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F rom
the moment he was born, breeder Nancy Sue Ryan has
had high hopes for Good Better Best. The 2014 bay stallion who is by multiple World and Congress Champion Good I Will Be and out of Luke Whoo, a daughter of World and Congress Champion producer Wahoo Baby, lived up to all of Ryan’s expectations as a show horse, but what he has already accomplished as a sire is beyond anything she could have hoped for.
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good better
BEST Exceeding All Expectations
Sidelined by injury as a two-year-old, Good Better Best,
to be a champion, but we all know there is more to it
who is fondly known as Mag, did not show until the
than just breeding. All the pieces must come together
fall of his three-year-old year. After making his debut
at the right time. When that happens, and you get to
in Waco, Texas where he earned his AQHA Register of
watch a horse you bred win a Congress Championship,
Merit, Mag headed to the All-American Quarter Horse
it’s incredible. Even though I did have to watch from a
Congress, which was slated to be the last show of his
hospital bed!”
career. With all of Ryan’s hopes on the line, despite an unexpected last-minute rider change, Mag rose to the
Good Better Best’s success at the Congress garnered
occasion.
him an enormous fanbase, including Leslie Bacon who quickly invested in the stallion as a co-owner.
After Mag competed in the first go of the 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle and qualified for the finals
“Leslie has been a great partner,” says Ryan. “She comes
with Ryan, Courtney Brockmueller, Ryan’s daughter,
from a hunter-jumper background and is looking forward
showed the stallion to a Congress Championship in the
to seeing Mag’s foals compete over fences in the future.
3-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle. Then, just
What we hear most from trainers is how good-minded
days before showing Mag in the finals, Ryan was injured
the Good Better Best foals are which is paramount for
in the practice pen which left her with a broken knee.
them to excel in a wide-variety of events.”
Courtney stepped in to show Mag in the Open finals, piloting him to a Reserve Congress Championship.
The co-owners have not had to wait long to see Good Better Best’s foals win some of the most prestigious
“It was a dream come true,” says Ryan. “Mag was bred
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Only Ride The Best
ground, the first of which was just a small test crop,
at the AQHA World Championship Show, took “Teddy’s”
Mag has already sired multiple World and Congress
lifetime earnings to more than $38,000.
Champions with over $140,000 in total earnings. In 2021, he was the QStallions #2 Current Year Money
“Teddy is the total package,” said Cavallo. “He’s great
Earning Hunter Under Saddle Sire.
minded, great legged and really easy and fun show. He’s super consistent; he shows the same as he warms up.
“Seeing all that Good Better Best’s offspring have
When I decided I wanted to find a prospect to get back
accomplished so far is just incredible,” says Ryan. “As a
in the hunter under saddle pen, it was super important
breeder I know that the mare makes up more than fifty
to me that the horse was equally talented in both gears.
percent of the equation. I am so grateful to all the mare
Teddy trots just as good as he canters. I just can’t say
owners that have believed in and bred their great mares
enough about this horse. After showing him, I would
to Mag. The Allocate Your Assets and Iron Enterprise
definitely purchase another Good Better Best.”
mares have been great crosses, but when you look at Mag’s top money earners, he is crossing well with many
Good Ol Boys Club
different types of mares.” Good Ol Boys Club, a 2019 gelding by Good Better Best Only Ride The Best
out of Shez Immortal (by The Immortal), won a total of $12,186 and made dreams come true last year for
Only Ride The Best, a 2018 gelding by Good Better Best
Katie Cochran. In addition to winning NSBA World and
out of Blazing Her Way (by Hot N Blazing), dominated the
BCF Championships, Katie and “Peter” won Congress
3-Year-Old Open, Novice Horse and 3-Year-Old Non-Pro
Championships in both the 2-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter
Hunter under Saddle events last year with trainer Dawn
Under Saddle and 2-Year-Old Limited Non-Pro Hunter
Baker and owner Caroline Cavallo. Three wins at The
Under Saddle. They concluded their incredible year
Championship Show, an NSBA World Championship, two
placing third in the Amateur Hunter Under Saddle at the
Congress Championships and a Reserve Championship,
AQHA World Championship Show.
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“Peter was bred by Capital Quarter Horses,” said Katie. “When the Roberts’ decided to breed Shez Immortal to a Hunter Under Saddle stallion, Good Better Best was an easy choice. We had all watched
Big Game Changer
Courtney show him at the Congress a few years earlier and were very impressed. He loped like a western horse and had so much self-carriage.” Katie and her husband, Andy, who is the resident trainer at Capital Quarter Horses, purchased Peter
Good Ol Boys Club
Dwayne, have trained and shown several of the top money earning Good Better Best offspring. Best Not To Say, a 2018 mare out of IE On The Raise (by Iron Enterprise) won a Congress Championship in the Super Sale 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle Stakes and placed fourth with Jessica Noiseux in the Premier Sires 3-Year-Old Limited Horse Limited as a late yearling. As soon as they started riding the
Rider Hunter Under Saddle, earning a total of
colt, they were impressed by how good-minded and
$10,670 for owner Stacy Crawford.
trainable he was. Big Game Changer, a 2019 mare out of Artfully “His mind is a big part of what makes him such a
Blazing (by Hot N Blazing) won Congress and Tom
great show horse,” said Katie. “I haven’t shown very
Powers Championships in the 2-Year-Old Open
many horses, but Peter is definitely my favorite.
