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NSHA Reined Cow Horse Open Futurity Reserve Champion Camilla The Cat Joins Select Genes

By Taylor Zimmerman
A rider in a tan cowboy hat and chaps performs a sliding stop on a sorrel horse with a white hind sock, kicking up dirt in an arena.
Reined cow horse competition reflects the performance and athleticism valued in Solo Select Horses’ Select Genes broodmare program. — Photo Credit: Primo

Solo Select Horses continues to strengthen its Select Genes broodmare program with the acquisition of Camilla The Cat, a $93,461 earning daughter of WR This Cats Smart whose accomplishments in the show pen and success as a producer make her a valuable addition to the program.

A Performance Record That Speaks for Itself

Before establishing herself as a producer, Camilla The Cat built an impressive career in the show pen, earning $93,461 and accumulating 22.5 AQHA points.

A chestnut horse with a blaze and white front leg markings performs a sliding stop in a dirt arena while a rider in a light shirt, chaps, and white cowboy hat sits the maneuver, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Camilla The Cat, shown by Jake Telford, in the NRCHA show pen. — Photo Credit: Rockin' Horse Photography

In 2013, Camilla The Cat, shown by Jake Telford, was Reserve Champion of the National Stock Horse Association (NSHA) Reined Cow Horse Open Futurity. In 2014, she added the NRCHA Open Stallion Stakes Herd Work Championship, demonstrating the athleticism, cow sense and versatility that have made her bloodlines so desirable.

A rider in a blue shirt and light cowboy hat works a dark cow on a sorrel horse in a dirt arena as the horse stops hard and kicks up dirt in front of spectators seated in the stands.
Camilla The Cat and Jake Telford marked a 214.5 in the 2013 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open finals for a 649.5 composite. — Photo Credit: Quarter Horse News
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Camilla The Cat and Jake Telford topped the Open herd work at the 2014 NRCHA Stakes with a 219. — Photo Credit: Quarter Horse News
A rider in a tan cowboy hat and chaps performs a hard stop on a sorrel horse in an indoor arena, kicking up dirt.
Camilla The Cat, owned by Newt White and shown by Jake Telford, led the 2014 NRCHA Stakes Open herd work with a 219 at the South Point Equestrian Center in Las Vegas. — Photo Credit: Primo
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Camilla The Cat and Jake Telford advanced to the Open finals at the 2015 NRCHA Stakes. — Photo Credit: Wagonhound Land & Livestock

A Proven Producer With the Pedigree to Back It Up

Camilla The Cat has already demonstrated her ability to pass on her talent, producing multiple money earners, including Hey Ol Son, an earner of $76,257.

Hey Ol Son earned the NRCHA Intermediate Open Stallion Stakes Reserve Championship, along with Reserve Championship honors in the Preliminary Fence Work.

Chestnut gelding Hey Ol Son working in a reined cow horse arena
Hey Ol Son, Camilla The Cat's $76,257-earning son and NRCHA Intermediate Open Stallion Stakes Reserve Champion.

Camilla The Cat is sired by WR This Cats Smart, a $21.4 million sire, whose influence can be found throughout the performance horse industry.

On the maternal side, she is out of Bit Of Starlight, a $73,929 earner and PCCHA 4-Year-Old Open Stakes Reserve Champion. Bit Of Starlight is a daughter of the legendary Grays Starlight, adding another influential bloodline to an already exceptional pedigree.

With proven performance on both sides of her pedigree and successful offspring already to her credit, Camilla The Cat offers the combination of genetics and production that breeders seek when making long-term investments in their programs.

A printed pedigree and performance record document for a 2010 chestnut mare, listing bloodlines, show earnings, produce record, and highlighted achievements, with no photograph present.
Camilla The Cat joins Solo Select Horses’ Select Genes broodmare program with a $93,461 performance record and proven production history.

Investing in the Next Generation

Adding to the excitement surrounding her acquisition, Camilla The Cat sold with two frozen ICSI embryos by Magicality, creating additional opportunities to build on her established maternal line.

For Solo Select Horses, acquisitions like Camilla The Cat are an important part of the continued development of the Select Genes program.

The goal is not simply to assemble a large broodmare band. It is to build a collection of mares whose records, pedigrees and production histories give breeders confidence in the genetics behind their next generation of performance horses.

Camilla The Cat has already proven what she can do in the show pen and what she can produce. Now, as part of Select Genes, her influence has the opportunity to reach even further.

Her addition marks another investment in the quality, depth and future of the Solo Select broodmare program.

View every mare in the Select Genes lineup at soloselecthorses.com/mares.

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