Stevie Rey Von may be the next big-name celebrity to take up residence in rural Montana’s Sweet Grass County.

No, not the famed Texas blues singer and guitarist. He died in a 1990 helicopter crash on his way to a Chicago show.

This Stevie Rey Von is a famed cutting horse whose father reportedly sold for as much as $14 million in an industry that generates $120 billion in revenue each year, according to one estimate.

His former owners, Alvin and Becky Fults of Amarillo, Texas, wrote on their website that the horse earned more than $420,000 as an athlete in the high-end sport along with numerous cutting horse competition titles. In 2023, Stevie Rey Von was earning $7,500 as a breeding fee, plus an additional “chute fee.”

“With over $19 million in foal earnings, Stevie Rey Von is the only

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