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8 Alec Oliver

PERSISTENCE & PATIENCE PAY OFF

12 Spurrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Fix

WOUND CARE THAT WORKS

12 The Working Lines

THE VERSATILITY OF MAJOR BONANZA AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY

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Spurrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Fix

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Oregon photographer Lindsey Wyllie provides a visual story of a special cowboy, Alec Oliver.

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by Erika Bentz [background photo by Lindsey Wyllie] In a glade situated against a backdrop of mountains and pine trees, Alec Oliver prepares to get on a big black mare, but his ways are somewhat unconventional. A long hydraulic arm on the back of his pickup extends out and he lifts himself from his wheelchair to the seat on the arm. He then uses a remote control to guide the arm up and over to position him above his horse as Jake, who works for the ranch, holds the horse there. After shifting into the saddle, he wraps a large Velcro leather strap around his waist, securing it to the upright brace built into the cantle. On July 14, 2012, Alec was in an accident that left him paralyzed below his chest. “As soon as the wreck was over and I couldn’t get out, in the back of my mind I knew exactly what had happened, but I told myself then that it wasn’t real.” says Alec. He had graduated from the University of Idaho just a year prior and was back home on his family’s ranch in Bear Valley, Oregon. There had never been a question that he would return and be the 5th generation to ranch here, carrying on a family legacy. However, those plans seemed to be halted for the moment. Several weeks after the accident, Alec and his parents J.C III and Tinka, traveled to Englewood, Colorado to Craig Hospital for unmatched care and therapy. “When we first got there, I was on a gurney as we were getting checked in, and out of the corner of my eye, I could see patients moving around in wheel chairs and that is when it really hit me ‘That’s going to be me…” After getting checked into the room, Alec was fitted into a chair to be able to take a tour of the facilities. He saw differing degrees of paralysis, many people having very little mobility. “Just seeing all that, and realizing how lucky I was, made it a lot easier to move forward.” At Craig, there was an incredibly encouraging and positive environment surrounding the patients. Each day was scheduled, packed with training and therapy starting at 7:00am and going until 5:00pm. There was also a sense of comradery found there. “Sundays you would have off to rest, relax, heal... you would bump into people who would feel like they have been your neighbors for years, but you

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had only known them a week.” The motto at Craig was not if you can do something, but how. This carried into Alec’s plan to return to the ranch. The staff connected Alec with resources such as Agribilty, an organization that helps disabled people get back to agriculture and to other people who had already gone through the process. Mike Bentz a mentor, family friend and rancher from back in Oregon came to visit and told Alec, “You don’t need a body to ranch, you just need a mind and you will be able to do anything you want.” This helped Alec see the real possibilities of still doing what he had planned. Once finished with therapy, coming home was an adjustment. Craig had connected Alec to other people who had learned to ride again so he contacted them, asking about the design of their saddles. After researching and planning, he met with a local saddle maker, Brad Mastre, who welded a frame and bolted it to the saddle. When it was done, Alec took the saddle to meet with Mike Skinner, a friend who had been working with his horse. They used a tractor with a frontend loader to position Alec high enough, then sidestep the horse to him. “It was hard and the angles were awkward, but we finally made it work” recalls Alec. The first few minutes of riding in the arena also proved to be a challenge, and

Alec wasn’t sure it was going to work. “But then, something just clicked,” he said. He was able to learn how to stabilize and hold himself upright. His mare adjusted to the new riding style as well. “It really wasn’t extra training… she just knew what she needed to do,” says Alec, “Normally you ride with your body, but they had to learn that instead of paying attention to my body, to pay attention to my hand. When we are sorting cows, I use my romal or a little stick to tap her on the neck for the quicker stuff. As far as moving forward or going faster, I shake my rein to speed up.” Alec also had a big black mare that was the first colt he started, and some people claimed she had “too big of a motor.” Going stir crazy looking at a pasture full of horses that weren’t getting rode, Alec decided to go catch his black mare “Penelope” and give her a try.

“I caught her - I had never been on this horse since before the accident,” says Alec. “I had never saddled anything by myself yet either, so I tied the saddle to my pickup lift, picked it up in the air, brought her up and set the saddle down on her. I got her all saddled up and ready to go, Dad had come over out of the shop and figuring out what I was doing. When I was all ready, he stood and watched to see if I needed anything, and I just slowly got on her and rode around a bit that day.” He now uses her for almost all his work since his other horse bowed a tendon. After riding again, Alec soon began roping in the branding pen. He began slow, taking careful shots and learning ways to signal to the horse without the use of his legs. Today, Alec brands calves in the spring on his ranch and for neighbors, and competes in ranch rodeos throughout the summer, a testament that persistence and patience pay off. Alec credits his parents and his upbringing for instilling in him the ethics needed to push through the unique challenges presented in his life. Despite this unconventional route, he is carrying out his plans of returning to the ranch and continuing the family legacy. His story is one of perseverance and creativity, deciding it is not a question of if he can do something but simply, how.

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Spurr’s Big Fix | wound care that works

.................................................................................................................................................................................................... purr’s Big Fix is a product long time coming… Spurr’s Big Fix was developed and perfected by David and Kathy Kimbrough in the heart of Alabama horse country. In addition to both being lifelong horse enthusiasts and animal lovers, David is a highly respected, working farrier with over 38 years of experience. Being frustrated by the lack of positive results from the number of hoof products on the market, David and Kathy took it upon themselves to come up with a recipe that would meet, not only the needs of a horse’s hoof, but would also address many common skin and wound conditions, as well. After an ideal formula was scientifically developed under the supervision of a chemist, Spurr’s Big Fix underwent rigorous testing ensuring that it was both effective and safe. Today, Spurr’s Big Fix has been thoroughly tested, both in the field and in the lab. It has been endorsed by numerous horsemen and women. With a completed formula in hand. Bruce Conley, longtime friend of the Kimbroughs, entered the picture to assist with production, packaging and marketing. Bruce’s invaluable production experience allowed the formula to be produced and marketed to the masses. Rain Rot | Itchy Skin | Bug Bites | Skin Allergies Spurr’s Big Fix’s conditioning formula soothes inflamed skin quickly while the medication goes to work killing fungus and bacteria. You’ll notice a marked improvement in your horse’s skin condition after even the first application. Ideal for re-growing hair, mane and tails, too! Spray liberally over affected area daily and see new hair growth appear in days. Use weekly as a preventative maintenance! Wound Care that Works! Spurr’s Big Fix Antiseptic Spray is an extremely effective product for general wound care. Both antiseptic and soothing, this solution

quickly penetrates the affected areas and goes to work. And, because it’s a convenient spray it reaches those deeper recess so hard reach with thicker ointments. Hoof Care that Works! Spurr’s Big Fix “Hoof Fix” and Spurr’s Big Fix Antiseptic Spray are both excellent for Horse Hoof Care and maintenance. We all know the old saying “no hoof no horse” and our Spurr’s Big Fix Antiseptic Spray is no less than miraculous when it comes to conditioning dry, brittle or cracked hooves! And try “Hoof Fix” – it’s an awesome Hoof Conditioner! Farriers love Spurr’s Big Fix Antiseptic Spray because they can simply spray it on the foot, wait a moment and trim a much more pliable hoof Great All Animals! Spurr’s Big Fix is ideal for use on cuts and scrapes on dogs and is particularly helpful on “hot spots”. Simply spray the affected area and the antiseptic ingredients quickly disinfect the area while the soothing qualities of 20 days of treatment with no stitches tea tree and other essential oils immediately go to work. Got Ticks? Not anymore! Simply spray the tick directly and the tick will either back out on its own or will readily “pluck” right off! Sore muscles on your hunting or working dog? Spray Spurr’s Big Fix on your dog’s joints and hip areas as an invigorating brace! The menthol in the formula eases tired muscles and invigorates your dog after a 3 weeks of treatment on fungi long day hunting or working.

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The Working Lines | The Versatility of Major Bonanza and Modern Technology

By Larry Thornton | All photos courtesy of Andy and Carol Rees ........................................................................................................................................................................................................

THE VERSATILE SIRE significant factor in the survival of the The sire record of Major Bonanza shows that he passed his American Quarter Horse as a breed was the ability to adapt to being not only a racehorse versatility to his foals. He sired 788 foals with 212 point earnbut also a horse that was used in a variety of ers that earned 9,414 points in halter and performance. His point activities. Some of these activities were riding earners received 146 Register of Merit, 11 AQHA Open and and/or buggy horses for transportation; they could be used to pull Youth AQHA Championships and 48 Superiors in halter and pera plow and/or a freight wagon, or they were working ranch hors- formance. They earned 15 AQHA World Championships and 6 es. Then after doing their day job they would go to the races and AQHA Reserve World Championship with World Show earnings show the speed that made them a quarter horse. Thus, the Ameri- of $52,305.01. They took home 293 All Around Championships can Quarter Horse became the versatile breed. at individual shows. They earned $ 85,333.60 in the AQHA InThis is the versatility that carried the quarter horse through to centive fund with one AQHA High Point winner. His foals earned the formative years of the AQHA in the 1940’s. By the 1950’s it $174,856.56 in reining, reined cow horse, cutting, western pleawas common to go to a horse show and find horses in the halter sure in their respective show associations. classes in the morning; then in performance classes in the afterMajor Bonanza sired Not Too Coy in his first crop in 1975. noon. Many times, the halter horses turned performance horses This gelding became an Open AQHA Champion with an ROM were shown in more than one class. in the open and amateur divisions. He won nine Amateur All Then things changed, and we found the versatile breed was Around show titles. He had 16 open and amateur grand champideveloping into bloodlines that specialized in a specific event. onships and 16 open and amateur reserve grand Championships. We still had racehorses, cutting horses, western pleasure hors- He earned 21 open halter points; 28 open performance points; 7 es, reining horses, hunt seat horses and reined cow horses, but amateur halter points and 39.5 amateur performance points. He they turn into individual bloodlines that specialized in an event. earned points in reining (22), showmanship (0.5), pole bending So, breeders started focusing on breeding certain bloodlines for a (5), western riding (10), barrel racing (6), trail (1), western horsegiven event and this gave us the era of specialization. manship (4), heeling (13) and heading (6). Not To Coy shows that When we looked at Major Bonanza in the last installment of Major Bonanza was a versatile sire from the beginning. Major Investment the first AQHA World Champion for Major The Working Lines, we saw that his show record gives us an example of what we are talking about when we look for versatility. Bonanza shows the versatility he would sire. Major Investment He earned 86 halter points with 49 Grand Championships and was the 1981 AQHA World Champion Junior Cutting Horse and 19 Reserve Grand Championships. He earned 137 performance the 1981 AQHA Reserve World Champion in Junior Reining. He points with 31 working cow horse points, 85 western pleasure was the third place finisher in Junior Western Pleasure and he also points, 15 Hunter Under Saddle points and 6 cutting points. He was an AQHA Champion earning his performance ROM and a Superior in Halter and Western Pleasure. He was the AQHA High COYS B Point Stallion in Working Cow Horse and the Reserve High Point sor 1959 Horse in that event in 1977. He was an NCHA money earner as QUART well. #014309 MAJOR BONANZA When Andy and Carol Rees bought Major Bonanza, they were ch 1972 going to focus on halter and they found success as he became a QUARTER HORSE winner. Then they went to performance events and he excelled at #0856061 that. A look at the Bill Moomey breeding program allowed us to MANAN see how this versatility came through to produce Major Bonanza. sor 1963 QUART Moomey set his program up to breed Coy’s Bonanza to a seAQHA# lect band of handpicked mares with pretty much a closed book. Coy’s Bonanza was the 1963 AQHA High Point Halter Stallion MILLION DOLLAR MAJOR 2017 and an AQHA Champion with points in reining and western plea- QUARTER HORSE sure. He was an AA/ROM racehorse. He was sired by Jaguar a CD LIG AAA/AQHA Champion and out of Sparky Joann a successful sor 14.1 show mare that was shown outside the AQHA system. The only QUART AQHA show she entered, she earned two reining points. #376759 The mares Moomey bred to Coy’s Bonanza carried the perforSMARTILIGHTS mance bloodlines of horses like King P-234, Old Sorrel and Leo. 2008 QUARTER HORSE Many of these mares were proven show horses in their own right. Manana’s Rosa was sired by Majors Manana by Major King by SMART King P-234. Her dam was sired by Cuellar by King P-234. She sor 15.2 was an AQHA Champion with a Superior in halter earning 61 QUART points and 19.5 western pleasure points. AQHA#

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Major Investment the first World Champion.

