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Highpoint Performance Horses Becomes Official Stallion Breeding Program for Ariat WSTR

Highpoint Performance Horses Becomes Official Stallion Breeding Program for Ariat World Series of Team Roping

As the premier stallion program in the country, Highpoint Performance Horses is stepping in to support the team roping industry.

Highpoint Performance Horses is now the official stallion breeding program of the Ariat World Series of Team Roping, marking the start of a two-year agreement between the Western performance industry's leading breeders and the richest recreational sport association in the world.

Highpoint Performance Horses, owned by AQHA leading trainers Charlie Cole and Jason Martin, owns leading stallions including Winners Version, Slick By Design and Brace For Bernal. Highpoint also stands 30 stallions, including Miles Baker's and 26-time World Champion Trevor Brazile's stallion Show Me The Buckles.

"The ropers putting up big money to rope at the Ariat WSTR qualifiers and Finale prioritize great horses," Lory Merritt, sales director for the WSTR, said. "So working with the Highpoint team allows us to introduce those ropers to the people who understand how to build those horses from the ground up. Nobody understands those principles better than Highpoint."

Martin and Cole have over 80 AQHA world titles between them, and in 2022 they purchased Paul Eaves' World Champion mare Docs Gunslinger Chic, crossing her on Show Me The Buckles and Slick By Design for a 2023 foal.

"We are passionate about helping the horse industry grow and evolve, and team roping is the leader in that growth," Martin said. "What the World Series has done over the last 15 years has changed the sport as well as the demand for quality horsepower to help people win hundreds of thousands over four steers."

Highpoint will have a key booth on the concourse at the South Point at the Ariat WSTR, where ropers can learn more about the stallions, meet top talents who stand their horses at Highpoint, buy stallion merchandise and book breedings for 2023.  

For more information, visit highpointperformance.com.