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n NCHA super stAkes The first round of the XTO Energy/NCHA Colorado Republican Tom Wiens believes he’s the Super Stakes Open is finished and the best candidate to take the job. second round finishes on Friday. Dualin Wiens is perhaps best-known in the performance Cats Merada and Geoffrey “Spud” horse business for the iconic “WR” brand, which Sheehan topped the go with a 220. stands for, naturally, “Wiens Ranch.” An operation owned by Wiens and his wife, Diana, Wiens Ranch n pAt’s BLOG has owned horses that have won close to $300,000 Dale Wilkinson was a person Pat and bred horses that have earned $1.4 million. The Feuerstein cared about. Memories of this NRHA Hall of Fame reiner and ranch owned The Smart Look, a Smart Little Lena first NRHA Futurity Champion generate mare the Wienses purchased as a 6-year-old in 1993 more than a few smiles. Everyone has and owned until her sale in 2001 to Strawn Valley a “Dale story.” Pat has more than a Ranch. Thanks to this amazing mare, Wiens Ranch few to remember. is listed as the official breeder of a number of winners, Ju D

including: WR This Cats Smart ($236,474); Smart y Sp n GALA’ s BLOG Lookin Hi Brow ($221,929), the 1999 Derby Open A Gala asks, “What’s on your bucket list?” winner; One Smart Lookin Cat ($226,122), the 2003 ulDIN g The one with dreams to be fulfilled and desires to enjoy before you leave this Futurity winner; and WR Smart Hickory ($68,022). earth. Of course, each of us gets closer The Smart Look is among the top 10 all-time lead- to that day each morning we awaken, ing cutting horse dams. According to Equi-Stat, she Tom Wiens campaigns in Colorado (Inset) Tom Wiens cutting so it’s time to get started on that list! has produced 12 money-earning offspring that have on The Smart Look, a mare who went on to become one of amassed $1.2 million in show winnings. the industry’s leading producers. n Fr OM tHe NeWs Desk Wiens is the grandson of Russian immigrants who Check out the consignments to the started farming in Colorado in the 1940s. His father, D.C. and studying economic, legal and political sys- NCHA Super Stakes Sale and read about the horse that won the $10 mil- Joel, was a public school teacher who turned into a tem of European countries at the University of Graz lion Dubai Cup. Also, read about how self-made success story, starting with a farming ser- in Austria, Wiens went to Yale University, where he “puppy mill” legislation could impact vices business and then expanding into banking and earned a Master of Divinity degree. Tom and Diana livestock producers and discover how hotels. Tom Wiens grew up in the cattle, wheat and have been married for 30 years and they have four some are pushing for government oil country where Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming children and one grandchild. subsidies for grass-fed beef. meet. He attended grade school and high school in the See the April 15 issue of Quarter Horse News to panhandle of Nebraska. After earning his bachelor’s see the full story on Wiens along with his responses degree from The American University in Washington to questions about the issues. —KT Digital update Out ‘N’ About March Madness March was a busy month for cutters and reiners with numerous events held across the country. A few captured “behind-the-scenes” moments at two of the larger events – Capital Classic Derby, a Stephenville, Texas, reining, and the Pacific Coast Cutting Association Derby/Classic/Challenge in Paso Robles, Calif. – are pictured here.

PRECIOUS Addie Allen, the daughter of Quincy and FAMILY TIME Dr. Lety Buckley and her daughter, Megan Gunther, spent some Dustin Allen, enjoyed her Cheerios while watching the time together in Stephenville. Buckley was the Level 1 Non-Pro Co-Champion. Cowboy Capital Classic reining classes. TIME TO CELEBRATE (right) Lyndsey Jordan celebrated YOU DON’T SAY Mister Nicadual her win in the Limited Non-Pro with her parents, JeSSICA R seems to be getting in on the con- Harold and Becky Jordan. versation between Mandy and Tom

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Classic/Challenge. ARMS Grays Starlight Grays Starlight’s Leading Performers HORSE EARNINGS PEDIGREE (dam x dam’s sire) Stella Starlight (97M) $304,920 Torsion Girl x Tivios Torsion Bar Starlight Gem (92M) $246,791 M

