The 2026 edition of the National Reined Cow Horse Association’s World’s Greatest Horseman is underway in Fort Worth, with competitors riding in four events—herd work, rein work, fence work and steer stopping—with one horse and one bridle.
Looking for Celebration of Champions results? Check out the full results here.
2026 NRCHA World’s Greatest Horseman Competitors, Mounts
| Horse | Rider | Owner |
| All The Reyge | Tyson Benson | Morgan Russell |
| Annies Smart Cat | Lance B Johnston | Rocking BS Ranch |
| A Starlights Magnum | Kyle Trahern | Kyle Trahern |
| Autumns Smokin Cat | Tyler G Merrill | Holy Cow Perf. Horses Tx Llc |
| Bet Hesa Honeybee | Stephen L. Hutchins | Tyrel And Ashley Lembke |
| Blu Boon Shining | Jed J. Lawrence | Jed & Sarah Lawrence |
| Bonafide Hustler | Wade Davis | Wade Davis & Xavier Sula-Filo |
| Bring It Skippy | Jay McLaughlin | Bruce Logan |
| Cashing N My Diamond | Ron E. Emmons | Mark Beck |
| Cats Tell Secrets | Shawn Hays | Katalyst Performance Horses |
| Cherry Twizzler | Seth Whiteley | Seth Tyler Whiteley |
| Crc 1942 | Todd Crawford | Timmi-Jo Or Wade Lisac |
| Cr One Tuff Dual | Flint D. Lee | Matt Or Colleen Withers |
| Cr Tuff Service | Jimmy Vanbelle | James And Alexa Vanbelle |
| Cuttin Wright Up | Brandon C. Buttars | David I. Beckett |
| Dancin Desires | Jeb P. Stoltzfus | John And Debbie Braly |
| Dirty Look | Garrett Cooper | Bearden Equine Investments |
| Dt Hickorys Delta | Tenley Haaby | Tenley Haaby |
| Duece Of Harts | James (Trey) Pool Iii | Jane A Owens |
| Hazardouz Material | Erin L Taormino | Linda A Mars |
| Hendrixx | John C. Swales | Monica Wille |
| Hes Pretty Tuff | John S Snyder | Ben Choate |
| Jaymes Bond | Jordan Williams | Bonds Ranch |
| Jungle Cat | Cade Rice | Brian And Amy Bush |
| Kreyzy Horse | Kelby L. Phillips | Bosque Ranch Performance Horses |
| Magicality | Gusti W Buerger | Home Ranch Perf Horses Llc |
| Mc Cowhammer | Trevor D Carter | Bogle Brothers Llc |
| Metallic Action | Wade Meador | Clyde Metzler |
| Metallic Casanova | Clay Volmer | Pitzer Ranch/Dack Cattle Llc |
| Metallic Daisy Dukes | Todd A. Bergen | Bit Of Heaven Ranch |
| Metallic Desires | Cayley R Wilson | Summit Meadows |
| Metrona Cat | Jared Jones | Three Bar Quarter Horses |
| Mph Voodoo Badger | Matt J Koch | David Mize |
| My Boots Are Royal | Boyd J. Rice | Moncrief Quarter Horses Llc |
| No Intro Needed | Zeb Corvin | Jennifer Moore |
| Northern Metallic | Dale E Clearwater | Marti Katerberg |
| One Time Melody | Clayton M Edsall | Cooper Smith |
| One Time Sannman | Luke J. Jones | Charlie Porter |
| Overthelegallimitrab | Myles Brown | Rob A Brown |
| Peptos Stylin Time | Abbie Phillips | Kelby And/Or Abbie Phillips |