The Major Leaguer the second World Champion.

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qualified for the Junior Bridle Path Hack at the 1981 World Show. Major Investment was an AQHA Champion with his open ROM. He earned 200 AQHA performance points and 38 halter points. He earned 200 AQHA performance points and 38 halter points earning Superiors in western pleasure and hunter under saddle. The dam of Major Investment was Rags Dandy. She was also the dam of Holiday Majorette by Major Bonanza and she earned 52 AQHA points with a Superior in Western Pleasure. Rags Dandy was sired by Quincy Dan by Mighty Bars by Three Bars. Rags Dandy was out of Rags Day Reed by Monte Day by Monte Carlo by Nick Shoemaker. Monte Carlo was a full brother to Skipper W the great stallion for Hank Wiescamp. Rags Day Reed was the dam of Majors Sunny Day and Jonathan Majors by Major Bonanza. Majors Sunny Day was an AQHA Open and Amateur Superior Hunter Under Saddle Horse earning 254.5 AQHA points in halter and performance in the open, amateur and youth divisions. Jonathan Majors was an ROM performer with 35 AQHA points in the open, youth and novice divisions. The Major Leaguer was the second World Champion sired by Major Bonanza. He was the 1982 AQHA World Champion Junior Cutting Horse. He was also a third place finisher in the 1981 NRCHA World Championship Snaffle Bit Futurity. He earned 26 AQHA performance points and he earned his NCHA Certificate of Ability with earnings of $1,039.30. The dam of The Major Leaguer was Cowboys Hi Dandy. She was also the dam of BJ Leaguer, Leagurette and Ms Easter Leaguer all by Major Bonanza. BJ Leaguer winner of $8,420.95 in the NRHA with 58 AQHA performance points. Leagurette earned $8,483.95 in the NRHA. She earned 21 AQHA performance points with an ROM as well as placing third in the 1991 World Show Junior Reining. Cowboys Hi Dandy was sired by Cowboy 2 Duster by Star Duster by Nowata Star by Oklahoma Star P-6. She was out of Opie High Society by Quincy Dan. The next World Champion we will look at is Boots Valentine a 1981 gelding that earning the titles of 1990 Youth World Champion Working Cow Horse; the 1990 World Champion Senior Working Cow Horse; the 1991 Amateur Reserve World Champion Working Cow Horse; the 1991 World Champion Senior Reining Horse and the 1992 Amateur Reserve World Champion Working Cow Horse. He brought home $10,360 in the AQHA World Show. He earned 269.5 AQHA Points receiving ROMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the open, amateur and youth divisions. He secured a Superior in open reining and the 1994 AQHA High Point Reining Horse title. His NRHA earnings were $3,177.48. The dam of Boots Valentine is Beauty Valentine by Lar Bar by Leo Bar by Three Bars. The dam of Beauty Valentine is Jessie Rude by Ike Rude by Preacher G by Bartender. Requested Major was a 1984 gelding by Major Bonanza. He earned 919 AQHA points in the open, amateur, youth and novice divisions. He was the 1993-1995-1996 AQHA World Champion Amateur Western Riding Horse. He earned four AQHA Amateur Superior Awards with two in Western Riding, one in western horsemanship and one in western pleasure. He was an AQHA Amateur Performance Champion. Then we

....................................................................................................................................................................................................... see that he has two open Superiors one in western riding and one in western pleasure. He likewise qualified for the world show in trail and showmanship while qualifying for the finals in the hunt seat equitation and western horsemanship. The dam of Requested Major is Request Barrette by Leo Bar. Leo Bar was sired by Three Bars and out of Flit by Leo. The dam of Request Barrette is Sue’s Request by the thoroughbred Little Request. Her dam was Sue Reed by Joe Reed P-3. Joe ReedP-3 was the double grandsire of Leo who was by Joe Reed II by Joe Reed P-3 and out of Little Fanny by Joe Reed P-3. Sgt Pepper was a 1984 gelding by Major Bonanza. He was another multiple World Champion winning the 1998 AQHA World Champion Amateur Trail Horse title and the 1998 AQHA World Championship in Senior Trail. He was the 1988 AQHA Reserve World Champion Junior Trail Horse. He also qualified for the 1988 World Show in Junior Western Riding finishing eighth in the finals. He earned 398.5 open, amateur and youth points in halter and performance. He was Superior in the Open and Amateur Trail. The pedigree of Sgt Pepper shows that he was sired by Doc’s Pepper Bar by Doc Bar. Doc Bar was sired by Lightning Bar by Three Bars. The dam of Sgt Pepper is Hard Warrior by Diamond Warrior by Rey De La Costa by Rey Del Rancho by Ranchero by Solis. Solis was sired by Old Sorrel. Dust My Tucker was a 1985 mare by Major Bonanza. She was the 1989 AQHA World Champion Junior Working Cow Horse. She earned 58.5 AQHA points with one ROM in the open and two in the amateur divisions. She also shows the versatility of a Major Bonanza as she qualified for the 1993 AQHA World Show in Hunter Under Saddle and the Junior Reining in 1994. She earned $1,090.34 in the NRHA. Dust My Tucker was out of Docs Tommie Tucker by Doc Tom Tucker by Doc Bar. Doc Tom Tucker was out of Tonette Tivio by Poco Tivio by Poco Bueno by King P-234. The dam of Docs Tommie Tucker was Queen Eleven by Little Tom B by King P-234. The dam of Queen Eleven was Queen Boo by Booger H by King P-234. Bonanza Dee Bar was a 1980 stallion by Major Bonanza. He earned 293.5 AQHA points earning Superiors in heading and heeling. He would earn points in reining, heading, heeling and tie-down roping qualifying for the finals at the AQHA World Show in each of these events. The close association of Major Bonanza and Bob Avila brings the pedigree of Bonanza Dee Bar into the picture. He was out of Doc’s Dee Ann by Doc’s Dee Bar. Doc’s Dee Bar was a big part of the Avila family as the foundation sire of Don Avila’s showing and breeding program. Doc’s Dee Bar was sired by Doc Bar and he was out of Lura Tivio was Puro Tivio by Poco Tivio by Poco Bueno by King P-234. The dam of Puro Tivio was Red Jane C by King P-234. Red Jane C was a full sister to Poco Bueno. The dam of Doc’s Dee Ann was No No Ann by Pinkie Bars by Tonto Bars Gill by Three Bars. Majors Serendipity took home 85 AQHA points earning one open and two amateur ROM. She earned $14,336.48 in the NRHA and was an NRCHA money winners. Rhinestone Major earned 55.5 AQHA performance points with two youth ROM. Both of these horses were sired by Major Bonanza and out of daughters of Doc’s Dee Bar. Majors Miss Silver by Major Bonanza was the 1985 AQHA World Champion Junior Western Riding Horse and the 1985 AQHA Youth World Champion Western Riding Horse. She earned five AQHA Superior Awards including youth hunter under saddle, youth western pleasure, open western pleasure, open hunter under saddle and open western riding. Her open Superior Awards earned her an AQHA Performance Championship. She earned 854.5 performance points. The dam of Majors Silver Miss is Silver Jo Reed. She is sired by Quick M Silver by Brush Mount by Chimney Sweet (TB). The dam of Silver Jo Reed was Gayleen by Joe Reed II by Joe Reed P-3. Joe Reed II being the sire of Leo.

Million Dollar Major birth.

Million Dollar Major and Andy Rees.

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Million Dollar Major showing some cow!!!

Andy and Smartilights at a recent mounted shooting event.

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Cross Over Hannah was a 1987 daughter of Major Bonanza. She was the 1991 AQHA World Champion Junior Heading Horse and the 1991 AQHA World Champion Junior Heeling Horse. She earned 48 AQHA points earning an ROM. She was a three time AQHA World Show qualifier in 1992 in heading, heeling and reining. The dam of Cross Over Hannah was Diamonds Super Sis by Mr Diamond Dude by Blondy’s Dude. Blondy’s Dude was sired by Small Town Dude by King P-234. The dam of Diamonds Super Sis was Pollyanna Rose by Clabber Question by Clabber Bar by Three Bars. Diamonds Super Sis is a full sister to Diamonds Sparkle the 1979 AQHA World Show Super Horse and the dam of such greats as Shining Spark. Rocky Mountain Major is a 1987 son of Major Bonanza. He earned 85 AQHA performance points earning a Superior in reining. He was out of Mis Polly Diamond by Mr Diamond Dude and out of Pollyanna Rose by Clabber Question making her another full sister to Diamonds Sparkle. Cross Over Rosie earned $4,875 in the NRHA. She was out of Diamonds Ruth by Mr Diamond Dude. Her dam was Running Baby by Running Croton by Croton Oil by Leo. This makes Cross Over Rosie a ¾ sister to both Cross Over Hannah and Rocky Mountain Major being sired by Major Bonanza and out of a daughter of Mr Diamond Dude. Sander Charge was a 1980 son of Major Bonanza. He was the 1987 AQHA Reserve World Champion Senior Heeling Horse. He earned 363 AQHA halter and performance points with an open AQHA Championship with Superiors in heading, heeling and western pleasure. The dam of Sander Charge was Super Sandra. She was sired by Super Charge by Depth Charge by Bold Ventrure. The dam of Super Charge was O’Quinn’s Midget by King P-234. The dam of Super Sandra was Poco Sandra by Poco Bueno by King P-234. The dam of Poco Sandra was Sheilwin by Pretty Boy. Poco Sandra was a full sister to the legendary Poco Lena. The daughters of Major Bonanza have done him proud by producing the money earners of over $800,000 in the AQHA World Show, NCHA, NRHA, NSBA and the NRCHA. They have earned 7,110 AQHA points form 213 point earners. His grandget have earned 18 halter ROM, 112 performance ROM, 9 AQHA Championships, 6 superior halter awards and 30 Superior performance awards. He is the grandsire of three world champions, one reserve world champion and one AQHA high point winner. Major Intuition was out of Whisper Bonanza by Major Bonanza. He was the 1991 AQHA World Champion Junior Western Riding Horse and the 1995 AQHA Amateur Reserve World Champion in Western Riding. He earned 749 AQHA points with open Superiors in western riding and western pleasure and three amateur Superiors with two in western riding and one in showmanship. He earned an AQHA Amateur Performance Championship. Major Intuition was sired by George’s Tonto by Bar Tonto Jr by Bar Tonto. Bar Tonto was a full brother to Tonto Bars Gill. Hyline Fashion, an unshown daughter of Major Bonanza. She was the dam of 12 foals with 10 performers. These performers earned 14 ROMs in the open, youth and amateur divisions; three AQHA Championships; five Superior Awards and one World Championship. The World Champion was Hyline Billy Jack the 1987 AQHA World Champion Junior Trail Horse. He earned 293 AQHA points with Superiors in open western riding, trail and western pleasure earning an AQHA Performance Championship. A full brother to Hyline Billy Jack was Hyline Bobby the earner of 179 AQHA points. He was an AQHA Champion with Superiors in halter and western pleasure. Hyline Quincy Bee

