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A 4-H GIRL AND HER JOURNEY TO... TOP OF THE CLASS By Sharee LaRue
Oh, where to start with Cross Country Ranch, a prominent powerhouse in the Northwest Barrel Racing Stallion industry that is rapidly making its presence known across the US? With founder and owner, Scottie Johnson, that’s where.
THE BEGINNING
Ms Johnson was born in Tucson, Arizona, “We always had horses including “that” pony from hell, which I started out on,” said Johnson. She eventually moved on to her mother’s horse, Tall Win, which was extremely well broke. “Mom heavily preached light hands, and Tall Win taught me that light hands are all I needed, as anything more and he C H U R C H , S C O T T I E , Z E U S , J A N E T A T C C R would overreact. To this day, I love to use the lightest hands I can whether it’s a mare, youngster, or stallion.” Johnson’s grandmother Flossie started a women’s riding club in Tucson called the Saddlebags and that combination is how Johnson got her first horse, Arthur. In junior high, the family ventured into competition. Johnson joined 4-H competing in western pleasure, showmanship, and trail classes. 4-H and gymkhana provided her with a taste of speed events like barrel racing, poles, and other games. “Up until then, our main pastime was focused on daily trail rides. We had amazing riding country in the wide-open countryside of the Catalina Foothills. We rode along streams, raced down the washes, and high tailed it down the open dirt roads.” “I found walking boring, and I loved to lope everywhere! I often got in trouble if Mom found out that I’d gotten my horse too hot, so I did my best to have my horse cooled out before I got home. I couldn’t help it... I just loved to race and the exhilaration of galloping. Horses were freedom to me.” Johnson’s second horse was a solid appaloosa named Diablo. “He was the first horse I trained on my own.” Diablo was sold to help fund her college education in which she was striving to be a veterinarian. “It was the adult thing to do but I was really mad at mom, as I loved him so much.”
GRANDMA FLOSSIE
ARTHUR & JOHNSON AT A 4H SHOW TALL WIN, JOHNSON, HER MOM, AND THE HELL PONY
THE RACETRACK DAYS
After college, she stayed tied to the horse industry by joining the fast-paced lifestyle of the track. All inspiring jockeys start on the end of a pitchfork and that is exactly what she did. After paying her dues, she moved on to galloping horses and then on to be a jockey. She raced mounts at Longacres [Seattle, WA] and Portland Meadows [Oregon], Exhibition Park [British Columbia], Canterbury Downs [Minnesota], and a few Northwest bush tracks [racetracks where local horses race]. She later moved on to be a trainer, which is at the top of the track food chain focusing on tracks in Salem and Portland Oregon. At one point her training stable featured 12 horses.
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Johnson turned to a career as a FedEx driver for a different lifestyle. After a 12-year stint with FedEx, she found her way back to the horse industry by purchasing a nice Thoroughbred stallion. Abstract was a three-year leading race sire in Oregon. Even though she loved the Thoroughbred genetics and bloodline, she had a fascination for assisted reproduction. She left the Thoroughbred scene as she needed to own a breed that would allow it and The Jockey Club Registration did not. This decision led her to the AQHA and little did she know where that choice would take her.
JOHNSON WINNING HER FIRST RACE AS A JOCKEY
JOHNSON WINNING AS A TRAINER
BUYING THE JUDGE
AQHA stallion, Judge Cash [Judge], was standing at Painted Rock Ranch, now know as Juniper Ridge Ranch, in Terrebonne, Oregon. Scott Melton, who managed Judge for Jim Carlson at the time, said that Carlson had decided to sell Judge. Melton thought Johnson should buy him. “I didn’t know a dang thing about quarter horses. I didn’t even know what the All American was, a speed index, or who Dash For Cash was. I didn’t know anything, and I wasn’t impressed with Judge as he only stood 15.1…nothing like the big gallant Thoroughbreds.” “After Scott had given me the whole spiel on Judge, he could see the deer in the headlights look and finally summed it up. ‘Scottie, Judge is what they call a Super Horse. He is bred right, looks right, performed at the top, was proving to be a decent sire on the track, and had amazing semen!’ That right there was what I was after! The super semen!” stated Johnson. She pulled the trigger hoping it would be the right choice to forward her desire of assisted reproduction. “I just wanted a good horse I could do lab work with. I had already bought all of Scott’s lab equipment the year prior and had not found a use for it.” She left Painted Rock with Judge in the trailer on her way to her home in LaPine, Oregon. Now, at the time, the property was not a ranch at all. “It was 40 acres in the middle of the forest that I carved out some paddocks in.”
JUDGE WINNING A RACE AS A TWO YEAR OLD
JUDGE AT 30 AND JOHNSON
BUILDING THE RANCH
At this point, Johnson had no idea of what a business plan was nor a forethought on what the future would look like. “Heck, I didn’t even have a farm name until I was forced into it. I was telling my mom my predicament of not having farm name and she said why don’t you use my business name.” Jan, Johnson’s mom, sold real estate in Tucson and it was called Cross Country Ranch Realty. She was closing the doors, so Johnson thought that Cross Country Ranch [CCR]was a fabulous name for her equine dream. So, what is an inspiring lab rat to do with a newly purchased stallion in a registry she knew nothing about? She needed MARES! Did it stop there. Nope. She had to build a barn as she had zero shelter at that time and bought more panels than any “one person should be allowed to have.”
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As all horse owners know, the list of required supplies to build a breeding facility doesn’t end with a barn and panels. Johnson mortgaged her house, used up all her FedEx retirement, and still needed more money. “I had bought way too many mares, and between Abstract and Judge, I quickly became overwhelmed. I went broke. My house was in foreclosure, my pickup got repossessed, my only wheels, and they kept trying to repossess the Kubota RTV. I could always hear the tow truck coming and I would drive out into the woods with it until they left as I needed that machine badly.” Eventually, she got her pickup back, and her dear friend, Kim Wilkerson, helped save the house and property. “A lot of angels saw my situation and were so good to me back then. My friends Barb and Roxanne showed up on the day I was feeding my last bales and offered to buy a load of hay. There were too many friends to count or name, but Sherry Evertson was certainly one that wasn’t going to let me die, as I can tell you, life was not good at all at that time.” “I had never had bad credit or was short of money until then as I always had good paying jobs. Losing everything, including getting horses repossessed, was a tough thing to go through. Creditors called endlessly, and they were not nice, I can tell you that. I did eventually lose the Kubota as well, and I can’t tell you how it rewarding it was to pay for another in full cash about 10 years later.” Along with Johson’s countless friends, her never quit stubbornness, her endless grit, and a lot of talks with God, she got through those times. “In fact, it was during that time in my life I started to believe that God was real. I would be pretty low, and I’d pray for at least the ability to smile, and an hour or two later I’d notice that hey, I’m smiling! It was like a freaking miracle.” A lot of things came from pleas to him, and she soon learned that somehow, he would always come through if she just asked. “I guess what the word says, is true. I always wondered why they talked about a testimonial, and I didn’t understand what it was until I realized it is just sharing your miracles, experiences, or angels that were there to help with farm projects all from the goodness of their heart. I had so many of those!”
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REPRODUCTION PATH
If you think that was a huge undertaking, what was the horses and equipment be worth without education? “I went to a UC Davis reproduction course on behalf of a suggestion from Dr Trish Kentner, who was my vet at the time. She happened to be an outstanding repro vet and I was lucky to have her as my mentor.” After completing the course, Johnson proceeded into her first season with collecting, preparing, analyzing, and shipping semen. Even though her dream was to become a vet, due to life’s path, she basically became just like a vet. “I just learned through hands on, rather than through a decade of schooling. Not everyone gets that blessing, nor thinks that ‘I can do that’.” “Everyone told me the most important thing was to not send bad semen. That, coupled with my “very anal step by step” work ethic in the lab, I right of the bat was sending out quality semen.” She spent a tremendous amount of time studying techniques and had Dr Kentner to guide her path.
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THE JUDGE
She booked 18 mares that first year. “Poor Judge probably wondered where he had moved to, and why was he so bored as he had always worked pretty hard during past seasons.” She did live cover a few times as she had a huge respect for those that hand breed and “shit” can sure go sideways. “I’m sure every live breeder can tell you entertaining stories. That goes for collecting off a phantom as well. No two stallions are alike, and the variables are many, so it can be quite adventurous.” Judge was indeed a great siring son of Dash For Cash, but it took many years before those outside the Northwest would give Judge a shot as Texas, Oklahoma, and everywhere else had other established sire lines and farms they were use to using. “We were just small potatoes with a really nice stud. I tried to convince folks that they really do want one of his babies.” Eventually, one state at a time, a Judge would be born there. “Once they had one Judge, they definitely had to have another. They were like potato chips. That’s why we made it.” Judge progeny were the real deal and each time he had another National Finals Rodeo [NFR] qualifier, people would discover who he was. “Nowadays, many people are regretful that they didn’t get one before.”
THE MARE HERD
Just a great sire doesn’t always make for outstanding foals. Johnson has always believed they need bloodlines from the greats. In the beginning, she was focused on direct super star blood and did not consider second generations as the same. “Quality was important, so beings I didn’t have a big budget, I started with old mares that had been there done that. I was the Regu-Mate [a trusted solution for managing the reproductive cycle in mares] queen my vet would say!” She had to sell her entire Thoroughbred mares as no one wanted Judges out of them. She then transitioned to all AQHA mares. “Like most farms, I’ve had some very special ones, like a half-sister to Strawberry Silk, a half-sister to Louie’s dam, etc. Looking back, I think it would be better to carry less mares that were higher quality. But basically, I acquired what fell in my lap if it appealed to me. I have to say that Judge bought us most of the mares as I often bartered. I’ve always been into bartering as I think everyone wins when you do.” “I probably never had less than 10 mares at one time, and as many as 30 or more. Bad Girl! As I was always trying to sneak a new mare into the herd.” Janet, who is Johnson’s significant other, would be the one that would say she could only get another mare if Johnson lost one, as in she could replace her. “I don’t know how many times I used the same mare’s name as the reason for permission to allow a new mare into the herd. A few months would go by, and I would say, ‘this one replaces Dancer.’ Then a few months would go by, and say, “this is for Dancer’s replacement,’ and then I would snicker to myself. But in reality, Janet was right. My advice to others would be to keep your numbers down as too many will break you!” Johnson went on to make a pact with her mares that when they came to her she promised them they would have a home for life. “I think that came back to me in its own way as I sure felt blessed with my mares. Not always the best business plan though!” Out of those mares, she produced almost 200 offspring. She never sold a mare. JANET WITH HORSE TOYS INHERIT THE WIN WITH HER FOAL. SHE IS THE DAM TO ONE OF JUDGE’S UP AND COMING STALLIONS, MOON THE JUDGE.
STANDING OUTSIDE SIRES
Johnson noticed that other stallion stations just stood sires for people so she figured it would be a way to produce more income the ranch. The first outside horse was On A Gator [Gator]. “I ran across a photo of him one day and wondered where had this horse been and why did it seem that no one knew him as his female line was tops!” Gator, a beautiful gray, was a full brother to FM Radio, Gun Battle, and Lions Share Of Fame. “I called Beto Orsi, Gator’s owner, and literally hustled the stallion. Beto was interested so my good friend, Tammy Bailey, and I flew down to Texas to see him. We liked both Beto, and the stallion, so we made a deal and up to the Northwest came Gator.” “Gator was HOT with the breeders by our second year. Any new stallion takes a while to gain traction unless they are one of the big futurity stars or something to that effect.” Beto took Gator back down to Texas after two years which was “unfortunate as I think he would have gotten 75-100 mares that year.” Johnson respected him for the decision, and they are still friends to this day.
