Samantha Waugh

SHON SMOKING HICKORY, also lovingly known as Goose is a 9 year old AQHA gelding. He is stout made and stands a solid 15 hands. He is most definitely a barn favorite! Everyone has to take turns riding him, and he is the one that everyone fights over to ride each day! His friendly personality shows, as he is always greeting you with pricked ears. Goose has been a ranch horse is whole life. He has pasture roped and doctored many cows. He has worked in the branding pen and dragged countless calves to the fire. He is sure footed in all terrains and isn’t worried if he gets into a sticky situation. He keeps his cool and takes his time to get out of trouble. Aside from working on the ranch, he has been hauled and rodeoed on and taken to many team roping jackpots. He will back into the box and rope both ends. Looking for doing a little lower stress riding? Goose loves to go on trail rides. He camps on the highline overnight. Crosses creeks, ditches, logs, etc. He will ride anywhere in the group or out alone. He is traffic safe and has been ridden on the back country roads. Tractors and other equipment around the barn doesn’t phase him either. Goose handles all situations with grace and confidence. He will walk, jog, and lope nicely in the arena. We trust Goose enough to ride with lesser experience riders on him as well as riding double on trail rides with our toddlers. When you just want to relax and have a little fun, you can hop on him bareback with a halter and lead rope and go ride. Goose stands excellent for the farrier. He is easy to catch, and gets along well in a herd situation. He has nice stalls manners and stands for tacking and mounting. Goose has nice ranch horse type bloodlines. On his sire side, he goes back to the great HIGH BROW HICKORY, LTE $222,928. For more information, contact Sammi Waugh at 704-798-5497.

Dahlia is a stunning 15.3 hand 4 year old Percheron/QH cross. Not only will you love her Blue Roan color, but her personality is just as easy to love. She is very friendly and loves people. She will greet you every morning with her ears pricked and a friendly nicker. Dahlia is also a joy to ride. She will ride English or western. She shows excellent talent for dressage or jumping. She has three balanced gaits. A consistent walk, forward trot, and rocking horse canter. She has natural collection and a powerful hind leg. She is solid at training level dressage and schooling 1st level movements. Lateral work comes easy and she is sure to be able to move up the levels quickly. Over fences, she has nice scope and is brave. Dahlia is easily schooling 2’6” and has the talent to go higher. She has been cross country schooling. Up and down banks are no issue and she really enjoys the water jumps! Dahlia also rides western and neck reins. She enjoys a nice leisurely trail ride. She will ride anywhere in the group without a fuss and will leave the group. Crossing creeks, ditches, up and down steep hills, and walking over deadfall. She will do any of that with no questions asked. Have some cows to check? Dahlia is game for that too. She will ride through the herd and help to push them to the catch pens. Her ground and stall manners are very nice. She loads and unloads quietly. Stands tied well and loves to have a bath! We absolutely love having Dahlia in the barn, and we know you will too! For more information, please call Sammi Waugh at 704-798-5497.

BLUE ROWDY SPARK is a 4 year old, 15.2 hand Blue Roan AQHA Gelding. Rowdy is a very personable gelding, and he has an enjoyable personality. He is playful and lives up to his class clown title around our barn. When it comes to working though, he is all business. He is an all around type of gelding that is game for whatever task you give him that day. He is very soft in the bridle and responsive to his rider’s cues. He has nice, lateral flexion. He is a big mover, but don’t let that fool you, he is smooth as glass. Rowdy has a nice walk, jog, and lope. He is well balanced and carries himself well. He has a nice stop and is well started on slow spins. He rides just as well in the arena as he does outside. He’s been on the trails and through the fields. He doesn’t mind to ride out alone or with the group. Rowdy has been to the mountains and on camping trips. He ties out on the highline at camp with no issues. Inside the arena, he enjoys obstacles and is very careful with his feet. He is a very smart horse and always enjoys learning new things and his rider giving him a challenge. Rowdy gets along with other horses in a herd while being turned out. He is easy to catch. He stands tied well and has no issues with the farrier. For more information please contact Sammi Waugh at 704-798-5497.

Mac is a 4 year old, 15.2 hand Bay Roan AQHA Gelding. Mac is an eye catching gelding with his baby doll face and expression. He is ready for the show ring and could excel in various events. He has a nice jog that can easily be extended for ranch horse classes. His lope is very smooth and has a nice rocking horse feel. He has a nice ground covering stride. With a lot of natural balance, he does well with patterns and classes with obstacles such as trail and ranch riding. He is careful when maneuvering over and through obstacles. He neck reins well and also really moves nicely off your seat and leg. Mac is also stunning in English tack and can grab the judges’ attention in Hunter Under Saddle classes. Needless to say, he is a great all around type of horse. Mac also enjoys a nice leisurely trail ride. He crosses creeks and bridges, goes up and down banks and hills, and steps over deadfall quietly. He enjoys riding through our herd of cattle as well. Mac is sired by RRF BLUE TWISTER by SONNYS BLUE SENBAR by BAFFLES BLUE JAY TEE. More notably his dam is by MR BOSTON SABRE by BOSTON MAC. BOSTON MAC was a money earner himself earning $24,279 on the track while also earning 90 halter points. These achievements earned him is racing registration of merit and the title of Superior Halter Horse. Mac travels well and rides in new places like he has seen them his whole life. He has very nice stall manners and gets along well in the herd. He stands for bathing and the farrier, no questions asked. For more information please contact Sammi Waugh at 704-798-5497.