Show Horse Today Dec/January 2023 Stallion Issue

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by Robyn Duplisea

Even as a foal Debbi Trubee and Roger Landis knew Makin Me Willy Wild was special. So special that they kept him a stallion, placed him in an incredible training program with Kenny and Ashley Lakins and sent him off to the majors to earn his stripes.

The drop dead gorgeous 15.3H, 7 panel negative stallion by Winnies Willy x Wildly Available is the total package.

Makin Me Willy Wild also has one pivotal advantage, he has one of the leading stallion management teams of all time behind him. North Farm is renowned for making great stallions and Geoffrey had proven he had the goods to allow Debbi and Roger to just that.

THE FIRST TO SHOW

His first test foal crop was only two foals born in 2019. Both have made their way to the show arena. MakinMe Willy Famous was third at the Congress in the Southern Belle two-year-old Maiden with Ashley Lakins.

Makin Me Happy, known as Bean was sold to Angela Fox and would become the dream team for promoting a young stallion. “From the first time we saw Bean lope off as a baby we knew he would do big things” shared Debbi. “Thank you, Angela and Beth Case, for loving him as much as we do.”

Together Bean and Angela have earned multiple Congress Championships, NSBA World wins in the Breeders Championship Futurity and two AQHA Amateur Reserve World

Championships in Performance

Halter and HUS and was Reserve Champion in the Level 1 Horse NonPro Horsemanship at the AQHA World Show in 2022. At three years old Makin

“From the first time we saw Bean lope off as a baby we knew he would do big things”

Makin Me Happy with Angela Fox at the 2022 Congress. Photo by Show Horse Today

Me Happy has earned points in HUS, SMS, HMS and Halter and is an AQHA Champion. His all-around career is just starting, and we can only imagine where it will go from here.

Debbi always knew Geoffrey’s first foals were special but even for her the 2021 Congress was a dream come true.

“We can’t express how immensely proud we are of these first babies that have come out representing Makin Me Willy Wild. That first Congress gave us a Congress Champion, Congress Southern Belle Champion, and a Reserve Champion. Then the Makin Me Willy Wilds were the High Seller, Reserve High Seller and fourth highest seller in the sale making us the leading consignors. What a start to Geoffrey’s sire record.”

Makin Me Happy with Angela Fox. Photo by Shane Rux Photography

“What a start to Geoffrey’s sire record.”

The Winning Continues

The next crop of Makin Me Willy Wild foals born in 2022 has continued to impress in every arena they enter. They quickly found their way to some of the top programs in the industry and their names are being called at all the Majors.

Make N Money did just, earning over $ 24,000 he dominated the longe line events as a yearling winning the Tom Powers, NSBA World, Congress and NSBA High Point Open and Non-Pro. He debuted under saddle in 2022 with NSBA World top fives and a 7th place in the open two-year-old western pleasure at the 2022 Congress.

Dun Makin Me Wild was the 2022 Congress Champion Super Sale Western Pleasure 2YO Open and Limited Open Stakes.

Im Willy Wicked was a Reserve Congress Champion in the NSBA Yearling Longe Line Stakes and Southern Belle.

Makin Me WillyWonka won the WEC Super Sires Longe Line at the Championship Show as well as third at The Premier show.

Angela Fox loved Bean so much she purchased a second Makin Me Willy Wild, Outt Foxxed. In 2022 they earned a Reserve NSBA World Championship in the 2YO Non-Pro HUS,

Make

N Money. Photo by Shane Rux

two NSBA BCF Reserve Championships and a Reserve Congress Championship in the Limited Non Pro Southern Belle 2YO HUS.

Makin It Platinum won the 2022 NSBA World Breeders Championship 2YO Open Color HUS and a reserve in the Congress Super Sires 2YO HUS.

Geoffrey’s third foal crop, only yearlings this year have compiled astounding successes as well.

Makin Shine was the Congress Champion NSBA Stakes Non-Pro Yearling Longe Line as well as the Reserve Champion in the open.

Congress Super Sires Longe Line Champion and multiple reserve and top five placings at the Congress and NSBA World Show.

Willy Makin It was the NSBA World Champion in Non-Pro and Limited NonPro Longe Line and the champion BCF Non-Pro Western Longe Line.

Willy RockN The House also took home

Makin Shine. Photo by Shane Rux

“To say that we are beyond excited about Geoffrey’s future is an understatement”

Willy RockN The House. Photo by Figure 8

Willy Makin It. Photo by Cody Parmenter

Dun Makin Me Wild. Photo by Shane Rux

Makin Bucks. Photo by Ruhle Photography

the Gold at the NSBA World Show and the BCF in the Color Open Longe Line

Makin Me All Fancy won the PHBA World Championship in Amateur Longe Line as well as top tens at both the Congress and NSBA World Shows.

The color breed classes saw the Makin Me Willy Wilds make a splash as well. Makin Bucks was the 2022 ABRA World Champion Buckskin Bred Longe Line. At the ApHC World Show, Wildly Impulsive won the World Championship in the Appsolute Sires Western Longe Line.

