Skyrock POAs                 

• Driftwood Dixie, POA ROM Champion, a '91 chestnut roan with spots mare, 

This bombproof cutie-pie is a Driftwood bred POA at Skyrock. Dixie is by St. Nik's Snowstorm, a top producer of Champions, including JBJ's Firestorm, Int'l Champion and sire of HIS Signal Fire, Int'l Grand Champion; Hercules, Int'l Champion; JBJ's Ms Sable Snow, SSF winner and I Like It I Love It ROM(H) . Dixie's dam, Driftwood's Gojetum is the dam of noted show pony Driftwood's Montego Bay and producer Tough Miss Ray. She is very stout and with a cute, cute head and natural eyeliner.  With us, Dixie has shown Western and English Equitation and Pleasure, Halter, Open Costume, Native American Costume and Games. Dixie and her rider won the 2002 World Championships in Open Costume and Handy Horse, and a Reserve World Championship in Western Pleasure w/j. At the 2002 Rocky Mountain Regional, they took 1st in Open Costume, Western Pleasure w/j, and Flags. The team also won the 2002 California State POA High Point for 8&Under Gymkhana, and SCPOAC's High Point in 8&Under Gymkhana, Combined Costume, Western w/j, English w/t, and were winners of the 2002 William Heald Perpetual Trophy (second year running). 

• FLASH! Dixie and her rider earned Dixie's ROM(T), ROM(NT) and ROM(C) this year(2003). Dixie also won two National Medallions: Costume and Single Pole.
• FLASH!   Dixie has earned her POA ROM Championship.
• FLASH!  Dixie and her rider have won for the third straight year The William Heald Perpetual Trophy!
• Flash! Dixie foaled a chestnut w/blaze and characteristics filly. See Foals Page! 

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DIXIE HAS BEEN LEASED TO AN EXCELLENT HOME

FOR THE 2011 SEASON

Good Luck at the Shows, Sunset Girls!

• RBR Bunbeatable , an '02 POA mare, bay near-leopard. 

Bunny is a very correct, large and gentle mare whose bloodlines are super hot. Bunny was bred by the Bagwells in OK, and is by their stallion JKA Supreme Scooter and out of Dee's Diablo QT, an AQHA mare. The Bagwells have found a very good formula for futurity babies: crossing their Santee bred homozygous stallion on Quarter mares. Bunny is one of the first of their really big success stories: as a weanling, she WON the Select Sire Futurity! Since then, there has been a steady stream of "Bun" POAs in the winner's circle. Currently, Bunny's 1/2 brother, RBR Bunbelievable , is leading the nation and won World Champion and Multiple Regional Grand Championships, and has been a consistent winner at the under saddle Futurities. We are very excited about adding Bunny to our broodmare line up! Her first foal by Bouncer will be due in '07, and we can hardly wait to see what this cross will produce. In the meantime, she will be started under saddle and learn how to negotiate the streets of Norco. Thanks to the Chastains for offering us this great mare.

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• FLASH! Bunny has been taking her training very well. She has done some excellent round pen work with our current trainer Kash Grimes, and we have had wonderful reports on her first few rides. Bunny's very first go under saddle featured 10 year old Miss Elizabeth Grimes in the seat. Bunny was perfect. Thanks, Elizabeth! Next up for Bunny - a visit with Mr Bounce - then back for another 30 days before mom gets into the saddle.

• FLASH! Bunny is in foal to Bouncer for a March '07 foal. Watch our foals page for that fantastic baby!

• FLASH! Bunny foaled an adorable sorrel ID colt. See Foals page. 

• FLASH! Bunny has been checked in foal to Bouncer for an '08 foal.

• FLASH! Bunny foaled a black leopard colt that is simply outstanding! See foal's page.

• FLASH! Bunny has been bred to Bouncer for a 2012 foal (full sibling to Skyrock Shadowman).

• Skyrock Copper Penny ROM(T), a '96 POA mare, bay with snowflakes. 

Penny is currently the only "hardshipped" POA at Skyrock. She is actually a Quarter/Appaloosa cross whom we purchased as a two-year-old with the intention of training and reselling. Though she was short, we didn't think she would mature under the 56" limit. But Perry (Dad) started sweet-talking to her, and suddenly she became 'his' pony. Penny was started by Stacy (Irwin) Lair, and has been an around-the-house pony for a couple of years because she was always over-height for her age. Luckily she stopped growing at just the right moment and we were able to hardship her in at 55 7/8 ". Penny is a powerful mare, with a nice quarter horse type build, and an amazing talent for jumping and games.   

• Flash! Penny showed in her very first Halter class at the 2002 SouthWest Regional, placing third in a large field of outstanding mares. 

• FLASH! Penny has been bred to Bouncer for a February 2005 foal. This foal should be a powerhouse! Large size POA, Halter quality with Performance ability.       SSF Eligible!

