INCENTIVES: Colorado Classic, Breeder’s Invitational, Gold Buckle Futurities, Legendary Stakes, NCHA Stallions, NRCHA Cow Horse Incentive, Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association Stallion Stakes, Solo Incentive, Riata Championship, Royal Crown Roping

The Animal—a son of Cat Ichi out of Little Miss Abra by Abrakadabracre—won the NCHA Futurity’s Reserve Championship and the Summer Spectacular Open Derby with Lee Francois, and with his oldest crop just 5 in 2025, he’s got colts excelling across disciplines. 

The Animal already has colts in the hands of World Champion Breakaway Ropers Lari Dee Guy and Hope Thompson, as well as eight-time PRCA World Champion Tie-Down Roper Fred Whitfield. 

“My Animal baby is coming 4,” Thompson said. “He’s been so easy, and so good-minded. He’s the kind of horse anyone could get along with, and my 2-year-old filly by The Animal is the same way. They’re the kind of horses that are perfect for ropers because they aren’t fractious or fragile. They want to work, and they want to please.”

Three-time NFR heeler Tyler Worley has a 4-year-old son of The Animal out of the dam to his NFR horse.

“Mine is so gentle, we’re going to keep him for my kid,” Worley said. “He’s been easy. I can break in 40 steers on him, then take him and jackpot that night. Nothing bothers him.” 

The Animal is one of the industry’s most-enrolled stallions, meaning there are millions of dollars in added money his colts are eligible for each and every year. And the purses are always growing, with owner Cindy Perez paying him into more incentives each year upon breeders’ requests.