....................................................................................................................................................................................................... earned 111 AQHA points and an AQHA Championship. Hyline Bobby June was a sister to these three and she earned 42 AQHA performance points earning an ROM. These four Hyline Fashion foals were out of Sir Quincy Dan by Quincy Dan. Hyline Fashion produced six foals by Country Eclipse. They include Sweet Billy Jean with 145 AQHA points with a performance ROM in the open, youth and amateur divisions. Sweetline Eclipse with 130.5 AQHA points with a halter ROM in the youth and open as well as ROM’s in performance in the open and youth. She was a Youth AQHA Champion. Hyline Billy Royal was the earner of 41.5 AQHA points with an open ROM. Country Eclipse was sired by Sir Colonel by Sir Teddy. Hyline Fashion and Whisper Bonanza are both daughters of Whispering Smith by Texas B by Red Lantados. Whispering Lady, the dam of Hyline Fashion was out of Diamond Taylor by Idaho Red. Whispering Sandy the dam of Whisper Bonanza was out of Sylvia Taylor by Lucky Taylor. Brokers Bonanza was out of Im An Uptown Girl by Major Bonanza. This sorrel stallion earned 195.5 AQHA points. He earned Superiors in open heeling, heading and halter. He was an AQHA Champion. He was a top ten finalist in the 1995 World show in the two-year-old stallion class with an eighth place and in the 1998 World Show in junior heading with a seventh place. He earned his AQHA Championship. Brokers Bonanza was sired by The Money Broker by Mr Sonny Money by Sonny Go Lucky by Sonny Dee Bar. Sonny Dee Bar was sired by Win Or Lose by Mr Bar None by Three Bars. Im A Uptown Girl was out of Intimidators Lass by The Intimidator who was sired by Impressive by Lucky Bar by Three Bars. Major Sno Chex was out of Whata Major Delight by Major Bonanza. This stallion was the 1998 AQHA World Champion Junior Reining Horse. He 89.5 performance points earning an ROM in the open and amateur divisions and a Superior in reining. He earned $58,038.45 in the NRHA and was a top ten finalist in the 1997 NRHA Open Futurity and the 1998 NRHA Derby. Pay Chex Delight was another performer out of Whata Major Delight. He earned 105 AQHA points earning his ROM in the open and amateur divisions earning his Superior in reining. The third performer out of Whata Major Delight was Miss Moth Money. She earned 86.5 performance points and was ROM in the open and amateur divisions. Her NRHA show record shows that she was the 2000 NRHA NonPro Derby Champion. She had earnings of $19,934.61. Peppy Badger Chex was the sire of Major Sno Chex and Pay Chex Delight. He was sired by Peppy San Badger by Mr San Peppy by Leo San by Leo. Miss Moth Money was sired by Smart Little Calboy by Smart Little Lena by Doc O’Lena by Doc Bar. Whata Major Delight was out of Whata Dusty Girl by What A Duster by Double Duster by Steen. The dam of Whata Dusty Girl was Keeko by Cocoa Boy by Toad. Smart Little Major out of Majors Rosanna was the 1998 AQHA Reserve High Point Senior Reining Horse and the High Point Reining Gelding. His AQHA show record shows that he earned 157.5 points with open and amateur ROMs with Superiors in open and amateur reining. Smart Little Major was sired by Smart Little Calboy. Majors Rosanna was out of Lovena Day by Cowboy 2 Duster and she

was out of Rags Day Reed by Monte Day. If you recall Cowboy 2 Duster was the broodmare sire of The Major Leaguer and his siblings. Then you will see that Rags Day Reed was the dam of Rags Dandy the dam of Major Investment making Lovena Day a half-sister to Rags Dandy. Gimme Major Bucks is out of Majors Serendipity a mare we profiled above that earned 88 AQHA points. Her son Gimme Major Bucks has earned 372.5 AQHA earning his ROM in open and amateur divisions and Superiors in open and amateur reining. He was the 2009 AQHA Reserve High Point Reining Horse and the High Point Reining Gelding. His NRHA record shows that he earned $88,318.86. He was the 2007 NRHA Derby Level 2 Limited Non-Pro Reserve Champion and the 2009 NRBC Level 1 Limited Non Pro Champion. His sire was Smart Starbucks by Smart Little Lena by Doc O’Lena by Doc Bar. Major Spark is another son of Majors Serendipity. He earned 87 points earning his ROM with his points coming in reining and working cow horse. He was a world show qualifier in 2005 in senior reining and a 2005 finalist in senior working cow horse. He has NRHA earnings of $19,841.76. His sire was Shining Spark who was sired by Genuine Doc by Doc Bar. Shining Spark is out of Diamonds Sparkle. If you will look back, you will see the ties between Cross Over Hannah and Rocky Mountain Major with Shining Spark and his dam. Sparkling Major is the last foal we will look at and he gives us an interesting pedigree. He was out of Major Affair by Major Bonanza. He earned 52 AQHA points for his amateur ROM and his Superior in reining. He has NRHA earnings of $115,735.81. He was the 2013 NRBC Classic Challenge Non-Pro Champion and the Intermediate Non-Pro Champion. He has a full sister named The Majors Affair who has 78 AQHA performance points and is Superior in heeling in the AQHA. The sire of these two performers is Major Vaquero a son of The Major Legend by Major Bonanza. This gives Sparkling Major and The Majors Affair a breeding pattern of 3 X 2 to Major Bonanza. Major Vaquero is the sire of horses with Equi-Stat earnings of $671,786. One of his other leading money winners is Memorable Affair. She is out of Coronas Affair a daughter of Major Affair. This give this mare a breeding pattern of 3 X 3 to Major Bonanza. MAJOR BONANZA AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY When Major Bonanza died in 1997, Andy and Carol had taken steps to have an opportunity to breed to their great stallion again. They collected and froze some of his semen. A phone call in 2009 started the process to continue the sire career of Major Bonanza. Andy explains how it happened, “We bred a mare for Winston Hansma. We were in California at that time and Winston had seen a story on Major and the story mentioned that we had stored some semen since 1993. So, Winston calls and says, ‘Do you really have some semen from Major Bonanza and would you consider breeding a mare for me? I said, ‘yes.’ We didn’t have a lot, but we would breed the mare.” Andy went on that Hansma was looking to breed an outcross for cutting and that the mare he wanted to breed was an appendix mare named Just Poo. Just Poo was an NCHA Certificate of

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...................................................................................................................................................................................................... Ability winner with $16,189.03 in earnings. She was sired by Snow Chief a thoroughbred and out of the Hansma mare Super Poo by Pima Country. Super Poo was the dam of such noted cutters as Hicapoo winner of $447,812. Snow Chief was a winner of the Preakness Stakes and was the 1986 Thoroughbred Three-Year-Old Colt in 1986. He was sired by Reflected Glory and out of Miss Snowflake by Snow Cat. Super Poo was sired by Pima Country by Parker’s Trouble by Ed Echols by Zantanon. Her dam was Poo Bug by Tinky Poo by Wayward Irving. The foal was Just Major in 2011. He was certainly an outcross. This bay gelding outgrew the cutting pen but is now a team roping horse. Here is what makes this cross so interesting. Major Bonanza has seven performers out of the Pima Country daughters Pima’s Gal and Country ‘N Spice producing six point earners. They include Country Boy Bonanza (Superior in reining) out of Pima’s Gal with Majors Expression (Superior in western pleasure) and Majors Majority (AQHAChampion) out of Country ‘N Spice. When Hansma decided to try again he approached Andy and Carol. Andy tells us what he asked when he called, “I want to breed again but would you consider a partnership?’ But our answer was no to a partnership.” “So, about a month later he called again and asked me to come look at a mare he had. I went up there and it was Smartilights and he was willing to swap this mare for a breeding. I looked the mare over and at her pedigree. He told me she is not sound in her hock and he knew I was into mounted shooting and he thought she would be sound for that. She had been in training for the Futurity when the hock issue came up. I didn’t want to show my cards, but I had fallen in love with the mare and I said, ‘I think we can make a deal.” The deal was made and Smartilights was on her way to a new adventure. She was rested, and it was found that the hock issue was not career ending. She is now an NCHA money earner and she is shown in mounted shooting. Smartilights was sired by CD Lights the winner of $233,383 and in the 2006 he was the NCHA World Champion Stallion, NCHA Reserve World Champion and the

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NCHA Open Finals Champion. He is now a $4 million dollar sire in cutting and reined cow horse. One of his leading money winners is Cd Dee Vee Dee with over $211,000 in earnings. CD Lights was sired by the NCHA Futurity Champion Stallion CD Olena by the Doc O’Lena. His dam was Delight Of My Life a winner of $169,972 and the 1997 NCHA Open Derby. She was sired by Doc Quixote and out of Docs Madrone by Doc Bar and out of Pure Joy by Puro Tivio. Another bloodline we have seen. The dam of Smartilights is Smartilena an NCHA Certificate of Ability winner of $3,384.14. She was sired by Smart Little Lena the NCHA Triple Crown winner and leading sire. He was sired by Doc O’Lena and out of Smart Peppy by Peppy San. Smartilena was out of Madera Jewel by Freckles Playboy and out of Docs Madera by Doc Bar and out of Tonette Tivio by Poco Tivio. In the spring of 2017 Smartilights foaled a Major Bonanza colt that was named Million Dollar Major. This colt now represents the continuing legacy of the versatility of Major Bonanza for Andy and Carol Rees. Author’s Note: Got a message from Andy announcing another Major Bonanza foal in the works. The mare is the NRHA money winner Nic Named Wanda by Nic It In The Bud the 2001 NRCHA Open Stallion Stakes Champion and winner of $148,500. He is sired by Reminic and out of Genuine Red Bird the 1995 AQHA World Champion Super Horse and sired by Genuine Doc. The dam of Nic With Wanda is Shine With Wanda an NRHA money winner. She was sired by Shining Spark and out of Walla Walla Wanda by Taris Catalyst. Walla Walla Wanda is the dam of Walla Walla Whiz a $2 million dollar sire of reining horses.

........................................................................ About the Author | Larry Thornton is a Pedigree Analyst and freelance writer for Working Horse magazine, Speedhorse and Quarter Horse News. Thorton started his writing career in 1984 with his first article being printed in the Speed Horse Magazine. He was also an Agriculture Instructor for 37 years.

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By Larry Thornton ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... hen we start looking at the history of the legendary breeders, we seem to focus on the stallions that they owned and/ or stood that made them successful. The late Bud Warren of Perry, Oklahoma is a fitting example of this as he is an AQHA Hall of Fame member that gave us some great horses. He also stood three AQHA Hall of Fame stallions in Leo, Sugar Bars and Jet Deck. It seems that when we see the success of these stallions, it appears Warren became a prominent breeder because if his stallions. But a closer look will show us he was more than a man standing stallions and we will use this Mares with More to highlight his mare Flit, and how she played a significant role in his success. By studying breeding programs from the past, we now understand that the great breeders had mares that were just as important to their success as their stallions. Bud Warren was no exception as his broodmare band included such mares as Swamp Angel, Sorrel Sue, Betty Warren, 89’er and a Triangle Ranch Mare that was later registered as Julie W. This list of mares produced such famous quarter horses as Leota W, a AAA/ROM race mare that Warren called the “best he ever raced;” Okie Leo an AQHA Champion who sired two AQHA World Show Super Horses in

Leonard Milligan and Smoke Um Okie; Leola a AAA/AQHA Champion and dam of the AQHA Champion Jag and Leolita a AAA/AQHA Champion and dam of Quincy Brand an AQHA Champion. This is just a few of the Leo foals out of these mares but they help us put it in perspective as to why Bud Warren was successful. When I visited with Mr. Warren we talked about how his broodmare band was formed. Julie W the Triangle Ranch mare was one of the mares we talked about. Warren described Julie W this way, “She wasn’t much of a mare, a little ole parrot mouthed mare that couldn’t do anything, but she was a Joe Hancock mare.” He added, “She was rugged, stout, not very pretty. Damn, she produced any number of good horses. There was a lot of other Hancock mares bred because of Flit and several others I had that were out of Julie W.” Warren credited the success of Flit with starting the Leo and Joe Hancock cross or nick as we call it. A nick occurs when a stallion from one bloodline and mares from a different bloodline produce excellent foals. He firmly believed that Flit was the key mare that prompted other Joe Hancock mares to find there way to Leo’s court. Julie W produced five foals by Leo and four of them earned their racing ROM and this shows how they crossed to produce

some good runners. But as we look at Flit we will see it wasn’t just runners that came from this cross. Julie W was bred on the Tom L. Burnett’s Triangle Ranch of Paducah, Texas. Her sire was Joe Hancock and her dam was a Burnett Mare. Her pedigree is unknown. Joe Hancock was a racehorse that was “open to the world” when he ran. This meant that they would run against any competitor at distances of up to three eighths of a mile. When no one challenged him, he was retired. But that is when Tom L. Burnett purchased him, and he went to the Triangle Ranch. Joe Hancock was bred by John Jackson Hancock. He was later owned by Joe Hancock, the son of John Jackson Hancock. He got his name from Joe Hancock. John Jackson Hancock bred what is now known as the Hancock Mare to John Wilkens a stallion he purchased from the JA Ranch. John Wilkens was sired by Peter McCue and out of Katie Wawekus by Wawekus. The Hancock Mare was sired by a stallion we call the Ralph THREE Wilson Horse and ch 15.3 1 he was what they THOROU called a “riding (USA) type” Percheron. Percheron being SUGAR BARS

Flit the little bitty ole bulldog mare Photo from the Authors files

sor 1951 QUARTER HORSE #0042606

FLIT BAR ch 14.2 1956 QUARTER HORSE #0074572

FLIT b 1945 QUARTER HORSE #0009697

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FRONTE pal 1943 QUARTE #0005731

