The Excitment Continues with Higher Stakes at The Road to the Horse

The 2015 Road to the Horse held at the Kentucky Horse Park has always been known to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. This year is no exception. Never before have the stakes been so high. In 2015 instead of the competitors training just one young Quarter Horse from the 666 Ranch, they will have to choose two different horses from the Remuda. Each horse will have to complete the entire competition including the obstacle course. An accumulative score from the accomplishments of both colts will determine the winner. This will force each trainer to show how they adjust their techniques to accommodate different personalities. 

This year the three time undefeated Road to the Horse Champion, Chris Cox, will once again dazzle the audience with his winning horse whispering style. He won the event in 2007, 2008 and 2011. He has taken the title each time he has stepped into the ring.

Chris will be competing against the 2014 Wild Card Champion,  and our sponsored rider, Jim Anderson. He captured the world’s attention in 2014 by not only being the Wild Card Champion, but he also went on to win the main event.

This year another Wild Card winner will be selected and will end up competing against Chris Cox and Jim Anderson. The winner receives the grand prize of $100,000.00!

It’s twice the excitement, this year with twice the horse power and twice the horsemanship.

To top it off, a number of fans names will be arbitrarily drawn from all of the people who purchased tickets. These fans will be asked to choose a colt from the 666 Ranch Remuda, they will select one of the colts that he or she predicts will be the winner. Whichever fan has chosen the winning colt, they will receive a check for $10,000.00.

As always the fun and excitement continues at the Road to the Horse 2015.

What is the Road to the Horse Competition?

The Road to the Horse Competition is a unique demonstration of the bond between horses and people. Top trainers from all over the world choose untouched, young range raised, three year old Quarter Horses from the large Remuda provided by the Texas 666 Ranch.

In just two days and approximately four hours, each participant must teach their equine partner to lead, saddle and be ridden. On the third and final day, the horse and rider team are tested with an obstacle course.

Tootie Bland created and produces the Road to the Horse competion as a strategy to promote a kinder gentler way of handling young horses. It combines education with the message that is derived from the demonstrations of natural horsemanship that each trainer stamps with his or her own unique method of training. Thousands of spectators flock to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington to attend.

Competitors this year will be Dan Steers from Australia, Antoine Cloux from Switzerland, Jonathan Field from Canada and a wild card, one of seven people competing to make it into the main competition. Round one of the Wild Card competition will commence on March 13^th, 2014 at 5:30pm. Alltech Arena doors will open at 4:30pm to allow fans to enjoy shopping at the most extensive Road to the Horse trade show yet. Tickets will be required for Round two of the Wild Card competition which concludes March 14^th, 2014 where  a  Wild Card Champion will be crowned and will automatically make their way directly into the Road to the Horse round pen to compete for the World Championship of Colt Starting 2014 title.