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Contents Features

Wimpy P-1's Papers 23

By Larry Thornton Sacroiliac Pain 29

By Jay Merriam, DVM Profile

32 St. Clair Performance Horses Working Lines 36 Ties That Bind - Sam Watkins

By Larry Thornton Mares with More 49 Meradas Little Sue

By Larry Thornton

Columns

Equine Discussions Should I Breed My Mare?

With Cal Middleton Herbs for Horses The Immune System

By Mickey Young

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Equine Discussions with Cal Middleton I was thinking of breeding my mare this year. Do you think it would be better to breed her or to just buy a young horse?

That’s an interesting question with no real great answer. It is no secret that there are too many unwanted and poor quality horses in our country now, and we all have to take responsibility for the horse industry and do our part to insure its future.

First of all, let’s discuss the finances. It is generally cheaper to buy a young horse rather than to breed, depending on your situation and management of your mare. If you own plenty of quality pasture, a dirt lot or a pasture with no fescue, all having good warm shelter from the wind/rain/snow, than you may be able to get by with raising your own foal at minimal cost. You will then just have the breeding fees, chute fees, and potential vet fees when the foal is born if needed. Most stallions out there have offspring every year that can be bought for less than what the breeding fee costs. If you have to board your mare somewhere before, during, or after foaling, you will most likely have more money wrapped up in the foal than the foal is worth by the time you wean it.

Besides money, there are other important factors to consider. Are the two parents quality enough horses to produce offspring? Are they physically sound, conformationally correct and straight, mentally trainable?

Are they smart, were their parents smart? Have they had any medical issues that can be passed on to their foals? Based on the answer to these questions, you should be able to make a fair decision. Overall attitude is probably the single most important trait I look for.

Now let’s choose a stallion to breed your mare to. First you need a plan and a goal for the potential foal. That will help you choose which stallion. If you don’t have a plan in mind, I wouldn’t breed. If the stallion doesn’t have a great answer for all the questions in the above paragraph, I would not breed to him. If your mare lacks certain qualities that you desire, I would not breed her. You cannot pick a stallion to cross on your mare that will “make up” for the traits your mare lacks. Only use mares with all the traits you want, mentally and physically.

In my experience breeding animals of all kinds, I have found that crossing two different types of individuals, will generally end up with an offspring like one parent or the other, (not a beautiful combination of both, like we would dream of). My grandfather Jesse Dowdy told me long ago, “If you’re not breeding like to like, you’re moving backwards.” In other words, choose the type of mare you like

and breed it to the same type of stallion. If you feel that you need to breed to a stallion that has different or better traits than your’ mare, you probably should just wait and find a mare with those traits, and breed her instead.

Another good reason to not breed is so you can choose the foal you want. Color, conformation, sex, correctness, attitude. When you breed you never really know what you may end up with.

My overall recommendation is that you should buy a horse rather than breed your mare.

There are way too many horses now anyway. And it is time for us all to think about quality rather than quantity. Contact me anytime to discuss more details of breeding, traits or to come see my mares and stallion.

Until next time, ride smarter, not harder. Send your questions to cal@calmiddleton.com.

Trainer Cal Middleton competes in Roping, Cutting, Working Cow Horse and Reining. For more information, go to www. calmiddleton.com or call him at 816-256-9597.

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The Wimpy P-1 Papers Social Media in the of Pursuit of History

By Larry Thornton We are all fully aware of how the internet and communication play a major role in our lives today. The advances in technology through time prove that we as a nation have always been in pursuit of new ways to communicate with each other.

Therefore, it is no surprise that the communication system known as Facebook has become a staple in our lives. Facebook is a communication system that allows all of us to visit with each other at a moments notice.

For a small contingent of horseman interested in the American Quarter Horse the private Facebook group Quarter Horse Tales is a way for them to look back on the history of the breed. To many it is a daily visit to interact with old and new friends interested in preserving not only the history of the breed but their own memories. The kind of memories that have become their personal history.

It is just one of those posts on Quarter Horse Tales about the horse Wimpy P-1 that started an event that has made all those involved feel proud and satisfied. The event was to secure the AQHA registration papers for this great horse and present them to the American Quarter Horse Association’s Hall of Fame and Museum.

Wimpy P-1 is the horse that earned the #1 in the American Quarter Horse Association Studbook. He won this honor as the Grand Champion Stallion at the 1941 Fort Worth Exposition and Fat Stock Show. Wimpy won his title over a number of good stallions from several of the top ranches including Silverstone, the Reserve Grand Champion that day.

Wimpy P-1 was bred on the

famous King Ranch in Kingsville, TX. The King Ranch was founded

by Richard King and has been carried on through the Kleberg family whose descendants still operate the ranch. This great stallion was the product of the famous King Ranch breeding program through their foundation sire, Old Sorrel.

The pedigree of Wimpy P-1 epitomizes the bloodline lineage of the American Quarter Horse. He was sired by Solis by Old Sorrel by Hickory Bill and out of Panda by Old Sorrel by Hickory Bill. The dam of Panda was a roan daughter of Hickory Bill. Hickory Bill was sired by the foundation sire Peter McCue. George Clegg brought Hickory Bill to Texas to serve as a breeding stallion. Clegg was a noted racehorse enthusiast who owned and raced the great Little Joe, the same Little Joe that went on to be the grandsire of King P-234. Clegg was a roper who often had fellow ropers stay with

him in the off-season to hone their roping skills. Most of all, George Clegg was a quarter horse breeder who, through Hickory Bill and Little Joe, gave the industry many fine horses including the King Ranch stallion Old Sorrel.

The discussion of Wimpy prompted group member Debra Jo Endress-Ard to post a picture from eBay that showed the registration papers for Wimpy P-1. The papers were for sale.

Of course we live in a buyer beware society. Was this truly Wimpy P-1’s papers? Group member Mike Kelly, a horse trainer and quarter horse breeder, set out to verify if these were actually Wimpy P-1’s papers. He found that there were other papers involved and that it was historically known that the same person owned all four horses.

Things were looking very good.

Mike got in contact with the AQHA Continued on page 56

Wimpy P-1, the #1 horse in the AQHA studbook

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Oh, My Aching Sacroiliac!

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By Jay Merriam, DVM We’ve all heard someone groan loudly, or even done so ourselves, about his/her sore behind after a long, hard ride of some sort or another. Sometimes we’ve been pushing, sometimes carrying or following, and sometimes we just did more than we were fit to do.

And more than that, we know in advance that tomorrow will be even worse, especially when we first roust out.

But have you ever thought that maybe that good old equine under you might feel about the same, on both counts? And that maybe he’s just too tired to care, or to polite to express himself! Well, isn’t it about time you asked?

In our first article about back pain, we mentioned several common sites of chronic pain that could lead to lameness, poor performance or deep seated behavior problems, especially if asked to continue. The back is one structure that gives us very few outside clues about pain or disease. It doesn’t swell, bleed or get overly hot or sensitive in most cases, yet, as in people it is a very common source of long term discomfort. Some of the things we have to decide when working on a horse with poor performance or vague lameness problems, is where it comes from, what caused it and what do we do to help.

The Sacroiliac We often think of lower back pain in pretty vague terms, i.e., he’s cold backed, has a hitch, crow hops when saddled and many more. They describe it but don’t point in any particular direction. So lets start with the anatomy and see how it affects our working horses. The first

figure shows the pelvis from the top.

The sacrum is not shown. Figure 2 shows the pelvis from the back, sacrum in place. It’s not a joint that bends or flexes easily; its main job is to absorb concussion from the hips and hind limbs and the compression from above from a rider or a load.

Symptoms of SI Pain Often vague, the most common one I see is the sudden loss of rhythm at the canter, asymmetric

canter and failure to hold leads, particularly in a well trained horse with no real history of injury.

Sometimes we can find deep pain on palpation of the joint region where there was none before. Many times the only complaint is sudden coldback symptoms, reluctance to lift and hold for the farrier or even kicking when asked to canter. Associated pain of the mid-back and hips is often seen as part of the case.

Diagnosis is often based on ruling out other conditions, training issues or shoeing or environmental changes like going from soft, grassy ground to the rocks or hard scrabble of the desert or mountains. Many other issues can come into play as

well, including rider changes, saddle fit as the animal has gained or lost fitness, and even actual falls or injuries that at first don’t seem significant.

Ultrasound of the pelvis and ligaments is possible, but on many large animals its accuracy is questionable. The pelvis is wrapped with several thick ligaments both top and bottom that may also be part of the case. In chronic cases, ones where diagnosis is not so clear, bone

Figure 1. The Pelvis scan may help to confirm it. X-rays won’t help on any but the smallest animals. The joint is long and thin and unless there is an actual fracture, it won’t show.

Treatments Treatment has to be based on the actual diagnosis and how specific it is. Many SI joints have been injected on a “wait and see” basis, usually after other interventions have failed.

Rest This is often not helpful, especially in cases that have been going on for more than a month or two. Rather, “rest from the work that caused it” is the tool here. Most

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Figure 2 The pelvis with the sacrum in place.

of the animals feel fine and walk and trot fine as well. If they are suddenly confined or taken out of any type of work, they lose condition, atrophy and sometimes allow a secondary but inferior type of healing/scarring to take place.

Massage/Chiropractic Often this is helpful in the early cases, a month or so in duration. But a moderately displaced SI can heal better than most structures because it doesn’t move much as the horse does. And all the efforts of even the strongest chiropracter will barely move a piece of skeleton so tightly wrapped in ligaments and bone.

Shock wave Developed to help dissolve kidney stones, this therapy has become very useful in treatments of tendons and bone in many cases.

Again, the size of the horse and the depth of the injury argue against its use in SI treatments, although it has been shown to alleviate some of the local pain response. That may make it useful in the short term.

Direct Injection Direct injection of the affected SI joints is usually the best long term treatment, in the author’s experience.

A 9-inch needle is guided by ultrasound into the joint region and a

Figure 3 A spinal needel being inserted into the SI joint

the hind end can pre-dispose to this, large volume of steroid mixture sickle hocks being the worst. Take a injected. In many cases, the joint is minute and check your horse out not visible so it is done by feel, before and after riding, see if he coupled with a knowledge of the expresses any of the symptoms anatomy involved. In all cases it we’ve discussed. If he does, perhaps must be done in a sterile manner under well controlled circumstances. an evaluation before he becomes lame is in order, with the goal being It is usually effective in 7-10 days prevention of a chronic problem, not and the effects will often last for ever having to treat or lay up. quite a while. Some horses require repeat injections as soon as 4-6 weeks, depending on their workload and fitness level. Unlike other joints, re-injection is not a problem as there is no sliding or joint rotation to be concerned with, and in many cases actual fusion is the desired goal.

Unlike some other conditions of the back, saddles are not usually part of the problem. In many cases, riders are!

