| We're back from the 2005 nationals, held in | | | | as well as he lead our Awe Sum Maid to Reserve |
| Oklahoma City. We were competing, as usual, in only | | | | World Champion in weanling open mares. At this 2005 |
| Open Halter Events. Our entries on July 7th and 8th | | | | nationals, it was three-year-old Phenomenique's (first |
| were weanling colts, weanling fillies, yearling mares, | | | | foal... out of a first foal), whose gorgeous, bay colt it |
| and two-year-old mares. We were victorious | | | | was that tied for reserve national open weanling |
| garnering four top tens in large classes. These classes | | | | champion. This double bred Awe Striker "Awe Phen |
| represented the culmination of the best breeding | | | | Awe Sum" was presented by Monte Horn for a |
| programs built on the best efforts of horsemen and | | | | third-place to be proud of. |
| women since this breed's conception. These horses | | | | Weenling open filly "Awe Foxy Deelite" and yearling |
| proudly carry the genetics and baton of inspiration | | | | open filly "Maid Awe Sum" (full sister to Awe Sum |
| for the future as a breed. | | | | Maid reserve world open and reserve open national |
| Not everyone rehearses their losses. Embarrassingly, | | | | weanling champion presented by our longtime friend |
| it was note-worthy. Our overconfident insanity | | | | and trainer par excellence Terry Sartain) were also |
| caused us to be crucified in the two-year-old mares. | | | | top ten open national winners. Classes were huge, |
| We had the gall to enter a tall, girthy mare with a | | | | and tough approximately, over fifteen to twenty five |
| nice head, but no muscle or neck! (We left grand | | | | competing horses. A big thanks to Tim and Monte |
| champions and national champion mares like Awe | | | | for their excellent presentation, and to Anna as well |
| Shauntae shown by Terry Sartain home for this | | | | for all of her great prep work. |
| class.) They slapped the fire out of us, with a lot of | | | | All of this moving, showing, building barns and houses, |
| very good mares. Unfortunately, Monte Horn bore | | | | bulldozing woods into pastures while trying to build |
| the brunt of it -- to the chagrin of many -- because | | | | pool cues has taken its toll on poor Bob. He also |
| of his enviable prestige and position in other breeds. | | | | gives all of the shots, and calls all of the shots here |
| For those who sneer, "It's all politics in open halter | | | | at the ranch! We fit with just ranch help, and did |
| classes at big shows," this class proved that you had | | | | alright with horses like Awe Sum Maid, and Dom |
| better have a good one, and they had better be fit | | | | Orlandi's colt we named Mr All Inclusive. He was last |
| at their peek. | | | | year's unanimous open world weanling champion both |
| This was Monte Horn and his pretty wife Anna's | | | | of these fine animals shown by Terry Sartain. |
| debut at our Appaloosa "Nationals." Both he and his | | | | The move to a new location is wonderful. We are |
| wife are multi-generational horsemen. Monte has | | | | conveniently located just two and a quarter miles |
| shown many paints, palaminos, and quarter-horses to | | | | south of exit 18 off of highway 78 at 1594 Victoria |
| their championships at various breed congresses and | | | | Rd. (nice ring to it). We're just south of Memphis, in |
| worlds. He stands Ice Age (the Chronicles December | | | | Byhalia, Mississippi. Perhaps we can help some of you |
| cover), among many others at Heck Yeah Ranch | | | | to greater "victory" in the show ring or your breeding |
| here in Mississippi. He is also fitting Mega Fella who is | | | | program, with a Meucci Ranch mare or gelding. Come |
| the favorite Palamino open two-year-old Stallion that | | | | see some of our past winners and their pregnant |
| he will be presenting this week. (P313-320 July/Aug | | | | Mom's in the pasture. Eleven are bred to Dynamic Kid |
| Chronicles) We chose, as our only "out cross" risk | | | | To a Te and several other top stallions, including Awe |
| this year, "Dominant Image." He is a bargain at Heck | | | | Striker. There will be thirty-one foals next year. We |
| Yeah. He's an AQHA stud that looks like he's worth a | | | | have sixty-five head, including five foals for you to |
| lot more than the $700,000 he was reportedly sold | | | | choose from. This is the best time to pick a few. We |
| for. We bred Awe Lure, our snowcap producer of | | | | are on shorter, newly dozed acreage. Because of |
| Phenomenique to him. | | | | this, we are slashing prices. |
| In a large, tough class of approximately fourteen, the | | | | One tidbit for some of you to think about: How do |
| winning Open National Champion weanling colt was a | | | | we Halter Breeders like the new Non-Halter... "Halter |
| huge chestnut with white hairs. He was about four to | | | | Classes" like "Hunter In Hand" and other non-leading |
| six inches taller than any colt in the class. Both of our | | | | halter... leading halter-sire events! I'd also like to share |
| Awe Striker colts tied for reserve national champion. | | | | some nutritional secrets that your vet probably |
| They both were out of three and four-year-old | | | | doesn't even know - because they're cutting edge! |
| maiden mares. The "call" judge chose Awe Tonamus. | | | | That's all for now! |
| He's a longnecked, pretty-headed deep chestnut colt | | | | If you're interested in checking out Bob's handiwork |
| with a large blanket. He was presented by Tim | | | | in high-resolution images head on over to: Meucci |
| Finkenbinder, who made his debut in the Appaloosa | | | | Cues Pictures, and |
| breed in 2003. At the world, we arranged for him to | | | | Or see some of Meucci Ranch's many beautiful |
| lead our "Dynamic Kid To A Te" to his first world | | | | horses: Meucci's Appaloosas. |
| championship in the two-year-old Open Stallion Class, | | | | |