Steve Ross Reining & Performance Horses

Steve Ross Reining & Performance Horses Steve Ross is a respected (Now Retired) NRHA judge and professional horseman located in Scottsdale Arizona . Doug Milholland, NRHA Futurity Champion.
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Steve is a lifelong horseman whose passion is starting and training reining horses. A popular clinician and coach, he has travelled the world sharing his message of solid horsemanship with a low key approach that has consistently proven to produce outstanding results. Steve has a solid background in the horse business having served on the NRHA Sale Committee and in 2015 judged all three of the ma

jor reining events in the USA. Steve has been a highly successful competitor and has produced many top class horses to the highest level of competition. In addition to judging, coaching and training horses, Steve is also an experienced radio and broadcasting personality and can often been seen interviewing competitors and commentating from the biggest reining competitions in the world, including all the major events, like The Run for A Million, Nrha Futurity and Derby, The NRBC as well as Reining By The Bay and The High roller Reining Classic. Steve has worked for and learned from many of the top trainers in the World. Bill Horn NRHA Futurity Champion, Winston Hansma NCHA Futurity Champion, and Tommy Manion 35 AQHA World Championships. He believes in a solid foundation on all his young horses, and is well known and respected within this field, having produced several highest selling horses at the most prestigious reining horse sales. If you are looking for your next top prospect, a proven show horse , or you are starting out in the Western Performance world and need a novice suitable mount, this is the place you can come and try multiple horses and find the exact match you need. Steve & his team will guide you through the entire process, ensuring you get an honest evaluation of both the horse and the match up for future success. Our success is based entirely on our customers happiness & success with their new horses. We keep a barnful of beautiful, kind, talented horses and we would love to show you them. Come and Visit Sunny Scottdale and let us match you up with the horse of your dreams.

💥Super Special Big beautiful Mare! ❤️Meet Gwen🌟2021 Palomino Mare by Gotta Chex Your Gun (Spooks Gotta Gun) x Precious A...
04/28/2026

💥Super Special Big beautiful Mare!

❤️Meet Gwen

🌟2021 Palomino Mare by Gotta Chex Your Gun (Spooks Gotta Gun) x Precious Anikah

🌟Double reg AQHA and APHA plus NSBA

🌟Stands over 15.3hh

💥NRHA Money Earner

💥Over 70 AQHA open performance points in ranch riding, ranch trail and working western Rail!

💥Competed and won points in VRH

❤️Gwen is just a dream! She is big and smooth to ride in all gaits, beautifully trained and extremely proficient in the Ranch Events. She qualified for the World Show in the JR Ranch Riding, and the working western rail events, and finished 2025 as the 8th placed Ranch Riding mare in the nation.
Gwen is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside, and is extremely kind and good minded, suited for almost any level of rider. This extremely good minded, easy riding mare will give you an outstanding intro to all the ranch events, and has previously won money in the reining too! She is kind and easy enough to keep at home and haul in for lessons or keep her at the trainers and be extremely competitive in the Amateur events.

🌟Gwen has no vices or bad habits and is a dream with beautiful manners and a friendly personality. She is 100% sound with lovely clean legs.

🌟Gwen can be seen and tried in Scottsdale Arizona.

☎️Steve Ross 254 434 8444

$5️⃣0️⃣, 0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

🎥Video Link: https://youtu.be/03P2Mu29bAM?si=AJncZwnW1wu5k8DS

04/24/2026

Good luck to Morgan and Simon in the Rookie Shoot out at NRBC! This new team are just killing it! ❤️

✅✅✅SOLD ✅✅✅💥Talented Young Derby Prospect❤️Meet Carl! 💥2022 Sorrel Gelding, raised by the great Tamarack Ranch. By a st...
04/13/2026

✅✅✅SOLD ✅✅✅

💥Talented Young Derby Prospect

❤️Meet Carl!

💥2022 Sorrel Gelding, raised by the great Tamarack Ranch. By a stud who needs no introduction, SG Frozen Enterprize (Iceman) x Wallawhizagun, (Walla Walla Whiz x Snow Gun). Wallawhizagun has already produce $187k and this is one of the proven crosses. In fact we like it so much we have a full sister, as well as a half sister and we recently had a full brother who is also outstanding! Great minded horses!

💥Carl stands approx 14.2hh, he 100% sound, barefoot in front, has required no maintenance and has no Vices. He is a delight around the barn and in the stall, with great manners and a friendly personable disposition.