With 202 foals on the ground, most under the age of two, Makin Me Willy Wild’s get have earned over $145,000

In addition to their winning ways the Makin Me Willy Wild foals have become the hottest ticket in town. At both the 2021 and 2022 Congress Super Sale MMWW yearlings were both the high seller and second high seller in the yearling sale.

Makin Me Willy Wild has made mare owners believers as well; his book was sold out early in 2021 and again in 2022 when his book was filled in a lightning fast 12 days. If you were not lucky enough to get in his book you can count on North Farm having some exceptional foals available by Geoffrey out of their legendary broodmares.

He is enrolled in all the major programs with his foals eligible for Premier Sires, Super Sires, NSBA BCF and SIF, Southern Belle, Tom Powers, Appsolute Pleasure, APHA Breeders Trust, West Coast Breeders and Michigan Futurity.

“To say that we are beyond excited about Geoffrey’s future is an understatement” exclaimed Debbi.

“Thank you to everyone who has booked to him and to the trainers and owners making his foals champions.”

Be sure to follow Makin Me Willy Wild on Facebook and check out North Farm’s website for details on their stallions, mares, and prospects.

“Thank you to everyone who has booked to him and to the trainers and owners making his foals champions.”

Test Tube Foals

TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE BREEDING GAME

The tragic and heartbreaking loss of great proven sires and dams doesn’t always mean the slow death of legendary bloodlines. With today’s technology and expertise in breeding, we can carry on proven performance nicks, and producing lines that will light up our show pens for years to come. We also are able to look to the past to create outcrosses in a very bloodline saturated breeding program.

This is a true tribute to the horses who have helped our industry celebrate the best of the best, even after their days have ended. Keeping bloodlines famous and making memories live on. With skilled science and groundbreaking reproduction methods, how we look to breed our horses has been changed.

The breeding seasons of livecoverage are long gone, except for the Thoroughbred Jockey Club that require the mating to be only live-covered and video-taped. As a mare or stallion owner, the natural live-coverage way of breeding always came with many unknowns and dangers. Stallions could fall victim to an aggressive nonaccepting mare who could do

some harm by biting, kicking, and lunging at them. The stress put on your mare by hauling and leaving your mare, who sometimes had a foal on her side, to the standing sire is a scary risk. Injuries from trailering, breeding, and boarding at a breeding barn or having mares come into the barn can easily cause contagious illnesses and can spread quickly.

The techniques available now by AI (artificial insemination), leaves your mare and foal, and stallion at the comfort and care of their own farms and local veterinary clinics. The new procedures may be less traumatic and easier for the two horses involved, but comes with different prices to pay.

“FROZEN SEMEN IS REALLY CONVENIENT BECAUSE YOU GET THE DOSES NEEDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON AND THEN THE STRAWS WAIT FOR THE MARES TO BE READY.”

When a stallion is collected, the semen is put into breeding straws and frozen for future use. The sperm can be stored indefinitely by cryopreservation (freezing) in a special vapor then stored in liquid nitrogen tanks, until it’s shipped. All straws for the entire breeding season can be sent in one shipment, eliminating extra shipping charges. The thawed semen must be inseminated very close to the time of the mare’s ovulation, within a 6 to 12-hour window. This means repeated and frequent exams that are needed hours apart to palpate the mare and check for the signs of ovulation. Cooled or chilled semen is collected and put into straws, the sperm is excepted to live at least 3 days, 1 day in transit and 2 additional days in an ovulating mare’s reproductive tract, a mare remains in heat for 24-48 hours after she has ovulated, and the sperm’s lifespan

coincides with her heat cycle. Shipping requirements are less strict when handling fresh semen as time is of the essence.

Pregnancy rates using frozen semen often are disappointing compared to

The ICSI procedure (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) is the most advanced reproductive technology available. It involves a micro-injection of a single sperm into a mature oocyte (egg) which causes fertilization. The injected egg is then placed in an incubator to develop into an embryo, which usually occurs within 6-8 days. The developed embryos are then shipped to an embryo transfer facility, a specialized clinic or university hospital. Before 2013, two mares were needed for this method, and made this method quite expensive. A donor mare, who’s egg was fertilized, and a recipient mare which is a surrogate to carry the embryo to term. ICSI became more affordable when only the donor mare is used to retrieve the egg, carry the pregnancy, and give birth to the foal.

This procedure has the highest potential for pregnancies. Not all mares are good candidates for breeding with frozen semen, with the chemicals in the sperm extenders can cause problems with infection, irritations and allergic reactions. Having a low sperm count or poor mobility, and depending on the age and health of some studs’ sperm don’t handle the freezing and thawing process well.

