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Roping stallions for the modern rope horse.

World champions, record breakers and current leading sires across heading, heeling, breakaway and tie-down—backed by industry-leading horsemen and programs.

Compare every enrolled sire  Start with your mare

21 current incentive sires · live fees, availability and stallion breeding contracts

Pride And Joyy with his AQHA Junior Heeling World Championship team
Pride And JoyyQData $435,487 · AQHA Junior Heeling World ChampionRoping Incentive sire

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How the modern rope horse is evolving

The next great rope horse can come from more than one direction.

Roping is developing rapidly. With every generation, we are seeing influence come from more directions—and the horses become even better athletes, more specialized for the job in front of them.

Some sires made their names in the roping. Others were winners in cutting or cow horse, and breeders are now breeding rope-horse mares to them and developing their offspring for the roping pen. Some found their success on the track and bring the run a head horse needs. Read below to see how each type can contribute to the next great rope horses being developed at Solo Select.

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    Stallions that won in the roping

    Their own heading, heeling or tie-down record is the proof. Pride And Joyy, The Darkk Side, Dirty Fling, Time To Glo and This Catt Shines give breeders results earned in the events the foal is being bred to perform.

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    Cutting and cow-horse winners siring rope horses

    These stallions earned their own records in cutting or reined cow horse. Breeders are breeding rope-horse mares to them, then putting the offspring into heading, heeling, breakaway and tie-down programs to add cow, feel, trainability and stop. Once In A Blu Boon sired AQHA Junior Heading World Champion The Darkk Side, and Woody Be Tuff finished 2025 as QData's No. 3 team-roping sire. The proof is in the rope horses they have sired, while their own show records remain exactly what they were: cutting or cow horse.

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    Running-bred stallions that add head-horse speed

    A head horse has to get there. Running blood can add acceleration, stride and the ability to reach cattle while seeking to preserve the mare's cow and rate. Sheik Jean Fly HTT brings a documented barrel and running foundation for breeders who need more run in the cross.

2026 Roping Incentive sire comparison

Compare every Solo Select Roping Incentive sire

These 21enrolled sires include proven roping performers, proven rope-horse sires, developing horses and performance outcrosses. Incentive enrollment is not itself a roping record; each evidence label tells you exactly what supports that stallion's place in the roster.

Live roster data last changed July 31, 2026

Editorial records reviewed August 2, 2026 · Solo Select Stallion Office

01Discipline
02Roping
03Breeding method

Showing 21 of 21 enrolled sires

  1. Bleu On Black, a 2017 blue roan breeding stallion, by Once in a Blu Boon standing at Solo Select Horses

    01 · Performance outcross

    Bleu On Black

    Frozen only

    Breeding fee: $1,750 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Rope-horse prospect · Incentive eligible

    Brandon Dufurrena

    A true blue roan by Once In A Blu Boon and out of $521,000 producer Lil Autumn Splendor. His record across NCHA Open, Non-Pro, Amateur and Youth competition gives breeders a documented mind-and-rideability case when they want Once In A Blu Boon genetics on Cat mares.

    Solo Select stallion record
    Record + contract 
  2. Boons Reflections, a 2018 homozygous roan cutting breeding stallion, by Once In A Blu Boon standing at Solo Select Horses

    02 · Active all-around development

    Boons Reflections

    LTE $76,563 · HOMOZYGOUS ROAN

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $2,000 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Tie-down · Breakaway · Cutting

    Adan Banuelos · Josh Townsend

    $76,563 in cutting earnings, primarily under Adan Banuelos, followed by calf- and breakaway-horse training. He is now showing with Josh Townsend and is homozygous roan.

    Solo Select stallion record
    Record + contract 
  3. CR Get Tuff, a 2017 sorrel reined cow horse breeding stallion, by Woody Be Tuff standing at Solo Select Horses

    03 · Multi-event performance

    CR Get Tuff

    LTE $9,532 · & 54 AQHA Points

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $1,750 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Heading · Reined cow horse · Cutting

    Zeb Corvin · Brad Lund · Tate Kirchenschlager

    A son of Woody Be Tuff out of $1 million producer ARC Catty Dual, with a winning record across cutting, reined cow horse and roping. Brad Lund finished his cow-horse and roping education; he is now with Tate Kirchenschlager.

