Chics Black Moon, owned by Barb Lappin of Bassano. 'Moon' was recently named Horse of the Year, Southern Spurs Barrel Racing Association, Brooks, Alberta.
Chics Fast Moon is sired by Fast Moon Chic

2007 SANDY RIDGE FOALS

Foaling is going well at Sandy Ridge Stallion Station - here are some pictures of some of the new foals...  Sorrel filly is out of Cheatin For Cash and Dudes Genuine San. Bay filly is out of Ima Bad and Docs Paradise.

Sandy Ridge Broodmares
   We continue to improve our broodmare herd.  Since last spring we have added a AAA stakes winning daughter of Chicks Beduino out of a daughter of First Down Dash; a  daughter of Six Fols out of our daughter of Special Effort; a AAA daughter of Will Win out of a daughter of Streakin Six; a daughter of Juno Dat Cash; a daughter of Almars Secret si101 a sprinting Thoroughbred mare, earner of $125,000+, by Regal Intention (TB); a daughter of Kilomax, AQHA Champion and a AAA  stakes producing daughter of Sun Wind & Fire, the dam of Royal Quick Wind, Canadian Champion Running Horse, leased from with Howie & Toni Dixon. 
   If you are interested in any of our 2007 foals, please contact us early as some of the unborn foals have already been tentatively spoken for. 

   Each year we offer our own Sandy Ridge Barrel Incentive as a thank you to owners of Sandy Ridge sired barrel horses for helping us to promote our stallions.  We truly appreciate their hard work & dedication.

2006 Sandy Ridge Barrel Incentive Winners:

1st place Overall Leading Money earner:
                            Jodi Hart & Fastchicalickin;
                                 2006 Whoop-Up Futurity Winner
                          2006 Futurity Earnings: $5023.13
         
2nd place overall money earner:
                            Barb Lappin & Chicks Black Moon;
                                 4 x Futurity Finalist
                          2006 Futurity Earnings: $1714.55
         
3rd place Overall Money Earner:
                             Cranna Shadbolt & Hortons Expresso;
                                  2 x Futurity Finalist
                      2006 Futurity Earnings: $1311.50
         
Honorable Mention:
     Frances Hargrave & Hortons Last Six;
     2 x Derby Finalist
                        Dawn Nitschke & Genuine Honor Jet;
     2 x Derby Finalist         
     Nancy Csabay & Angies Mr Playboy;
     Derby Finalist

           Overall Leading Money Earner awarded:

$500 + Summer Blanket
2nd Place Overall Money Earner awarded:
$250 + Summer Blanket
3rd Place Overall Money Earner awarded:
Summer Blanket
 $100 bonus awarded to each Futurity &/or Derby winner

Thank you again girls!!!  Good luck this year!!   

 Thank you for considering our stallions.  Our business has continued to expand from just one stallion to over 50 stallions since 1972.  We realize that this could not have been possible without the support of the many mare owners and excellent mares over the years. 

Doug & Carol

Crimson Jess
   Our newest stallion, Crimson Jess si98 was very popular in 2006 and we’re anxiously awaiting for his  new arrivals. He is a stakes winning son of  Mr Jess Perry si113, a  leading sire of Stakes Winners and Graded Stakes Winners! Last year 5 Mr Jess Perry yearlings sold for $200,000 or more, high seller at $415,000.
   Crimson Jess is a 2 time Regional AQHA race Champion, has excellent bone, frame and mind.  He is a perfect outcross for the Dash For Cash, Special Effort, Beduino bred mares as his pedigree is Streakin Six and Easy Jet. 
   This year there are three Crimson Jess  two-year olds presently in race training  in the US – his first foal crop to race. We have nominated Crimson Jess into the Alberta Prairie Gold Stallion Stakes and when his foals come of age, we will pay him into the Canadian Barrel Horse Incentive.