| Psr Poison Cat | John M Love | Sandhills Remuda Llc |
| Purrn Likeasmoothcat | Adan Banuelos | Ascencion Banuelos |
| Put My Blugenes On | Jason Gay | Jason And Kailey Gay |
| Quails Dun Remedy | Cody Patterson | Christopher Bethune |
| Republicat | Nicholas S. Dowers | Triple D Ranches Llc |
| Reyzin The Boon 18 | Travis J. Young | Cassidy C Jesperson |
| Roo To Do | Brendon Clark | Red Arrow Ranch |
| Rosie Marie | Tucker Smith | Lisa Messerly |
| Sargent Stryker | Brady E Weaver | Matt J Koch |
| Senor Shiney Cat | Mark A. Sigler | Kinda Silly Farm Llc |
| Sjr Diamond Fox | Brad L. Lund | Kelby L. Phillips |
| Sjr Smooth Lil Oak | Kyle L. Noyce | Janie Dvorak-Compton |
| Smart Chic An Tari | Sarah L. Dawson | Aaron Ranch |
| Smart Lookin Secrets | Justin T Wright | Wagonhound Land & Livestock Llc |
| Smoketta Cat | Jim W Spence | Terry And Annette Christiansen |
| Smooth Outta Style | Tucker J Robinson | Julie Weinhardt & F. Velazquez |
| Smooth Rein | Russell A. Dilday | Claire L. Edwards |
| Snapdragons | Zane P Davis | Shane A Law |
| Son Of A Mitch | Phillip J. Ralls | The Trust Of Billie Jo Ralls Dtd |
| Sparktallica | Leanne E. Jetton | Chris Or Debbie Swain |
| Sprinkld Confetticat | Shane L Steffen | South Cove Ranch Llc |
| Stevies Lil Playgirl | William M. Belk | Marbled Duck Ranch Llc |
| Stylish Boss Hawg | Jess B. Morgan | Pamela Humphreys & Jess Morgan |
| Sunsets | Barry Spinweber Jr | Barry Spinweber Jr |
| Sunshineinmypocket | Jason M Patrick | Sheerlund Farms Llc |
| Tcr Wild Cat | Lavert Avent | Tee Cross Ranches |
| Teles About It | Luke J. Hammerness | Kristyn E. Runyan |
| The Kool Kat | Tracer S Gilson | Loren Booth Living Trust |
| Wr Iceman | Corey D Cushing | Eric & Wendy Dunn |
| Wr This Cats Shiny | Stefan M. Heim | Reo Pritchard |
| Whose Tuff | Shadd Parkinson | Christa D. Hampton |
| Zak 34 | Chris C Dawson | Melissa Fischer |
Table of contents
Sunday – February 15
World’s Greatest Horseman® Preliminaries: Herd Work
Top 15 on four will advance to Finals. (Determined Feb. 23)
| Rank | Back | Horse | Rider | Owner | Herd Work |
| 1 | 31 | SMART CHIC AN TARI | SARAH L. DAWSON | AARON RANCH | 224 |
| 1 | 4 | SMART LOOKIN SECRETS | JUSTIN T WRIGHT | WAGONHOUND LAND & LIVESTOCK LLC | 224 |
| 3 | 17 | PURRN LIKEASMOOTHCAT | ADAN BANUELOS | Ascencion Banuelos | 223.5 |
| 4 | 80 | JAYMES BOND | Jordan Williams | BONDS RANCH | 222.5 |
| 5 | 64 | SON OF A MITCH | PHILLIP J. RALLS | THE TRUST OF BILLIE JO RALLS DTD | 222 |
| 5 | 14 | PEPTOS STYLIN TIME | Abbie Phillips | KELBY AND/OR ABBIE PHILLIPS | 222 |
| 7 | 1 | HAZARDOUZ MATERIAL | ERIN L TAORMINO | Linda A Mars | 221.5 |
| 8 | 11 | MY BOOTS ARE ROYAL | BOYD J. RICE | MONCRIEF QUARTER HORSES LLC | 220.5 |
