Hall of Fame Horsemen Tommy and Kyle Manion Featured on the Uncut & Real Raw Podcast

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In the quarter horse and western performance horse industries, the name Manion is synonymous with world champion and hall of fame. Tommy Manion has 41 American Quarter Horse Association world championships to his name in multiple events and is in the World Conformation Horse Association Hall of Fame and the National Cutting Horse Association No-Pro Hall of Fame. Along with earning more AQHA world championships than any other competitor, Tommy won the All-American Quarter Horse Congress Championships in multiple events and has six versatility titles to his name. He’s a National Reining Horse Association Futurity open reserve champion and an NCHA Futurity non-pro champion.

Tommy and his wife Chris along with their son Kyle own and operate the Manion Ranch located in Pilot Point, Texas. The ranch has stood three of the top five all-time cutting horse sires, including High Brow Cat, Smart Little Lena, and Smooth As A Cat, and has stood industry-leading sires in other disciplines including Impressive, Pretty Impressive, and Dandy Zippo. Chris, an AQHA world champion and two-time reserve world champion, is the ranch’s business manager while Kyle has multiple NCHA championships to his name, has lifetime earnings of $2 million and is in the NCHA Non-Pro Hall of Fame.

Tommy and Kyle join Clinton on the newest episode of the Uncut & Real Raw podcast to discuss building a successful business in the equine industry. The father and son team share how Tommy built his unparalleled career and discuss his legacy and what they see for the future of the western performance horse industry.

Listen to the episode most anywhere you listen to podcasts, including on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Watch the full length episode on the Uncut and Real Raw YouTube channel.

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