Congratulations!

2007 Palomino colt w/spotted blanket
Classified Material x Classy Imprince

Headed to Mexico
Thank you, Eugenio, Ernesto, and Alma!

2007 Chestnut sno-cap colt
Classified Material x Lins Dandy Chic
Full brother to Texas Champion

Headed to Mexico
Thank you, Eugenio, Ernesto, and Alma!

Summer 2007 photos

2006 ApHC palomino gelding

Classified Material x Miss Sylvia

This is a good looking fellow that keeps getting better -- and Will just keeps on growing! Soft, pretty mover; so elegant now he needs to be in the show ring; huntseat pleasure and much more won't be far behind. Has darkened to a gorgeous palomino/white mane and tail. No characteristics; can be registered and shown PHBA, too!

Sold in Virginia

Uniquely Miss Lucy, '99 ApHC Broodmare Bred to Classified Material for 2008 Sold to Kentucky Thank you, Deborah Wein!	Power Streak Hypp N/N	Power Plus Sire of Champions including Poweriffic Canadian Nat'l Champion 2x Res. World Champion
		Miz Lucy, AQHA by Featured by Feature by Impressive
	Unique Red Rose	Lins UNIQUE Dandy by Dandy San, SMS, by Top San, NC, by Top Hat H., HOF
		Protentious by Bright Pro, MS, by Bright Eyes Brother, HOF

Got Me A Secret -- '01 ApHC , gelding
Classified Material x Lins Dandy Chic
Sold to Texas

Texas State Champion 2-year old gelding
Texas State Champion Open Longeline
Texas State Champion Non-Pro Longeline

Gulf Coast Champion 2-year old gelding
Gulf Coast Champion Open Longeline
Gulf Coast Champion Non-Pro Longeline

It's hard to believe that I've had Secret for five years now. He's pushing 16 hands and is a beautiful deep golden Palomino. His favorite activity of the day is the bedtime tuck-in carrot he receives each night about 9 p.m. when I kiss him good night.

In the summer of 2006, we reached a goal I set when I purchased him from you all as a yearling in 2002 -- competing in Junior Trail at the Palomino World Championships. I rode him to a fifth place finish, beating the horse that was leading the nation in junior trail at the time under all four judges.

We also competed in four other classes at the 2006 World Show - Novice Showmanship, Novice Western Horsemanship, Novice Trail and Novice Hunter Under Saddle. We ended the week with two top fives and three top tens. Secret and I both get a kick out of it when people come up to me and try to guess how he's bred -- it's fun to share his secret: "He's a solid color Appaloosa." I can then take the opportunity to point out his App characteristics: white sclera, mottled skin, and striped hooves.

His first PHBA World Show was in 2005, we placed in Amateur 2001 Halter Geldings, Novice Trail and Novice Hunter Under Saddle.

We also continue to participate in our regional Gulf Coast Appaloosa shows. Last year, he was the regional high point horse for Aged Geldings, Non Pro Geldings, 35 and Over Showmanship and 35 and Over Western Pleasure.

In 2006, we also enjoyed participating in a fund raising trail ride for our area's largest therapeutic horseback riding program: SIRE. Secret is as dependable out on the trail as he is in the show ring. He's truly a joy to have in the barn.

K. Leonard

Lemon Skip
2001 ApHC Gelding

Classified Material x My Skip's Chance

Sold in Virginia

"John"
'04 ApHC chestnut/white stallion
Prince Goer x Miss Sylvia

Sold to Arkansas

Amarillo Blue
'02 ApHC palomino/white blanketed gelding
Classified Material x Unique Red Rose

Sold to North Carolina

Amarillo Ice
'02 ApHC palomino/white gelding
Classified Material x Unique Daisy Mae

"....I'm going to show him this summer, then he's going to college with me! LoL. He's such a wonderful horse, I love him to death! So does everyone else at the barn. I've had a few offers on him, but he's too good of a horse to sell (in my opinion)".

Jessica Brumbaugh

Skip the Obvious, '98 gelding
The Obvious Article x My Skip's Chance

"Jed" is doing great. He is our baby and he knows it. He's a pleasure to be around and he rides like a dream. He's got a wonderful lope and canter. The kids love riding him because he has a trot that's sooo smooth. He works with leg pressure and voice commands. He knows his cues that I taught him and along with giving up kisses and a little bow here and there.

Sherri Honchar

Hello Bill & Mauri, "Boy time flies, I contacted you about 21 years ago about a gelding my parents got me for Christmas. I named him Cherokee Blaze and he's out of Apache Swamp Angel and Plaudit's Son O'Gun .... I still have Cherokee and he is now 24 years old. He's in good health and his main job is baby sitting my two mules. He doesn't get ridden much unless my 7 year old daughter rides him. He's been the most wonderful horse I could ever have asked for and we've been through a lot together.... Just thought you may be interested to know one of the "old guys" is still out there kicking. Just thought I'd say hello."
~Lori Clifton Reese~

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Thanks Lori!
This is the kind of stuff we just love to hear from folks that
have purchased Rock Bottom-bred horses -- be it recently or 20 + years ago!

Plaudit's Son O'Gun, was one of our first ApHC stallions. He was by Prince Plaudit and out of School Dress, a branded Wiescamp AQHA mare.
He was a full brother to Prince's Shiek, 2X World Champion Reining Horse (Jr. and Sr.) owned, trained, and exhibited by Joel Cohen of New York.