LEO sor 14.2 1 QUARTE #0001335

JULIE W br 1940 QUARTE #0009767

....................................................................................................................................................................................................... the powerful work horse breed. The dam of the Hancock Mare was a mare they called the Mundell mare and her pedigree is unknown, but she was a race mare. Julie W contributed several daughters to the Warren breeding program. They include Lena Horn and Juleo. Lena Horn by Dock would produce Lena Leo when bred to Leo. Lena Leo would produce several good foals including the AQHA Supreme Champion Dan’s Sugar Bar by Sugar Bars. Juleo by Leo would become the dam of several good performers including the AAA/AQHA Champion and leading sire Otoe by Sugar Bars. An added note: Dock was a ¾ brother to King P-234. Flit was actually purchased by Warren as a yearling in 1946. Warren didn’t buy Julie W until 1950. Flit was bred by Ed Simpkins of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Simpkins and his partner Charles Whitehorn were the breeders of the first four foals out of Julie W. The AQHA records show that Simpkins and Whitehorn must have

taken turns being listed as the breeder of these foals. Simpkins bred Flit and Peter John and Whitehorn is listed as the breeder of Lena Horn and Coon Horn. Warren brought Julie W, Lena Horn and Flit into his breeding program. Peter John would go on to be the 1963 AQHA Honor Roll TieDown Roping Horse. He earned 54 AQHA points with a Superior in Tie-Down Roping. He was sired by Johnny Barnes. Bud Warren was a self proclaimed “short horse” breeder. He wanted to breed powerful horses that could win the short races. The key to winning races that are run from 220 to 350 yards is the ability to get away from the gate quickly with a clean powerful start. Leo was the foundation of Warren’s breeding program. Leo provided that ability as a noted “short horse” that had raced across the southwest. He was officially credited with winning 20 of 22 races. His official race record shows no starts, but he is credited with being ROM on the track. Leo was sired by Joe Reed II and out of

PERCENTAGE ch 1923 THREE BARS THOROUGHBRED ch 15.3 1940 (USA) MYRTLE DEE THOROUGHBRED (USA) blk 1923 ARS THOROUGHBRED (USA) REY HORSE ch 1939 FRONTERA SUGAR QUARTER HORSE pal 1943 #0005727 MARE BY BEN HUR QUARTER HORSE #0005731 QUARTER HORSE U0074541 JOE REED II ch 1936 LEO QUARTER HORSE sor 14.2 1940 #0000985 LITTLE FANNY QUARTER HORSE #0001335 b 1937 QUARTER HORSE #0001572 JOE HANCOCK HORSE br 15.3 1923 JULIE W QUARTER HORSE br 1940 #0000455 BURNETT MARE QUARTER HORSE #0009767 QUARTER HORSE U0069048

Little Fanny. Joe Reed II and Little Fanny were both sired by Joe Reed P-3. Joe Reed II was the 1941-42 AQHA Racing Champion Stallion. His prowess on the track is legendary as he won his championships racing with an injury. He had incurred a bad knee as a young horse and then he had a severe cut. He raced three times winning all three against horses like Clabber the World Champion in 1940-41 in his last race. Some sources say that Little Fanny raced at two, but no official record shows up which is common before the AQHA kept records. The sire of Joe Reed II and Little Fanny was Joe Reed P-3. Joe Reed P-3 was one of the original AQHA Stud Book foundation sires. The AQHA numbers 2-19 in the Stud Book were reserved for stallions that were considered important sires that were contributing to the horses being registered. Joe Reed P-3 was sired by Joe Blair (TB) and out of the Cajun-Bred Running Mare Della Moore by Old D J.

MIDWAY ch 1914 GOSSIP AVENUE ch 1918 LUKE MCLUKE b 1911 CIVIL MAID b 1915 CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS ch 1928 GOLDIE sor 1931 BEN HUR sor 1921

BALLOT THIRTY-THIRD BULSE ROSEWOOD ULTIMUS MIDGE PATRIOT CIVIL RULE STIMULUS SEA DREAM RED LANTADOS GOLDUST RAINY DAY 1 NETTIE JACKET

ch 1904 ch 1902 ch 1913 ch 1914 ch 15.3 1906 blk 1902 b 1906 b 1899 ch 16.0 1922 ch 1923 ch 1925

JOE REED ch 1921 NELLENE sor 1931 JOE REED ch 1921 FANNY ASHWELL b 1914 JOHN WILKINS b BROWN HANCOCK MARE br ~1913

JOE BLAIR DELLA MOORE 1 FLEETING TIME LITTLE RED NELL JOE BLAIR DELLA MOORE 1 ASHWELL FANNIE RICHARDSON PETER MCCUE

b 1911 ch 1915 ch 1923 sor b 1911 ch 1915 b 1907 sor 1910 b 16.0 1895

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RALPH WILSON HORSE blk 14.3hh MUNDELL MARE

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....................................................................................................................................................................................................... Flit was Warren’s idea of a good short horse. He told it to me this way, “I had this Leo mare Flit. She was second in the first Oklahoma Futurity, the first Futurity written for 220 yards or any distance. It was over at Tulsa. I took Flit and raced her all over the country from El Paso to Arizona and around. She was a little bitty bulldog powerhouse...” Flit was a successful racehorse with 3 wins, 4 seconds and 1 third in 9 official starts. She was AA rated on the racetrack. Her most famous race was the race in which she was disqualified for interference. That race was that first running of the Oklahoma Futurity in 1947. She was disqualified from second for running out of her lane. The race was won by her paternal half sister Leota W. Nelson Nye reported in his book, “CHAMPIONS OF THE QUARTER TRACK, that Flit won her first start at the spring meet at Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1947. Nye reported that she ran 220 yards in :13.0 seconds that day. The rest of the spring race meet in Tulsa was called off because of the rainy weather. Mike Boardman told of another interesting race for Flit in an article he wrote called “Flit: Mare Power Personified,” in the October 1996 issue of PERFORMANCE HORSE. Flit was matched with the runner Black Polly to a race for 250 yards. Flit won in record time of :13.8

seconds. She was carrying 115 pounds in jockey and tack and she was in foal to King P-234 at the time. This race took place in 1949 and may have been her last race. The foal that Flit was carrying in that race personifies the power of this mare and her line. Here is what Bud Warren had to say about that foal, “...I took her (Flit) down and bred her to Ole’ Jess Hankins’ King by Zantanon. I did that because I owned a nice little King horse. A halter horse that I ran a little bit.” “She had a stud colt that we hadn’t even named yet and Jim Calhoun came out to see. This was Flit’s colt that everybody had read about by Ole King. Both famous horses. He came out here for three visits or so and he kept coming. They finally bought the colt and he was the first stallion to be named World Champion Cutting Horse.” This famous son of Flit was King’s Pistol, the 1957 NCHA Open World Champion Cutting Horse. Warren continued about the powerful King’s Pistol, “He was a powerhouse, he could carry a 200 pound man and a cuttin’ saddle and do things you wouldn’t believe. He would send the crowd wild. I’d seen him work 2 or 3 times and he’d thrill any rodeo crowd in the world.” “You couldn’t move around with a 180/200 pound man and a 50 pound saddle, unless you had some power under you, and that’s why those kind of horses were the best cuttin’ horses, at that time any-

way,” concluded Warren. King’s Pistol was the first stallion to be the NCHA Open World Champion Cutting Horse. He earned $21,821 in the NCHA with the Silver and Bronze Awards to his credit. He was also the 1957 NCHA Open World Champion Cutting Stallion. His AQHA show record credits him with an AQHA Championship with 30 halter points and 67 performance points with a Superior Award in cutting. King’s Pistol went on to be a good sire with his foals earning five AQHA Championships, 35 show ROM, three Superiors in cutting, one Superior in halter and one Superior in reining. His top foals include horses like King’s Michelle, the 1962 NCHA Open Reserve World Champion and NCHA Open World Champion Cutting Mare. Pistol’s Man was a 1956 bay stallion sired by King’s Pistol. This stallion would contribute to the paternal grandsire accomplishments of King’s Pistol. Pistol’s Man was the sire of Pistol’s Bit, a Superior Halter Horse with over 542 AQHA points and Pistol’s Hornet, a five time AQHA High Point Tie-Down Roping Horse. The daughters of King’s Pistol have done there share of spreading the word about King’s Pistol. Pistol’s Holly was the dam of Hollywood Smoke, an NRHA Hall of Fame sire. His foals include Patch of Smoke, AQHA World Champion Junior Reining Horse and Gunner’s Brawny Lad, NRHA

....................................................................................................................................................................................................... This picture of Flit Bar shows the power and overall good conformation of the Flit foals. Photo Courtesy Speedhorse Magazine Right photo | Sugar Bars was important to Warren and he crossed very well with the Leo mares. Photo courtesy Sue Larkin

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....................................................................................................................................................................................................... money earner of $23,340. Hollywood Smoke is the maternal grandsire of Custom Pistol, NRHA money winner of $223,343. The blood of King’s Pistol is prominent in cutting today through the great mare Miss Silver Pistol, who is out of Pistols Lady 2 Be, by King’s Pistol. Miss Silver Pistol was the 1985 NCHA Non-Pro Futurity Champion. She earned $510,000 in her illustrious cutting career. She in turn is the dam of several noted horses including Playgun. Playgun was the 1996 Augusta Futurity Open and Non-Pro Champion. Playgun has sired horses with Equi-Stat earnings of over $8.2 million in a variety of events. Playgun is the sire of Watch Me Whip winner of $182,273 as the winner of the 2015 NCHA Non-Pro Triple Crown winning the NCHA Non-Pro Futurity; NCHA Non-Pro Super Stakes and the NCHA Non-Pro Summer Spectacular Derby. This mare was the second granddaughter of Miss Silver Pistol to win an NCHA Triple Crown. Some of his other foals included Mr Beaman winner of $326,576 was the 2004 NCHA Super Stakes Classic Champion; Peppy Plays For Cash winner of $304,713 was the 2003 NCHA Super Stakes Non-Pro Champion and PRF Playguns Pep winner of $285,128 was the 2005 NCHA Super Stakes Non-Pro Reserve Champion.

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Playgun proved to be a good cutting horse sire, but his foals have done well in several phases of the show industry. His son, Real Gun, was the 2004 AQHA World Show Super Horse. He earned 472.5 AQHA performance points. Real Gun has been shown in the NRCHA, Ranch Versatility Classes and AQHA events like working cow horse, team roping heading and healing as well as calf roping. He was a Ranch Horse Association of America All Around Champion. The blood of Miss Silver Pistol was at the forefront of the NCHA when her son, Smart Little Pistol, sired the 2003 NCHA Horse of the Year Chiquita Pistol. This great cutting mare was only the third horse to win the NCHA Open Triple Crown and the first granddaughter of Miss Silver Pistol to win an NCHA Triple Crown. Chiquita Pistol won the NCHA Open Futurity, NCHA Open Super Stakes and the NCHA Open Derby. She earned $550,910 in her cutting career. Smart Little Pistol has Equi-Stat sire earnings of over $2.3 million in cutting. Flit followed King’s Pistol up with his full brother King Flit. King Flit was an ROM performance horse that earned 3 open performance points and 3 halter points in the AQHA. King Flit was started on his show career by Milo Whitcomb. Whitcomb told that he won the first two

cuttings he went to with King Flit. King Flit was then sold to R. Q. Sutherland of Kansas City, Kansas. Whitcomb told that Sutherland, who had owned horses like Paul A, that King Flit was one of the best cutting horses he had ever seen. King Flit would later be injured and unable to continue his show career. He was then donated to Kansas State University where he died from complications of the injury. Leo Bar was born in 1953. He was sired by Three Bars, a stallion that Bud Warren was interested in breeding to as a cross on his Leo mares. Leo Bar was AAA rated and ROM on the race track. He was first or second in five of his six starts. Leo Bar sired AAA runners, AQHA Champions and ROM arena horses. His AQHA Champions include King Leo Bar and Bar Jez. King Leo Bar was a AAA rated AQHA Champion. Bar Jez was the sire of Bar Miss 43. This mare was the dam of Miss Dry Doc. Miss Dry Doc was the dam of the 1981 NCHA Open Super Stakes Reserve Champion and 1981 NCHA Open Derby Co-Reserve Champion Miss Peppy Also. Chicabar Doll by Leo Bar was the dam of the AQHA Supreme Champion Cat’s Cue Bar. Leo Bar was the only foal sired by Three Bars that was out of Flit. Warren had no reason to go back to Three Bars as he was standing Sugar Bars by Three Bars. Warren had picked Sugar Bars to be the

