Fehr Ground Ranch

08/13/2024

This absolutely stunning filly sold in utero however the buyer is unable to make it work so someone else is going to get the opportunity to own this classy filly. Sired by ER Spitfire who had a successful career has a cow horse and out of a daughter of Hollywoodstinseltown. This filly is big, beautiful, and perfectly correct. Located in Sundre, AB.

$7000

06/19/2024

2024 AQHA Filly “Whiz N Walla”

This filly is about as correct, classy, and beautiful as they come. She has a strong pedigree with some great mare power. I am excited to see what the future holds for her. She’s a good one!

05/20/2024

‼️HORSE OWNERS‼️

If you own or breed splash white horses please take a moment to have a look at this survey to see if you can provide any helpful information. Would love to see more education and data on this topic.

We are fortunate to own a homozygous SW2 filly (I am NOT her breeder) that seems to be one of the rare ones who is healthy, happy, and able to live a normal life.

I own multiple mares who are n/SW2 and I am very thankful that this outcome has come to light so that I am able to adjust and make responsible breeding choices for my mares and their future foals.

🔥 The Hot Topic of the weekend... Splash White Genes in reining breds.

It is our hope to help create some sort of data tracking sheet to inspire researchers at a major university to help us study this further to see what the relationship is to splash genes and birth defects, if any, and if the linebreeding taking place has any correlation as well.

🛡️We will NOT share individual names or pedigrees from this survey with the public. This is a streamlined way to provide a research party a way to trace pedigrees etc in one place.

We are not for bashing, fear-mongering, or anything of the like... But if we as breeders don't do our due diligence for the future what are we doing?

❤️With that being said if you have had issues with a Splash Gene foal or have a viable homozygous Sw2 Foal we would love for you to participate in this survey.

This survey is not for those who have successfully bred multiple splash gene horses we know there are plenty of those.

➡️This is specifically for those who have had issues with a Splash Gene foal or have a viable homozygous Sw2 horse or other combination of white genes creating a Max White that is normal.

It is worth noting in a peer reviewed study: “The PAX3C70Y allele is only 24 years old and occurs exclusively in Quarter and Paint Horses. We did not find a horse homozygous for this mutation, and based on data from mice it is unlikely that a homozygous PAX3C70Y/C70Y horse would be viable. As PAX3 is required for several key steps in neural development, homozygosity for this allele will most likely result in embryonic or fetal lethality [26]. Therefore, the mating of two heterozygous PAX3 +/C70Y horses is not recommended in order to avoid the accidental production of an embryo homozygous for this allele. The MITFC280Sfs*20 and MITFN310S alleles are extremely rare. Data from mice again suggest that these alleles will most likely result in severe clinical phenotypes such as e.g. microphthalmia in the homozygous state [27]. Therefore, horses with such alleles should also not be mated to each other.”

➡️ You can read the full article from 2012
here: https://shorturl.at/IFTk6

➡️ Updated article from 2019 here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6677290/

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03/30/2024

It was a hard decision to sell out most of my breeding program but I am enjoying having just a handful of my favourite mares left. These girls are my keepers ❤️ Going from 30 horses to 7 was a big change, and as hard as it was, I think it was for the best.

Jacs Electrick Slide (NRHA Earner)
In foal to Vintage Vibe
Jacs Okie Pine X Ms Electric Sparkler (NRHA PE $83,000)

Shiny Hollywood
In foal to ER Spitfire
Hollywoodstinseltown X Desire To Shine (NRCHA earner, NRHA producer)

Little Miss Gunna
In foal to This Chex To Gunner
Gunners Peppy Oak X Little Miss Whizzer (NRHA Earner, NRHA PE $107,000+)

Gunners Whizard
In foal to Spooks Catalyst
Gunners Peppy Oak X Miss Whizard Jac (NRHA PE $234,800)

Can’t Hear Guns (NRHA producer $10,000)
Open for 2024
Colonels Lone Gun X Tootsie Toosail Chex (NRHA producer)

Little Miss Mackie
Spooks Catalyst X Little Miss Gunna

Sonitas Last Remedy
In foal to Vintage Vibe
Colonel Remi x Ms Colonel Sugar (NRHA Producer)

02/14/2024

Most of the horses have been sold and gone to their new homes but I kept a few of my favourite girls. We will have four foals coming in 2024.

The two golden girls are growing their baby bellies and I am getting excited for foals, even if I have to wait a few more months.

