RED BARKS LAST TANGO
Tango is a 2013 AQHA bay gelding that stands 14.3 hands tall. He is the last foal by Fancy Red Bark, a foundation bred stallion purchased from the Silha family in North Dakota, years ago. His dam, Watch Kool Kya, is double bred Watch Joe Jack and also has greats such as Blue Valentine and Zippo Pine Bar in her pedigree. He's a medium muscled gelding with a pretty dished face and big doe eyes. His only white is a star & right hind sock. Tango is a 4th generation foal for us, as we owned his great-grandma and owned/raised his grandma & dam.
Tango is finished on the heeling side for team roping and has recently (2023) been started on the head side. He has always been a very sensible, gentle & kind soul. Tango is an excellent ranch hand & has many miles checking cows/calves in the pastures. Tango is the one we put amateur riders on when they come to visit. He holds a special place in both our hearts & will not be leaving our place anytime in the foreseeable future!
WA TRIPPNBLUE RODEO
Rodeo is a 2018 AQHA blue roan gelding that stands just over 14.3 hands tall. He is by Hancock Tripper Blue with sire percentages through the 4th generation, as follows: 37.50% Blue Valentine, 37.50% Rowdy Blue man, and 12.50% Red Man. He is 92.97% foundation.
Dam, LLE Shaye, is by Hesa Peptolena x Yellow Roan of Texas, out of a Docs Jack Sprat and double bred Colonel Freckles mare. Both sire & dam stand 14-2 to 14-3 hands, Rodeo has a baby doll head, big hip, and is really well put together.
Rodeo had extensive ground work as a yearling; lunges both ways, backs up, side passes, stands for the farrier, etc. He was started under saddle the summer of 2020 & then headed north to Minnesota for an additional 90 days of riding winter of 2020/2021. Rodeo has been used at the area sale barns several days a week & is one of the most laid back geldings they’ve seen for some time. He has more ‘whoa’ than ‘go’ but isn’t a ‘dead head’ if you ask him for speed.
Rodeo was utilized as a turn-back horse with Rodrigo Taboga & RTaboga Cutting Horses based out of Weatherford, TX from December 2021 - April 2022. This kind of exposure & training is something we were extremely excited for him to have. We feel very blessed to have met the Taboga’s.
As of summer 2023 he has been started in team roping on the head side.
Rodeo is 5 panel N/N by parentage.
SFR STAR SUCCESS
Blue is a 2006 AQHA blue roan gelding that stands 16.1 hands tall & wears a size 2 shoe. He is very well broke & has been used extensively for team roping on the heading side. He has a lot of dollars won to his name & has been a great asset to our program & to Josh.
Blue is easy to handle on the ground & is ‘King’ of the herd. The pecking order starts with him and filters down. He has very smooth gaits & feels like a rocking chair to ride. Blue has also been used to rope & gather those hard to catch cattle in the pastures. On more than one occasion he’s been the go-to mount for dragging ornery cattle to the trailer for friends & neighbors. With his size & disposition, it poses no challenge for him.
Blue has some great foundation in his pedigree; Blue Valentine, Jet Deck, Smokey Duster Too, The Invester & Mr San Peppy.