Larry LarsonFebruary 15, 2012
Nic It Rey, by Nic It In The Bud and out of Miss Solano Rey, was the high-selling horse at the 2012 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo Horse Sale in Rapid City, South Dakota. (Photo courtesy of Larry Larson)
Long established as a strong marketplace for the performance horse, the 2012 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo Horse Sale in Rapid City, South Dakota, once again broke all previous records. Now into its 54th year, the sale was held January 27-28 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. A screening process produced a strong offering of 160 head over the two-day sale.
Following a preview each morning at the James Kjerstad Event Center at the Central States Fairgrounds, the 2012 First Interstate Bank Horse Sale was presented in the Crystalyx BioBarrel Show Ring in Rushmore Hall. The sale corporate sponsors included First Interstate Bank, Ravelette Publications, Cattle Business Weekly and Larry Larson Photography. Auctioneer Lynn Weishaar of Reva, South Dakota, and announcer John E. Johnson of Piedmont, South Dakota, rolled through the two-day sale that broke yet another record – an overall average of $5,521.93.
For the second year in a row, a son of Nic It In The Bud was the high-selling consignment at the BHSS sale. By Reminic and out of Genuine Redbud by Genuine Doc, the 1997 bay stallion Nic It In The Bud has combined lifetime earnings of $148,765, which he earned in National Reined Cow Horse Association, National Reining Horse Association and National Cutting Horse Association competition. Nic It In The Bud’s offspring earnings are nearing $1 million. Topping the 2012 sale after active bidding was Nic It Rey, a 2009 sorrel gelding out of the Dual Rey daughter Miss Solano Rey. Consigned by Cowan Select Horses LLC of Havre, Montana, and shown by Zach Iddings, the 14.3-hand prospect left the ring at the Saturday sale on a bid of $21,000 from Annette Baumeister of Piedmont, South Dakota.
Also consigned to the Saturday sale was the 2004 buckskin gelding Shine N Reno, consigned by Levi Grimes of Kadoka, South Dakota. Sired by Smart Shiner, Shine N Reno is out of the mare Cowboys Prescription, an own daughter of Diggers Rest by Peppy San Badger. With Doc’s Prescription also on the bottom side, Shine N Reno was promoted as “broke, broke, broke” and as a finished bridle horse, with more than $3,200 in NRCHA earnings. Harold Hagen of Crosby, North Dakota, had the final bid on this 14.3-hand finished arena performer at $18,750.
Another highlight was on the Friday sale offering: Gun A Play A Little, consigned by Tom & Sonya Coolahan of Hermosa, South Dakota. The 2006 bay gelding, sired by PG Golden Gun by Playgun and out of a Smart Little Lena-Doc’s Sug mare, captured the reserve championship earlier in the day in the Championship of the Ranch Horse Select competition. The finished ranch and arena performer, with lifetime earnings of more than $5,000, caught the eye of Josh Leddy, a resident of Virgil, South Dakota, and commanded a bid of $18,000.
Fifteen of the region’s leading American Quarter Horse sires were once again showcased on Stallion Row during the first weekend of the BHSS; these stallions were also presented in the sale ring prior to each sale.
Offered once again was the People’s Choice Award for the best stall and stallion presentation during the event. Sponsored by Larry Larson Photography of Rapid City, South Dakota, the BHSS People’s Choice Award was presented to Nu N Shiney, owned by Bud Fay, Gillette, Wyoming. Sale coverage was provided by Alan and Cindy Taylor of www.horseauctions.com, which provided coverage of the two-day sale and the ongoing live webcasts of daily activities from the Event Center.
Championship of Ranch Horse Select
The first 16 consignments in the 2012 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo Horse Sale catalog competed for the Championship of the Ranch Horse Select. Now in its fourth year, the event was held on the morning of January 27 during the preview of sale consignments.
Sponsored by Lynn and Connie Weishaar, the 2012 Ranch Horse Select championship was awarded to Pony Expresso, a 2001 blue roan gelding. Owned and raised by Dawn and Wilbur Newland of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, the gelding is by their ranch sire Lucky Joe Lynx, a son of Doc’s Lynx and out of a Colonel Freckles-Doc’s Prescription mare.
Consigned by Tom and Sonya Coolahan of Hermosa, South Dakota, Gun A Play A Little won the reserve championship, an award sponsored by John E. Johnson. The 2006 bay gelding is sired by PG Golden Gun and out of a Smart Little Lena-Doc’s Sug mare.
The Ranch Horse Select consignments commanded a solid average of $8,750 through the Friday auction.
