Mare pen fencing is underway.

Because Hyde and Molson are being such good boys. We have put off starting the stallion runs until spring and are concentrating on getting the mare runs started.

We will have 4 large runs of 33 x 66 feet and 2 smaller 33 x 33 runs.

My men hard at work on the front side of the big pens (these pens will run lengthwise from north to south with the gates on the south side going into the yard).


Here is the far east and back line of fencing.


Here is the far west and back line of fencing.


Here is the front (east) side of the smaller pens (these pens will be square and there will be two of them with the gates opening to the east).


We will then separate it into the 6 runs...each run will have it's own water trough...big metal gate...and a plywood shelter in the back northwest corner.

Doyle is being very careful with this fence. Each post is measured from front to back - so that we get an even 8 feet between the center of each post...and they are all being measured for height as they are pounded and also leveled as they are pounded so that they aren't leaning.

Wrangler Cutting Futurity - Calgary

Starts on October 14.

Draw Order for the Open Futurity - Wed am

FIRST GO:

Draw
Horse Name Owner Open-Rider
1 Clever Littler Sabre Dennis & Brenda Robbins Clint Christianson
2 Miss Kitari Guy Heintz Guy Heintz
3 Tivios Dually Jason Hanson Jason Hanson
4 My Own Badger Harvey Giese Loren Christianson
5 BSF Carlita Boon Mark & Jan Daley Cody McArthur
6 Zacks A Playboy Grant Devine Cain Quam
7 Pistols Sonita Gal William & Elaine Speight Bill Speight
8 Freckles Twisted Cat Wayne & Linda Meakin Dustin Gonnet
9 Playing Like A Tiger Donna Reimer Cathy Anderson
10 Zacks A Player Cain Quam Cain Quam
11 Dual Reya Cinth Rod Macdonald Cody McArthur
12 Smart Leo Lark Jackson & Sears Partnership Clint Christianson
13 Young N High Carrie Thompson Jason Hanson
CATTLE CHANGE
14 Smart Doc A Freckles Pekisko Ranch Kevin Baumann
15 In The Nic Of Time Brad and/or Heather Pedersen Brad Pedersen
16 Chic My Boon Dwight & Kathi fisher Les Timmons
17 Blue My Duals Dale Dodd Dale Dodd
18 Got A Smart Date E. Wayne Peterson Doug Reinhardt
19 Playboys Duals Clint Christianson Clint Christianson
20 A Little Light Winsome Captial Inc Dave Batty
21 Twi Lookin At Me Heather Hudson Gerry Hansma
22 Zack A Holic Mike Santangelo Mike Santangelo
23 Pepsi Royal Play Don Biette Cain Quam
24 Tater Taz Clint & Susan Christianson Clint Christianson
25 Boons Little Jewel Douglas Lynn Guy Heintz
CATTLE CHANGE
26 Misty Blue Boon Bob Butz Loren Christianson
27 Summertime Pepto Gary Tresidder Gerry Hansma
28 San Tule Boonshie Wayne & Evelyn Sagmoen Cayley Wilson
29 Sonita Sandine John Limming Cody McArthur
30 BSF Cheyenne Chic Janet Hotte Les Timmons
31 SDP Playful Lena Theresa & Tim Dykes Amanda Jones
32 A Birthday Twist Greg Gartner Cody McArthur
33 Players Aces High Louise Walkden Dale Clearwater
34 Shes Out Of My League Lionel & Gail Hertlein Loren Christianson
35 Cats High Class Kitty Merrill & Lise Thompson Guy Heintz
36 War Smart Dually Greg & Renee Grills Clint Christianson
37 Rey Sprat Mighty Peace Performance Horses Cody McArthur
CATTLE CHANGE
38 Kitten K Boon Daland Prediger Randy Christensen
39 A Hocus Pocus Jewel Jeff & Terry Schwitzer Jeff Schwitzer
40 Do Look Alittle Mark & Jan Daley Gerry Hansma
41 Shortys Gabby Cat Janice Eaton Denton Moffat
42 Caught Me A Lena Jesse Crandall Brad Pedersen
43 Out of My League Dale Dodd Dale Dodd
44 Smartys Real Peppy Teri & Jim Paradis Gerry Hansma
45 Time To Be Thirsty Tim Bushko and/or Laurel Wood Cody Smith
46 A Demi Date Willow Spring Ranch Doug Reinhardt
47 Dreamy Playcat Janie Bass Denton Moffat
48 Travs Taz Willow Spring Ranch Clint Christianson
49 Cant You Notice Me Horst (Max) Gartner Loren Christianson
CATTLE CHANGE
50 Shes A Smart Hickory Ken Gardiner Jeff Schwitzer
51 Yellers Lil Pepto Ken & Karen Mix Gerry Hansma
52 CD Cat Cruiser Victor & Linda Dickson Denton Moffat
53 Steady Papanita Willow Spring Ranch Clint Christianson
54 DFL Sonita Olena Geoff Hoar Geoff Hoar
55 Smart Dixie Kit Ken Christensen Doug Reinhardt
56 CD Slicker Scott Wardley Cody Smith
57 High Rolling Scoot Teri & Jim Paradis Gerry Hansma
58 Swingin Tule Tammy Meadows John Swales
59 Highway Dually Connie Dawn-Cicoria Scott Hanson
60 Fancys Tom Cat J. Victor & Linda M Dickson Denton Moffat
61 Smart Peppy Balsam Equistar Enterprises John Swales