Jacs Electrick Slide “Trick” is an NRHA earner sired by Jacs Okie Pine and out a daughter of Jacs Electric Spark who has produced over $150,000. She is in foal to Vintage Vibe.

Shiny Hollywood “ Stella” is a daughter of Hollywoodstinseltown and out of an earning and producing daughter of Shining Spark. She is very similarly bred to the great stallion Shining In Town. She is in foal to ER Spitfire.

02/09/2024

Beautiful 2023 AQHA filly out of NRHA earning mare and by a son of Gunner. Has x-rays. Up to date on vaccines, farrier etc. Current coggins. Located in Quebec but have a ride out to Alberta in the next few weeks.

Asking $10k

02/01/2024

SOLD

NS Matt O Lena is a beautiful 2008 AQHA Mare sired by ARC Matt O Lena (Full brother to Smart Chic O Lena) and out of SR Irish Lass who has produced NCHA, NRCHA and NRHA money as well as AQHA Points in reining and working cow horse.

Sophie was shown lightly and won some NRHA Money and place 3rd, piloted by a non-pro at the Prince George Spring Classic. She was a plus one turner with a big stop! After her reining career she went one to become a money earning barrel horse.

She has produced over $10,000 NRHA dollars with only a handful of foals on the ground. Her offspring includes a Silver Slate Level 4 Open Futurity Champion as well as a Level 1 Open Futurity Champion who won multiple futurities. She has a daughter who is sired by Whiskey N Diamonds who is showing as a short stirrup horse in the states. She consistently throws good movers, with lots of talent and excellent minds.

5 panel NN and IMM NN
E/e A/a
14 2 hh
Not sound for riding but is pasture sound and requires no extra maintenance.

She is in foal to Vintage Vibe and can sell without or without her expected 2024 foal. She is due to foal May 14th.

Can be sold with a frozen semen breeding to One Time Up North for an extra $1200 (homozygous roan, LTE $34,000+) frozen semen breeding dose is already located in Alberta so there is no shipping or chute fees for Alberta residents!


SOLD

12/12/2023

Just Call Me Shay
2003 - December 10th 2023

Writing this post breaks my heart, but the love and admiration for this mare was spread far and wide.

I’ve known since the day I met this mare that when the day came I had to say goodbye it was going to hurt more than it should. There was something about her that captivated me and drew me in and I loved her more than anyone should love a horse. She fueled my passion and enthusiasm for all things horses, especially the breeding side of things. She was an incredible mama and easily one of the kindest softest souls I have ever met. I will forever miss her walking over to me and burying her head into my chest for a hug, she truly craved attention. She loved to be spoiled and pampered and even in her final moments she enjoyed having her mane and tail brushed and braided once more and her mane soaked up my tears one final time while I held her and said goodbye.

Rest easy Shay and your unborn foal. The pain of losing her hurts but I’m thankful for all the years of passion, happiness, love and joy.

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween to all of our friends and clients! Wishing you a safe and fun filled day.

10/31/2023

Check out this stallion! What a great opportunity for Canadian breeders.

🔵🏆 OO7 "Bond"
NRHA LTE: $263,000+

2019 Bay AQHA/APHA Stallion
Gunner Dun It Again x Solidly Spirited
6 Panel N/N , Splash White 1 n/SW1, Splash White 2 n/SW2

2024 Breeding Fees
Frozen Semen Only: $2,500 + Shipping
We have decided until Bond is finished showing, we will be providing frozen semen only on him in 2024 so he can perform to the best of his ability. We hope you'll all be with us rooting Bond on at the shows!
CONTRACTS: Kim Dean at The Breeding Barn
(903-815-3347) [email protected]
Trained & shown by Gabriel Borges, owned by Mike & Sandy Vargo

07/29/2023

Another one of the exciting crosses coming in 2024, Jacs Electrick Slide is confirmed in foal to Vintage Vibe!

Trick “Jacs Electrick Slide” is sired by Jacs Okie Pine and out of a really good daughter of Jacs Electric Spark who has produced $84,000+ including Run For A Million qualifier, Littlelectricolonel!

Trick was shown successfully in reining winning just over $3300 including 2nd in Reining Alberta Sire Incentive Open Futurity and 3rd at the Canadian Supreme Open Futurity. After her reining career she went on to win many Canadian and World Championships in Extreme Cowboy Challenges.