• FLASH! Penny produced Skyrock Bouncin Jack Brown, bay ID colt. Very superior conformation and movement. See foal's page.

• FLASH! Penny has been bred to Ultimate Bounce ROM(H) for a 2006 foal. Eligible SSF & Cal State Futurity!

• FLASH!  Penny has foaled a bay w/star & characteristics filly: Skyrock Sienna. See Foals Page!

• FLASH!  Penny is in foal to Indy's California Debut, smoky black few-spot,  for an '08 foal.

• FLASH! Penny foaled a super cute bay roan colt with frosty blanket and spots. See foal's page. 

• FLASH! Penny will be entering a new stage here at Skyrock. K will be training her for gymkhana (and possibly HUS). Her first show will be Sept. 20, where the team will jog patterns. Good Luck Penny & K!

• FLASH! Penny and K had a great Open Show series November 14,15 & 16. She placed in almost every gymkhana class entered, and even won several! What impressed us the most is her obvious talent despite the fact that she's green- when Penny & K have enough hours to start really clicking, they will burn it up!

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• FLASH! Penny and K are  3rd in the Nation in POAC's Open Show Program in the 13-18 Division! Congrats K & Penny! 

• FLASH! Penny and K competed at the Cal-State March 14th Show at Sycamore Canyon in San Dimas. Penny was shown at Halter by Chelsea Morgan (Thanks, Chelsea!) and pulled a respectable 3rd, then K and Penny walk/jogged the Games for Participation points as K is up to her knee in a walking cast (non-horse related accident). Penny was a super good girl, and she and K even loped the final class, a Single Pole pattern!

• FLASH! K & Penny had a very relaxed, enjoyable show at Cal-State's Sycamore Canyon 5/2 event. K has her foot back in the stirrup, so they were able to actually lope several patterns. (Big grin on K's face!) A very fun show.

• FLASH! K & Penny are really starting to shape up! See the below pictures from the August 09 Cal-State Show held at the Fairplex at Pomona. Not too shabby for a greenie ex-broodmare with not quite a year of formal training!

• FLASH!  Penny and K at the South West Regional at Pomona - first show of 2010. Looks like they're becoming a team!

• FLASH! Penny and K showed at the Rocky Mountain Regional and the Western Classic in Loveland Colorado over the 4th of July weekend. Penny placed in Halter and then had a couple of phenomenal rides in HUS, placing 8th of 17 in 13-18, which thrilled us, then going on to place 4th in Senior, again out of 17 entries. It was awesome! The team also had a gorgeous WP go, and though they didn't place, it was a personal best for them and we were super happy with it. At the Classic, the team concentrated on Games, trying to earn those last few Regional points towards Penny's ROM(T) and they pulled it off! It was a great trip, not only showing, but seeing the gorgeous countryside and the wildlife along the way.  We have a couple more shows in CA, then Penny will go back home to 'Skyrock West' and plans are to breed her to Bouncer for a 2012 foal.

• FLASH! Penny and K showed at the Cal-State Labor Day Weekend show and picked up several more Timed and Non-Timed points, plus a Second in Large Mares  - woohoo! Not too shabby for a 14 year-old ex broodie!

                        Penny and K in the Large Mares Line-Up

• FLASH! Skyrock Copper Penny - Register of Merit in Timed Events!  K and Penny will finish out the season, then Pen will return to the broodie life and be bred to Bouncer for a 2012 foal. Penny will head back to Skyrock West to be Dad's pet and produce another Champion for us.

• FLASH! Penny is in foal to Bouncer for a 2012 foal.

• Santee Misty Twist, '91 POA mare, chestnut sno-cap. 

Missy is by Santee Twister, International Champion and Sire, and out of R Misty Stuff, champion producing mare. Full sister to Santee Impress, many time Utah State Champion Stallion. A lovely mare, Missy was bred by Gene Carr and was in his South Dakota broodmare band for nine years, so when she arrived in California, it was a big change for her in more ways than one. However, she has a naturally good, quiet nature and has decided she just loves all the individual attention she receives at our smaller operation. Our first "full-time" broodmare, Missy's job is to produce a top quality Skyrock bred foal each year for show and sale. She has the bloodline credentials and the build, and if her first foal born at Skyrock, Skyrock Skipper Twist, is any indication, she's going to be Skyrock's top producer for many years.

• FLASH!  Missy has been bred to International Champion Santee Saladin for a March 19, 2005 foal. If you might be interested in this foal, please contact us at ponies@skyrockpoas.com.  SSF Eligible!

• FLASH! Missy outproduced herself again with Skyrock Sequoia Tee, sorrel few-cap colt by Santee Saladin,  POA ROM Champion. See foal's page!

• FLASH!  After the traumatic loss of her last filly, it's been decided that Missy will be retired from breeding and enjoy mooching around my folk's place with no specific job. 

