Nov 27, 2023 Show Statistics
The 2023 All American Quarter Horse Congress showcased some exceptional performances by numerous competitors in the Hunter Under Saddle arena. Let's explore the compiled data1 to unveil the top ten sires influencing the Hunter Under Saddle discipline this year.
In this article, we aim to unveil the outstanding contributions of Hunter Under Saddle sires, dams, and damsires that are shaping the future of our industry. Unsurprisingly, Good Better Best leads with progendy earnings of $67,813, securing 14 Congress Championships, 10 Reserve Congress Championships, and 10 Bronze Congress Championships. Noteworthy sires such as Good I Will Be, Allocate Your Assets, Its A Southern Thing, and more have significantly impacted the competitive landscape. There's also a wonderful pattern emerging wth great success from junior sire Easy on the Eyez who's coming in hot with some impressive progeny with some big wins this year. Without further adieu, join us as we delve into the statistical highlights that defined the Hunter Under Saddle classes at this year's Congress.
Now, let's have a look at the top ten sires based on earnings solely from Hunter Under Saddle classes. This encompasses exclusively Hunter Under Saddle classes, from the SBB and Super Sires to Small Fry classes, but are stats based exclusively in Hunter Under Saddle only.
2023 AAQHC HUS Producing Sires
Stallion | Progeny Earnings |
---|---|
Good Better Best | $67,813 |
Good I Will Be | $19,099 |
Allocate Your Assets | $16,663 |
Its A Southern Thing | $16,110 |
Easy On The Eyez | $12,697 |
The Mile High Club | $9,609 |
Hubba Hubba Huntin | $9,270 |
Lazy Loper | $7,014 |
Only Lopes N Dreams | $6,740 |
Iron Enterprise | $5,394 |
2023 AAQHC HUS Producing Sires
Stallion | Congress Championships |
---|---|
Good Better Best | 14 |
Allocate Your Assets | 11 |
Good I Will Be | 5 |
Hubba Hubba Huntin | 5 |
Easy On The Eyez | 4 |
Lazy Loper | 3 |
Its A Southern Thing | 2 |
The Mile High Club | 2 |
Only Lopes N Dreams | 2 |
Makin Me Willy Wild | 2 |
2023 AAQHC HUS Producing Sires
Stallion | Congress Reserve Championships |
---|---|
Good Better Best | 10 |
Good I Will Be | 5 |
Allocate Your Assets | 5 |
Hubba Hubba Huntin | 6 |
Give Me The Goods | 5 |
Sophistication Only | 4 |
Lazy Loper | 3 |
Makin Me Willy Wild | 3 |
Its A Southern Thing | 2 |
VS Code Red | 2 |
2023 AAQHC HUS Producing Sires
Stallion | Congress Bronze Championships |
---|---|
Good Better Best | 10 |
Allocate Your Assets | 5 |
Its A Southern Thing | 5 |
Lazy Loper | 3 |
Good I Will Be | 3 |
The Mile High Club | 3 |
Signature of Honor | 3 |
Iron Enterprise | 3 |
No Doubt Im Lazy | 3 |
Gota Lota Potential | 3 |
Progeny Earnings | $67,813 |
Champions | 14 |
Reserve Champions | 10 |
Bronze Champions | 10 |
Name | Dam | Damsire | Owner/Breeder (O/B) | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rs Hank Whydoyadrank | Kat Tails R Blazing | Blazing Hot |
O: Baylee Fleming B: Katheryn Van Slyke |
$19,309.39 |
Super Freek | Shez All About Blue | Skys Blue Boy |
O: Kelly Jayne Smith B: Jennifer Rae Teigen |
$11,522.86 |
Pretty Dang Good | Pretty Assets | Allocate Your Assets |
O: Eric Mendrysa B: Meghan Tierney |
$7,661.94 |
Only Ride The Best | Blazing Her Way | Hot N Blazing |
O: Caroline L Cavallo B: McGrath Quarter Horses LLC |
$6,064.20 |
Al Be Best | Al Be Beautiful | Allocate Your Assets |
O: Kelsey Bell B: Nancy-Sue Ryan |
$5,074.66 |
Jus Be Good | Jus Sayin | Coats N Tails |
O: Sarah A Jackson-Vance B: Sara A Jackson-Vance |
$2,832.41 |
Al Be Good To Go | Withoutyoualbebleu | Allocate Your Assets |
O: Elizabeth M Baker B: Nancy-Sue Ryan |
$2,784.22 |
Good Ol Boys Club | Shez Immortal | The Immortal |
