It was love at first sight for Scott Frye when he spotted Tik Tock among the yearlings at Capital Quarter Horses in Pilot Point, Texas. The 2020 bay roan stallion is out of the phenominal mare, WhatsCooknGoodLookin, and sired by The Rock who Frye co-owned with Waymond and Susie Roberts. With the passing of The […]
The Deeds Family along with Pickard Show Horses is proud to announce that 5-time NSBA World Champion Enticed will stand the 2022 breeding season at Gumz Farms in Kentucky. Under the care of Amy Gumz, Enticed will be open to a limited book of just 40 mares this season until May 15th with the intention […]
Nothing is cuter in the spring than Facebook feeds filled by foals. They’re just simply adorable and they carry the hope and promise of a bright future. From the moment a foal arrives, every experience contributes to their outlook on life and eventual trainability. Every breeder has a different approach, one works for their program […]
Breezee Hill Farm, home of An Absolute Martini, is thrilled to announce that the 2015 chestnut stallion by The Best Martini and out of Radical Rose Red will stand the 2019 breeding season at Pilot Knob Quarter Horses in Pinnacle, North Carolina. “Due to overwhelming demand, we have decided to stand ‘Hollywood’ under the guidance […]
Masterson Farms, LLC, is greatly saddened to announce its loss of CP Surely The Best to a severe colic. Notwithstanding two surgeries and the best of veterinary care to correct a severe and recurring displacement, this remarkably talented young horse with such potential was unable to be saved. “During his tragically short time with us, […]
AQHA World Champion and leading Hunter Under Saddle sire, Last Detail, has passed, according to Ron Horn, El Reno, Oklahoma. “This morning we laid to rest an icon in the equine world. Last Detail helped pave the way for the AQHA hunt seat horses,” he said. “He is still the All-Time Leading Hunter Under Saddle sire of […]
With the new year comes yet more changes for today’s breeding climate. After significant overall drops in the number of foals registered with the American Quarter Horse Association over the past decade, the association recorded a slight uptick in breeding in its 2016 annual report. Stallion managers are hopeful that the fact that there were […]
Dr. Laura Bracken and her husband, Jerry Bracken, of Trafalgar, Indiana, are what you might call “accidental stallion owners.” In 2004, when the couple went looking for a show prospect, they thought they were going to see a gelding when they visited Dalen Geiger. Dalen had purchased Sophistication Only, by Invitation Only and out of […]
RL Best Of Sudden and Masterson Farms, LLC, are excited to announce the purchase of CP SURELY THE BEST, a 5 year old Chestnut Stallion. “Diesel” is well known in Australia as one of its most outstanding show horses. The 15.3 hand and five panel negative Stallion has also stood one season in Australia and […]
Brogan Thompson of Vidalia, Georgia has announced the acquisition of American Quarter Horse Association World and Congress Champion sire Potential Career. “I had been quietly looking for a stallion for the past year, but I couldn’t find anything that made me happy and excited,” Thompson said. “After giving up on finding the right stallion for […]
His own show career has been nothing short of remarkable and with only seven foal crops on the ground it’s clear Extremely Hot Chips is going to be a powerhouse sire. Since purchasing the 2006 chestnut stallion by Blazing Hot and out of Miss Trophy Chip (by Zips Chocolate Chip) in 2012, Russ Louderback, Fishers, […]
To own a successful breeding stallion today Brian and Sherri Banta, of New Liberty, Iowa, say it’s important to “be there with your customers for the highs and the lows.” The Bantas own Congress and American Quarter Horse Association World Champion producer, A Touch Of Sudden and say it’s what they try hard to do […]