    Solo Select stallion record
    Record + contract 
  4. Dirty Fling, a 2019 homozygous red roan roping breeding stallion, by Metallic Cat standing at Solo Select Horses

    04 · Own performance · First crop in training

    Dirty Fling

    LTE $29,051 · Multiple ARHFA Champion · 4X Royal Crown Champion

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $2,500

    Investigate for · Heading · Heeling

    Trevor Brazile · Miles Baker · Ty Benson · Tate Kirchenschlager

    A multiple ARHFA champion and four-time Royal Crown champion from the Relentless Remuda program. His first crop is now in training with Ty Benson, Tate Kirchenschlager, Miles Baker and Trevor Brazile ahead of the 2027 futurities.

    Breeder's Guide record (opens in a new tab)
    Record + contract 
  5. Hesa Dual Bet, a 2016 bay reined cow horse breeding stallion, by Bet Hesa Cat standing at Solo Select Horses

    05 · Elite cow-horse record · Steer stopping

    Hesa Dual Bet

    LTE $212,844 · NRCHA Western Open Derby Champion · NRCHA Open Hackamore Reserve World Champion

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $1,800 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Steer stopping · Cow horse

    Corey Cushing · Matt Koch

    A $212,844 NRCHA Western Open Derby Champion and Open Hackamore Reserve World Champion. Corey Cushing also showed him through the steer-stopping phase of the World's Greatest Horseman, giving breeders performance evidence beyond a pedigree claim.

    World's Greatest Horseman (opens in a new tab)
    Record + contract 
  6. Metallic Cattack, a 2015 red roan cutting breeding stallion, by Metallic Cat standing at Solo Select Horses

    06 · Current leading rope-horse sire

    Metallic Cattack

    LTE $30,000

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $2,000 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Heading · Breakaway · Tie-down

    Wes Ashlock · Cody McCartney

    The 2020 APHA Tie-Down Roping World Champion became the leading sire at the 2026 Gold Buckle Spring Showdown: his get earned $148,593 and finished first and second overall. Kryptoniite won the 4-&-Under Heading with Trevor Brazile; Thiccthirty and Tom Cats R Popular added breakaway and tie-down money.

    2026 Gold Buckle results (opens in a new tab)
    Record + contract 
  7. Metallics MVP, a 2015 red roan cutting breeding stallion, by Metallic Cat standing at Solo Select Horses

    07 · Rope-horse offspring in competition

    Metallics MVP

    LTE $345,159 · NCHA Open World Champion

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $5,000 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Heading · Cutting foundation

    Tim Smith · Beau Galyean

    A $345,159 NCHA Open World Champion whose young offspring are entering the rope-horse pipeline. Metallics Ace competed in the 2026 Old West pre-futurity heading with Billie Jack Saebens.

    2026 Old West results (opens in a new tab)
    Record + contract 
  8. Meteles Cat, a 2010 bay roan cutting breeding stallion, by Metallic Cat standing at Solo Select Horses

    08 · Established multi-discipline sire

    Meteles Cat

    LTE $437,016 · NCHA Hall of Fame · 2x AQHA World Champion

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $2,500 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Rope-horse outcross · Cutting foundation

    Rock Hedlund · Cody Hedlund

    A $437,016 NCHA Hall of Fame stallion and two-time AQHA Cutting World Champion who has sired more than $3 million across multiple disciplines. His case here is sire power and a documented performance foundation—not a claim that his own titles were earned in roping.

    Solo Select stallion record
    Record + contract 
  9. Once In A Blu Boon, a 2008 brown roan cutting breeding stallion, by Peptoboonsmal standing at Solo Select Horses

    09 · World-champion rope-horse sire

    Once In A Blu Boon

    LTE $319,002 · $16M+ Sire - Sire of NCHA & NRCHA Open Futurity Champions

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: Fresh/cooled: $7,500 · ICSI: $6,500 · No ICSI charge until recipient pregnancy

    Investigate for · Heading · Versatility

    James Payne

    The $16 million sire of The Darkk Side, the AQHA Junior Heading World Champion. His influence already spans cutting, cow horse and roping, making him a proven outcross rather than a speculative rope-horse pedigree.

