At the age of 14 Monty worked for Yancy James who was great friends with Lance Harrel who got him introduced to the sport of cutting. From there Monty worked for Salvador Cabral in Texas for one and half years. It was at the NCHA Futurity when Monty was 18 he asked Allan Crouch for a job and Mr Allan said he wasn’t hiring at the moment but told Monty to go watch the Futurity and see who impresses you the most showing horses, then go ask them for a job! It was there that Monty saw Tim Smith score a 218 and loved the way Tim’s horses worked and he asked Tim for a job. That was the day Monty’s life changed! He worked for a year and a half with Tim and now Monty and his wife Tessa operate an extremely successful training operation out of Triple Crown Equestrian Center in Lincoln, CA, owned by Steve and Stacy Morgan.
Age: 31
From: Lincoln, CA.
Phone: (928) 848-8638
Monty Buntin
$2,133,396
- 2022 El Rancho Spring Classic Open Way Out West Finalist riding Smooth Deception
- 2022 NCHA Super Stakes 4 Yo Open Semi-Finalist riding Heisenbergg
- 2022 NCHA Super Stakes 5/6 Yo Open Semi-Finalist riding Smooth Deception
- 2022 PCCHA Trainers Gold Cup 4 Yo Open Champion riding Smooth Bobbi Rey
- 2022 PCCHA Trainers Gold Cup 5/6 Yo Open Champion riding Smart N Hottish
- 2021 NCHA Futurity Open Finalist riding Heisenbergg
- 2021 NCHA Open World Finalist riding Steel Betty
- 2021 Brazos Bash Futurity Open Finalist riding Smooth Bobbi Rey
- 2021 Brazos Bash Reserve Champion riding Steel Betty
- Starlights Little Cat
- Dual Cat Pepto
- Highbrow Jackson
Videos by Monty Buntin
Very successful trainers owe a lot of their success to their 2yr old program. Eric Ferreira has worked for Monty Buntin for 9 years and they have developed a winning […]
Great video with Monty Buntin as he gives a lesson for Amateur and Non-Pro competitors who want to improve their: Ability to read a cow. How to get inside your […]
Leaving your hand down on a 3yr old is one of the most difficult parts to training a cutting horse! It takes discipline and a true understanding of when to […]
Monty shows you how to get a horse to focus on the flag, illustrating: The difference between read and focus. Why his dry work is about making impressive cut, not […]
Monty’s whole program is based around eye appeal and give the judges a reason to watch the horse, not the rider! Monty quotes Leon Harrel, ” It’s not your job […]