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Prior to Gator going home, Cameron and LeAnne Mulrony called Johnson as they were buying a Corona Cartel stallion and inquired about Cross Country Ranch’s fees. They ended up choosing CCR to stand him and that is how she got Best Advice. “That was quite an honor for me as he was a very nice stallion and my work in the industry was finally starting to get noticed.” The phone was ringing, and stallion owners were interested in CCR. Guys Pocket Coin, A Firewater Twist RB, Judge My Class [a son of Judge out of a Biankus mare], and CFour Paddy Okelly were one by one added to the CCR line up. “By then we were on the map!” JOHNSON WITH GATOR
BREAKING INTO THE BARREL PEN
The ride down her chosen path had not been an easy entrance into the barrel industry as she was not a can chaser, nor had she yet become an established breeding farm. Her journey took years to gain ground. “It certainly did not happen overnight. I made sure I treated my customers with the best of customer service, became a farm where our fertility rates were very high, and took very good care of the mares at our farm.” Those traits along with always being timely with shipments, sending doses of good quality semen, and producing champions eventually paved the way for success.
MULBERRY FAME
CHURCH AND JOHNSON
In 2016 Johnson bought Mulberry Fame [Church], as she knew Judge was getting some age on him and if she was to continue on, she should get another while Judge could help “shore him up.” Church was a son of Dash Ta Fame [#1 Leading sire in the Nation in the barrel arena and the racetrack] and out of Mulberry Canyon Moon [a lethal futurity mare that won three rounds at the NFR with earnings of over $350k!] “It was Gods blessings that the Fruth’s, Church’s owners, picked me out of all the folks that tried to buy him. Staci Fruth to this day is a very good friend to me.” Unfortunately, Church passed this year from colic surgery complications. It was a heart-breaking loss in Johnson’s life but with banked semen, he will carry on as his first group of foals have hit the barrel pen champions.
MIKE, WITH CHURCH HEADED TO THE COLLECTION BARN, VOLUNTEERED HIS ENTIRE SPRING HANDLING STALLIONS DURING JOHNSON’S CHEMO TREATMENTS
FLINGING DINERO
In 2019, Johnson added Flinging Dinero [Maverick] to her stallion roster. His breeder, Aimee Kay, had emailed Johnson in 2017 when he was just a youngster. “I really wanted him and did a bit of homework, but then I received a cancer diagnosis and had to put the brakes on. Somehow by divine intervention this colt came back across my path when he was three. He was owned by Spencer White, who had inquired about some Judge colts I had, so we did some dealing. Bam, I owned Flinging Dinero a son of A Streak of Fling crossed on one of the most successful mares at the time of PC Frenchmans Hayday [Dinero, a 7X NFR qualifier], LK Shezapeasadinero.
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MAVERICK
PIEORITIES
In 2021 Johnson decided to sell the ranch and move to sunny Arizona to help take care of her mother. “Eventually the years caught up with me, and I decided to sell the ranch but that didn’t stop me from buying another stallion.” Lance Graves, a prominent trainer, helped Johnson in her quest to buy Pieorities [Rory]. Rory is by First Moonflash [$969,828 earnings, a World Record Setter at three differnt distances, multiple track records, and progeny earnings of over $45,399,424] and out of Rare Pie, the dam of Rory’s full brother who won the All American Derby enroute to over a million dollars in earnings. RORY
THE DAILY LIFE OF A STALLION OWNER
Being a stallion owner is not for the faint of heart. Temperament, looks, performance, pedigree, build, good foot, and the ability to stamp babies are not the only criteria of a great stallion, he also needs to be prepotent. “If all his babies are different, I think that sire is not producing a type that you want.” When Johnson was asked, what is the biggest struggle as a stallion owner? “Oh Gawd!” she answered. “The Hustle! You can never stop! There are new stallions every year that you must compete, compete, compete for business!”
INDUSTRY ADVICE
Johnson does have advice for the up and comers with decades of experience to back it up. “Don’t get too many mares, is my very first word of advice. It seems to happen to everyone. You really want quality over quantity. It’s also not going to be as easy as you thought. In fact, it is way harder than you could ever imagine. It takes about nine to ten years of breeding before you know if your stallion will become a barrel sire. Every year you see brand new stallions with brand new owners. Most of those, at least many, are never seen after the third to fifth year. Burn out and the vision owners had never happened. It was just work, disappointment, and lots of time and money.” “I think the best move you could make would be to buy a stallion that has been breeding for five years at least, and that they had decent a decent number of mares for him each year. I think you need at least 50 plus mares a year to a stallion [100-200 would be great] to even give him a chance in the long run. If you buy one like that, much of the hard work is done. You soon know if the foals can be competitive, and if they are, you are on your way. Until then, foals don’t sell for much as the sire is unproven.” “It’s a hard business to make money at. Most of the time you lose money, but if you get a sire like Judge... he will carry you and the whole farm. I wouldn’t change a thing about how I got where I am today as God lined it all out and I couldn’t be anymore blessed.”
THE FUTURE
Johnson’s life has slowed some since making the move back to Arizona. Not running a full-fledged breeding facility, standing all the outside stallions as well as her own studs, and all the mares and young stock has left time for sun, shorts, and traveling. She now lets others stand her stallions and loves to go to races that Maverick and Rory are entered in. “It is now way easier! Just the hustle of promotion!” Her vision is to make her three junior stallions famous. “If I get lucky enough to have another turn out like Judge, I will have been so blessed as that is rare. I had that vision almost fulfilled with Church. He is indeed producing outstanding barrel horses, so the untimely loss of him is yet just another hurdle that I will clear.” Oh, where to start with Cross Country Ranch, a prominent powerhouse in the Northwest Barrel Racing Stallion industry that is rapidly making its presence known across the US?
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WORKING LINES STAN WEAVER QH PART 2 By Larry Thornton Our initial look at the Stan Weaver Quarter Horses took us through the formation of this ranch horse breeding program with a look at the mares that set the foundation for the program. We saw how the mares Pretty Miss Denver and Stormy Dun Dee laid the foundation for the program with their significant crosses to Poco Bueno, Blackburn, and Pretty Boy in their pedigree. These mares were reinforced in the broodmare band with mares like Roan Bar Maid, Little Chex Too, and Budhas Playgun as significant producers of horses that have represented the Weaver breeding program in the show pen and rodeo arena. This time, we will look at some of the first stallions that these mares and their daughters were bred to and the bloodlines they brought into the breeding program. BEAUS RED MAN The stallion roster for Stan and Nancy started through a mare named Miss Ole Twist (The Ole Man x Sandra Twist x Hard Twist). She had a weanling colt on her side when Stan first saw her, and he became the first ranch stallion for what became Weaver Quarter Horses. His name was Beaus Red Man, and his sire was Mr Beau Chance (Beau Chance x Call Me Robin x Robin Redbreast). “Beaus Red Man was the first stallion that I bought. I really liked him, and he was a big horse. I really liked his dam, and she was in the sale. She was an own daughter of The Ole Man. If you go back and look at his three-generation pedigree, there are three stallions in the AQHA Hall of Fame. His sire was a grandson of Skipper W, then on the bottom side was The Ole Man, and the second dam was sired by Hard Twist.” Stan recalled the importance of the mare influencing his selection of this colt as his first stallion. He stated it this way, “The mare is a big deal to me. I think the mare, and you will hear that the mare is responsible for 60 to 75 percent of the foal. I think the mind and all that they get from the mare is important. Beaus Red Man was a weanling when I went to the sale, and his dam was a big, pretty mare. I think that is what got me to buy him. I don’t think there is any one thing I look for, but I like a strong mare family.” He continued about the influence of Beaus Red Man on his broodmare band, “The three Beaus Red Man daughters out of Pretty Miss Poco (Call Me Blackburn, Beaus Miss Denver, and Beaus Miss Blackburn) are really the foundation of our program along with Beaus Poco Dee, his daughter out of Stormy Dun Dee. If you go back, you will see that 60 to 70% of our mares trace back to the two foundation mares through these four mares.” He professed, “I really didn’t realize he was that well-bred. I
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bought him from a rancher from Glasgow, Montana, and he had those daughters that were so important to our program.” He then added, “We had a gelding named Ace that was a full brother to
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the Pretty Miss Poco mares, and he was a Montana State 4-H Pole Bending Champion.” The pedigree of Beaus Red Man shows that his grandsire, sire Beau Chance, was by Skipper W. The dam of his sire, Mr Beau Chance, was Call Me Robin (Robin Redbreast x Elms Lucky Lass x Skipper’s Lad). Skipper’s Lad was a son of Skipper W, which gives Mr Beau Chance a breeding pattern of 2 x 4 to Skipper W (Nick Shoemaker x Hired Girl x Cowboy P-12). Robin Redbreast (Robin Reed x Sandy Reed x Joe Reed II). This horse was intensely inbred to Joe Reed P-3. Robin Reed was sired by Leo (Joe Reed II x Little Fancy x Joe Reed P-3.) The dam of Robin Redbreast was Sandy Reed by Joe Reed II by Joe Reed P-3, giving him a 4 x 4 x 3 x 3 breeding pattern to Joe Reed P-3. When we look at Beaus Red Man’s second dam, Sandra Twist, she is out of Petty Bounce by Joe Bounce by Joe Reed P-3, giving him a breeding pattern of 7 x 7 x 6 x 6 x 5 to Joe Reed P-3. The sire of Hard Twist is Cowboy P-2. This gives the pedigree of Beaus Red Man a breeding pattern of 5 x 7 x 5 to Cowboy P-12 (Yellow Jacket x Roan Lady x Stalks). The dam of Roan Lady was Bonnie Wilken by John Wilkens. The sire of Stalks was John Wilken (Peter McCue x Katie Wawekus x Wawekus). This gives Roan Lady a 2 x 2 breeding pattern to John Wilkens. POCO IMA DOC The next stallion we will look at is Poco Ima Doc and he had a significant career as a sire for Weaver Quarter Horses through his daughters. Weaver described him this way, “I paid $5,000 for him, and for that time, was an unbelievable amount of money. He was broke to ride, and I rode him on the ranch and then bred him. He was a better mare producer than a stud producer, and we got some really good mares, and they were really always good headed and good minded. He had some really good geldings, too. They had a lot of speed; they were used by high school kids for roping and barrel racing. He was a really good horse.” Poco Ima Doc was sired by Poco Bueno 2 (Poco Bueno x Miss
