08/01/2022
The Right Hands. People often ask me, "What's the hardest part about breeding and raising horses?" I often initially respond with, "Besides losing tons of money?" 😉 But, eventually my honest response is, "Getting the offspring to the right people and into the right hands." That is hands-down the hardest struggle for me. This coming year, 2023, will be my 11th crop of foals BY Large Bills Please. Getting the mares settled, getting them through their pregnancies, getting the foals on the ground, keeping those foals alive and sound ... all the way down to getting the first rides on them is NOT EASY. No Doubt. But then, to put those prospects into the right homes is even harder. The majority of Benji's babies are bred (intentionally) to end up in the rodeo arena. Most of them, due to their size, are bred to be calf roping, breakaway or heel horses. Though he has many of those, he shockingly also has some pretty awesome show horses and several barrel horses. He passes on such a temperament that NO discipline is out of their realm. But DANG it sure puts a smile on my face to see one of his "kids" end up where they belong!!!! Congratulations Cy Christensen for winning the breakaway at The Days of 1910 Rodeo in Timber Lake, SD, this past weekend on one of Benji's first few foals, "Whiskey." Though "Whiskey" has been an exceptional barrel horse for Melodi Christensen, it seems like he's really catching his stride as a breakaway horse. I am so grateful to the Christensen family for not only purchasing several of Benji's babies, but also, for breeding one of their prize mares to him a couple of years ago. They are huge Large Bills Please fans and I am huge fans of theirs. I can't wait to see how far CY and Whiskey take this and I can't wait to see where "Jiggers," their yearling c**t BY Large Bills Please, takes Binki. What is meant to be, is just meant to be!!!!!!!
