5 x Reserve World Champion, Mr. Reach, was peacefully laid to rest on July 8, 2025, at 29 years old. Born on April 26, 1996, he was by Mr. Coppertop and out of Casey’s Crystal.

Mr. Reach was shown an impressive 138 times throughout his career, 45 of those being at The Celebration. He was shown throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, and Virginia.

Though being notoriously cold-backed throughout his life and humbling many riders along the way, Mr. Reach dominated the Trail Pleasure and specifically the Trail Pleasure Canter division in the early and mid-2000s. His strongest point was his near-perfect canter with his cue being simply speaking the word, “canter.” Mr. Reach was impeccably trained both on the ground and under saddle.

He was shown by dozens of riders but had spent the last 15 years of his life with owner, Trista Caudill, in Central Kentucky. Purchased in 2010 at the former Tattersalls in Lexington, KY, Mr. Reach would go on to add one last title of RWC to his name in 2014 with Trista in the Owner-Amateur Trail Pleasure Canter class. His final show was in 2020 at the Kentucky Celebration where he was shown by both Trista and Mary Frances Way. He then lived out the rest of his days in green pastures.

Mr. Reach provided a lifetime of memories and it was a great joy of Trista’s life to grow up with him over the past 15 years. He will be sorely missed.