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Colt
Sire: KT Gunpowder N Lead
Dam: KT Gunz N Roses , “Ro”
Date Born: 3/5/25
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Color: Buckskin Roan
Price: 6,000
Here is a tremendous colt with a sensational pedigree. His dam, KT Gunz N Roses, “Ro”, is a daughter of the great Silver Gun. Silver Gun is a phenomenal stallion by Playgun and out of Miss Freckles Reed. Silver Gun has 100+ AQHA Points in Heeling, Heading, Working Cow Horse, Reining, and he was an AQHA Reserve Champion Superhorse, AQHA Champion, Sr. Heeling, AQHA Top Ten Finalist, Sr. Heading (7th), PCQHA Champion, Heeling, PCQHA Champion, Working Cow Horse, PCQHA Reserve Champion, Heeding, AQHA Performance Register of Merit is many divisions. Ro’s dam, KT Major Shasta Dais, is out of Totchie (Colors of Infinity), a big grey mare, and Zinks Major Kid. She goes back to Sonnys OO Buck, Docs Superstar Bar, Major Bonanza, Skipper W, and many more. Bolt’s sire, KT Gunpowder N Lead, “Gunner,” is a fantastic dun roan son of Cue Bars Laddie. Cue Bars Lassie is a roan stallion that has been shown as a reiner, cowhorse and rope horse. He was the recipient of the Open AQHA All Around Trophy and is a CCHA Hall of Fame Horse. Gunner’s dam, Pistol, has been shown NFQHA, has been featured on the NFQHA rule book and in the NFQHA magazine. She is a great working ranch horse, rope horse, and the kids can ride her as well.










Howie
Colt
Sire: KT HotTimein Cowtown, “Tank”
Dam: Educated Downdirty
Date Born: 5/30/25
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Color: Chestnut
Price: 5,000
Howie is a fancy colt with a pedigree to match. His sire, KT HotTimein Cowtown, “Tank,” is by KR Gun Powder and is out of KT Cow Cuttin Hottie. KR Gun Powder is by Colonels Smoking Gun and out of A Bueno Poco Dunit. KR Gun Powder is the 2016 APHA Senior Reining World Champion. In only 9 shows, Gun Powder earned the title of 2016 APHA Senior Reining World Champion. He has also amassed nearly $13,000 in NRHA earnings. Hottie is by Cow Cuttin Colonel and out of KT Copper Comet. Cow Cuttin Colonel is a major contender in the cow horse industry. He earned the NRCHA Superior Cow horse title. He also achieved AQHA Open and Amateur Performance ROM. At the 2006 NRCHA World Show, he placed 3rd in Non Pro Hackamore. 2005 AQHA Amateur Performance ROM, 2005 NRCHA World Show Non Pro Hackamore Finalist, 2004 WRHA Non Pro Derby Reserve Champion. Howie’s dam, Educated Downndirty is by An Educated Guess and is out Plain Dark Choclet, “Rudy”. An Educated Guess, the highest earning son of Smart Chic Olena; he has 385 reining points, over $20,000 LTE, Highest AQHA Reining Point Earning, Sixth on the list of ALL TIME LEADING AQHA REINING POINT EARNERS, AQHA World Show: 1999 – 4th Senior Reining, 2000 – 11th Amateur Reining, 2002 – 9th Senior Reining and multiple AQHA & NRHA Circuit Champion. Rudy was shown back in her prime. She is a daughter of Just Plain Colonel, Earner of $52,676. He was a money-earner at the Tropicana 4-Year-Old Open Futurity, at five and six, 1989 PCCHA Open Challenge-5th, 1989 Gold & Silver 5/6-Year-Old Open Stakes-7th, 1988 Reno Western Open Classic-4th.1988 Bonanza Open Classic, 1989 PCCHA Open Top Ten He was a finalist at the 1988 PCCHA Open Tournament of Champions. He is the NRCHA #6 All-Time Leading Sire. JUST PLAIN COLONEL has appeared on leading sire lists every year from 1995 – 2007, and those lists have included reined cowhorse, cutting and reining! On the bottom side Rudy as Par three and Doc N Willy. With a pedigree like this this colt should excel in any arena.










On Monday Kaine and Kade started a wheat harvest job in Kahlotus, right now they are doing preharvest work. That has made us pretty shorthanded, but the boys are all excited to get paid to work. It probably doesn’t shock anyone that the pay here at the ranch is in trade. Anna had a dr appt then picked up Jaxsen on her way home so he could work on his steers. Anna is working on her calves; she definitely has some favorites. Toni is catching up on work from being gone all the week before to Utah. During chores Windy, the orphan foal double grafted onto Blackie, realized that Toni leaves the gate cracked when she takes the grain into their pen. So Windy went for a walkabout out into the yard. Luckily her brother and mother did not go with her so she eventually ran back into her pen. She is a little stinker. Other than that, it was a pretty normal evening with lots of chores.




