Idaho Open Finals
LBR Hangem and Kenny Platt have punched their ticket to the finals at the 2025 Idaho Futurity & Aged Event. Scoring a 223 in the second go-round, the duo topped the 5/6 Year Old Open aggregate results and secured their place in tomorrow’s finals.
Pride And Joyy Makes History as Stevie Rey Von’s #1 Earner
Greatness doesn’t always announce itself—but with Pride And Joyy, it was clear from the start. From a promising colt bred by Solo...
2026 The Run For A Million Champ, Bella Louella, Joins LBR Hangem '26 Roster
Some stallions start the season with a few quiet bookings. LBR Hangem is not one of them. He’s stepping into 2026 the way he’s stepped into every show pen of his career—confident, deliberate, and with the kind of presence you can’t ignore.
Solo Sells 3 All American Finalists in First Year, Brings Back 37 Top Yearlings for 2025 Sale
30% of the $3,000,000 All American Futurity G1 field was sold by Solo Select at the 2024 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale
Shotty Strikes Again: LBR Hangem Tops the Summer Spectacular for $61,669, Heads to The American
LBR Hangem, ridden by Kenny Platt and owned by Solo Select Horses, tied for first place in the 5/6-Year-Old Open Classic Challenge at the...
LBR Hangem Leads the Field at NCHA Summer Spectacular
LBR Hangem, ridden by Kenny Platt for Solo Select Horses, dominated the second go of the Open Classic Challenge at the 2025 NCHA Summer Spectacular. He marked a 222, the highest score of the round, pushing his composite to 442 to lead the field of 190 entries. If he advances, he’ll head to the finals on Friday before appearing again on Saturday at The American Performance Horseman, where he’ll represent Team Orange with Kenny Platt.
$400,000 Added to Solo Incentive : Solo Select Ready to Launch One of the Richest Rope Horse Futurities in the Game, Hosted at the Clay Logan Open
The Solo Select Futurity is raising the bar for 4-year-old rope horse competitions, offering an impressive $400,000 in added money through the Solo Incentive. Here is how to enroll!
Elite Embryos Offered Friday - Featuring the Standout Cross: PYC Paint Your Wagon x Blackish
Solo Select is proud to present a standout offering of frozen embryos due in 2026, featured in our upcoming Independence Day Sale on July 4th. This offering reflects the quality and intentionality at the heart of our program — each embryo represents a carefully chosen cross, designed to maximize genetic potential, marketability, and long-term performance success.
Solo, Relentless Remuda Send 5 Game-Changing Prospects to Fridays Old West Rope Horse Sale Eligible for $1 Million Bonus
The team behind QData’s leading rope horse owners—Solo Select and the Relentless Remuda—is headed to the Old West Futurity Sale in Heber City, Utah, on June 20 with five hand-selected prospects, each eligible for the event’s groundbreaking $1 million sale graduate bonus.
$34,000 Price Tag Highlights Demand for Metallic Cattack Offspring
$34,000 — That’s What It Took to Own Phantomm. This standout 2-year-old colt by Metallic Cattack out of Mobster Cash brought $34,000 in the Cudd Quarter Horses Production Sale.
$50,000 Weanling Colt by The Darkk Side Tops Cudd Quarter Horses Production Sale
A standout colt by The Darkk Side out of the proven, Cudd owned mare Chars Gun led the 2025 Cudd Quarter Horses Production Sale, commanding the high bid of $50,000.
LBR Hangem Earns Coveted Spot on The American Performance Horseman Stage with Kenny Platt
BREAKING–Fort Worth, TX — Kenny Platt and LBR Hangem will compete at The American Performance Horseman, set for July 19 at Dickies Arena—a move that solidify’s LBR Hangem’s elite status in the Western performance world under cutting’s hottest competitor.
Solo Select Shakes Ruidoso With Fastest Futurity Qualifier on Day 2
Solo Select Graduates made a commanding debut at Ruidoso Downs, producing the fastest Day 2 qualifier to the $1,000,000 Grade 1 Ruidoso Futurity with Dee Favorite Tacha.
