Tongue River Ranch

08/17/2026

RESERVE CHAMPIONS!

Congratulations to Cooper McCleksey and “GOAT” Ridin A Metallic who won reserve at the The Run For A Million Cowboy Heritage Ranch Challenge in Las Vegas. Cooper finished right behind his cousin Trey Mitchell of Singleton Ranches who rode SCR Wimpycrackinchic.

We are proud of you, Cooper, and congratulations to Trey!

08/14/2026

Good luck to Cooper & “Goat” today! The two are sitting in second at The Run For A Million in Las Vegas, after reining Thursday, in the Cowboy Heritage Ranch Challenge.

“Goat” is Ridin A Metallic, a 2015 bay stallion (Metallic Cat x Shortys Jay Ray x Dual Rey), bred by Alvin and Becky Fults.

The pair show this evening at 6:30 Pacific Time/8:30 Central. Catch the action here: https://therunforamillion.com/watch-live/

08/14/2026

Check out this fun write up about cousins Cooper and Trey!

08/13/2026

Good luck to Cooper McCleskey and Ridin A Metallic today as they compete in the Cowboy Heritage Ranch Challenge during the The Run For A Million in Las Vegas!

Tune in here:

The free stream is paused while a ticketed event is underway. Grab a livestream package to watch tonight live, or come back for the next free session.

08/13/2026

“Shinedown” is a cover model and could be yours!
He sells Sept 25-26 at the Return To The Remuda Sale sale

Hip No. 13
TRR LITTLE PISTOL
2022 Bay Gelding
BADGER DOT COM X TRR PLAYGUN SHOWGIRL
From the string of Riggin Johnson
“Shinedown” is a big, stout, eye catching gelding used all over the ranch to do it all from roping in the pasture to sorting and dragging calves. He is a smooth traveler and can be roped on in the arena.

Watch for more clips and full video of Hip 13- TRR LITTLE PISTOL coming soon!

Working Ranch Magazine

08/13/2026

08/12/2026

08/12/2026

A round of applause for Cooper McCleskey and Creepin (TRR IM GONNA BE GREYT)! This Top Hand and Top Horse were named this past weekend at the Big Bend Ranch Rodeo in Alpine. We are proud once again of this duo and all their efforts that helped get Tongue River qualified for World Finals in Amarillo. Congrats, Cooper and Creepin!

08/11/2026

We are excited to see everyone in Amarillo!

Congratulations to the Tongue River Ranch team—John "Bubba" Smith, Justin Johnson, Riggin Johnson, Cooper McCleskey, and Ben Crockett—on their win at Big Bend Ranch Rodeo and Youth Ranch Rodeo!

𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 ⤵️
https://wrca.org/2026-big-bend-ranch-rodeo-results

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗼 ⤵️
bit.ly/2026WCRRTickets