Nestled in the small, Gulf Coast, Texas town of Hempstead is Mary Iris Webre’s farm,  “Casa De Los Cielos,” where she raises top Western Pleasure and all around prospects.  It is also the home of Chips Hot Chocolate, Admit It Im Good,  Allured to Chocolate and Imcrusininahotrod.

Many years ago, Webre fell in love with horses and her passion has only grown as have her friends in the industry.

In fact, Webre has known Brian Baker of Sunbury, Ohio since he graduated from college and was working with trainer, Jay Jordan.

Baker keeps several horses in training for Webre, including his current prospect, Mr Sherlock Holmes, a 2011, sorrel

stallion by Zippos Mr Good Bar out of Don’t Skip Krymsun.  Don’t Skip Krymsun is an Honor Roll Western Pleasure producer by Don’t Skip Zip out of Krymsun Jet Set, the mother of industry greats such as One Hot Krymsun, Good Luck Girl and Repeated In Red.  Baker will be debuting Sherlock in the $50,000 Hylton Maiden 3-Year-Old & Over Open Western Pleasure Futurity at the Virginia Classic in Lexington, Virginia on April 12.

Webre is a big fan of the Hylton Maiden Class and has previously attended the event.

“I think it’s a really good pleasure futurity because if your horse performs well it will  help with recognition  in later futurities,” she says.

Baker first got to take a look at Sherlock in 2011 at Webre’s farm, when the colt was just a yearling.

“The first time I saw him move in the round pen, I got goose bumps,” he recalls. “ He lifted and loped out of his shoulders and was equally as good in his hocks.  Our goal for Sherlock  was always the 3-Year-Old Novice events.’

Sherlock was started at Webre’s farm and has been in the Baker program since the Tom Powers Futurity last year.

“He is very gentle, for a stallion, and good to be around,” says Baker. “ I’m very excited to ride such a talented and trainable individual.  I plan to continue to show him in a few more Novice Horse events and move him up to the Open 3-Year-Old events as well.”

Webre has high hopes that the young stallion will follow in his family’s illustrious foot steps.

“That’s quite a large order,”  she says.

Once he completes a successful show career Webre plans to retire him to her farm in Hempsted, where he will stand at stud.  He will join a list of superior performance stallions standing to the public, including Admit It Im Good,  Imcrusininahotrod and Allured To Chocolate.

Admit It Im Good is by Zippos Mr. Good Bar.  His dam, Amiga Chip and grand dam Amiga Chex were AQHA Honor Roll and Superior Western Pleasure horses.

Checkers and Brian Baker were the 2011 NSBA and AQHA All American Quarter Horse Congress Reserve Champions in Green Western Pleasure and finished third in the $10,000 Limited Open Western Pleasure Stakes.

In 2013, EH Pait and Checkers won the Dixie Nationals and completed his Superior in Western Pleasure.

In 2010,  Imcrusininahotrod by Hotroddin Zippo  and Dawn Baker won the NSBA Reserve World Championship in Senior Hunter Under Saddle and earned  the 2010 AQHA Honor Roll stallion titles in Senior and Green Hunter Under Saddle, as well as earning his Superior in Hunter Under Saddle.

In addition, Webre this year will offer frozen semen on Allured to Chocolate, sired by Chips Hot Chocolate and out of Alluring Invitation, allowing him to continue his show career under the guidance of Brian and Dawn Baker.  Allured to Chocolate  was the National Snaffle Bit Association World Champion and Reserve High- Point Champion in Green Western Pleasure as well as AQHA Honor Roll Stallion in Green Western Pleasure. 

In addition,Tex was the Reserve Champion in the $10,000 Limited Open Pleasure class at the Larry Little Futurity in 2012.  He has already started 2014 on a high note with a Circuit Championship in Green Western Riding at the Florida  Gulf Coast Circuit.  He earned a Superior in Western Pleasure and has qualified for the 2014 AQHA World Show in Senior Western Pleasure.

Another winning horse from the Webre and Baker combo is Invited Tonite (aka Envy), a 2007 mare by Invitation Only and out of Ima Zippo Pine. Envy was the 2010 All American Quarter Horse Congress NSBA Reserve Champion in Green Western Pleasure. She was the Open 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure Stakes Class Champion at the 2010 Reichert Celebration and placed third at A Little Futurity in the Novice Open Futurity.

“I have several Envy 2-year-olds by Chips Hot Chocolate available at the farm,” Webre says. “These may be proof that dreams really do come true.”

Due to his age, Webre will not stand multiple World Champion sire, Chips Hot Chocolate to the public but will be breeding him at the farm to her own mares. She does however, have over 45 prospects available by him at the farm.  A two-time Congress Champion and Reserve World Champion Western Please Horse himself Chips Hot Chocolate has produced 411 foals with 366 of show age. Seventy nine percent of his show age foals have been performers earning  18,716.5 total points to date. He sired 109 AQHA Superiors, 16 AQHA Champions, seven AQHA World Champion, and 2 Reserve World Champion.  He also recently had three horses named to the AQHA Honor Roll:  RA Undisputed, Allured to Chocolate and Chips Heir.

John Hardman, farm manager for the last 10 years, is responsible for handling the breeding operation as well as the day to day activities.

“John is absolutely the best stallion handler I have ever observed,”   Webre says. “Casa de Los Cielos has a complete breeding lab on site and is adjacent to The Currie Equine Clinic, which provides full service veterinary care.  “Casa” is less than one hour from Texas A & M University and is conveniently located to Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston Hobby Airport and EasterWood Airport in Bryan-College Station.

Webre and Hardman are expecting Admit It I’m Good’s first foal crop this year.

Casa de Los Cielos has yearling and 2-year-olds available by Chips Hot Chocolate, Zippos’ Mr. Good Bar, One Hot Krymsun, Lazy Loper, Certain Potential, Blazing Hot, RL Best of Sudden and Goodcowboymargarita for sale.

For more information contact:  John Hardman at   jhardman@exede.net  or Mary Webre at (979) 826-6958.