Smiths Creek Paint Horses

I always love going to Queensland, it always nice to travel north to the sunshine state. We only ended up taking 2 weanlings this time so it was a lovely time with a lot less stress and work to do, almost like a mini horse holiday. Both our fillies did exceptionally well with BR Showsum Faith taking out the QLD State Weanling Halter Futurity, State Champion Weanling Filly & 3rd Place in the all age Amateur Owner Mare or Filly. SC Isnt She Obvious once again took all the blues! winning the Paint Bred Weanling Futurity, State Champion Paint Bred Weanling Filly & Grand Champion Paint Bred Filly or Mare along with Amateur Paint Bred Grand Champion. Thank you to the QLD Paint Horse Association for obtaining a USA Judge and putting on another great friendly show!

SMITHS CREEK PAINT HORSES PROUDLY INTRODUCING

"TOUCHDOWN HOPE" USA

During our visit to the AMQHA World Show in Oklahoma we went to see a dual registered yearling filly that was sold by Diamond2B the previous year and in the same stalls of Gene Parker Farms we spotted this very pretty awesome weanling filly who I just couldn't take my eyes off. Of couse the first thing I always ask is " I bet she is NH " and when the reply was she is NN.....hmmm....didn't my wheels start turning in my head. Not only is this filly outstanding and to go with that she already has an amazing show record and to top it off she could qualify for her APHA registration.....this was too good to be true. We slept on it that night but honestly I really didn't sleep at all, something was really driving me and I just couldn't let her go.

Photo - Jeff Kirkbride Photography - AMQHA Congress 2010

2011 NPHA & NSWPHA STATE SHOW - HORSLEY PARK SYDNEY

Competing at NPHA is always a buzz, lots of gorgeous horses both Halter and Performance its no wonder its Australia's Best and Biggest Western Performance Show!! This year was the first time we competed in the JVQ/Pheonix Farms $20,000.00 Weanling Halter Slot Futurity and I couldn't be happier with how our babies went. I must say I was quite nervous with my newly aquired filly BR Showsum Faith, she had never been out before and I just didn't know what to expect but I was so proud of her. Stepping out into the arena at 7pm at night was a big thing for her and although I could see she was a bit nervous she trusted me and I had so much fun showing her and boy being white she stood out like a beacon! I was so proud of her placing of 5th place from being pulled out initially in 4th and extremely proud of SC Isn't She Obvious" taking the 3rd place and also being named highest placed Paint Horse! The following day we showed in the halter events where SC "Hes All Style" came out for his first event at the show. I was so proud when he won his paint colt class under 2 years competing against the yearlings then to be named CHAMPION COLT/STALLION was just awesome. I have so much faith in this colt, he is truley a stud colt with so much to offer and I knew it would only take a judge with a good eye, a World Conformation Horse Association Judge to see his potential as I do. Congratulations Troy!!! who also won A/O Colt/Stallion and then the Overall Reserve Champion Amateur Owner Horse of all sexes. SC "Isnt She Obvious continued on with her success winning the Paint Bred Filly or Mare, A/O Paint Bred Filly or Mare and the overall Reserve Champion Paint Bred of all sexes . BR "Showsum Faith" also placed 2nd in the Paint filly 1yr & Under as well as Reserve Champion Paint Filly/Mare, A/O Paint Bred Filly/Mare 3rd place.

Photo below left SC Isn't She Obvious & below right BR Showsum Faith

NSWPHA 2011 STATE SHOW - SYDNEY

Wow what another top show we had! It was a great feeling winning the NSWPHA Weanling Halter Futurity with one of our horses but to

also take out 2nd and 3rd place was something else!!! Never in my wildest dreams did I think that would happen!!

SC "HES ALL STYLE"

I would also like to congratulate Kevin Mills and KPM Luke At Me - 2010 Overo Weanling Gelding sired by Magnificent Touchdown IMP on his awesome results with Luke's very first outing.

ROCKYS CLUELESS GIRL IMP - HAS NOW ARRIVED!!

I am once again very excited to announce another arrival - "Rockys Clueless Girl' IMP PTIF to World Champion and World Champion Sire "Hes Stylin" USA. I travelled down to Sydney to pick up Rocky on Easter Sunday - what an Easter pressie!! better than chocolate!!!

