Essjay Performance Horses

10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day 💐

To the mums who feed horses / kids / family before themselves, ride through the chaos, and somehow keep everything moving — we see you.

Strong, selfless, and at the heart of it all.

Enjoy your day — you’ve earned it.

08/05/2026

🔥 UPDATE - SOLD 🔥
Essjay Shiny Alloy
2024 Chestnut Gelding
AQHA Rego: Q-105919

Sire: Branchvale Metal Alloy
Dam: Rhondhu Dapple Shine (Shining Sheriff x Ivory O Lena)

Athletic, quiet minded gelding bred to excel in the cowhorse, challenge and campdraft arenas.
“Charley” combines proven performance bloodlines with a kind, trainable nature and plenty of natural ability. He is correct, attractive and moves freely with the athleticism expected from both sides of his pedigree.

His dam, Rhondhu Dapple Shine, was successfully shown across Stockman’s Challenge, Reined Cow Horse and Snafflebit Cutting events with numerous wins and placings to her name. As a broodmare she consistently produces pretty, cowy progeny with talent and brains. Her standout offspring Shiny Kitty has already earned multiple Australian Reined Cow Horse titles along with successful results in the cutting and reining pens.

His sire, Branchvale Metal Alloy, is one of Australia’s exciting young performance sires — by legendary cutting sire Metallic Cat and out of Reys Little Hottie. Alloy has earnings in excess of $110,000 and has claimed major wins across cutting, challenge and campdraft events including: ▪️ 2023 Nutrien Classic Challenge Champion
▪️ 2024 ARBC Two Handed Cutting Winner
▪️ Open Futurity & Challenge Championships
▪️ Campdraft finalist performances at major Australian events

This gelding has all the ingredients to make a serious performance prospect while still being sensible enough to enjoy and develop. Ready to break in.

📍 Located: Rockhampton, QLD
📞 Jordyn Bentley – 0409 065 085
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02/05/2026

28/04/2026

What a fortnight it’s been — 2,600km on the road, plenty of horses, and even more learning along the way.

We kicked things off at the Australian Reined Cow Horse Association Futurity Show at White Park in Scone.

Covid Cat put together a solid show:
🥈 Reserve Champion – Non Pro Derby
🔥 Highlight of the week: top score in the finals fence work with a 74
She also placed in the Non Pro Two Handed Cutting and knocked on the door of the finals in both the Open Derby and the Ultimate Cow Horse

While she wasn’t with me at Scone, Rhondhu Cracker Duck had a big moment of her own, taking out the 2025 Australian High Point Awards for both the Open and Non Pro Bridle Spectacular events — a great achievement.

A huge thank you to the ARCHA committee, volunteers, cattle donors and sponsors who make these events what they are — your effort doesn’t go unnoticed.

Ranch House Australia, Marsh Carney Saddlery, Hold Your Horses Promotions, Rob Leach Equine, Toprail Saddlery, Cinch Australia, Beljay Performance Horses, Mountain Horse Trading, Foxdale Cowhorses, Signature Equine Recovery, Wyse Equine, Ken Anderson Photography.

Straight off the back of the show, I stayed on for the 2-day NRCHA judging seminar with Sandie Collier. An outstanding educator — plenty of practical insight into the rules and judging system, and a lot to take away.

To round it all out, Katherine Patience Lyons and I headed back into Queensland for a ridden clinic with Sandie at Caboolture. That was the icing on the cake — bringing everything together in the saddle. Plenty of laughs, and definitely a few lightbulb moments along the way. Big thanks to Glenn Wyse for putting it all together.

Now… back to the real world.