INCENTIVES: Riata Championship, Chrome Cash, Valley Equine Super Stallion Incentive, Breeders Invitational, NCHA Super Stakes, NRCHA Cow Horse Incentive, Royal Crown Roping, PCCHA, Gold Buckle

Metallic Rebel earned $438,315 himself in the cutting pen as the 2017 NCHA Open Horse of the Year and an NCHA World Champion before siring earners of $12 million and rising (quickly). 

“Rebel” is one of the cutting and cow horse industry’s most in-demand sires, so not many team ropers have been able to get their hands on them—yet. But some of the best have, including NFR Average Champion Cody Snow, ARHFA World Champion and Leading Rider Joseph Harrison and three-time NFR Heeler and ARHFA World Champion Dakota Kirchenschlager. 

“They’re put together exactly how I want my rope horses built,” Kirchenschlager said. “They’ve been good since day one.”

Kirchenschlager has won $41,750 on Mayhemm, a Metallic Rebel out of the Dual Rey mare Katniss, in the last two years, while Joseph Harrison finished in the top 10 in the 4-&-Under Finals at the ARHFA World Championship on his in 2024. 

“Rebellution is a good horse,” Harrison said. “He can do whatever you want inside and outside. His owner takes him home and uses him, because he’s good-footed, he’s broke, he’s willing. He’s just a pretty good horse. He wants to score and read the cow.”