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 We run about 30 head of mares
& fillies.
Lots of folks won't keep mares in their saddle horse bunch, claim "they cause
trouble." I look at it just opposite; I figure it's the geldings causing
the trouble. And right now, we don't have any of the dern things on the place.
We generally hold a few mares back from our breeding plan each year, and
if the studs miss a few more, we are horseback.
The broodmares live out on the range. They foal out, breed back and raise
their colts on the range. We round them up in the fall for sale time, wean
the colts and kick the mares back out to rustle, paw snow and come down for
hay when it's time. In other words, they live like horses.
The mares are of foundation breeding, take a good look at the horses in their
backgrounds. We have tried to select mares from lines that go back to good
using and performance lines for generations. We are proud to own five Page
Lee granddaughters by one of his last sons, Page Dee Bar. Page Lee had one
of the highest percentages of performance horse offspring in the Quarter
Horse breed and he was bred to be a sire. They are tough, versatile horses
with no quit in them.
We also have several daughters of Ruffus Bars
by Guy Bars AAA (held quarter mile track record at Portland Meadows for 17
years) out of Rosie Hancock 1 by Dusty Hancock AA. Ruffus passes on a nice
combination of speed and trainability. He sired a bunch of winners on the
track and lots of top rope and barrel horses.
We are also own several daughters of Pauls Encum. We were fortunate enough
to own Paul in his last years. He was a grandson of Paul Waggoner with lots
of Peter McCue blood. Paul was an excellent rope horse, and the type of stud
you could put a dude on and go for a ride with a bunch of mares, he was truly
a pleasure to own.
Sires of the other mares include studs like Rowdy Blue Man, Blues Kingfisher,
Moms Dream, Leo Hancock Hayes, Fintry Drift Hancock, Lasso's Windsor, Crowheart
Roan, Whiskey River Run, Wrangler Joe Hancock and Fintry Mr. Bonanza. Several
of Joe Hancock Drifter's daughters have colts on the ground.
Perhaps even more important than the stallions mentioned here are the maternal
lines, with mares like Hydel Girl, Blue Flashy Kitten, Doll 01, Berrys Babe,
Blue Kewpie Doll, Fox Hastings, Linda Mujer, Ms Fancy Page, Zella Hep, Leozella,
Bunnie Sunday Bar, Drifting Jewel, Sasabe Jewel, Tarvers Pepita, and Plenty
Blue on the papers. We feel that, while stallion selection is critical, these
broodmares are the heart of our program.
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REFERENCE MARES
Fintrys Blue Beauty
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Miss Jodee Page |
PLR Bodieo
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PLR Sunnie Bunny
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Joel, Sara & Jed Kretz
1014 Toroda Creek Road
Wauconda, Washington 98859
509-779-4105
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