This might be one of our most anticipated crosses of 2024 as this will be Trick’s first foal!

07/19/2023

!! SOLD!!
2020 AQHA/APHA Black Mare, LK Black Ammo.

Presley, is sired by Smokin Ammo who was shown successfully in reining. He has a very limited number of foals and has almost nearly $100,00. Her dam is a NRHA producing daughter of Wright a Chex, he had a great show career winning over $52k ($15k+ NRCHA, $21k+ NRHA) and accumulated more than 330 AQHA points and she is out NRHA Producing mare, Primarily Chex. She's got all the right parts to be a really cool horse. Presley is a strong mare, with excellent bone and strong feet. She's built exactly how a performance horse should be. She's got a willing attitude and wants to please. Sadly, she suffered a soft tissue injury (torn muscle in her neck) and is not sound for riding. Stands right around 14 3hh.

Sells in foal to Vintage Vibe for 2024

$7500

07/17/2023

Thank you to Kissing Horse Ranch for purchasing this phenomenal filly from our program. Josie is one of the best we’ve raised and we are so excited to see what she does in their capable hands. The folks at Kissing Horse Ranch have been big supporters of our program and we are so thankful for good clients like them. Congratulations on this good mare, she’ll make you proud!

05/27/2023

This beautiful c**t out of Just Call Me Shay and sired by Topsail Smoking Gun is sold! When he was just a few hours old, the great folks at Kissing Horse Ranch claimed this stunning c**t. They already own a half brother to this c**t and we expect they will love this one just as much.

Shay foals have always been the favourites around here but they just seem to keep getting better and better. We are so excited to watch this one grow up and hit the show pen.

Big thanks to Kissing Horse Ranch for believing in our program and shopping with us!

05/15/2023

The last two foals of 2023 have arrived!

First off is an absolutely stunning sorrel c**t sired by Spooks Big Bang and out of NS Matt O Lena (ARC Matt O Lena X Docs Hickory) They don't come much nicer than this c**t, he's spectacular. It's hard to describe just how nice he is. He's going to be a serious show prospect.

The second is a beautiful smokey cream or perlino filly sired by Voodoo Is In Memphis (Shiners Voodoo Dr X NMSU Truckin Chex) and out of Fancy My Flash (Guess My Flash X Be Aech Enterprise) This filly is going to have some size and substance to her and should be just as beautiful as her dam.

Both of these incredible foals are available!

04/24/2023

The first foal of 2023 arrived at 6am. Absolutely perfect splashed white rabicano c**t sired by Topsail Smoking Gun and out of Just Call Me Shay (NRHA producer and multiple AQHA and APHA producer)

He's got the cutest little face, he is very correct, and I have no doubts he's going to be just as incredible as all of foals out of Shay.

03/13/2023

Mare appreciation Monday!

If you've ever spent any time here, you are guaranteed to know this fancy mare, Just Call Me Shay. She is easily everyone's favorite mare, and it's no surprise why. She is as sweet as she is beautiful. She will stand for hours to be loved on and spoiled and would rather spend her time being pampered than with her herd. Great minds are VERY important here, and she is a perfect example of what we like to own. Not only is she a fan favorite, but her foals are always the top picks.

Shay is an AQHA and APHA world champion producer, as well as producing more than $10k NRHA. She is sired by CD Roanlite, who was shown by Todd Bergen and out of Emily Roulette.

She is in foal to Topsail Smoking Gun for 2023. (2nd photo)

Pictured are a couple of her foals, Big Money Cash, Nu Riskey Step, Shay D Gunslinger, and Sail Away Whiz Me. (3rd photo)

02/17/2023

Super Saturday Reining Jackpot March 31 - April 2
Reining | Ranch Riding | Youth | Full Slate of Cow Horse CCRCHA
$1500 added Reining Jackpot, Prizes, Trophies, Medals & SWAG!

💰 Friday Paid Warm Ups
💰 Saturday Reining, Ranch Riding & the Northtown Construction Reining Jackpot!
💰 Sunday full slate of cow horse class Canadian Coast Reined Cow Horse Association
Bonus, all the youth reining classes held in this series are FREE!