Riding asymmetrically, pushing a green or unfit horse down a steep slope, sliding and spinning or just loading too heavily are common culprits. Figure 4 The needle is 9 inches long.

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“Although we sustain a small cow-calf operation and background calves, our main focus is performance horses,” explains Mike St. Clair, great grandson of the original owner. “We purchased our first registered Quarter Horse (an own daughter of Gold King Bailey) in 1980. Raising gentle, athletic horses with the ability to work a cow inside or outside of the arena is our goal. The entire family is involved in our equine program.

When Mike says the entire family, he isn’t just throwing around a phrase. The entire family includes Mike, his wife Kim, four daughters – Nicole, Courtney, Lacey and Cody and five grandchildren- Olivia, Sophia, Parker, Tanner and Dakota.

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“We realized in the late 90s that to survive in today’s evolving equine market we needed to differentiate our program from other producers.

Our brand needed to become visible and recognizable to the public and people needed to see that our program produced horses that could be counted on for youth, for the ranch and for the arena,” Mike notes. “ So we made the choice to start hauling and competing on our horses.”

It took several years for the St. Clair’s to find the trainers they wanted to partner with, trainers who shared their beliefs about horse training: gain the horse’s trust, make sure he learns the basics, and spend time in the saddle working with the animal to create a partnership.

“I want a horse that wants to work for the rider, not a horse that is forced to comply,” Mike adds.

In 2007 Brad Wilson from Arthur, NE, a Working Ranch Champion Cowboy, began training for St. Clair Performance Horses.

Wilson, who has won multiple working ranch championships, keeps approximately 15 horses on the ranch in various stages of training, from started to finished horses.

By 2008 the St. Clair’s were ready to start showing quarter horses. Then in 2010 Luke Jones, who had established himself in the working cow horse arena with numerous accomplishments, including NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open and Int. Open Finalist, and AQHA High Point Jr. All Around Champion in 2010, chose to show St. Clair Performance Horses.

The first horse that entered a show with the SF brand was a stallion named Four Bonnie Bay (Spur), sired by Haythorn Land & Cattle’s great stallion Figure Four Chex and out of the mare Bay Bonnie Raindrop. Four Bonnie Bay proved to be a true champion.

Wilson trained Spur on the ranch and competed in several local events with him as a three year old. Luke

Photo above: (left ) Mike St. Clair with Four Chex 27 (Figure Four Chex x Continental Fly daughter) who won 2nd place in 2013 Waldo Haythorn Futurity, Arthur, NE; Craig Haythorn, (center) and Brad Wilson with Four Wood 15 (Slushwood x Figure Four Three daughter), 1st place winner.

Jones showed Spur extensively in 2010. Spur earned the titles of All Around High Point Horse (2010Open), All Around High Point Junior Horse (2010-Open), High Point TieDown Roping / 3rd Place. Spur has earned 35 Performance Wins, 526.5 performance points and 8 halter wins.

Today in addition to Wilson and Jones, Amos Burkholder, Canton, MO, and Ethan Walker, Ludell, KS, represent the St. Clair brand.

“We are very proud of our trainers and they are top-notch cowboys, as well as trainers,” says Mike St. Clair.

Mike describes the breeding program at St. Clair as one that focuses on continuous improvement, building on the genetics that produce horses that stand out in and out of the arena. Today those stallions include: – Snickelfritz Husker (Snickelfritx Chex x Tigsea Mandy).

Husker was shown successfully in the upper Midwest by Bill White of Ashby, NE. – Four Bonnie Bay (Figure Four Chex x Bay Bonnie Raindrop), shown by Luke Jones and J. D. Yates.

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– Ricco King Hancock (Roan Ambrose x PHR Gold Tigress) – And the newest addition can be seen on the cover, Mamas Jazzy Rey (Dual Rey x M H Bodees Starlena) with LTE in NCHA of $334,721.00. Mammas Jazzy Rey (Jazzarey) has been in training with Luke Jones for the past year in preparation for the Snaffle-Bit Futurity. Jazzarey’s first colt will arrive this spring.

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Clair has also worked on bringing in broodmares with noted genetics of high performers, with own daughters of Pepto Boonsmal, Yellow Roan of Texas, CD Olena, Dual Pep, WR Cat This Smart, Smart Little Lena, Dual Peppy and others.

“When we are choosing mares we look for athletic ability, pedigree, confirmation and attitude,” Mike explains. “Our goal is to build a herd of proven brood mares. Today we have approximately 45 brood mares in production and 25 percent of our mares are proven– meaning

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Luke Jones, Brad Wilson, Ethan Walker and Amos Burkholder all have futurity prospects and represent the ranch on competition events.

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Another Tie That Binds

By Larry Thornton The pedigree history of a breed, shows that the horses in that breed have genetic ties and it is these ties that bind them together, creating the breed. Certain individuals horses appear in many pedigrees, making them major contributors to the breed.

This is what makes them special in the history of the breed.

One of those special individuals is the stallion Sam Watkins, a horse bred by George Clegg. Sam Watkins ties some prominent horses together to make him an influence on the American Quarter Horse. His story begins at the Little Grove Stock Farm in Petersburg, IL, a well know breeding farm at the turn of the 20th century, owned by master breeder Samuel Watkins.

Watkins owned and/or bred such famous early Quarter Horses as Peter McCue, Dan Tucker, Jack Traveler, Butt Cut and Barney Owens. He owned and/or bred some famous Thoroughbreds as well, including Nora M, Kitty Clyde, Katie Wawekus and Duke Of Highlands.

Through these great horses, Samuel Watkins proved to have an integral part in the foundation of the American Quarter Horse.

George Clegg of Alice, TX, bought four horses from the estate of Samuel Watkins in 1911: Hickory Bill, his dam Lucretius M, Hunter and the mare Hattie W. Clegg would fall into the category of master breeder just as Samuel Watkins was a master breeder. Clegg owned and/ or bred such famous quarter horses as Little Joe, Hickory Bill, Old Sorrel, Ed Echols and Cotton Eyed Joe. When Clegg crossed Hickory Bill and Hattie W, he got a bay stud

colt foaled in 1913. To honor Samuel Watkins, Clegg called the colt Sam Watkins.

The list above tells us that Clegg was responsible for many fine quarter horses. When Clegg was interviewed by J. M. Huffington for The Quarter Horse magazine article, “George Clegg” (February, 1948), he was asked about which horse was “the best he ever raised.” His response was Sam Watkins. This is quite an honor coming from the breeder of the famous King Ranch foundation sire Old Sorrel.

The Huffington story about George Clegg tells that Sam Watkins was wire cut at the hoof as a young horse. He was never raced because of this injury. The wire cut is why Sam Watkins was often referred to as

the “Clegg Cut Foot Horse.” The AQHA lists Sam Watkins twice in their computer base. Once as Sam Watkins and once as the Clegg Cut Foot Horse.

The pedigree of Sam Watkins is another tribute to the man Samuel Watkins and his breeding program.

Hickory Bill was registered in the Appendix Register of The American Stud Book. He was appendix registered because his granddam, Bird, was considered a quarter horse.

However, his pedigree contained a great deal of thoroughbred and quarter horse blood found on the Little Grove Stock Farm.

Peter McCue sired Hickory Bill.

Peter McCue was registered as a thoroughbred. Many breeders during this time found themselves with fast

Peter McCue was the Old Billy line stallion that was the greatest contribution of the Samuel Watkins breeding program.

Photo courtesy The AQHA Hall of Fame and Museum

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horses but no organized race tracks to run them on. The organized tracks were for registered thoroughbreds only. This prompted breeders to start reporting that their horses were sired by registered thoroughbreds.

So Peter McCue was registered as a thoroughbred sired by a thoroughbred stallion owned by Watkins named Duke Of Highlands.

The pedigree of Duke of Highlands indicates that he could have fit properly into the pedigrees of some famous quarter horses. His sire was Duke of Montrose. The dam of Duke of Montrose was Kelpie by *Bonnie Scotland. The dam of Duke of Highlands was Belle of Highlands. She was sired by *Bonnie Scotland. Thus Duke of Highlands was double bred to *Bonnie Scotland. *Bonnie Scotland was the sire of the dam of Bonnie Joe. Bonnie Joe was the sire of Joe Blair, the sire of Joe Reed P-3. Joe Reed P-3 was the double grandsire of the great stallion Leo. William Welch gave the quarter horse industry verified proof of the true pedigree of Peter McCue after a visit with the descendants of Samuel Watkins in 1948. Welch’s research led to a notarized affidavit signed by Walter Watkins, son of Samuel Watkins. The affidavit states that Peter McCue was sired by the quarter horse stallion Dan Tucker.

This was all reported in a story in The Quarter Horse Journal in February 1949 called "Peter McCue's Family Tree.” It was later reprinted in the March 1971 issue of The Quarter Horse Journal.

So Peter McCue was foaled in February 1895 and he was sired by Dan Tucker. Dan Tucker was sired

by Barney Owens. Barney Owen was sired by Martin's Cold Deck by Old Billy. Thus, Peter McCue comes from the Old Billy line of Quarter Horses.

The dam of Barney Owens is often listed as the mare Nettie Overton. Nettie Overton was sired by a horse called Roan Dick. Some

pedigrees will show that the dam of Barney Owens was Dollies Overton.

Her pedigree is listed as unknown.

The dam of Dan Tucker was Butt Cut, also known as Lady Bug. The name Butt Cut comes from the scar this mare carried from a “wire cut on her left hip.” She was a great race mare and producer. Denhardt tells in “Foundation Dams of the American Quarter Horse” that the jockey Elias Watkins called Butt Cut

Sires of the American Quarter Horse” that Jack Traveler could have been by a son of Steel Dust. Jack Traveler was bred by Jack Batchler, the man that brought Shiloh to TX. Shiloh was a direct descendant of the great stallion Sir Archy, a foundation sire of the quarter horse and thoroughbred. (There is some disagreement about the authenticity of this pedigree.) Shiloh was the sire of Old Billy and Old Billy was out

Bert P-227 was a well known sire that put a great deal of Sam Watkins blood into the breed. (Below) Westmoreland was the dam of Monsieur Joe, the 1953 AQHA High Point Halter Horse.

Photo courtesy The AQHA Hall of Fame and Museum

“the fastest horse he ever rode.” Elias Watkins had ridden such noted horses as Peter McCue, Dan Tucker and Barney Owens.

The sire of Butt Cut was Jack Traveler, sired by Steel Dust and out of Queen by a horse named Pilgrim.

Denhardt tells us in the “Foundation

of Ram Cat by Steel Dust. Old Billy was the sire of Martin’s Cold Deck, who was the sire of Barney Owens who sired Dan Tucker.

Denhardt writes that the next owner of Jack Traveler was A. W. Green of Hutchins, TX. Denhardt believes that Green raced Jack

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Joe Barrett was the full brother to the great mares San Sue Darks and Sue Hunt. Joe Barrett was a well known roping horse and sire. Photo courtesy The AQHA Hall of Fame and Museum Traveler in Texas under the name of Traveler. The last owner reported for Jack Traveler was Samuel Watkins.