O: Tali N Terlizzi B: Capital Quarter Horses LLC |
$2,456.00 |
Always Goodtobe Best | One Hot Katwoman | Hot N Blazing |
O: Sandra Morgan B: Jame P Collier Jr |
$2,305.72 |
Smoke N The Best | Artfully Blazing | Hot N Blazing |
O: Deeds Family Farms B: Brent Husky |
$2,029.97 |
Progeny Earnings | $19,099 |
Champions | 5 |
Reserve Champions | 5 |
Bronze Champions | 3 |
Name | Dam | Damsire | Owner/Breeder (O/B) | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Im Willy Fabulous | Fabulicity | Fabuluke |
O: Sandra Morgan B: Nancy-Sue Ryan |
$15,651.32 |
Im Willy Good Today | A Walk In The Sky | Skys Blue Boy |
O: Madeleine M Bayless B: Sandra Morgan |
$2,917.58 |
Heavenwillhavetowait | One Potent Margarita | Potential Investment |
O: Kensley Porter B: John S Narmont |
$350.00 |
Good At Da Bar | Zippos Enchantment | Zippo Jack Bar |
O: Rebecca Fussell B: Sandy Beecroft |
$140.00 |
Rock County Kid | JDZ Madison County | JD Concluded |
O: Chav3z Enterprises LLC B: Rita A Crundwell |
$40.00 |
Progeny Earnings | $16,663 |
Champions | 11 |
Reserve Champions | 5 |
Bronze Champions | 5 |
Name | Dam | Damsire | Owner/Breeder (O/B) | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ma Donna | Truly Graceful | Truly Priceless |
O: Corrival Ranch B: Amy Hassinger |
$7,479.50 |
So Youre The One | Sienna Sky | Skys Blue Boy |
O: Tali N Terlizzi B: Wendee Cote |
$2,382.04 |
Al Be Bleu | Makin The Boys Blue | Skys Blue Boy |
O: Tali N Terlizzi B: John Carpenter |
$1,483.81 |
One Al Of An Amen | Sienna Sky | Skys Blue Boy |
O: K Michaelis & S Smith B: Wen-Dee & Chad Cote |
$1,200.00 |
You Had Me At Allo | Rose Fever (TB) | Stormin Fever (TB) |
O: Lisa Pinner B: Kim Gold |
$848.63 |
Prettiest of All | Art I Pretty | Art I Sweet |
O: Madeleine M Bayless B: Laura Bischoff |
$700.00 |
Well Al Be | Nora Lee (TB) | Little Look (TB) |
O: Joseph Edgar IV Brewer B: Nancy-Sue Ryan |
$470.57 |
Al Sleep On It | Sleepy Bombshell | Too Sleepy To Zip |
O: Nancy A Randall B: Katherine K Tobin |
$400.00 |
Al That Matters Most | Sleepy Bombshell | Too Sleepy To Zip |
O: Susan Renee Philips B: Katherine K Tobin |
$400.00 |
Al Be Addictive | Hot N Addictive | Hot N Blazing |
O: Shannon S Mancino B: Sunny Nagengast |
$340.00 |
Progeny Earnings | $16,110 |
Champions | 2 |
Reserve Champions | 2 |
Bronze Champions | 5 |
Name | Dam | Damsire | Owner/Breeder (O/B) | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ah Do Declare | Never Too Sleepy | Too Sleepy To Zip |
O: Judith Davis B: Mikey Trueba |
$7,732.50 |
Real Southern Assets | Pretty Assets | Allocate Your Assets |
O: Kristen N Galyean B: Meghan Tierney |
$2,806.12 |
Made In The South | Sleepy Pleasures | Too Sleepy To Zip |
O: Kayla & Matt Budine B: Gumz Farms Quarter Horses LLC |
$1,730.43 |
Itsa Afterhoursthing | Good After Hours | The Radical Hour |
O: Erin Nicole Duquette B: Heather G Semler |
$1,330.07 |
Kruzn South | Invitation To Glory | The Krymsun Kruzer |
O: Kayla & Matt Budine B: Terry Roberts |
$1,150.09 |
Kickin Dust Up | Miss Trophy Chip | Zips Chocolate Chip |
O: Molli Lyn Froman B: Carl Yamber |
$320.00 |
Sipinsumthinsouthern | Sure Ama Hottie | Blazing Hot |
O: J And J Performance Horse B: Beau Baird |
$318.52 |
Sleepin In The South | Sleepy Pleasures | Too Sleepy To Zip |
O: Gerald Thomas Hancock B: Gumz Farms Quarter Horses LLC |
$222.91 |
Sheez The Real Thing | Josies On The Hunt | One Hot Invitation |
O: Debra Ann Sluga-Tressler B: Alyse B Roberts |
$170.00 |
Just a Bit Southern | Bonafide N Hot | Im Bonafide |
O: Olivia Huls B: Bruce Walquist |
$100.00 |
Progeny Earnings | $12,697 |
Champions | 4 |
Reserve Champions | 2 |
Bronze Champions | 1 |
