When the 2023 NFR kicks off, the top 15 heelers in the world will be riding the highest caliber of heel horses inside the Thomas & Mack.
The Top 15 have carefully decided which horses they will ride in the first round of NFR battle, and here’s the most updated list of which horse they will each ride in the tiny yellow arena of the NFR.
2023 NFR Heel Horses
| Heelers | Heel Horse | Registered Name |
| Wesley Thorp | RayJ | Little Hickory Boon |
| Junior Nogueira | Timon | Kiehne’s Frosty Pepto |
| Colter Todd | Jade | Docs Gunslinger Chic |
| Levi Lord | Birdie | Zoomin Diamond Prom |
| Logan Medlin | Cantina | TRR Freckles Holidoc |
| Jeremy Buhler | Hoss | Knight Robber Son |
| Paul Eaves | Kid Rock | TRR Big Hustler |
| Patrick Smith | Turbo | Kadabra King |
| Buddy Hawkins | X | Grade |
| Jake Long | Roger | JC Bar Diamond |
| Paden Bray | (Brady Minor’s) Sug | Leos Highbrow |
| Hunter Koch | Garfield | Two Socks Chic Cody |
| Cole Curry | Bullseye | Liken It Tuff |
| Jonathan Torres | Roger | Reysin Cats |
| Tyler Worley | Pesos | Sailors First Boom |