Photos below taken May 2011

PHAA 2011 NATIONAL SHOW TAMWORTH NSW

"Magnificent Touchdown" IMP has done it again!! Sire of the 2011 PHAA National Show GPS $5000.00 Weanling Halter Slot Futurity Winner "SC ISN'T SHE OBVIOUS". as well as earning 2 National Championships in Paint Bred Weanling Filly, A/O Paint Bred Filly/Mare and National Reserve Paint Bred Weanling Futurity.

Photos courtesy of Tania Hobbs & AGILE Photography

Photo Below SC Isn't She Ovbious

AN INTENSE DESIRE IMP also achieved 4 National Titles being for Mare 4 yrs and over, A/O Mare 2yrs & over, APHA Filly or Mare and Reserve National 2yo & Over Halter Maturity. A big congratulations to Kiah Eeles for her National Champion with An Intense Desire IMP in Youth Mares! Thank you everyone for all your lovely comments for Sister, she is one pretty special mare!!

Photo Below - An Intense Desire IMP

SC UH OH RAZZAMATAZ a 2010 filly by SC Showdown taking home a National Champion in Weanling Filly, National Reserve Champion A/O Filly 1yr & under with Craig, PHAA National Weanling Futurity 4th placing with Kane Skopp and 5th place in the GPS Weanling Slot Futurity. Congratulaitons to Amanda Exton!!!

SC HES ALL STYLE IIU - Congratulations to Troy Hume 3rd PHAA National Weanling Halter Futurity, 3rd APHA Stallion/Colt, 3rd A/O Colt 1yr & under. This was Troys first time showing at National level and we are very proud of him to be out there having a go.

SC ME MYSELF & I - Congratulations to Tina and Lyndall. PHAA National Reserve Champion Yearling Filly, PHAA National Yearling Halter Futurity 3rd place and Highest Placed American Registered, APHA Filly or Mare 3rd place & A/O Filly 2yrs and under 5th place with Tina. Pixie is maturing into an incredible mare and I had the pleasure to once again have her at home. It was hard to give her back but I know she is really loved and cared for to the utmost. Congratulations again girls!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO IRREPLACEABLE AND MULTIPLES!!

A huge congratulations goes to IRREPLACEABLE and Kensey Maxwell who have both taken honors in being named HIGH POINT YOUTH HALTER MARES OF AMERICA!! and IRREPLACEABLE also taking honors in RESERVE HONOR ROLL 3YO HALTER MARES and

OPEN HONOR ROLL FOR HALTER MARES -9th

I would also like to congratulate MULTIPLES for earning her SUPERIOR HALTER AWARD as well as taking honors in HONOR ROLL OPEN 2YO MARES - 8th.

2010 APHA WORLD SHOW

After leaving Sydney once again on Melbourne Cup day on our delayed flight we arrived in Los Angeles knowing that we had missed our connecting flight but luckily our LA to DFW flight was also delayed due to bad weather so after a bumpy ride we landed safely at DFW. It was dark, raining and we had 2 hire cars to pick up which was all going fine until I received a phone call and the second car accidently followed another car and when they realised it was the wrong car they had no idea where they were and with no GPS made it a bit difficult. After many phone calles back and forth we eventually all found each other again at the Texas Land and Cattle Steak house......and after all that excitement we sat down and all had a real Texas feast!! yumm what a meal!! made it all worth losing the 2nd vehicle!

I can't believe how the years are flying by with 2010 being our 3rd year competing at the APHA World Show. We had another exciting time watching our horses compete and proudly achieving some awesome results with Irreplaceable and Multiples both achieving top 5 with Craig taking out top 5 in the Amateur 2yo Mares with Multiples. Multiples blew me away with her sheer size, she is such a big mare for a 2yo and still growing! Miss Shirley fell inlove with Irreplaceable and this mare sure has personality plus!! and she just has this aura about her that just reels you in. She absolutley loves to be scratched and will literally follow you around the stall and object if you happen to stop rubbing her! Shirley and I also found out that Irreplaceable loves beer!....so she will fit in perfectly in Australia! I couldn't believe how much Exemplary had grown, he sure is one nice colt, very modern. Exemplary achieved 3rd in the Non Pro Weanling Stallion Slot Class with Craig and Reserve Champion Platinum Overo Weanling Stallions with Mike McMillan.

Once again we had an absolute awesome visit and World Show and can't wait for 2011!!