Solo's Signature North Ranch Available—Prime Location, Turnkey Facility, Immediate Income in Whitesboro
Solo Select has officially listed its Whitesboro North Facility, marking a rare opportunity for investors to acquire a premier, income-generating equestrian property that can continue as a breeding operation, convert to a training facility - or do both.
221.5 for Country Money by Metallics MVP in First Go of BI Derby
The momentum continues for Solo Select stallions at the 2024 Breeder’s Invitational Derby. John Mitchell and Slate River Ranch’s Country Money—a daughter of Metallics MVP out of Reyzmehot—marked an impressive 221.5 to currently hold the second-highest score of the Derby.
In True Form: LBR Hangem and Kenny Platt Named Reserve Champions at Breeder’s Invitational
LBR Hangem wins $21,304 at Breeders Invitational, taking home the title of the BI 5/6 Year Old Open Classic Reserve Champion with a 224.5
Gold Buckle Streak: Second Champion in a Row for Solo Select Stallions
At the Gold Buckle Futurities Spring Showdown, Solo Select stallions proved their dominance once again—this time through Rocko (by Meteles Cat) and Haze Bruce, who clinched the Intermediate Heeling Championship with authority. After placing second in Round 1 to earn $1,000, the pair came back swinging with a 227.84 in Round 2 and a 226.10 in Round 3, making them the first call back heading into the short go.
Going for Gold — $40,882 Earned at the Gold Buckle Futurities
Solo Select stallions Pride And Joyy and Time To Glo had immense success this weekend in Ardmore, Oklahoma. They weren't alone, though, and found themselves in company of two select mares: Gunna Wanna and Relentless PYC.
THE FUTURE—Metallic Cattack Gelding Dominates Gold Buckle Futurities 4 & Under Tie Down.
Ardmore, Oklahoma was the place to be as Chance Thiessen and Tom Cats R Popular, by Metallic Cattack, captured the 4-&-Under Tie-Down Champion title at the Gold Buckle Futurity. The duo earned $6,062 for their average, plus an impressive $13,500 from the Elite Stallion Incentive—bringing their total payday to $19,562.
LBR Hangem: A New Kind of Legacy—Now Booked Full
Outcross of the Future, LBR Hangem has booked full for 2025.
Recipient Mares Available—The Right Mare, Right On Time.
Gainesville, Texas – Timing is everything when it comes to embryo transfers, whether it be fresh embryos or frozen —and at Select Reproduction, we’ve made sure you don’t have to wait. Our recipient mares are prepped, healthy, and ready now, giving breeders the ability to move forward without delay. We have a selection of recipient mares set up and ready for your embryos.
Built to Be a Champion—Booked Like One Too. Pride And Joyy Booked Full for 2025
#1 All-Time Earning Rope Horse Stallion Pride And Joyy has booked full for 2025. ICSI Contracts remain open.
Scorching the Charts—Solo Select Flash Sales Blaze On
Solo Select’s fifth-ever Flash Sale once again highlighted the rising value of embryos out of elite mares across all disciplines—especially when offered through a platform that gives buyers confidence, clarity, and the assurance that they’re getting exactly what they came for: the very best.
From Solo Select to Champion: Hallle Berry Wins 2025 Oil Can Classic
Friday, April 26th, at the Oil Can Classic, Billie Jack Saebens piloted Hallle Berry to an impressive Pre Futurity Heeling win, banking a $10,430 paycheck. Hallle Berry added another major accolade to her growing resume—showcasing exactly what Solo Select strives for: the very best, whether we’re selling through our own sales or offering horses in outside sales. From Solo Select—to Champion.
Meteles Cat, A $437,016 Home-Made Legend
"He was our knight in shining armor. He was probably the best one," says Landy Hedlund, seated in the practice pen at the NCHA Super...
Strike Gold: Maternal Sibling to NRBC Champion Golden Coins To Sell Tuesday
This Tuesday, an embryo by Gunner and out of Electric Cha Ching will sell in a Flash Sale hosted online at Solo Select.This isn’t a hope or a guess. This is a blueprint for success — laid out, proven, and sealed in gold.