Name | Dam | Damsire | Owner/Breeder (O/B) | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Easy Peazy | Treatmelikealady | Iron Enterprise |
O: Flentje Enterprises LLC B: Marissa T McLeod |
$11,856.65 |
Eye Makeitlook Easy | Lookwhatumademehoo | Hot Ones Only |
O: Waukegan Farms LLC B: Brandy Jo Clark |
$839.92 |
Progeny Earnings | $9,609 |
Champions | 2 |
Reserve Champions | 2 |
Bronze Champions | 3 |
Name | Dam | Damsire | Owner/Breeder (O/B) | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Canadian Club | One Pretty Mechanic | Mechanic |
O: Courtney Rebecca Suthoff B: Kami Irwin Tymchuk |
$5,607.69 |
LTK Duck Duck Goose | Huntin My Hubby | Hubba Hubba Huntin |
O: Hary Keller B: Harry Keller |
$2,862.50 |
The One N Only Club | Pretty Ones Only | One N Only |
O: Sandra Morgan B: Sandra Morgan |
$1,139.30 |
Progeny Earnings | $9,270 |
Champions | 5 |
Reserve Champions | 5 |
Bronze Champions | 2 |
Name | Dam | Damsire | Owner/Breeder (O/B) | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hez A Dancin Hubba | These Irons R Dancin | These Irons Are Hot |
O: Chris R Lagerblade B: Richard & Betty Jo Carr |
$6,117.64 |
Huntin A Dance | These Irons R Dancin | These Irons Are Hot |
O: Richard & Betty Jo Carr B: Richard & Betty Jo Carr |
$1,702.37 |
Huntin Good Vibes | Fabulicity | Fabuluke |
O: Tiffany Lynn Lunsford B: Nancy-Sue Ryan |
$360.00 |
Iron Lion Zion | These Irons R Ready | These Irons Are Hot |
O: Kayla & Matt Budine B: Richard & Betty Jo Carr |
$350.00 |
Right Onn | Miss Allocations | Allocate Your Assets |
O: James Starland Ranch LLC B: Searles & Liska |
$300.00 |
Always On My Game | Captive Investment | The Last Captive |
O: Partners for Progress NFP B: Anne Demirjian |
$240.00 |
Hubbout A Dance | These Irons R Dancin | These Irons Are Hot |
O: Sloane Weakly B: Richard & Betty Jo Carr |
$200.00 |
Progeny Earnings | $7,014 |
Champions | 3 |
Reserve Champions | 3 |
Bronze Champions | 3 |
Name | Dam | Damsire | Owner/Breeder (O/B) | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Double O Sevn | Sweet Center Gucci | Gucci Only |
O: Jessica Hanchett Botke B: Dick Knoch |
$6,363.89 |
Goin Nowhere Fast | Goodbars Glamourgirl | Zippos Mr Good Bar |
O: Anna & Jimmy Langley B: Tim Delf |
$190.00 |
Leanin Toward Lazy | Impulsive Debutante | Hot Impulse |
O: Bright Star Stables B: Debbi Trubee |
$160.00 |
Made To Be Lazy | Ovations Party Girl | Ovations Only |
O: Ella Roberts B: Makenzie Maas |
$150.00 |
Chilln Ona Dirt Road | Winnie Persuasion | Perfect Execution |
O: Lilly Ann Jones B: Dale Hamilton |
$150.00 |
Progeny Earnings | $6,740 |
Champions | 2 |
Reserve Champions | 0 |
Bronze Champions | 0 |
Name | Dam | Damsire | Owner/Breeder (O/B) | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Alpha The Omega | Purely Hot | Hot N Blazing |
O: Samantha M Swart B: Benjamin Miller |
$6,739.87 |
Progeny Earnings | $5,394 |
Champions | 0 |
Reserve Champions | 0 |
Bronze Champions | 3 |
Name | Dam | Damsire | Owner/Breeder (O/B) | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boy Oh Boy | Blue Skys Movin In | Skys Blue Boy |
O: Joy Geallis B: Jeff & Melissa Clark |
$3,291.86 |
Skye Miles | A Walk In The Sky | Skys Blue Boy |
O: Cindy Schrader B: Chuck Briggs |
$2,102.16 |
In our analysis of the 2023 AAQHC statistics, we proudly direct the spotlight to the often unsung heroines of the breeding world – the top ten producing dams in the Hunter Under Saddle classes. These exceptional mares have not only carved a path through their own achievements but have also left an enduring legacy that resonates through their progeny. We celebrate the profound influence that dam-lines have on the Hunter Under Saddle ring.