Photo Below - MULTIPLES 2yo Mare APHA World Show 2010 on left with Olin Parker & right with Shirley Downey to show just how big this 2yo mare is.

Photo Below - EXEMPLARY - Weanling Stallion APHA World Show 2010 with Mike McMillan

Another great adventure we had was travelling to ALLAN TEXAS, approx 2 hours from Fort Worth where we watched a rodeo which was so much non stop action followed by a concert with USA Country Rock Band MONTGOMERY GENTRY!!! What a night!!! now thats what I call ENTERTAINMENT!! Below left you will see a monkey riding a sheep dog, I thought at first this was a doll strapped to the dog but it was a live monkey!!

Multiples is an outstanding filly and extremely modern already at an incredible 16.2hh, a 2yo which I watched take the honours in being crowned WORLD CHAMPION in the Amateur Yearling Mares last year at the 2009 World Show. "MULTIPLICITY " is her dam, a mare that I have always adored who is a 3 x WORLD CHAMPION & 4 x RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION with current life time halter points of 577 and "MULTIPLES" is sired by the famous 4 x WORLD CHAMPION and Multi World Champion sire "RH IMPRINTED"

"IRREPLACEABLE" a 3yo mare is equally OUTSTANDING and is a WORLD AND RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION and is the current WORLD CHAMPION at the 2010 SUMMER YOUTH WORLD SHOW in 3yo Mares! She is just devine and is a powerhouse of muscle, very strong short back, tonnes of pretty with all the trimmings, standing at 16hh and she is one of those mares that just loves to show! "IRREPLACEABLE" is sired by WORLD CHAMPION QUARTER HORSE "IMA MR COOL SKIP" from the outstanding mare "CC LOOTS FANCY" a SUPERIOR HALTER mare who is a 4 x WORLD CHAMPION and 3 x RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION PRODUCER.

Special Thanks also to Olin Parker and Kelley Diegnan Stone for making this all happen!

During my visit in April this year I just fell inlove with this mare, she is so pretty, so pretty necked, backed and hocked I just couldn't resist her but it has taken me some months to convince her sale but Im happy to announce she is now all ours! She produced an absolute stunning overo filly by "Hes Stylin" in 2010 who was a late foal but I wouldn't be suprised if she is the next World Champion in Yearling mares in 2011, she is devine! Rocky is being bred back the same and we expect her to arrive early in 2011.

With the recent importation of our two awesome mares and no horses to show at the World Show I went back to Texas during April to look at some suitable World Show prospects. I had not seen this colt until towards the end of my visit but as soon as I saw him I just loved him! There was just something about him that got my attention straight up and I could not fault him and boy he sure has some presence!! "Exemplary" is by 2 x WORLD CHAMPION & Multiple WORLD CHAMPION Sire "Intensley Tuff" and from WORLD CHAMPION producer "Sister Conclusion" AMQHA who herself is by Multiple WORLD CHAMPION and CONGRESS CHAMPION sire "The Top Secret" and out of a "Mr Conclusion" daughter.

I am so excited to once again have the opportunity to show at the 2010 APHA World Show

What a journey "Shes Intent" has had but she is finally here in Australia safe and sound and definately in foal. Pinky started her journey with Sister but unfortunately she spiked a temperature just prior to officially starting her quarantine period in Los Angeles from travelling from Texas. While Pinky was recovering we then were told that there were no flights out from LA to Australia the following month so at one stage our only option was to send Pinky back to Texas, which just broke my heart thinking about it. Fortunately IRT who have been so great to deal with offered another option which we took. Pinky then travelled to Kentucky and began quarantine once again and landed in New Zealand during May. After spending approximately another 8 weeks in New Zealand we were finally given the green light for Shes Intent to travel to Australia. I can't tell you how excited and relieved I was to finally get the news to pick her up after 5 expensive months in transit!!

Photos below taken at Sydney Airport July 11th, 2010. We were waiting for this plane to taxi into the dock and at the time I didn't know but it was the plane all the horses were on.

I can't express enough how exhilarating it is to look out my window at any time of the day and see this gorgeous 3yo filly and boy does she fill the window!!!!. I have waited so long for this day to come, another dream come true.

