Reference Stallions

2006 Brown Quarter Horse Stallion
Own son of Champion Racehorse Panther Mountain

I didn’t update Flyin Panther’s page until now ,,,,,,because my broken heart wouldn’t let me do it.  Panther was euthanized in the last part of 2014 due to an irreparable knee injury.  A huge part of our breeding program died with him,,,,,,not to mention the big piece of ME that went with him too.  He was a special animal…a true piece of wonder in my life…….his foals are fantastic and I’m confident that everyone that purchased one is pleased.  I will miss him all the rest of my life……that much I’m certain of.  Life goes on, as we all well know, and the horse industry seldom spares one from the grief of horrible loss.  Thank you Flyin Panther,,,,,,for the good times, and for all that you were and always will be to me…….I only wish that I could’ve kept you longer!!!  God Speed Buddy…….I loved you well.

Flyin Panther arrived at Flying O Ranch in the spring of 2012.  I had spent about half of the winter of 2011/2012 looking for a  son of Champion Panther Mountain to compliment the breeding program.  In the process I had found, purchased, and fallen in love with my daughter of Panther Mountain, the once in a lifetime broodmare Panther’s Princess, in foal to a Strawfly Special son when I purchased her.  I ran across an ad for Flyin Panther that caught my eye and I kept going back to it……his well written pedigree was a huge part of what made him very interesting to me as his dam is a daughter of Strawfly Special.  I’ve owned some Strawfly Special bred horses over the years and have always been impressed with their eye appeal and unique personalities.  To own them, is to love them! (sometimes in spite of oneself)  The speed and athletic ability are the bonus of course.  And the Strawfly Special/Panther Mountain cross is a proven cross………so, I talked myself into it (not difficult) and Flyin Panther was mine.

Flyin Panther was bred to a small and diverse group of mares in 2012…..a ‘test’ breeding I suppose since he hadn’t sired any foals when I purchased him.  In 2013 I was so pleasantly surprised when his foals arrived.  They are beautiful babies with the “WOW” factor all over them. Flyin Panther stamped them all with the traits I was hoping he would pass on.  They’re good looking and they know it!  Correct, athletic and best of all…..they are smart and so easy to work with.  Everyone that owns one has remarked on how personable, trainable and enjoyable they are.

“Panther,” as he’s affectionately known around the ranch, made the transition from race stable living to ranch living so easily and loves it here.  He has the exceptional personality and disposition that Strawfly Special horses have, along with the eye appeal, and a ‘look’ that, in my opinion, belongs to Panther Mountain and his offspring…..a huge strong sloping shoulder, warm and gorgeous eyes,,,big hip, short strong back with a long underline, and that special thing called presence by many–the ‘look at me’ attitude that makes him and his foals stand out in a group of horses.  Flyin Panther’s first crop of foals all went to new homes in 2013; many of them to barrel racers. The reviews from the new owners are so positive; I’m really looking forward to the 2014 foal crop by this outstanding horse and to their future in the arena.  His foals are eligible for the ranch barrel incentive program.

Flyin Panther’s sire, Champion PANTHER MOUNTAIN, was sold to new owners in Brazil in 2008.  Here’s a video of this incredible animal in his new environment :

1996 Bay Tobiano APHA registered Paint Stallion
Proven pedigree, proven barrel horse, proven sire!

We are very excited to have Flashy Bugs standing at our ranch. Flashy was born here and purchased by William Taylor from Alabama. Along with Flashy, William also purchased a Flashy daughter, Mz. Simply Flashy, who has gone on to be a top competitor in barrel racing, placing 3rd. at the APHA World Show in 2005, winning the Dixie Nationals in 2005, placing in the top five in multiple events at the APHA World Show in 2006, and qualifying for the NBHA Finals in 2006. She is currently owned and campaigned by the Headley’s of Mississippi. Flashy Bugs is a winning barrel competitor himself as well as being the sire of winning barrel horses!

Add to that, his picture perfect good looks, excellent conformation, speed, a great mind, size (he’s just a fraction over 16 hands) and wonderfully calm disposition, and you have THE winning combination. His foals are gorgeous and good minded individuals.