David Maisonette, lives in south central France is a town called Aurec-surLoire, and is the owner and manager of Haras De L’Hermet, a premier breeding facility. In 2018, David was nominated DQHA Leading Breeder and

“GOOD VETS ARE COSTLY BUT YOU REALLY NEED TO HAVE ONE WHO IS ON TOP OF IT AND CAN HANDLE EVERYTHING THROUGH ALL THE PROCESSES”

David Maisonette

also the DQHA Leading Dam. DQHA stands for Duetsche Quarter Horse Association, it’s the biggest association in Europe. David’s nominations were from offsprings conceived with frozen semen only. David says, “frozen semen here in Europe has been revolutionary for our industry. For many years we have used frozen semen with Jumpers and Dressage horses, so we very familiar with this process. The fact we can import frozen semen from the most famous stallions in the US has been huge progress for us. I have been an agent to promote US stallions in Europe for the last decade. I’m proud to offer every year a fine selection of US stallions, and the number and quality keeps getting bigger and better.”

IS A GAMBLE AND NOT WITHOUT RISKS AND LOSSES,”

David continues, “frozen semen is really convenient because you get the doses needed at the beginning of the season and then the straws wait for the mares to be ready. I always say when you sign a breeding contract; it is better that the semen waits for your mare and not the opposite. We can’t always depend on semen transports traveling overseas. The ICSI program is another revolution and we are using it for the first time here with one mare. This new technology is great for the semen that has low fertility rates and stallions who have passed. You need a very limited

“BREEDING

amount of semen straws and the good thing is that with one straw of semen will produce several embryos.”

David is a firm believe that the key with frozen semen breedings success is the vet, along with the mares being in great breeding condition. Dave shares, “I am really lucky to work with some of the best reproductive vets in Europe. Dr. Pierre Valette Haras d Aubingy and Dr. Neyrat Beligneux le Haras, both pioneers in breeding with frozen semen and now Dr. Neyrat Beligneux le Haras is offering ICSI services for our mares. I have to thank my vets who can get my mares in foal

OF THE FOAL’S

PARENTS

HAVE PASSED ON AND THAT IS KIND OF CRAZY TO THINK ABOUT.”

every year with a really limited number of straws. They for sure do not waste any semen.” David works with many top AQHA breeders, stallion managers and owners to export frozen semen to Europe and Australia, giving every opportunity to breed the same studs we have in the US globally. “The US stallion owners give early booking offers, European champion and multiple mare discounts, and special sales to help bring down the costs. This is all more affordable now then it was when it was new to our industry, just like how it is the US,” David states.

Jane Backes, top AQHA breeder and with her husband Leon, own Backs Quarter Horses in Tioga, Texas. Their slogan reads, ‘Where The Magic Is In The Mare.’

With many quality broodmares that share the greats of performance and producing sires and dams, she also stands two home bred stallions A Ghost Machine (A Good Machine x Suddenly Easy To Amble) and The

“BOTH

Jane’s miracle A Good Machine x Zippodorable foal.

Best Principles (RL Best Of Sudden x Graceful Principles.) Just like her slogan states, Jane’s magic is in her mares, and proven in her expertise.

“The breeding industry has changed for me but more for the mare side of things than for the stallions. Jane shares, “about 10 years ago, we had a wonderful AQHA mare named Kizzy Nostra, by the great sire, Im A Big Leaguer. She had a difficult time conceiving, her uterine flushes got us nowhere. We shipped her up to Colorado State University and got 2 babies from her through the ICSI method. The embryos went to Fort Worth, Texas and each one cost about $12,000 dollars at the time. Now the cost has come down for mare owners.

Her foals were worth every penny, and I am very grateful.”

Jane’s mare, Zippodorable was put down, at the time of her euthanasia Jane decided to have her eggs harvested. “It was a bittersweet day for us. The ovaries were put on ice and sent to the ICSI lab. A recipient mare, who carried Zippodorable’s fertilized egg to term by the stallion. So, both of the foal’s parents have passed on and that is kind of crazy to think about” Jane laughs.

Jane’s miracle Zippodoable x A Good Machine foal was born in 2020, and is a full sibling to AQHA Champion, Play On.

“Graceful Principles, our mare by Principle Investment by The Big Investment and out of Elegent Zippo by Zippo Pine Bar, had such bad arthritic knees and couldn’t handle a stud mounting her, so we opted to wait and do ICSI. We also harvested her eggs when her time came, like Zippodorable. We have been blessed by Gracie and her two foals by RL Best Of Sudden, full siblings to The Best Principles.”

Jane has an exceptional two year old stallion prospect by the late Radical Rodder out of Complete Pleasure

that she is very excited about hitting the show pen. Breeding technology allowed this incredible bloodline to be carried on.

“Breeding is a gamble and not without risks and losses,”Jane says. One thing Jane won’t risk is having a good vet, like David in France. “I have had many vets over the years and having a good vet, one you can trust, is an absolute must. Yes, good vets are costly but you really need to have one who is on top of it and can handle everything through all the processes.

Fahrenheight, Jane’s Radical Rodder x Complete Pleasure colt

Especially, the ovulation period when the mare needs to be palpated and checked every 4-6 hours to catch her egg dropping.”

Obviously, having trust in your team with your precise mares and future foals is worth any expense.