    NRCHA sire record (opens in a new tab)
    Record + contract 
  10. Plain Catty, a 2014 bay roan reined cow horse breeding stallion, by Bet Hesa Cat standing at Solo Select Horses

    10 · Championship cow-horse foundation

    Plain Catty

    LTE $196,245 · NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Champion

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $2,000 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Rope-horse prospect · Reined cow horse

    Jake Gorrell

    The $196,245 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Champion with Jake Gorrell and National Hackamore Open Champion. He brings an all-Open record, Bet Hesa Cat cow sense and Miss Plain Plain's proven performance family to a rope-horse cross.

    2017 NRCHA Futurity championship (opens in a new tab)
    Record + contract 
  11. Pride And Joyy, a 2019 bay roan roping breeding stallion, by Stevie Rey Von standing at Solo Select Horses

    11 · QData earnings · World championship

    Pride And Joyy

    LTE $435,487 · Team Roping Journal's winningest futurity rope horse · AQHA World Champion - Junior Heeling

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $5,000 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Heeling · Reined cow horse

    Trevor Brazile · Miles Baker · Jeremy Buhler · Chris Dawson

    QData lists $435,487 in lifetime earnings. Team Roping Journal identified him as the winningest futurity rope horse, and he won the 2024 AQHA Junior Heeling World Championship after beginning his career in reined cow horse.

    Current QData earnings (opens in a new tab)Breeder's Guide record (opens in a new tab)
    Record + contract 
  12. Sheik Jean Fly HTT, a 2014 sorrel barrel racing breeding stallion, by Victory Fly Vm 01Ibr standing at Solo Select Horses

    12 · Run-horse outcross

    Sheik Jean Fly HTT

    LTE $80,000 · Imported from Brazil

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $2,000 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Heading speed · Barrel foundation

    A Brazilian futurity and derby performer with multiple sub-17-second standard-pattern runs, including a 16.6. By leading Brazilian barrel sire Victory Fly VM, he offers documented speed and an outcross for breeders who need more run in a rope-horse prospect.

    Solo Select stallion record
    Record + contract 
  13. Some Kinda Stevie, a 2020 sorrel breeding stallion, by Stevie Rey Von standing at Solo Select Horses

    13 · Current head-horse campaign

    Some Kinda Stevie

    Frozen only

    Breeding fee: $2,000 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Heading · Futurity

    Bubba Garcia · Madison Garcia

    A Stevie Rey Von son campaigning at rope-horse futurities in 2026. Madison Garcia finished as the third-high callback in the 2025 Riata Buckle 12.5 Championship on him after his transition from cutting and reined cow horse to heading.

    Solo Select stallion record
    Record + contract 
  14. Stylin High Brow, a 2019 breeding stallion, by High Brow Cat standing at Solo Select Horses

    14 · Elite performance foundation

    Stylin High Brow

    Frozen only

    Breeding fee: $3,500 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Rope-horse outcross · Cutting foundation

    Kenny Platt · Bradey Davis

    A $195,541-plus major-event finalist and 2024 Idaho Futurity Open 5/6 Champion. Kenny Platt calls him one of the best-minded, most trainable horses he has shown; that documented mind and $800,000-producing maternal family are the rope-horse breeding case.

    Solo Select stallion record
    Record + contract 
  15. The Animal, a 2014 sorrel cutting breeding stallion, by Cat Ichi standing at Solo Select Horses

    15 · Rope-horse offspring in leading programs

    The Animal

    LTE $260,123 · 2017 NCHA Futurity Reserve Champion

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $2,000 + chute fee Buy Now, Pay Later Option · $700 chute fee upfront, stallion fee due when foal born

    Investigate for · Breakaway · Tie-down · Team roping

    Lee Francois · James Payne

    A $260,123 NCHA Futurity Reserve Champion whose rope-horse offspring are now in the programs of World Champion breakaway ropers Lari Dee Guy and Hope Thompson, World Champion calf roper Fred Whitfield and rope-horse trainer Tyler Worley.

