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Some equine enthusiasts take only enough time from their busy day-to-day schedules to participate in or to enjoy watching their favorite discipline. Therefore, they may not realize how cloely-related the various disciplines' requisite for success really is. Three good examples of equine disciplines that require similar talents in order to succeed are cutting, reining and reined cow horse. Each requires a tremendous amount of athletic ability, structural soundness, a good nind and a lot of heart (try).
On the other hand, a number of owners and trainers have realized that breedinga tittle "cow" in their reiners just increases their prospects' opportunities to become champions in multiple events as well as increase their marketability.
A few reining sires have successfully competed in multiple events, and we're seeing more and more of these sires' offspring "cross-over" between the disiplines and record championship titles in each.
Smart Chic Olena slides to the top
The No. 1 reining sire in 1998, Smart Chic Olena, is a prime example of a multti-talented individual which has proven that he can pass his many talents on to his offspring.
Smart Chic Olena outsmarted his way tot he top of the 1998 leading sires list in not one, but TWO discilpines - reining and reined cow horses. The 1985 sorrle stallion, owned by Jim Babcock of Gainesville, Texas, proved himself an athlete, winning a AQHA world championship in two events, cutting and reining. Now he's gone a step futher with many of his offspring crediting him with earnings within the reining, reined cow horse and cuttine events.
Ninety-three of his offspring earned a total of $434,899 in reining competition during the 1998 show season. Topping the list of money-earners was his son, Chic Please, bred by MS & B Enterprises, owned by Arces Enterprise and ridden by Todd Bergen to the 1998 NRHA Open Futurity Championship and year-end earnings amounting to $123,774. A versatile athlete, Chic Please was also the 1998 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Reserve Champion and earned $68,179 in reined cow horse competition during the year for total earnings of $191,953.
Other Smart Chic Olena offspring earning over $10,000 in 1998 reining competitions, were Oaks Leo Chic ($24,206), Rowdy Rankee ($23,835), Dealin Dirty ($22,018), Spat Olena ($17,853), Chocolate Chic Olena ($17,290), Dancin Chic Olena ($15,240), Hesa Smart Chic ($14,068), and Mr Bueno Chick ($11,551).
Ranked second on the list of 1998's leading reining sires was Hollywood Dun It, which has ranked as the discipline's leading sire four times (in 1993 and 1995-97).
The 1983 stallion's leading 1998 money-earner was BH Hollywoods Lady, out of Heart By BH by Be Aech Enterprise, bred by Martin Bergman of Rottenberg, Germany, owned by Linda Hamilton of Scottsdale, Ariz., and ridden by Dell Hendricks to the 1998 HRHA Open Futurity Reserve Championship.
Hollywood Dun It's offspring earning over $10,000 during the 1998 reining season included Now Ya Dun It Doc ($29,295), The Devils Dun It ($25,194), Dun It With A twist ($18,511), Footworks Finest ($16,906), Snow White ($14,237), and Tune Miss Hollywood ($10,227).
The list of reining stallions included within the following chart are comprised of the top 25 reining sires in 1998 as calculated by Equi-State, a division of Cowboy Publishing Group, and pubished in Quarter Horse News' annual Reining Horse Statistics.
Information on each stallion includes where they will stand the 2000 breeding season, what their breeding fee and related costs will be and who to contact for futher breeding information. The list also includes each stallion's total number of 1998 money earning offspring, their total earnings, average earnings per head and leadding money-earners. How the stallions ranked in 1997 and related information is also included (in parenthesis) within the chart.
The Top 25 Money-Earning Reining Sires of 1998
(for more check out this article in the Quarter Horse News, January 15th, 2000, Volume 22, No. 1)
1. Smart Chic Olena(2)
1985 Sorrel
Sire: Smart Little Lena
Dam: Gay Sugar Chic by Gay Bar King
Offspring Earnings: $434,899 ($207,269)
Money-earning offspring: 93 (67)
Average per offspring: $4,676 ($3,094)
Leading money-earning offspring:
Chic Please, $123,774
Rowdy Yankee, $43,693
Shipped Cooled Semen: Yes
Standing in 2000:
Babcok Ranch Quarter Horses Inc.,
Ganines Ville, TX
(940) 665-7961
Mare Care: n/a
Breeding Fee:
(until Jan. 1) $7,500
(after Jan. 1)$10,000
Owned by Jim Babcock, Gainsville, TX
2. Hollywood Dun It(1)
1983 Dun
Sire: Hollywood Jac 86
Dam: Blossom Berry by Dun Berry
Offspring Earnings: $347,842 ($357,007)
Money-earning offspring: 98 (98)
Average per offspring: $3,549 ($3,643)
Leading money-earning offspring:
BH Hollywoods Lady, $107,063
Dun It With A Twist, $80,904
Shipped Cooled Semen: No
Standing in 2000:
McQuay Stables
Tioga, TX
(940) 437-2470
Mare Care: n/a
Breeding Fee: Private treaty
Owned by McQuay-Easton, LLC, (940) 437-4270
16. Reminic(7)
1978 Bay
Sire: Doc's Remedy
Dam: Fillinic by Arizona Junie
Offspring Earnings: $43,878 ($84,905)
Money-earning offspring: 18 (13)
Average per offspring: $2,438 ($6,531)
Leading money-earning offspring:
Buenonic Chex, $24,654
Buenonic Chex, $58,560
Shipped Cooled Semen: Yes
Standing in 2000:
Babcok Ranch
Ganines Ville, TX
(940) 665-7961
Mare Care: n/a
Breeding Fee: $6,000
(before Jan. 1)$5,000
Owned by Reminic Partnership, Gainsville, TX
22. Topsail Cody(14)
1977 Chestnut
Sire: Joe Cody
Dam: Doc Bar Linda by Doc Bar
Offspring Earnings: $36,138 ($52,737)
Money-earning offspring: 53 (50)
Average per offspring: $682 ($1,055)
Leading money-earning offspring:
Sailin Spinmaker, $4,137
Freckles Top Prize, $18,374
Shipped Cooled Semen: Yes
Standing in 2000:
Boyle Performance Horses
Ione, CA
(209) 274-2624
Mare Care: $7 to $12 per day
Breeding Fee: $2,000
Owned by Dick J Randall, Lost Trail Ranch, Cupertino, CA