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Leo a powerhouse in his own right! Photo courtesy Speedhorse Magazine

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sire in his breeding program that would represent Three Bars. Sugar Bars was a AAA/ROM runner that won seven of his 30 starts and $3,166. He earned two halter points. He would sire 139 racing ROM, with nine stakes winners and 19 stakes placed runners. They earned $378,557 on the track. He sired 114 performance ROM in the youth, open and amateur divisions, ten Superior halter horses, 40 superior performance horses and 36 AQHA Champions in the three divisions. He was well known as a sire of AAA/AQHA Champions. He was sired by Three Bars and out of Frontera Sugar by Rey. Sugar Bars sired 10 foals out of Flit and here is what five of these foals have done. Flit Bar was the first and he was foaled in 1956. Flit Bar was unshown but, went on to be a very influential sire. His foals earned 30 performance ROM, five AQHA Championships and 8 Superior Awards in performance and halter. He had six ROM race horses to his credit. The Flit Bar foals show the versatility of the line. Flashy Flit Bar was an AQHA Champion and Superior calf roping horse. Manzanito was an AQHA Champion and Superior Halter Horse. Flit Bar Dot was a Superior reining horse. The legacy of Flit Bar is as the founder of a line of excellent barrel racing horses. His barrel racers include such National Finals Rodeo qualifier Wabena Bar Flit with Vickie Adams in the saddle. Linda Davis also rode Bar Ours by Flit Bar to the National Finals Rodeo. Vickie Adams and Celie Whitcomb partnered to breed the great barrel mare Slash J Harletta to Flit Bar. They got two foals from this cross in Fire Water Flit and his full sister Ima Etta Too. Fire Water Flit went on to be a successful barrel racer winning titles like the 1983 Champion of Champion Barrel Derby. Ima Etta Two was a successful barrel horse and she was the winner of the 1983 Champion of Champions Barrel Futurity. Firewater Flit has now sired foals that have won in excess of $2.9 million dollars. His foals include Firewater Fiesta, the 2000/2001 AQHA/WPRA Barrel Racing Horse of the Year and the winner of over $800,000 in barrel racing. Dr Nick Bar is another successful barrel horse sired by Flit Bar. One highlight of his career was running the fastest qualifying time at 1983 Old Fort Days Futurity. He would place fifth in the finals. Fallon Taylor one of the great barrel racers started her rodeo career with Dr Nick Bar. His last time shown was at the at the age of 21 where he helped Kacee Bacon finish fifth in the 1998 BFA World Championship Youth Division. Dr Nick Bar was a very versatile horse as he earned his ROM in the AQHA. He earned 97 performance points with 46 in heading, 25 in heeling, 20 in barrel racing and six in pole bending. He made the finals of the

....................................................................................................................................................................................................... AQHA World Show in junior heeling (5th) in 1983, junior pole bending (4th) in 1983 and Junior heading (5th) in 1982. Dr Nick Bar would go on to be a successful sire with Equi-Stat barrel racing earnings of over $2.8 million. His leading money winner was Flos Heiress with earnings of $660,611. This is the famous Babyflo the 2013 AQHA/PRCA Barrel Horse of the Year. The next year Fallon Taylor and Babyflo won the WPRA World Championship title. Bar Flit was born in 1957. He became an AQHA Superior Halter Horse with 82 points and an ROM show horse. He proved to be a good sire with some of his foals earning AQHA Championships and Superior Halter Awards. His AQHA Champions include Bar Flit’s Pokey, Flit Knot and Flit’s Mama Mio. His Superior Award Winners include Saucy Bar Flit and Flits Mama Mio. Sugar Leo was the next Sugar Bars/Flit foal. This 1959 stallion was a AAA rated AQHA Champion. He earned 32 halter points and his performance points came from the racing segment of our industry. He was stakes placed with a second in the 1964 Abe Lincoln Downs Memorial Day Stake. Sugar Leo was the sire of several key performers. They include Sugar Vaquero and Poco Sugar Leo. Poco Sugar Leo was the 1972 AQHA High Point Working Cow Horse. Sugar Vaquero was the 1972 AQHA High Point Cutting Horse and the 1973 NCHA World Champion Open Cutting Horse. Dr. Don Wade was the

breeder of Sugar Vaquero. This is what he had to say about this famous gelding, “I bought Sugar Leo from Bud Warren when he was six weeks old and later bred him to Annie (Annie Wade) and got the horse Sugar Vaquero. He was an AQHA Honor Roll Horse in 1972 and the following year he was World’s Champion Cutting Horse.” He continued, “I thought he was as good at three years of age as any mature horse at that time showing. I thought he was as good as anybody’s horse no matter what age. I thought he could turn around better than any horse I ever saw.” “He was the only horse that won Odessa, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio in cutting and would have been in Denver, but a snowstorm kept him away. After Houston was over, Jack Newton called me and wanted to know if I have any more like him. Newton asked me if I had seen the horse lately and I told him no. I hadn’t seen him for a couple of years. He said, ‘Well he didn’t think there was over three riders in the country that could ride him.’ He said at the finals in Houston, the stands were completely quiet, and you could hear Bobby Sikes’ back and neck crack when the horse turned around.” Jim Calhoun in my interview with him in 1986 told me, “Sugar Vaquero is one of the most athletic horses I’ve ever seen.” He added, “Sugar Vaquero’s athletic ability and coordination allowed him to do things a horse wasn’t supposed to do in the arena.”

Sugar Leo sired the mare Sugar Tianna. This mare was a 3/4 sister to Sugar Vaquero as her dam was Poco Tianna by Poco Bueno and out of Annie Wade. Annie Wade was the dam of Sugar Vaquero. Sugar Tianna was a full sister to Poco Sugar Leo, the AQHA Honor Roll Working Cow Horse. Sugar Tianna was the dam of Brinks Hickory Flo. Brinks Hickory Flo was the dam of Mr Peponita Flo and Little Hickory Pep. Little Hickory Pep is the winner of $127,345 as an aged event finalist. Mr Peponita Flo was the 1993 NCHA Open Futurity Reserve Champion. Mr Peponita Flo is a million dollar sire in the cutting industry. He counts among his good foals the great Shakin Flo. This mare was a multiple aged event winner of $428,306. Shakin Flo is proved to be a great broodmare in addition to her being a great show horse. Her foals include Shakin Rondee, $211,392 and Midnight Rondevous, $102,195. It is obvious that Bud Warren loved the “bull dog powerhouse” type of horse. The kind of horse with the power to get the good start to win the 220 to 350 yard races. It all started with his two daughters of Leo in 1947 with Leota W winning and Flit placing second in the Oklahoma Futurity. (Despite the disqualification.) Warren would sell the winner and keep the “little bitty old bulldog powerhouse.” Flit would reward that decision by producing some of the nations top performance horses making her a source of power for many generations cementing her as a contributor to the Bud Warren breeding program and how his mares were important to his success.

This print of King’s Pistol by Carol Bush shows the power of this great stallion. Print courtesy Carol Bush Working Horse Magazine 2018 October 25

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Reiners across U.S. prepare for NAAC

By Regan Tuttle ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... hose who participate competitively in the equine sport of reining are gearing up for the big show this fall in Oklahoma City. There, taking place alongside the National Reining Horse Association’s annual futurity show, are the Adequan North American Affiliate Championships. It’s an experience that draws only the best, and getting there requires that riders show up and show well beforehand. Yearly, each NRHA affiliate - in the East Central, Mountain, Northeast, North Central, Northwest, South Central, Southeast, Southwest, Eastern Canada, Western Canada or Mexico division- produces a circuit show that sends its top 15 representatives from each class (from green reiners to non-pros and then those who ride in the open division) to the next round. Then, riders move on to their respective regional affiliate championship show. At the regional champs, the top 10 in each class win a spot in Oklahoma City to compete for the national honors in November. Bub Poplin, professional trainer of Fruita, Colo., is no stranger to the Mountain Affiliate Regional Championships in Denver. He just traveled there September 19-23 with his clients. Poplin has been working as a professional in the business the last 40 years. The last 12 of those, he’s focused on reining exclusively. Darlyne Woodward, president of the Western Slope Reining Horse Association, said the Mountain Affiliate Regional Championships saw more than 1,000 entries and held 55 different classes this year. She said it was a great opportunity for reiners to compete against those from various clubs, like the one she runs. “And if they do well, these folks are then invited to compete at the NAAC in Oklahoma City,” she said. According to Poplin, the MARC was indeed a great time for

competitors. Most of his clients who participated were qualified for the finale this fall. “We take a lot of non-pros with us,” he said. “There’s lots of excitement, great prizes and everyone had a good time.” (It’s also true that Poplin is also no stranger to the annual NRHA Futurity and NAAC show. In fact, he wouldn’t dream of missing the two-week event.) He and Woodward both agree that being in Oklahoma City - what is commonly known as “the horse show capital of the world” - is like a big family reunion for those in the reining industry. Poplin said he has seen reining expand over the last several decades. “I think reining in general has just grown every year,” he said. “It’s an exciting sport, a fun sport, and we know through the NRHA it’s one of best growing (sports) in the equine industry.” Lauren Rufo, who manages the NRHA’s affiliate program, concurs. She said that reining has grown significantly the last several years, and the NRHA has the data to prove it. And the affiliate program, she also said, is one the NRHA believes is quite important, especially for giving riders a foundation. “We define this as the NRHA’s grassroots program,” she said. “Our affiliates are our groups that introduce people and the membership to reining - it’s where almost everyone gets their start. Our affiliates are putting on the shows every weekend and giving the opportunity for riders, owners and green reiners to have an experience.” Rufo said the NRHA is happy to be able to provide that beginning for so many reining enthusiasts. “And then build for a regional championship (and national championship),” she added. “It really brings in everyone for a centralized event.” The qualifying period for the affiliate championship program begins January 1 and ends 45 days before the regional championships. Those culminating shows happen on different weekends for different affiliates. Anyone with questions about the program or who would like more information on the NRHA and its affiliates should contact Rufo by email at lrufo@nrha.com or call 405-946-7400, extension 128.

Desiree Hardin, who trains with Bub Poplin, celebrates success at the NRHA’s Mountain Affiliate Regional Championships in September. (Courtesy image)

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ALMOSTA RANCH

As one contiguous operation of 67,398 acres including 34,909 deeded acres, features rolling terrain representing one of the highest deeded acreage ranches available in Arizona. A combination of three historic and reputation ranches into one premier cattle ranch. Located on the San Francisco and Coconino Plateau in north central Arizona, this ranchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roots are traced to the Freeman Ranch, The Pouquette/Red Hill and the Cuervo. This ranch is strategically improved as a commercial cowcalf ranch with the flexibility and potential to run yearlings and stockers. Listed with Travis Bard - Keller Williams Northern Arizona. $20,000,000

SMOKE VIEW RANCH

120 acres of rolling high desert with exceptional location, character and land details combined with mature landscaping and improvements. Continuously operated by the same family for over 50 years and today centers on annual and seasonal guest operations with multiple units and 22 bedrooms. Whether expanded in its present use, developed for luxury residences or created into any number of wellness/ therapeutic/rehabilitation retreats, the property has the unmatched setting, feel and location necessary for a great development property. Listed with Stacey Lee Simmons - Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Rancho Rio Real Estate. $3,200,000

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Owned and developed by the iconic, Al Dunning, in Scottsdale, AZ this ranch consists of nearly 30 acres in 3 tax parcels with room to expand. Boasting 4 barns with 42 stalls and amenities as well as multiple arenas and working pens, panel walker, hay barn, pastures, well and storage tanks. In addition to the beautiful spacious main home with 3 bedrooms and 3-car garage there are 4 other homes for employees and guests. The professional grade equestrian facilities lie on less than half the land allowing for expansion or the ability to sell off the vacant lands. Listed with Travis Bard - Keller Williams Northern Arizona. $4,990,000

FREEMAN RANCH

The Smoke View Ranch consists of 746+/- premier acres overlooking the town of Wickenburg, Arizona with fantastic views in all directions. There are 519.75 acres in Yavapai County and 226.99 acres in Maricopa County. The gorgeous natural High Sonoran Desert vegetation and the elevation of the land lends itself to be a prime development opportunity with easy access to US60 and US93. Improvements include three sets of living quarters. Listed with Mike Glover Berkshire Hathaway Arizona Properties. $13,000,000

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COTTEREL FARM

Consisting of 398+/- acres featuring rolling terrain south of Denver, Colorado. Improvements include a high-quality 18-stall modern horse barn with 7,685 square feet plus two 1,952 square foot caretaker’s homes. $8,700,000. Contact Scot Oliver.