❤️Carl was shown lightly at 3, in some futurities and already won just shy of $6k NRHA LTE. He’s proven he can deliver the goods in even the toughest spots in the upper open levels. He’s seasoned, has some show experience and is ready to go and be a great non pro derby horse, for a competitive rider.

🌟Carl is simple to ride, the same horse every day, is enormous fun to run and stop, has a good lead change, plenty of gears to slow down and circle and looks fancy doing it! The added bonus is he can really trot too, has good smooth paces and an eye catching look to make him a standout in ranch events too! He’s started on those maneuvers too, and looks really cool in a bosal!

💥Can be seen and tried in Scottsdale Arizona, and offers fantastic value for your buck!

🌟Steve Ross 254 434 8444

💥Watch his highlights video below!

https://youtu.be/abW6l43wY30?si=g0GTUEfEInc-IxKA

$4️⃣0️⃣, 0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

✅✅✅SOLD ✅✅✅✅Talented Non Pro Mare 💥Meet Kat💥❤️ 2020 Bay Mare — Stands approx. 15hh💥 By Walla Walla Whiz x This Chick Gun...
03/28/2026

✅✅✅SOLD ✅✅✅

✅Talented Non Pro Mare

💥Meet Kat💥

❤️ 2020 Bay Mare — Stands approx. 15hh

💥 By Walla Walla Whiz x This Chick Guns It (by Gunner)

💥 Kat is a big-bodied, attractive mare with the good hair gene — lots of mane and tail and plenty of presence.

💥 She has earned just shy of $4️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ NRHA and has proven herself to be a talented, straightforward horse.

💥 Kat is very nice to ride:
• Huge stop
• Lots of turn
• Easy lead changes
• Good paces
• Clean in front stopping

❤️ She is suitable for a Rookie or Non Pro rider, and the video shows her being ridden by a youth rider. She is kind, honest, and very manageable.

💥 With her movement and style, she would also make a very nice Ranch event horse in addition to continuing her reining career.

💥 Walla Walla Whiz mares are proving to be excellent broodmare prospects, making this a great long-term investment. When you are finished showing her, she would be a valuable addition to a broodmare band to breed your next great champion.

❤️ Kat is great to have around the barn:
• Easy to handle
• Good to load and haul
• Good to shoe, bathe, and saddle
• Quiet and uncomplicated

💥 Sound, no vices, and suitable for a wide range of riders.

💰 Priced at $4️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

📍 Scottsdale, Arizona
📞 Steve Ross 254 434 8444

Video link: https://youtu.be/j3llWpdVjHk?si=I08U3IJQHBOCXcXR

✅✅✅SOLD ✅✅✅💥Affordable, Well-Bred & Versatile❤️ Meet Rip — 2021 Sorrel Gelding — Stands 14.2hh💥 By SG Frozen Enterprise ...
03/25/2026

✅✅✅SOLD ✅✅✅

💥Affordable, Well-Bred & Versatile

❤️ Meet Rip — 2021 Sorrel Gelding — Stands 14.2hh

💥 By SG Frozen Enterprise x JD Conquista Anna (by Conquistador Whiz)

💥 Rip is a super stout, well-bred gelding with a kind disposition and a great foundation. He hasn’t set the world on fire as a reiner, but he is broke, trained, and ready to go be someone’s really nice all-around horse, and looks well suited to ranch events, versatility events or even roping.

💥 NRHA LTE: $280 with very limited showing.

💥 Rip is smooth and comfortable to ride:
• Smooth, easy lope
• Cool long trot
• Good jog
• Can stop, turn, and change leads
• Broke and straightforward

❤️ He is extremely gentle and easy to have around. Good in the barn and easy to do everything with:
• Good to turnout
• Good in the cross ties
• Bathes, saddles, and grooms quietly
• Loads and hauls well

❤️ 100% sound, no vices, and a very kind personality. A great, affordable option for someone wanting a well-bred, broke young horse.

💰 Priced at $2️⃣2️⃣,5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ for quick sale.

📍 Scottsdale, Arizona
📞 Steve Ross 254 434 8444

Video link: https://youtu.be/wUwSN4B1Y6g?si=QlZcmTMCwlonnpra

Another of our recent graduates had a great show at the cactus classic! Congratulations to trainer Gary Roberts and owne...
03/22/2026

Another of our recent graduates had a great show at the cactus classic!

Congratulations to trainer Gary Roberts and owner Leesa Davis.

Good boy Rush!!! ❤️❤️❤️

03/22/2026

Boo made her debut on our new stud horse Let’s Tear it Up (Dakota; Gunnatrashya x Whizzen for Chex) this week at the cactus classic. They had a great first show together placing top 10 in all 4 levels of a highly competitive non pro derby and adding close to $4000 to their LTE.
We are excited for this new team to develop throughout the year.

