Cook Performance Horses

04/30/2026

Cook Performance Horses had a productive and fun show at the Rein for the Roses reining at Lakeside Arena.

COLONELS SPECIAL GUN owned by Karen Bailey and shown by Cutter Cook were first in the Intermediate open and the NRHA open with a HUGE 73.5 on Sunday!

Cutter Cook and DRINKIN MOONSHINE also owned by Karen Bailey, were 1st on Saturday and third on Sunday in the Intermediate Open and NRHA Open levels.

Seth Chunglo and NU LIL GATLIN GUN were 4th in Green 1 (Sunday). Seth also showed his first shootout in the Green Reiner division.

Hannah Rowland and MIF USA pulled two seconds in Green 2 on Saturday and Sunday.

Caden Cook continued his winning streak with TOPSAILS LITTLEPRIZE, earning a 1st in the short stirrup class BOTH days with a consistent 71 score.

METALLIC CASH and Colton Cook were second on Saturday and Sunday in the short Stirrup. This team continues to get stronger each time they show.

Karen Bailey and her trusty mount DARLINS CODY BOY swept all THREE levels of the Rookie on Sunday.

Karen and her new mount, and A WHIZARD DREAM (Also known as Tater Tot🤣) were 2nd Rookie 1, 1st Rookie 2, and 2nd Rookie PT.

Karen and her beautiful buckskin, DRINKIN MOONSHINE were 3rd in Rookie PT and Rookie 2 and also 4th in Rookie 1. On Sunday they continued their winning ways with a 4th in Rookie PT, 4th Rookie 2, and 2nd in Rookie level 1.

Laura Brown and LOTTA MOBSTER got in the placings on Saturday with a 4th in Rookie PT.

Elizabeth Chunglo “cowgirl’d up” despite not feeling well and showed SMART IN A DRESS in the Novice and got in some good schooling runs.

Our proudest run was Miss Cassie Cook who made her very first trip to the show pen on DONT TINKER WITH ME in the walk trot. Not only did Cassie stay on pattern but she had the loudest cheering session of the show!

A huge thank you to Ryan Behne Horseshoeing and Dr Ashley Embly with Rood and Riddle for keeping our horses sound and healthy.

Thank you to Bruce Brown of Lakeside Arena and the Kentucky Reining Horse Association for hosting the show and the hospitality.

A special shout out to the person who keeps us organized and on track with 12 head of horses. Sam Brown, we couldn’t do this without you! Words can’t express what you mean to the entire team.

02/08/2026

Wow! What a way to celebrate the success of the 2025 show season and welcome 2026. Thank you to the many board members and volunteers for hosting a great banquet in Lexington last night. Our barn family came together not only to celebrate success in the show pen but to enjoy our friend and fellowship outside of the barn.

DARLINS CODY BOY
Shown by Cutter Cook
Owned by Karen Bailey
🏆Trifecta Champion in NRHA Open, Limited Open, and Intermediate Open
🏆The Mal McGuire Perpetual Trophy for a second consecutive year.

COLONELS SPECIAL GUN
Shown by Cutter Cook
Owned by Karen Bailey
🥈Trifecta Reserve Champion in NRHA Open, Limited Open, and Intermediate Open

MIF USA and Hannah Rowland
🥇Champion Green Level One

TOPSAILS LITTLE PRIZE and Caden Cook
🥇Champion 10 & Under Short Stirrup

LOTTA MOBSTER and Laura Brown
🥇Champion Primetime Rookie
🥉Third place Rookie One

SMART IN A DRESS and Elizabeth Chunglo
🥇Champion Novice Horse Non Pro Level One
🥈Reserve Champion Limited Non Pro

ADREAMINHEART and Kathy Lopp
🥇Champion Intermediate Non Pro
🥇Champion Primetime Non Pro
🥈Reserve Champion NRHA

11/03/2025

Cook Performance Horses had a great weekend at our last show of the year at Lakeside Arena in Frankfort, Kentucky.

🔥Darlins Cody Boy🔥
Owned by Karen Bailey and loved by all ❤️
Shown by Cutter Cook
🏆 First on Saturday AND Sunday with a clean sweep in the Limited Open, Intermediate Open, and unrestricted Open. Cody Boy was on fire and marked a HUGE 73.5 both days!

Colton Cook also showed Cody Boy to a second place 🥈 finish on Saturday AND Sunday in the Short Stirrup for riders under age ten. A testimate to how truly special this horse is, as there are not many who can win the professional class and turn around and pack a short stirrup’er around the ring the same day. Thank you so much to Karen Bailey for sharing this special animal. ❤️

🔷Colonels Special Gun
Owned by Karen Bailey
Shown by Cutter Cook
🥈Second place on Saturday across the board in the Limited Open, Intermediate Open and unrestricted Open. “Frost” scored a big 73 on Saturday and we will make the case that he had the best spins of the entire show.

🔷Mif USA and Hannah Rowland
🥈 Second on Saturday in Green One and KRHA green. We are excited to see what this team will accomplish next year!

🔷Dunit With A Dip MPH and Cary Roy
Solid rides in the Green division for this newer team to the CPH barn. We can’t wait to watch this team in 2026.

🔷Smart In A Dress & Elizabeth Chunglo
🏆 First in Novice Horse Non Pro Level One (Saturday)
🥉Third Limited Non Pro (Saturday)
Big accomplishments in very deep non pro classes!