PONDEROSA RANCH

3,400+/- acre working cattle and premier hunting ranch located in NW Nebraska. The lands offer excellent grassland with scattered Ponderosa Pine Tree forests. There are adequate improvements including a large ranch home, a small cabin, barn, shop and working facilities and corrals. $1,550,000. Contact John Stratman.

VEO IRRIGATED FARM

High quality irrigated operation with excellent location in northwestern Wyoming. 980 +/- acres featuring irrigated land and custom owners home along with a state grazing lease and agricultural improvements. $2,400,000. Contact John Stratman.

TROUT RANCH

6,858+/- acres with 640-acre state land lease located on western edge of the Nebraska Sandhills, 20 minutes from Alliance. Operated as a 400 AU year round cow-calf ranch, with center pivot and excellent water resources that shores up the winter feed base. An efficient operating ranch. $4,000,000. Contact John Stratman.

CHALK ROAD RANCH

A premier irrigated farm and ranch located between Powell and Cody, Wyoming in a spectacular setting next to Heart Mountain featuring 455 acres with 200+/- acres under pivot and flood irrigation. Improvements include a shop with living quarters and a feedlot. $1,450,000. Contact John Stratman.

BUTTERMILK RANCH

Located in western Colorado, southwest of Delta, a diverse working cattle ranch with a total of 2,307 +/- deeded acres together with Forest Service and BLM leased lands allowing for an efficient 520 head “out the back gate” contiguous ranch operation. $4,000,000. Contact John Stratman.

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$104,000 - BETER WATCHTHIS GUYZ

2016 Mare (Frenchmans Guy x Serious Spender SI 92, Bills Ryon SI 113) Seller | Myers Preformance Horses, Buyer | Platts, AZ

Story & Photography by | Larry Larson In the equine industry we know ‘Legends’ – the yet vibrant 31-Year-Old Frenchmans Guy is one of them. We also understand the importance of a ‘Reputation’ in our industry - Bill and Debbie Myers have earned theirs and they are recognized for that. All aligned for yet another successful Myers Performance Horse Prospect Sale on August 25the – the last large consignment of Frenchmans Guy and A Smooth Guy progeny being offered at public auction. Myers Performance Horses – Bill and Debbie Myers and sons Chad, Billy, Brandon and Brady – presented an event for the record books returning home to the Black Hills of South Dakota for their 2018 sale. Held at Travis and Amy Lantis’ Seven Down Arenas East of Spearfish, South Dakota, the facility was filled to capacity for the preview and sale with knowledgeable horsemen from across the Nation and Canada drawn to one of the Nation’s most powerful sale offerings this year. Advertised as the #1 Two-Year-Old Program in the Nation, their phenomenal crew had the horses fit and primed by sale day and that reputation shined with consistent averages throughout the sale. Auctioneer Lynn Weishaar, and Announcer John E. Johnson, kept a steady pace with intense interest and phone bidding. The preview and sale were live cast through 3-2-1 Action Video. Frenchmans Guy, a Leading All-Around Performance Horse Sire since 2001, is the

sire of progeny with earnings now exceeding $12 Million in Rodeo, Futurities, Derbies, a AAA Sire on the Track and Youth Winners. The Frenchmans Guy daughters were especially in high demand! From a stellar, proven cross of Frenchmans Guy and Serious Spender SI 92 by Bills Ryon SI 113, their 2018 High Seller was Beter Watchthis Guyz, a 2016 Buckskin Mare who left the ring on a bid of $104,000. Repeat buyers were the Platts Family (Joey, Wendy & Rylea) from Scottsdale, Arizona. She is a full sister to the 2008 BFA Futurity Champion Guys Cash Perks with earnings of $50,000 and Guys On A Mission, a proven rope and barrel horses and past sale grad. The Platts Family also took home the 2nd High Seller of the day – Guyz Girlz Have Fame - on a bid of $99,000 for the 2016 Palomino Mare. Again sired by Frenchmans Guy, she is out of the proven mare Fames Licorice Kiss by Dash Ta Fame SI 113 - a 3X Montana ProRodeo Finals Average Champion, 3X WPRA Montana Circuit Champion, 7X Montana ProRodeo Qualifier and 5X RAM National Circuit Finals Qualifier with over $210,000 in Life Time Earnings. Rylea Platts summed up with, “The hospitality and presentation of the Myers sale is what keeps us coming back. There is not a sale out there that can top theirs. We have a lot of respect for the Myers and their breeding program.” A full sister to Tami Semas’ phenom Smooth N Famous ‘Perkins’, a Myers Sale

Grad with multiple Futurity, Derby and ProRodeo Championships and over $180,000 in earnings was the 3rd High-Seller. Out of the 2015 Future Fortunes Leading Broodmare FC Peachfuzz Ta Fame by Dash Ta Fame SI 113, Smooth N Fuzzy drew a bid of $98,000. The 2016 Sorrel Mare will call Utah home now with Keith Nellesson. Topping the gelding market in 2018 was Ima Standup Guy, a 2016 Sorrel Gelding also sired by Frenchmans Guy and out of the Hot Colours SI 102 mare Hot Movida – she shares the same dam, Docs Movida, as the late A Smooth Guy. He will make the trip south with Jamey and Brandy Voge to Wills Point, Texas who had the bid at $40,000. He is already in training with NFR Qualifier Cassidy Kruse, also from Wills Point, who added, “I am super excited to have such an athlete like Ima Standup Guy come into my life! I’ve had a lot of success on Frenchmans Guy horses including the one I own now, Guys Six Pack. They all just fit my style.” Myers simply summarized their sale with, “The great thing we are finding out…our horses are going to such GOOD HOMES and we are so thankful for that.” A sale sponsor this year was Classic Equine – they presented a saddle pad and horse sheet to Beter Watchthis Guyz (Platts Family), High-Selling Mare; Ima Standup Guy (Jamey & Brandy Voge), High-Selling Gelding and the Bismarck Ranch from Vale, South Dakota as the 2018 Volume Buyer.

....................................................................................................................................................................................................... Myers Ranch Overall Average (31 Head) = $35,298 | 2-Year-Old Average (18 Head) = $46,444 Frenchmans Guy | Overall Average (11 Head): $51,182; 2-Year-Old Mare Average (9 Head): $54,444; 2-Year-Old Gelding Average (2 Head): $36,500 A Smooth Guy | Overall Average (9 Head): $39,333; 2-Year-Old Mare Average (4 Head): $57,250 Ima Special Kindaguy | 2-Year-Old Average (2 Head): $14,500; Yearling Stallion: $26,000 Cowboys Cartel | 2-Year-Old Average (2 Head): $25,000

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$99,000 - GUYZ GIRLZ HAVE FAME

2016 Mare (Frenchmans Guy x Fames Licorice Kiss, Dash Ta Fame SI 113) Seller | Myers Preformance Horses, Buyer | Platts, AZ

MPH [Myers Preformance Horses]

$58,000 - GUYZ YELLOW ROSE, 2016 Mare (Frenchmans Guy x Tag Along Nickie, Dr Nick Bar) MPH - Hickey, TX $40,000 - GUYZ DARK OPAL, 2016 Mare (Frenchmans Guy x CE Black Opal, Dash For Perks SI 93) MPH - McClung, OK $62,000 - COLOUR HER SMOOTH, 2016 Mare (A SmoothGuy x Dash Of Hot Colours SI 96, Dashing Val SI 108) MPH - Hill, TX $60,000 - SHEZA VISION GUYZ, 2016 Mare (Frenchmans Guy x Moon Visions, SI 89, Visionarian SI 94) MPH - Howes, CN $99,000 - GUYZ GIRLZ HAVE FAME, 2016 Mare (Frenchmans Guy x Fames Licorice Kiss, Dash Ta Fame SI 113) MPH - Platts, AZ $40,000 - CATCHME IF UCAN GUYZ, 2016 Mare (A Smooth Guy x BDM Queen Of Speed, World Speed SI 83) MPH - Wharton, TX $17,000 - IM SPECIALS GIRL, 2016 Mare (Ima Special Kindaguy x Micks Sis, Freckles Playboy) MPH - Schrempp, SD $35,000 - REMEMBER WHEN GUYZ, 2016 Mare (Frenchmans Guy x Generals French Lady, Bogies General) MPH - Jacobi, TX $104,000 - BETER WATCHTHIS GUYZ, 2016 Mare (Frenchmans Guy x Serious Spender SI 92, Bills Ryon SI 113) MPH - Platts, AZ $34,000 - SHEZA COWGIRL GUYZ, 2016 Mare (Cowboys Cartel SI 93 x Guys Champagne Girl, Frenchmans Guy) MPH- McCann, WY $35,000 - SHEZA SHAKER GUYZ, 2016 Mare (Frenchmans Guy x Dear Shakey,Royal Shake Em SI 104) MPH - Wills, CN $98,000 - SMOOTH N FUZZY, 2016 Mare (A Smooth Guy x FC Peachfuzz Ta Fame,Dash Ta Fame SI 113) MPH - Nellesson - UT $29,000 - IRISH SMOOTHIE, 2016 Mare (A Smooth Guy x Paddys Irish O Lena,Paddys Irish Whiskey) MPH – Hill, TX $24,000 - GUYZ SPEEDY GIRL, 2016 Mare (Frenchmans Guy x A Speedy Lena, World Speed SI 83) MPH - Campbell, AZ $52,000 - DASH TA PAISLEY, 2016 Mare (Dash Ta Fame SI 113 x French Bar Belle, Frenchmans Guy) MR, Agent - Bismarck Ranch, SD $51,000 - GUYZ EBONY N IVORY, 2015 Mare (Ivory James SI 103 x Guys Cash For Perks, Frenchmans Guy) MPH – Rayer, MN $35,000 - SHEZ A CUTIE GUYZ, 2015 Mare (Frenchmans Guy x Irish Colours, Hot Colours SI 102) MPH - Voge, TX $31,000 – JUSTAWANTABESMOOTH, 2014 Mare (A Smooth Guy x Baby Do Us Proud, Proudest Effort SI 105) MPH- Hamilton, ND $25,000 - GUYS BEST FAME, 2017 Mare (Dash Ta Fame SI 113 x Guys Best Bet, Frenchmans Guy) MR, Agent - Campbell, AZ $21,000 - GUYZ DASH TA FAME, 2017 Stallion (Dash Ta Fame SI 113 x Guys Best Bet,Frenchmans Guy) MR, Agent - Stokely, TN $26,000 - IMA EVENING KINDAGUY, 2017 Stallion (Ima Special Kindaguy x Evening Traffic SI 93) MPH - Stokely, TN $36,000 - CALL HIM MR SMOOTH, 2017 Stallion (A Smooth Guy x Run For Lacee SI 97, Special Leader SI 103) MPH – Harrell, OR $18,000 - ORION GUY, 2017 Stallion (A Smooth Guy x Blaze Of Orion SI 90, Ronas Ryon SI 105) MR - Agent - Bieleny, CN $33,000 - BRING IT ON GIRLS, 2016 Gelding (Frenchmans Guy x Full A Irish Whiskey,Paddys Irish Whiskey) MPH - Martinez, TX $16,000 - CASEYZ COWBOY, 2016 Gelding (Cowboys Cartel SI 93 x Casey Starlight,Rio Starlight) MPH - Gjermundson, ND $12,000 - HEZA RED HOT SPECIAL, 2016 Gelding (Ima Special Kindaguy x Red Hot Expression, Hot Colours SI 102) MPH - Lauridsen, CO $40,000 - IMA STANDUP GUY, 2016 Gelding (Frenchmans Guy x Hot Movida, Hot Colours SI 102) MPH - Voge, TX $15,000 - SMOOTH IRISH TROUBLE, 2016 Gelding (A Smooth Guy x Rojo Irish Barbie,Rojo Irish Bay) MR, Agent - Campbell, WY $8,750 - SL SNIPER, 2016 Gelding (Dot Com Guy x LDL Scarlett Woman, Little Doss Lena) Sitnal Livestock - Atwood, WY $6,000 - COLOUR ME SOME PERKS, 2018 Mare (Hot Colours SI 102 x Shez Got World Perks, World Speed SI 83) MPH - Guinn, TX $7,500 - MY SASSY CHOICE, 2018 Mare (Mr Sassy Frenchman x Effortles Preference SI 94, First Down Dash SI 105) Chad Myers - Jacobi, TX $5,250 - SHEZA SMOOTH COWGIRL, 2018 Mare (Cowboys Cartel SI 93 x A Smooth Ride,A Smooth Guy) MPH - Kocher, WY $6,000 - IMA ESPECIAL GUY, 2018 Stallion (Ima Special Kindaguy x Highbrow Lil Freckles, Freckles Playboy) MPH - Hemphill, CA $4,000 - SL DA VINCI, 2018 Stallion (Dot Com Guy x Affirmed Silk, Affirmed Royalty SI 93) Sitnal Livestock – Purchased by Sitnal Livestock and donated proceeds to Black Hills State University Rodeo Team $25,000 - SHEZ SMOOTH N FAMOUS, 2014 Mare (A Smooth Guy x Disarray SI 89, Dash Ta Fame SI 113) MPH - Bismarck Ranch, SD $10,500 - HOT APRIL COLOURS, 2004 Mare (Hot Colours SI 102 x Easy April O Lena, Sons Doc O Sugar) MPH- MacKenzie Ranch, OR $10,000 - PATIENCE N SPEED, 2012 Mare (World Speed SI 83 x Guys Cash For Perks, Frenchmans Guy) MPH - Maltby, MT $9,000 - COLOUR ME A WINNER, 2014 Mare (Hot Colours SI102 x Caseys Starlight, Rio Starlight) MPH - Bismarck Ranch, SD