Hunter Under Saddle, earning a total of $9,426 for
He gave me my first Congress and NSBA World
owner Sara Jackson-Vance.
Championships. Placing third at the AQHA World Show in the Amateur Hunter Under Saddle was icing
Rockstar Status is a 2018 gelding out of When
on the cake and great end to our partnership before
U Werent Lukin (by Luke At Me). In addition to
handing over the reins to his new owner.”
winning the Reserve Championship in the 3-YearOld Maiden Hunter Under Saddle at the Sudden
Best Not To Say, Big Game Changer, Rockstar Status
Impulse Futurity with Pickard, Rockstar Status won
& Al Be Best
Reserve Congress Championships in the Level 1 Select Amateur Hunter Under Saddle with owner
World Champion Amber Pickard and her husband,
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Rockstar Status
Under Saddle with Brian Isbell catch riding. To date he has earned more than $7,100. “We had nine two-year-olds last year by Good Better Best, and two three-year-olds,” said Amber. “Every single one of them has been so good-minded and easy to train from start to finish. They all just want to do their jobs. They were all out of different types of mares, so I think a lot of it is coming from the stallion.” In addition to three of Good Better Best’s top five money earners, Amber and Dwayne also had success with Al Be Best, a 2020 gelding out of Al Be Beautiful (by Allocate Your Assets), who Keith Miller showed for the Pickard’s customer Chad Mills to win the
Al Be Best
Congress Open Hunter Longe Line, and Jus The Best, a 2019 gelding out of Jus Sayin (by Coats N Tails), who Amber showed to a Reserve Congress Championship in the Masters 2-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle. “I think the best thing about the Good Better Best offspring we have had, is that they have all been suitable for non-pro riders,” said Pickard. “I haven’t ridden many other horses that have all been so easy. They make you look good as a horse trainer!” Better B Best Lukin As the highest money earning Longe Line exhibitor, Kathie Kennedy
Jus The Best
has an eye for picking a great prospect. When she first saw Better Be Best Lukin, a 2019 mare by Good Better Best out of Fun Lovin Luke (by Luke At Me), Kathie immediately saw something special in the filly. “Leslie Bacon had an amazing group of yearlings, but ‘Lovie’ stood out from the rest,” said Kennedy. “She had the movement that I was looking for and once I started working with her, she proved to have the mind that every trainer looks for and wants. My husband, Bob, and I liked this filly so much that we purchased her. Bob always says that we have been married for 35 years because he doesn’t show the Longe Line! Lovie is the first longe liner that he
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has shown in 25 years which says a lot about what we
Al Be Good To Go
thought of this filly!” Jesslyn Besardi was looking for a non-pro Hunter Under Kathie showed Lovie to win the Tom Powers Christmas
Saddle prospect when she found Al Be Good To Go, a 2019
Challenge Open Hunter Longe Line. Bob showed the filly
gelding by Good Better Best out of Withoutyoualbeblue
to win the Non-Pro Hunter Longe Line. In all, Better Be
(by Allocate Your Assets). Hoping to show “Rocco” in the
Best Lukin has won more than $6,330.
2-Year-Old Non-Pro events, Besardi placed the colt in the capable hands of Lisa Ligon and patiently waited
“The great thing about the Good Better Best offspring
until Lisa felt Rocco was ready.
is the consistency of their minds,” said Kennedy. “They are so trainable. I have had the pleasure of working with
“Lisa showed Rocco for the first time at the NSBA World
several other Good Better Best offspring and I would
Championship Show and won the 2-Year-Old Open Hunter
have a barn full of them if I could! I believe Good Better
Under Saddle and was Reserve in the BCF 2-Year-Old
Best has a huge future in this industry and looks like he
Open Hunter Under Saddle,” said Besardi. “Lisa finally
will complement almost any bloodline. It’s safe to say
let me ride him at three o’clock in the morning the day
I’m a huge fan!”
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Al Be Good To Go
for a few minutes later that day and then showed.” Not only had Besardi never ridden Rocco prior to showing him, she had never shown a 2-year-old before. “To be eighth in the 2-Year-Old Non-Pro at the NSBA World Show was a huge accomplishment for me,” said Besardi. “Rocco was absolutely amazing. It was probably the best ride I’ve ever had on a horse. To show in that pen of horses, having only ridden him for the first time hours before, speaks volumes about how good minded this horse is. Not only is he good minded, but he is also a
Its All Better Now
very elegant mover. For such a big horse, he is just so graceful.” Rocco went on to win a Congress Championship in the 2-Year-Old Limited Open Hunter Under Saddle Stakes with Ligon. Following the Congress, Besardi sold Rocco to Richard and Elise Cognetti, who show under the guidance of Cole and Liz Baker. Its All Better Now Doing all the training herself, Stephanie Moore showed Its All Better Now, a 2019 gelding by Good Better Best out of A Beautiful Me (by A Beautiful Ride), to a Reserve World Championship in the 2-Year-Old Limited Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle at the NSBA World Show and placed third in the BCF.
