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SIRE OF MORE THAN

98

MILLION IN MONEY EARNERS

SIRE OF

8

NCHA FUTURITY CHAMPIONS

ALL-TIME LEADING CUTTING HORSE SIRE

AQHA ALL-TIME LEADING SIRE

AQHA HALL OF FAME, CLASS OF 2023

1st DAM


SMART LITTLE KITTY, by Smart Little Lena. Dam of 14 foals, 12 performers earning 336,257, including–

  • HIGH BROW CAT (c. by High Brow Hickory). Reference.
      • SMART LIL HIGHBROW (c. by High Brow Hickory). $99,099: 4th, NCHA Open Super Stakes; 3rd, NCHA Open Classic.
      • SMART BRONZE (c. by Smart Little Lena). $72,347: split 3rd, NCHA Open Derby & Open Classic; Texas Gold Open Derby Champion.
    • HIGH CLASS KITTY (f. by High Brow Hickory). $29,133: split 7th, NCHA Open Super Stakes; 8th, NCHA Open Derby; finalist in the NCHA Super Stakes Open Classic/Challenge and the Memphis 5/6-Year-Old Open.

2nd DAM

DOC’S KITTY, by Doc Bar. $23,546: NCHA Open Derby Champion; NCHA Open Futurity Reserve Champion. Dam of–

PRETTY LITTLE KITTY (Smart Little Lena). $82,077: Gold & Silver Stakes Champion. Dam of–

  • KIT DUAL. $251,791: 3rd, NCHA Open Futurity; NCHA Open Super Stakes Reserve Champion.
    • SMART KIT DUALLY. $119,573: Abilene Western 5/6-Year-Old Open Champ
    • KITS LITTLE PEPTO. $58,074: 3rd, Breeders Invitational Amateur Classic
    • KIT PLAYBOY. $29,734: finalist NCHA Open Super Stakes
  • MERADAS KITTY (Freckles Merada). $20,097: 4th, Abilene Western All-Age $20,000 Non-Pro. Dam of–
    • MK KITTYLENA. $64,511: AQHYA World Champion Cutting; NCHA Eastern Nationals Non-Pro Reserve Champion.
    • HOME ALONE DNA. $44,538: KY State 5/6-Year-Old Non-Pro Co-Reserve Champion

1

#1 ALL-TIME LEADING SIRE

98

$96 MILLION IN OFFSPRING EARNINGS

8

SIRE OF 8 NCHA FUTURITY CHAMPIONS

First becoming a leading sire in 1997 with his 2nd crop to show, HIGH BROW CAT moved up the ranks quickly to become a 1999 Equi-Stat Top 10 Leading Cutting Sire and continued up the list taking the Equi-Stat #1 spot in 2003. He has remained #1 on the AQHA/NCHA and/or Equi-Stat Leading Sire lists ever since.

Today HIGH BROW CAT is the AQHA/NCHA’s #1 All-Time Leading Sire (2011-2022), AQHA/NCHA’s #1 Leading Sire (2009-2022), Equi-Stat’s #1 Leading Cutting Sire (2003-2022), the Equi-Stat #1 All-Time Leading Cutting Sire (2009-2022), an NRCHA All-Time Leading Sire, and is an AQHA All-Time Leading Sire of Open & Amateur ROM, Class Winners and Point-Earners.

Top All Time Money Earning
Horses Sired by High Brow Cat

SIRE OF 8 NCHA FUTURITY CHAMPIONS

  • 2014 Open Futurity Champions Classy CD Cat, by Hight Brow Cat, and Phil Hanson

  • 2012 Open Futurity Co-Champions He Bea Cat, by High Brow Cat, and Tarin Rice

  • 2011 Open Futurity Champions Oh Miss Caroline, by High Brow Cat, and Craig Thompson

  • 2008 Open Futurity Champions Metallic Cat, by High Brow Cat, and Beau Galyean

  • 2007 Open Futurity Champions High Brow CD, by High Brow Cat, and Austin Shepard

  • 2006 Open Futurity Champions Oh Cay Felix, by High Brow Cat, and Craig Thompson

  • 2005 Open Futurity Champions Highbrow Supercat, by High Brow Cat, and Tommy Marvin

  • 2003 Open Futurity Champions One Smart Lookin Cat, by High Brow Cat, and Craig Morris

2026 ICSI Breeding Fee: $5,500

  • Limited frozen semen contracts: $10,500
  • Chute Fee: $700

 

ICSI Contracts Only

  • Eligible for ALL NCHA Events, PCCHA Stakes, Breeders Invitational, NRCHA Cow Stakes, Gold Buckle Futurities and Legendary Stakes
  • HERDA N/H- – Herda Guarantee with proof of Herda results. N/N for GBED, HYPP, MH, PSSM1 and IMM/MYHM
  • Live Foal Guarantee

High Brow Cat is currently standing at Valley Equine

ABOUT ICSI

High Brow Cat has been ICSI exclusive breeding
since 2014 and able to produce 100+ embryos each season.


Know the facts about ISCI

  • Proven safe and effective in breeding to the most prolific sire in AQHA/NCHA history
  • Success rate growing – especially in mares 15 years and younger, with no experienced negative impact*
  • More than 100 pregnancies have resulted in each of the past 9 season using ICSI exclusively
  • Costs are minimally higher than embryo transfer procedures.
  • Mare does not have to be cycling and procedure can be done any time of the year with higher change of multiple embryos created
  • Embryos can be transferred or frozen for future breeding seasons
  • Extensive experience in the procedure at Weatherford Equine Breeding Center, in the heart of cutting horse county

Our clients are fortunate to have highly reputable ICSI labs to choose from when breeding to High Brow Cat. Click the links to learn more about each one.

Resources / Labs

Equine Medical Services – Dr. Rob Foss, DVM; Columbia, MO

EquiEmbryo – Young Ho Choi, DVM; Fort Worth, TX

Gentech Equine; Purcell, OK

Viagen Equine, Collinsville, TX

Vet Repro Innovations – Dr. Fernando Campos – Chillon, DVM; San Luis Obispo, CA

 

Vita Nova Reproduction – Kindra Rader; Pilot Point, TX

Click here to read the article from Quarter Horse News on ICSI.

ICSI Points To Consider