The dam of Butt Cut was June Bug by Harry Bluff. Harry Bluff was the sire of Steel Dust, so Butt Cut was double bred to Harry Bluff.

Harry Bluff was sired by Short’s Whip and out of the mare Big Nance. The dam of June Bug was Munch Meg. Munch Meg was sired

by Alford, who was also apparently known as Snow Ball. Her dam was Monkey by Beaneries by Printer.

Munch Meg was reportedly the dam of Grasshopper. Grasshopper in turn was the dam of Sykes Rondo.

Sykes Rondo has been a significant contributor to the family founded by Old Billy. The great sire Zantanon was linebred to Sykes Rondo.

Zantanon is the sire of King P-234.

Nora M was the dam of Peter McCue. The fact that Nora M was the dam of Peter McCue has never been disputed. Her sire was Voltigeur

by Vandal. Vandal was sired by *Glencoe. Duet was the dam of Voltigeur. Duet was sired by Highlander by *Glencoe.

Kitty Clyde was the dam of Nora M. Kitty Clyde was a thoroughbred

sired by Star Davis by *Glencoe.

This gives Nora M a breeding pattern of 3 X 4 X 3 to *Glencoe.

The dam of Kitty Clyde was Margravine by *Margrave. As you will see, Kitty Clyde will play a key role in the pedigree of Hickory Bill.

Lucretia M was the dam of Hickory Bill. Her sire was The Hero

by Himyar. Himyar was the sire of the great stallions Domino and Plaudit. The dam of The Hero was Lula S by Viator by Vauxhall. The dam of Lula S was Minnie Mac by Planet. The dam of Lucretia M was Bird by Jack Traveler. This makes Hickory Bill double bred to Jack Traveler. The dam of Bird was Kitty Clyde and this makes Hickory Bill double bred to this great mare.

Kitty Clyde was a thoroughbred but she is held in high esteem by Bob Denhardt in his “Foundation Dams:” “She may well have been the greatest producer of quarter horse dams.” She was the dam of Kitty Menard by Marion by Lexington.

She was the dam of Kittie Watkins

by Jack Traveler. She was the dam of Nora M, who is the dam of Peter McCue and then she was the dam of

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Bird, the grand dam of Hickory Bill.

Bird and Kittie Watkins were full sisters.

Kitty Clyde was foaled in 1860 and reportedly died in 1888. She was bred by Thomas Bryon of Fayette, Kentucky. She was then owned by C. V. Carpenter. Carpenter reportedly gave her to Watkins. She was in the hands of Tom A. Gay in 1870 and 71. Jim Owens reportedly had her in 1882 when she foaled Bird. Some controversy exits on her race record.

Supposedly she ran the quarter in 21.2 seconds in 1892. But she would have been 32 years old and if she died in 1888, she would have been dead when she ran this good time.

The second cross of Kitty Clyde makes Hickory Bill linebred to *Glencoe. *Glencoe appears three times in the fifth generation and once in the sixth generation of the pedigree of Hickory Bill. *Glencoe is very famous as a sire that was noted for his outstanding broodmares. His great daughter Pocahontas is the mare in the thoroughbred industry that is given credit for the large heart gene that is found in such great runners as

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Secretariat. Reel was another daughter of *Glencoe that proved to be a great producer. She was the dam of the good stallions War Dance and LeCompte, both found in the pedigree of Mannie Gray. Mannie Gray was the dam of the great stallion Domino.

The dam of Sam Watkins was Hattie W and she was sired by Hi

Much of the Sam Watkins influence comes through his daughter, Little Sue. Little Sue was a noted rope and bulldogging horse and later, a broodmare deluxe.

Henry, who was sired by Big Henry. Big Henry was sired by Melbourne Jr and out of Lida Gaines

by War Dance. The dam of War Dance is Reel by *Glencoe. The dam of Hi Henry was Butt Cut (Lady Bug). This makes Hi Henry a half brother to Dan Tucker, the sire of Peter McCue which makes Sam Watkins double bred to Butt Cut (Lady Bug).

Hi Henry was reported to have run the half mile in 58 seconds.

Denhardt found Hi Henry's race record in “Goodwin's Turf Guide.”

Denhardt says that it had been reported that Hi Henry was sired by Dan Tucker. But the Watkins family has verified that his sire was Big Henry.

The dam of Hattie W was the mare Katie Wawekus. Katie Wawekus was the dam of John Wilkens, whose sire was Peter McCue. John Wilkens is the sire of the legendary Joe Hancock.

Katie Wawekus was a

thoroughbred sired by Wawekus.

Wawekus was sired by Alarm and he was out of Maggie B by *Australian.

Maggie B B was out of Madeline, who was out of Magnolia by *Glencoe. Alarm was the sire of Himyar, who was the sire of The Hero, Domino and Plaudit.

The dam of Katie Wawekus was Lucy Hit by Voltigeur. This second cross to Voltigeur makes Sam Watkins double bred to this great stallion. Voltigeur gives Sam Watkins two more crosses to *Glencoe. *Glencoe appears at least eight times in the pedigree of Sam Watkins.

Hattie W was the dam of Neverfret, Sillex, Kendrick and Hi Knocker, all by The Hero. She was the dam of Cotton Eyed Joe by Peter McCue. When bred to Nimrod, she was the dam of Miss Pace, Erline, Edith and Hunter. When bred to Hickory Bill, she was the dam of Basil Prince and Sam Watkins.

Much of the Sam Watkins influence comes through his daughter, Little Sue. Little Sue was a noted rope and bulldogging horse

and later, a broodmare deluxe. She is the dam of the full brothers and sisters San Sue Darks, Sue Hunt, Black Hawk and Joe Barrett. San Siemon was the sire of these four horses.

San Sue Darks is the dam of Leo San. Leo San in turn is the sire of such noted horses as Peppy San and Mr San Peppy, both NCHA World Champion Cutting Horses, and noted sires of cutting horses.

Peppy San is the sire of the NCHA World Champions Peponita and Peppys Desire. Mr San Peppy is the sire of Peppy San Badger and Tenino San. Peppy San Badger is an NCHA Futurity Champion and Tenino San is an NCHA World Champion.

Sue Hunt was the dam of Continental King. Continental King was sired by King P-234. Continental King is an NRHA Hall of Fame member. He is the sire of such noted reiners as Continental Ace, NRHA Futurity Finalist and sire of an NRHA Futurity Champion; Continental Nancy, AQHA High Point Reining

Silver King was bred on the King Ranch and sired by Old Sorrel.

His dam was a Clegg mare by Sam Watkins. He left the King Ranch to become a great representative of the blood of Sam Watkins. Photo courtesy of The AQHA Hall of Fame Museum

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ER Hot Chex is a great show horse that is an AQHA Performance Champion. He has several ties to Sam Watkins in his pedigree through horses like Bueno Chex, Mr San Peppy and Bert P-227.

Photo courtesy Overlook Farm Horse; King Of Four Mac, AQHA High Point Reining Horse, and Continental Stormy, the dam of the NRHA Futurity Champion Spirit Of Five.

Black Hawk was the sire of horses like Frog W and Saylor's Little Sue. Frog W was the sire of Frogetta. Frogetta is the dam of Billietta, an AQHA Champion.

Billietta was the dam of such foals as Sweet And Innocent, an AQHA World Show Superhorse. Saylor's Little Sue was the dam of Teresa Tivio. Teresa Tivio was the dam of such great Doc Bar foals as Boon Bar, Doc's Remedy, Fizzabar, Nu Bar, Doc's Haida and Cal Bar. Joe Barrett sired Register of Merit race and show horses, including G Fern Deep Purple, Joe Barrett Jr., G Fern Star Joe and Jess' Bo Joe. His ROM producing daughters include Dixie Bares, G Fern Bon Bon, G Fern Cinderella and Miss Jo Kenny. Miss Jo Kenny

was the dam of Hollywood Bill and Hollywood Sally. Hollywood Bill was an NCHA Futurity Finalist and AQHA Superior Cutting Horse.

Hollywood Sally was an NCHA Futurity Finalist and producer of the noted cutting mare Lonepine Sally.

The great stallion Silver King is another link in the influence of Sam Watkins.

Silver King, bred on the King Ranch, was sired by Old Sorrel by Hickory Bill.

Sam Watkins was the sire of Tommy Clegg. Tommy Clegg was the sire

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of horses like Bert, Tom Benear and Little Dixie Beach. Bert was out of the great mare Lady Coolidge, while Tom Benear and Little Dixie Beach were out of Dixie Beach. Lady Coolidge and Dixie Beach were full sisters. This makes Bert, Tom Benear and Little Dixie Beach full brother and sisters in blood and they were all bred by the legendary breeder Bert Benear.

Tom Benear was used by Guy Troutman in his Arizona breeding program. Tom Benear was the sire of horses like Little Rose and Dusty Benear. Little Rose was the dam of three AQHA Champions including Bay Punk, Major's Manana and Major's Marquay. Major’s Manana is the broodmare sire of Major’s Bonanza, the 1977 AQHA High Point Working Cowhorse Stallion. Dusty Benear was the broodmare sire of Dell Tommy, an AQHA Honor Roll Horse in Western Pleasure and Trail. Little Dixie

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Beach was the dam of the AQHA Champion Paul A. Paul A was a leading sire of AQHA Champions with foals like Paul Easter, Star Spangled and Nino Paul.

Bert P-227 sired foals like the AQHA Champions Thomas Bert, Janie Bert Watts and the AQHA Honor Roll Calf Roping Horse Jeanie's Patsy. Janie Bert Watts is not only sired by Bert, but she is out of Trixie Blake by Bert. Bert counts

The black horse that Zorro rides in this series, known on the show as Tornado, was the registered quarter horse Diamond Decorator. among his good producing daughters the great Tangerine W and Westmoreland. Tangerine W is the dam of Sutherland’s Miss.

Sutherland’s Miss is the dam of the great stallions Fritz Command and Bueno Chex. Westmoreland was the dam of the great halter stallion Monsieur Joe, the 1953 AQHA Honor Roll Halter Horse.

The mating of Leo San, who was a grandson of Little Sue by Sam Watkins and the blood of Bert has proven successful over the years.

This mating has given the quarter horse such noted horses as Bert Leo and Calhoun’s Lasan. Bert Leo was an AQHA Champion with 74 AQHA halter points, 69 cutting points, two reining points and 3 working cow horse points. He was Superior in halter and cutting and an NCHA money earner. Calhoun’s Lasan was an AQHA Champion as well. Bert Leo was out of a daughter of Bert and Calhoun’s Lasan was out of a granddaughter of Bert.