| 8 | 7 | WR ICEMAN | COREY D CUSHING | ERIC & WENDY DUNN | 220.5 |
| 10 | 21 | ALL THE REYGE | Tyson Benson | MORGAN RUSSELL | 220 |
| 11 | 41 | TELES ABOUT IT | LUKE J. HAMMERNESS | KRISTYN E. RUNYAN | 219.5 |
| 11 | 2 | CRC 1942 | TODD CRAWFORD | TIMMI-JO OR WADE LISAC | 219.5 |
| 11 | 35 | ONE TIME MELODY | CLAYTON M EDSALL | COOPER SMITH | 219.5 |
| 11 | 8 | MAGICALITY | GUSTI W BUERGER | HOME RANCH PERF HORSES LLC | 219.5 |
| 11 | 62 | KREYZY HORSE | KELBY L. PHILLIPS | BOSQUE RANCH PERFORMANCE HORSES | 219.5 |
| 16 | 27 | ROO TO DO | BRENDON CLARK | RED ARROW RANCH | 219 |
| 16 | 32 | ZAK 34 | CHRIS C DAWSON | MELISSA FISCHER | 219 |
| 18 | 12 | NORTHERN METALLIC | DALE E CLEARWATER | Marti Katerberg | 218.5 |
| 18 | 66 | SMOOTH OUTTA STYLE | TUCKER J ROBINSON | JULIE WEINHARDT & F. VELAZQUEZ | 218.5 |
| 18 | 69 | SENOR SHINEY CAT | MARK A. SIGLER | KINDA SILLY FARM LLC | 218.5 |
| 18 | 10 | METALLIC CASANOVA | CLAY VOLMER | PITZER RANCH/DACK CATTLE LLC | 218.5 |
| 18 | 34 | REPUBLICAT | NICHOLAS S. DOWERS | TRIPLE D RANCHES LLC | 218.5 |
| 23 | 49 | MPH VOODOO BADGER | MATT J KOCH | DAVID MIZE | 218 |
| 23 | 56 | AUTUMNS SMOKIN CAT | TYLER G MERRILL | HOLY COW PERF. HORSES TX LLC | 218 |
| 23 | 26 | MC COWHAMMER | TREVOR D CARTER | BOGLE BROTHERS LLC | 218 |
| 26 | 28 | NO INTRO NEEDED | ZEB CORVIN | JENNIFER MOORE | 217.5 |
| 26 | 5 | SARGENT STRYKER | BRADY E WEAVER | MATT J KOCH | 217.5 |
| 26 | 22 | METALLIC DAISY DUKES | TODD A. BERGEN | BIT OF HEAVEN RANCH | 217.5 |
| 26 | 46 | ANNIES SMART CAT | LANCE B JOHNSTON | ROCKING BS RANCH | 217.5 |
| 26 | 48 | ONE TIME SANNMAN | LUKE J. JONES | CHARLIE PORTER | 217.5 |
| 31 | 3 | SPRINKLD CONFETTICAT | SHANE L STEFFEN | SOUTH COVE RANCH LLC | 217 |
| 31 | 45 | SPARKTALLICA | LEANNE E. JETTON | CHRIS OR DEBBIE SWAIN | 217 |
| 33 | 6 | BRING IT SKIPPY | Jay McLaughlin | BRUCE LOGAN | 216.5 |
| 33 | 47 | METRONA CAT | JARED JONES | THREE BAR QUARTER HORSES | 216.5 |
| 33 | 63 | DUECE OF HARTS | JAMES (TREY) POOL III | JANE A OWENS | 216.5 |
| 33 | 50 | VALENTINES HICKORY | EJ Laubscher | PEGGY A. CUMMINGS | 216.5 |
| 33 | 81 | METALLIC DESIRES | CAYLEY R WILSON | SUMMIT MEADOWS | 216.5 |
| 38 | 13 | CATS TELL SECRETS | Shawn Hays | Katalyst Performance Horses | 216 |
| 38 | 37 | TORNADO JONEZ | Travis Fisher | TOP FUEL RANCH | 216 |
| 38 | 76 | UPPER CLASS CAT | JAKE A TELFORD | REDTAIL RANCH PERF HORSES LLC | 216 |
| 38 | 72 | SMOKETTA CAT | JIM W SPENCE | TERRY AND ANNETTE CHRISTIANSEN | 216 |
| 38 | 75 | HENDRIXX | JOHN C. SWALES | Monica Wille | 216 |
| 38 | 25 | CUTTIN WRIGHT UP | BRANDON C. BUTTARS | DAVID I. BECKETT | 216 |
| 38 | 77 | A STARLIGHTS MAGNUM | Kyle Trahern | Kyle Trahern | 216 |
| 45 | 39 | THE KOOL KAT | TRACER S GILSON | LOREN BOOTH LIVING TRUST | 215.5 |