Pretty Dang Good
“It’s his temperament that makes him such a great show horse,” said Moore. “I never took him to a show to even ride around before the NSBA World Show. From the day we got there he just went out and did his job. He was the exact same way at the Congress.” At the 2021 All-American Quarter Horse Congress, Moore and “Sid” placed fourth in the 2-Year-Old Limited Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle and eighth in both the 2-Year-Old Open and Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle. Competing at only two shows last year, they were the NSBA High Point Champions in the 2-Year-Old
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Limited Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle.
Fun To Be Best
“He’s so consistent and good-minded,” said Moore. “He sticks his neck out there exactly where you want it and shows. I have a 2-year-old filly by Good Better Best that I just started under saddle, and she holds her neck out there the same way. Just like Sid, she has a lot of rhythm and cadence and loads of talent.” Pretty Dang Good Pretty Dang Good is a 2020 gelding by Good Better Best
Fun To Be Best
out of Pretty Assets (by Allocate Your Assets). Breeder Meghan Tierney showed “Flint” in the Non-Pro Hunter
Fun To Be Best, the very first Good Better Best foal to
Longe Line at the 2021 NSBA World Championship Show,
show under saddle, is a 2018 gelding out of Fun Lovin
earning over $5,530.
Luke (by Luke At Me). As a two-year-old, “Deion” placed third at the NSBA World Championship Show in both the
“When I picked him up from the breeding farm in June
Open and Limited Open Hunter Under Saddle. Following
of his yearling year, he had just been living out in the
his two-year-old year, Deion was purchased by Stacy
pasture,” said Meghan. “He was consigned to the NSBA
Chaput. At the 2021 AQHYA World Championship Show,
Yearling Sale and as I started getting him fit it became
Stacy’s daughter, Myah, showed Deion to win the Level
very apparent that he was extremely talented.”
1 13 & Under Hunter Under Saddle and place third in the 13 & Under Hunter Under Saddle. A few months later
Just two months later, doing all the training herself,
they were Congress Champions in both the Level 1 13 &
Meghan showed Flint at the NSBA World Show,
Under and 11 & Under Hunter Under Saddle.
winning a BCF Championship and two Reserve World Championships. Following his success in the show
“We bought Deion last winter from Highpoint,” said
arena, Meghan led Flint through the sale where he was
Chaput. “Myah only got to show him one time before the
the high selling gelding and set a sale record as the all-
Youth World, so we were even more excited to see them
time highest selling Hunter Under Saddle horse.
do so well. And then to go to the Congress and watch them win two classes there was just surreal.”
“That is the first time that a hunt seat horse has been a high seller at the NSBA sale,” said Meghan. “In the past the high sellers have always been western horses. I think that’s a huge testament to both Good Better Best and Pretty Assets. I’m looking forward to watching Flint
“The great thing about the Good Better Best offspring is the consistency of their minds.” -Kathie Kennedy
continue his show career in the Hunter Under Saddle.”
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Most trainers might be hesitant to pair a young Novice Youth rider with a horse that is only three years old, but the Chaput’s trainer Christa Baldwin says that Deion’s sound mind and willing personality allowed her to feel confident with Myah showing him.
$25,000 from Ryan and Bacon and another $10,000 from the Ohio Quarter Horse Association, the class will
“After watching Stacy and I show Deion, Myah was
have a total of $35,000 in added money.
chomping at the bit to have her turn,” said Baldwin. “We finally let her show him at the Harbor Classic in
“This industry has been very good to me and very good
Ludington, Michigan which was in July. That was the
to Good Better Best,” says Ryan. “I feel like I owe it to
only time she got to show him before the Youth World.
all of the people that have supported the stud. Without
She’s a good little rider, but she was still a Novice,
the breeders, trainers and owners, his success as a
and Deion really took care of her in the show pen. I
stallion wouldn’t be possible.”
just can’t say enough about how good minded this horse is. Deion is the first Good Better Best I have
Good Better Best is standing the 2022 breeding season
ridden, and I am looking forward to breeding to him
at EE Ranches in Whitesboro, Texas. His stud fee is
so that I have more of his offspring to ride!”
$2,000 which includes the farm fee. Mare owners can direct breeding inquiries to EE Ranches: 903-564-
Paying It Forward
3692. For more information on Good Better Best, you can find him online at www.eeranches.com or www.
To show their appreciation for all the mare owners
showstopfarm.com.
that have bred to Good Better Best over the past few years, and help promote Hunter Under Saddle horses, Ryan and Bacon have stepped forward to sponsor a new 2-Year-Old Maiden Hunter Under Saddle class at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress. With 24 | PREMIER | MARCH 2022
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