The great stallion Silver King is another link in the influence of Sam Watkins. Silver King, bred on the King Ranch, was sired by Old Sorrel

by Hickory Bill. His dam was known as Clegg Mare #3 by Sam Watkins.

This makes Silver King double bred to Hickory Bill.

Silver King was the sire of such horses as Scooter S and Sierra Glitter. Scooter S was a noted rodeo horse and sire. Scooter S was the broodmare sire of such horses as Cutter’s Streak and Pecos Billie.

Pecos Billie was the 1972 NCHA Futurity Non-Pro Champion with Spencer Harden in the saddle. She was out of Lady Snyder by Scooter S. Cutters Streak was an AQHA Honor Roll Two-Year-Old Halter Stallion. Cutter’s Streak was sired by Cutter Bill. Cutter’s Streak was a full brother to the good cutting mare Cutter Jane. This mare was the 1965 Gulf Coast Cutting Maturity Champion. Scooter S was the sire of the AQHA Champion Bay Punk, who was out of Little Rose. This makes Bay Punk double bred to Sam Watkins.

Cutter Bill was the sire of Cutter’s Indian. This stallion was the 1972 AQHA High Point Western Pleasure Stallion and the 1972 AQHA High Point Three-Year-Old Halter Stallion. His dam was Fancy Indian by Silver King.

Sierra Glitter was the dam of the AAA/AQHA Champion and leading sire Eternal Sun. Eternal Sun was the sire of 28 AQHA Champions and 77 ROM show horses. His foals include such noted horses as Eternal One, NRHA Open Futurity Champion; Eternal Too, 1969 AQHA High Point Halter Stallion; Big Sun, 1970 AQHA High Point Working Cow Horse, and Eternal Baby, 1972 AQHA High Point Jumping Mare.

Double Diamond was a full brother to Scooter S. Double Diamond is the sire of Two D Two, an AQHA Champion and sire of the great Two Eyed Jack. Two Eyed Jack was an AQHA Champion that is the

leading sire of open AQHA Champions with 119. He is the sire of 21 AQHA World Champions as well. Two Eyed Jack is the sire of such show horses as Vickie Lee Pine, the first AQHA World Championship Superhorse; Mr Jack Prince, 1979 AQHA High Point Calf Roping Horse and 1977 AQHA World Champion Junior Reining Horse; Vallarina Miss, 1975 AQHA High Point Halter Horse and 1975 World Champion Aged Mare, and Deacon Jack, 1977 AQHA World Champion Two-Year-Old Halter Stallion–to name just a few!

Watch Joe Jack, one of the great sons of Two Eyed Jack, was an AQHA Superior Western Pleasure Horse and an AQHA Superior Halter Horse. He sired Watch Joe Leo Bar, the 1981 AQHA World Champion Junior Working Cow Horse. The dam of Watch Joe Jack is Watch Jo Moore by Joe M Moore by Monsieur Joe who is out of Westmoreland by Bert P-227 by Tommy Clegg.

The blood of Sam Watkins through Silver King has shown up in some interesting places. The 1950's television series called Zorro, which was a Disney favorite, has a tie to

A modern day example of the influence of Sam Watkins can be demonstrated

by ER Hot Chex, an AQHA Performance Champion.

Silver King. The black horse that Zorro rides in this series, known on the show as Tornado, was the registered quarter horse Diamond Decorator. Diamond Decorator is a son of Silver King. Diamond Decorator was a top reined cow horse with one of his major wins

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coming at the famous Cow Palace in San Francisco. He won the Grand Finale Medal Class at this prestigious show. He then won 14 classes in a row before becoming a famous actor.

The dam of Diamond Decorator was Pat S by Joe Hancock. Joe Hancock was sired by John Wilkins.

John Wilkins was out of Katie Wawekus, the dam of the mother of Sam Watkins.

A modern day example of the influence of Sam Watkins can be demonstrated by ER Hot Chex, an AQHA Performance Champion. This horse has AQHA Superiors in Heading, Heeling and Reining and has earned 622 AQHA points. His sire is the $3 million dollar sire Nu Chex To Cash. The dam of Nu Chex To Cash is Amarillo Chex by Bueno Chex. Bueno Chex is out of Sutherland’s Miss, who is out of Tangerine W by Bert P-227 by Tommy Clegg by Sam Watkins. The dam of ER Hot Chex is Ima Last Peppy by Sugars San Peppy by Mr San Peppy. Mr San Peppy is sired by Leo San who is out of San Sue Darks who is out of Little Sue by Sam Watkins. The dam of Ima Last Peppy is Ima Doc Step who is out of Miss Brown Step who is out of Berts Mandy. This makes Berts Mandy the fourth dam of ER Hot Chex. The sire of Berts Mandy is Berts Star King by

Barney Owens

Dan Tucker

Butt Cut (lady Bug) Peter McCue

Volitigeur

Nora M

Hickory Bill Kitty Clyde

The Hero (TB)

Lucretia M

Bird

Sam Watkins

Himyar Lula Jack Traveler Kitty Clyde

Melbourne Jr.

Big Henry (TB)

Lida Gaines

Hi Henry

Jack Traveler

Butt Cut (lady Bug)

Hattie Bill June Bu

Alarm (TB)

Wauwekus (TB) Maggie BB (TB) Katie Wauwekus (TB) Voltigeur (TB)

Lucy Hit (TB) Miss Hitt (TB)

Earl Ms Ms Mac by Bert P-227 by Tommy Clegg by Sam Watkins. The dam of Berts Mandy is Kate Flicka

by Mora San who is out of Dixie Ann B, a full sister in blood to Bert P-227. Dixie Ann B was sired by Tommy Clegg by Sam Watkins and out of Dixie Beach, full sister to Lady Coolidge, dam of Bert P-227.

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So the next time you see the name Sam Watkins in a horse’s pedigree you will have a better understanding of the role this stallion played in the development of the American Quarter Horse. He is truly one of those ties that binds a breed together.

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The Immune System

By Mickey Young President What is the immune system and how does it work? The immune system is, simply put, the vital organs working with the blood and lymphatic system to accomplish the optimal welfare of the body. When the immune system is not working in harmony or if it is given excess work to do right when it is already working as hard as it can, it simply cannot, and will not, be able to handle the job it is designed to do.

What has this got to do with

cow needs is something to make her stronger so she can get up and stay up, not something to stimulate her to do something she is not capable of doing. The same stimulation will work well on a strong cow that just needs a little gentle persuasion. I use this as an analogy to help you see what is happening inside the body as pertaining to the immune system.

Remember, the physics do not change on the inside of the horse that which we know to be true on the

anything? Everything put into the body is either food or it is not food at the cellular level. If it is recognized as food the cell uses it, if it is not recognized as food the cell simply cannot use it, so it then becomes a toxin which needs to be evacuated from the body. The immune system plays a vital role in this evacuation. The liver, kidneys, blood, lymphatic, digestion, skin, etc., are all asked to step up the pace to evacuate these toxins. If the organ mentioned already has a full schedule, it must miss some of the toxins, which causes congestion, either in that organ or some other part of the body or the blood. In other words it taxes the immune system.

To stimulate the immune system is fine if the immune system is strong in the first place, but if it is not, it simply drains it more. I compare it to using a cattle prod on a cow that is down and weak. It will stimulate her but it will not help her stay up if she does get up. What the

outside of the horse. Water still runs downhill unless under a pressurized system; two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time; gravity is always at work to pull the body down, etc.

How can feeding do the immune system any good? Every part of the horse is made up of its own vitamins and minerals. For instance, you are aware the bones and teeth need calcium to keep them strong, but so does the heart need calcium to perform its constricting action. Now, the body has its own built in “pecking order”. When calcium is made available, the heart will get what it needs first, because the heart is most vital to the survival of the body. The bones will get second pick because it is in the bones where bone marrow and blood cells are produced, which is of greater importance than are the teeth. If there is still some calcium available the teeth will get it.

The body treats all of the vitamins and minerals in this way.

Therefore if we want the liver, or the kidneys, or the heart, or the bones, or the total of all of the above healthy, we need to feed what makes them healthy.

When a horse is grazing on natural vegetation, which has not been sprayed for “weeds”, he will eat a number of different plants and a number of different parts of those plants in the course of a day. This is the optimal feeding conditions for the horse. Not only is he getting what he needs, but he is also getting an easily assimilated form of the vitamins and minerals as they are available in the natural vegetation and the amount of each he wants.

This is what we must look at replicating when we are feeding our confined horses. Horses fed on their natural vegetation in this manner generally have a pretty strong immune system because they pick the plants they need when they need them.

The difference in stimulating the immune system and building the immune system is the difference it generally takes to win the really tough battles fought within the internal body parts. It is absolutely necessary to have the horses’ bodily functions helping you. This is why we concentrate on keeping the horse’s immune system working for us by building the natural strength, or immune system, through nutritional supplementation. Once again the best defense is a good offense, or, in this case, it’s prevention.

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Meradas Little Sue And the Man From Hiwasee

By Larry Thornton Meradas Little Sue cemented her place in history by winning three NCHA Open World Championship titles. She then followed her success as a cutter by becoming a successful broodmare, a million dollar producer. It is this success that makes this famous mare one of our mares with more.

The story behind this great mare begins with Kenneth Galyean, an Arkansas cutting horse trainer. The cutting horse success of Kenneth Galyean is often overshadowed today by the success of his sons and grandsons. The sons are Jody Galyean, a successful cutting horse trainer, and Gil, a successful western pleasure trainer. The grandsons are Wes and Beau, who are both successful cutting horse trainers.

Jody and his sons Wes and Beau have each won multiple cutting event championships, including NCHA Open Futurities. While Gil is a major winner in the pleasure industry, his cutting horse success is also evident with wins like the NCHA Super Stakes Classic. But now as the late Paul Harvey would say, “Here is the rest of the story.”

As a boy Kenneth and his family moved from Arkansas to California.

Kenneth recalls the move: “We left here when I was about six years old.

We ended up at Sunnyvale, California. Then just before the war was over we moved to Springfield, Oregon, up on the McKenzie River and that is where I got to fooling with horses or being around horses.”

After World War II the Galyean family moved back to Arkansas, settling in northwest Arkansas, near

the small town of Hiwasee, very close to Bentonville.

“In about 1948 I built a little rodeo grounds out here and I would put on little cuttings,” says Galyean explaining how he became a horse trainer. “They had a cutting association at Tulsa and they had several guys around Neosho, Missouri, that were into cutting and they kept wanting me to have

cuttings. So that is how I got introduced to cutting horses.”

“I wasn‘t to gung-ho about cutting, but I was fascinated by how they could get a horse to do that,” he admits.

It was this fascination that lead to the next step in Galyean’s development as a cutting horse trainer. “A boy up at Pineville, Missouri, named Donald O’Brien

A painting of Kenneth Galyean and Bandero, the gelding that started Gaylean down the cutting path.