Hotrock 67 x Hot Rock). We will start with Poco Bueno, whose first claim to fame was when he was sold by his breeder Jess Hankins to E. Paul Waggoner for $5,700. Poco Bueno would go on to be a great show horse, winning Grand Championship honors at such shows as the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth, the National Western Stock Show in Denver, the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, and the American Royal in Kansas City. Poco Bueno would become an outstanding cutting horse who built a legend for his power as a cutting horse. He would retire until the AQHA started awarding points for ROM and AQHA Championships. He came out of retirement to earn 37 halter points and 8 performance points to earn the ROM and his AQHA Championship. Poco Bueno would become a leading sire with his foals earning 3,522 halter points, and they earned 21 Superior Awards. His performance foals earned 3,617.5 points with 84 ROM, and his performers earned 13 Superior Awards. His foals earned 36 AQHA Championships. He was not one of the first to earn an AQHA Championship, but two of his foals were among the first AQHA Champions. They were Poco Lena and Poco Tivio, both out of Sheilwin (Pretty Boy x Blackburn Mare x Blackburn). Poco Lena and Poco Tivio would make strong statements in cutting when crossed with Doc Bar. This is familiar because Poco Bueno, Pretty Boy, and Blackburn were an important part of the pedigree of the foundation mares Pretty Miss Denver and Stormy Dun Dee. So Poco Ima Doc brings that into the pedigree again, moving these bloodlines forward in the pedigree. Poco Bueno was sired by King P-234 (Zantanon x Miss Taylor x Old Poco Bueno). Old Poco Bueno was sired by Little Joe, and this gives Poco Bueno a breeding pattern of 3 x 3 to Little Joe, as the sire of Zantanon was Little Joe. Miss Hotrock 67 (Hot Rock x Pretty Lady 67 x Pretty Boy)
SMART LITTLE LENA sor 13.3 1979 QUARTER HORSE #1565822 IMA BIT OF HEAVEN ch ro 15.1 1996 QUARTER HORSE #3441822 PEPPYS FROM HEAVEN rd ro 1987 QUARTER HORSE AQHA#2579469 WEAVERS POCO HEAVEN ch ro 2000 QUARTER HORSE AQHA # 3906948 POCO IMA DO br 1988 QUARTER HORSE AQHA#2780562 WEAVERS POCO DEE grul 15.3 1995 QUARTER HORSE AQHA# 3371892 BEAUS POCO DEE dun 16 1992 QUARTER HORSE AQHA# 3250836
was bred by E. Paul Waggoner. E. Paul was the son of W. T. Waggoner and grandson of Dan Waggoner, the founder of the vast Waggoner Ranch that at one time was the largest ranch under one continuous fence, as they say. Hot Rock (Cowboy H x Peggy S x Wardlaw Stallion) was the sire of Mayflower Daugherty. She was out of Panzarita Daugherty, who was sired by Little Joe The Wrangler (Joe Hancock x Hepler’s Goldie x Madder Music), and out of Panzarita (Spark Plug x Five Dollars x Jim Trammel). Panzarita Daugherty would prove to be an outstanding producer when bred to a variety of stallions, including three AQHA Champions. She would produce Poco Panzarita when bred to Poco Bueno. This mare was one of the AQHA Champions with 74 halter and 23.5 performance points, earning a Superior in halter. Poco Panzarita was a ¾ sister to Poco Bueno 2. Poco Mayflower by Poco Dell by Poco Bueno would earn 42 AQHA halter points. Poco Violet Hill was a full sister to Poco Mayflower, and she earned six AQHA halter points. She was the dam of Fulton’s Hillbar, an AQHA Champion and Superior halter horse. Pretty Boy (Dodger x Little Maud x Tip) was a Waggoner Ranch stallion that sired a number of daughters that were bred to Poco Bueno. When his daughters were bred to Poco Bueno, we have already seen Poco Lena and Poco Tivio, and they were full sisters and brothers to Poco Champ and Pretty Pokey, both AQHA Champions. Poco Pine, Poco Stampede, and Poco Paul Dee were AQHA Champions sired by Poco Bueno and out of Sheilwin by Pretty Boy. Poco Jane by Poco Bueno and out of Mary Jane W by Pretty Boy, and she was the dam of the legendary King Fritz. Pretty Lady 67 was out of a Waggoner Mare breeding unknown. The dam of Poco Ima Doc was Doc Tilly (Doc’s Prescription DOC OLENA b 1967 QUARTER HORSE #0493297 SMART PEPPY sor 1965 QUARTER HORSE #0439891 PEPPY SAN BADGER sor 14.3 1974 QUARTER HORSE #1089924 ROYAL BLUE BOON bl ro 1980 QUARTER HORSE #1601972 POCO BUENO 2 b H 1969 QUARTER HORSE #0633602 DOC TILLY br 1981 QUARTER HORSE AQHA#1819381 BEAUS RED MAN ch 1983 QUARTER HORSE #1998158 STORMY DUN DEE dun 1980 QUARTER HORSE #1599424
DOC BAR ch 14.2 1956 POCO LENA b 1949 PEPPY SAN sor 15.0 1959 ROYAL SMART sor 1958 MR SAN PEPPY sor 15.1 1968 SUGAR BADGER sor 1959 BOON BAR b 1972 ROYAL TINCIE ro 1965 POCO BUENO br 15.0 1944 MISS HOTROCK 67 sor 1961 DOCS PRESCRIPTION b 15.0 1973 MISS TILLY 5 sor 1974 MR BEAU CHANCE ch 1975 THE OLE TWIST sor 1970 STORMY SOCKS COMET sor 1975 DEE LOON grul 1974
LIGHTNING BAR DANDY DOLL POCO BUENO SHEILWIN LEO SAN PEPPY BELLE ROYAL KING* MOSS JACKIE TOBIN LEO SAN PEPPY BELLE GREY BADGER III SUGAR TOWNLEY DOC BAR TERESA TIVIO ROYAL KING TEXAS DOTTIE KING MISS TAYLOR HOT ROCK PRETTY LADY 67 DOC BAR JAMEEN TIVIO PAL BILLY 5 MY MISS TILLY BEAU CHANCE CALL ME ROBIN THE OLE MAN SANDRA TWIST COMETS STORMY TWISTIE SOCKS POCO LOON CLOVER DUN
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x Miss Tilly 5 x Pal Billy 5), and she was an unshown mare. Doc’s Prescription (Doc Bar x Teresa Tivio x Poco Tivio) gives Poco Ima Doc brings another cross of Poco Bueno, Pretty Boy, and Blackburn into the Weaver program. Doc’s Prescription earned his performance ROM with 16 points in western pleasure and nine halter points. He was shown in 31 halter classes and won 29 of them, mostly as a yearling and weanling, where no points were awarded. He was an NCHA money winner. Doc’s Prescription sired foals that earned 8,438.5 points in the AQHA. He sired 136 ROM performers with 44 Superior Award winners three World Champions, and four Reserve World Champions. He sired horses that earned over $2.5 million in cutting, reining, reining cow horses, and pleasure. His arena champions include Doc’s Diablo, winner of the 1979 NCHA Open Futurity, Dosey Doc, winner of the 1986 NCHA Non-Pro Super Stakes, Bakers Prescription, winner of the 1986 NCHA Non-Pro Futurity and Neat Prescription, the 1985 AQHA World Champion Junior Cutting Horse. The sire record for Doc’s Prescription highlights his success as a sire of performers, but his daughters made him even more successful as a broodmare sire. He is the broodmare sire of horses that have won over $3.5 million in cutting, reining, reining cow horse, and ranch events. These foals have earned 12,850 AQHA points from 686-point earners with 225 ROM performers and 39 Superior earners that earned 49 Superior Awards with six World Champions and six Reserve World Champions. Docs Stylish Oak (Doc’s Oak x Docs Stylish x Doc’s Prescription) serves as an example of the foals his daughters produced. He earned $65,979 in the arena, and then he became the sire of horses that have earned over $9 million. He is also the broodmare sire of horses that have earned over $19 million with 4,148.5 AQHA points with 98 ROM, 16 foals earned 17 Superior Awards, and nine Reserve World Champions. His daughter Stylish Play Lena was the dam of 27 money earners with $2,149,139 in earnings. Her foals include Smooth Talkin
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Style, an NCHA Horse of the Year, and Hottish, an NCHA Reserve Horse of the Year. Both are leading sires. Doc Tilly was out of Miss Tilly 5 (Pal Billy 5 x My Miss Tilly x Hot Rock). Pal Billy 5 was sired by Billy Kid East by Babe Grande Jr. His dam was Sancho Lady 15 by Sancho. The dam of My Miss Tilly was Miss Tilly Dun by Hot Shot B, a full brother to Hot Rock. This gives the pedigree of My Miss Tilly a breeding pattern of 3 x 4 x 5 to the full brothers Hot Rock and Hot Shot B. This, again, is like the blood of Poco Bueno we move the blood of the full brothers Hot Rock and Hot Shot B forward in the pedigree of the foals produced by linebreeding. It is through the daughters of Poco Ima Doc that he has made his contribution to the Weaver breeding program. He was the 2007 and 2008 MQHA Broodmare Sire of the Year, an award given to the stallion that has at least five daughters in production, and some of the foals out of his daughters have had to be performers. Some of the performers include Weavers Poco Heaven, who was seventh in the 2003 NRCHA Limited Open Snaffle Bit Futurity. He was out of Weavers Poco Dee, who is out of Beaus Poco Dee by Beaus Red Man, and out of Stormy Dun Dee. Weavers Smart Poco was the 2004 IBHA World Champion Cutting Horse. He was an NCHA money earner as well. His dam was SNW Foxy Poco Dee, who was out of Foxy Blackburn Dee by Stormy Fox, a son of Stormy Dun Dee. IMA BIT OF HEAVEN Ima Bit Of Heaven (Smart Little Lena x Peppys From Heaven x Peppy San Badger) is the sire of Weavers Poco Heaven and Weavers Smart Poco, and he is the next stallion we will look at. Stan stated it this way, “Ima Bit Of Heaven is the horse that put our program on the map.” He described him this way, “He was extremely quick, athletic, and has an impeccable pedigree. Ima has an excellent set of withers, good bone, a nice sloping shoulder, four dark feet and is a pretty red roan color.” A look at his pedigree will tell us about the genetics he brought to the breeding program. Smart Little Lena (Doc O’Lena x Smart Peppy x Peppy San)
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was the 1982 NCHA Triple Crown (NCHA Open Futurity, NCHA Open Super Stakes, and the NCHA Open Derby) winner. He is a leading sire of money winners with earnings of over $40 million. His leading money winner is Red White And Boon a 5-time NCHA Non-Pro World Champion. Doc O’Lena (Doc Bar x Poco Lena x Poco Bueno) was the 1969 NCHA Open Futurity Champion, and again, we see the Poco Bueno, Pretty Boy, and Blackburn blood enter the Weaver breeding program. Doc O’Lena was a leading sire of money winner of over $15 million, with his second leading money winner being Tap O Lena, winner of over $500,000. Smart Peppy was sired by Peppy San (Leo San x Peppy Belle x Pep Up) in the 1967 NCHA Open World Championship. Royal Smart was the dam of Smart Peppy, and she was sired by Royal King by King P-234. Royal Smart was the dam of Royal Santana, an AQHYA World Champion and an AQHA Amateur World Champion in cutting. Peppys From Heaven (Peppy San Badger x Royal Blue Boon x Boon Bar) is the winner of $143,350, including a win in the 1991 NCHA Non-Pro Derby. She is the dam of horses that have won over $350,000, with her leading money winner being Seven From Heaven, the 2004 AQHA World Champion Junior Cutting Horse. Her sire Peppy San Badger (Mr. San Peppy x Sugar Badger x Grey Badger) was the 1977 NCHA Open Futurity Champion. Mr San Peppy (Leo San X Peppy Belle x Pep Up) was the 1974 and 1976 NCHA Open World Champion. He was a full brother to Peppy San, and that gives Ima Bit Of Heaven a breeding pattern of 3 x 3 to these full brothers. The dam of Peppy San Badger was Sugar Badger (Grey Badger III x Sugar Townley x Lucky Jim), a ranch mare for Joe Kirk Fulton. Peppy San Badger is a leading sire of cutting horses with earnings of over $25 million and over 7,500 AQHA points. His leading money winner is Little Badger Dulce winner of over $ 600,000. Royal Blue Boon (Boon Bar x Royal Tincie x Royal King) was the 1984 NCHA Open Super Stakes Co-Champion. The foals of Royal Blue Boon have made her the all-time leading cutting horse money-earning dam with earnings of over $2.6 million. Her foals include Red White And Boon, the five-time Non-pro World Champion and earner of $930,954. This horse is followed by Bet Yer Blue Boon, the 2000 NCHA Open World Champion, Peptoboonsmal, the 1995 NCHA Open Futurity Champion, and Autumn Boon, the 1998 NCHA Open Super Stakes Champion. Boon Bar (Doc Bar x Teresa Tivio x Poco Tivio) and another cross of Poco Bueno, Pretty Boy, and Blackburn into the breeding program. Boon Bar earned $12,325 and was a favorite to win the 1975 NCHA Open Futurity, but an illness kept him out of the finals. He had won both go-rounds, scoring 224 and 225. He would sire horses that earned over $2.3 million with horses like Doc’s Poco Doc, the 1978 NCHA Open Futurity Reserve Champion. The significant contribution of Boon Bar was through his daughters. He is the maternal grandsire of horses that have won over $6.8 million. His leading producing daughter was Royal Blue Boon, but his other major producer was Boon San Sally, who is the dam of Boon San Kitty, an NCHA Horse of the Year, and a dam of horses that have earned over $1 million. The foals
