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04.18.2008

Mandy McCutcheon And I Spin For Chics Win NRBC Non Pro Championship more--

04.14.2008

HOLLYWOOD DUN IT TO BE FEATURED ON AMERICA’s HORSE April 19

Watch Hollywood Dun It’s classic run from 1986 NRHA Futurity

America’s Horse, April 15, 2008 – Join the American Quarter Horse Association on April 16 and 19 as its weekly series “AQHA Presents” takes a look back at some of today’s most well-known American Quarter Horse sires during their show days. “AQHA Presents,” airing on RFD-TV, will highlight some of  the accomplishments of noted National Reining Horse Association sire Hollywood Dun It who not only made his mark in the show arena but left a lasting impression on the equine industry and the American Quarter Horse breed through his dominance in the breeding barn.

Hollywood Dun It, became the youngest National Reining Horse Association sire at the time to reach the million-dollar mark (in 1997), going on to hit the five-million dollar mark in 2007, becoming NRHA’s all-time leading sire. The show features the 1983 dun stallion’s 1986 NRHA Futurity Reserve Champion run with Tim McQuay aboard who shortly thereafter became one of his owners.

Sired by Hollywood Jac 86 and out of Blossom Berry by Dun Berry, Hollywood Dun It was bred by Gwen Steif of Illinois and owned by Steif during his Futurity run. Hollywood Dun It earned more than $65,000 in NRHA competition during his show career. The stallion was owned by Tim and Colleen McQuay of Texas and Jennifer Easton of Minnesota. Hollywood Dun It died in 2005.

“AQHA Presents” also will look at the performances and successful careers of 1987 National Cutting Horse Association Derby Champion Miss N Cash and the 1987 National Reined Cow Horse Association Futurity Champion Nu Cash. The show airs on RFD-TV on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. and 11 p.m. Eastern and Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. To see the full programming schedule go to www.aqha.com/association/television/index.html.

04.06.2008
Congratulations to Smart And Shiney (Highbeam) owned by Tim McQuay and Lyle Lovett

The 2008 Cowboy Capital Classic was great show at the Lone Star Arena in Stephenville, Texas. Not only did Tim McQuay ride Smart And Shiney (that he owns with Lyle Lovett) to the Derby Championship, there was a lot of great news for Hollywood Dun It get.

Congratulations to Mandy McCutcheon for winning the Derby nad Dun Its Déjà Vu (X Miss Okie Too) to earn over $1800; she also won the Reserve Championship on Dun It Found A Star (X Coronas Missin Star). In a tie for third in the Intermediate Open was Marco Ricotta on Dun It Got Lucky (X My Lucky Moonstone)

 

 

2008 Cowboy Capital Classic Derby Champion Shown By Tim McQuay Thanks to Paul and Marcie Sullivan at Lone Star Arena for another great show.

 

 

 

02.05.2008
Laurels for Faith: Miss Okie Too Inducted into NRHA Hall of Fame

On Saturday night, February 2, Miss Okie Too was awarded the honor of being inducted into the National Reining Horse Hall of Fame. The spotlight of a Hall of Fame induction was a little out of the ordinary for a mare that has remained quietly in the background - or actually the back pasture – for most of her life!

In 1988, Tim McQuay purchased Miss Okie Too from his client, Otto Schubert, as a youth horse for his daughter, Mandy. Twenty years later, her legacy is assured and her impact on the reining industry is unique.

The 1983 sorrel mare that has always been called “Faith” by the McQuays, was by Muskeg, and out of Glendas Miss Okie. Although talented, soundness issues meant she was only lightly shown by Mandy before joining the broodmare band. The choice for a stallion was easy for the McQuays – their own Hollywood Dun It. As it turned out, Dun It would be the only stallion she would ever be bred to.

And that pairing produced would help propel both sire and dam to greater glory. Most horses garner laurels through performance, center-stage. Miss Okie Too would walk a different path to fame - always with a foal by her side.

Dun It Okie Style was her very first foal and, although they didn’t know it at the time, would lead an incredible line of progeny. Miss Okie Too produced 13 offspring – all by Hollywood Dun It. All of them have been NRHA money earners – averaging over $15,000 per foal, with total earnings of more than $200,000.

That first foal, Dun It Okie Style, made the NRHA Open Futurity Finals with Tim, and then was successful with Mandy, earning $15,625 in NRHA competition.

Next came Faithfully Dun, and he earned nearly $34,000 in NRHA competition. He was also the 1997 Amateur NRHA Non Pro Reserve World Champion.

Okie Dun It Too won the 1996 ANCR Open Championship with Dario Carmignani. Okie Dun It Too has produced earners of over $35,000.

Okie Dun Did It is Miss Okie Too’s top money earner, with $57,814. He has many titles, including a Team USA USEF Gold Medal, plus an NRBC Intermediate and Limited Non Pro Championship.

Dun Being An Okie is not only an NRHA Money earner, he has also excelled in other western disciplines, qualifying for the AQHA World Show in heading, heeling, and reining.

Hollywood Miss Okie was a finalist at the National Reining Breeders Classic and has lifetime earnings of $9,386.

Some Kind Of Dun It has earnings of $14,789, and her offspring have earned nearly $50,000.

The names go on - Yes Ima Dunnit, Okie Just Dun It, A Dozen Dunits, The Deals Here, and Whos Dun It are all NRHA money earners.

Dun Its Déjà Vu, Miss Okie Too’s youngest foal, has earned more than $20,000 with Mandy McCutcheon, including a sixth place finish at the 2007 NRHA Derby. Dun Its Déjà Vu has earnings of more than $22,000.

For the McQuays, it was a thrill to see Faith recognized.

“There are a lot of mares who have done more in the show pen, or had offspring that have won more, but I don’t think there are any who have been more consistent than she has,” noted Tim McQuay.

“When a horse is inducted into the Hall of Fame, that horse has done more than just have an impact on the lives of its owners,” Colleen McQuay added. “Miss Okie Too touched and influenced not only our lives, but also everyone who has had the opportunity to show one of her babies.”

Indeed, the list of those fortunate to ride one of her “Lucky 13” offspring includes names like Monica Hicks, Bonnie Hippensteel, Doug Carpenter, Terry Thompson, Jose Vazquez, Dario Carmignani, Louise Serio, Allison Serio, Cade McCutcheon and Steve Archer and quite a few more.

Miss Okie Too will be the third horse calling McQuay Stables home to be inducted into the NRHA Hall of Fame, following the tradition of Hollywood Dun It and Gunner.