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$5,000 Larks Shorty Lena

It was surely a day of mixed emotions as Faith Livestock Auction hosted one of the biggest horse sales in their existence on September 1st. Buyers were from as far north as Canada and from California to Florida to witness and buy generations of proven AQHA breeding programs. A partnership that began many moons ago between the Lopez’s and the Meyers walked through the doors and were offered for sale for the last time by these 2 great breeders. Bob and Karen Meyer of Glad Valley offered stallions, mares and weanlings. The highlight of the sale was Star Struck Dun It, 2002 Buckskin Stallion sired by Hollywood Dun It out of Starleenic X Grays Starlight selling for $13,000 and will be standing at Fleetwood Farms Quarter Horses Alberta Canada and Four Star Quarter Horses (Patton Family) of Dublin Ohio. Fleetwood Farms also acquired Lot #7 Larks Shorty Lena (own daughter of Rugged Lark) as the 3rd highest selling mare of the Meyer’s Program for $5,000. Another great stallion from the Meyers program, SNW Northern Frost will be traveling just down the road at Parade SD at the Jim & Sharon Wright ranch. Their high bid of $9,250 won the son of PC Joes Frost out of the legendary Sun Frost. Jim Wheatley of Hughson, California purchased Frosted Sunman, 1999 Buckskin Stallion, sired by PC Frenchmans Mark X Sun Frost and out of Ima Sweet Note sired by Snippys Cowboy for $8,250. He also purchased two Drop Of Frost daughters to add to his program. Irish Goldmine, a 2015 Brown Mare sired by Irish Pay out of Little Black Bird was the high selling mare fetching $7,500 by Jace Booth. She is carrying a SNW Northern

$13,000 Star Struck Dun It

Frost foal for delivery in 2019. Lot 5, Dam of Irish Goldmine, Little Black Bird (Ninety Nine Gold Mine AAA X Wonders Florida AA) was the 2nd top selling mare at $5,250 and will be joining Kit Miller in Amidon ND. Lee Lopez dispersed his last 2 mares with colts at side at the same sale. Frenchmans Parfait, a daughter of Frenchmans Guy, will make his home in Buffalo WY at the Davis Ranch after claiming a $5,000 bid. Jeff Anderson of Pierce NE purchased Streek of Red (Cee Heart Concho X PC Skipper) which goes back to the great Lopez Stallion Hunkey Tonk and PS Sun Socks on the bottom side. Many breeding operations took advantage of the outstanding bred mares sold. $4,210 was the average of the top 10 mares sold. There was a total of 36 mares sold with an average of $3025. The top 14 weanlings averaged $2214. with Lot 50 of Bob & Karen Meyer’s with a final bid of $3,600, a buckskin stud colt by Frosted Sunman X Starlight Patzi. Denny & Doris Lauing’s high selling weanling was a sorrel filly sired by Colonel Frenchman out of Comos Hickory Cash, a home-raised mare out of their former stallion Lil Easy Feature and out of a mare that goes back to their senior sire Comos Cottoneye. Guest Consigners Glen & Janet Long’s high seller was Lot 93 fetching $2,100, a bay roan stud colt out of Watch Me Go Cowboy X Gunsmoken Cowgirl. 4 yearlings were brought by guest consigners Ross Potter and Lane Lamphere of Sturgis that goes back to the Lauing’s great stallions Colonel Frenchman and Dare To Be French. Lot 83 Pecos Two the Hilt (Dare To Be French X Chex Two the Hilt) brought an outstanding bid of $3,800 belonging to Ross Potter.

An outstanding bunch of riding horses were offered as usual. Archie Hulm’s was the high seller Larks Fox bringing $8750 originating from the Meyer’s program was purchased by Gill Red Angus, a 2014 sorrel gelding by SNW Northern Frost X Larks Shorty Lena. Lil Frenchmans Peppy, a 2015 gray gelding (Frenchmans Hickory X LL My Gray Peppy Gal) consigned by Jake Moreland claimed $6750 purchased at a previous sale from the Lauing’s . Kyle Edoff brought a 2012 sorrel gelding that won $5,500. Denny & Doris Lauing brought a 2015 gray mare Miss Comos Peppy (Colonel Frenchman X Comos Hickory Badger) that found a new home in Wyoming at $4750. Trainer Sarah Moreland had put 90 days on the mare. On behalf of Bob & Karen Meyer, Lee Lopez and Denny & Doris Lauing, we would like to extend our immense gratitude to those that attended in person, on-line or on the phone that bid on and purchased our horses. Thank you to Lynn Weishaar and John Johnson for doing a fabulous job as well and to the ringmen Dan Piroutek and Scott Dirk. Thanks to Faith Livestock Auction and their crew for doing an outstanding job and to Doc Ford. Special thanks to the consigners Glen & Janet Long, Ross Potter, Lane Lamphere, Archie Hulm, Skyler Hulm, Kurt Holt, Jake Moreland and Kyle Edoff. Even though the public witnessed the complete dispersions of 2 great lifetime horse programs, know that the sale will go on. Denny & Doris Lauing will head up the 2019 sale on September 7th and will continue bringing ranch and arena quality horses along with reputable consigners as the Lopez, Meyer & Lauing Sale has done the past 43 years.

38 Working Horse Magazine 2018Commission October Co. | Faith, SD | LauingMillIronLRanch.com Faith Livestock

67th Annual Production Sale Report High Selling Horse

2018 Dunskin Filly | $1,800

Just A Silver Duck [Blue Duck Okie] x RWS Seet Nina Oak [Sweet Gallo Oak]

Good weather, good horses, and a good crowd were on hand at the oldest Quarter Horse Production Sale in the world. The sale was hosted by the Raymond Sutton family on September 9th at the ranch west of Gettysburg, South Dakota. The ranch is a Ranching Heritage Breeder, AQHA Legacy Breeder, and an inductee into the AQHA Hall of Fame. The 67th annual sale welcomed buyers from as far away as Kentucky and Texas. Offered were 53 weanlings sired by ten of the ranch’s stallions. Those looking for colored foals had many to choose from. The high selling foal was a dunskin filly sired by Just A Silver Duck, a grullo son of Blue Duck Okie(LTE $148,871). The dam was RWS Sweet Nina Oak, a daughter of the ranch stallion Sweet Gallo Oak. “Nina” is a full sister to the dam of Cats Golden Rey (LTE $32,642) who is now competing in Europe. The eye catching filly sold for $1,800. The second high seller was a Just A Silver Duck bay roan stallion out of Ms Holliday Ginger (a granddaughter of Mr San Peppy and Roan Bar). He went under the gavel at $1,700. Another Just A Silver Duck foal was a dun filly who sold for $1550. She was out of Royal Chickabel, a Hickoryote (LTE $107,500) daughter and grandaughter of Dual Jazz. “Chickabell” is the dam of the ranch stallion CD Cut The Lights (7th all-age stallions in the 2017 AQHA year-end standings). Roan was a popular color. A Legendary Cutter red roan son sold for $1,000. The sharp young man carried the genetics of Cutter Bill, Two Eyed Jack, Smart Little Lena, Freckles Playboy, and Peppy San Badger. Royal Vaca Rey (Smart Little Lena/Autumn Boon on top and Peppy San Badger/Royal Blue Boon on the bottom) had a good reception for his first foal crop. A bay roan filly with a dam carrying the blood of Cutter Bill and longtime ranch stallion, Winning Note, sold for $1,300. A Royal Vaca Rey palomino filly out of Solid Gold Sparkler, a daughter of Solid Gold Edition – AQHA Superior and a

.......................................................................... granddaughter of Bill’s Rock – AQHA Superior went to the high bidder for $1050.

A loud colored palomino filly with four white stockings by Rios Santana (LTE $3,042 and a year-end high point horse in both SD and NE) brought $850. A buyer from Texas took home a sorrel filly by Young Pobre, a son of Young Gun (PE $2,300,000) out of Demke Gal 210 for $650. This is the third full sister going to the man from Texas. The other two are bringing home checks in tie-down roping and barrels. Georga and Heather Sutton are looking forward to the 2019 foal crop and the get of the three new stallions they have added to their breeding program. The Love Man has LTE $127,507 in the NRCHA. He was Reined Cowhorse World Champion Open Two Rein and Reserve World Champion Open Hackamore. The article, A Darlin Story, in the October 2017 Quarter Horse Journal is about “Manie” and his get. Also added to the stallion battery is Jack Frost Edition … world show qualifier, AQHA ROM, 23 heading points, and points in heeling, halter and barrels. He is a son of ranch stallion, Solid Gold Edition (AQHA Superior). CD Cut The Lights will have his first foals in 2019. He is a son of CD Lights (LTE $233,383… PE $4,475,243 and 1,926 AQHA points). Out of our ranch’s mare, Royal Chickabell, who carries the genetics of Doc’s Hickory, Dual Jazz, Jazabell Quixote (NCHA #5 for produce earnings). “CD” has earned 47 AQHA points in tie-down, heeling and halter with very limited showing. He was 7th in AQHA year-end standings for all age-stallions in tie-down roping. He competed at the 2017 World Show in heeling and tie-down and was SDQHA Hi-pt Amateur Stallion, Hi-Pt Open Stallion, and Reserve tie-down. Suttons also are offering a limited number of yearling and older horses at private treaty.