out of Boon San Kitty include Rockin W, the 2009 NCHA Open Futurity Champion. Boon Bar was a product of the Doc Bar on Poco Tivio mares nick that is so prominent in the influence of Doc Bar on the Western performance horse. His dam, Teresa Tivio (Poco Tivio x Saylor’s Little Sue), produced ten foals by Doc Bar. In addition to Boon Bar, they include Doc’s Haida ($67,305) dam of Haidas Little Pep, an NCHA Open Futurity Reserve Champion; Fizzabar ($50,841) NCHA World Champion Mare and Doc’s Remedy ($47,453) leading sire of horses like Sugar Remedy winner of the 1981 NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Futurity. Fizzabar was the first Doc Bar to enter the cutting arena, and her success fueled Doc Bar’s rise in the cutting industry. Royal Tincie gives this pedigree two more crosses to Royal King as her dam is out of Texas Dottie by Royal Texas by Royal King. This gives Ima Bit Of Heaven a breeding pattern of 4 x 4 x 6 to Royal King. Ima Bit Of Heaven has become another broodmare influence on the Weaver breeding program, and a number of his daughters are NCHA and NRCHA money earners. They include SNW Heavens Showgirl, winner of the Montana Reined Cow Horse Futurity Stallion Stakes. She has lifetime earnings of over $20,000 in the reined cow horse. She is now a Weaver Ranch broodmare. Another performer in the broodmare band is Weavers Heaven Lou, who won the fence work at the Canadian Supreme and the Montana Reined Cow Horse Futurity. On the gelding side, SNW Heavens Powder has an NCHA Certificate of Ability with $10,236 in earnings. The versatility of the Ima Bit Of Heaven foals shows up in some of his other performers, including SNW Travalen Heaven, with 217 AQHA points in the amateur and open divisions that have been earned in ranch classes, including several Versatility Ranch Horse All Around wins. IMA TUF LENA Ima Tuf Lena is another stallion purchased for the program as a yearling and has no show record. But he has supplied a number of mares for the broodmare band. Weaver has reported this about Ima Tuf Lena, “He has been a mainstay in our sire battery for 20 years. We purchased him as a yearling. He possessed the looks, bone, and pedigree to be a popular sire. We had more repeat buyers for Tuf colts every year. That speaks volumes. His contribution to our remuda is the large number of daughters that we have retained for the broodmare band. They are good producers with good maternal instincts, are good milkers, and give their colts that people-pleasing attitude. His daughters produce the thick, good-looking kind. Ima Tuf Lena was honored in 2019 as the Montana Quarter Horse Association Broodmare Sire of the Year.” Ima Tuf Lena (Tuf N Busy x Smart Bo Lena x Smart Little Lena) brings some familiar bloodlines to the remuda. But he also brings some interesting outcross bloodlines. His sire, Tuf N Busy, earned three Superior Awards in reining, heading, and heeling with over 250 AQHA points. Tuf N Busy (Bueno Chex x Keeping Busy x Nunes Dell) is the sire of foals that have earned 3,740 AQHA points with 27 ROM. His foals include Good N Busy, the 2000 AQHYA World Champion Heeling Horse. Bueno Chex (King Fritz x Sutherland’s Miss x Jodie The Tuff) was an AQHA Champion, and a leading reined cow horse
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of Wison’s Drifter was Wilson’s Private Stock by Dan Waggoner. Wilson’s Lady Lee was out of Wilson’s Sheba by Dan Waggoner. This gives Nune’s Pollita a breeding pattern of 3 x 3 x 3 to Dan Waggoner (Waggoner’s Rainy Day x Midnight mare x Midnight). Easy Keeper, the sire of Aliso Okie Gal, was sired by Driftwood (Miller Boy x The Comer Mare x Barlow), and his dam was Smoky McCue (Waggoner x Harmon Baker mare x Harmon Baker), and she was out of Okie Girl (Joe Tom x Miss Tommy 99 x Tom (Scooter). Waggoner was sired by Midnight by Badger by Peter McCue. Joe Tom was sired by John Wilkens by Peter McCue, and Tom (Scooter was sired I M A B I T O F H E AV E N by Midnight by Badger by Peter McCue. This gives Easy Keeper a sire and broodmare sire. He is the sire of many fine performers, breeding pattern of 7 x 8 x 9 x 9 x 9 x 9 x 9 x 8 x 9 x 8 x 8 x 7 x including Aledo Bay, the 1979 NRCHA Open Snaffle Futurity 6 x 6 x 7 to Peter McCue. Champion. His daughters have produced horses like Master The sire record for Ima Tuff Lena is focused on one mare, Ima Checks, the 1991 NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion. Tuf Missy, who earned 606 AQHA open and amateur points. King Fritz (Power Command x Poco Jane x Poco Bueno) She was the 2009 and 2012 AQHA Reserve World Champion was an AQHA Champion and an important sire. His foals in heading. She is Superior in heeling and heading. She is an include many fine reined cow horses and 11 AQHA Champions. AQHA Champion and 2009 AQHA All Around High Point His foals include Wolverine Chex, the 1975 AQHA World Junior Horse. She was ROM in halter and the 2017 International Champion Senior Reining Horse. Power Command was an High Point Halter Mare. Her dam is Lady Beckwith Dun, a AQHA Champion sired by King P-234, and Sutherland’s Miss daughter of Stormy Dun Dee. was sired by Jodie The Tuff, and she was out of Tangerine W by The four stallions we have looked at are four important Bert P-227. Jodie The Tuff was sired by Little Jodie (Little Joe foundation stallions for Stan Weaver Quarter Horses. When Springer x Dixie Beach x Beetch’s Yellow Jacket), and his dam you look at some of the other stallions that are and have been Tangerine was out of Lady Coolidge by Beetch’s Yellow Jacket. in the program, you will see the pattern of stallions with great Dixie Beach and Lady Coolidge were full sisters. This gives female families. Here is an example with Gems And Starlight Sutherland’s Miss a breeding pattern of 3 x 3 to the full sisters. (Gray’s Starlight x Gems Emerald x Doc Bar Gem), who has a Poco Jane was one of the Poco Bueno/Pretty Boy mares we number of daughters in the broodmare band. Gray’s Starlight is saw earlier. This gives King Fritz a breeding pattern of 2 x 3 to out of the great Doc’s Starlight dam of the leading sires Gray’s King P-234. Starlight, Gallo Del Cielo, and Paddys Irish Whiskey. His dam Keeping Busy (Nunes Dell x Aliso Okie Gal x Easy Keeper), Gems Emerald is a full sister to Starlight Gem, the 1996 NCHA the dam of Tuf N Busy gives the pedigree another cross to Non-Pro Super Stakes Champion. Poco Bueno. Nunes Dell is sired by Poco Dell by Poco Bueno, Now we have the rest of the story and how the Stan Weaver and that gives the pedigree of Tuf N Busy a breeding pattern Quarter Horse breeding program was built around good mares of 4 x 4 to Poco Bueno. Nunes Dell was out of Nunes Pollita and stallions. Stallions and mares come from some great (Wilson’s Drifter x Wilson’s Lady Lee x Wilson’s Dirt Dobber). bloodlines that are reinforced with some great mare lines. Wilson’s Dirt Dobber was sired by Dan Waggoner. The dam
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THE ROAD TO THE NFR WAS PAVED WITH STRIKES, TURTLES, AND THE MOB By Sharee LaRue
If you Google National Finals Rodeo (NFR) history, what do you find? You find a lot, but do any of the articles on the superhighway tell you the actual story from top to bottom? No, they do THE BOSTON RODEO STRIKE not. It takes an internet search for the documented H U G H B E N N E T I S H O L D I N G T H E B A L D H A S E D H O R S E facts, but it also takes decades of conversations with cowboys and cowgirls who lived it, and then you have the real story, or as close as you can get to the real story. This history line has been compiled from facts, “setting around at Rodeos stories” from the greats with a few prominent competition facts. The stories are not just gathered from the contestants, but also from Rodeo personnel, those who promoted Rodeo, and the families who lived it.
1600’s | Bull riding became a sport in Mexico known as Charreadas. It originated from bullfighting, where riders would ride the bull to death or until it refused to buck.
1860 | What we know as Rodeo was started worldwide as cowboys occupied their downtime from work. These events were not
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timed but judged. The competitions were mainly in Northern Mexico, the United States, Western Canada, and South America. They typically consisted of calf roping, team roping, steer tripping, and bronc riding. 1866 | Walla Walla, WA put on the first semi-organized Rodeo event for ranch hands. 1872 | Cheyenne, WY, put on the second semi-organized Rodeo event for ranch hands. 1883 | Wild West Shows were established as demonstrations of open-range cowboy skills. These events were more like circus acts where cowboys were hired to perform certain feats for fans to enjoy. 1888 | What cowboys call “Cowboy Christmas” got its start on July 4th in the Prescott, AZ Territory as the first town-organized event with advertising, added money, championship prizes, and ticket sales. This first event inspired other towns to organize as well. 1897 | Cheyenne Frontier Days was established. 1904 | Bill Pickett invented steer wrestling and showcased the event at Wild West Shows. It was not like it is today. He jumped off a running horse onto a steer and then bit the animal’s nose to gain control before throwing it to the ground. 1910 | Pendleton Round-Up was established. Promotion managers, contractors, and local town folk made Rodeo a legitimate sport. The first recognized “Rodeo Showman” included Vicente Oropeza, a Mexican trick rider and roper, Bill Picket, a black bronc rider and steer wrestler, and Indian bronc riders Tom Three Persons and Jackson Sundown. Women were also allowed in competition, and the trailblazers included Lucille Mulhall and Bertha Blancett, who, at times, were allowed to compete with men. This was also the year that Cheyenne developed Bareback Riding.