On Tuesday Erina, mom, Toni, Anna and I went to Coeur d’Alene for a girls’ day and had facials. The men did all our chores and we had a late dinner before we came back. We all had a great time. Jaxsen spent the day with dad and Skip. It was really nice to do something totally different, outside the wheelhouse, and the best part is that Erina set it all up so we just had to show up and enjoy.



Wednesday mom and dad went to town and got a new office fish for me. Daniela at work decided we should not name him George again and this one is Ramses off of Nacho Libre. Jaxsen worked on his steers again. He says they are great. The big boys are getting home late, they are rod weeding weeds. Chores were pretty normal. Since we are doing all the chores, the yearlings weren’t fed when Toni went to move water so July was in fine form. He chased her dog, ran around wagging his little donkey tail. Just a reminder that mom doesn’t want to ever sell July so he is priced really high, like ridiculously high at $20,000.00. And if someone came up with 20,000, well then, they have 40,000 they could spend on him. And if they would spend 40,000 on him then she does not think they are smart enough to have him since they are spending their money unwisely. We have had people ask if he is for sale and we don’t think that is a for sale price, so that she would actually sell him. Toni stayed with grandma on Wednesday. Grandma is still not sleeping.



Thursday Jaxsen and I discussed his next steps in working on his steers. He is becoming a good chore boy. Building muscles loading hay. Ben chopped down some more Russian Olive Trees with the Kitten. Boys are still farming. Anna has been working away on the post replacement project, she is almost done. She is expanded beyond filling for Toni. She is halter breaking some sale calves. The summer is speeding by. The big boys are still tying up their show calves in the morning before work, then Anna has been feeding them at night and turning them loose because the boys are getting home so late. Jax is working on both of his steers with minimal complaints. Chores were normal.





On Friday mom and Anna took the puppies in for their last shots and everyone except Snickerdoodle got spayed or neutered. Poor little guys. Erina and Terry brought Jr and Josie out on their annual trip to see the horses. Jr is a budding photographer and took Toni’s camera to take pics. He is 5 1/2. Everyone had a good time. Blackie refused to walk down the hill (yes, she is still walking through the hot fence to go up the hill), so they went up to see her and pet the babies. Windy has stranger danger which we did not realize. Red doesn’t. He doesn’t know a stranger which is a pretty typical Blackie/Tank foal. We don’t know where Windy’s attitude comes from. Marlo came out for chores so she helped Jaxsen. Marlo likes things clean so she had Jax clean off the back of the chore pu and clean off all the strings. They found the dull machete that is used to cut bales open and been missing for months. It was missing because it was covered in hay and strings. Jax thought he should get to keep it. We all were nervous about what he might do with it, so the machete is still in the chore pu. Long fun day. I headed to Grandma’s with Doodle for the night. She still isn’t sleeping.









I got some pictures of Kade and Carla, his Nile Merit heifer, on Saturday and a couple of pictures of a few of Anna’s show calves for sale. Anna and I went out to check the cows and look for bad eyes. The Hallowells came out to get Derringer to breed their mini mare, so we went on a small tour. Mom had not seen Jack Jack yet. Kade worked on Boon because he had not been riding her at night due to work. Kaine and Kade bought caught their extra show steers, since they need to be at least somewhat halter broke in case they need them. Kaine also took the lawn mower tire in and got it fixed and him and dad went to the Ace Hardware grand opening in Connell. Kade worked on Jag and Texas Red on Saturday night as well.











On Sunday, Sonny and Jeanie brought a gelding for Kade to ride, and they all went to look at the foals. Chad was out and timed some horses. Toni had two groups of people out looking at foals, and mares. Kade rode Butterscotch for one group. She had not been ridden for a few years and was great.






Habits start off as a choice and build into a habit over time. Making time for your horse and yourself is the best habit a person can have. It isn’t too late to start or get back on track. If your dream has been to have a horse, come get one. We have lots of choices and there is always time for a horse.