When choosing stallions we have upcoming studs, who have just started their show career and have the influence and abilities to possibly become great sires. We also have the option of going with a celebrated and famous stallion’s frozen sperm which can feel like a sure bet and a dream come true, since the stallion is no longer alive. Mare owners have a lot riding on the decision to take a risk on new fresh talent or unthaw the genetics of one of the greats. With the choices we have available through reproduction science, making a dream foal into a reality even if the moment in time has passed. Without freezing our mare’s eggs and stallion’s sperm, we couldn’t raise the fantasy babies who would have missed their beginning otherwise.

“Mare owners need to do their homework and learn about the histories each bloodline has created. You never know what you’re going to get or end up with. I have had beautifully put together parents with

SIDE

INDUSTRY

good minds who gave me a more basic looking foal without a real sharp mind, and I have breed more of the average looking horses that went on to produce stunning and great minded game-changing babies. Nothing is a sure thing and that is what keeps my business so interesting.”

With the preciseness of ICSI, where the expectation of breeding is taking genetics back in time and creating miraculous foals who skipped years to alter the future. This method also bridges gaps for living stallions who are actively competing or are dealing with an illness or injury and can’t fulfill the breeding season.

Many bloodlines overcome fertility issues and many more are given a second chances with frozen DNA and by injecting the best and most active healthiest sperm into the best and most mature egg, allowing great genes to live on beginning in a lab’s petri-dish.

“THE BREEDING

HAS CHANGED FOR ME, BUT MORE FOR THE MARE

OF THINGS THAN FOR THE STALLIONS.”

2023 STALLION

STALLION SH WCASE

MEET THE STALLIONS

A GHOST MACHINE

Standing: Kim Dean - The Breeding Barn 2023 Stud Fee: $1250

15.2 Hand 2019 AQHA/APHA Bay Overo Stallion Sire: A Good Machine

Dam: Suddenly Easy To Amble 7 Panel N/N W20 Dominant Cleve is bred to be a champion and in his first year showing he has earned an APHA World Show Reserve Championship and NSBA World Show Top 5. Will be showing at the AQHA World Show in the Three-Year-Old Versatility.

From the legendary Backes Quarter Horses breeding program, A Ghost Machine is everything you expect when you look at his papers.

“Moonie” is a 2X Congress Champion owned by McColley Quarter Horses, LLC. He sires a gorgeous, deep hock and extremely flat front legged foals. They have that fancy, elegant look with the size and bone structure to become top competitors in the industry. Proven performance as an individual and on both sides of his pedigree, Al Get Your Shine On offers mare owners the exceptional genetics for success.

“The Total Package” – a phrase often thrown around and attributed to many, yet not often truly attained. But in the case of Allocate Your Assets, his consistency, movement, pedigree, and outstanding disposition, has earned him the title of just that. “Al,” as he is affectionately known,

CHEESING IT

Leeman Farm is proud to present for 2023 Cheesing It. Captain himself is a multiple APHA and NSBA World Champion under the guidance of Carly Parks. Cheesing It offers incredible bloodlines, great mind and amazing conformation that lead to his easy cadence. Captain has the gorgeous look to sire quality prospects that are sure to be highly sought after in todays market!

MEET THE STALLIONS

Standing: Dana Hokana Performance Horses 2023 Stud Fee: $1250 15.1 Hand 2009 AQHA/PBHA/Palomino Stallion Sire: Invested Dimension Dam: Shes a Golden Zippo

6 Panel N/N N/Cr, e/e, A/A

Great conformation. Great mind. Great temperament. Well bred. P A L O M I N O

LEGEND is set to carry on the legacy of his sire Invested Dimension. A grandson of The Investor. Out of Dana’s very special mare, Shes A Golden Zippo aka Teddy who lived to be 27 years old. and was the dam to World and Reserve World Champions.

Legend is licensed to produce!!

MEET THE STALLIONS

ENTICED

Standing: Gumz Farms

2023 Stud Fee: $1750 16.2 Hand 2018 Bay Stallion

Sire: Its A Southern Thing

Dam: Pretty Assets

6 Panel Negative Homozygous for the black gene

Vance has proven himself time again in the HUS show pen earning multiple NSBA World Championships, Congress Champion and an AQHA World Champion.

2022 was his first year to stand and he booked full with a 94% conception rate.

Foals are eligible for Premier Sires and NSBA BCF and SIF.

¡FIESTA FUDGE!

¡Fiesta Fudge! is a beautiful and great minded stallion by ZIPS CHOCOLATE CHIP. He has a phenomenal pedigree not only on his sire’s side, but also on his dam’s side. A son of ZIPS CHOCOLATE CHIP; AQHA’s All-Time Leading Sire of Western Pleasure Point Earners, ¡Fiesta Fudge! will carry on Chip’s recipe. We truly believe he has what it takes to be a great sire!

HAY GOODLOOKN

Gus’ show career was nothing less than legendary. AQHA World Champion 2YO Western Pleasure, Congress Masters Champion, NSBA World Champion and BCF Champion are just some of the highlights of his show pen success.

Boasting incredible bloodlines top and bottom, his talent was bred into him. Based on his foals he will pass on the legacy of greatness.