    Offspring program report (opens in a new tab)
    Record + contract 
  16. The Darkk Side, a 2019 bay roan roping breeding stallion, by Once In A Blu Boon standing at Solo Select Horses

    16 · Own world-championship record

    The Darkk Side

    LTE $250,072 · AQHA Open World Champion - Heading

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: Private Treaty, Syndicated

    Investigate for · Heading

    Trevor Brazile · Miles Baker

    The $250,072 AQHA Junior Heading World Champion and 2024 ARHFA Houston heading champion. He is by Once In A Blu Boon and out of 2019 PRCA Heel Horse of the Year DT Sugar Chex Whiz—a rope-horse cross designed on both sides.

    ARHFA Houston record (opens in a new tab)
    Record + contract 
  17. The Reyl McCoy, a 2012 sorrel overo breeding stallion, by Dual Rey standing at Solo Select Horses

    17 · Proven performance outcross

    The Reyl McCoy

    Frozen only

    Breeding fee: $1,750 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Rope-horse prospect · Cutting foundation

    $148,857 in NCHA earnings with an Open Futurity finals record and major-event championships. A Dual Rey out of a Smart Little Lena daughter, offered as a frozen-semen outcross with Riata Buckle and Solo Rope Horse Incentive eligibility.

    Solo Select stallion record
    Record + contract 
  18. Third Edge, a 2018 red roan cutting breeding stallion, by Metallic Rebel standing at Solo Select Horses

    18 · Purpose-bred rope-horse crosses

    Third Edge

    LTE $342,528 · NCHA Horse of the Year & NCHA Hall of Fame

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $6,000 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Heading prospect · Cutting foundation

    Wesley Galyean

    The $342,528 NCHA Horse of the Year and Hall of Fame stallion. His early rope-horse direction includes a planned cross with $592,000 running mare Tres Chasin Babe specifically for head-horse potential—cow, speed, bone and trainability selected with a job in mind.

    Third Edge rope-horse cross (opens in a new tab)
    Record + contract 
  19. This Catt Shines, a 2018 palomino roping breeding stallion, by WR This Cats Smart standing at Solo Select Horses

    19 · Own world-show record

    This Catt Shines

    AQHA Reserve World Champion – Tie Down

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $1,500 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Tie-down

    Cody McCartney · Tavis Walters

    AQHA Level 2 Junior Tie-Down Roping Reserve World Champion and Level 3 World Show finalist. His first foals are on the ground, giving breeders a direct tie-down record backed by WR This Cats Smart and Shining Spark genetics.

    Complete performance record (opens in a new tab)
    Record + contract 
  20. Time To Glo, a 2019 black roping breeding stallion, by Hickory Holly Time standing at Solo Select Horses

    20 · Own all-around earnings record

    Time To Glo

    LTE $308,354 · 2023 QData Highest Earning Rope Horse

    Fresh/cooled · Frozen · ICSI

    Breeding fee: $3,500 + chute fee

    Investigate for · Heading · Heeling

    Bobby Lewis · Trevor Brazile

    The 2023 QData highest-earning rope horse, twice Gold Buckle Superhorse and a $308,354 earner. Bred, raised and trained by Bobby Lewis, then campaigned through his final futurity season by Trevor Brazile.

    Bobby Lewis and Time To Glo
    Record + contract 
  21. Woody Be Tuff, a 2001 sorrel cutting breeding stallion, by Nitas Wood standing at Solo Select Horses

    21 · Current leading team-roping sire

    Woody Be Tuff

    LTE $351,063 · Sire of over $16,000,000 in Earners

    Frozen · ICSI only

    Breeding fee: $6,500 (frozen semen)

    Investigate for · Heading · Heeling · All-around

    Austin Shepard · Don Crumpler

    Shown by Austin Shepard and Don Crumpler before becoming a $16 million-plus sire and QData's No. 3 team-roping sire of 2025. Twenty-three money earners have earned $571,866 across heading and heeling, led by NFR round winner Liken It Tuff and Woodie.