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• Suncrest Lullabye, Int. Champion  99 POA mare, Bay with blanket and spots

            Lullabye is a real treasure for us as we've been trying to buy her for years. She is a daughter of Suncrest Tattoo, World Champion and Int Res. Champion, and sire of multiple World and International Champions, including Suncrest Magic Moment, JPFC Winner. AND - Lullabye is out of the legendary Suncrest Forever Amber, dam of Supreme Champions and International Grand Champions Suncrest Kandi Bar, Suncrest Big Mac and Suncrest DoughBoy.  Kandi Bar and Big Mac also won the International Versatility Class  --  Big Mac TWICE! Wow. Moreover, Lullabye has only been bred once  -  to Bouncer -  and that colt won the Cal-State Futurity the first time shown.  AND - Lullabye was shown as a young mare and was International Champion 2yo Mare.  She is confirmed in foal to Bouncer for '08.  What a champion this baby will be!!!! Thank you to the Rachenok's for allowing us to purchase her. We are very excited to add her to our broodmares!      

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   Lullabye and "Rascal" '05                   Lullabye Int'l Win in 2001

• FLASH! Lullabye is in foal to Bouncer for an '08 foal.

• FLASH! Lullabye foaled a bay few-spot filly with black points. See foals'  page.

• FLASH! Lullabye is in foal to Ultimate Bounce for a 2010 full sibling to Sunny! (bay blanket colt - see foal's page)

• FLASH! Lullabye is in foal to Bouncer for a 2011 foal. (bay blanket colt - see Foal's Page)

• FLASH! Lullabye will be bred back to Bouncer for a 2012 foal.

•     Miss Lacey Snow  '96 sorrel fewspot leopard POA mare

    Lacey is a half sister to our mare Driftwood Dixie, having the same sire, St Nik's Snowstorm (Proven Producer), sire of such famous POAs as JBJ's Firestorm and Miss Cinnamon Snow. They look quite a bit alike, especially their beautiful heads, although Lacey is taller and has more of a rail-pony build. Both mares have the same sweet personality, something we look for in our ponies. Lacey's Dam is JBJ's Design By Dude, who was of course by Premiere Sire Doc's Tough Dude. Lacey has produced foals for Little Valley Oaks, notably LVO Respect This Miss, Cal-State Futurity Champion, NW Regional Futurity Champion and 3rd at the Select Sire Futurity, as well as reserve high selling mare at the '01 Sale.

 LVO Respect This Miss is the dam of Doc's Respect This Dude, (above) standing at ElDiHan's POAs.  LVO Whole Lotta Respect, now in Texas, was also out of Lacey. We are so pleased to have such a well bred, proven broodmare to add to our herd. Thanks to Karen Dunford for letting us bring Lacey home.

• FLASH! Lacey's daughter LVO Whole Lotta Respect is in foal to Ultimate Bounce for an '09 foal! (see FOAL'S page!)

• FLASH! LVO Whole Lotta Respect was bred back to Bouncer for a 2010 foal, as her owner Johnny Brown LOVES the snow-cap filly he sired.

• FLASH! Lacey is in foal to Bouncer for a 2010 foal! (chestnut roan blanket to withers colt -see foal's page)

• FLASH! Lacey is in foal to Bouncer for a 2011 foal. (black roan filly - see Foal's Page)

• FLASH! Lacey is in foal to Bouncer for a 2012 foal.

                                                    What a gorgeous girl!

Big Tyme Model  '05 palomino near-leopard POA Mare

Sandee is a daughter of Color Me Big Tyme (Santee Admiral X Santee Pride) and out of Santee Spanish Model (Santee Spanish Nick X Santee Model). With fabulous breeding like this, we couldn't pass her up! Stacy Lair of Competitor's Edge, and Shannon Clark of Clark Performance Horses found her at the 2009 National Sale and purchased her for Mom, who has always wanted a Palomino! She's a little thing - barely 53", but she's well built and should broaden out this year. Sandee spent a bit of time at Stacy's, then was sent to be bred to Bouncer for a 2011 foal - we can't wait to see the color on this one!  

Can't see the great color in these pics, but you can see her nifty new purple PJs! Better pics coming soon!

•     FLASH!  Sandee is in foal to Bouncer for a 2011 foal!

•     FLASH! Sandee attended her first show over Labor Day Weekend. Guess what? Reserve Grand Champion Mare, plus firsts in Color and her walk-jog Pleasure classes, plus some placings in 3-gaited as well. Super happy! Alas, as Sandee is already starting to show a tummy for her March foal, she headed back to Skyrock West for down time before foaling season. 

                                 Sandee and K in Medium Mares after judgingv

• FLASH! Sandee foaled a loud chestnut leopard colt February 25th. (See foals page.)

• FLASH! Sandee has been sold to Canada - she will be bred back to Bouncer and will be leaving Skyrock in July when her 2011 colt is weaned.