Age:
From: Weatherford, TX
Phone: (805) 245-0926
Hayden Upton
Money Won
$727,901.80Titles/Finals
- Top Seller at 2yr-old Western Bloodstock NCHA Futurity Sale x3
- 2018 NCHA Futurity Open Finalist
- 2012 Breeders Invitational Open Finalist
- 2012 Arbuckle Mountain Futurity Open Finalist
- 2012 NCHA Super Stakes Semi Finalist
- 2011 PCCHA Open Futurity Reserve Champion
- 2011 NCHA Open Futurity Semi Finalist and 3rd in the Limited Open
Top Three Horses Trained
- Superfly
- Melting Snow
- High Brow Jackson
- MVP
How I got started: In 2008 I took out a loan for $20K to buy a High Brow Cat yearling filly then looked over every fence I could, to work out how to train her.
Biggest mistake I’ve made in cutting: Should have read the rule book, might have saved me practicing each mistake.
Biggest myth about cutting: That cutting horses are not broke.
Favorite quote: “You win or lose the day you buy them.” – Bob Avila
Most memorable moment in cutting: Watching the 5/6 yr old final of the Super Stakes on our first trip to Texas in 2003. It was my first eye opener to this level of cutting.
Training Philosophy: The mind controls the body.
Videos by Hayden Upton

Starting Two Year Olds On Cattle With Hayden Upton.
Hayden works his 2yr olds on cattle and keeps it very simple....
Duncan’s Picks: How To Start Two Year Olds On The Flag And On Cattle With Hayden Upton
Hayden shares why he doesn't stop a 2yr old on the flag. He also explains when to progress from the flag too cows with your horse....
Hayden Upton: 2 Year Old Mouthing Method to Perform Under Pressure
Hayden Upton trains two two-year-olds using his mouthing method to prepare them for performing under pressure....
Hayden Upton: The Power of a Horse’s Mind
Hayden Upton reveals how he gets inside the mind of a two year old at the clinic he gave at the Super Stakes in Fort Worth....