ID ge A MeS Gems Emerald x Doc Bar Gem A Little Starlight (91M) $226,507 Gringa Sug x Doc’s Sug Grays Starlight was a handsome stallion destined Grays Starlight’s Leading Maternal Grandget HORSE EARNINGS by pedigree to be a great PEDIGREE (sire x dam) performer. Owned and shown Smart Spook (01S) $373,751 by Charlie Ward, he earned Smart Chic Olena x Sugarplum Spook $41,128 in the cutting pen. Wood I Never (03M) $364,478 Zack T Wood x Curly Gray Hair Bred by Harold “Spook” Stream, Lake Charles, La., Grays Starlight was foaled in Jeeps Posi Traction (00G) $320,854 1984, by the legendary Peppy San Badger and Genuine Jeep x Starstruck DB M out of Doc’s Starlight, a daughter of Doc Bar. ID ge A MeS Californian Charlie Ward bought the stallion Grays Starlight’s Leading Paternal Grandget from Stream in hopes of replacing the great HORSE EARNINGS Doc Bar. Grays Starlight exceeded expecta- Lach Perks and Stella Starlight, PEDIGREE (sire x dam) tions. the leading performer by Grays Starlight Joe Schuchert’s Polo Ranch bought Grays RR Star (PT) (98S) $258,959 Like A Diamond (PT) x RL Miss Kitty Starlight in 1996, and by that time the stallion Non-Pro with Perks, and make both Open had 10 foal crops on the ground. He stood and Non-Pro finals at numerous aged events Starbucks Sidekick (00S) $192,960 at Polo Ranch in Marietta, Okla., until his through 2003. Stella Starlight has produced Smart Starbuck x Dun It For Chex untimely death in 2002 from complications of six performers with total Equi-Stat earnings Docs Soula (03S) $144,314 West Nile virus. of $246,737. Soula Jule Star x Docs Hickory Nut His last AQHA-registered foal crop of 51 Of note are Grays Starlight’s leading pater- was born in 2003, for a total of 727 get. Of nal and maternal grandget. RR Star (PT) leads those, 498 – an astounding 68.5 percent – the way on the paternal side. The 1998 stallion $373,751. Ridden by Shawn Flarida, he was the earned money, to the tune of $12,130,667. He (Like A Diamond [PT] x RL Miss Kitty x Nu 2004 NRHA Futurity Open Champion, 2005 also had 26 APHA-registered get (some dual- Cash) earned $258,959. Owned by Lundin NRHA Derby Open Champion and 2005 registered with AQHA). Grays Starlight sired Farm, he won the 2001 NRHA Futurity with AQHA Junior Reining World Champion. AQHA and APHA World Champions, and Andrea Fappani and topped the 2003 NRHA The stallion also won the 2007, 2008 and 2009 horses that won major NCHA, NRHA and Derby with Tim McQuay. World Reining Masters with Rudi Kronsteiner NRCHA events. Grays Starlight’s maternal grandget are riding. The produce records of Grays Starlight’s topped by Rosanne Sternberg’s Smart Spook RR Star and Smart Spook already have sired sons and daughters is equally impressive. Of (Smart Chic Olena x Sugarplum Spook), numerous winners, carrying on the genetic his top 20 performing offspring, 15 became a 2001 stallion with Equi-Stat earnings of power of their grandsire. —SM producers – and four of the other five were geldings. Grays Starlight’s leading money-earner is Equi-Stat, a division of Cowboy Publishing Group and Quarter Horse News, Stella Starlight, a 1997 mare out of Torsion compiles and researches money earned within equine performance events Girl by Tivios Torsion Bar. Owned by Lach and then enters this information into its database for use in producing statistical reports. These performance and Jan Perks, she was shown by Lach to win events include cutting, reining, reined cow horse as well as barrel racing, pleasure horse and ranch versatil- the Non-Pro and by Bruce Morine to fifth ity. Equi-Stat’s statistical information helps performance horse events present a more accurate picture of place in the Open at the 2000 NCHA Futurity. their particular event to entrants, breeders, owners and potential sponsors. For more information about She went on to win the 2001 PCCHA Stakes Equi-Stat and what it might do for you, visit equistat.com. Digital update in the know