On Monday Anna built a fence in Blackie’s pen to keep her from going up the hill. Her arthritis has gotten really bad but she keeps going up the hill every day and standing at the top which irritates mom. Toni rode Gina over from her pen to get her meds. Gina has not been ridden since we had her, so Toni jumped on with a halter bareback. I guess she figured if Gina has earned her ROM she will be fine. And she was. Besides side stepping away from the fence when Toni jumped on. Kade and Anna finished packing him up to go to Utah for Simmental regionals. Kaine took the 5th wheel camper in to get new tires. Leslie had a blow out in May when we went to Spokane, and our tires are 7 years old, so we decided it was time to change out the stock tires. The carpet guy came back and finished the trim. Kaine and Kade went to Kahlotus for an interview for a wheat harvest job. I told them we have plenty of work, but they seem to want to get paid.






Tuesday Anna and dad headed to Pullman to get Jitter, she has been confirmed in foal to GSR Guns N Bullets. Toni had people out to look at Revel and her colt, Manhattan Flash. They also decided to take Sarge as well. They already have Revel’s sister, Cinder, and a colt named Duke from us. It is a great home for all of them. Kade did last minute prep before him and Toni left for Utah. Kaine and Jaxsen started football camp Tuesday, they left earlyish and got home late.






Toni and Kade headed to Tremonton Utah at 5 Wednesday morning. They got there at around 2 our time. They got set up and ready for the Simmental show. Kaine and Jaxsen went to Day 2 of Football camp. Anna had a long list of things, she got a mare in to doctor, who was not particularly easy to catch. But she got it done. She met the DISH guy and got that fixed. Did some irrigation work. Worked on the calves she is halter breaking. Mowed the yard. We got some items in Booker Auction on Wednesday, a disc, got a heck of a deal on it. A mower for thistles, the one we have is not working, we are still going to fix it but got one in the auction. Anna and I did chores. The men fixed circles and chased water. The football boys are getting home really late, as following the football camp they go back to Connell and watch video.



In Utah Kade and Toni checked Penelope in. Had opening ceremony and family fun night. Simm regionals is a bit different than other shows. Simm offers 5 competitions pre-showing and the kids are required to do at least 3, one of which is a speaking competition, before they are allowed to show. So Kade competed in 4 of the 5. Toni and her group of parents participated in the trade show and supported the people there. Anna tied the show calves she is halter breaking, so if you are looking for a show steer or heifer for 2026, we have some getting ready. Kaine and Jaxsen were still at Football camp. Mom and dad took Skip to Yakima for some mandatory VA appts. They also picked up some feed for Blackie and her two foals. I headed to stay with Grandma on Thursday, who is still not sleeping.




On Friday in Utah Kade had livestock judging and helped Ava fit her bull for the bull class. Kaine and I deliver a bull in the morning. We only have one Angus bull left for sale if anyone is looking. Anna and Jaxsen went into CBJLS to help Aram set up for his senior project, a cattle showing clinic. When Kaine and I got back, Anna and I went out and caught Sagebug and brought him in to put with an outside mare. He was not particularly happy with us. Chad came out in the afternoon, so I ran to get Jaxsen to help, and Anna pushed the rest of Sagebugs mares out with Gunners mares, Sagebug and Gunner are now pulled for the winter. Jaxsen held Gina while I caught some other horses, and then Jaxsen went and moved all the water. Chad and I decided June the donkey probably had not been done before, and she could have been worse. Could have been better too.






Kade show Penelope on Saturday. He had a really hard class, both the champion and third overall heifers were in his class, and he did really well. He was not called back in showmanship, but him and Penelope did a great job. Toni and Kade then packed and headed home after the awards ceremony. Kade took 3rd in the Genetic Evaluation and 9th in the Cattlemen’s Quiz. If he goes back to a Simm show, we are going to have him actually prepare for some of the competitions, think how well he could do then. Jonel and Ava left with them. Aram had his showmanship clinic, that was his Sr project. Anna helped him with the clinic, I took pics and Ben cooked. Snickerdoodle came in with us. We donated the burger. The kids learned a lot and it was a great clinic. I came home as soon as it was over, but Ben and Anna helped Aram clean up. Kaine worked on his steers, his heifer Baby Jewel, was in at the clinic for Harlen to show. Then Kaine dieseled up the Skidsteer since Anna used all the fuel in it. Jaxsen and I put out grass bales.







Sunday Anna caught her calves she is halter breaking, Kaine caught the steers and fed them. Kade came down a little later since it was after midnight when he got home. The kids worked on their animals. Anna tied up her calves. I went out and checked the bulls and heifers and got some pics. Ben fixed circles and got a bull in to put with Kade’s Simmental heifer, she was in heat. We put out bales, checked everything, and did ranch stuff.