🔷Trashed On Jac and Jenny Tolbert
🏅Fourth Rookie Primetime ( Saturday)
🏅Fifth Rookie Primetime (Sunday)

🔷Lotta Mobster and Laura Brown
🏆 First Rookie Primetime (Saturday)
🏆 First Rookie Level Two (Saturday)
🥈 Second Rookie Level One (Saturday)
🥉 Third Rookie Prinetime (Sunday)

🔷Topsails Littleprize and Caden Cook
🏆 First in Short Stirrup on Saturday AND Sunday! Thank you so much to Sam Brown for sharing “Sammy” and supporting Caden.

As we close out the year we send a big THANK YOU to:

Dr. Ashley Embly at Rood and Riddle Lexington who keeps our athletes feeling great.

Ryan Behne Horseshoeing who keeps our horses moving their best.

The First Lady of our Barn, Ashley Cook, who makes sure we have stalls, warm ups, and is everyone’s number one cheerleader. We wouldn’t want to do this without you!

Next stop….the Kentucky Reining Horse Banquet!

11/03/2025

09/26/2025

Hands down we have the best barn family! Last weekend at Kentucky Reining Horse Associations Bourbon Slide our team showed up. Birthday girl Elizabeth Paris Chunglo had great runs all weekend. A few penalties kept her out of the money, but she had solid rides all weekend in Rookie and Novice Horse. Macy and Peaches did great in Youth and Green classes. Jenny Chapman-Tolbert and Chevy had nice runs in Rookie! Both pairs continue to improve with each show.

New to our barn family, both Alize Naud and Hannah Rowland have been working hard in lessons. Their hard work paid off on Sunday as they tied to win Green 1. Cary Roy also had a few solid runs in Green this weekend.

Cutter and Darlins Cody Boy were in the money all weekend in the open slates. Cutter and Colonel Special Guns tied for the win on Sunday to close the show. Last, but certainly not least Caden and Sammy showed for the first time in short stirrup. The duo did great winning their first class together. They will definitely be back in the show pen soon!

07/23/2025

We absolutely love hearing continued success stories from our students! Congratulations to Buckskin World champion Shalene Bailey!

Hi Cutter. I’ve been at the Buckskin world show this week. I won the world title in the ranch riding in the open division & reserve in the amateur division. I just wanna tell you thank you so much for taking teaching me horsemanship. Your training opened a whole new world for me.

07/21/2025

We are home from the Clayton Classic Reining and despite the oppressive heat and intermittent rain storms, our horses and team had a great show bringing home points, prizes, and over $3,600 in cash payouts. Our team highlight was a big win in the maturity on Saturday where Cutter piloted Karen Bailey’s beloved Darlins Cody Boy to the double level win with a score of 145.5!

🏆 Darlins Cody Boy 🏆
Shown by Cutter Cook
Owned by Karen Bailey
1st in both Level 2 and 4 Maturity
2nd Intermediate Open
2nd Limited Open
3rd in Open

🏅Colonels Special Gun🏅
Shown by Cutter Cook
Owned by Karen Bailey
2nd in both Level 2 and 4 Maturity
3rd Intermediate Open
3rd Limited Open
4th in Open

🏅Smart In A Dress🏅
Shown by Elizabeth Chunglo
2nd and 3rd Novice Non Pro Level 1
3rd and 6th Limited Non Pro

🏅Topsails Littleprize🏅
Shown by Sam Brown
11th and 15th Limited Non Pro
9th and 9th Prime Time Non pro

🏅KR Smart Lil Devil🏅
Shown by Alex Brown
1st Novice Horse Non Pro Level 2
10th Limited Non Pro

🏅Lotta Mobster🏅
Shown by Laura Brown
3rd and 4th Rookie 1
3rd Rookie 2
2nd and 4th Prime Time Rookie
Prime Time Rookie Highpoint

A big thank you to Seth Chunglo for feeding, watering, cleaning stalls, saddling, and warming up and down countless horses. Thank you to Ashley Cook for all you do for KRHA and being our never ending cheerleader! A big thank you to Ryan Behne Horseshoeing LLC who plays a pivotal role in keeping so many of our horses moving their best.

Next stop …
The Bourbon Slide, September 19th - 21st

07/11/2025

Despite the hot weather, our group is practicing for next week’s Clayton Classic Reining to be held at Lakeside arena in Frankfort, Kentucky. Show starts on Friday, July 18th!

04/30/2025

Our barn family had a wonderful weekend at Kentucky Reining Horse Association Rein for the Roses! Our team had multiple wins and several good runs. Congratulations Jenny Chapman-Tolbert and Laura Plue Brown on your wins in the Rookie classes. Congrats Karen Bailey, Colonels Special Gun, and Cutter on your wins in the open classes. Elizabeth Paris Chunglo and Amie Nichols on great rides. We are so proud of all of you!!!

07/18/2024

We are settled in with 14 head of horses ready for the Clayton Classic reining horse show starting tomorrow at Lakeside Arena.

07/13/2024

The barn was full this morning as we prepared for Kentucky Reining Horse Association Clayton Classic later in the week. We can’t wait to see what are team does after the success last month at Indiana Reining Horse Association Summer Fun show. Last month, Laura Plue Brown and Lotta Mobster rocked the Rookie class with a sweep in Rookie 1, 2, and Prime time and made it into the Shoot Out. Karen Bailey and Darlings Cody Boy had great rides in the Rookie Classes and won the Rookies Shoot Out. The pair earn a beautiful belt buckle. Jonna Thomas and SS Gone Platinum had good rides in Novice Horse and Nonpro. Macy and Dunnit Hydrive were second in Green. Sara Filiatreau and Topsailes Littleprize had several nice rides over the weekend and were second in Intermediate Non Pro. We can’t wait for our whole team to be together this week!