Standing:

Cowboy himsef was a Reserve World Champion in the 2YO Pleasure and a multiple Res. Congress Champion.

His foals have earned multiple AQHA, NSBA and Congress bronzes winning in multiple events from Pleasure to Hunt Seat with numerous All Around Youth and Non-Pro champions.

He sires exceptional movement, mind and conformation.

Benji is a World Champion and Reserve World Champion. He is a 6x Congress Champion and an AQHA Champion. He proves form to function with incredible conformation and movement wrapped in a beautiful package. I Am The Party offers top and bottom championship bloodlines and an incredible disposition. His first foals are debuting in Longe Line in 2022.

Multiple World Champion sire Invite

The Artist takes the guess work out of breeding. He offers you guaranteed Color with Quality and Class

Homozygous W20

Crew is a Top 5 winner at the AQHA Congress and APHA World as well as an APHA National Champion and Reserve Champion. Beauty, brains, size and movement; Just Good Vibes is the complete package.

MEET THE STALLIONS

MAKIN ME WILLY WILD

Standing: North Farm 2023 Stud Fee: $3250 15.3 Hand 2015 Black Stallion

Sire: Winnies Willy

Dam: Wildly Available 5 Panel N/N

Geoffrey is a World Champion in Performance Halter and Reserve World Champion 3yr. old Western Pleasure stallion. After his illustrious show career he retired to stud and is now a multiple World Champion & Congress Champion sire. Makin Me Willy Wild’s foals have dominated in the Longe Line events, Yearling Sales and under saddle both in the pleasure and hunt seat futurities.

He is booked full for 2023.

MEET THE STALLIONS

NO DOUBT IM LAZY

Standing: Gumz Farms

2023 Stud Fee: $3500

15 Hand 2006 Bay Stallion

Sire: Lazy Loper

Dam: No Doubt Im Magic

6 Panel N/N

No Doubt Im Lazy is Million Dollar Sire. He was a star in the show pen winning the AQHA World Championship in Two-Year-Old Western Pleasure and the Congress Championship in the Limited Open Western Pleasure Maturity. Ace amassed over $43,000 in earnings in his riding career.

As exceptional of a show horse as No Doubt Im Lazy was, he has made his mark as sire, consistently siring champions. He has sired multiple World, Congress and NSBA World Champions.

MEET THE STALLIONS

SUDDEN ON THE ROCKS

Standing: Glenna Paulman

2023 Stud Fee: $1450

15.1 Hand 2014 Red Roan AQHA/ APHA/ARHA Stallion

Sire: The Rock

Dam: Suddenly Cool 7 Panel N/N

J.P. Earned a World Championship with Rusty Green aboard at the 2020 ARHA World Show in the Green Western Pleasure.

Sudden On The Rocks sports a very short back, strong topline and beautiful head, neck and shoulder tie in. His characteristic huge hock splitis emphasized by the short backed and balanced build. He incredibly laid back and is passing his demeanor, movement and looks to his foals.

He has sired a futurity top 5 weanling from his first foal crop.

MEET THE STALLIONS

THE BEST MARTINI

Standing: North Farm

2023 Stud Fee: $2500 15 Hand 2010 Sorrel Stallion

Sire: Best of Sudden

Dam: Absolut Martini Girl 5 Panel N/N IMM/MYHM N/N OLWS N/N

In the show pen The Best Martini earned over $50K, a Superior in Western Pleasure and was NSBA High Point Western Pleasure Stallion. Martin has made his mark as a go to sire for exceptional toplines, pretty heads, strong hocks, great minds and winning show horses. He is a multiple NSBA World and Congress Champion and Reserve Champion sire.

The Best Martini is an AQHA and NSBA Honor Roll sire and is #4 NSBA Leading Sire of Money Earners.

MEET THE STALLIONS

THE BEST PRINCIPLES

Standing: Kim Dean - The Breeding Barn 2023 Stud Fee: $1250 15.1 Hand 2017 AQHA/APHA Sorrel Stallion Sire: RL Best Of Sudden Dam: Graceful Principles 6 Panel N/N GBED-N/GBED

Studley is a 2017 Stallion by Leading sire RL Best Of Sudden and out of AQHA & NSBA Leading Dam Graceful Principles.

The Best Principles finished 3rd in the Nation AQHA 2020 Honor Roll Stallions Jr Western Pleasure. He was Bronze at the NSBA World Show and two time Top Ten at the aQHA World Show.

He is passing his incredible topline, hock and movement to his foals based on his first foal crop.

MEET THE STALLIONS

VS CODE BLUE

Standing: Circle S Ranch 2023 Stud Fee: $2000 15.1Hand 2007 Red Roan Stallion Sire: RL Best of Sudden Dam: Vital Signs Are Good 5 Panel N/N

Peyton was the AQHA High Point Western Pleasure Stallion and High Point in Trail. He is an NSBA Reserve World Champion with multiple Congress and World show Top Tens.