Photo courtesy Kenneth and Kathy Galyean

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and I went to Tulsa and traded for a horse. I would do the ridin’ and we hauled him in the back of a pickup truck.”

“I sold that horse and I got married in ‘52,” Galyean continues.

“I bought some milk cows and that is how I started trying to make a living.

But in about five or six years I was hating the milk cow business. So I hung my sign out and decided to start breaking horses.

“I started just breaking horses and Lloyd Luginbuel, the undertaker at Prairie Grove, Arkansas, brought me a horse. He wanted to know if I could make her a cutting horse. His wife had seen the cutting at Springdale and they thought they would like to have a horse like that.

So ole dumb me, I just told them I could make one. He was my first paying customer and that is what started it.

“Then in about 1960-61 Raymond Griffith from Fort Smith, Arkansas, brought me a horse.

Raymond was a cattle buyer and he brought me a horse we called

Bandero. That horse was a super horse. I started working him and then Raymond let me go to some cuttings. I would go to Kansas and Oklahoma.

“So that is what got me going. I would learn as I went and it has always been a learning process. That

"I got the Bronze Award on that horse (Bandero)...a hundred dollars at a time so it was hard to do." horse let me get out and see different horses and different people.”

Gaylean showed in cuttings in southeast Arkansas and Mississippi, “but those guys would get my money,” he recalls. “But that horse let me win enough to keep me encouraged to go. I got the Bronze Award with that horse and that was winning it at a hundred dollars at a

Of all the horses Gaylean has ridden and shown, Chickasha Mary is one of his most memorable.

Photo courtesy Kenneth and Kathy Galyean

time so it was hard to do.”

The history behind Bandero is very interesting and gives us some insight into Kenneth Galyean as a trainer.

“Bandero came out of a buckin' string,” Galyean says. “Raymond Griffith and Billy Walker had leased old Camp Chaffee at Fort Smith.

Billy Walker had a horse sale there in Fort Smith that was big nationally.

So they would get those horses and turn them out on the camp and then sell them in strings as rodeo stock.

“Bandero got so that he would run out there a ways instead of firing out of the shoot,” Galyean continues.

“So they wanted to make him a using horse there at the yards to move cattle. They brought him up here and I started him on cattle and he turned into being a super horse.”

Bandero, the failed bucking horse, has official NCHA earnings of $27,744.60 with the Certificate of Ability and the Bronze Award. His pedigree is unknown.

The success with Bandero carried Galyean to the next level and his first trip to the NCHA Futurity in 1965 on a mare named Tamko. “I stood in a tie for third at that Futurity and it just exploded from there as people started bringing me horses,” he says. “You get one and then pretty soon I had 30, 35, 40 head of horses I was riding at one time. They were mainly from Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. I just seemed to grow into it.”

Tamko was sired by a horse named Brother Bear, who was sired

by Little Bear. The dam of Brother Bear was Osage Cat by Bear Cat. The dam of Tamko was Susie FLB

by Tamo a son of Peppy P-212. The dam of Susie FLB was Cotton Eyed Sue by Dan Waggoner. This mare tied in the Futurity with Heleos Sugar, Blaze Face Bill and Cee Badge. She earned $5,690.46 in her cutting career and her Certificate of Ability.

The success found in the 1965 NCHA Futurity brought more good

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Three Bars (TB horses to Galyean.

Sugar Bars

“I was very fortunate to get Frontera Sugar some good horses because you can Jewel's Leo Bar Leo not win without a good horse and Leo Pan that fact gets more demanding all the Panchita

time. I would ride during the week Freckles Playboy and go to a little show on the Rey Del Rancho Rey Jay weekend is how it evolved.”

Calandria K Those good horses included Gay Jay

Chickasha Mary by Chickasha Sorghum Bill Danny

by Chickasha Dan by King Georgia Cody Glo. Chickasha Mary was sired by W S Chestnut

Freckles Merada Chickasha Danny who was sired by

Chickasha Dan who was out of Chickasha Ann by Chickasha Mike.

The dam of Chickasha Danny was Doc O'Lena Chickasha Bay by Max Harmon.

Unknown Chickasha Bay was out of Chickasha Poco Lena Unknown Lady. Chickasha Lady and Chickasha Ann were full sisters sired Lenaette

by Chickasha Mike and out of Sugar Bars

Bar El Do Maggie Cowden. Galyean and Van's Jet Chickasha Mary earned a modest

Bar Sock Babe $2,102 in the NCHA and seven Gold King Bailey AQHA performance points. But Dusty Sock Dusty Lass along the way they earned the 1981 AQHA Reserve World

Meradas Little Sue

Championship in junior cutting.

Three Bars (TB) Galyean also showed Over Lightning Bar Anxious, a 1974 buckskin mare, he Della P Doc Bar got when she was about six or seven

years old. They placed in the NCHA Texas Dandy Top Ten in 1982. Over Anxious was Dandy Doll Bar Maid F also an NCHA Certificate of Ability

Doc's Hickory winner, Bronze Award and Silver Billy Clegg Award winner. She was ROM in the Chickasha Mike Millie M AQHA with 23 points.

Miss Chickasa Over Anxious was sired by Tucumari Hollywood Will by Hollywood Gold.

Maggie Cowden Her dam was Susans Chick by Triple Grey Eagle Docs Hickory Sue Chick. Susans Chick was out of Cee

Suzan by Cee Bars and her dam was Lightning Bar Triangle Susan by Grey Badger II. Doc Bar Dandy Doll She was a Burnett Ranch bred horse.

Doc's Wombat A couple of other noted cutters Poco Tivio that came through Galyean’s barn Isla Tivio Jimmette include Neats Prescription and Delta

Dawn. Neat Prescription was the Doc's Secretary 1985 AQHA World Champion Junior Bank Stock Cutting Horse. She earned

Snow Cone Roan Jayne Mansfield $51,650.95 in the NCHA. Delta

Dawn was the 1984 APHA National Pekah Bar None Champion Junior Cutting Horse and Strange Wolf Miss Propane she earned 41 APHA performance Miss Butane points. She earned $41,001 in the Lightning Bar Doc Bar Dandy Doll

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NCHA. It was at a cutting in Missouri that Galyean acquired Docs Hickory Sue, the dam of Meradas Little Sue. “A cattle buyer wanted to sell me this filly. I ended up trading with him that day. She was a little ole mare, about 14.1. I thought that this mare would make my wife Kathy a nice little ole horse. So I started training her. That poor dang horse.

She was so ornery– Kathy would get within five feet of her and she would go to kick at her.”

Kathy and Docs Hickory Sue did enter the cutting pen despite the mare’s attitude. They were eighth in the 1986 NCHA Futurity $10,000 Non-Pro and finished fourth in the NCHA Super Stakes $10,000 Non Pro. Docs Hickory Sue earned $7,466 in the NCHA and the NCHA Certificate of Ability. She also earned two AQHA cutting points.

Docs Hickory Sue didn’t stay in

'Kenneth, I got this son of Doc Bar that would be a lot better horse for you to breed to.’ I said, ‘No I want to breed to Freckles Merada'." the arena very long as she was first bred in 1987 producing her first foal in 1988. That foal was Playboys Little Sue who earned $4,039.68 in the cutting pen. Docs Hickory Sue was the dam of 18 foals with 11 money earners. KG Tamu Hickory

by Tamulena won $34,947.18 and was ROM in the AQHA with 10 points.

Galyean approached Joe Ayres about breeding to Freckles Merada.

“I ended up at the NCHA Futurity and Joe Ayres was there and I had this Chickasha Mary mare I was

talking about. I had Docs Hickory Sue and I think I had a Dry Doc mare. I went to sit with him and told him that I would like to breed to Freckles Merada. Jody had been showing him a little bit. He said, ‘Kenneth, I got this son of Doc Bar that would be a lot better horse for you to breed to.’ I said, ‘No I want to breed to Freckles Merada.’ He didn’t charge me hardly anything. So I took them down there and dropped them off. About three weeks later they called me to come and get my mares.”

From that breeding Galyean got Meradas Little Sue in 1990, and Merada Missy and Mister Merada in 1991.

The dam of Mister Merada was the Smart Little Lena mare Sassy Little Lena by Smart Little Lena. Mr Merada would go on to earn $59,171.80 in the cutting pen. His NCHA titles include a Championship in the All American Quarter Horse Congress 5/6 Year-Old Open and as a finalist in the Augusta Four-YearOld Open Futurity. He earned 42 open points, 28.5 amateur point and 2.5 youth points in the AQHA. Galyean would become the breeder of another good cutter out of the mare Sassy Little Lena. She foaled KG Dual Smart by Dual Pep in 1994. This gelding won $222,350 in the NCHA. He was a finalist in the 1997 NCHA Non-Pro Futurity and the winner of the 1998 NCHA Open Gelding Stakes. He earned ROM’s in the open and amateur divisions of the AQHA with 32.5 open and 27 amateur performance points.

Merada Missy was out of Docs Hickory Sue and a full sister to Meradas Little Sue. She earned $78,533.17 with a win in the 1996 NCHA Open Classic/Challenge. She was also the 1996 AQHA Amateur World Champion Cutting Horse.

Some of the foals produced by Merada Missy include Starched Wranglers, an NCHA Non-Pro Classic/Challenge Reserve

Champion; Rambo Merada, 2005 AQHA Amateur World Champion Cutting Horse, and Little Merada

The interesting part of the Meradas Little Sue show record is that she had already won her first NCHA Open World Champion in 1995 the year before she was NCHA Horse of the Year.

Lena, winner of $94,326.37.

A third Freckles Merada foal out of Docs Hickory Sue was KG Baldy Merada. He earned $13,758.81 and was the 1997 NCHA Super Stakes Open Gelding Champion.

As with any good trainer, Galyean’s horses were for sale and Meradas Little Sue was no exception. She would go through a series of owners, including Jody Galyean who at one point was in a partnership with B & F Connors on the mare. Then she was owned by Sellers Quarter Horses, then the Heiligbrodt Interests, then the Fort Ranch Quarter Horses owned by Frank & Belinda Vandersloot. She is currently owned by the Circle Y Ranch of Millsap, TX. “She was a little ole mare but tough. Her mother was tough but that breeding to Freckles Merada was a good one and then Freckles Merada come on to be a breeding horse,” Galyean says. “When the Heiligbrodts bought her, Kobie Wood hauled her for the World. He did a great job with her.”

Meradas Little Sue would start her career with Jody Galyean in the saddle with a fifth in the 1993

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Despite some difficulties in attitude, Docs Hickory Sue with Kathy Galyean on board, earned some money together. Kathy has NCHA earnings of $114,361.07 and is still showing.

NCHA Open Futurity. She would go on from there to put together a phenomenal record. She would combine her aged event shows with an open show record. Even in the aged events she was called upon to do double duty. In the 1996 NCHA Non-Pro Super Stakes Classic she was third with Corinne Heiligbrodt and in the 1996 NCHA Open Super Stakes Classic she was third with Kobie Wood. She followed this up with a win in the NCHA Open Finals. Her success in 1996 made her the NCHA Horse of the Year.