OH MY GOODNESS..........WHAT A SHOW!!! I am still on cloud 9!!!!!. The first progeny of Magnificent Touchdown sure have done us proud in many ways and oh boy I sure have had a lot of fun showing these awesome babies. When you are holding the shank of a good one it gives you such a feeling of pride, enjoyment and most of all a lot of fun, thank you to all who complimented us on the Spike babies, it gave me great pleasure to show them off.

I would like to congratulate TNL Paint Horses for their purchase of Pixie. When Tina and Lyndall viewed Pixie prior to the start of the show they had the reaction I said they would "this filly will make you melt" and that they did. Well done girls!!!

I would also like to Congratulate Shirley and Ron of Bellreve Stud - home of SC Showdown & SC This Cowgirlsgotbling for the purchase of Hottie, another awesome filly and future wife for Firston!!

Congratulations to Noble Park Quarter Horses on the purchase of Coolie, an absolute gorgeous and very pretty filly! I can't wait to see this filly grow, she will knock everyones socks off!!! This filly is modern deluxe!!

I was back at the stables when I heard Bling had been named NATIONAL CHAMPION 2YO FILLY!!! and screamed!!! I am just so thrilled for Shirley and Ron and of course for Bling!!! Go Bling Bling!!!! Good on you Shirley!!!

I would like to thank GARRAKA PARK STUD for their generosity in sponsoring the inaugral 2010 GPS $5000 Slot Weanling Halter Futurity.

This past weekend we attended a local futurity show and took advantage of taking some of the 2009 Spike weanlings for their first taste of being in the show scene. Im glad I wasn't judging them as Im sure I would be stuck on making a decision but all in all they were all so well behaved and showed like that had done it all before! SC Me Myself and I took all the glory at this show winning all her classes then taking out GRAND CHAMPION PAINT HORSE, GRAND CHAMPION A/O PAINT HORSE, WEANLING HALTER FUTURITY WINNER and to top it off SUPREME LED EXHIBIT OF THE SHOW. Our paint bred filly SC Shes An Obvious Touch also took honours in taking out GRAND CHAMPION PAINT BRED and GRAND CHAMPION A/O PAINT BRED but she did not contest the supreme class as we had already put her away. It was so nice to receive all the lovely comments and it was such a pleasure to show them off. I am really looking forward to the Nationals, come by our stable row and meet them, you won't be disappointed!

"AN INTENSE DESIRE" once again did us proud and with Craig on the shank the pair were placed an awesome 3rd place in the Amateur 2yo Mares. Craig did an absolute fabulous job showing Sister and I was just ecstatic when the first judge of 5 had him 1st on his card followed by another 1st place a 3rd place a 6th place and a 9th. They were just so close to bringing home a World Show buckle and I can't tell you just how proud I am of them both. Thank you again to all the team at Diamond2B Show Horses for absolutely everything that you have done for us to make our dreams reality. You are the BEST!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO AN INTENSE DESIRE & CRAIG DENGATE FOR ACHIEVING A REGISTER OF MERIT FROM THE AMERICAN PAINT HORSE ASSOCIATION FOR AMATEUR OWNER HALTER.

I AM VERY CERTAIN THAT THIS WOULD BE A FIRST FOR AN AUSTRALIAN TO ACHIEVE THIS IN THIS EVENT!!!

Once again we had an absolute awesome time catching up with all our friends and of course seeing our mares again. It was great to once again experience the Quarter World Show and see lots of other aussies over there watching the show. We met up with Melissa from Burke Stud for a few days and wished we had more time to show them around but we sure crammed in as much as we could. On our second last day we had a very different experience. We were driving around Aubrey/Pilot Point area exploring when I noticed some buffalo in a field and I really wanted to show Melissa & Scott so we drove into the drive way of the property & took some photos from the car. We noticed some people up at the beautiful house at the end of the driveway so we drove up to let them know what we were doing. Im sure they were very suprised that 4 Australians just popped in to see their animals and so they made us so very welcome and got some treats and we then toured their property feeding their buffalo, lamas and minature donkeys. That was a lot of fun and those buffalo are just massive animals. We were just about to leave when they invited us into their stunning home and toured us around everywhere it was just amazing!! and we had the best time. We were all just gobsmacked with the hospitality given to all four of us complete Australian strangers!! but they assured us that this is what real Texans are like!! I plan to go back & visit with an Australian gift to show our gratitude.