VS Code Blue is the sire of multiple AQHA World Champions, APHA World Champions, AQHA and APHA World and Congress Top five placers, and Futurity Champions. He was named the 2018 Western Pleasure Super Sires Stallion of the Year.

E/E

Boss was the 2019 NSBA Horse of the Year. This World and Congress Champion is now proving himself as a sire.

VS GoodRide has already sired multiple APHA and ApHC World Champions, Reserve World Champions and NSBA Reserve World Champions with his oldest foals being onlt three this year.

His foals are eligible for all major futurities.

YALL HASHTAG THIS

Bentley was the 2020 Tom Powers Champion and The Madness 10K Maturity Champion Champion with Aaron Moses. A full sibling to multiple champions including Nothing But Nett, Air Ryde and Made Ya Look. Yall Hashtag this carries the bloodlines, build and talent to be a sire.

2022 was his first year to stand and we are excited to see his foals as they are bound to carry on his family’s legacy of greatness.

Photo: ©K.C. Montgomery

RIDE THE HORSE IN FRONT OF YOU, NOT THE ONE YOU WISH YOU HAD!

by Dana Hokana

What an impactful statement!

And what exactly does this mean?

This statement has so much meaning to me, as this is how I have built and continue to build my success and my career.

Have you ever ridden a horse and found yourself irritated with him because he wasn’t like the horse you really wanted him to be? I think all of us have had that moment and how we deal with that thought is the deciding factor that can make or break that horses success and often our own success. Wow, isn’t that statement worth letting sink in!!

Every horse is an individual and I believe must be treated like that. We can’t condemn them for who they are; we must realize that who they are is often a product of past experiences, or genetic and usually both. A great horseman will objectively and accurately access that and treat them in such a way that brings success!

You just don’t train every horse the same. They are living, breathing, feeling animals and they have an opinion. They base that opinion on past circumstances, the way they were treated, the way they processed experienced, their genetics. Many factors play a part in how they develop an opinion or make decisions. Often when a horse is trained by force, and the trainer not making sure that this individual horse understands what you were asking, that horse is not going to make the great team player and partner that you desire! But as you can see so many factors helped

to contribute to who that horse is today. Think about it, all children learn differently, at different speeds. Some learn best by totally different methods than others.

Also, as horses are flight or fight individuals, their nervous system cannot differentiate between fear and pain. So horses that were trained with techniques that use a lot of fear and pain, will end up with horses in a defensive sympathetic overload state and they often truly can’t process what you are asking.

So with all this said, I can personally attest to the fact that I have remade so many horses, and remade them into great horses and team members by just seeking to understand them and to rebuild negative experienced into positive ones.

When you ride with the desire to develop your horse rather than just “make” them, you will be thrilled with the process that starts to happen!

Knowledge is power! I’m eager to help you to develop the knowledge to bring you to success, and to have a happy, willing horse that becomes your partner.

Here are some KEY principles to help you give your horse and yourself your best. By using these principles, the

training will become easier and your horse will process faster. You will be able to train and develop many different types of horses.

PRINCIPLES TO SUCCESS

READ YOUR HORSE

First and foremost, and of ultimate importance, LEARN TO READ YOUR HORSE!

Your horse is telling you things all the time, figure out what he is saying!

Approach every workout or every interaction with you by watching how they respond. This will tell you everything! Learn to tell if they are unhappy or happy, mad or afraid, content or agitated. Is your horse looking to you for direction, or running from you? See if you can find out their background, what their history is and what they were like before you got them.

Learn their body language, some of the signals they will show may be:

™ If they have sudden moves away from your cues, they may be too fresh or may be afraid of their riders cues.

™ If they put their ears back or even half way back, they may be

defensive, afraid or mad.

™ If they pull on you in the face or throws their head to your pull, it may be that they weren’t trained to give their face or that they weren’t trained correctly.

™ If you feel that they are intense through their movement or their legs, they may be afraid ofpressure or correction.

ALWAYS USE THE OPEN DOOR POLICY WITH YOUR HANDS AND LEGS

For horses that want to shut down, back up or lean, this always works. By “this” I mean, your hands, legs and body can be used to close doors or open doors while riding.

Bringing your hands and direction of pull back while riding will close doors. Bringing your hands forward will open doors. Watch carefully how you signal your horse with your hands and body.

I was helping a lady at a clinic recently who had a horse who would sull up and refuse to go forward and kick at her leg. Out of defensiveness she would pull her hands back toward her body and pull his head to the side. We worked through this and in that moment when he made her afraid, she kept an open door forward with her hands and asked strongly with her legs. Pretty soon he would walk forward and they could go back to their ride. By the end of the clinic, they were doing

fine. She was a nice rider, and it was great to see how easy it was, that being aware of our hands, opening a door and giving a clear message could help these two to become a team! Pretty soon he quit “trying” her.

I have some great teaching on this in my video series: Take Control Volumes 5 - 7. I call it The Headset Series, as well as Team Hokana Video Club.

EVERY HORSE MOVES AND PERFORMS HIS GAITS WITH CERTAIN BODY MECHANICS PRINCIPLES THAT THEY ARE BORN WITH.

