We even won reserve at the Quarter Horse Congress the 1 year they had the Open Competition. (the really hard show was right after that at Hilliard though where the cattle were really wild - we won 3 out of 4 classes & 3rd & 4th in the 4th class there !$!$) It is definitely an exciting event requiring a cowey, very athletic, alert, intelligent horse.

Our Cabin

During these years we really saw the value of a GOOD horse. Then one evening, while we were snowed in at a show at the Ag. Center in NC, Mark met a fellow who asked if he was interested in purchasing a stallion...,well, this horse “Peppy” was owned by a man who had become ill & was not recovering well after 2 yrs of difficulty. Peppy, green broke and been standing in a stall.

Mark & Mary Lisa in front of our Old Home

Mark wanted to see the Dry Doc / Little Peppy horse & flew down the following week to take a look.  Peppy came home with him!  He had a personality so like his father, Dry Doc, that we could train kids to ride on him! (after his hoof problems resolved from standing too long in the stall).

Since Peppy was too old (87') for the Futurity / Derby competitions and had not had any training on cattle yet, we decided it was really too late to start him with a professional trainer. We would just breed him to see if he could produce like his bloodlines suggest he could.

We needed a few mares - all we had were geldings! It took several years to get Peppy's foals on the ground & old enough to see if they could perform. 

It took several years to get Peppy's foals on the ground & old enough to see if they could perform. Now, they are starting to prove themselves in cutting, working cowhorse, ranch horse, ranch versatility, reining, reined cowhorse, team penning, & barrel racing.  

 Peppy is finally well on his way to prove himself as a sire! If you are interested in breeding for intelligence, agility, natural collection, & cow; Peppy is a good choice.
 

If you are interested in breeding for intelligence, agility, natural collection, & cow; Peppy is a good choice.

And, by the way, if you are not interested in waiting that long to own one of Peppy's colts, see our "Colts For Sale" page...

Cody feeding the 'coons!