Thank you, William Taylor, for giving us the opportunity to lease this great horse!

1993 Brown Tobiano APHA Registered Paint Stallion

Incredible pedigree, correct conformation, performance and siring ability all in one package!

Big Country	Big Country winning a race as a two year old.	Son of Big Country out of a Western bugs daughter – he’s now running barrels in Tennessee.

Big Country is a beautiful example of generations of breeding the best to the best….his dam, Easy Country Music, is a leading dam of Paint runners, her sire, Easy Jet certainly left his mark on racing and performance horses. "Big’s" sire, Star Look, was a Stakes Winner, and Champion as a three and four year old. Star Look’s dam, Fair Look was also a leading dam of winners as well as being a National Championship Futurity and Maturity winner.  Big Country’s foals are high performance athletes, with great minds, correct conformation, and size. They’re made to last and their owners love them!

Congratulations to Sue Kay Gorman, SD, and Windcountry Wahoo (Big Country x Windsprint TB) on their successful first season of competition, including winning Open Poles at the 5 State in SD.  Watch for this competitive duo in 2010!

1994 Dark Buckskin Quarter Horse Stallion

If you are looking for a great disposition without sacrificing athletic ability, our foals by Spruce and out of speed bred mares are what you’re looking for! To date, we have 100% satisfied owners of ”the Sprucelings” as they’re referred to!  That in itself speaks volumes about this horse!  His foals are highly trainable, kind, very intelligent, and they love people.  To really understand how nice they are, you might have to own one!

Basic Black Spruce late July 2009	2008 Colt by Basic Black Spruce	2009 AQHA filly by Basic Black Spruce

Have a look at our 2009 foals page as well as our horses for sale pages.

Mr. Basic Black is an AQHA point earner in reining, and is a son of Checkmate King Glo who carried Craig Johnson to an AQHA World Championship in the Junior Reining Horse category, and was a Texas Heritage Reining Champion.  His sire, Mr. Joe Glo is an AQHA World Champion, Superior Pleasure Horse, Superior Halter and Performance Sire, Winner of NRHA Futurity Superstakes, a World Champion sire, and an AQHA Leading Performance Horse Sire. His foals have earned 388 halter pts./3950 performance pts., 77ROMs, 3 Superior Halter, 17 Superior Performance, 1 World Champion, and $182,864 in NRHA earnings. The dam of Mr. Basic Black, Blue Gracie, is also the dam of Sarah Solano, Italian Reining Futurity champion and winner of the Italian Reining Derby.

Whether you’re looking for a winning arena competitor, a ranch versatility prospect, or a ”forever” horse, the ”Sprucelings” are worthy individuals.  They’re good looking, smart, correct, highly trainable, and will be competitive.  They’re natural athletes that love people!

1989 Chestnut Tobiano APHA registered Paint Stallion

ROM Race, Heading, Heeling, Pts. in Steer Stopping,1-D Barrel Sire, Sire of winning Team Roping Horses, 1-D Barrel Grandsire, ROM and Honor Roll Barrel and Stake Race Grandsire. 2008’s #16 Leading Sire of Money Winning Paint Barrel Horses (Equistat)

Western Bugs

We found our beautiful Western Bugs asleep for the last time on May 31, 2009. Appropriately, the great horse that he was, he died quietly and unexpectedly out in the little pasture that he loved, saving me from the pain of seeing him suffer or from having to make decisions that would have been heart-wrenching to have to make. He was a grand horse, a treasure to own; he was my buddy, my once-in-a-lifetime horse. Always a gentleman, always kind, intelligent, and so personable that everyone who came in contact with him loved him, he spent fifteen years sharing his life with me. I will always remember the thought that went through my mind the very first time I saw Western Bugs in Bus Hudson’s barn in Idaho–“this is the horse I’ve been looking for my whole life!”  And he truly was that horse for me……..He left me with his wonderful son Flashy Bugs, and several gorgeous daughters in the broodmare band. And he gave many of you the high performance athletes that you own and ride.

Horses come and go in a persons lifetime, but Western Bugs is irreplaceable. I will miss him forever.

Bonnie