Fast Moon Chic
   From a limited number of performers, the first Fast Moon Chic offspring excelled in 2006.  By year-end Chic had sired one barrel futurity champion, one 4 time barrel futurity finalist and one FCA calf roping finalist.  Fastchicalickin & Jodi Hart of Spruce Grove, Alberta won the Whoop-up Barrel Futurity with two very impressive times of 17.333 & 17.39!
   This past summer Jodi also purchased from us a full sister to Fastchicalickin, out of a daughter of Givemalickin; Fast Moon Condolessa and will  be riding another Fast Moon Chic this year …thank you and keep up the good work Jodi!
   We anticipate another good season, as several more new Fast Moon Chics will be competing in the futurities. His offspring are showing very sensible minds, making them easy to work with, yet they have the speed when needed.  We recently nominated Fast Moon Chic to the Canadian Barrel Horse Incentive.

Root Beers Boots
   We are still impressed with the Root Beers Boots foals and continue to breed some of our better race mares to him.  Lynette Brodoway purchased a good colt from us this past summer, Root Sixty Six, out of one of our daughters of Six Fols, sire to Marthas Six Moons.   

Docs Paradise
   Docs Leo Lee & Debbie Renger made the finals again, finishinga close 3rd at the Calgary Stampede. Deb had placed 11th in the World Standings until her very unfortunate injury last fall, although she still qualified for the CFR. Word has it she is off to a very good start this year.

Millionaire Playboy
   Millionaire Playboy continues to throw pretty, honest, competitive horses.  Most people that have them are very pleased with them.

That’s a very broad question. There are many issues that should be decided on prior to standing a stallion for his first breeding season. First of all ask yourself “Why do I want to stand my stallion?” Is it for financial gain or ‘a glory trip’? What am I truly hoping to achieve?

Prior to committing to breeding outside mares, we feel that the three most important requirements are a potent stallion, a breeding contract and a qualified veterinarian. We used the word ‘committing’ as standing a stallion is truly commitment. You can’t be here and there and still run the breeding operation successfully. As in our case it has become a ‘lifestyle’. We can’t be at the horse races, horse shows, barrel racings and rodeos as we would like to and still have consistency here at Sandy Ridge.

A potent stallion is an obvious requirement – that’s the easy part. This is a good investment to prevent headaches later next spring. This can be done through the assistance of veterinarians and/or breeding facilities.

The breeding contract is also essential so that the terms of the agreement are recorded prior to breeding. Over the years we have found that the details of even the simplest verbal agreement can be forgotten. A written agreement is the always the best way to avoid hard feelings. Other concerns will be: will I offer a guarantee, if so what kind? What if the stallion dies or there is a change of ownership before my guarantee has expired. How will I handle rebreeds the following year? What if the mare becomes ill or worse yet, dies while in my care?

A qualified veterinarian is an excellent asset. To keep your veterinarian happy he would also appreciate a good set of breeding stocks. These not only take care of him but the mares and foals.

Other issues to consider are:
-Am I knowledgeable enough to handle difficult mares? Some mares can be difficult to handle while others are difficult to conceive. In the latter case, our general rule of thumb is, if the mare goes through two normal breeding cycles with ‘everything in her favor’, meaning she showed heat well, we proved that she actually ovulated and the stallion’s semen was viable then there’s usually something wrong. Its time to investigate by doing an uterine biopsy and culture. These are critical management tools.
-What should the stud fee be?
-Is this going to be financially and psychologically feasible? (Is the pain worth the gain”?)
-How many mares do I suspect my stallion will attract?
-What’s my advertising budget and where should I advertise?
-How will I cover these mares; pasture breeding, hand breeding and/or artificial insemination? -Will I be able to offer shipped semen?
-Where will the mares be boarded and in what manner?
-How will the teasing be done?
-Where will the actual breeding be done?
-Do I have the facilities to manage several mares?
-What will the board rate be?
-Do I have enough feed?
-Do I have enough qualified help?

Liability insurance is a must. As far as liability regarding the mare and foal, the mare owner assumes all risks unless the situation was due to gross negligence on the stallion owner’s part. Life insurance on the mare is the owner’s responsibility. We feel this is an option not a requirement and promise to do the best of our ability the keep the mare and foal safe and healthy. When signing the contract we try to obtain as many contact phone numbers as possible in case of an emergency.

Over the years many of our customers have turned into good friends. No money, and none of our stallions are worth losing a good friendship over. The bottom line is that the mare goes home in foal, in good condition with an affordable bill.

~ Doug & Carol Schaffer 09/04