2012 AVERAGES:
TOP 5: $17,250 (2011 – $14,600) • TOP 10: $14,075 (2011 - $11,790)
RANCH HORSE SELECT GELDING AVERAGE: $8,750
FRIDAY AVERAGE: $5,386.79 • SATURDAY AVERAGE: $5,639.34
OVERALL AVERAGE: $5,521.93 (2011 - $4,948)
$21,000 – NIC IT REY – 2009 Sorrel Gelding by Nic It In The Bud by Reminic and out of Miss Solano Rey, an own daughter of Dual Rey; Consignor: Cowan Select Horses, LLC, Havre, Montana; Buyer: Annette Baumeister, Piedmont, South Dakota
$18,750 – SHINE N RENO – 2004 Buckskin Gelding by Smart Shiner by Shining Spark and out of Cowboys Prescription, an own daughter of Diggers Rest; Consignor: Levi Grimes, Kadoka, South Dakota; Buyer: Harold Hagen, Crosby, North Dakota
$18,000 – GUN A PLAY A LITTLE – 2006 Bay Gelding by PG Golden Gun by Playgun and out of Little Ten Ten by Smart Playboy Lena; Consignor: Tom and Sonya Coolahan, Hermosa, South Dakota; Buyer: Josh Leddy, Virgil, South Dakota
$14,500 – MONEY FLASHES – 2006 Sorrel Mare by Ninety Nine Goldmine by Strawfly Special and out of Flashy Bully by Bully Bullion; Consignor: Brenda and Jim Hughes, Almont, North Dakota; Buyer: John McGriff, Quinn, South Dakota
$14,000 – BLUE EYED PEPTO – 2007 Red Roan Stallion by Peptos Blueprint by Peptoboonsmal and out of My Blue Eyed Misty by Destined; Consignor: Linda Paulson, Fairfax, South Dakota; Buyer: Neal Wanless, Vale, South Dakota
$11,750 – LIL BITA VERSION – 2003 Brown Gelding (Appendix) by Good Version by Zippos Mr Good Bar and out of Lil Bit Of Patriot by Zan Parr Patriot; Consignor: Jessica Schaffer, Broadus, Montana; Buyer: Rick Sigvaldsen, Epping, North Dakota
$11,750 – SKIP AND GO SPOONS – 2004 Sorrel Gelding by Skip And Go Alex by Skip And Go Seek and out of PQH Zans Spoons by Maple Creek Zan; Consignor: Ed Verhelst, Lodge Grass, Montana; Buyer: Curt Geveshansen, Kimball, South Dakota
$10,500 – PONY EXPRESSO – 2001 Blue Roan Gelding by Lucky Joe Lynx by Doc’s Lynx and out of Miss Rancho Colonel by Colonels King Adam; Consignor: Dawn and Wilbur Newland, Belle Fourche, South Dakota; Buyer: Jim Bloom, Rapid City, South Dakota
$10,500 – SONNY MO LENA – 2005 Palomino Gelding by Sonnys Lena Rae and out of She Is A Dee Jay; Consignor: Rod and Corrine Schaffer, Broadus, Montana; Buyer: Brad Roshau, Bismarck, North Dakota
$10,000 – MIS CENA PEPTOLENA – 2004 Bay Mare by Peptolena Boy by Peptoboonsmal and out of a Catalena Boy daughter, Cena Catalena; Consignor: Jason Schaffer, Broadus, Montana; Buyer: Greg Carlson, Jamestown, North Dakota
$10,000 – DSR HANSOME STRANGER – 2003 Palomino Gelding by Cool Smart by Smart Little Lena and out of Dry Docs Love by Dry Doc; Consignor: Brad Andrews, Red Owl, South Dakota; Buyer: Verla Schaer, Gordon, Nebraska
$9,750 – BLUE BONNET COUP – 2002 Blue Roan Gelding by Plenty Roan Hancock by Roan Ambrose and out of Blue Bonnet Jinks by Quarter’s Peso; Consignor: Derick Underwood, Alliance, Nebraska; Buyer: Chris Jorgenson, Baker, Montana
$9,000 – FRENCHMANS AZALEA – 2002 Sorrel Mare (Appendix) by Frenchmans Guy by Sun Frost and out of Azalea Bux by Rocket Wrangler; Consignor: Jim and Ethel Whitcher, Scenic, South Dakota; Buyer: Monte Melvin, Hermosa, South Dakota
$8,500 – SAN KAI PEPPY BOY – 2005 Grey Gelding by Peppy San Kai by Lani Kai and out of Settas Girl by Eddie Centennial; Consignor: Mondak Livestock LLC, Billings, Montana; Buyer: Curt Geveshansen, Kimball, South Dakota
$8,500 – RENE DAN RED MAN – 2005 Chestnut Gelding by Rene Dan Jet by Jet Of Honor and out of Dinkys Roana Samona by Dinky’s Red Man; Consignor: Rebecca Amio, Wall, South Dakota; Buyer: Jake Henderson, Williston, North Dakota
$8,500 – WK PRAIRIE JACK – 2003 Palomino Gelding by Flighty Jack by Pats Beaver and out of Crystal Prairie Rose by Bollers Crystal; Consignor: Will P. Kirwan, Comstock, Nebraska; Buyer: Robert Lillis, Mandan, North Dakota