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1912 | The Calgary Stampede in Canada was established. 1913 | Tillie Baldwin was the first woman steer wrestler. 1929 | The Rodeo Association of America was created by the businessmen that made money off
these types of events to regulate the sport. 1931 | Barrel Racing was founded in Stamford, TX, featuring two barrels. 1935 | Barrel Racing was changed to three barrels. 1936 | On October 30, 88 years ago, cowboys railed in a walkout strike against Col. W.T. Johnson, a rodeo promoter, at the Boston Garden Rodeo in Massachusetts. Johnson refused to include their entry fees and ALL the purse money in the cowboy’s payout and kept it for himself. Hugh Bennett, who formed the strike and was a two-time World Champion, gathered signatures refusing to compete unless the added money was doubled and the entry fees were added to the purse. If their demands were not met, they would refuse to compete, crashing promoters’ money makers to the ground. No Cowboys, no Rodeo. 61 signed it. Meanwhile, at the World’s Greatest Rodeo in Chicago, IL, word spread fast through telegram. The Cowboys in Chicago supported the Boston Cowboys in their own petition that also included that they would not travel to Boston to compete in the coming days if the Boston petition was not granted or the Boston Cowboys were not allowed to compete. Johnson attempted to fill the day’s performance with stall hands. The stall hands stood by the cowboy’s. They all sat in the stands with paying customers looking at an empty arena. Johnson caved, and the contestants competed. They weren’t speedy in uniting, just like a turtle. They were slow but true. Because of this, they decided to name themselves the Cowboys’ Turtle Association [CTA]. One of the organizers was a woman. She became a four-time National Bronc Riding Champion. Her name was Alice Greenough Orr. THE FIRST CTA BOARD CONSISTED OF - President, Rusty McGinty; Vice President, Eddie Woods; Secretary-Treasurer, Hugh Bennett; and Speaker, Everett Bowman. THE 1936 BOSTON PETITION SIGNED BY 61 COWBOYS PICTURED ON THE FIRST PAGE AT THE TOP COL. W.T. JOHNSON TED MCCROREY’S CTA MEMBERSHIP CARD FROM 1938
1937 | Rodeo promoters agreed to CTA’s demands, and contracts were signed protecting the cowboys. 1945 | The CTA was renamed the Rodeo Cowboys’ Association [RCA]. 1948 | Barrel Racing became a real event in the sport, and the Girls Rodeo Association [GRA] was founded by 74 members and
had 60 Rodeos in a season. 1958 | The NFR was established by the RCA. Casey Tibbs, who came to hold seven World titles in rough stock events and was a Hollywood stuntman, founded the concept. He wanted to bring the best stock and cowboys the industry together. The first NFR had $50K added money, which was big money at the time.
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1959-1961 | The NFR was hosted in Dallas, TX, at the Texas State Fair Coliseum. The cowboys called it “The Last Rodeo.” 1962-1964 | The NFR was hosted in Los Angeles, CA, at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. 1965-1978 | The NFR was hosted in Oklahoma City, OK, during the State Fair. 1965 | Women’s Barrel Racing became an NFR event. 1975 | The RCA was renamed the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association [PRCA], which is still current today. 1979-1984 | The NFR was hosted in Oklahoma City, OK, at the Myriad Convention Center. 1981 | GRA changed its name to Women’s Professional Rodeo Association [WPRA].
1959 NFR WORLD CHAMPIONS DALLAS, TX SB - JIM TESCHER, ND • SW - WILLARD COMBS, OK BB - JACK BUSCHBOM, WI • CR - OLIN YOUNG, NM • BR - JIM SHOLDERS, OK 1963 NFR LA PROGRAM 1981 OKLAHOMA CITY NFR TEE WORLDS GREATEST RODEO IN CHICAGO
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BINION ON THE LEFT WITH TEAM ROPERS IN VEGAS BINION’S HORSESHOW CASINO IS STILL OPEN TODAY BINION IN FRONT OF HIS CACINO WEARING HIS FAMOUS FUR COAT
1984 | History of the Mob and the PRCA
Benny Binion, a mobster who was indicted by the FBI for several crimes and founded illegal gambling, took a shine to Rodeo and its cowboys. A BRIEF BINION HISTORY - Born in 1904, he started his criminal career in 1924 as a moonshine runner in El Paso, TX, during the Prohibition Era. He moved to Dallas, TX, in 1928 were he started an illegal “numbers game,” which is known today as gambling. He was convicted of murder in 1931 and had total control of the illegal gambling scene in Dallas, known as the Southland Syndicate. In the early 40’s, he was the reigning mob boss of Dallas. Binion moved to Vegas in 1946, where gambling was legal, and became one of the founding fathers of the “Vegas Strip.” He was a partner in the Las Vegas Club Casino. In 1949, he opened the Westerner Gambling House and Saloon, which he later sold. In 1951, he bought the Eldorado Club and the Apache Hotel and changed the name to Binion’s Horseshoe. The Horseshoe was soon the biggest game in town. He received several death threats from other casino owners due to his success. Binion was convicted of tax evasion in 1951, spent five years in the Leavenworth federal penitentiary, and lost his gambling license forever. His son, Jack, became the licensee, and Binion stayed in control. He also created the World Series of Poker [WSOP]. Binion had raised some of the best bucking and pick-up horses in Rodeo over the years. Several of the PRCA’s top stock contractors have bought Binion horses. Due to his high-quality stock, the Benny Binion’s World Famous NFR Bucking Horse & Bull Sale was born and still runs today as one of the biggest events that go hand in hand with the NFR. For 30 years, he worked to bring the NFR to Vegas and in 1984, he made it happen by being the man behind the money that forced
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the move. He bankrolled the added money, doubling it from Oklahoma’s $900K to $1.8 million, and increased the contractor’s pay from $200K to $700K. Not only did he put the NFR on the map of high-end sports, but he also paid the cowboys’ and cowgirls’ entry fees into the NFR and their motel rooms, which continues today. He also spent his money in other areas of the PRCA to promote Rodeo. One of them was sponsoring the Winston Tour in 1985 and 1986 to the tune of $4 million which led to today’s Wrangler Champions Challenge. Binion didn’t only help on the business end, he helped the cowboys and their families. Several times he paid medical bills, saved property from foreclosure, paid entry fees to other Rodeos, and gave cowboys jobs that were down on their luck. 1985-2019 | The NFR was hosted in Las Vegas, NV, at the Thomas and Mack Arena. 1985 | 11X World Champion Barrel Racing Champion Charmaine James won the Seventh Go of the NFR on her horse Scamper, the only barrel racing horse inducted into the PRCA Hall of Fame, without a bridle. 1988 | Jim Sharp became the first bull rider to ride all 10 bulls, and Binion was inducted into the PRCA Hall of Fame. 1989 | Bull Rider Tuff Hedeman not only covered his bull in the 10th Round, but rode the bull for another eight seconds fanning his hat in honor of his best friend Lane Frost. Frost was the 1987 World Champion Bull Rider who was killed at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Hedeman won the World title that year. Binion died of heart failure on Christmas Day in Las Vegas. “He was either the gentlest bad guy or the baddest good guy you’d ever seen,” said Amarillo Slim Preston, a WSOP Champion and poker legend. 1990 | Team roper Allen Bach became the first to qualify for the NFR in the 15th SCAMPER AND JAMES hole and climbed to the top winning the World title. A NFR tradition was born to honor Binion after his death. During every performance, the Binion stagecoach, drawn by quarter horses, makes a trip around the Thomas and Mack Arena. 2001 | Cody Hancock breaks a 25-year-old bull riding record by scoring 96 points. 2002 | CTA [1936-1945] had a reunion during the NFR with 10 ten members in attendance. Included were Cecil Jones, Phil Stadtler, Bill Bachman, Jim Shoulders, Buff Douthitt, Buster Ivory, Corky Randall, Chuck Shepard, Holloway Grace, and Bart Clennon. Clennon, at the age of 92, was the only one in attendance who signed the original petition in Boston. Ty Murry retired from Pro Rodeo with seven World All-Around titles. 2003 | Speed Williams and Rich Skelton won their seventh straight World Team LANE AND HEDEMAN Roping title, setting a new record. 2014 | Bull Rider Sage Kimzey tops ALL PRCA records earning $318,631, the World title, the NFR average, the PRCA Rookie of the Year, the RAM Top Gun, and broke the regular season earnings with $175,466 all at the age of 20. 2015 | The added money reaches $10 million for the contestants. 2016 | Barrel Racer Mary Burger broke the regular season record earning $200K+ and the World with over $277K at the age of 68. 2018 | Trevor Brazile retired from full-time Rodeo with 26 World titles. 2020 | The NFR was hosted in Arlington, Texas, at the Globe Life Field due to Nevada’s strict COVID restrictions.
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TAX STRATEGIES FOR THE WESTERN LIFESTYLE INDUSTRY By Kathryn Franklin, Tax Manager
www.RodeoTax.com (406) 214-5161 At RodeoTax, we have built a niche tax practice for the western lifestyle industry and this encompasses the professional rodeo industry, farming, ranching, transportation, and western riding disciplines (Reining, Cutting, Reined Cow Horse). While the tax code is not any different for the western lifestyle industry, the application for clients is sometimes significantly different. Oftentimes, many individuals are not in this industry for profit and the average tax professional would look at their expenses for the year as a not for profit entity. However, for those competitors, farmers, ranchers, and truckers that are seeking to gain profit through their activities, they would have the ability to take the deductions that a for-profit enterprise would take. Typical deductions that our clients take include, but are not limited to, entry fees, hay and feed, horse shoeing, veterinary care, membership dues, travel meals, fuel, supplies, custom harvesting, the cost of purchasing livestock, seeds and fertilizer, custom harvest, irrigation water, etc. Our litmus test for an expense being deductible is the nature of being “ordinary and necessary in the course of business”. Rodeoing, farming, ranching or trucking on a part-time basis does not immediately exclude clients from filing their taxes on a for-profit basis. The keys here are (1) intent, (2) business structure, and (3) how the business is operated. Coming out of the COVID period with the IRS and state taxation entities, it is paramount that businesses be set up correctly and operated as such and this is regardless of being run part-time or full-time. There are many types of entities that can be set up and a large part of our value at RodeoTax is having an in-depth discussion about what type of business you have, who is involved, and what your goals are. Our founder, Ernest Lee, is a seasoned attorney (former PRCA pickup man) who specializes in business formation and taxation. I come from a strong agricultural background and I barrel race and rodeo. When filing taxes, special considerations should be taken to ensure that forms are filled out correctly and appropriate deductions are taken. For professional rodeo and trucking activities, we report on a Schedule C and for farming and ranching, we utilize the Schedule F. We have made a common practice to separate the two activities for clients who engage in both. We routinely see rodeo reported on the Schedule F and the two activities are actually treated differently under the tax code. Another expense category that we deal with a lot is the purchase of livestock for rodeo and/or ranching. Depending on the nature
of the purchase, whether the animal is for breeding purposes, or you’re purchasing practice calves for roping or steer wrestling, we have specific methods for reporting each type of purchase. In closing, the take aways for the 2023 tax season include: ●Keep all of your business receipts. Especially if you use cash for purchases. ●Maintain an accurate mileage record (the app MileIQ is very good). ●Keep your actual vehicle costs (fuel, repairs, DEF, insurance) to compare to mileage. ●Keep an inventory of all animals bought and sold;issue and/ or receive a bill of sale purchased. ●Do not mingle business and personal expenses (keep separate accounts). ●Keep your income documents received (1099s, W-2, Form 1095-A for marketplace insurance). ●2023 Form 1099s are due by 1/1/2024. Obtain a W-9 before you pay independent contractors. ●Business filing deadline is 3/15/2024 and Individual Income Tax Returns are due 4/15/2024. ●For personal tax returns, estimates are due 4/15/2024 even with an extension as that’s only an extension of time to file your returns. RodeoTax provides business consulting services, business formation, Form 1099 filings, tax consultation, tax preparation, audit defense, Offer in Compromise and other services as necessary. We routinely assist professional rodeo athletes obtain their ITIN and file their tax returns. We are based out of Hurricane, UT and also have an office in Whitefish, Montana. Both Kathryn and Ernest routinely travel throughout the United States to different events so if you happen to see us passing by in our RodeoTax rigs, please give us a wave or a phone call if we can help you.