| 45 | 82 | REYZIN THE BOON 18 | TRAVIS J. YOUNG | CASSIDY C JESPERSON | 215.5 |
| 45 | 16 | TCR WILD CAT | Lavert Avent | TEE CROSS RANCHES | 215.5 |
| 45 | 24 | HESA TWISTED BET | LANHAM W BROWN | R.A. BROWN RANCH | 215.5 |
| 49 | 54 | PSR POISON CAT | JOHN M LOVE | SANDHILLS REMUDA LLC | 215 |
| 50 | 23 | OVERTHELEGALLIMITRAB | Myles Brown | ROB A BROWN | 214 |
| 50 | 59 | WHOSE TUFF | Shadd Parkinson | CHRISTA D. HAMPTON | 214 |
| 50 | 42 | WR THIS CATS SHINY | STEFAN M. HEIM | Reo Pritchard | 214 |
| 50 | 30 | SNAPDRAGONS | ZANE P DAVIS | SHANE A LAW | 214 |
| 54 | 55 | SJR DIAMOND FOX | BRAD L. LUND | KELBY L. PHILLIPS | 213.5 |
| 54 | 52 | CR ONE TUFF DUAL | FLINT D. LEE | MATT OR COLLEEN WITHERS | 213.5 |
| 54 | 36 | CASHING N MY DIAMOND | RON E. EMMONS | MARK BECK | 213.5 |
| 54 | 68 | DUALIN BLU MOON | LANCE R. SCHEFFEL | KELSEY OR JUSTIN MUELLER | 213.5 |
| 54 | 38 | PUT MY BLUGENES ON | Jason Gay | JASON AND KAILEY GAY | 213.5 |
| 59 | 18 | VE ONE HIRED GUN | BAILEY BEARUP | VERA EARL RANCH INC | 213 |
| 60 | 60 | SUNSHINEINMYPOCKET | JASON M PATRICK | SHEERLUND FARMS LLC | 212 |
| 60 | 65 | JUNGLE CAT | CADE RICE | BRIAN AND AMY BUSH | 212 |
| 60 | 57 | STYLISH BOSS HAWG | JESS B. MORGAN | PAMELA HUMPHREYS & JESS MORGAN | 212 |
| 60 | 58 | SJR SMOOTH LIL OAK | KYLE L. NOYCE | JANIE DVORAK-COMPTON | 212 |
| 64 | 33 | SMOOTH REIN | RUSSELL A. DILDAY | CLAIRE L. EDWARDS | 211 |
| 64 | 61 | QUAILS DUN REMEDY | CODY PATTERSON | CHRISTOPHER BETHUNE | 211 |
| 66 | 51 | BLU BOON SHINING | JED J. LAWRENCE | JED & SARAH LAWRENCE | 210 |
| 67 | 70 | ROSIE MARIE | TUCKER SMITH | LISA MESSERLY | 209 |
| 67 | 20 | SKEETER SPOONFUL | Lee Bennett | DANNY BENNETT | 209 |
| 69 | 29 | BONAFIDE HUSTLER | Wade Davis | WADE DAVIS & XAVIER SULA-FILO | 208 |
| 69 | 79 | CHERRY TWIZZLER | Seth Whiteley | SETH TYLER WHITELEY | 208 |
| 71 | 74 | DANCIN DESIRES | JEB P. STOLTZFUS | JOHN AND DEBBIE BRALY | 207 |
| 71 | 71 | HES PRETTY TUFF | JOHN S SNYDER | BEN CHOATE | 207 |
| 73 | 19 | STEVIES LIL PLAYGIRL | WILLIAM M. BELK | MARBLED DUCK RANCH LLC | 205 |
| 74 | 40 | DT HICKORYS DELTA | Tenley Haaby | Tenley Haaby | 204 |
| 75 | 43 | DIRTY LOOK | GARRETT COOPER | BEARDEN EQUINE INVESTMENTS | 198 |
| 76 | 44 | BET HESA HONEYBEE | STEPHEN L. HUTCHINS | TYREL AND ASHLEY LEMBKE | 193 |
| 76 | 73 | SUNSETS | BARRY SPINWEBER JR | BARRY SPINWEBER JR | 193 |
| 78 | 78 | CR TUFF SERVICE | Jimmy Vanbelle | JAMES AND ALEXA VANBELLE | 190 |
| 79 | 9 | METALLIC ACTION | Wade Meador | CLYDE METZLER | 0 |
Thursday – February 19
World’s Greatest Youth Horseman® Herd Work
Friday – February 20
World’s Greatest Horseman® Preliminaries: Rein Work
Top 15 on four will advance to Finals. (Determined Feb. 23)