Solo Select Now Accepting Applications for Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale — Upholding a Standard of Excellence.
Solo Select Horses made a bold entrance into the racehorse world, closing out their first-ever appearance at the 2024 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale with undeniable impact. Known for setting the standard in performance horse sales and online sales, Solo Select proved they’re just as formidable in the race horse sale ring—offering a standout group of yearlings that turned heads and made headlines. Their success at the Ruidoso Sale in 2024, grossing nearly $3 million, was just the beginning for...
$120K - Metallics MVP Six-Figure Incentive Crowns First Champions
After four thrilling weeks of intense competition at the 2025 NCHA Super Stakes in Fort Worth, we’re proud to congratulate the first-ever champions of the Metallics MVP Stallion Incentive.
Solo Select’s Frozen Embryos are Hotter Than Ever
Last night’s flash sale at Solo Select wrapped up with a 100% sale rate, confirming once again that demand for top-tier genetics.
Solo Select Graduate to Futurity Champion: Too Hot To Tagg’s $559,000 Ride is #Unreal
This is the tale of a long-haired yearling colt who changed hands in a Solo Select Sale, unaware that destiny had bigger plans.
$47,000 Richer: LBR Hangem Continues His Climb at the Super Stakes
“And that horse—man, the speed, the strength, the control—just incredible,” said NCHA commentator Monty Buntin.
LBR Hangem Continues Streak, Secures Composite Lead at Super Stakes
Following 420 runs featuring the world's best aged event horses, the dynamic duo leads the field with a composite score of 446.
Set Up For Success: Exceptional NRCHA Open Finalist Set To Sell Sunday
Specialeditionkitty, a 2017 gray roan mare by Metallic Cat and out of the coveted mare, PG Special Edition by Playgun, will be offered in...
Frozen in Time: Selling Sunday, 1239 Straws of Smart Lil Ricochet Semen
Smart Lil Ricochet's remaining semen is set to sell Sunday, March 30th.
LBR Hangem Sets Standard High Among World's Best with Stellar 226
Kenny Platt and LBR Hangem dominated the field of 245 of the best aged event horses in the world.
$360,000 Shakes The Western Industry In Latest Solo Flash Sale
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Gainesville, Texas – The second-ever Flash Sale hosted by Solo Select made a bold statement when the two-hour...
Solo Select Expands with USDA-Approved Coggins Lab & Advanced Equine Testing
Solo Select is proud to announce the launch of Solo Select Diagnostics, an in-house diagnostic laboratory
Exclusive BLACK FILLY by Badboonarising x Blackish Sells in Solo Flash Sale Sunday
On Sunday, March 9, Solo Select will offer a 2025 black filly out of the Run For A Million Reserve Champion and $400,000 earner Blackish.
Woody Be Tuff Strikes Again—CR Dainty N Tuff Dominates Open Two Rein
The 2025 NRCHA Open Two Rein World Championship belonged to CR Dainty N Tuff, the flashy Woody Be Tuff gelding ridden by Lee Deacon.
$270K in a Flash—Solo Select’s New Sale Format Delivers Big with International Buyers
Solo Select’s inaugural Flash Sale was nothing short of a resounding success, proving that speed and efficiency can generate massive results
Added Money Surpasses $250,000 for Solo Select Stallion Incentive
The Solo Select Stallion Incentive is gaining momentum faster than ever, with added money now exceeding $251,000 . Announced in fall...
Solo Select Brings Elite Selection to Billings Livestock February Sale
Solo Select has consigned some of the best-bred embryos, foals, and a remarkable two-year-old by Feel The Sting.
BREAKING: Promising Young Sire Jess Send Cupid Sells Sunday in Solo Select Flash Sale
Jess Send Cupid brings a fantastic business opportunity for the right owner - and he sells in the Solo Select Inaugural Flash Sale this Sunday. His prior years breeding income is outstanding - in 2022, he brought in $109,250 in gross revenue. In 2023, it was $127,150. His owner, Adam Conrad of Stone Oak Ranch, scaled down significantly after the 2023 breeding season, and in 2024, he still brought in $72,500 in gross income. He sells with his Royal Crown Roping and Blue Collar Breeders Slots,...