A brand new and enthusiastic society, Fraser Valley Reining Association has been founded for the betterment of the sport of reining in BC. Great news, Super Saturday Reining Jackpots are now FVRA events! Stay tuned for more shows and membership benefits to come throughout the year! www.FVRA.ca

Huge thank you to all our sponsors, these events wouldn't be possible without your support. Our goal is to promote, develop, and enhance the sport of reining and western performance events in BC. This is a fun and supportive environment to practice and show.

It takes a village if you would like to become a sponsor/volunteer or know someone who would please let us know 🙌🏻.

02/03/2023

Shiners Rowdy Hick headed to her new home this morning where she will be treated like a queen and get to produce some phenomenal foals in the future. Thanks for the support Brittany, we know she's in good hands!

12/26/2022

Merry Christmas to all of our customers and clients!

The broodmares are looking good after a week of bitterly cold weather.

Pictured horses are Just Call Me Shay, Lily Boons and Can't Hear Guns.

11/17/2022

Anyone looking for a 2023 breeding?! This will be the only donated breeding for 2023!!

During our kids U18 Tournament we had a Rememberance Day Ceremony that sadly ended with one of our local Veterans, and loyal hockey fans, taking an awful fall which resulted in a head injury. He was transported to Reddeer and then spent a few days recovering at the Sundre hospital. Funds will go towards any care that Gordie will need in the coming weeks while he heals as well as any medical and ambulance expenses.

Very rarely do I ask for donations but I am very passionate about supporting our veterans.

Please share 🙏

11/10/2022

Congratulations to Dusty at Kissing Horse Ranch on his purchase of Archer. Sired by North Sail Solitaire and out of our really good producing mare, Just Call Me Shay.

Selling this c**t was not an easy decision but we are confident that Dusty will do his best to showcase just what this phenomenal c**t has to offer and we look forward to breeding to him in the future.

This isn't the first c**t that he has ridden and been successful with from our program and we have no doubt that this team will be one to beat in the future.

10/04/2022

The 2021 foals are looking good, excited to see them getting started next year.

AQHA Pending Bay Roan Filly
Duals Blue Bet X Swinging From A Star (Laredo Blue)

AQHA Black Filly "My Style Is Vintage"
Vintage Vibe X Not Enough Chocolate (Ju N Badge)

AQHA Sorrel c**t "Vibes Kinda Famous"
Vintage Vibe X A Famous Blue Print (Famous Amos)

AQHA/APHA C**t "Sail Away Whiz Me"
North Sail Solitaire x Just Call Me Shay (CD Roanlite)

08/17/2022

We've had a busy summer at the ranch and haven't been updating very often but Vintage Vibe and his wonderful trainer, Hubert Heule, are still out there doing there thing.

NRHA Limited Open Reserve Co-champions at the Xibition show a few weeks ago.

Next stop Reining Alberta Fall Classic in Red Deer.

07/14/2022

Breeding season was a bit chaotic and didn't go exactly as planned, despite that we have some exciting crosses confirmed for 2023!

Huge thanks to our Vet, Dr. Safnuk and to all the amazing stallion owners!

07/11/2022

Vintage Vibe had a successful show at the Reining Alberta Summer Classic with Heule Reining Horses

- Reining Alberta Open Co-Champion
- AQHA Senior Reining Champion
- NRHA 8 & Over Open Derby Co-Champion
- NRHA Open Reserve Co-Champion.

He added some money to his LTE, as well as a beautiful buckle, sponsored by Kyle Ryan, and some other really cool prizes.

07/06/2022

The sunshine finally decided to come out for a bit today so we took the opportunity to get a few photos of a some of the mares here at the ranch.

Sophie - Bay AQHA Mare (NRHA Earning and Producing mare)
NS Matt O Lena
ARC Matt O Lena X Docs Hickory

Shiner - Sorrel AQHA Mare
Shinerspeppylilllady
Shiners Lena Dust X Hopalong Hickory

06/01/2022

2020 AQHA filly "Rowdy"

Sired by Hang Ten Rowdy (Hang Ten Surrpize X CF Southern Belle)and out of Shiners Chickadelux (Shiners Lena Dust)

This fancy little filly is looking incredible and maturing into a very nice little horse.

5 panel NN

06/01/2022

The 2022 fillies, all sired by Vintage Vibe, are looking incredible!

Josey - Bay blue eyed filly out of Sonitas Last Remedy (Colonel Remi)

Ember - Sorrel filly out of Ms Flash Back (Guess My Flash)

Harlow - Bay filly out of Fancee Nu Cash (Night Deposit Chex)