We are wrapping up the horse breeding season, but we are still really busy with the kids and their show cattle. We love having people out to see the foals, yearlings, and the handful of broodmares we have for sale. Feel free to schedule to come out!
Dad went to Palouse first thing Monday for pellets. Toni went out and checked and Eddie had foaled, cute filly by Sagebug. Only Mud and Butterscotch left. Anna loaded up two steers for Rob. Ben came down with the tractor and unloaded half the totes at mom and dads and half up for the show heifers. Kade and Toni took Roanie and Reina out of a ride around the alfalfa field. When they got back I kicked Toni off of Reina and rode her around for a min. We still have Peeps in so she got caught and worked on a bit. We also went out into Tank’s pen to try to pet all the beautiful foals out there. Toni has 2 she wants to keep in that pen. Style and Gritty. The bulls calves were behind the house when I got home, so I grabbed the camera and ran out back to get a few pics of them.






Anna had all the puppies out fixing fence on Tuesday. She is working for Toni part time while she is home for the summer filing. Then she is working on fences and taking care of her livestock. And training her 4 puppies. Dad took some heifers to a guy over in Sunnyside. Toni says I may have the heifers priced too low but they are selling, so that is good. Toni had a big hearing on Webex that she prevailed on. Kade sold Roanie on Tuesday, so he started to leg up Boon to sell her. He bought Boon to rope off of, and she does not like roping. When Dad got back, Toni had him leave the trailer at his house so she could practice loading Peeps. Peeps is headed for a soundness exam on Friday. We went out to check the horses and Toni’s pickup started to overheat, so she went home, and Anna and I went out to check. Ben was getting the calves off of the wheat field, so Anna, Ben and I fixed the fence until 8:30. It is really hot, so hopefully the little devils stop getting into the wheat.






They did not stop getting into the wheat. Toni said they were back out there Wednesday morning when she checked. Wednesday night Ben got them out and fixed the fence again. I guess the sweet taste of wheat is worth getting shocked?? It is pretty hot. Kade rode Boon some more out in the alfalfa field. Toni worked on Peeps at chores. She is doing great. It was rainy Wednesday night. The desert grass is looking really nice with all the moisture we have been getting.






A little more moisture Thursday morning. Dad started the circle Thursday morning so it could make it around a few times before we sprayed weeks on Monday. We got the horses all rounded up on Thursday night for Toni and dad to take to Spokane. There was only one calf out in the wheat and it had been shocked enough that Toni had to go get it out through a gate. So I guess the fence is finally hot enough. We practiced loading Peeps in the Featherlight trailer on Thursday. So now she has practiced loading in 2 different trailers.





I got some pics of the horses and calves Friday when I went out to check. Then I went to mom and dads and helped Toni load the trailer. Her and dad then headed to Spokane with Crystal, Miss Gen and Peeps. They brought Reba back with them too. Cross your fingers, she is in foal to Magneticat, Davis Ranch’s Metallic Cat son. When Kade got home we did chores and I got some pics of Kade riding Boon. Anna was working on her show stuff in the afternoon and Anna and the boys finished packing up the trailer Friday night. Toni and Dad picked up a friend for their trip to Spokane and risked the Memorial Day traffic to get up to their meeting. They had a long day, but productive. They saw lots of wrecks, but weren’t in one. They had a good trip overall with their friend.









We were up before the sun and on the road to Hermiston to Desert Storm on Saturday. Ben, the three older kids and I. We had a great time. Anna was Sr Champion showman and overall champion in Ring A, so brought home two buckles. Kade was 3rd overall Simmental in both Rings A and B. Kaine’s steer won his class in Ring B. Julian made it back in showmanship and his steer won his class, I think in both Ring A and B. Savannah was 4th overall PeeWee in both rings. And Kayla and Baby Jewel were 5th overall in Ring B. Everyone had a great time. Toni and Jaxsen moved the mares that had foaled out with studs. Dad, Toni and Jaxsen started fixing the irrigation valve in front of the house and had to call for reinforcements. That project went haywire. Lots of help from the yearling fillies and donkeys while the humans tried to fix the valve. Also lots of water all over. Toni and Jaxsen also loaded out Laroy to his new home. Laroy is going to live with his ½ brother Alme. Toni, Natalie, and Brad walked around awhile and looked at the other horses at the house. Toni and Jaxsen did most of the chores for everyone. We got home about 9:30 pm from the show so only had to feed the cattle we had on the trailer. It was a long, but good show.

















Another busy day Sunday. Dad, Mom, Skip and Jaxsen went to St John to decorate graves. They stopped by and checked the house and ate lunch at the St John Tavern. Toni showed horses and did some work at mom and dads. We sold Fancy Like and got her loaded and sent to her new home. Ben, three older kids and I worked all of the cows and calves. It was a long day but we got it done. Kade decided to wear my chinks from high school, I have never been skinny, so he used bailing twine as a belt. I took a snap of him but forgot to save it I guess because it is not on my phone. Kind of disappointing. Both boys got the crap kicked out of them pushing calves up. Kade has a club steer that he has been excited to show for next year that double barreled him, so I think the excitement is minimal at this point.