Raymond Sutton Ranch | Gettysburg, SD | RaymondSutton.net

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1 Weavers Call Me Perks $7,000.00 2 Weavers Call Me Perk $1,700.00 3 Weavers Alida Perk $1,400.00 4 Alida O Lena $4,500.00 5 Weavers Busy N Perk $5,000.00 6 Weavers Busy Perk $3,000.00 7 Weavers Poppy Miss $2,500.00 8 Weavers Tuf Perk $1,500.00 9 Weavers Perkster Pep $1,800.00 10 Weavers Cee Perkster $3,400.00 11 Weavers That Perk $1,200.00 12 Weavers Star Perk $2,900.00 13 Weavers Ima Bit Perk $2,200.00 14 Weavers Peppy Perk $1,200.00 15 Peppy Lena Lou $4,200.00 16 Weavers Pretty Jen $1,700.00 17 Weavers Busy Black $5,500.00 18 Weavers Genuine Two $1,900.00 19 Weavers Genuine Poco $3,100.00 20 Weavers CallMeLeigh $15,500.00 21 Weavers Busy Cee $2,800.00 22 Weavers Ima Tuf Busy $3,700.00 23 Weavers Lena Leigh $2,600.00 25 Weavers Chexy Heaven $3,000.00 26 Weavers Ima Bit Busy $3,750.00 27 Weavers Poco Im Busy $1,600.00 28 Weavers Miss Poco $1,900.00 29 Weavers Girl My Busy Donated 30 Weavers Poco Girl $1,600.00 31 Weavers Busy De Oro $3,000.00 32 Weavers Busy Missy $2,000.00 33 Weavers Genuine Gem $13,000.00 34 Weavers GenuinelyMs $2,300.00 35 Weavers Tuf French $1,200.00 36 Weavers Dee Missy $2,000.00 37 Weavers Dee Lena No Sale 38 Weavers Lena Tuf Dee $2,100.00 39 Weavers Tuf Ms Boon $4,000.00 40 Weavers TufMsPretty $2,600.00 41 Weavers Miss Topaz $1,600.00 42 Weavers Topaz Boon $4,000.00 43 Weavers Topaz Dox $2,500.00 44 Weavers Bella Topaz $1,500.00 45 Weavers Smooth Call $2,800.00 46 Weavers Smooth Cee $2,300.00

47 Weavers Smooth Alida $4,000.00 48 Weavers Lena Smooth $2,200.00 49 Weavers Cowboy Girl $2,900.00 50 Weavers Mr Cowboy $3,400.00 51 Weavers Cowgirl San $2,800.00 54 Weavers Streakn Rose $1,100.00 55 Weavers Top Streakn $1,400.00 56 Weavers Streakn Tuf $2,400.00 57 Weavers Streakn Oola $1,600.00 58 Weavers Boon Ooh La $5,750.00 59 Weavers Rodeo Fling $1,300.00 61 Weavers Streakn San $1,400.00 62 Weavers Heavenly San $6,500.00 63 Weavers Daisy Fling $1,200.00 64 Weavers Streakn Cee $3,000.00 65 Weavers CallMe Fling $2,500.00 66 Weavers StreakNBroke $2,300.00 67 Weavers Streakn Jet $2,400.00 68 HLC Smooth Quote $1,600.00 70 Weavers Black Star $5,000.00 71 Weavers PrettyLight $3,100.00 72 Weavers Merada Lou $3,000.00 73 Peppy Lou Lena $3,300.00 74 Weavers Heavenly Lou $1,900.00 76 TS Aint I Famous $6,750.00 77 TS Flinging Seis $7,250.00 78 TS Spark My Seis $5,000.00 79 TS ShotsMakeMeShake$4,000.00 80 TS Treys Frenchie $3,300.00 81 TS Perks Of Shake Em $2,000.00 82 TS Shake Em Billy $4,000.00 83 TS Boom N Shake No Sale 84 TS GoingToBeGreatToo $10,000.00 85 TS Im Fractious $3,000.00 86 TS Shakers Surprise No Sale 87 TS Shake Em Tess $3,500.00 88 TS A French Ginger $3,300.00 89 TS A French Penny $4,250.00 90 TS First Responder $3,300.00 91 TS First Down Jett $7,250.00 93 TS PerksOfAFrenchman $2,000.00 94 TS Derby Down Wylee $3,800.00 95 TS U Fool Itz Easter $2,900.00 96 TS Honey Frost $3,000.00

Weavers Girl My Busy

[Genuinely Busy (Tuf N Busy x Genuine Leigh Wright) x Weavers Poco Girl (Poco Ima Doc x Sugs My Girl 1988] This 2018 filly was donated to the AQHA Ranch Heritage Young Horse Development Program and was given to Cheyenne Holm from Utah.

Top Selling Horse $15,500 top photo

Weavers CallMeLeigh

[Genuinely Busy (Tuf N Busy x Genuine Leigh Wright) x Weavers Call Me Cee (Cee Booger Roano x Call Me Blackburn] 2018 Filly

Sale Total = $283,700 for 86 Head | $3,298 average

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JA Sheer Skippin Hey Hey Vabellez Blaze Face Gent BR King Bossy Lil Gent DPJ All Jacked Up Mighty Ringo Cat Heza Liberator Wyo Playin It Smart A Running Royal A Thirtyeightspecial ELS Royal Kitty Cat Skippizan Slick Peptos Whiskey Peak Wyo Very Special Guy Name Pending Spade Kaleb Jazzy Eagle Buck Me O My Nick Ruf Against Da Walla Preferred Playgun Bucking To Fame Bentley (unregistered) AR Sassy Gent ELS Billy The Kid Scooters Sonnys Lad JR Mesquite Five Texas Royal Cat Haidas Duro Cat Honey BR Best Asset Wyo Very Special Hon Scottish Tapdance Stone Cold Ollie King Jazzy Buck I Prefer Special Gal Red Chilli Two Special Lil Gent

Bill Smith 26,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 850.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 8,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 3,750.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 1,100.00 Jack Wipplinger 10,000.00 Bill Smith 10,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 8,500.00 Bill Smith 1,100.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 1,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 9,000.00 Bill Smith 1,900.00 Bill Smith 12,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 3,750.00 Bill Smith 3,800.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 1,100.00 Bill Smith 35,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 4,750.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 28,000.00 Bill Smith 14,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 7,500.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 800.00 Jack Wipplinger 27,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 4,750.00 Bill Smith 3,000.00 Bill Smith 8,500.00 Bill Smith 12,500.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 4,500.00 Bill Smith 9,500.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 6,000.00 Bill Smith 850.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 1,000.00 Bill Smith 11,500.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 6,250.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 1,200.00 Jack Wipplinger 25,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 5,000.00

Blue Pepto Joe Dashing W Dynamite With A Twist Of VSP Shining My Dually Ft Macoys Sodak Jack Cats Royal Pea Name Pending Buzz Cody Jack Chico Jazzy Wine ELS Miss Boo Dee Mercedes Smart Playful Martini Mercedes Otoe Oil Strategic Cowboy AF A One Wyo Scottish Patriot Chics With Pistols Quick Cash Cat Wyo Sparkys Desire Rebel Partner Son Of A Red Desert Cats Dash To Fame Shoguns Rocket ELS Sweet Talkin Man Playgun Forest Jackie Bee Dandy Boy One Cat Safari Lady Peppy Playgun Wyo Scottish Sam Look At Our BR Suns Pep Cashflow Playgun Trixy Pistol ELS Playgun Princess Cool Peponita Ace Love War Sparky JST Holly Doc Mose Peptos Stylish Fame Lil Gents Badger Dunnits Double Dun ELS Lace And Roses Play N Son OF A Buck Benz (unregistered) A Little Mo Frost

Bill Smith 23,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 900.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 8,250.00 Bill Smith 24,000.00 Bill Smith 13,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 5,500.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 500.00 Bill Smith 13,500.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 7,500.00 Bill Smith 1,900.00 Bill Smith 31,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 1,100.00 Bill Smith 47,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 9,000.00 Bill Smith 12,750.00 Bill Smith 1,500.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 1,800.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 4,500.00 Bill Smith 3,500.00 Bill Smith 9,750.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 8,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 3,700.00 Jack Wipplinger 12,500.00 Bill Smith 2,200.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 8,000.00 Bill Smith 10,500.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 6,500.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 3,000.00 Bill Smith 3,700.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 5,500.00 Bill Smith 30,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 7,750.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 3,100.00 Bill Smith 2,000.00 Jack Wipplinger 9,500.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 9,000.00 Bill Smith 25,000.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 3,400.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 6,500.00 Bill Smith 9,500.00 Bill Smith 4,500.00 H.B.Bartlett DVM 12,000.00 Jack Wipplinger 10,250.00 Jack Wipplinger 8,250.00

Hot Springs County Fairgrounds | ThermopolisW, orking WY | WHyo Horses .com 2018 October 41 orse Magazine

Top | Tonka Twister To | $19,000 Bottom | TBR Miss Kitty | $20,000 10 TOP SELLING HORSES Lot 46 TBR Miss Kitty (Tee Baron Red x HB Pretty Pepoleo, Handy Blue Tiger); 7 y/o red roan calf roping - mare Sellers: Rusty & Cherie Kluender, Broken Bow, NE $20,000 Lot 1 Tonka Twister Too (Illuminators Totonka x Lady Cowan Twist, Double Buck Twist) 4 y/o gray ranch - gelding Sellers: Weber Quarter Horses, LLC, Valentine, NE $19,000 Lot 50 Mylene (Playboys Phoenix x Watalittle Young Gun, Young Gun) 7 y/o sorrel calf roping - mare Seller: Matthew Wznick, Sidney, MT $15,500 Lot 56 Bams Bar Kingbred 14 (Streakn Thru The Bar x Bams King Bred 1996, Smart Cheek) 4 y/o sorrel calf roping/heeling gelding Seller: Matt & Lynde Elliott, Sparks, NE $14,500 Lot 48 Maximus Fly (Oh Justa Fly x Happy Days O Summer Day, Carlos Happy) 7 y/o sorrel calf roping - gelding Seller: Billy & Jan Brown, North Platte, NE $13,000 Lot 42 Paradox Cowboy (Catsanova Cowboy x Paradox CD Kandy, CD Olena) 7 y/o sorrel calf roping - gelding Seller: Cody Marx, Oconomowoc, WI $11,000 Lot 84 Duals Skippen Smurf (Smart Little Smurf x MRA Dual Lady, Hunkey Tonk) 8 y/o gray heel/ranch - gelding Seller: Ron Lien, Minatare, NE $10,000 Lot 4 Mr Blakburn Chex 112 (Zacharys Lena Chex x Blackburn 994, Fortys Last Chance) 7 y/o buckskin ranch/heel - gelding Seller: Weber Quarter Horses, LLC, Valentine, NE $10,000 Lot 68 Paps Rockin Doc (Rockin T Topper x Blue Babe Paps, Paps Jessie) 11 y/o palomino head horse – gelding Seller: Diamond JD Rope Horses – Jason DeVore, Ft. Lupton, CO $9500 Lot 52 Red Belvidere (Blue Belvidere x Rockin T Irish Cat, Royal Irish Whiskey) 4 y/o red dun head horse – gelding Seller: Justin Collins, Belle Fourche, SD $9000 9. Lot 87 Doc Frost Jackpot (Seven Brazosjackpot x CJ Doc Frost, Doc O Dual) 4 y/o sorrel ranch – gelding Seller: Whipple Performance Horses, Clint Whipple, St. Francis, SD $9000 10. Lot 3 Driftin Lukes Dance (Promise To Dance x Skips Drifter Doll, Holey Poco Drifter) 6 y/o palomino tobiano ranch – gelding Seller: Weber Quarter Horses, LLC, Valentine, NE $8300

Weber & Company | Valentine, NE | WeberQuarterHorses.com

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September 1-2, 2018 | Payout $6,564

The 27th Annual Iowa Breeders Cutting Futurity was held as a class within a class with the Iowa Cutting Horse Association’s Futurity at the National Cattle Congress in Waterloo, Iowa. Two entries in the 3 year old Open and two entries in the 4 yr. old Non Pro sired by Iowa Breeders Nominated Stallions & a Nominated Mare competed for a total purse of $6,564.00. The 3 year old Open 1st & 2nd go winner was Metallic Betty whose Nominated dam was Little Disco Cat sired by Little Disco Tucker. She was owned by Seth & Mandy Kirchner, shown by Seth Kirchner of Clarinda, Iowa with scores of 135 & 136 receiving a check for $984.60 per each go. Metallic Betty was the Non-Working Finals winner with a total score of 271 receiving a check for $1,312.80. The 4 year old Non Pro 1st go winner was Wileys Lil Redhead sired by Nominated Stallion, Wiley Cat. He was owned & shown by Gary Henderson of Anamosa, Iowa

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with a score of 129 receiving a check for $984.60. The 4 year old Non Pro 2nd go winner was DLB Blue Jule sired by Nominated Stallion, Oaks Jule Star owned & shown by Brianna Bucholz of Maiden Rock, Wi. with a score of 134 receiving a check for $984.60. The 4 year old Non Pro Finals winner was DLB Blue Jule with a total score of 254 receiving a check for $1,312.80. This year there were no entries in the 5/6 year old Classes. The 2018 & 2019 Nominated Stallions are listed on the web site www.iacuttingfuturity.com If you own a mare that is sired by a Nominated Stallion, she may be nominated, bred to any stallion with resulting foal being eligible for the Iowa Breeders Cutting Futurity. We thank our sponsors: Waverly Sales Company, Landers-Ulfers Insurance, Highview Animal Hospital, Lincoln Savings Bank, Dave Eberline, Reid hockenson, Denny’s Trailer Sales, and our Host Hotel, Howard Johnson – Waterloo/Cedar Falls.

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