Black Shining Spark Stallion Commands $125K, Leading Powerhouse February Solo Select Sale
On Sunday, the Solo Select Online Sale delivered yet another standout moment as bids rolled in, closing one lot after another—except for...
Royal Pedigree, Winning Resume: Rocky Mountain Blues, Earner of $142,194, to Sell Sunday
Rocky has over $142,000 in lifetime earnings, a proven record of success, and an unmatched genetic foundation.
Two Elite Shining Spark Colts Sell February 16th in the Solo Select Sale
This Sunday, February 16th the Solo Select Sale will go live and in the selection? Two INCREDIBLE opportunities at some of the best bred...
Relentless PYC & Miles Baker Dominate Royal Crown Heading by 17 Points; Win $21k in Buckeye
The duo that shook up the rope horse industry in 2024 is back—and they have no plans of slowing down, winning $21,000 in Buckeye.
$120,000 Incentive for 2025 MVP Breeders Announced
Metallics MVP Partners are excited to launch a brand-new incentive program for the 2025 NCHA Super Stakes, offering a total of $120,000.
Jackpot: Added Money Exceeds $220,000 Prior to Start of Breeding Season for Solo Incentive
The Solo Select Stallion Incentive was announced in the fall of 2024 with the goal of reaching $330,000 in added money for ropers to...
The Darkk Side x Chars Gun Embryo Tops Sale at $46,000
Sunday, January 11th, The Solo Select Sale went live with a group of elite embryos. The sale topper, a 2025 Embryo by the standout...
Pride And Joyy: Top Rope Horse Of 2024
'Kilo', the six year old roan stallion, had a year that marked his rise to being one of the greatest of all time. He crossed the line to...
Shotty Shines at the Abilene Spectacular: First Go Winner with a 224
LBR Hangem, known as "Shotty," has already made waves at the 2025 Abilene Spectacular, marking an impressive 224 in the 5/6-Year-Old Open...
$500,000 High Seller Leads Solo Select to $3.1M in Sales at NCHA Futurity
Solo Select made a significant impact at the Western Bloodstock Sale, delivering exceptional results to the consignors that entrusted them with an incredible set of horses for the 2024 NCHA Futurity Sale. High Seller: Whistle At Er, an outstanding two-year-old filly by Metallic Rebel out of Reys Desire, sold for $500,000. Trained by Tyson Benson, she was consigned by Solo Select's Ty Smith. High-Selling Yearling: Glitterish, a filly by Hottish out of SS Blacks Lil Kitty, was sold for $250,000...
Too Hot To Tagg is The Very Best: Solo Select Graduate Crowned NCHA Open Futurity Champion
The cutting horse industry celebrated an exciting performance at the 2024 NCHA Open Futurity as Too Hot To Tagg claimed the championship...
The Darkk Side Proves Unstoppable: 2025 Breedings Sell Out in Record Time
In just 27 minutes, all forty-five of The Darkk Side’s available 2025 breedings were sold out. Following last year’s sell-out in under an...
Breeding Season Starts Now: Setting Your Mare Up For Success
Whether your mare is being bred to carry, donating embryos or being aspirated for ICSI, preparations done at home can impact the...
Solo Select Acquires LBR Hangem: The Outcross Sire of the Future
Solo Select Horses announces the acquisition of LBR Hangem, a stallion uniquely positioned to diversify the genetic landscape of the...
World Championship Victory Seals Pride And Joyy's Status as Top Earning Stallion with $313,423 in Earnings
Pride And Joyy, known as “Kilo,” claimed victory last night at the AQHA World Championship in the Junior Heeling with trainer Miles Baker...
Global Reach: Solo Select Opens Stallion Collection Center for Domestic and International Semen Freezing
Solo Select announces its recent USDA certification as an Equine Semen Collection Center, enabling the export of semen internationally.