DRAWS FOR 2ND GO HAVEN'T BEEN MADE YET BUT I DID FIND THIS WHICH MAKES ME HAPPY. LOL SO WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO 2 GO ROUNDS THIS SHOW.

c) Go Round Advancement: Futurity divisions all horses will advance to the 2nd go round. Derby and Classic Challenge Open/Non-Pro divisions - top 80% of the entries will advance to the 2nd go round. The top 3 places in each division will receive go round money. Three head of fresh cattle per entry will be used in the go rounds and four head of fresh cattle per entry will be used in the finals.

THE SHOW STARTS ON WED...AND I AM HOPING TO GO DOWN FOR THE WHOLE THING...JUST A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT FINDING SOMEWHERE TO STAY AND BE ABLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH FROM THE SHOW GROUNDS WITHOUT GETTING LOST. LOL

Sale struggles

I have 3 horses and the 3 remaining puppies online for sale. Why is it that people cannot read the ad in it's entirety or understand what all is written in the ad.

Sometimes you have to wonder if all they read is the title of the ad.

And when they ask questions, if they really listen to the answer.

Oct 10 - Anniversary and snow

Well, it is our 16th anniversary today. We are not doing anything special after all. We did spend last weekend in Red Deer so that is our anniversary stuff.

And what do you know, it is snowing. Surprise Surprise. LOL

Puppy and horse sales

Well, after stalling out for a bit...and monies not showing up...I re-did my puppy ad and have sold 3 more in the last week.

So counting the two from before...I have 5 gone and 3 to go (one girl and two boys left). Two even have names already - the white female's name is Nora and the biggest male's name is Smoky.

I have also listed Gidget, Molson and Dolly on some sale sites...and have a lady coming to look at Gidget and Molson next week, a gentleman who wants to look at Gidget and another lady asking for "all view" pics of all three horses.

So here's hoping

Gas prices

We are paying $1.10/litre for reg and $1.16/litre for deisel. And if i am doing my conversions correctly: $3.46/gallon for regular; $3.64/gallon for diesel - for my US friends.

Compare it to paying $1.46/litre for deisel in July when Hyde went to Saskatoon.

It is still way way up. I remember filling my small car 5 years ago for $25...when it finally crapped 2 years ago we were paying $48.

We topped up the truck on the way to Red Deer last weekend and it cost us $117. I think we were just under a half tank.

Advertising and promoting the boys

We spoke with one of the ladies that works at the Western Horse Review magazine about advertising for Hyde and Gunner. Man…it gets expensive. We will probably do a 6 month advertising blitz on Hyde this year…and add in Gunner next year when he is done showing as a 4 year old. I am waiting on an advertising package to see what the cost is going to end up being.

We also talked about nominating both Hyde and Gunner to the Supreme. We asked Jason about it and he said it can be a good thing. There are some parts of it that I still don’t quite understand but apparently there are special classes for offspring of CS nominated stallions and the top winning horse of the year gets a huge payout. So that is something else to think about.