The interesting part of the Meradas Little Sue show record is that she had already won her first NCHA Open World Champion in 1995 the year before she was NCHA Horse of the Year. She came back in 1997 to win her second NCHA Open World Championship and then in

1999 she won her third NCHA Open World Championship. Her total earnings in the NCHA was $670,098.41. Her AQHA record shows that she earned her amateur ROM with 22 AQHA amateur

Freckles Merada went to the breeding shed to become a well known successful sire... he had 86 money earners in the arena. They earned $3,106,584.

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performance points. She qualified in 1995, 1996 and 1997 for the Amateur World Championships with Corinne Heiligbrodt.

The Freckles Merada and Docs Hickory Sue cross proved to be a good one for Galyean. “The reason I bred to Freckles Merada is that horse could stop. Terry Riddle had been showing him. Then Terry and Joe made the partner deal and they put Jody on him. And I thought, boy, that horse could stop. So that is how I ended up with them and I had some nice colts out of that.”

Freckles Merada earned $106,900 in the cutting pen. He was the Reserve Champion of the Tropicana Four-Year-Old Futurity and a finalist in eight other aged events, including the NCHA Open Five-Year-Old Classic in 1985.

The sire of Freckles Merada was Freckles Playboy an NCHA Futurity Reserve Champion and an AQHA World Champion Senior Cutting Horse. His sire was Jewel’s Leo Bar or Freckles as he was called. Jewel’s Leo Bar was sired by Sugar Bars and out of Leo Pan by Leo. The dam of Freckles Merada was Lenaette the 1975 NCHA Open Futurity Champion. She was sired by Doc O’Lena by Doc Bar. The dam of Lenaette was the blue hen mare Bar Socks Babe by Bar El Do by Sugar Bars. This gives Freckles Merada a 3 X 4 breeding pattern to Sugar Bars.

The dam of Bar Socks Babe was Dusty Sock by Gold King Bailey.

Freckles Merada went to the breeding shed to become a well known successful sire. The Robin Glenn Pedigree Service shows that he had 86 money earners in the arena. They earned $3,106,584 with an average of $36,123 per money earner. Some of his money winners in addition to Meradas Little Sue include Merada Sunset, winner of $252,081; Meradas Destiny, winner of $160,189; Merada Doc, winner of $126,050; Royal Merada, winner of $125,139, and Amanda Merada, winner of $121,753.

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Freckles Merada became an outstanding broodmare sire. His daughters produced horses that won $9,137,723 and these 253 performers averaged $36,117.48. They include Stylish And Foxie ($329,502); Freckles Lena Boon ($259,818) and Boonsmal Doctress ($210,856). We can’t forget Merada Missy the full sister to Meradas Little Sue. Merada Missy is the dam of two horses on this list that earned in excess of $200,000 each. They are Rambo Merada and Starched Wranglers.

The sire of Docs Hickory Sue was Doc’s Hickory, the 1978 AQHA Reserve High Point Cutting Horse and the 1978 AQHA High Point Cutting Stallion. He earned 42 points in his AQHA show career. He was an NCHA money earner of $1,196.06.

Doc’s Hickory became a leading sire of cutting horses with his foals earning $21,744,606. His top money winners were Miss Silver Pistol with $512,755,and Hicapoo, with $447,855. He was also a top broodmare sire with his daughters producing $30,063,405 with his leading money winner being Meradas Little Sue. His other money winners included Belles N Bullets, with $412,264 and My Blue Hagan with $348,744.

Doc’s Hickory was sired by the legend Doc Bar. Doc Bar was a son of Lightning Bar and Dandy Doll by Texas Dandy. The dam of Doc’s Hickory was Miss Chickasha. This mare was sired by Chickasha Mike and out of Maggie Cowden by Tucumcari. Miss Chickasha is a full sister to Chickasha Ann and Chickasha Lady.

This trio of sisters is responsible for a lot of good cutting horses.

Chickasha Ann is the dam of two NCHA Open Futurity Champions and the NCHA Hall of Fame cutting mare Annie Glo. Chickasha Gay is a daughter of Chickasha Ann. She is the dam of Chick An Tari ($229,213) and Tari Chick Gay ($262,441). Tari Chick Gay is the dam of Mr Playinstylish an AQHA World

Champion Junior Working Cow Horse.

The pedigree of Chickasha Mary shows her sire was double bred to the Chickasha Mike daughters Chickasha Ann and Chickasha Lady.

Her dam Maria Reed Bar was out of Maria Reed a daughter of Maggie Cowden. This gives Chickasha Mary a breeding pattern of 4 X 4 X 3 to Maggie Cowden.

The dam of Docs Hickory Sue was Docs Secretary. This mare has no show record to report. She was sired by Doc’s Wombat, a son of Doc Bar. This gives Meradas Little

Meradas Little Sue is the dam of 27 registered foals with 22 money earners to date. They have earned $1,235,169.

Sue a breeding pattern of 4 X 3 X 4 to Doc Bar. Doc’s Wombat has no show

record to report. His best performer was Docs Poco Sugar, winner of $74,418. The dam of Doc’s Wombat was Isla Tivio by Poco Tivio. Doc’s Wombat is a full brother to Doc’s Malbec, an NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion Stallion. Docs Secretary was the dam of only two foals and her only performer was Docs Hickory Sue. The dam of Docs Secretary is Pekah Bar None by Snow Cone Roan. He was sired by Bank Stock

by Bank Night a three-quarter brother to Lightning Bar the sire of Doc Bar. They were both sired by Three Bars and out of a daughter of Texas Dandy.

Pekah Bar None was the dam of only four foals and her only performer was Aledo Pine Bar, an NCHA money winner. The dam of Pekah Bar None is Miss Propane by Strange Wolf. Her dam was Miss Butane.

Meradas Little Sue is the dam of 27 registered foals with 22 money earners to date. They have earned $1,235,169 with an average $56,144.05. These 22 money earners have 13 different sires.

Over Anxious and Gaylean made the NCHA Top Ten in 1982.

Photo courtesy Kenneth and Kathy Galyean

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Boon Too Suen is a son of Peptoboonsmal. This horse is the winner of $261,641. He was the Champion of the South Point FourYear-Old Futurity and the Co-Champion of the Brazo Bash Open Cutting Futurity. Pinkys Little Sue and Quite A Boon are full siblings to Boon Too Suen. Pinkys Little Sue is the winner of $63,058 and was the 2008 El Rancho Futurity Four-Year-Old Champion. Quite A Boon is the winner of $69,178 and was the 2006 Utah Three-Year-Old Futurity Reserve Champion.

The next high money winner is Mighty Fine Sue, sired by Smart Little Lena. This mare won $140,694. She was the 2001 Larry Hall Stakes Three-Year-Old Champion. Mighty Fine Sue is the dam of Some Like It Hott, winner of $183,383.16 and an NCHA Open Futurity Reserve Champion. Mighty Fine Sue is a full sister to the NCHA money earner Pretty Pleasing Sue. Pretty Pleasing Sue is the dam of Bets Pretty Sue, a winner of $110,730.

Goody Two Sue is sired by Smart Lil Ricochet. She is the winner of $133,233. He was the

2006 NCHA Super Stakes Classic Non-Pro Reserve Champion and the 2006 NCHA Super Stakes Classic Open Co-Reserve Champion.

Sueyou is a gelding sired by Cash Quixote Rio. He has earned $124,200. He was the 2001 Southern Four-Year-Old Futurity Champion.

Meradas Blue Sue is a son of Duals Blue Boon. This stallion is the winner of $112,361. He was the 2002 NCHA Summer Spectacular Open Derby Champion. Better Sue is sired by Bet On Me 498. This mare is the winner of the 2007 The Non Pro Four-Year-Old Open Reserve Champion. Sues So Smart is sired by WR This Cats Smart. She mare is the winner of $55,010. She is the 2010 South Point Winter Championship Four-Year-Old Open Reserve Champion.

Other money-winners from Meradas Little Sue include Hip Hip Sue Rey by Dual Rey ($31,506); Little Ichi Sue by Cat Itchi ($30,527); Cat Suep by High Brow Cat ($28,324); Sueper Cat by High Brow Cat ($26,324); Ricochets Sue

by Smart Lil Ricochet ($21,064); Sues Last Time by One Time Pepto

($18,301); Sues Best Bet by Bet On Me 498 ($15,184); Sues Stylish Oak

by Docs Stylish Oak ($12,433); To High For Sue by High Brow CD ($11,716), and Suemma Cum Laude

by Smart Little Lena ($10,150).

Kenneth Galyean has won $224,385.14 in the NCHA cutting pen and he did this before the big money. He put much of this record together with the horses they brought him, such as the ex-bucking horse Bandero along with horses like Chickasha Mary and Over Anxious.

It is this prowess in the cutting pen that is putting Kenneth Galyean in the NCHA Hall of Fame later this year–an honor he truly deserves.

But his biggest contribution may come as the breeder that bred a little ole ornery mare named Docs Hickory Sue to a little known stallion named Freckles Merada, the mating that would produce the legendary cutting horse Meradas Little Sue. A mare that through her show and produce record is one of our mares with more.

All told, that's a pretty good record for the man from Hiwasee.

Wimpy's Papers

purchase the papers and to give everyone in the group a chance to be a part of this historic event to bring the papers to The AQHA Hall of Fame.

The idea and the effort to buy the Wimpy P-1 papers took off like a shot with those interested making a $20 contribution. As they say in the internet world, it went “viral” among group members. It went worldwide with donations coming in from several countries including Australia, Canada and Germany. The donations were secured through an online entity.

When the goal of $2,000 was met, group members Cindy Buchanan and Nike Walden met with the seller to verify the papers and the transaction was completed. The papers now belonged to The AQHA Hall of Fame and the plan is to try to

get everyone involved to be a part of the official ceremonies turning the papers over to The AQHA Hall of Fame.

By securing the Wimpy P-1 registration certificate a group of horseman have brought them home to rest in an appropriate place of honor. Wimpy P-1 was a history maker as the #1 horse in the Studbook and a great sire whose offspring have excelled in a variety of events showing the true meaning of the versatility of the American Quarter Horse. Thanks Quarter Horse Tales for a job well done!

To see a list of all those who played a role in bringing Wimpy P-1’s papers home where they belong, go to http://d20hmg01l v6me6.cloudfront.net/ d20hmg01lv6me6.cloudfront. net/2014/05/Wimpy-Donors.docx.

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Hall of Fame curator Crystal Phares who was aware that the papers were for sale and that she supported the idea that the papers were real.

The next step came when Mike contacted the seller and suggested that the papers should be in The AQHA Hall of Fame. This lead to a proposal to buy the Wimpy papers outright and the seller accepted a bit of $2,000.

