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Shaws Performance Horses

Locality: Woodstock, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6345 1703

Address: 1505 Pine Mount Rd 2793 Woodstock, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Gunner Becomes NRHA’s All-Time Leading Sire For Immediate Release December 28, 2020 Oklahoma City, Okla. When Andrea Fappani won the 2020 National Reining... Horse Association (NRHA) Open Level (L) 4 Futurity on All Bettss Are Off (Gunner x Wimpys Little Chic), the historic $250,000 first place check catapulted legendary sire Gunner to the top spot of both the NRHA All-Time Leading Sire and 2020 NRHA Leading Sire lists. Seven years after his death, the NRHA Hall of Fame inductee’s move to over $12.6 million in sire earnings exemplifies total domination in the reining world. It was twenty-four years ago when Gunner, then an unknown floppy-eared sorrel with a white tail, was guided into the Jim Norick Coliseum in Oklahoma City by NRHA Professional Clint Haverty to compete at the 1996 NRHA Futurity. By the time the go-rounds were over, he had grabbed everyone’s attention by claiming the Open L 4 Futurity Reserve title and the hearts of reining fans everywhere. By Colonelfourfreckle and out of Katie Gun, Gunner’s excessive white spots kept him from registering with the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). He was initially registered Colonels Smokingun with the American Paint Horse Association (APHA). Bred by Eric Storey, Gunner was purchased by Pam and Paul Rohus, who took the colt to Haverty. With Haverty at the reins, he also won the Open Reining Futurity at the APHA World Championships. Gunner was then sold to Kim and Debra Sloan, and won another APHA World Championship, finished as Reserve Champion at the National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC), and won a gold medal for the United States Equestrian Team with the late Bryant Pace. In a time before live-streamed video, it was easy to tell when Gunner was about to go. The stands would fill, a buzz would build, and the anticipation became palpable. The cheering started as he moved into sightlong before he ever reached the arena gate. Haverty, in typical understated fashion, noted then, They love Gunner, don’t they? He was right. Horsemen and horsewomen everywhere loved Gunner and they exalted in the charisma and excitement he brought to the show pen. All totaled, Gunner earned $173,000 and was immortalized as a Breyer model horse in the early 2000s, but that was only a small part of the legacy he was beginning to create. His impact upon the APHA world was landmark, not only in his exemplary performance in APHA competition but in how he carried the paint horse name, presence and look to other venues and agendas. APHA Executive Director Billy Smith said, The APHA would not have had the high-quality reining horses we have today if not for Gunner. His impact and legacy are incalculable at this point because he is that once-in-a-lifetime individual that was not only able to produce great performers, but also to produce sons that throw great performers. That has created an exponential impact that literally changed the industry. Ultimately his footprint grew even larger. When the AQHA changed their registration requirements in 2004, Gunner registered as Colonels Smoking Gun and began to rewrite the record books for yet another association. Gunner was purchased by NRHA Hall of Famers Tim and Colleen McQuay in 2005, following the passing of their stallion NRHA Five Million Dollar Sire Hollywood Dun It. The McQuays had followed Gunner’s career and even hoped to buy him as a 3-year-old. Tim had ridden several Gunner colts, which cemented his decision to buy the horse. I loved him when he was showing, but what got me going was that we had some colts of his to ride, and I liked them a lot. Stopping was easy for them and they did it with style. They always let you train them, and then they got better and better and better, McQuay said. Although Gunner was laid to rest in 2013, his legacy continues to grow. First becoming an NRHA Million Dollar Sire in 2007, he became a Two Million Dollar Sire just three years later. Since then, his offspring have earned a million dollars annually, subsequently moving Gunner to a new milestone each year. He crossed the $12 Million Dollar threshold in September of 2020 and his 959 foals now have average earnings of $13,183. Gunner’s top earning offspring include: Tinker With Guns (out of Tinker Nic): $344,000 NRHA LTE Gunners Tinseltown (out of Miss Tinseltown): $305,000 NRHA LTE Americasnextgunmodel (out of Cee Dun It Do It) $289,486 NRHA LTE All Betts Are Off (out of Wimpys Little Chic): $281,000 NRHA LTE NRHA Four Million Dollar Sire Gunners Special Nite (out of Mifs Doll): $219,000 NRHA LTE NRHA Four Million Dollar Sire Gunnatrashya (out of Natrasha): $218,000 NRHA LTE No Smoking Required (out of Icing Required): $185,000 NRHA LTE NRHA incoming President Rick Clark has owned both sons and daughters of Gunner and is quick to credit his impact on the industry and to applaud the management of his breeding career by the McQuays. We may never have a sire like him come along again for many, many years. They guided his path so well. Losing him was a setback but we are all thankful they had the foresight to make it so that he’s still part of the industry. It’s amazing, really. Gunner has made a lot of people happy. Everyone’s happy when they have a Gunner baby!