Solo Select Leading Consignor of Heritage Place Sale with $1,123,000 in Gross Receipts
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – November 2, 2024 Solo Select, Agent, led all consignors at the Heritage Place Fall Mixed Sale. Overall, Solo Select had $1,123,000 in gross receipts over three days. Butch Wise commented, "Quality consignors like Solo Select elevate the sale by consistently presenting horses that match the market’s demand for both pedigree and performance. Their dedication and team are second to none. This year marked Solo Select’s first in the racehorse business - but they have clearly...
Solo Select Expands Team with Board-Certified Theriogenologist Dr. Kianna Spencer
November 3, 2024 - Solo Select announces the addition of Dr. Kianna M. Spencer, DVM, MS, DACT, to its team as a board-certified...
Solo Select's Apollitical Beau Tops Day 1 of Heritage Place Fall Mixed Sale 2024 at $115,000
October 31, 2024 - Oklahoma City, OK - The 2024 Heritage Place Fall Mixed Sale opened with strong results on Day 1, led by the high-selling yearling, Hip #165 APOLLITICAL BEAU, a bay colt born on February 2, 2023. Sired by Apollitical Jess and out of Jess Sass Me (by Mr Jess Perry), Apollitical Beau was consigned by Solo Select, Agent for Speed LLC, and purchased by Jimmy Harrel and Ryan Terry. Butch Wise shared, 'Speed LLC consistently brings exceptional prospects, and it’s an honor to...
Solo Select Incentive: Frequently Asked Questions
Our futurity is designed to offer substantial rewards for young prospects, making it one of the most anticipated events in the industry.
The Darkk Side Joins Solo Select Stallion Incentive Program with $330,000 in Added Money for Ropers
The Darkk Side has officially joined the Solo Select Stallion Incentive Program following a decisive vote by his syndicate members.
Meteles Cat Colt 'Tell Me What U Want' Wins the 2024 NRCHA Intermediate Open Futurity
In an exciting performance at the 2024 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, Tell Me What U Want claimed victory in the Intermediate Open Futurity
Announcing Exclusive Solo Select Stallion Incentive: $330,000 in Added Money for Ropers
Solo Select will offer its own exclusive stallion incentive for 2025, making available hundreds of thousands of new dollars to ropers,...
Solo Select Stallions Dominate Texas Best Rope Horse Derby
This past Friday, Solo Select Stallions once again proved their dominance in the arena, taking all major titles at the Texas Best Rope...
Ruidoso Success: Solo Select Arrives with $300,000 Colt, Grosses Nearly 4 Million
Solo Select wrapped up its debut at the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale with a stellar performance, grossing nearly $4 million dollars
Solo Select Consignments Shine with $230,000 Top Sale, 8 Exceed $100,000
Solo Select made a strong debut at the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale, highlighted by Hes No Politician selling for $230,000.
Solo Select Acquires NCHA Hall of Fame Stallion, $437,000 Earner Meteles Cat
Meteles Cat, an NCHA Hall of Fame horse and winner of over $437,000, is now owned by Solo Select Horses.
Pink Buckle Stallion Sheik Jean Fly HTT set to join Solo Select Stallion lineup in 2025
As Solo Select wrapped up their first season standing their select lineup of stallions in 2024, the full service facility announced that...
A Letter to the Buyers & Sellers of Ruidoso: Who is Solo Select?
Solo Select was established in 2018 with a single mission: to bring the very best to the horse industry.
2023’s Top Rope Horse Futurity Earner ‘Time To Glo’ Joins Solo Select Stallion Lineup
The earner of $140,082 to join the Relentless Remuda show string and stand at Solo Select for the 2025 season
The Trend for the Select Online May Sale - Mare Power
This Sunday, May 26th at 8am, the fourth Select Online Sale of 2024 will go live. While scrolling through the selection, your eyes will...
$100,000 Well… $105,198 To Be Exact: The Darkk Side crosses $100,000 LTE at 2024 Oil Can Classic
The standout young stallion The Darkk Side crossed the six-digit mark in lifetime earnings in Ardmore, Oklahoma April 27 and April 28,...
