Fostering a Fairy Tale

Fairy Tale From NCHA Futurity Champion to six-figure dam in just six years – she's Paul Dean's magic mare, Highbrow Supercat.

Shocking success. Highbrow Supercat, the 2005 National Cutting Horse Association Futurity Open Champion, once again took Will Rogers Coliseum by storm when three of her offspring made the 2011 Futurity Open semifinals and two advanced to the finals. That was only the mare's second foal crop to come of show age, and as a producer, Highbrow Supercat already has $125,796 to her name.

There was one man in Fort Worth who wasn't the least bit surprised: Highbrow Supercat's owner, Paul Dean. Not because he's a seasoned industry big shot with a treasure chest of success secrets. It's quite the contrary. Dean admits he set sail into the world of cutting armed with little but enthusiasm and has been learning the ropes as he goes. Dean wasn't surprised simply because there's one thing he has always had: faith in his horse. He has believed in the magic of Highbrow Supercat as a competitor and as a producer.

"Honestly, I knew it. I knew this was a great horse," Dean said. It was that seed of truth planted deep in his heart that blossomed into an unwavering dedication. That dedication grew as his mare transitioned from show horse to broodmare, and it remained Dean's due north. Fate and Highbrow Supercat took care of the rest.

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Quarter Horse News - February 15, 2012
By Erin Haynes