Notably, we have to mention Kat Tails R Blazing owned by Katheryn Van Slyke of Running Springs, producer of RS Hankwhydoyadrank who was an impressive 3X Congress Champion this year with. Other impressive mares this year with multiple wins are Fabulicity, Treatmelikealady, and Shez All About Blue.
Here are the top ten producing dams based on earnings in Hunter Under Saddle classes:
Dam Name | Earnings | Champions | Res. Champions | Bronze Champions |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kat Tails R Blazing | $19,309 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Fabulicity | $16,011 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Treatmelikealady | $11,857 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Shez All About Blue | $11,523 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Pretty Assets | $10,468 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
These Irons R Dancin | $8,020 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Never Too Sleepy | $7,733 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sweet Center Gucci | $7,602 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Truly Graceful | $7,480 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Purely Hot | $6,740 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Delving into the intricate fabric of the 2023 All American Quarter Horse Congress, our focus now shifts to the esteemed damsires who have left an indelible mark on the Hunter Under Saddle classes. These influential stallions, through their daughters, have significantly contributed to the success and finesse observed in the arena.
Leading the charge is none other than Hot N Blazing, a powerhouse damsire with earnings totaling $42,356. He has produced mares who's progeny have secured an impressive 10 Congress Championships, 5 Reserve Congress Championships, and 8 Bronze Congress Championships, further solidifying his undeniable impact on the Hunter Under Saddle discipline.
Skys Blue Boy follows suit with earnings of $31,805 and an exceptional record of 11 Congress Championships, 4 Reserve Congress Championships, and 4 Bronze Congress Championships. Allocate Your Assets, who we just lost this past week, is a stalwart with a legacy, contributes to the narrative with earnings of $20,441 and a noteworthy record of 1 Congress Championship, 5 Reserve Congress Championships, and 3 Bronze Congress Championships.
Damsire Name | Earnings | Champions | Res. Champions | Bronze Champions |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hot N Blazing | $42,356 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
Skys Blue Boy | $31,805 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Allocate Your Assets | $20,441 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Fabuluke | $16,621 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Iron Enterprise | $11,857 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
These Irons Are Hot | $11,291 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Too Sleepy To Zip | $11,267 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Truly Priceless | $9,816 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Gucci Only | $7,822 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
The Immortal | $5,889 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
From the prowess of Hunter Under Saddle competitors to the dominance of renowned sires and influential damsires, the Congress stands as a testament to the enduring spirit of the stock horse. The dedication of breeders, of owners and riders, and the immeasurable impact of equine bloodlines collectively shape the future of the industry. As we celebrate the achievements showcased at this prestigious event, we honor the passion and commitment of all those who contribute to the rich and vibrant tapestry of the equine world. Next up? We'll look at the successes from the Longe Line ring at the 2023 AAQHC.
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* Please note that these results were accurate to the best of StallionCompare.com's ability at the time of writing this article. As all show results are subject to change, these statistics operate under the same assumption. These results are not "official" as per the OQHA or AQHA.
** Please note that some classes are without results at this time and these standings could change once the OQHA or AQHA release comprehensive results from the HUS classes. Classes currently missing are as follows: 122300C01 -- 2 Year Old Maiden Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity NSBA Presented by Good Better Best, 122100C01 -- 2 Year Old Maiden Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity Limited NSBA Presented by Good Better Best, 122300C01SB -- SBB 2 Year Old Maiden Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity NSBA, 122100C01SB -- SBB 2 Year Old Maiden Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity Limited NSBA, 122300C01 -- 2 Year Old Maiden Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity NSBA Presented by Good Better Best, 122100C01 -- 2 Year Old Maiden Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity Limited NSBA Presented by Good Better Best, 122300C01SB -- SBB 2 Year Old Maiden Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity NSBA, 122100C01SB -- SBB 2 Year Old Maiden Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity Limited NSBA, 123100 -- 3 Yr Old Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity - Limited NSBA, and 123100SB -- SBB 3 Yr Old Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity - Limited NSBA.
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