Sire: Delta Promise
Dam: All Em Freckles

Click to view Extended Pedigree (All Breed Database)

Height: 14.3 hands

Genetic Status
AQHA Panel:
GBED N/GBED
HERDA N/Hrd
HYPP N/N
MH N/N
PSSM1 N/N
MYHM N/N

Additional Testing:
LWO N/N

Color Genetics: A/A, e/e, nd1/nd2

Bred To: MT ONE SHOTTA HEADER “Buckshot”
Estimated Foaling Date: June 9, 2026

Click to view her Offspring:

• MT COLONEL FRECKLES "Spade" (2019)
• MT GUNS N FRECKLES "Miranda" (2022 - retained for program)
• MT PROMISE THE NIGHT "Spur" (2024)
• MT BAD REPUTATION "Jett" (2025 - retained for program)
• (2026)

Producer Note:

Bucket produces the kind of foals you expect from a mare like her — gritty, athletic, and built to go to work. She adds cow sense, responsiveness, and toughness in a way that shows up early.

All business. All the time.

About Bucket

Some mares are easy.

And some are the kind you reach for when the job actually matters.

Bucket is that kind.

All Business

Bucket is a gritty mare that is all business, all the time.

She’s tough.
Extremely athletic.
And what we like to call a true cow-eating machine.

She doesn’t need to be peddled along — she’s looking for a job before you even ask.

Standing at 14.3 hands, she’s one of our smaller mares.

But what she lacks in size, she more than makes up for in:

sass
class
and a whole lot of bad-assery

She’s quick, catty, and extremely responsive, with the kind of natural cow sense that makes working cattle feel easy.

Where She Shines

Bucket is one of our favorite mares to ride in the feedlot.

She handles pressure.
Chaos.
Real-world ranch situations.

And she does it with confidence.

She’s gentle and honest — but she is not a beginner-style, peddle-along kind.

She’s responsive.
She’s gritty.
And she expects you to show up and do your part.

And that’s exactly why we like her.

Proven Where It Counts

Bucket spent over three years in the broodmare band raising foals.

But when she preg-tested open in 2020…

She went right back to work.

What happens when you’re a fat, sassy, full-of-yourself cow-eating machine who preg-tests open???

You get a saddle thrown back on and go to work.

Her first ride back after three years — and she didn’t miss a beat.

You can watch that ride in the video at the bottom of this page.

That tells you everything you need to know about her.

Pedigree Highlights

Bucket is our only APHA registered broodmare, but her pedigree is stacked with proven cow horse blood.

She carries Doc Olena, Peppy San Badger, Colonel Freckles, and Leo just a generation back — the kind of horses known for cow sense, athletic ability, and durability.

She is a daughter of Delta Promise and out of All Em Freckles — a combination that consistently produces quick, athletic, and highly trainable horses.

But more importantly…

She rides like it.

A Mare That Earned Her Spot

Bucket earned her place here the right way.

We’ve put real miles on her.
We’ve used her.
We know exactly what she is.

And that gives us confidence in what she produces.

Mares like her are getting harder to find — tough, sound, athletic, and mentally strong enough to handle real work without falling apart.

What She Produces

Bucket consistently passes on:

• Natural cow sense and athletic ability
• Quickness and responsiveness
• Strong work ethic and grit
• Trainability and feel
• Structural correctness and durability
• Ranch versatility and usability

She contributes intensity, ability, and toughness — the kind that shows up when it matters.

Our Broodmare Philosophy

Our broodmares are expected to be broke to ride with real, proven time under saddle. That experience may come from our ranch program, previous owners, or performance training — but they must demonstrate rideability, willingness, and real-world usability.

We’ve put miles on our mares in real country — gathering, working cattle, long days, changing ground — so we know exactly what they’re like when it matters.

They have to meet the same standard as everything else here:
usable, good-minded, and built to last.

Bucket meets that standard in a very real way — she’s the kind you trust when the work matters.

Looking Ahead

Bucket isn’t the kind that needs explaining.

You saddle her up, go to work, and figure it out pretty quick.

And those are the kind we build around.