Craig & I drove to Oklahoma a couple of days after our arrival to Texas to the very new ranch of Ted Turner and Terry Bradshaw (TB Ranch) and oh my what a property. It was just beautiful and the facilities all brand new were just supreme. TB Ranch had purchased Self Employed and we couldn't wait to see him. WOW what a stallion, I couldn't believe how much he had matured since we last saw him in 2008, he is one amazing stallion, he definately has all the goods thats for sure and I am absolutely elated to have a mare in foal to him.

I was very excited to have been able to show Melissa Eeles from Burke Stud our two awesome mares in the USA. Thank you Melissa for taking these photos below of An Intense Desire back home in the barn after the World Show. Looks like Sister is going through another growth spurt, wow she's going to be one huge mare!!...

MORE EXCITING NEWS FOR SMITHS CREEK PAINT HORSES

"AN INTENSE DESIRE" is now booked to come to AUSTRALIA!!!..... and she is IN FOAL!!!

PTIF TO AMQHA WORLD CHAMPION & CONGRESS CHAMPION & WORLD CHAMPION SIRE

A HUGE THANK YOU to Danny Salsman of Danny Salsman Quarter Horses, Pilot Point TEXAS for not only allowing us such a fabulous opportunity to breed to this incredible stallion but to have helped and co operated with us when it is 'out of the USA breeding season' and so it is very much appreciated. I would also like to thank from the bottom of my heart Kelley Stone who's expertise and dedication have also made our dreams reality! I can't thank you all enough!!

"SHES INTENT" is booked and coming to AUSTRALIA.......... and she is also....IN FOAL!!!

Once again my heartfelt thanks to Kelley Stone for getting a positive pregnancy for Pinky! and Melinda for selling us this awesome mare! Its sure going to be an exciting 2010 foaling season at Smiths Creek Paint Horses!! - I can't wait!!

THE LAST BABY FOR 2009

Born 20.10.09 a gorgeous heiffer from our resident pet cow "Henny Penny"

CONGRATULATIONS TO 'AN INTENSE DESIRE'

for achieving her Register Of Merit at Halter with the American Paint Horse Association. I am so proud of this filly and can't wait to show her once again at the 2009 World Show in November.

APHA FALL WORLD SHOW - November 2008

Oh what a feeling!! My eyes welled up with tears when our yearling filly "An Intense Desire" was awarded RESERVE CHAMPION in the APHA WORLD SHOW YEARLING MARES SLOT CLASS which carried a total purse of $46,250.00 USD led by Andrea Simons. We made the APHA news as well as our filly was the first Internationally owned Paint Horse to have placed so highly in the slots..... It was just AWESOME!! but that was not the last of "An Intense Desire's " success. Mike McMillan took the shank for the Open World Yearling Mares and proudly received 4th place in a very deep field of 22 of the best yearling fillies in the country, I was ecstactic!! I fell inlove with this filly the first moment I laid eyes on her and I am so proud of her!!

My heartfelt thanks goes out to Linda & Bob Byrom and Kelley Diegnan -Stone from Diamond 2B Show Horses for not only making our dreams come true but accepting us as part of the "family" we couldn't have wished for more!

A big thank you also to Andrea Simons & Mike McMillan who both showed An Intense Desire to a professional level second to none, we really appreciate it.

Thank you also to Jennifer (Assistant Manger Diamond2B)and Leo who never stops smiling & poncho for your hard work and dedication.

I am really addicted now and can't wait for our next venture!!

Below "Sister" at the World Show & on the right with Mike McMillan

Below - I couldn't resist taking these, it made me feel special seeing our name on the big screen let alone hearing it over the PA.

Below- would you believe I got this cheque home in one piece undamaged!! It is now proudly displayed in my home. Below right a picture I took of Diamond2B's 2x World & 2 x RWC ribbons & Slot cheques, as you can see it was a very successful show for the ranch.

YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAA RIDE EM COWBOY & COWGIRLS!!!!!

This is just a small example of the huge amounts of fun we all had during our visit to Fort Worth USA. This photo was taken the 3rd July 08 the night of our Reserve World Open Title win with Spike celebrating at the Worlds largest Honky Tonk Bar 'BILLY BOBS' TEXAS USA.

I was going through some photos the other day and found this one that made me smile & giggle. This is Ozee's (Absolutely Shameless) fan club at the 2006 NPHA Pleasure Celebration Show held at Horsley Park NSW.