24.01.2022 Our new street sign - thanks to Kyley Norman

23.01.2022 How lucky are Lisa Busby and Gary Rootes! Their 2nd colt is very flash!!!!

23.01.2022 Rod is on YouTube

23.01.2022 Big Chex's new advert artwork - thank you to Kyley Norman.

23.01.2022 We were out in the front paddock today and I got these shots. It is sooo good to see our dams full for the first time in about 4 years. We took the dogs for a run and they had great fun climbing all over our "Devils Marbles" with Rod.

23.01.2022 I was so excited to get my new lap top scanner (I have been waiting 3 months for it) only to find they have send me the wrong country power lead! Aaaarrrrhhhhh!!

23.01.2022 This one is good too

22.01.2022 How do I teach this child not to run with sticks?!

22.01.2022 Congratulations to Ian Bruce on the purchase of Levi aka Hello Pink Panther.

22.01.2022 We got photo bombed lol!!!

21.01.2022 Naomi and her Big Chex boys earning their keep!

21.01.2022 Hello Goldilocks 2018 palomino filly Sire: Hello Big Chex (imp) Dam: Gunner Sparkle by Shining Sheriff (imp) x Jewel N Gun (by Son of a Gun imp)

20.01.2022 "Throwback Thursday" - this week proudly brought to us by out Industry Partner Thomas Arena Products. Today we would like to take a look back and say a fond far...ewell and "Thanks for the Memories" to the one and only Son of a Gun. Rest easy old boy. Again many thanks to our Industry Partner Thomas Arena Products for their continued and wonderful support of our industry. www.thomasarenaproducts.com.au See more

20.01.2022 Beautiful Goldilocks

19.01.2022 Dodge looking gorgeous!

19.01.2022 Ours and other peoples Big Chex foals.

17.01.2022 We could hear the noise of the creek from the house, several hundred meters away

17.01.2022 Chic looking awesome - only a few weeks to go now.

17.01.2022 The dry mares hiding out from the bore drillers

17.01.2022 We delivered this very cute bay Stockhorse colt last night. Proudly owned by Maryanne Forster, FNQ

17.01.2022 I've just been given a link for this little video clip and photos of Gun Smart taken 5 years ago - thank you Chris Gould. We sold "Warwick" now called Chester as a yearling and haven't seen any information about him until today. He has now been sold for a lady to do Para Reining on. https://www.youtube.com/watch

16.01.2022 7 years ago today we picked up Big Chex from Sydney airport. It was a big day for us all!

15.01.2022 "The Badger" is in this photos too lol!!! Photo with thanks to Naomi Lee.

15.01.2022 I think purple will be her colour

14.01.2022 Stylish Red Gun Sire: Son of a Gun (imp) Dam: Sheza Stylish Chic by Peptos Stylish Oak (imp) 2018 Red dun filly

14.01.2022 A big branch came down last night in the storm - wrecked both the fences between the stallion yards.

13.01.2022 Zena and Sparkle in the foaling yards tonight. Zena has been dripping wax and setting off the alarm for a week , tonight she's dripping milk - so hopefully very soon! Sparkle is due in 3 days but has been know to go early and late - so who knows what's she's doing this year lol!!!

13.01.2022 Sparkle delivered this very flashy filly born just after midnight last night. We're thinking that she might be homozygous splashed white 1 with a palomino spot. More photos to come.