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QSTALLIONS.COM A BREEDERS DREAM COME TRUE By Sharee LaRue [information gathered from AQHA sources] AQHA has developed a website for owners to research performance records for stallions and their progeny in performance, pleasure/hunt seat, halter or timed events [roping, barrel racing, pole bending, etc.] Not only can you research stallions to breed your mare to, but you can also track her top and bottom side and see how a certain cross on bloodlines has performed. The platform also works for stallion owners that are selecting mares to bolster their breeding programs. The website, QStallions.com [QS], is updated every week making for current and accurate stats. Performance records are important, but so are five-panel testing, enrolled incentives, cross pedigrees, and more. The site provides • 10-generation pedigree • Five-panel genetic test results • Sire summary • Catalog pedigree • Photos • Performance record • Nicking report
The data base is searchable by
• Name • Sire • Dam • Dam sire • Owner
• Five-cross pedigree • Nick your mare • Video links • Current-year activity • Sire statistics • Top performers • Foal eligibility
Judge
• Stud fee • State • Where the stallion is standing • Discipline
The cutting-edge site is also a way for stallion owners to market their stallion. Marketing, in this digital age, has become a complicated and expensive endeavor. Countless marketing areas from events, print, social media, and incentives have made for a quagmire of the unknown. QS provides it all in one spot. Yes, owners still need to use other platforms, but those platforms can direct mare owners straight to the most up to date information on the market, saving time and promoting an inclusive database for each stallion. Imagine print ads, flyers, and banners being more dynamic with photos and a QR code to their QS website page. Social media posts just became short and sweet and to the point. Just use photo, name, sire and dam, lifetime earnings [progeny and stallion] and your QS link! The less words in a post, the more likely your target audience is to read it. Before QS, owners spent money, and countless hours, collecting information from several platforms to make the best selection they could to promote their progeny as the best in the business for their discipline.
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just a FEW stats found on QS
1987 Gray Stallion Dash For Cash - Mary Mito, by Mito Paint (Tb) Incentives are listed and Catalog Pedigree with earnings Nicking - Proven Crosses Report Nick your mare on Judge - Hypothetical Mating Top 10 AQHA Piont and Money Earners Weekley Progeny Review and Sire Ranking Total AQHA Foals: 938 Total QData Performance Earnings: $3,247,141 Number of Money-Earners: 334 Average Earnings Per Money-Earner: $9,722 $$$ Total AQHA Race Earnings: $1,359,494 Race Starters: 178 | Race Stakes Winners: 10 Race Winners: 108 | Race ROM: 122 Average Race Earnings: $7,637 Total AQHA ROM Awards Earned: 9 Progeny Barrel: $3,234,809.27 | Race: $1,359,494.00
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2014 AQHA Red Roan Stallion
Bet Hesa Cat x Quick Tee Jane (x Instant Playboy)
6 Panel N/N
2024 Stud Fee $1300*
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MARES WITH MORE THE UNDERWOOD OUTCROSS MARES By Larry Thornton We often hear the saying, “Great Sires Have Great Mothers;” this is an important statement that has proven true down through the years. One great example of this saying was the mare, Della Moore. This great Cajun-bred running mare was the dam of two great sons. They were the AQHA Hall of Fame stallions Joe Reed P-3 and Joe Moore, making her one of our Mares With More as a major contributor to the breed. The AQHA Hall of Fame breeder and former AQHA President R. L. Underwood stated it a little differently on the side of one of his barns. That statement read, “Good Quarter Horses, Like Good Men, Have Good Mothers.” Bob Denhardt reported in his story, “Lee Underwood, Third President of the AQHA, in the July 1960 issue of THE QUARTER HORSE JOURNAL that Underwood had “the best and most uniform band of Quarter mares in the world at the time the AQHA was formed.” This is quite a statement considering that some of Underwood’s colleagues were the well-known breeders Bob Kleberg of the King Ranch, Bill Warren, the first President of the AQHA, R. A. Brown, Jim Minnick, Jim Hall, and Roy Parker. The mares Underwood incorporated into his breeding program were known by such names as the Mitchell and Zurick mares, as well as the Miss Tommy Mares and, the Y Ranch Quarter Mare (later registered as Little Mother) and the Joe Bailey mares. These mares formed the base of his broodmare band, with several individual mares also making an impact on the breeding program. This set of mares is our Mares With More, and we will highlight a number of these great mares and their contribution. The AQHA Stud Book helps us identify the Mitchell/ Zurick mares. Several of these mares were registered as numbers 250 to 255 and numbers 353 and 354. These mares included Long Gone, Pea Vine, Red Bird, Juddy, Pet, Little Red, Curtis, and Red Ant. They were all listed as sired by Zurick. Zurick is sired by Starke (Old Mike) by Chickasha Bob. The dams were listed as Billy Smoot Mares. Bob Denhardt, in his book FOUNDATION SIRES OF THE AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE, says that Billy Smoot was a sorrel of unknown breeding. He also reports that Raymond Hollingsworth found that Billy Smoot was sired by Bob Wade. While Merle Paul said that he was by Sykes Rondo. Albert Mitchell contended that his breeding was unknown.
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GET OF SIRE WINNER BY DEXTER MICHIG A N S TAT E FA I R 1 9 5 0 . H O R S E S L E F T T O R I G H T G L E N DA D E X T E R F I D D L E D E X T E R DOUBLE DEXTER DEXTER’S SUE.
Mitchell was the last known owner of Billy Smoot. According to the Denhardt story on Mr. Underwood, these mares were first observed when they were being driven “across North Texas,” and Underwood bought them. These mares are listed as bred by Albert Mitchell of Albert, New Mexico. The most significant Mitchell/Zurick mare was Miss Redwood. She is listed in the Stud Book as #245. She was foaled in 1932. Her foals include Golden Chief II, Sandy, and Little Sandy, all by Golden Chief. The Joe Bailey mares included Georgia Lee, Josie Bailey, and Rita Fiddler. Georgia Lee and Rita Fiddler are listed as bred by Carl Swearingen of Dallas, Texas. Georgia Lee was out of Flapper by a Thoroughbred Horse. Josie Bailey was out of Grey Sis. Rita Fiddler was the most famous of the Underwood Joe Bailey mares. She was out of a mare named Pet by Barney Lucas by Traveler. Rita Fiddler produced 12 foals by the Underwood stallion Dexter with 9-point earners. The point earners include Bubble Dexter (3), Red Bubbles (11), Monkey Dexter (4), Cherry Dexter (1), Romeo Dexter (23), Fiddle Dexter (11), Fiddle Rita (10), Cherry Rita (4) and Red Fiddle (2). One of the mares out of Rita Fiddler was Dimple Dexter, and she takes us to Really In Trouble, the 1996 AQHA High Point Western Pleasure Horse. Really In Trouble is not only a high point champion, but she is also a three-time AllAmerican Quarter Horse Congress winner and a four-time PHBA World Champion in Western Pleasure. Dimple Dexter is the second dam of Milliron Doll Baby, the dam of Really In Trouble. The pedigree of Milliron Doll Baby is found in Pat Dunning’s Milliron Three Quarter Horses breeding program. Dunning was a long-time breeder from New Mexico, and she built the foundation of her program on the Underwood bloodlines, incorporating their offspring into her broodmare band. The dam of Milliron Doll Baby was Tar Dimple (who was out of Dimple Dexter). The sire of Tar Dimple was Tar Baby, another outcross stallion used by Underwood. The sire of Tar Baby was Little Black Joe by Joe Hancock. Little Black Joe
was out of Lady, a Billy Anson mare. The dam of Tar Baby was Underwood’s Little Jane. Her breeding was believed to be Old Joe Bailey, but her sire and dam are listed as unknown. The sire of Milliron Doll Baby was Milliron Tone, who was out of Sunday Tone, a daughter of Silvertone. The dam of Sunday Tone was Sugar Baby, an important mare in the Underwood and then Dunning breeding programs. The Underwood mares were bred to such stallions as Golden Chief, Dexter, Silvertone, Buddy Dexter, Tar Baby, Redwood, Del Rio Joe, Dutch McCue and Joe Bob. Underwood believed in linebreeding and inbreeding. Denhardt tells us that Underwood was trying to perpetuate the blood of Copperbottom through Golden Chief. Golden Chief was a direct sire line descendant of Copperbottom. Copperbottom was the founding sire of the second oldest family of modern quarter horses. He was sired by Sir Archy and out of a mare by Buzzard. The sire of Golden Chief was The Yellow Stud, who was sired by Buck. Buck was reported to be a sire line descendant of Copperbottom. He was sired by Rocket by Rock by Copperbottom. Sam Houston brought Copperbottom to Texas to stand. Golden Chief was held in high esteem by Underwood. He was “a copper-colored (red dun) quarter horse stallion with a red mane and tail and a brown stripe down his back.” This is a direct quote from the registration application that was filled out by Underwood. He added this in a note on the application, “This great old quarter horse stallion’s foals speak for themselves. He needs no other recommendations. He sired 340 foals on the open range and is a well-known breeder of good fast cow horses with plenty of speed and
BUDDY DEXTER Bay 14.3 hh 1947 Quarter Horse #0016341
SMUTTY BILL Buckskin Horse 1953 Quarter Horse
DEXTER Bay 1936 Quarter Horse #0000193
LITTLE MARCH Sorrel 1941 Quarter Horse #0001670
SILVERTONE Palomino 1935 Quarter Horse BILLIE SILVERTONE Palomino 1939 Quarter Horse #0000574
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action.” A note that accompanies a letter dated September 9, 1939, tells us that Golden Chief was more than just a “range stallion.” “He was retired at the age of 14 years from the saddle as one of the great calf roping horses of his day.” This note was written when Golden Chief was 21 years old. The note described him this way, “He is still in sound breeding condition. He is 14-2, weighs 1050 pounds, and could outrun his shadow.” Underwood methodically put together a Golden Chief family of horses through his breeding program with Golden Chief and his “outcross” mares. To do this, Underwood would inbreed to Golden Chief and Dexter. Dexter was sired by Golden Chief and out of Miss Tommie by Tom (Scooter), the famous Burnett Ranch foundation sire. Miss Tommie is one of those outcross mares. Underwood used the mares as a source of outcross blood for his inbreeding program. These mares were introduced to the scheme of things through the tail female line. The bottom line of the bracket pedigree. Buddy Dexter indicates the inbreeding that took place to perpetuate the blood of Copperbottom through Golden Chief. Buddy Dexter was a Grand Champion halter horse with wins at such shows as Fort Worth, Texas; Breckenridge, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; Stamford, Texas; Graham, Texas; and Iowa Park, Texas. He has the distinction of being one of the few stallions to defeat the great Poco Bueno at halter. Buddy Dexter was sired by Dexter and out of Little March by Dexter. Little March was out of March. March was an outcross mare sired by Mustard Seed (TB) and out of a Lowe Brothers Mare.
