New Ownership: Carpenter Farms, Don Ham, and Solo Unite Behind LBR Hangem

TUSCALOOSA, AL, October 2025 – LBR Hangem is heading into 2026 with a new team behind him. Todd Carpenter joins Don Ham and Solo Select Horses as part of the ownership team behind the standout, $309,420-earning stallion LBR Hangem—forging an alliance between three programs built on a super-charged mix of experience, mare power and operational excellence. Bred by Charles Burger, LBR Hangem was started by Chava Cabral as a 2-year-old and has been trained and shown by Kenny Platt since. He will continue to be shown under Platt’s guidance through the 2026 season. “Before he ever owned part of him, Todd committed to this horse by breeding some of his very best mares to him,” said Melanie Smith of Solo Select Horses. Todd Carpenter, known for his Carpenter Farms program based in Alabama, is building one of the most progressive broodmare bands in the cutting industry. His mares include provenRead More

Sho Boat Anchors Carpenter Farms’ Next Generation

TUSCALOOSA, AL, October 2025 – There’s a difference between adding horsepower and changing trajectory. Sho Boat marks that turning point. With more than $250,000 in lifetime earnings, the six-year-old Metallic Rebel daughter out of the NCHA Open Futurity Champion producer Reycy Moon brings a deep black-type pedigree full of maternal power and a show record stacked with major wins and finals appearances at the toughest cuttings in the industry. Her dam now ... Read More »

The Powerhouse Coalition Known as ‘Living on the Edge Partners’

TUSCALOOSA, AL, October 2025 – “When Ty saw that horse, he said we weren’t leaving without him.” Melanie Smith laughed as she remembered the moment she and Ty Smith laid eyes on Third Edge at the Teton Ridge Absolute Dispersal Sale Sept. 28, 2025. “He said he had a gut feeling,” Melanie said. “That was all I needed to hear to know we could throw that pro forma in the trash. We ... Read More »

Metallic Cat x Smart Dark N Blu, by Peptoboonsmal foal on the way

TUSCALOOSA, AL, April 2022 – Carpenter Farms’ own daughter of Peptoboonsmal, Smart Dark N Blu [Peptoboonsmal-Smart and Dark, by Smart Mate], is walking around with a Metallic Cat [High Brow Cat-Cher’s Shadow, by Peptoboonsmal] baby in her belly. She is expected to foal in March 2023. An athletic blue roan daughter of legendary sire Peptoboonsmal, Blue is a veteran in the cutting pen and an excellent mother with the conformation and bloodline ... Read More »