QHN app for your Apple iPhone is now available. Even better, When you are in it for the long haul – or even for the short haul – there’s a whole list of trailering precautions the app is to keep in mind if you want to cover the distance without mishap, accident or injury. There’s a lot that goes into keeping human and frEE! equine cargo safe, including proper preparation, the • Latest-breaking news right towing vehicle and trailer, excellent driving habits and a good plan of action “just in case.” • Photos • Videos of winning runs THE OvERALL PIcTuRE whomever you’re working with on loading. You’ve heard the slogan: “There’s a lot riding Talking instead of assuming can alleviate lots • Links to facebook on your tires.” Always check the air pressure of problems. and Twitter in your tires. Under-inflated tires cause blow- 5. Always make sure your trailer affords the outs. When you buy new tires, always replace horse plenty of headroom. Equine claustro- valve stems. You can look on the tire for phobia can have serious consequences. what’s called a “date reference” to check its age. Also, be aware that temperature affects 6. It is also suggested that a breakaway- tire inflation: Higher temperatures cause it to type halter, leg wraps and a head bumper increase and lower temperatures cause it to be used when hauling. Your horse may be a decrease. Check cold tires in the morning. great loader; but the element of surprise can App for your iPhone present circumstances beyond your control. 1. Horse placement in the trailer is a critical Be sure to take every precaution. safety measure. The heaviest horse should A few driver tips for staying safe and alert be placed on the driver’s side – or if you are include: only hauling one horse, it should be loaded on • Don’t drive alone. that side. With a slant-load trailer, it is recom- • Avoid long driving at night (even if horses mended that the weight be situated toward the seem more relaxed). front of the trailer. • Adjust your environment by playing the radio 2. It’s important to read the manuals that or opening windows. come with your vehicles. Always check and • Avoid medications that make you drowsy. understand the specifications on your truck • Avoid alcohol always! and trailer. • Sit up straight. 3. If you’re pulling an old trailer, be sure • Take frequent breaks. to check the floor: Terrible accidents have • Wear sunglasses during the day to fight glare. resulted when the horse’s feet went right • Use sunscreen to prevent the headaches and Simply go to the iTunes App through the trailer’s bottom. fatigue that often go with sunburns. Store and download the app to 4. While loading, always fasten the “butt Although your trailer isn’t necessarily a disas- have even more access to the bar” first before tying the horse’s head. If ter waiting to happen, the potential for prob- most comprehensive and timely lems does exist. Proper planning, attention to the horse pulls back and there’s no resistance coverage of the Western perfor- behind him, he’s going out and can knock detail and follow-through should help ensure mance horse industry. a person down who’s standing behind him. safe travel to and from the horse show! Always make sure to communicate with —Stephanie Stephens App for your iPhone

My1Stop_4cF_QHa0410.indd 1 3/15/10 9:02:12 AM Digital update “ Arkansas Welcomes stock Horses the reason i got out of the horse business is The newly formed in the summers, i used to go work for mom out Arkansas Stock at the ranch. No offense to your readers, but Horse Association personally, i feel motor oil smells a whole lot will host a clinic in better than stall cleaning. Versatility Ranch May, with instruction pro- Horse Amateur World vided by the Texas Tech —NASCAR driver Brendan Gaughan, the son of Las Vegas Champion Robert University Ranch Horse cutting horse owner and show producer Paula Gaughan, on one Valdez and Sixsation Team. “ major reason he picked racing cars over riding horses. competing at the 2009 The team, coached National Western by Dr. Kris Wilson, won Stock Show in the inaugural American Denver, Colo. Association National Championships, held at the Texas Tech equestrian Center in lubbock last year. Team members also earned eight individual class national championships. Willfully Guided Instruction will be offered in ranch pleasure, reining, working cow horse and ranch trail. The clinic will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 1-2 at the Saline County Fairgrounds in benton, Ark. pre-registration is $100; the day of the clinic, it is $125. Auditing is $25 for one day or $40 for two days. There is a $20 stall fee per night, and RV hookups are available. For details, contact Nathan Wells at 870-972- 2053 or Mark Russell at 501-617-2190. —SM Nostrils flared as he inhales more 2112 Montgomery Street Fort Worth, Texas 76107 Nair, ears directed (817) 737-6397 • Fax 737-9266 Editorial FAX (817) 737-9455 backward as he Advertising FAX (817) 737-9633 Advertising attentively lis- Group Publisher Patty Tiberg Sheila Nab reining, tens to his rider editor Katie Tims reined Cow horse, Managing editor Teri Lee roping, Commercial (Samantha Griffin Administrative editor Sonny Williams Nathan Smiley Cutting Art director Deb Miller Diana Buettner Cutting, real estate of De Winton, Ellen Harris Advertising Coordinator editorial equi-Stat Alberta, Canada), Cutting editor Mark Thompson Temple Read director Dun Playin Tag Sr. reining editor Pat Feuerstein Donna Timmons Assistant director reining editor Susan Morrison Tysh Franklin Statistician performs his rein- reined Cow horse editor Stephanie Duquette Glenda Peysen Statistician editorial Coordinator Jatona Sucamele Kim Glass Statistician ing pattern’s circle maneuvers. The A Publication of MCC Magazines, LLC a division of Morris Communications Company, LLC gelding and Griffin 735 Broad St., Augusta, GA 30901 PreSident Paul Smith scored a 221 to ControLLer Scott Ferguson CreAtive direCtor Bill Greenlaw claim the Reserve interACtive direCtor Jason doyle Morris Communications Company, LLC Championship in ChAirMAn And Ceo William S. Morris iii PreSident Will S. Morris iv the Non-Pro divi- J OHN O’H ARA sion at the Cactus Reining Classic in Scottsdale, Ariz. ALL cONTENTS cOPYRIGHT 2009 QUARTER HORSE NEWS / QHN Insider Digital update retro perspective

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