GOLDEN CHIEF Red Dun 1918 Quarter Horse #0000194 MISS TOMMIE 1 Quarter Horse U0076553 DEXTER Bay 1936 Quarter Horse #0000193 MARCH Palomino 1931 Quarter Horse #0000361 DUNNY BOY Buckskin 1931 Quarter Horse N0007873 CALDWELL BAY MARE Bay Quarter Horse A0002430 GOLDEN CHIEF Red Dun 1918 Quarter Horse #0000194 MARE BY TOM Gray Quarter Horse U0075699
THE YELLOW STUD Dun QUARTER MARE Quarter Horse TOM Gray 1925 TRIANGLE MARE Quarter Horse GOLDEN CHIEF Red Dun 1918 MISS TOMMIE 1 Quarter Horse MUSTARD SEED Bay 1919 LOWE BROS QUARTER MARE Palomino ~1920 OLD JUD ~1921 YELLOW WOLF MARE Quarter Horse
MIDNIGHT TRIXIE
THE YELLOW STUD QUARTER MARE TOM TRIANGLE MARE PETER QUINCE ALSIKE
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The good show record of Buddy Dexter, an inbred stallion, is reported by Denhardt as showing the power of Golden Chief. Here is what Denhardt had to say about this in the story “Lee Underwood, Third President of the AQHA,” Using outside blood only on the distaff side (female line or bottom line of the pedigree is dangerous except where an extremely sound and prepotent sire is used as weakness is magnified. The fact that the bulk of his breeding stock did not degenerate speaks worlds for Chief as an individual.” One of those good outcross females was the Y Ranch Quarter Mare, who was later registered as Little Mother. This mare was sired by Tom (Scooter), and she was reported by Underwood in AQHA records to be a full sister to Miss Tommie, the dam of Dexter. When Underwood bred the Y Ranch Quarter Mare to Golden Chief, he got the mare Star Light. This would make Star Light a full sister in blood to Dexter. Star Light was foaled in 1936. She became the dam of 18 foals with nine official performers with 6-point earners. Her official AQHA point earners were Wichita Bill, Snooper Bill, Hidalgo Silvertone, Pat Silvertone, Sweet Tone, and Starlight Chief. All these foals were sired by Silvertone except Starlight Chief, who was sired by Chief Too. Snooper Bill was an AQHA Champion. Silvertone was one of several outcross stallions used by Underwood in his inbreeding program and probably the most significant. Of course, we all remember that Silvertone was Underwood’s entry in the famous 1941 Fort Worth Stock Show, where he placed second to Wimpy from the King Ranch. Wimpy became AQHA # 1 in the Stud Book. The sire of Silvertone was Dunny Boy. Dunny Boy was sired by Jud. The dam of Dunny Boy was a daughter of Yellow Wolf by Old Joe Bailey. The dam of Silvertone was the Bay Caldwell Quarter Mare, and her pedigree was unknown. The most famous Silvertone/Star Light foal was Billie Silvertone. Billie Silvertone was a noted show horse, but much of her record has been lost. She has no official AQHA record, as she was shown before the AQHA awarded points. She was the Grand Champion Quarter Horse Mare at the 1945 Fort Worth Stock Show. Her Palomino Horse Breeders Association registration papers tell us that she was first at the Wichita County Fair in yearling palomino fillies and first at the Wichita Falls Horse Show in the yearling fillies in 1940, and she was a winner at the Stamford Quarter Horse Show in the two-year-old filly class in 1941. She was also an accomplished cutting horse trained by Pine Johnson before he went to ride Poco Bueno. They placed third in the cutting at Fort Worth the same year she was the grand champion mare. When Underwood crossed Buddy Dexter and Billie Silvertone, he got her three famous sons, Smutty Bill, Buddy Bill, and Cutter Bill. The first colt born to this mating was Smutty Bill, a 1953 dun stallion. Smutty Bill went on to be an AQHA Champion with points in halter, western riding, and reining. At that time, he was the youngest horse to be named an AQHA Champion. He became a good sire with six AQHA Champions, including Bill’s Gold, Bill’s Sunny, Billiemia, Zina Billie, Prissie Billie, and Billietta. Smutty Bill sired
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BUDDY DEXTER ONE OF THE FEW TO D E F E AT P O C O B U E N O AT H A LT E R P H O T O C O U R T E S Y T H E A Q H A H A L L O F FA M E AND MUSEUM
DEXTER AS A ROPING HORSE. P H O T O C O U R T E S Y T H E A Q H A H A L L O F FA M E AND MUSEUM
CUTTER BILL THE FULL BROTHER TO SMUTTY BILL AND BUDDY BILL ORREN MIXER PHOT O COURTESY THE AQHA H A L L O F FA M E
BILLIE SILVERTONE PHOT O COURTESY THE A Q H A H A L L O F FA M E A N D M U S E U M
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GOLDEN CHIEF THE COPPERBOTTOM BRED S TA L L I O N
several PHBA Champions as well. They include Bill’s Gold, Sunshine Bill, and Bill’s Sunny. Buddy Bill was the second foal from this cross. He was a sorrel stallion born in 1954. He earned his performance ROM with eight performance points and two halter points. His performance points came in calf roping (7) and heeling (1). Buddy Bill was owned and shown by Harry Charters, a roping and bulldogging specialist. Charters was the 1959 World Champion in Steer Wrestling and Rookie of the Year in the RCA, now PRCA. Charters reportedly rode Buddy Bill to the National Finals Rodeo in roping while winning such noted ropings as Pendleton in 1960 on the horse. They also set an arena record of 10.5 seconds at a 1961 rodeo in Dayton, Washington. Buddy Bill then developed into a fine hazing horse for Charters. Buddy Bill’s prowess as a roping and hazing horse certainly reinforces the ability of the Copperbottoms as horses with that “short burst of speed” so critical to the rodeo arena. Cutter Bill was the third son from this cross. This palomino stallion was born in 1955 and became the 1962 NCHA World Champion Cutting Horse. He was the 1963 NCHA Reserve World Champion, and in the AQHA, he was the 1962 Honor Roll Champion Cutting Horse. He was also an AQHA Champion with 15 halter points and 334 cutting points with the Superior Award in that event. Cutter Bill is an AQHA and PHBA Hall of Fame member. Cutter Bill sired such noted horses as Cutter’s First, an NCHA Futurity Reserve Champion; Cutter’s Indian, an AQHA High Point Western Pleasure Stallion, and High Point ThreeYear-Old Halter Stallion; Bill’s Jazabell was an NCHA World Champion Cutting Mare and Bill’s Highness was an AQHA Reserve High Point Cutting Horse. The linebreeding pattern to Golden Chief in these three stallions is 3 X 4 X 3. This means two crosses to Golden Chief in the third generation and one in the fourth generation. It must be noted that Billie Silvertone’s sons are line-bred to the mares Miss Tommie and the Y Ranch Quarter Mare with a 3 X 4 X 3 breeding pattern. The only other Billie Silvertone foal to have an official AQHA show record was Glenda Dexter, a 1950 sorrel mare by Dexter. This mare earned five AQHA halter points. Glenda Dexter was much like her paternal brother, Buddy Dexter. She was inbred. She was sired by Dexter by Golden Chief, and he was out of Miss Tommie by Tom (Scooter). Her dam was Billie Silvertone, who was out of Starlight by Golden Chief, and she was out of Y Ranch Quarter mare by Tom (Scooter). Glenda Dexter was a 3/4 sister to Cutter Bill, Buddy Bill, and Smutty Bill. Glenda Dexter became the dam of a mare named Glendatone. This mare was sired by the King Ranch-bred stallion Peppy’s Wimpy. Glendatone, in turn, is the dam of Billie Fiddle. Billie Fiddle was bred by Michigan State University. Even though she was bred by the University, she displays a great deal of the Underwood blood. Her sire was Bay Fiddle. This stallion was sired by Bay Dimple. Bay Dimple was sired by Amigo Brown by Golden Chief. His dam was Black Sue by Dexter. The
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dam of Black Sue was an outcross mare named Sweet Sue by Valentine. The dam of Bay Dimple was Dimple Dexter by Dexter and out of Rita Fiddler. The dam of Bay Fiddle was Fiddle Dexter by Dexter and out of Rita Fiddler. Fiddle Dexter and Dimple Dexter are full sisters. This makes Billie Fiddle intensely inbred to the Underwood bloodlines. Billie Fiddle was 4 x 5 x 4 x 4 x 5 linebred to Golden Chief. This means that they had five crosses to Golden Chief in the pedigree of Billie Fiddle, two of these crosses in the fifth generation and three in the fourth generation. This mare is the dam of two very interesting foals. The first one we will talk about is Jack Fiddler. This horse has many titles to his credit. His top title would have to be the AQHA Open All Around High Point Horse. He was the 1995 AQHA High Point Heeling and Heading Horse. He is an AQHA Champion, AQHA Performance Champion, and an AQHA Versatility Award winner. He has Superiors in reining, heading, and heeling with over 594.5 AQHA points. The other foal out of Billie Fiddle that we will talk about is The Kanzan. This unshown son of Zan Parr Bar is the sire of Zans Parity. Zans Parity was the 2004 AQHA World Champion Senior Heeling Horse. He was the 2003 Reserve AQHA High Point All Around High Point Horse, as well as the High Point stallion. He has earned 348.5 AQHA points. He is Superior in heading and heeling. The Y Ranch Quarter Mare was the dam of Golden. Golden was the daughter of Golden Chief. This mare was the dam of Lita Silvertone by Silvertone. This makes Lita Silvertone a full sister in blood to Billie Silvertone. She was foaled in 1940. Lita Silvertone was the dam of Lita Dexter by Dexter. This mare, in turn, was the dam of Baysu by Golden Chief II. Golden Chief II was sired by Golden Chief and out of Miss Redwood by Zurick by Starke (Old Mike). Baysu was the dam of the AQHA Champion Su Amiga. Amigo Brown was the sire of Su Amiga. He was sired by Golden Chief and out of Black Sue by Dexter. Black Sue was out of Sweet Sue. Sweet Sue was sired by Valentine by Lone Star by Billy Sunday. This makes Su Amiga, 2 X 4 X 3 X 4 X 5 to Golden Chief. The other outcross mares in this mare’s pedigree are Miss Redwood and the Y Ranch QM (Little Mother). Su Amiga is listed as bred by Jack O’Donohoe, but she is made up of the Underwood bloodlines from top to bottom. She was shown by R. C. Barham, who was the trainer for Pat Dunning’s Milliron Lazy Three Ranch. Dunning bought many of the Underwood bred horses. She bought horses
like Silvertone, Star Light, Sugar Baby, and many other Underwood horses. Another Underwood mare in the Milliron Lazy Three broodmare band was Billie Tone. Billie Tone was sired by Golden Chief II by Golden Chief and out of Miss Redwood. Her dam was Little Bill, a full sister to Billie Silvertone. Billie Tone was 2 X 3 inbred to Golden Chief. Billie Tone was the dam of such noted horses as Milliron Charm, AQHA, and Youth Champion, with 234.5 AQHA points in the open and youth divisions. Milliron King was a full brother to Milliron Charm. He was an AQHA Superior Steer Roping Horse. Both of these horses were sired by Skip A Barb. Sugar Baby was another outcross mare. She was sired by Red Buck, a son of Buck Thomas by Peter McCue. Sugar Baby was bred by the Tom L. Burnett Cattle Company. The dam of Sugar Baby was Whizzer (Clubfoot), an Oklahoma Q Mare. Sugar Baby, in turn, was the dam of Betty Lou. Betty Lou was the 1946 Grand Champion Mare at the Fort Worth Stock Show. When Betty Lou was bred to Buddy Dexter, they got Buddy Lou. This 1951 bay mare was the Grand Champion Mare at the Denver Stock Show in 1953. She earned 18 AQHA halter points. She was a first-place winner at shows in Kansas City, Olney, Texas, and Weatherford, Texas. She was 3 x 4 x 2 to Golden Chief. The horses we have profiled in this look into the R. L. Underwood bred horses, which have an interesting pedigree pattern. Yes, they are all line-bred or inbred to Golden Chief, and they carry the blood of Underwood’s outcross mares as key ingredients in the pedigree. In addition, they all trace in the sire line to Golden Chief and in the tail female line to Golden Chief. They are examples of balancing the pedigree to a common ancestor in the sire line and tail female line. The common ancestor influences the pedigree from the top of the top and the bottom of the bottom. This allows the breeder to take advantage of various sex-linked gene combinations that may come down the line through the sire line and the tail female line. As I studied the Underwood breeding program, I was convinced that if he had been a younger man when the AQHA was formed, he would have been a greater influence on the Quarter Horse. He took advantage of all possibilities. He used a strong senior sire to set type by inbreeding. He used only the top outcross mares and stallions he could secure to help offset the inbreeding depression. His wise use of different mare lines this certainly proves the old saying, “Good Quarter Horses, Like Men, Have Good
........................................................................................................................................................................................ About the Author | Larry Thornton is a Pedigree Analyst and freelance writer for Working Horse Magazine, Speedhorse and Quarter Horse News. Thorton started his writing career in 1984 with his first article being printed in the Speed Horse Magazine. He was also an Agriculture Instructor for 37 years.
