Family and Performance Horses
Apr 1, 2024
By Keri Whitney
Luke Jones
Performance Horses of Allerton, Iowa is a 3,000-acre ranch owned by Luke and
his wife, Erin. The full-time training facility specializing in cow horse and
rope horses, complete with 3 separate indoor arenas and 3 outdoor pens. At any
time, there are 60 to 70 head in training, with several employees.
Luke and
Erin have 3 sons, Will, who is in his freshman year at Cisco College, Cort, a
sophomore and 6th grader, Lane. All are accomplished in cow hose and
roping and very involved in the training operation.
Bowmans Metallic Cat (Metallic Cat x Bowmans Fancy) was trained and
shown by Luke Jones Performance Horses of Allerton, Iowa. The red roan stallion
is the 2016 AQHA World Show bronze
champion Jr Tie Down, the 2017 NRCHA Stallion Stakes Open Finalist, and
the 2019 Midwest Greatest Horseman Champion. He has 325 AQHA points in heading,
heeling, tie-down, working cow horse, ranch and trail, performance halter and
LTE of $36,621.
"For the last two years, we've been standing Bowmans Metallic Cat," says
Luke. "We legged him back up so our
12-year-old son, Lane could head on him in the 10.5 Jr Roping at the 2023 Riata
Buckle. He made it to the short round. Our 15-year-old son, Cort heeled on him
at the 2023 AQHA World Show for Lane, who ended up winning 3rd in
the L2 Senior Heading on his horse."
Bowmans Metallic Cat is a very versatile stallion, known for his
athleticism, kind nature, and incredible mind which he passes to his babies,
with winners in both cow horse and roping arenas. Bowmans Metallic
Cat has been bred to different mares with a variety of disciplines, including
cutting, reining, running bred, and even driftwood type mares.
This year, Bowmans Metallic Cat offspring won the most
money at the South Dakota Reined Cow Horse Association (SDRCHA) Stallions
Stakes Futurity and Derby. His notable progenies include BMC Metallic Gem, the
2021 Badlands Bits and Spurs Futurity 4-year-old Open Heeling Champion, an
NRCHA money earner, and an AQHA World Show Qualifier and AQHA World Show
Jr Heeling finalist. BMC Wild Girl, a 2023 Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Finalist,
SDRCHA Open and Breeders Open Futurity Champion, and a Southwest Reined Cow Horse
Association Open Futurity Finalist, and Billions N Billions is the SDRCHA
Non-Pro Breeders Futurity Champion.
Luke Jones Performance Horses currently has 4-year-old
and younger progeny by Bowmans Metallic Cat available for sale. Foals are
eligible for SDRCHA Stallion Stakes, NRCHA Stallion Stakes, IQHA Ranch Horse
Futurity, and the Riata Buckle.