Realizing the significance of what was happening and that he could actually secure the papers Mike proceeded to meet privately with fellow moderators J D Folbre III, Marilyn and Pete Bowling and Cindy Buchanan to discuss the purchase and how to proceed. The consensus of the moderators was to

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2014 Legends of Ranching Performance Horse Sale Results AUCTION PRICE Highest = $10,000 Lowest = $1,300 Average = $4,627 Total = $245,142 Hip # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18A 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Registered Name Black Cat 1812 WR Smart Silver WITHDRAWN Another Tari For You Rosen Crown Lady SCR Doc Hollywood GR Starry Raye SR Cattin Around Ladys Love Whiskey CF San Kai VNK Pepe Playboy Genuine Rescate Lady SCR Mina Cat 101 SS Counting Kansas Jul Pep Wade Slip Lika Y Six SCR Play With Me WITHDRAWN Lillys Speedy Ike Gallos Charmin Tari My Fancy Pick Fifteen Stars Sadie S Gun Stone Print Jans Pick Starlight Nu Coup Black Cat 1261 PC Dustin Della T Tari Terry Wolfcreek Sun O Lena SCR Expressin Smoke Four Ikes Woman Mighty Stylish Pepto

Consignor Haythorn Ranch Company Wood Ranch

Age Color 2011 Gray 2011 Gray

Gender Mare Gelding

T-­‐Cross Ranches Burnett Ranches, LLC (6666) Singleton Ranches Gould Ranch Cattle Company Valley Oak Ranch Wagonhound Land & Livestock, LLC Haythorn Ranch Company Bar Rock-­‐N-­‐Bean Crofoot Ranches, LLP Singleton Ranches Silver Spur Ranches Pete Becker Ranch Bar Rock-­‐N-­‐Bean Singleton Ranches

2011 2012 2009 2011 2002 2012 2005 2011 2010 2010 2012 1997 2003 2012

Bay Sorrel Buckskin Bay Sorrel Buckskin Brown Dun Black Bay Sorrel Red Roan Bay Chesnut

Gelding Mare Gelding Mare Gelding Mare Gelding Gelding Mare Gelding Mare Gelding Mare Mare

Kurtz Ranch T-­‐Cross Ranches Crofoot Ranches, LLP Wood Ranch Pete Becker Ranch Bar Rock-­‐N-­‐Bean Burnett Ranches, LLC (6666) Gould Ranch Cattle Company Haythorn Ranch Company Wagonhound Land & Livestock, LLC T-­‐Cross Ranches Hanging H Ranch Singleton Ranches Pawnee Springs Ranch Kurtz Ranch

2005 2012 2011 2010 2011 2009 2012 2008 2011 2002 2010 2011 2006 2011 2010

Dun Gray Bay Palomino Gray Red Roan Sorrel Buckskin Brown Bay Bay Buckskin Sorrel Brown Bay Roan

Gelding Mare Mare Gelding Mare Gelding Mare Gelding Mare Mare Mare Gelding Mare Mare Gelding

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Price $ 2,800 $ 3,300 OUT $ 2,800 $ 3,900 $ 3,300 $ 1,300 Repurchase $ 3,500 $ 1,300 $ 3,500 $ 6,400 $ 3,000 $ 2,000 $ 3,000 $ 1,700 $ 1,900 OUT Repurchase $ 3,600 Repurchase $ 8,500 $ 3,600 $ 6,500 $ 5,000 $ 6,700 $ 2,000 $ 10,000 Repurchase $ 5,000 $ 4,900 $ 3,600 $ 6,500

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Wisconsin Foundation Quarter Horse Association 2014 Quarter Horse Show Series More all-breed classes this year & new ones like Boxing (beginning cutting) & Team Sorting!

Location: Jackson Co. Fairgrounds, Black River Falls, WI. We are an Affiliate member of the Foundation Quarter Horse Registry.

June 7th & 8th, 2014

WIFQHA show 9 AM Saturday & Sunday AQHA Special Event classes (Cutting & Ranch Pleasure) Sunday AM

July 5th & 6th, 2014

WIFQHA show 9 AM Saturday & Sunday

August 9th & 10th, 2014

WIFQHA show 9 AM Saturday & Sunday

September 20th & 21st, 2014 See our web site for complete show details at:

www. wifqha.org For info call 715- 284-9112

Watering is essential.

We make it easy.

To learn more, or to find a dealer or installer near you contact us at Carlson Wholesale - 800-669-4038 tim@carlsonwholesale.net or chad@carlsonwholesale.net

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Taking Consignments Deadline July 31 Call Steve Krogman

62nd Annual Horse Sale August 31, 2014

Peppys Sweet Cowboy

Dunits Great Whiz

Fullmoonintinsel Town

HE SELLS!

HE SELLS!

HE SELLS!

2004 Grey Gelding

2004 Dun Gelding

2011 Palomino Gelding

TWOMBLY PERFORMANCE HORSE SALE July 26, 2014 - Cheyenne, WY Held during The World Famous Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo

One of the BEST Broke Gelding Sales in the USA. HORSES GUARANTEED! Specializing in ranch broke, team roping, and trail riding geldings.

(downtown on the street in front of the Wyoming State Capitol Building)

Rope Horse Preview July 25/6:00 pm Trail/Ranch Preview/Judging contest to win Saddle July 26/9:00 am Sale Preview - July 26/5:30 pm Sale - July 26/6:30 pm Saddle awarded to highest buyer!

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UHERKA

Quarter Horses

Chex Two Bucks

Wonderful Dispositions Amazing Color Athletic Ability to Win World Champion Bloodlines

Bueno Chex Tuf N Busy Keeping Busy WC Colonel Chexwood Colonel Freckles Colonel Cupcake Doc's Cupcake Mr Baron Red Two Eyed Red Buck Ima Tyree Red Bucks Miss Watch Watch Jo Jack Miss Bee I Watch Blue Bee Roan

DAn & JEAnnE UHERKA 40041 296th St. Wagner, SD 57380 605-384-5321 605-469-6321

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2003 Buckskin Stallion

WC Colonel Chexwood x Red Bucks Miss Watch

2010 AQHA World Show Qualifer in Heading, Heeling & Halter and Super Horse Contender!

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Dead Horse Draw Quarter Horses

Consistently producing good-looking, hard-working Quarter Horses from top foundation and performance bloodlines.

These are the types of horses that AFTER work will still make top horses for any level of competition. Check out our Facebook page at Dead Horse Draw QH, LLC or our website for the latest pictures and updates including info on barrel trainer, Tasha Thompson.

David and Sheri Geier, Gackle, ND Home: 701-485-3232 Cell: 701-789-0411 www.hoofweb.com/deadhorse

DHD Imadeadhorse Too 2009 Stallion All around riding horse has been used 2 seasons in mounted shooting.

Buckskin stud colt by Dead Horse 2008 bay stallion Beepers Lad (TB).

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ARROW P EQUINE SALES

TULSA,ok TULSA STockyArdS “Where the East Meets the West” AUCTIONEER Adam Noll

First Thursday of Every Month

AUCTIONEER Randy Woodward

TACK 2:00 PM•HORSES 6:00 PM Visit our website to see early consignments

www.arrowpequinesales.com $50.00 Catalog Fee 8% Commission Regular sale to follow consigned horses Catalog Deadline Last Thursday of the Month

rodney & Julie Payne

LARGEST MONTHLY Sale in Oklahoma with standing room only Video playing on 2 LARGE monitors as horses sell

Office Phone: 918-343-2688 • Sale Day Phone: 919-234-3438

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IOWA BREEDERS CUTTING FUTURITY

SK Horses LTD For Sale Now

2013-2014 AQHA Colt Crop

Featuring Hancock & Leo Bloodlines through 3 sons of Leo Hancock Hayes x Blue Valentine

(3) True Blue roaNS Blue Leo Hancock Doc

www.iacuttingfuturity.com

2014 Nominated Stallions & Owners Futurity Entry Form & Information $5,000 Added Money Prorated Plus 3 Yr. Old Open & Non Pro Incentive August 14, 15, 16, 17, 2014 Lancaster Event Center - Lincoln, NE See Web Site

Virginia Williams 1275 N. East St., Corydon, Ia. 50060 641-872-2115 - Cell 641-344-1623 E-mail williams@grm.net

Valentines Blues SK

Leo Hancock Joe SK 2 MORE BLUE ROANS: Berry Blue Hancock SK Blue For Me-Hancock & Dry Doc

Also, Foals sired by: Open Box Socks (Buckskin), Grandson of Sun Frost Kinawood (Black), Grandson of Leo Hancock Hayes, Great Grandson of Orphan Drift & Sugar Bars Leos Texas Badger SK (Grulla) Bar Two Reed (Palomino) • Ole Battle Man SK (Dun)

LITTLE LIDO

Palomino Stallion NCHA Bronze Award LTE $48,500 Offspring Earnings Exceed $190,000 + 150 AQHA Performance Points Sire: Smart Little Lena Dam: Docs Palido x Doc’s Prescription Breeding Fee $800 w/Special Considerations Nominated to Ia. & Mn. Cutting Incentive Futurities Our New Foals have arrived. Come pick out your next winner.

Jerry & Virginia

Williams

Bred To Use

Buckskins ~ Palominos ~ Blacks Duns ~ Roans ~ Greys

Corydon, IA

641-872-2115 cell 641-344-1623 williams@grm.net www.williamscuttinghorses.com

For Sale Now: 5 2012 Stud Colts Priced To Sell $300 - $1500

Quantity Deals • Will trade for your older horse

Fresh Longhorn Roping Cattle For Sale Steve, Carolyn & Jessi Kokjohn 319-878-4208 • Farmington, IA Stay with us and check out our events at River Valley Horse Camp. www.RiverValleyHorseCamp.com

Luke Jones

Performance Horse Training ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Showing Sales Calf Roping Heading Heeling Working Cow Horse

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Cell: 641-870-0090 Allerton, Iowa www.lukejonesperformancehorses.com Page 68

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HORSECAMP AND LODGE 29080 Hawk Dr., Farmington, IA 52626 - 319.878.3888 www.RiverValleyHorseCamp.com

2014 Schedule 319.878.3888 (all events are rain or shine)

ALL SEASON - Practice roping and sorting every Thursday evening/night. Come join us $20.

April 19th - Dr. Bill from the Keosauqua Vet Clinic will be providing Vaccinations, Coggins test,

Castrations, etc. at reduced prices on the 19th. Also, both a farrier and equine dentist will be onsite for your convenience. No appointment is necessary but you call ahead for a no waiting “fast pass”.

April 18th thru 20th - First of the Ranch Horse Show series. Jackpot sorting, roping, barrel racing, extreme trail course competition, dance, food concessions, and more. New youth classes.

April 25th & 26th - Spring Riding Clinic with Cody Keller. Improve skills, work out the kinks, solve problems, & build confidence. Limited space so call now to sign up. “Get the Green Off”!