We already have a recip carrying a Let’s tear it up x Tr Platinum Shine ( Moonpie) baby for next year, which is super fun and we love both horses dearly!

03/20/2026

🎉🐎 Big Congratulations & Happy Birthday! 🎂

A huge congratulations to Candice Tanti on the purchase of Smoking Surprise—“Jason”—a talented 2022 gelding by No Smoking Required! We’re excited for what the future holds for this new team.

A big thank you to Steve and Boo Ross of Steve Ross Reining & Performance Horses for a smooth and seamless transaction—especially while the Equine Empire team was in Scottsdale. We truly appreciate it!

And to top it all off… Happy Birthday, Candice! 🥳 What an amazing way to celebrate!

We can’t wait to see this partnership grow—welcome to the next chapter!

💥Fabulous young Derby Prospect! 💥Meet Ozzy💥❤️ 2022 Sorrel Gelding with a very flashy flaxen mane and tail! — Stands app...
03/18/2026

💥Fabulous young Derby Prospect!

💥Meet Ozzy💥

❤️ 2022 Sorrel Gelding with a very flashy flaxen mane and tail! — Stands approx. 14.2hh

💥 By Gunnatrashya x Mambo Sparkle (by Shining Spark)

💥 Ozzy is a super cute, very attractive young gelding that really catches your eye. He has a great look, a kind expression, and all the presence you want in a young prospect. He has a great personality and is super fun to have in the barn! He’s great to do everything with!

💥 He was hauled to a few shows as a 3-year-old and schooled through the pen, giving him a great start and plenty of exposure.

💥 Ozzy has all the working parts in place:
•Huge slow down
• Good spins
• Easy lead change
• Big sliding stop
• Very trainable and willing

❤️ He is a very straightforward horse to ride with a great attitude and a kind way about him. He tries hard and is easy to get along with.

💥 Ozzy has great movement and plenty of style. He would be very competitive to finish polishing him off and go show in the Derbies, and would also be super cute in the Ranch Riding.

❤️ A fun, good-minded young horse with ability, looks, and versatility.

💰 Priced at $4️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

📍 Scottsdale, Arizona
📞 Steve Ross 254 434 8444

Video link: https://youtu.be/lG8vf2cd84A?si=9FCeBC0uvMZgQ9jL

✅✅✅ SOLD ✅✅✅💥GOLDEN MINDED AND TALENTED! 💥Meet Jason💥❤️ 2022 Bay Gelding — Big impressive looking horse he Stands approx...
03/13/2026

✅✅✅ SOLD ✅✅✅

💥GOLDEN MINDED AND TALENTED!

💥Meet Jason💥

❤️ 2022 Bay Gelding — Big impressive looking horse he Stands approx. 15.2–15.3hh

💥 By No Smoking Required x SURPRIZENTHEPRINCESS (By Jerry Lees Surprize x Princess In Diamonds)

💥 Jason is a big, beautiful-moving gelding with all the right pieces already in place. He is extremely kind, genuine, and the same horse every single day. He never has a bad day and genuinely loves to go do his job.

💥 As a 3-year-old he has already earned approximately $1️⃣,8️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ in NRHA Futurities, shown by a youth rider.

💥 Jason is very talented in the reining:
• Big stop
• Plenty of turn
• Big slow down
• Easy lead change

❤️ He is also an exceptional mover with big, correct paces. We have started him on ranch riding maneuvers and poles, and he shows all the ability to be a world-class Ranch Riding horse. He’ll stand out on the rail class too.

💥 Jason is a big-strided, stylish horse that is extremely straightforward to ride and suitable for a wide range of riders of almost any level.

💥Very special guy that will make someone an outstanding partner show horse.

❤️ The video below features a 15-year-old youth rider who stepped on him to make the video — that’s just the kind of quiet, easy horse he is.

💥 100% sound, no vices, and a pleasure to have in the barn.

💰 Priced at $6️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

📍 Scottsdale, Arizona
📞 Steve Ross 254 434 8444

Video link: https://youtu.be/ElgVcONGx24?si=mKT5HYeWG8AsRZlp

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Wildcat Ranch , 14841 E Wildcat Drive
Scottsdale, AZ
85262

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Monday 7am - 6pm
Tuesday 7am - 6pm
Wednesday 7am - 6pm
Thursday 7am - 6pm
Friday 7am - 6pm
Saturday 7am - 1pm

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