The Sport of Cutting Returns to the Front Range with Trainer Craig Morris
Our Services
Full Service Training
At Wiens Ranch, our full-service training program provides a comprehensive approach to developing both horse and rider. This package includes professional training, daily board, personalized lessons, and show travel, ensuring that every horse in our program receives consistent care and progress. Whether you’re fine-tuning an experienced cutting horse or bringing along a young prospect, our team creates individualized plans to build confidence, athleticism, and competitive readiness. From the barn to the show pen, we focus on cultivating partnership and performance at every stage.
Horse Purchase Concierge
Finding the right horse can be one of the most important — and challenging — parts of your journey. Our Horse Purchase Concierge service helps take the guesswork out of the process by connecting you with horses that truly fit your skill level, goals, and budget. Drawing on our extensive industry network and years of experience, we assist with evaluations, trial rides, and honest assessments to ensure the best possible match. Whether you’re purchasing your first cutting horse or adding another to your string, Wiens Ranch will guide you every step of the way.
Lessons
Our lesson program is ideal for riders who want to bring their own horse to Wiens Ranch for professional coaching. Each session is designed to meet you where you are — whether you’re just getting started in cutting or working to refine timing, positioning, and cow sense. Riders benefit from hands-on instruction in a supportive environment that emphasizes communication, control, and confidence. With access to top-tier cattle, facilities, and experienced trainers, you and your horse will develop the skills needed to excel both at home and in competition.
Cutting Horse Events & Private Clinics
Wiens Ranch is proud to host a full calendar of cutting horse events and private clinics throughout the year. These gatherings offer competitors, newcomers, and enthusiasts alike the opportunity to learn, compete, and connect within the cutting community. From local shows to specialized clinics with industry professionals, participants experience the excitement of live cattle work and the camaraderie that defines the sport. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your show skills or immerse yourself in a weekend of hands-on learning, our events are designed to inspire and elevate every level of rider.
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“Cutting is how I was raised and it’s where I raised my family. I may be a little prejudiced, but I think the “Cutting Horse” is the ultimate equine athlete.
— Craig Morris
Press Release: The Sport of Cutting Returns to the Front Range
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Colorado, June 12, 2024 —What do you get when you cross a first-class Colorado cutting horse facility, cattle ranch and residential development, with a Texas born Hall of Fame cutting horse trainer? The Perfect Team. Former Colorado Senator, Rancher, and Entrepreneur Tom Wiens and Trainer, Producer, Television Personality and Entrepreneur Craig Morris have teamed up to bring the sport of cutting back to the front range of Colorado
Tom Wiens: A Legacy in Cutting
Tom Wiens of the Wiens Ranch is no stranger to the sport of cutting. He has bred and raised National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Champions. He helped to create a “cutting dynasty” through The Smart Look and her offspring in the cutting arena, which is still influencing the sport today. “We want to create an environment for cutting to flourish again on the front range. Events, instruction, first class horses and a place for the entire family to learn and enjoy the same sport that we raised our family around. The Western way of life and the Sport of Cutting is what we want to share with others,” said Tom.
Craig Morris: A Horse From Colorado Propelled to Fame
Craig Morris, NCHA Hall of Fame rider with approximately $2 Million in earnings, grew up on the back of a horse but it was one that was bred and started in Colorado at the
Wiens Ranch that allowed him to reach his lifelong dream of winning the coveted NCHA Open Futurity Championship in 2003. One Smart Looking Cat was the first High Brow Cat ($40 Million dollar producer) offspring to win the NCHA Futurity and his dam was none other than The Smart Look (Million-dollar producer) from the Wiens Ranch. She is also the only horse in NCHA history to produce a Champion of each of Cuttings Triple Crown Events from three different sires - two of which were bred and raised on the Wiens Ranch.
The Ultimate Equine Athlete
“Cutting is how I was raised and it’s where I raised my family. I may be a little prejudiced, but I think the “Cutting Horse” is the ultimate equine athlete. No other equestrian sport requires a horse to be able to STOP Hard, Run Fast, Turn Quick and Out-Think a cow all while on a slack rein, with very little help from the rider. The need for Conscious Thought by the horse, to anticipate what a cow is about to do, is what really separates them from the rest of the herd,” said Craig. “And we are excited to share that with more people here at the World Class Cutting Horse Facility at the Wiens Ranch.”
Tom’s Comments about Craig
“We are so excited to have such an incredibly talented and caring individual leading our team here at the Wiens Ranch. It is truly an honor to have Craig here, a World Class Cutting Horse Trainer and Competitor who operates with the highest level of integrity, to reignite the Sport of Cutting on the Front Range of Colorado.
About the Ranch
Situated halfway between Denver and Colorado Springs, Wiens Ranch offers more than cutting horses. They breed quality angus cattle for their direct-to-consumer beef business (WR Premium Beef) and grow premium quality grass hay. Meanwhile, Remuda Ranch, part of the new residential development, graces the farthest West point of the ranch, overlooking the famed Red Rocks and located just minutes from Castle Rock.