Trained the Old West Futurity Champion for three of the last three years
One Trainer. One Horse. Two Ways to Win.
A boutique program built around developing elite head horses from prospect to performance horse — from futurity-bound two-year-olds through horses already competing — under my full attention, start to finish.
Great head horses are made on purpose, from scratch.
Turning a quality prospect into an elite-level head horse with a six-figure price tag takes more than talent — it takes a unified plan.
Too often, the two-year-old trainer doesn't know what that prospect needs to become. Then the rope horse trainer inherits the horse and spends time reinstalling basics — undoing what the young athlete already learned.
This program eliminates that gap entirely.
A single path, mapped from day one.
A Select Group
Only futurity development head horses — quality over quantity, every prospect gets the full path mapped from day one.
Sale-Ready at Three
Presented at the Old West Sale as a finished, competitive three-year-old prospect.
Peaking at Heber City
Sale graduates compete for $250K (Limited), $500K (Intermediate), and $1M (Open) — the biggest bonus checks in the industry.
What is the average sale amount?
Old West averages, broken down by age. The older and more finished the horse, the stronger the market.
$70,556
$99,571
$275,500
I have trained the Heber City Old West Futurity Champion three of the last three years. I know how to get them there.
From prospect to performance horse.
My primary focus is preparing two-year-old prospects for the head horse futurity market — but the program isn't limited to starting colts. I also carry horses beyond their futurity year, train and show horses already of competition age, and market select horses for sale.
Sourcing
Don't have your two-year-old yet? I'll help you find the right one before intake.
Pre-Intake
Clean X-rays, confirmed against the Old West Sale's required set, before training begins.
Intake
A select group of only futurity development head horses — two-year-old intake staggered across November, December, and January.
Commitment
In training at least through the first Old West Sale of the horse's three-year-old year.
Quality over quantity. Every horse gets my full attention.
MFRH offers a boutique, specialized head horse futurity development program — intentionally limited to a select number of horses at a time, not a large training barn. Program details, availability, and investment are outlined once you reserve a slot.
Included with every horse — I handle everything from the marketing plan to the day of the sale, so you don't have to coordinate it piecemeal.
Digital Marketing Strategy
Geo-targeted, SEO'd, and sustained — a real campaign built around your horse, not a one-off post.
Sale Fit
Conditioning, clipping, and grooming to get the horse looking its absolute best.
Vet Coordination
The vet visit for sale films and health certificate, arranged before the horse ships.
Transport to the Sale
Hauled to the Old West Sale — no logistics on your end.
Stalling at the Sale
Handled and settled in for the duration of the sale.
Ring Prep
Final presentation and handling, day of, in the ring.
I train it, prep it, market it, and handle the vet work — you fly in and watch it sell, or hand it to whichever rider you want for next year's bonus run. Either way, it's ready.
At the Sale — your call.
Your horse is presented at the Old West Sale as a finished three-year-old.
Sell
for a sizable profit at the sale.
Retain
and chase the sale-graduate bonus at Heber City in its four-year-old year.
Not just training. A partnership.
Partnering with a select group of owners committed to developing the next generation of world-champion-caliber head horses.
My goal isn't simply to fill stalls with horses in training. It's to work alongside owners whose goals align with mine — for the life of the horse, not just its two-year-old year.
That partnership can mean continuing a horse beyond its futurity year, showing a horse already at competition age, marketing a proven horse for sale, or — for the right prospect — starting a three-year-old or older. Development for two-year-olds is the core of the program, not the limit of it.
Reserve a Slot
This isn't a niche hobby market.
Old West's most recent sale (June 2026) moved real, verifiable money across the board — not just a single headline horse.
$190K
Overall market average, sold and retained combined.
$206K
To new buyers, outside the consignor.
$175K
Bought back by their own owners.
Total market: $8.18 million across 43 head at the third Old West Rope Horse Sale, Heber City, UT, June 2026. Source: Team Roping Journal.
Not for every owner. For a select few.
For owners who want an elite-level head horse worth real money. You're going to spend real money on development either way. The difference is whether that investment is concentrated inside a proven program, or scattered across multiple trainers.
Past Training Accomplishments
Watch The Lane
2025Old West Futurity · Heber City
Coronado Gypsy
$250KSale Price
Lead On
2024Champion Year · Old West
SBD Boons Frenchgirl
2024Champion Year · Old West
Selling a horse? I'll market it right.
Beyond development, MFRH markets and sells select horses on an owner's behalf — sale prep, marketing, and ring presentation, handled start to finish. Commission is calculated net of Old West consignment fees and training fees already paid to MFRH, and scales down on a sliding basis as final sale price increases.
6%
Applies from the first dollar of final sale price, net of Old West consignment fees and training fees already paid to MFRH.
Full sliding-scale tiers are shared during your sales inquiry, alongside your horse's specific numbers.
Bobby Mote
2022 ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee, turned elite rope horse trainer. Trained the 2024 and 2025 Old West Futurity Champions. Based in Bluff Dale, Texas.
2022
ProRodeo Hall of Fame
2024 · 2025
Old West Futurity Champions
TX
Bluff Dale, Texas
