Apples don’t fall far from the tree, as evident by Joyce Pearson joining her daughter Anne Reynolds as an NRCHA Million Dollar Breeder. Of horses she’s bred, 73 have been shown in NRCHA competition, and 58 are NRCHA money-earners, a 79% average of pulling checks at reined cow horse events, including titles at multiple premier events.

Pearson’s top performers she’s bred include Gunna Be A Smartie (Very Smart Remedy x Gunna Be. Mine x Gunna Smoke; 2021 World’s Greatest Horseman® Champion), with more than $164,000 in NRCHA lifetime earnings; Magical Lena (Lenas Little Legend x Swayback Magic x Early Tink; 1998 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity® Non Pro Champion and 1999 Snaffle Bit Stakes Non Pro Champion), with more than $152,000 in NRCHA lifetime earnings; and Dr Strangelove (Shiners Voodoo Dr x Very Smart Sweetheart x Very Smart Remedy), with more than $104,000 in NRCHA lifetime earnings.