13.01.2022 Kylie Osborne's Big Chex gelding Cash having fun with sticks

12.01.2022 Ours and clients foals by Hello Big Chex (imp)

12.01.2022 The front of the barn getting a new coat of red paint.

11.01.2022 The first Hello Big Chex foal for the season has arrived! A very flashy colt out of Illoosive (by Loots Image imp) proudly owned by Sue Fidler, Williamtown NSW

11.01.2022 Diamond Hello Diamond Sparkles 16985 Liver chestnut splashed white filly (perfect hearing) DOB: 28 October 2017 Sire: Hello Big Chex (imp)... Dam: Gunner Sparkle (by Shining Sheriff imp x Son of a Gun mare) Diamond is well grown and is being started now. Regularly, wormed, trimmed and inoculated for Tetanus /Strangles Full brother to Big Shining Gun, presently in training with Graham Cooper for the 2020 Futurity Photos at 26 months of age For Sale: $15,000 Pedigree: https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/hello+diamond+sparkles Contact Gail Shaw by Messenger or ring 02 63451703

11.01.2022 Holly getting ready for the Ranch classes. Holly aka Hello Dolly 16349 PSSM1 neg Sire: Hello Big Chex (imp) Dam: Gunner be a Star by Son of a Gun (imp).... Gunner be a Star aka Dolly has won numerous State and National Titles in both Reining and Ranch classes. 2016 Chestnut splashed white filly (perfect hearing) Holly has been regularly trimmed, wormed and inoculated for tetanus/strangles. Well grown filly, should mature around 14.2/14.3hh Full sister to Chex My Guns Holly has started reining and ranch training. Nominated for the Gold Buckle Futurity PRICE REDUCED: $8,500 Her extended pedigree: https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/hello+dolly29

11.01.2022 Peach leaving for her new home with Debbie Gesler of Donell Park Stud, Warwick QLD this morning

11.01.2022 It looks good as a business card as well

10.01.2022 Congratulations to Shane and his 2 Sonny kids!

10.01.2022 Standing at Stud Hello Big Chex (imp) Q-77995 PHAA 14081 Liver Chestnut SW1/n, PSSM1 n/n, Overo n/n, HERDA n/h... Sire: Big Chex to Cash (Nu Chex to Cash x Snip O Gun) NRHA Earnings: LTE $220,160 Million Dollar Sire Dam: Custom Princess (by Custom Crome) full sister to Custom Mahogany NRHA LTE $196,133 NRHA #1 All-time Leading Mare. Progeny available https://www.facebook.com/Hello-Big-Chex-110344805836073

10.01.2022 Ruby found this big boy yesterday - we haven't seen any Shingle Back lizards here for years and were very surprised to find this one.

09.01.2022 The latest addition to our family. Thank you Leanne Staunton for these beautiful boys !

09.01.2022 Ours and other peoples Son of a Gun foals

09.01.2022 Stylish Red Gun Sire: Son of a Gun (imp) Dam: Sheza stylish Chic by Peptos Stylish Oak (imp) 2018 Red dun filly

09.01.2022 Chic looking very heavy this afternoon. She isn't due until the 20th but she has been known to go up to 10 days early. So we are keeping a close eye on her. Bloody hell I'm loosing it - she is in foal to Sonny not Big Chex lol!!!

09.01.2022 Congratulations to Sally Edwards on the purchase of River aka Chex Big Gun. He left for his new home in Jimboomba QLD this afternoon

08.01.2022 Congratulations to Cara Gifford and Daisy’s Got A Gun at their first AQHA show at K Ranch last weekend. The pair won and placed in the following: 1st Paint Fill...y 3 yrs & under Halter 1st Amateur Paint Filly 3 yrs & under Halter Champion Paint Filly/Mare 3rd Yearling Hunter in Hand 1st Yearling Led Trail See more