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2023 SALE RESULTS
The Blue Valentine & Driftwood Heritage Production Sale breeders hosted their annual event on September 9, 2023 at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield, Missouri. The BV&D Producers again demonstrated that outstanding horses, proven Blue Valentine & Driftwood genetics, & dedicated breeders combine for a very successful sale. What an amazing weekend of gathering around the 2023 offerings from the heart of breeding programs where every single horse in the sale was 5 panel N/N either by direct testing or parentage. The BV&D Heritage Production Sale, LLC would like to thank the viewers, bidders, and buyers for their support of the sale this year! Following the preview & the National Anthem, with a Sunrise Farm gelding proudly carrying the Stars & Stripes, nearly 400 DVAuction viewers from 37 states, as well as international viewers from Canada, a large crowd of buyers in the seats, outstanding auctioneer, Ronn Cunningham, pedigree announcer, Spence Kidney, the ringmen took bids on 67 lots selling to multiple states coast to coast. Tying as the top sellers & each bringing $15,000, were Lot 35, a stunning buckskin roan weanling filly sired by AQHA point earner, Mr Junewood from breeder, Sunrise Farm, Alabama selling to a repeat Indiana buyer and Lot 26, a handsome buckskin roan weanling colt sired by South Dakota’s Lauing Ranch’s top sire, Bonny Blues, with a new home in Oregon. High selling rider, offered by Lauing Ranch, was a home raised, 37.5% Gooseberry, top-notch stallion. Lot 29, LR PLENTY GOOSEBERRY was sired by Plenty Coup Bonnet & out of Sierras Fox. The talented 2-year-old and 6 Panel N/N dun roan stallion, found a new home with a DVAuction bidder from Arizona $15,000.
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Reserve sale honors go to a fantastic weanling blue roan everyone again in the Fall of 2024. stallion, Lot 39, sired by Bonny Blues going to Colorado for 2023 again brought the thrilling opportunity for youth ages 16 $11,000. Followed closely by another Bonny Blues sired and under: KIDS BID ONLY [pictured on the left at the bottom]. weanling at $10,000 was Lot 47, a gorgeous blue roan filly from Offered by Lauing Ranch was a very laid back and easy going Lauing Ranch, finding a new home with a repeat buyer from blue roan colt sired by JM ROWDY BLUE HAYES. Only kids 16 Kentucky. years old and under that were present at the sale could bid. With Kentucky breeders, B&T Performance Horses, brought a an outstanding group of “KID BIDDERS,” Lot 40 sold to a terrific fancy roan riding filly and sired by Wyo Plenty Try and out young bidder and new owner from Georgia. Where else are you of a Rafter Blu daughter, bringing $6,500. Moonshine Creek, going to find this great opportunity year after year? We appreciate Arkansas breeders, again brought outstanding Red Roan Raider all of the super kids and their family’s interest in our horses and bred weanlings also finding new homes. programs along with the friendships that it creates. Proceeds from The BV & D breeders appreciate everyone who participated the KIDS BID sale are used to fund the annual BV&D scholarship in the 2023 Heritage Production Sale and wish all the buyers’ for students pursuing a post-secondary education in agriculture success with their new purchases. Looking forward to seeing and/or education. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... Photos left to right - top to bottom | 1. Lot 26 $15,000 buckskin roan weanling colt sired by Lauing Ranch’s top sire, Bonny Blues, with a new home in Oregon at Indian Rock QH Ranch. 2. High selling rider, offered by Lauing Ranch, 37.5% Gooseberry, dun roan stallion, Lot 29, LR Plenty Gooseberry was sired by Plenty Coup Bonnet & out of Sierras Fox. Sold to Arizona. 3. Lot 35 buckskin roan weanling filly sired by AQHA point earner, Mr Junewood breeder, Sunrise Farm, Alabama selling for $15,000 to Indiana buyer and purchaser of the 2022 high selling foal. 4. Sellers - Wes Duvall, Bradley Beauchamp, Becky Amio, Levi Lauing, JD Lauing, and Daniel Gardner. 5. Bonny Blues sired weanling blue roan filly at $10,000 was Lot 47, finding a new home with a repeat buyer from Kentucky. SUNRISE FARM QUARTER HORSES | AL LAUING RANCH QUARTER HORSES | SD
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Today, we are thrilled to announce the official release of Four Sixes Ranch Nutriments, a groundbreaking line of equine supplements designed to provide ranch horses, performance horses, racehorses, and trail horses with the nutrition they need to excel in their respective disciplines. With a unique blend of natural ingredients, these supplements are formulated to Renew, Restore, Refresh, and Revive horses at any age, delivering trusted nutrition that supports their optimal health and peak performance.
These cutting-edge equine supplements have been developed in collaboration with leading equine nutritionists and veterinarians, ensuring that your horses receive the essential vitamins and minerals they need. Dr. Nathan Canaday, Four Sixes Ranch Horse Division Manager, shares his belief, stating, “As an equine veterinarian, I can confidently recommend Four Sixes Ranch Nutriments to all horse owners seeking top-tier nutrition. These scientifically formulated supplements represent a significant advancement in equine nutrition, tailored to deliver the nutrients necessary for your horse’s best performance.” The goal behind Four Sixes Ranch Nutriments is clear – to create the perfect combination of nutrients that keep horses going strong and living their best lives, helping them reach their full potential and excel in their respective fields. As horse owners, you can have peace of mind, knowing that your equine partners receive the utmost care and attention when it comes to their nutritional requirements.
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Another very nice sale for the Sugar Bars Legacy group of breeders was held September 17, this year at the historic Sheridan County Fairgrounds in Sheridan, Wyoming, to a near full house of buyers and spectators. HIGH SELLING HORSE | HR ROYAL SCOTCH | 2018 BAY GELDING @ $28K Horses from the sale are eligible to come back for the Top yearlings: Sugar Bars futurities next year. $4,700 – Lot 53, Rocketta Blackburn, 6/3/2022 gray mare by As usual the sale started with the Wild Card lot. The Wild On The Firewater x Mr. Blackburn Salute from Dennis and KenCard is buyer’s choice of any of the weanling colts in the sale. del Hepp to Martin, SD buyer This year lot 36, HR Nu Shine Leah, 4/21/2023 palomino filly $4,100 – Lot 55, Tyrees Smart Chic, by Hes Busy Shining x Cook N Oak from 5/11/2022 bay mare by Pure Jettin x San Dale and Carol Haight was selected as the Averages: Catalena Sugar from 3D Quarter Horses Wild Card for $5,250. to Ballantine, MT. Weanling Colts – $2,890 Top weanlings: Top riders: Weanling Fillies – $2,764 $6,000 — Lot 42, HR NU Shine Cooper $28,000 – Lot 62, HR Royal Scotch, 4/12/2023 smokey black stallion by Hes 5/2018 bay gelding by Whisper In Scotch Saddle Horse – $12,623 Busy Shining x Profit Power from Dale x Royal Account from Dale and Carol Pony – $3,500 and Carol Haight to Hinton, IA Haight to Newcastle, WY. $5,400 – lot 19, HR Nu Shine Tulsa, Brood Mare – $4,800 $20,000 – Lot 75, Miricle Mode, 4/9/2023 buckskin stallion by Hes Busy 3/2016 sorrel gelding by Cruze Mode x Shining x All Reddy Smart from Dale and Grayt Whiz from Broken Arrow LiveCarol Haight to Etna, WY buyer. stock to Hot Springs, SD $5,250 – Lot 36, HR Nu Shine Leah, 4/21/2023 palomino $17,500 – Lot 72, Nu Bars Easy Fame, 4/2017 brown geldfilly by Hes Busy Shining x Cook N Oak from Dale and Carol ing by Doreme Fasolasiwin x Fritzys Dry Boss from Rob CarlHaight to buyer from Plentywood, MT son-agent Aspen Larmer to buyer from Vinton, IA $4,800 – Lot 44, Smooth Ez Quincy Doc, 3/26/2023 chestnut $12,500 – Lot 83, Poco Docs Peppy Cat, 7/2019 bay gelding stallion by SR Ez Dan x Another Classy Quincy from Lelen or by CCRS Poco Doc Tari x Red Bavarian Hancock from Mike Carrie Hawkins sold to Banner, WY buyer. and Susan George to Piedmont, SD buyer.
LOT 36, HR NU SHINE LEAH, 2023 FILLY | WILD CARD FOR $5.25K
RANCH HORSE VERSATILITY | JUSTIN BLOOMGREN & SUNSHINE PADDY
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