Wild Roan

There’s a specific kind of magic that happens when a fast horse, a fearless rider, and a skier who doesn’t know when to quit finally find their rhythm. For Kathrine Litch and John Anderson, that rhythm was forged in the cold Idaho air during a legendary winning run in Bellevue a few years back—a performance people still talk about. They’ve spent the last eight weeks living out of the trailer, putting 10,000 miles on a brand-new truck and hitting every snow-packed course the winter could throw at them. Between the highway hum and the high-speed spray, this team has become a fixture of the circuit, backed by the grit of Sawtooth Brewery, Giddyap BioEZ, Nutrena, Four Corners Murdoch’s, Circle Y Saddles, Reinsman, and MagnaWave.

The horsepower in the trailer is a story of two extremes. At the gate, Babes Last Rascal is the picture of cool—unbothered and relaxed like a fat kid in a hammock—but once she opens up on the track, she is absolutely untouchable. Then there’s the new addition to the string, the wild roan known as She’s A Lethal One. Kat didn't waste any time easing her in; she put the mare straight into the Pro division, and the two have been connecting as a lethal second team ever since. Whether it’s the steady veteran or the high-stakes newcomer, when Kat settles into the saddle and John grips the rope, you know you’re watching a team that’s put in the miles to earn every inch of the podium.