Woody Be Tuff Colt Tops Yearling Section of Christmas Eve Sale at $74,000
Woody Be Tuff had a huge year in 2023 - and he topped it all off by siring the high selling yearling of the Christmas Eve Sale.
$175K Special Nu Baby Embryo, $78K Freckles Playboy and Playgun Embryos Top Christmas Eve Sale
A 2024 embryo by Hottish out of NCHA Open World Champion Special Nu Baby brought $175,000.
Black Maternal Sibling To Standout $150,000 earner Cover Girrl to Sell at Western Bloodstock Sale
You rarely get to see the special ones offered to the public. Solid female line? Check. Exceptional mover? Done. By the leading sire in...
Pride And Joyy—Earner of $137K as 4-Year-Old—to Stand at Solo Select in 2024
"Kilo" will stand for $5,00 at Solo Select Horses for 2024
Limited Breedings to AQHA World Champion, The Darkk Side, Open Tonight at 5 pm
Solo Select and The Relentless Remuda announce the release of the available exclusive breedings to The Darkk Side at 5 p.m. CST Nov. 3.
Metallic Cattack, The Darkk Side to Stand at Solo Select for 2024 Breeding Season
Metallic Cattack and The Darkk Side will stand at Solo Select Horses for the 2024 breeding season.
Select Genes Adds Corey Cushing's Ultra-Gritty NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Top Mare to Lineup
Gunna Wanna and Corey Cushing topped the final round of the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity's rein work, finishing fourth overall for a...
Episode 4 - Talk Of The Town with Melanie Smith and Ty Smith
It was a HUGE weekend for Solo Select - listen to Episode 4: The Business of Horses to get the scoop.
Miles Baker & Melanie Smith on Futurity Horses and Blackkout
Melanie Smith and leading futurity trainer Miles Baker take the time to talk about futurity horses and Blackkout.
It's All About Mare Power: The Maternal Genetics of Select Yearling Sale Shine
The October 15th Select Yearling Sale is set to offer 75 outstanding performance prospects with strong maternal pedigrees.
Horse Market Report: Solo Select’s Ty Smith’s Take on the 2023 Rope Horse Business
Team roping is alive and well, and perhaps one of the brightest indicators of that truth is the rope horse market. And perhaps nobody...
The Darkk Side Wins Reserve Heeling Title at 2023 TX Best Futurity
The Darkk Side finished reserve champion by just .18 points, while Pride And Joyy topped the first round and finished in third. GLEN...
Select Genes Mare Runawayheart Has $100,000 Yearling Sell in Heritage Place Sept. 22
Runawayheart had a bay yearling filly by Tres Seis bring a final bid of $100,000.
Blackkout - '21 Stallion, Winners Version x RC Back In Black to Sell w/ Pink Buckle Stallion Slot
The stallion's dam, NFR mare RC Back In Black, has produced over $760,000 to date.
Ms Baby Cakes Becomes Highest Selling Horse in Online Auction History
Ms Baby Cakes brings $540,000 WHITESBORO, TEXAS -- The Select Online Sale grossed $2,749,000 this Labor Day, making it one of the top...
Lloyd Cox’s Superstar $227,720 earner, Ms Baby Cakes, To Sell In Labor Day Select Online Sale
Ms Baby Cakes, the standout winner of over $227,000 under the guidance of the cutting’s $11-million man Lloyd Cox, to sell Sept 4, 2023.
Blackish Adds Run For A Million Win to Resume as Dam SS Blacks Lil Kitty Prepares to Sell
Legendary mare Blackish carried the NCHA’s richest rider, Lloyd Cox, to the $200,000 Run For A Million cutting championship with a...
Melanie Smith Purchases Graves' Recipient Mare Farm
Melanie Smith, owner of Solo Select Horses—purchased the industry-leading recipient mare farm Graves Ranch, continuing both programs’...
The Darkk Side Rope Horse Syndicate Sells Out Shares in 24 Hours
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