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Captains
Rilla Bar
2000 AQHA bay mare
Sire: Captain Biankus
Dam: Bandina
Rilla's
Bloodlines
Rilla is a barrel turning machine! She is a well rounded mare, that is a blast to ride. She placed at several college rodeos and has run several 17.3s on a standard barrel pattern. Sired by 2 time NFR qualifier Captain Biankus, and out of an Azure Te mare, Rilla was born to run barrels. Look for her down the road.
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One Shady Bunny
2006
chestnut filly
Sire: Smokys Grand Finale
Dam: VBZ Barbunny
Shady's
Bloodlines
Born 4/28/2006 at 11:45pm
Pictured summer of
2007
Pictured at 4 months
Shady is an adorable chestnut filly with 3 high socks and a snip. She is very friendly, and learns very quickly. She has great bloodlines and should be very versatile. Shady has great confirmation, and will be a very nice looking horse when full grown.
Shes
Dun Perfect
Sire: Black Buckwheat
Dam: Jody Baby
1991 AQHA Dun mare
Dunny is a beautiful 1991 15.3 hand AQHA dun mare that gets attention everywhere she goes. Dunny runs barrels, poles, key hole, key race, figure 8 and bi-wrangle. Runs high 14s on a short barrel pattern and low 18s on a standard. Has also run high 20s and low 21s in poles. She has won several saddles in barrels. Also a good trail horse, walks out nicely. Dunny is 100% foundation bred and has also had five foals and is a wonderful broodmare throwing big foals with lots of talent and 80% color.
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Red Hot Biankus
Sire: Captain
Biankus
Dam: Shes Dun Perfect
2006 AQHA Red Dun gelding
Pictured spring of 2007
Pictured spring of 2006
Link to Video in paddock with Shady
Link to Video of Red leaving for his new home in Canada
Red is a gorgeous red dun gelding sired by 2 time NFR qualifier Captain Biankus. Red is very smart, willing and easy to train. This guy was born to run barrels, and will make a fantastic horse.
Smokys
Grand Finale
Sire: Smoky String
Dam: Shes Dun Perfect
2002 dark bay gelding
(Pictured summer of 2006)
(Pictured summer of 2005)
Finale is a 2002 15.1 hand gorgeous gelding with tons of personality. Double registered AQHA and NFQHA, 87% foundation. Finale has a great personality, and is a lot of fun to ride. He was broke as a three year old, and since has done a little of everything including barrel training, cattle tracking, and trail riding. Finale has a very laid back disposition that makes him very easy to haul and get along with.
Three A Diamond
1987 AQHA sorrel gelding
Dude was a very special horse, and a part of the family. Riding Dude, Jacquie won several NBHA state championships, along with numerous saddles and awards. Jacquie and Cheryl both won many races on Dude and ran several fast times on him such as 14.2s in barrels and 10.0s in figure eight! Dude had a great personality, and loved attention. After a long and successful barrel racing career, Dude was retired as a trail horse, and now lives a life of luxury.
Quikies
Badger Queen
Aka
Queenie
Sire: Marsala Badger
Dam: Keno's Quikie Bar
(click here for pedigree)
1994 AQHA bay mare
Queenie is a super nice little mare who is a blast to ride. She was started on barrels at about 9 years old, and with in a year of being started, she won a saddle along with numerous other awards. Queenie ran some great times including several 14.3's in barrels! Queenie was as honest as they come, and is currently living with her new owners in Northeast OR.
VBZ
Barbunny
2000
AQHA chestnut mare
click here for pedigree
Bunny is a great mare
with the talent and mind to do anything. Bunny was broke by Pat Beard
in March of 2004, and has done a little of everything. Bunny has had
a rope thrown from her, been started on barrels and poles and loves
trail rides. Recently Bunny has had her first foal, and is the best
broodmare you could ask for. Bunny had no problems foaling and was an
excellent mother. Bunny is currently bred to Smokys Grand Finale and
is due to foal on June 1. Although Bunny was sold, she will be foaling
at Blazing Saddles Ranch, so watch for her foal in June.
Smooth
Anna Marie
2002
AQHA chestnut mare
pictured at 3 years old
pictured at 2 years old
Smoothy was purchased as a 2 year old, and began her riding trainning. After several months of riding training, she was started trotting the barrels. Smoothy had a very sweet disposition, and was a nice horse to ride. She loved trail riding, and was one of the safest young horses you could ever ride.
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Finale's Premier
Aka
Dudette
Sire: Smokys
Grand Finale
Dam: VBZ Bar Bunny
2005 AQHA sorrel filly
pictured in spring of 2005
Dudette is an adorable filly with a superb disposition. She is by our foundation stallion who is Rukin String/Hancock/Texas Dandy bred out of a Bunny Bid/Snipper Reed mare. She is a naturally friendly filly, and picks up on everything new with ease. Dudette should grow up to be a fantastic horse, and we are excited to see her all grown up!
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The Fire Bandit
2004
AQHA palomino colt
pictured April of 2005
Our first foal born on the ranch! Bandit
was as cute as they come. He had a very mellow personality, but also
loved to run and play. Bandit was very athletic while playing in the
paddock, and should continue to show talent when broke to ride. Bandit
was out of our mare Smoky Fire String, and his sire was The Peakaboo
Bandit.