ABOUT
Horses are my first love.
Horses are my passion, my peace, my teachers, and my friends. They have taught me life lessons of humility, of patience, of sorrow, of resilience, of love and of great joy.
My name is Michelle, and I have been immersed in the horse industry for over 50 years.
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But my story—my heart—begins with one horse…
Smart Little Alec.
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My first cutting horse.
My heart horse.
The love of my life.​​
For those who have loved a horse that changed their life… this is for you.
He wasn’t just my horse.
He was my heart.
His name was Smart Little Alec—
an own son of Smart Little Lena—
and from the very beginning, he carried something extraordinary.
But what he gave me… was entirely his own.
A bond that can’t be explained.
Only felt.
And he’s the reason Little Sorrel Design exists.
This brand was created for those who understand…
you don’t move on from a horse like that.
You carry them.
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NCHA director Jack Werner, left & Joel Cohen and PCHA President Andy Sutliff, right, presenting the Richie Gold Memorial Sportsmanship Award to Michelle Sterner McNutt at the September 2020 Memorial Cutting. Photo credit - Lance Jeffrey Photograph