This is the information I found on the website:

Membership fees are used to cover: advertising, operating costs, and added purses at the show. Stakes money, along with yearling nomination money, is placed in a term deposit to collect interest until the 2010 show when it is paid out as added money in the Canadian Supreme Futurity classes.
Stallion Membership Stakes Total
First Stallion $350.00 $450.00 $800.00
Second Stallion $250.00 $450.00 $700.00
Third Stallion $150.00 $450.00 $600.00
Deceased Stallion $0.00 $200.00 $200.00
Junior Stallion $250.00 $0.00 $250.00
Stallion Membership Includes:
• Arena signage in the reining building
• Illuminated scoreboard signage in the cutting building
• Stallions showcased in the Breeders Group booth at the show
• Program advertising at the show
• Advertising in the Western Horse Sale catalogue
• Continuous videos of the stallions running in both reining and cutting buildings
• A list of nominated horses and subscribed stallions distributed to Canadian trainers
• Posters advertising the show and the nominated stallions displayed at various other futurities and horse shows
• Advertising in the Western Horse Review, Horses All, and Quarter Horse News
• Use of our logo on your own stallion advertisements
• Two weekend passes and several free day passes to attend the show
• Your stallions will be featured on our website
• Should you wish to advertise your stallion in a more extensive manner at the show, trade fair space is available to Breeders Group Members at a reduced rate. Please contact the show office for details.

Shopping at the Supreme Trade Show

This is never a good thing for me as I always find stuff that I want. But this time, I actually went with a purpose. There were 3 things that I really wanted to find…one was stirrups for my cutting saddle. It came with oxbows and I am scared to use them. The second was a proper bit for Hyde. I figured with Jason there, he would be able to direct me to the right one. Third was a blanket for Gunner for shows.


Well, I did pretty good…got the stirrups and the bit…but not the blanket.


I also outfitted myself with 2 pairs of jeans, two western shirts and a western vest. Doyle got a new pair of boots.

We also spent some funds on the house – bought two rugs – one for under the kitchen table and one for the front door.

Oct - Supreme Horse Sale

Doyle and I hit the Western Horse Sale at theSupreme on Friday night with Jason and Chrissy. I wanted to see certain horses to see what they went for. Jason was just looking.

Apparently he found something he really liked as he bought a 2year old gelding. Canadian Supreme nominated. He is also related to Gunner in that his maternal Grandsire is High Brow Hickory. He will have to be careful when grabbing the horses for workouts as this little colt is almost identical to Gunner. He has a small snip and one white foot.

Extended Information For:
HIGHBROW JAE GUN

Consigned By:Pekisko Ranch Ltd.
3/21/2007 AQHA Sorrel Gelding
Freckles Playboy
Playgun
Miss Silver Pistol
No Guns In The Bar
Doc's Jack Sprat
Jae Bar Maisie
Jae Bar Lena

Docs Hickory
High Brow Hickory
Grulla San
Valena De
Smart Little Lena
Lena Val De Or
Docs Missy Val

Write-up: Sired by: NO GUNS IN THE BAR, and out of the great mare, VALENA DE, a daughter of HIGHBROW HICKORY, and a finalist in the Canadian Supreme Derby. He is elegible for the NO GUNS IN THE BAR $15,000 Annual Incentive Fund, Canadian Supreme Futurities, the CHBAC, and the Augusta Stallion Stakes.


The mare that I liked the most went for $4K – which wasn’t too bad. Wish I would have had the funds…she was really pretty…broke…and bred really nice.

TWIST AND SHOUT

Consigned By:
Jantree Quarter Horses
2/28/2005 AQHA Grey Mare
Doc O'lena
Smart Little Lena
Smart Peppy
Smart Little Pistol
Docs Hickory
Miss Silver Pistol
Pistol Lady 2 Be

Doc Bar
Doc Tari
Puro's Linda
Trista Tari
Son O Sugar
Sons Round Tuit
Oklahoma Cowgirl
Pedigree Information: n/a

Write-up: A nice looking grey mare by Triple Crown producer, "SMART LITTLE PISTOL", and out of "TRISTA TARI", who has won in excess of NCHA earnings of $48,000....that makes her a 3/4 sister to Triple Crown Winner, "CHIQUITA PISTOL"!

4,000

You can see the rest of the horses that went through here:

http://www.northernhorse.com/western/RecordsProdSale.asp

Oct 1 - puppies are growing

The puppies have moved outside. They can't quite get back up the ramp into the doghouse so have taken to sleeping underneath it. I can't see them all fitting under there in another few days...so Doyle is going to go out and rig something up for some traction.


They got their first taste of dogfood this morning - it was a FEEDING FRENZY. Absolutely hilarious.