Getting the cows worked is always a big deal for us as it allows us to see the calves in their composite groups after they have had a chance to grow. We get to band some of the bull calves to make steers and start noting which calves we want to sell when weaned, which heifers we want to keep, which bull calves are potential herd sires for us, which cows maybe need some TLC. We also get to pet and love on all the old show heifers that come through. Some still have to be haltered to get through the chute as they are too tame. Yes, that is a thing in cows.






Minnie had another fancy palomino filly by Dude on Monday. An outside mare showed up Monday to breed to Cappy, so we hauled her out there. She immediately got out, he is in a hot fence in the middle of the wheat, we put her back and she is on her last chance. But she has stayed in so far since then, knock on wood. So maybe she was surprised by it?? She was also in heat. Sandy and Ashley also came out on Monday and Sandy put a deposit on her two foals. Toni got lots of pictures as they went from one end of the ranch to the other to see the foals. The kids are busy working on their steers and heifers to go to Wheatland this weekend.







Star had a chestnut filly on Tuesday by MC. Anna and mom took the 5 puppies to the vet for shots. Cricket has been living at moms, since she is mom’s, and apparently the other 4 did not miss her, and were not happy to see her, especially not Trixie. Anna helped Kade record his video for FFA Officer on Tuesday.






Kaine had a sports physical Wednesday morning, so he ran my half ton work pickup, it is not going into forward, into see Dewey in Othello to see how much it would cost to fix it. The Brother Jackson semen showed up Wednesday, so hopefully Gina will be bred and come home from Allies. Reba was bred a few days ago. Kade and Toni got all of the colts West Nile vaccinated and wormed Wednesday. Pine got sorted off to go by himself, he is going to Ellenburg to be with Tylar and Dillion. They are taking him through Moses Lake/Central WA Livestock at the catalog horse sale for us. Toni and I got some videos and pics of Alotta, and played with the yearling fillies for a bit.





On Thursday dad, mom and Anna took a load of Anna’s stuff up to Moscow to her house up there, and got the keys to the house. Mom and dad said it was a lot of walking up and down stairs. Toni went to Evie’s Preschool graduation, and then brought her home to play with the horses. They wormed and West Niled the fillies in the afternoon. And got some new pics of some of them. Jaxsen helpedish as well. Evie really enjoyed helping and is good and handing what a person needs. All the fillies were great to work on. Toni still wants to keep them all.







On Friday Anna and dad went and got my pick up Deweys. They also got Costco. Steve Jarmin brought his mare out to breed. Toni met Dillion and Ty in Royal City with Pine, and picked up a donkey for our neighbor. This is a pet donkey, not a halter breaking donkey. Cousins Linda and Patricia came Friday late afternoon. I went to Grandma’s Friday night but everyone else went to Toni’s house for family dinner.





Ben and the three older kids headed to the Wheatland Jackpot first thing Saturday morning. Mom, dad, Linda, Patricia and I followed up at a reasonable hour. Toni, Jaxsen and Skip moved horses all day. Kicker chased water. The show was good. All our Angus heifers won their class and made it back to the championship round. Anna made it back in showmanship. Aubrey went with them and I think everyone had a great time?? Toni, Jaxsen, and Skip spent way more time moving horses than they had planned. They ended up having to catch Minnie and Star out on the 70 acre field and lead them to the corral. Both the little fillies loaded really well. They also had to get the two of the outside mares from Cappy’s pen and take to the corral for pickup on Sunday. We then had another family dinner at Toni’s so everyone could have a good visit.










On Sunday Big Kevin went to live with the Palmer kid for a while, however, they raise pigs and it sounds like Kevin is not a big fan. Kade and Anna took 4 heifers to preg check and the show cattle to Connell for Jai to do Health papers to go to Desert Storm. Kaine went with his friend Danny to Pasco to pick up a motorcycle. We had some friends come out to borrow Kevin, so loaded him out. Toni and Patricia went looking for eagles nests and beaver huts. Driving and walking around, seeing what there is to see. They went to all the most isolated places on the ranch. Patricia is an avid bird watcher and likes the nature hikes. Jaxsen and I took 2 of the donkey to Whitneys to eat weeds. Ben was cutting trees with the skidsteer. Patricia and I hauled some bales down and put them out with the dump. Kade road Roanie around and got him ready for people to see. We had Skips birthday party that night at Tonis.











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