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We, David and Jane, stand Shiners Zan Parr at stud. He is a beautiful 2001 cremello Quarter Horse stallion. Although primarily for breeding, David will rope on him and Jane will use him for trail riding. We own a small band of mares and each summer have plenty of foals for guests to enjoy. We raise and sell quality horses with plenty of color. They are well bred, trail savvy and just good ridin’ horses. Most are started roping depending on age and ability, and all are exposed to a variety of weather, water, dogs, children, arenas, strange horses, trailer loading and more. David starts and trains horses—both our own and “outside” horses (other owners)--during the winter months, and we both finish them on trails in the summer.
Since our house is part of an indoor arena, David is able to ride and work horses even in the heaviest winter, and at night so they get plenty of riding. We specialize in roping and trail education and have a unique situation to work horses with both an indoor and an outdoor arena, and of course endless acres of trails.
The study of equine genetics has advanced significantly in the past few years and the cremello, once spurned in the Quarter Horse industry, is ever increasing in popularity. Shiners Zan Parr is a double dilute cremello which means that he will not sire any sorrels, chestnuts, bays, blacks or smokey blacks regardless of mare color. Based on his genetic profile, one can predict the color of his offspring--for example, a sorrel mare will have a palomino foal when bred to him; a bay mare will have a buckskin, and so on. And on top of that, he is beautifully bred, hence our promise of “Quality AND Color.”
He will be standing from February to June 2006 at the
Key Stallion Station in Pueblo, CO before returning to
the ranch to breed David & Jane’s own
mares, and any local mares booked to him. The benefit of standing him at a stallion
station is that they are equipped to ship frozen semen. The use of AI (artificial
insemination) has also revolutionized the Quarter Horse industry by allowing
a much broader scope of breeding options since mare owners in distant parts of
the country, and even worldwide, can breed to any stallion that can be “collected” and
his semen shipped. * For those of you who aren’t familiar with the breed, to quote from the American Quarter Horse Association site: Just what is an American Quarter Horse? If you have ever seen a horse in one of rodeo's timed events, been along for work on a ranch or watched a Western on the big or small screen, 9 times out of 10 you have witnessed an American Quarter Horse.
These heavily muscled, compact horses could run a short distance over a straightaway faster than any other horse, and the fastest were called Celebrated American Quarter Running Horses by English colonists in the 1600s. In 1940 a registry was formed to preserve the breed which officially became the American Quarter Horse. There are 16 recognized colors of American Quarter Horses including the most prominent color of sorrel (brownish red). The others are bay, black, brown, buckskin, chestnut, dun, red dun, gray, grullo, palomino, red roan, blue roan, bay roan, perlino and cremello. However, American Quarter Horses are allowed only limited white markings on the face and legs. It's interesting to note that the quarter-mile is still the most popular distance for racing American Quarter Horses, and the best blaze the 440 yards in 21 seconds or less. * For those unfamiliar with team-roping, the following is a description taken from the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association website: Team Roping, the only true team event in rodeo, requires close
cooperation and timing between two highly skilled ropers — a header and
a heeler — and their horses. The event originated on ranches
when cowboys needed to treat or brand large steers and the task proved
too difficult for one man. Similar to tie-down ropers and steer wrestlers, team ropers start from the boxes on each side of the chute from which the steer enters the arena. The steer gets a head start determined by the length of the arena. One end of the breakaway barrier is attached to the steer and stretched across the open end of the header's box. When the steer reaches his advantage point, the barrier is released, and the header takes off in pursuit, with the heeler trailing slightly further behind. The ropers are assessed a 10-second penalty if the header breaks the barrier before the steer completes his head start. Some rodeos use heeler barriers too. Another important aspect to the event is the type of horses used by the ropers. The American quarter horse is the most popular among all timed-event competitors, particularly team ropers. Heading horses generally are taller and heavier because they need the power to turn the steer after it is roped. Heeling horses are quick and agile, enabling them to better follow the steer and react to its moves.
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