08.01.2022 Rod and River trying out some extreme Trail obstacles today

08.01.2022 Congratulations Gunner! Commonly known as Gunner by the Western performance horse industry, the influential sire is registered as Colonels Smoking Gun with the ...American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and Colonels Smokinggun with the American Paint Horse Association (APHA). Gunner recently made history when he became only the second NRHA Twelve Million Dollar Sire, just on the heels of Topsail Whiz who reached this accomplishment in 2018. This legendary sire is by Colonelfourfreckle and out of Katie Gun. Before becoming a top sire for Tioga, Texas, owners Tim and Colleen McQuay of McQuay Stables Inc., Gunner saw his name in lights in the show pen. He was the 1996 NRHA Open Futurity Reserve Champion, the 1998 NRBC Open Reserve Champion, and the 2001 United States Equestrian Team (USET) Festival of Champions National Reining Champion. First becoming an NRHA Million Dollar Sire in 2007, the snowball effect took over for Gunner in 2010 when he earned his two-million-dollar title. His offspring have annually earned a million dollars, subsequently moving Gunner to a new milestone each year. Although Gunner boasts $173,000 in NRHA Lifetime Earnings (LTE) of his own, he’s also the sire of more than 1,500 reiners. Many of Gunner’s offspring join him in the NRHA Hall of Fame and in the ranks as million-dollar sires themselves. Gunner’s top-earning offspring are: No Smoking Required (out of Icing Required): $490,714 NRHA LTE Custom Made Gun (out of Custom Made Dunit): $419,984 NRHA LTE Tinker With Guns (out of Tinker Nic): $344,117 NRHA LTE Gunners Tinseltown (out of Miss Tinseltown): $305,307 NRHA LTE Americasnextgunmodel (out of Cee Dun It Do It): $289,486 NRHA LTE

08.01.2022 Kylie Osborne's Big Chex gelding Cash, now 2 years old

07.01.2022 My gardens this morning - so different to last year!

07.01.2022 Congratulations to Debbie Gesler of Donell Park Stud, Warwick QLD on the purchase of Peach aka Stylish Gun

07.01.2022 This just came up from 10 years ago. We were at the Paint Horse National Show at Tamworth.

06.01.2022 Our yearling fillies in the front paddock today. Left to right: Dusty (Hello Gold Dust), Gun Marie, Daisy ( Hello Big Star) and Gabby (Shiney Gun). They are all for sale

06.01.2022 Bub number 2! More photos on Hello Big Chex's Facebook page.

06.01.2022 Congratulations to Leanne Staunton and Roy aka Gun Play on their Hi Point Awards!!!

06.01.2022 We were out checking the horses on the back hill today and I got some great shots of Cherry.

05.01.2022 The low hanging cloud over Pine Mount this afternoon

05.01.2022 What a fabulous first day of our double weekend with our Ranch Clinic today with the amazing Rod Shaw and his wonderful wife Gail Shaw who were a mine of infor...mation. We are so lucky to have such fabulous people at our back door that are happy to share their wealth of knowledge!! Bring on tomorrow for our ranch show!! Starting at 8.30 am.. so be there and be ready!! Going to be a great day!! Here are some pics from today!!! Thankyou everyone! It’s great to be back with the horses again!! See more

05.01.2022 Congratulations to Tania Duvoisin on the purchase of Billie aka Shiney Nu Gun by Son of a Gun (imp) out of a Shiney and Lethal by Shiney and Nu (imp)

04.01.2022 I found this old photo from our first foal crop after we moved here, so 16 years ago. Left is Woodrow Call (by O'Lenas Playboy) and right Silk N Gun (by Son of a Gun)

04.01.2022 Our very last Son of a Gun (imp) foal. We didn't get the black and white colt that I ordered but pretty happy with this big leggy girl.

03.01.2022 It was our anniversary yesterday (and I forgot lol!) We've been here 16 years now. How time flies when you are having fun. Here's some of my favourite shots from around the place.

03.01.2022 Little Bonnet isn't the least scared of us, actually she's a big sticky beak!

02.01.2022 Wishing all our clients and friends a Merry Christmas and a bright and colourful New Year,

02.01.2022 Puss aka Pink Catalyst by A Pink Panther (imp) dec. is carrying our very last Sonny foal.

01.01.2022 Haven't we had a fun week.! The electrical storm last week took out our bore pump. When the pump guy tried to pull it up to fix, the bore casing collapsed onto it. So this meant we had no stock water. This is the rig to put in our new bore - so grateful that they could come so close to Christmas. Even after they got the truck bogged in our front paddock. The grass is so long we couldn't see the tracks!

01.01.2022 We had a huge storm today while I was at physio. We've come home to our drive washed away in places, trees and branches down and the arena under water. The wind blew open my side door and we had a pool in the dining room under the table! There was 42ml in the gauge. Apparently there was heavy hail as well.

01.01.2022 Zena delivered this gorgeous colt just after 2 am last night. Rod wants to call him Spike - you will see why when I can get up again