May 3rd & 4th - NEW - Ground Work Clinic “Natural Elements” with Bob Smith. Build a better relationship with your horse. Call Tammy at 641.373.2858 to sign up.

May 3rd - Kentucky Derby Party - Ladies be sure to wear your best “Derby Hat”.

May 9th & 10th - This Friday and Saturday Farmington is having their annual City-Wide garage sales and the biggest and the best will be right here at the River Valley Lodge. Giant “Ga-Lodge” Sale!

May 16th thru 18th - Second of the Ranch Horse Show series. Jackpot sorting, roping, barrel racing, extreme trail course competition, dance, food concessions, and more.

May 24th & 25th - Colt Starting Clinic with Cody Keller. One on one training for you and your halter broke colt of any age. This clinic will be limited so sign up now. Your colt & you with a coach!

May 30th thru June 1st - 7th Annual Cowboy Fun Colt Starting Competition. 1st prize of $2,000 cash.

Peoples Choice Award, dance, food, wine tasting, cattle sorting, and much more!

June 6th thru 8th - Saddle Up for St. Jude. Includes trail rides, auction, dance, poker run, food, and much more.....and it is all for a good cause! Please bring an item for the silent auction.

June 13th thru 15th - Pony Express Riders of Iowa. Includes trail ride, dance, kids fun show, mutton bustin’, poker run, food, and more. A Camp Sunnyside benefit. Special rates for primitive campsites.

Other events in the planning stages.

June 20th thru 22nd - Third of the Ranch Horse Show series. Jackpot sorting, roping, barrel racing, extreme trail course competition, dance, food concessions, and more.

July 13th - 17th - Youth Rodeo School. Chels at 309.368.4469 or Hailey at 309.368.9357 for details.

July 18th thru 20th - The fourth of the Ranch Horse Show series. Jackpot sorting, roping, barrel racing, Extreme trail course competition, dance, food concessions, and more. New in 2014 - Youth All Around Horse Championship. You must register by July 1st to be entered.

Aug. 15th thru 17th - The fifth of the Ranch Horse Show series. Jackpot sorting, roping, barrel racing, extreme trail course competition, dance, food concessions, and more.

Aug. 15th thru 17th - In conjunction with the above Ranch Horse Show we will also be having the Senior All Around Horse Championship which includes Conformation, Barrels, Breakaway Roping, Ranch Cutting, Ranch Western Pleasure, & Ranch Riding. First place is $1,000.00! You must register

by August 1st to be entered. Note: you may change riders.

Sept. 3rd thru 6th - Tri State Rodeo and Miss Rodeo Iowa Pageant at Ft. Madison. River Valley is a quiet camping location only 25 miles away.

Sept. 19th thru 21st - Mule Festival at Kahoka, Missouri. Camp at quiet River Valley and take in this great event that is just across the state line. Entertainment Deluxe!

Sept. 26th thru 28th - Sixth of the Ranch Horse Show series. Jackpot sorting, roping, barrel racing, extreme trail course competition, dance, food concessions, and more.

Oct. 3rd thru 5th - BFMFRW (Bentler Family Memorial Fall Ride Weekend). Dance, trail ride, food, wine tasting, and more. An annual event you don’t want to miss!

Oct. 4th - 3rd Annual Fall Horse and Tack Consignment Sale. Gary at 309.268.6948 or Terry 309.657.1602. For your convenience there will be a riding horse preview.

Oct. 11th & 12th - Camp with us during the Van Buren Scenic Drive Festival...see you then.

Oct. 17th thru 19th - The finals of the Ranch Horse Show series. Don’t miss this final competition and awards. Don’t miss this Series Final Celebration...please join in.

Oct. 24th thru Oct. 26th - The Spooky Halloween Weekend....trail ride, dance, contests, and much more fun. Don’t miss this last event of the season!

RichaRd & SheRRi WinteR 21816 co hwy d55 hubbard, iowa 50122-8568 tel (641) 864-3275 Fax (641) 864-2445 email: winterviewtrlrs@aol.com

Come see us at the Iowa Show Circuit June 2-7, 2014 at the Iowa State Fair Grounds

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Sons & Daughters For Sale!

Cliff (507)327-0399 •Ann (507)327-2011 • Waterville, MN www.wetzelquarterhorses.webs.com

Hunter Quarter Horses

Lincoln, Kansas

www.hunterqhorses.com

Karens Six Bee Happy Eddie Six Bee Sire: Flying X Six hunteralan@att.net Sire: Karens Six Bee Dam: Tee J Madonna Bee Dam: Handy Blue Jeans

DJS BAck pASSeD JAck

• Standing Frozen Semen • Colts by this Stallion & 2 other Two Eyed Jack Stallions We sell the highest percentage Two Eyed Jack blood you can buy

Riverdale Quarter Horses • 319-668-2245 David & Susie Jennings • Williamsburg, IA • Call Evenings Page 70

HATS - BOOTS - CLOTHING SADDLES AND TACK

Diamond Slash Ranch

785-524-4156

FOALS , YEARLINGS & SELECT YOUNG MARES!

Accepted

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Driftwood Horses For Sale Driftwood Horses For Roping Jet Of Honor for Barrel Racing Plus Color and Disposition 40 Head of Geldings For Sale at all Times

509-840-0407

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Check our website

www.diamondslashranch.com GWARTNEY QUARTER HORSES BLUE VALENTINE, DRIFTWOOD & HANCOCK QUARTER HORSES Home of several stallions and mares over 25% Joe Hancock HORSES AVAILABLE FOR SALE Horses with color, conformation, and disposition in various stages of training.

www.gwartneyquarterhorses.com Jimmie & Marilyn Gwartney • 405-997-5429 48667 Ruben Rivers Rd. • Earlsboro, OK 74840 WORKING HORSE MAGAZINE • May/June 2014

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Great Websites to Visit 4H Quarter Horses www.4hquarterhorsefarm.com 5 Star Equine Products www.5starequineproducts.com 7LazyK www.7lazyk.com Arena Trailer Sales www.arenatrailersales.com Arrow P Equine Sales www.arrowpequinesales.com Babbitt Ranches www.babbittranches.com Big J Barrell Blast www.bigjbarrelblast.com Brightstone Ranch www.brightstone.com Bruce Buller, DVM www.leavinmymarkqhfarm.com Dennis Cappel www.horseshoeingandtraining.com Carlson Wholesale www.ritchiefount.com Central Iowa Featherlite Trailers www.centraliowafeatherlite.com Circle Y www.circleY.com Dead Horse Draw www.hoofweb.com/deadhorse Diamond Slash Ranch www.diamondslashranch.com DV Auction www.dvauction.com Eberline www.eberlineranch.com Flitner Ranch www.flitnerranch.com Fort Ranch www.fortraanch.com

Gwartney Quarter Horses www.gwartneyquarterhorses.com Havard Sales www.havardsales.com Hermiston www.hermistonsale.com Hetletved www.hqranch.com Hilldale Farm www.hilldalefarm.com Hunter Quarter Horses www.hunterqhorses.com Iowa Breeders Cutting Futurity www.iacuttingfuturity.com Luke Jones Performance Horses www.lukejonesperformancehorses.com Kesa Quarter Horses www.kesaquarterhorses.com L-H Branding Irons www.lhbrandingirons.com Louie Krogman www.kquarterhorse.com Lubrisyn www.lubrisyn.com Cal Middleton www.calmiddleton.com Meyer Horse Company www.meyerhorseco.com NRS www.nrsworld.com Overlook Farm www.overlookfarmquarterhorses.com Frank Perkins Quarter Horses www.frankperkinsquarterhorses.com Reinsman www.reinsman.com Reveal 4 N 1 www.reveal4-n-1.com

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PHOTO ADS Horse Property 12 acre, horse property, irrigated meadows.

Located in Carbondale Colorado.

Priced at $995,000.

Call Mike Gerbaz

970-948-5523

Photography

Never Play Guns

For Sale Zanta Fe, 2009 sorrel mare with a star, strip & snip. Super performance and eye appealing bloodlines. Sired by Zans Last Parr out of a Coys Bonanza/Miss N Cash mare.

Priced right at $1,500.00.

Call Loren Treffer treffer@inebraska.com

This is your chance to own a son of the great Playgun, one of the most influential sires in the cutting industry to date!

Never Play Guns, a handsome 2008 grey stallion by Playgun and out of Never Sing The Blues by CD Olena is for sale!

308 872-5595

712-621-3633

Shiners Dually

Chics Playgun

Roberta McGowan is a professional Horse, Western and Rodeo photographer. Besides fine art photography, Roberta is available for private commissions including horse/rider portraits, ranch and horse promotion,and live action imagery.

SHINERS DUALLY ~ Money earning son of SHINING SPARK! Shiners Dually is proudly owned by Jim Cauthen and Gary Lamb. He is standing at Performance Equine Associates in Marietta, OK. Stud Fee $1000

“Chicky” is an outstanding son of Playgun out of a Smart Chic Olena daughter. CHICS PLAYGUN will again stand this year in Gooding, Idaho.

Breeding Fee $750

970-319-1110

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Bone, Foot, Speed and Brains under your saddle!

Dave Shumpert, Ault Co www.x2dranches.com/

970-237-0939

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Horse Property

This 2000 sorrel stallion is an own son of High Brow Cat X Lena Upon A Star, daughter of Grays Starlight and grandaughter of Smart Little Lena.

Cooled semen is available for $850 plus shipping fees, or on-site AI $850 plus chute fee.

37-plus acres. Access to open range and National Forest. Located in Glade Park, CO. Just above the National Monument in Grand Junction, CO. $175,000 Call Jim

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FLITNER RANCH ----------------------------------------------------------------------Since 1906--------------

Quarter Horse Production sale flitner Ranch shell, Wyoming sunday May 18, 2014

It happens only once every 5 years!

85 head • Bridle Horses • Ranch Horses • Arena Prospects • Going 3's, started 2's • Performance Prospects • Broodmares/colts 108 yeARs And 300,000 RuGGed AcRes Gives you Plenty of ReAsons to RAise GReAt HoRses This historic ranch is located on the western slopes of the Big Horn Mountains. Our horses are still raised to work; everyday in every type of weather. They are ran out in tough country. We ride all of our horses; geldings, mares and stallions We believe that this lifestyle allows us to produce good, solid, well minded horses that can excel in any situation. This is a unique opportunity to take your pick of our best.

Bloodlines Including: Doc Bar, Dash for Cash,Two Eyed Jack, Sun Frost, Doc Tari, Quick Emotion, Three Bars, Lowry Star

All our horses are ranch raised and ranch ridden.

GreG and Pam Flitner 307-765-2552 Flitnerranch.com Flitner Ranch on Facebook 85 miles from Thermopolis, Wyoming & 65 miles from Cody, Wyoming