Use this knowledge to develop a plan of what you ned to work on.

It is crucial you learn how to help your horses to move as he is naturally made to do.

Do you know that we can often unintentionally hinder and interfere with our horses natural movement. It is important that we learn these body mechanic principles that our horses have and use in all the gaits that they perform.

It would benefit you greatly to learn how horses move, what position their body needs to be in, how proper flexion in the neck occurs, how your body moves with your horse’s movement and how you can use your body, hands and legs to be the best rider that you can be.

You can use this as a checklist of fundamentals that would be crucial for you to learn.

Knowledge of these important principles will help your skill sets with your horse, and your horsemanship!

If you need more knowledge on these fundamentals, don’t worry! I have so much information that I have produced on these topics in the form of articles, videos, DVDS and Mini Clinicsspecifically for YOU!

A special thank you to my dear friend Gail Bates who inspired this article as we discussed a common issue in both the horse and dog show industry.

WELCOME

We are please to announce that Show Horse Today and PleasureHorse.com have partnered with the American Roan Horse Association to bring to you Roan Horse Today, the official publication of the ARHA.

Each month we will feature ARHA members, stallions and shows. It is our hope that this section will provide a “home” for roan enthusiasts from all disciplines.

Show Horse Today is proud to be a major sponsor of the 2022 ARHA World Show and has long been a media partner for the association from its beginnings. Our hope is that the reach of PleasureHorse.com and Show Horse Today’s 54K Forum Members, 690K FB fans and nearly 1M views on the sites will bring many new faces to the American Roan Horse Association and its programs.

Over the years you have enjoyed the ARHA Daily Sparkle posts highlighting the most amazing horse show fashion as well as our numerous stories on the association.

Now, you will have the opportunity to easily find the ARHA news, photos, calendar and spotlights all in one place!

We are very exciting about this partnership and look forward to bringing you a beautiful section each and every month.

If you have suggestions on what you would like to see in Roan Horse Today we encourage you to reach out to Robyn Duplisea at robyn@ pleasurehorse.com as she would love to hear from you.

We hope you enjoy Roan Horse Today!

Hey ARHA Family, All of us at the American Roan Horse Association want to wish you guys a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

A few quick announcements and reminders. As of January 1st 2023 roan bred horses will be eligible for their own division in our High Point Program. For more information on getting your horse registered roan bred or joining our high point program please visit www.ridearoan.com

We have welcomed several new stallions to the Roan To Riches SSA including VS TotalHeartThrob, LG Im Texas Gold, Got Em Talkin, Legendary Loper, Believe In Magic and Ultimo Minuto. To view all our SSA stallions, shop breedings, nominate your stallion or get information on the Roan To Riches Futurity visit https://www. roantoriches.com

We have lots of sponsorship opportunities for next years world show! If you would like more information on becoming a sponsor please email Khloe at arhacandids@ gmail.com

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Roan to Riches

NEW STALLION SERVICE AUCTION AND FUTURITY

The Roan To Riches Stallion Service Sale is open to any AQHA, APHA and ApHC stallion, regardless of color. A stallion is nominated by donating one breeding to be sold through the R2R Stallion Service Sale at 50% of the base stud fee, or $400, whichever is greater.

100% of Roan To Riches Stallion Service Sale proceeds are retained by ARHA/R2R and contributed to the annual Roan To Riches Futurity purse.

Roan To Riches Nominated stallions and their offspring that are registered with ARHA are eligible to participate in the annual Roan To Riches Futurity, which is held in conjunction with the ARHA World Championship Show.

Roan To Riches Stallion Services may be purchased for use on any AQHA, APHA, ApHC or Jockey Club registered mares, regardless of color.

See ARHA Roan and Roan Bred Solid registration requirements. View Stallion Conditions View Mare Conditions Stallion Nomination Form

ROAN TO RICHES FUTURITY CONDITIONS

ELIGIBILITY

ARHA registered Roan or Roan Bred Solid R2R nominated stallions, and their ARHA registered Roan and Roan Bred Solid offspring, regardless of age, are eligible to compete in the Roan To Riches Futurity for the designated nomination year.

The Roan To Riches designated nomination year is defined as the calendar year January 1 through December 31. This will be the R2R Stallion Service Sale year and the year of Roan To Riches Futurity eligibility.

All Owners and Exhibitors must have a valid ARHA membership.

ENTRIES AND DEADLINES

The Entry/Slot Fees for Roan To Riches Futurity classes are as follows:

$250 per class/slot early entry (received prior to July 1)

$350 per class/slot late entry (received after July 1 through one day prior to the start of the ARHA World Championship Show)

ENTRIES CLOSE ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE ARHA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW

PAYMENT MUST BE INCLUDED WITH ENTRY

Proceeds from entry slot fees are retained by ARHA/R2R, 50% being contributed to the R2R Futurity purse and prizes, and 50% being retained for promotional and administrative expenses.

The total R2R Futurity purse will be equally divided among the number of classes offered, and paid to R2R exhibitors according to a predetermined pay schedule (to be announced).

