"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

         

Bill Horton                 Jennifer Horton                 Wyatt

We are lucky to live and work in the heartland of this country, doing what we enjoy in work and in play. We are lifetime members of the American Quarter Horse Association. In 2007, Bill was elected as a national director for AQHA representing Iowa and now serves as the Chairman of newly-formed Recreational Activities Committee for AQHA. Jennifer serves on the AQHA youth activities committee. Jennifer also serves on the AQHA Region 3 Experience Steering Committee to help produce the event each year. We are active in our state affiliate, the Iowa Quarter Horse Association. Bill serves as the 2008 President. Jennifer is the youth advisor for the Iowa Quarter Horse Youth Association and owns and publishes the official magazine of the Iowa Quarter Horse Association. Bill is an equine consultant for Nutrena (Cargill Animal Nutrition) and Jennifer manages bar H Photography. Jennifer is a member of the Professional Photographers Association and Professional Photographers of Iowa and offers creative ad design along with the photography and publishing. And Wyatt? He's head of security (with the help of Rosco, our miniature donkey). We raise and show American Quarter Horses. As amateur exhibitors, Bill shows in team roping and Jennifer in western pleasure. We have some good mares and are raising a few babies from our mares retired from the show arena from roping and western pleasure bred to some great stallions.

 

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Catilina Chic            shown by Bill Horton

2002 Two-Time All American Quarter Horse CONGRESS CHAMPION

Amateur Heading and Amateur Heeling

Four-Time ABRA WORLD CHAMPION Open & Amateur Heading & Heeling

Over 360 AQHA Points ~ Over $10,000 AQHA Incentive Fund Earnings. Multiple AQHA World Show Qualifier

Tulsa Summer Holiday Circuit 2005 Circuit Champion Amateur Heeling. Tulsa Winter Holiday Circuit 2003-2004 Circuit Champion Amateur Heeling. Tulsa Summer Holiday Circuit 2003 Circuit Champion Amateur Heading & Amateur Heeling. AQHA Superiors in Amateur Heading & Amateur Heeling ~ 2002 AQHA Honor Roll Top Ten Amateur Heeling.

2000-2001-2002-2003-2004-2005 AQHA World Show Qualifier. Halter Class Winner & Point Earner & AQHA Amateur All Around Winner

Retired in 2006. Produced a red dun stud colt  June 1, 2007. Bred back to Kid Whiz for 2009.

Catilina Kid ("Peanut") by Congress Champion KID WHIZ. AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.

Red Dun Stud Colt. Nominated to the AQHA Incentive Fund and the NRBC.

                       

   

Zipped n Wrapped            FOR SALE

1999 Mare - Good Bar Wrapper x Bootscootin Boogie (by Zipped N Barred)

shown by Jennifer Horton in Amateur Western Pleasure under the training and guidance of John Konecne.

(photo © Shane Rux)

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Dances With Foxes   

1998 Bay Gelding  •  Dandys Dee Bar x Miss Foxy Straw

"Wil" is a western pleasure futurity money earner shown as a two year old by Jennifer Horton. He has earned AQHA showmanship points also shown by Jennifer. He's moved to "Big Boy Sports" in the roping arena competing in Amateur Heading. AQHA point earner Amateur Heading. Jackpot Roping Winner - earnings approximately $1,000 from just a couple of jackpots. AQHA Halter class winner and point earner. AQHA Amateur All Around Winner.  Trained and shown by Bill Horton.   (photo © Shane Rux)

 

1992 Mare by Colonel Hotrodder out of Miss Foxy Straw

AQHA Superior Amateur Heeling • 2001 5th Place AQHA World Show Amateur Heeling. 2000 AQHA World Show Finalist - Amateur Heeling. AQHA Open & Amateur points in Heading, Heeling, Halter • Multiple Circuit Championships. Trained and shown by Bill Horton   (photo © KC Montgomery)

Good for beginner roper, broke and easy to ride.

"Kate" has produced two foals: Ruby Red Hotrod, shown below, and Chex Your Email, a 2005 sorrel filly by Zacharys Lena Chex by Bueno Chex Jr.

Available for purchase - Chex Your Email - 2005 Chestnut Mare

Zacharys Lena Chex (grandson of Bueno Chex) x Foxy Lil Hotrodder (by Colonel Freckles)

Chex Your Email ("Friday") started as a two year old, showing promise for a performance career.

Continuing her training for a performance career - cow horse, roping. She'll do it.

 

 

 

Also available, Unexpected Chex, 2006 bay gelding, Zacharys Lena Chex x Skipto The Good Part (Good Bar Wrapper x Skips Assist daughter). Quiet, extremely good natured colt, should be very easy to train and is very athletic.  Started under saddle.

 

Ruby Red Hotrod is a 1999 mare by Dundee Bar Money out of Foxy Lil Hotrodder, raised by Bill & Jennifer Horton, and now loved by the Knowlton Girls.

Ruby and Renee Knowlton carried the flag during the evening opening ceremonies at the 2007 Reichert Celebration in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Ruby  Cari Knowlton and Ruby at the 2005 Iowa State Fair Junior Cowgirl Queen Contest.

 

NEW for 2008! "Halo"

2008 Bay Filly born 5/23/08. Zippos Heaven Sent x Skipto The Good Part.  White hairs in her flanks indicate she'll shed out a bay roan.

 

 

Our 2007 Foals...

Good Good Good ("Doug")

Brown Stud Colt - Good Bar Wrapper X Graceful As A Fox (by Dandys Dee Bar) - born May 9 , 2007

       

           

and Good Vs Evil ("Sara") 2007 Bay Filly - Zippos Heaven Sent X Skipto The Good Part (by Good Bar Wrapper) - born May 24, 2007

       

There will never be another like you... Super Charly Brown (1981-2006) "Bo"

AQHA Superior Amateur Western Horsemanship. AQHA World Show Top 10 Amateur Horsemanship 1990.  AQHA points in Western Pleasure, Trail, Showmanship, Horsemanship. Multiple World Show Qualifier.  Winner at Block & Bridle, National Cattle Congress and Iowa State Fair. Multiple AQHA All Around wins. IQHA All Around Amateur and many, many IQHA High Point titles 1987 - 1991. He even became a point earner in amateur heeling, shown by Bill Horton, at the age of 18!

Definitely an Overachiever... My Once in a Lifetime Horse... My Friend

And Sydney, the best dog ever (1989-2006)

 

Thanks for the Ride...  Miss Foxy Straw (1980-2000)

A Two-Time Reserve AQHA World Champion in Amateur Heeling, Foxy had earned 300 AQHA points and the respect of many ropers and horsemen across the country. 

During her show career, she was a 9-time AQHA World Show Qualifier, 5-time Top 5 and placed 3rd in 1995 after a 3 year retirement. In 152 AQHA Amateur Heeling classes, she WON 71 of them and totaled 166.5 points. She earned numerous state year end awards in Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska and will be missed forever.

Produced three foals: Foxy Lil Hotrodder (Superior Amt. Heeling, AQHA World Show Top 5); Dances With Foxes (AQHA point earner in multiple events, western pleasure futurity money earner, roping money earner); Graceful As A Fox (unshown due to injury).  

Both Foxy and Bo are remembered permanently as part of the American Quarter Horse Heritage Center and Museum Brick Wall at the American Quarter Horse Association Headquarters in Amarillo, Texas.