proud breeders of apha reined cow horses
Gin Blossom - 2021 APHA bay tobiano mare
Odessa - NRCHA Open Level money earner
Odessa was added to the ranch in August of 2022, as a long yearling. Odessa has an A+ personality and is very easy to work with. Odessa is GORGEOUS and her pedigree is worth a look! Smart Delta (LTE $7k+ o/o daughter of Delta Flyer), and Quarter Horse cutting legends Smart Little Lena (LTE $577k+), Playgun (LTE $186k, ROM in cutting) and Tanqurey Gin (LTE $15k+) all appear on her papers. Just off: High Brow Cat, Delta Flyer, Doc Olena, Docs Hickory, Smart Little Lena, Colonel Freckles and Peppy San Badger... this gal is descended from cutter royalty! She’ll be a terrific cross on many modern bloodlines, too.
Odessa has the personality and brains everyone wants in a prospect. She’s confident, calm and quiet, but will turn up the energy when asked. We believe she’s got what it takes to be a nice performance horse. She’s quickly becoming a favorite around the ranch and is fun to ride in both the arena and out on trails and pastures! She’s a very confident young horse who takes new things in stride and doesn’t startle at unfamiliar sights. Odessa spent her first 8 months of training with Laubscher Performance Horses in Oklahoma, before transitioning closer to home to finish out with Luke Jones Performance Horses in Iowa.
Odessa is able to go from arena to trail riding with ease. In October of 2024, she participated in a 2-day camping trip and tackled rough and steep terrain. Some of the other participants wished us luck riding a 3-year-old, but by the end of the trip, they voted her as the best-behaved horse of the ride. Odessa truly is a unicorn, and we know that we will have many years of fun with her both in the show pen, and adventuring on trails with friends!
Show record
2024:
SDRCHA Road to Texas Lv 1 Open Futurity 10th
- rein work 9th place
- herd work 3rd place (won NRCHA $$)
- cow/fence work 10th place
2025:
unshown due to a hoof wall injury
Genetics
Ee, Aa, nd1/nd2, TO/n, negative for OLWS, HYPP, HERDA, GBED, PSSM1, MH and IMM
Progeny
- 2026 planned foal by ??