    Woody Be Tuff performance record (opens in a new tab)2025 QData sire standings (opens in a new tab)
    Record + contract 
Solo Select Rope Horse Incentive

More than a breeding. Another way to win.

Breed for the horse—and know exactly what the contract can unlock.

That means breeding with Solo Select is not only a choice about genetics. It gives you another way to get paid on a rope horse you own or ride. The first running paid a record $581,580 in 2025, including $100,000 to both the heading and heeling champions. The 2026 futurity has a minimum $560,000 added before entry fees; the projected $450,000 Solo Roping Incentive contribution is part of that event total. Entry fees build the purse further, so the final payout remains to be determined.

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Joseph Harrison, Hes Got Sann and their team with the $100,000 Solo Select Incentive presentation check after winning the 2025 Heeling Futurity

$100,000

2025 Heeling Champion

Joseph Harrison and Hes Got Sann won the 2025 Heeling Futurity and $100,000. Billie Jack Saebens and Una Furiosa earned another $100,000 in the heading.

The Business of Horses podcast

Listen to the conversations behind the breeding decisions.

Go deeper on choosing stallions, planning the cross, managing the breeding and what Trevor Brazile and Miles Baker see in the rope horses shaping the industry.

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01Choosing the cross

Episode 13 - Breeding 101 - Episode 2 - Breeding with intention

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02Trevor Brazile + Miles Baker

Episode 5 -Trophies & World Champion Titles, with Trevor Brazile & Miles Baker

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03Stallion contracts + breeding logistics

Episode 12 - Breeding Logistics 101: Stallion Contracts, Semen Shipping , Mare Prep, ICSI process and Foals Management

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04From embryo to recipient mare

Episode 16 - Inside Solo Select’s 2,500-Mare Recipient Mare Operation: Secrets to Better Pregnancy Rates

Roping stallion FAQ

What breeders ask

Which roping stallions stand at Solo Select?

The current Solo Select Roping Incentive roster includes Bleu On Black, Boons Reflections, CR Get Tuff, Dirty Fling, Hesa Dual Bet, Metallic Cattack, Metallics MVP, Meteles Cat, Once In A Blu Boon, Plain Catty, Pride And Joyy, Sheik Jean Fly HTT, Some Kinda Stevie, Stylin High Brow, The Animal, The Darkk Side, The Reyl McCoy, Third Edge, This Catt Shines, Time To Glo, Woody Be Tuff. This page updates from the same live roster used by the stallion office.

Which Solo Select stallions have rope-horse records or offspring?

The roster includes stallions with their own heading, heeling and tie-down records; established sires with current rope-horse earners; young sires whose first offspring are in leading programs; and performance outcrosses selected for specific rope-horse goals. Every entry above states which kind of evidence applies so a cutting or cow-horse title is never presented as a roping title.

Who has ridden the stallions on the Solo Select roping roster?

The individual records include Austin Shepard and Don Crumpler on Woody Be Tuff, Jake Gorrell on Plain Catty, Wesley Galyean on Third Edge, Lee Francois and James Payne on The Animal, Tim Smith and Beau Galyean on Metallics MVP, and Wes Ashlock and Cody McCartney on Metallic Cattack. The roster keeps those stallion riders separate from the trainers and competitors currently developing or showing their offspring.

How do I choose a roping stallion for my mare?

Start with the mare and pin down the goal for the cross. Decide whether the target is heading, heeling, breakaway or tie-down; whether the foal is intended to keep or sell; and which physical, mental, pedigree and market traits the stallion must contribute. Then compare documented records, offspring evidence, incentive eligibility, breeding method and the complete contract.

How current are the fees and Roping Incentive enrollments?

This page reads the same published stallion records and active incentive enrollments used by Solo Select's main roster and individual stallion profiles. When the office updates an enrollment, fee, availability or published stallion, this page updates from that source of truth.

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