TRANSFERS & SUBSTITUTIONS

Entry slots are transferable within the designated nomination year, providing all entries meet R2R Futurity eligibility requirements.

PAYOUTS

A W-9 form must be on file to receive payment. Futurity winnings will be paid to exhibitors within 60 days of show.

TIES

In the event of a tie, a predetermined tie breaker judge will determine the final placing.

REFUNDS

Roan To Riches Futurity entries will only be refunded with veterinary certification, dated no later than the first day of the ARHA World Championship Show. Refunds will be mailed within 60 days of the end of the show.

CANCELLATION

In the event of unforeseen cancellation by ARHA, all Roan To Riches Futurity entries will be refunded. All collected Roan To Riches purse money and prizes will be used in subsequent R2R Futurity years.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

before riding ‘Ike’. The minute I swung my leg over him I knew i had found my new partner!

Where, what level, and in what classes do you show your roan?

I show Ike in AQHA Select Trail at all the major circuits. We are currently 2nd in the national high point standings in Level 2 Select Trail. Ryan shows Ike in Senior trail and does a great job with him.

What is your favorite thing to do with your roan horse?

Lope over poles! Our favorite thing is having lessons with Ryan. We learn something new or how to do it better each time! Plus one or bust!

What is your favorite memory with your roan horse?

BRISTER SHUM & HIGH ROAD RELOAD

When and where did you first see your roan, how did you end up with him as yours, and how long have you owned her?

After searching for two years, my amazing trainer, Ryan Cottingim, found High Road Reload for me. I had tried almost a dozen horses

Winning the Amateur Horsemanship

World Championship at the Roan World was an unexpected thrill. Ryan won the Open Trail last year with Ike.

What are your thoughts about the American Roan Horse Association?

What a great association! I am hoping NSBA would consider recognizing Roan as a color breed so we could include roans in Color Breed classes at NSBA World! (A girl can wish!)

PALM PARTNERSHIP TRAINING ™

The ‘Move Away from Me’ Command

By Lynn Palm

Horses need to respect four major ground training commands: “move away from me,” “come toward me,” stop, and back. In my last two articles, we covered the “come to me” and “whoa” commands. In this article I will give you the steps to teach your horse the “move away from me” command.

Before starting, make sure that your horse is properly equipped. He should be wearing a properly fitting halter, with a longe line, and leg protection. I prefer using a longe line over a lead rope for ground training, but will use both terms in these articles.

If you are following my recommendations from past articles, you will create a lesson plan for each of these training sessions. The objective is for the horse to be responsive to your commands on a loose lead, without any tugging or pulling on the longe or lead. When doing any ground training maneuver, move with the horse at all times.

No matter what the horse’s age, I introduce these commands first in a confined, familiar location like stall, round pen, or small paddock. Remove any distractions such as buckets or hay. This will help him stay focused on you and relaxed. As the horse learns you can then

graduate to teaching him the same lessons in progressively bigger areas such as an aisleway, a round pen, and paddock.

I will give explanations of these maneuvers as if I was teaching them in a stall and from the horse’s near (left) side. Remember to teach the maneuver from both sides of your horse. Be patient when working on his off (right) side because the horse from the very beginning of his life is handled mostly on his left side.

TEACHING THE “MOVE AWAY FROM ME” COMMAND…

The “move away from me” command teaches the horse to move away from pressure. It also gives you a tool that teaches your horse respect and helps keep a safe space between you. Moving away from pressure is a key concept for your horse to understand for all other ground work and under saddle training.

The first step I use to teach this command is to get the horse to move away from me by shaking or “throwing” the longe line towards him. Once he understands that this means to move away, you can minimize the shaking of the line as you do this gesture. This is an important tool to get the horse to move away from you for safety. He should be able to move away from you, at your command, without any tension

being placed on the lead.

To introduce the next step, put your right hand on the point of the horse’s shoulder while your left hand gently guides keep head straight during the maneuver. Any excess line should be held in your right hand. Gently push, or use a vibrating touch, to move the horse’s shoulder away from you. Give a “cluck” to reinforce teaching him to “move” or “go forward”. Follow his motion with your body while your other hand maintains a light contact with his halter to guide his head straight. Do not put any more tension on the halter than you have on his shoulder. The instant that he responds

by taking one step, stop and praise him with a soft mellow voice tone, and a pet.

Your Next Step…

Make sure you are looking at the horse’s topline during the “move away from me” maneuver and not his shoulder or his feet. Once the horse understands the maneuver, you can continue to ask him for more steps. Your contact on his shoulder will become lighter and lighter, if you keep him straight as he learns to move away. Add the “whoa” command when you want him to stop and don’t release your touch until after he stops.

Until then, follow your dreams…

For more information about Lynn Palm; her educational programs at Palm Equestrian Academy in Ocala, Florida; Lynn’s Ride Well clinics across the U.S.; saddles; DVDs; books; and trail and Western dressage competitions; visit www.lynnpalm.com or call 352/6293310.

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