Kawatiri Quarter Horses

04/01/2025

Tinker Away My Cash is PTIF to IfWhizWereGuns (Spooks Gotta Gun x IfWhizWereDollars) full blood brother to Spooks Gotta Whiz! 😍🔥🏆🌟 Thank you Lorraine at Big River Ranch for making this dream come true!

21/11/2024

Congratulations Lisa of LV Versatile Performance Horses on the arrival of this little cutie by Lil Hollywood Freckles x Kawatiris Moon Beams 🥳

20/11/2024

If you are in a position too, please support the lovely Backhouse family after a fire gutted their family home. The Backhouse’s were very accommodating to me when I went and visited to buy my dream pony, ROCIN on the RANCH 💕

20/11/2024

03/11/2024

Whisky (Aust) has arrived! Beautiful c**t foal by Chromed Out Mercedes (USA) out of Tinker Away My Cash. Whisky already shares his Mums sweet friendly nature and Tinka is being an excellent first time Mum 🥰 Congratulations Lorraine Wylie on your special addition

17/10/2024

Throwback Thursday 😅

15/10/2024

Tinker Away My Cash is 14 days away from her due date to Chromed Out Mercedes (USA) in Australia. So darn excited to see what she has! 🤩

15/10/2024

Manaia goodbye pics 🌟 She has arrived at her new home in Australia and we wish her the absolute best. She’s a special wee filly this one 🥰

16/09/2024

Manaia hanging on to her winter self at 10 months old 🦄

03/07/2024

The legendary stallion, Shining Spark 🥇 Grandsire to our Tinker With Sangria (imp USA)

This is the style of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow!
SHINING SPARK & Tim McQuay

Bred and owned by Carol Rose
ICSI Contracts and Information: (940) 372-2000

23/06/2024

Introducing Esme ❤️

She represents the history of Kawatiri Quarter Horses perfectly. She is my heart horse, her name means ‘To Love’

In 2009 I imported Ima Ruf Chic (Chook) as she carried the most successful reining blood at that time. By Ruf Major, an open reining Equitana Champion amongst his many accomplishments.

In 2010 she gave birth to Kawatiris Wimpy Chic (Choice). Her sire is Wimpys Little Starlight who needs no introduction. A proven open reining performer and sire of Open and Non Pro winners exceeding a decade in Australian reining. Wimpy Little Starlight mares are also proving themselves in the broodmare pen. Choice is also the dam of 2024 NZ Futurity Champion CPH Dunnit By Starlight. Choice showed a lot of potential as a performance horse but lost some time to an injury and with work commitments at the time the decision was made to find her an exquisite stallion. After being at Equitana Australia I was taken by the mahogany bay stallion legendary horse trainer Al Dunning was riding in his clinics. I quickly learned his name was Rocin On The Ranch (Roc). That evening I watched this outstanding animal along with Australians most successful trainer Warren Backhouse, become the Equitana Open Reining Champion🥇This is the stallion I wanted to breed Choice too.

In 2016 Rocin On The Ranch himself landed in NZ. This has been, and most likely will always be the best purchase of my life 🥰 Roc became my teacher, I thank him for all that I learned about reining. We won many things together in reining and ranch riding including the 2020 NZ Open Reining Champion.

In 2017 Who Whiz Da Man (Pheonix and now known as Titan) was imported from the USA by Wayne and myself. His sire is Who Whiz It with $67k LTE and many accomplishments to his name. Titan was primarily brought in as a film horse where he has exceeded all expectations. He has had major roles including on Rings Of Power and he himself being Mystic, in a kids tv series. Of course I towed him around to reining clinics during this time along with Roc. Initially I was told by an Aussie trainer and judge not to bother ‘trying’ to train a green 5 year old stud who had actually dabbled in a bit of barrel racing in the USA before we imported him. However I did try, and that trainer on his next visit to NZ not only admired how broke he had become, but he also displayed manoeuvres deserving of plus 1’s 👌 Titans first offspring has hit the show pen with success, Kawatiris Gunna Whiz.

In 2018 Kawatiris Roc Chic (Chic) was born. A full sister to Kawatiris Roc Star (Chico) whom I showed as a 3 year old lightly. After riding them both I knew Roc x Choice crossed just how I like them. Chic and Chico are beautiful horses, reliable, nice moving, trainable with ability.

In 2023 Esme arrived, Who Whiz Da Man x Kawatiris Roc Chic. She was always destined for my saddle, from way before her time. I can not wait to see what our future holds because I know she will not disappoint ❤️

29/04/2024

5 months old, lil cutie pie 🥰 Rocin On The Ranch x Tinker With Sangria

29/04/2024

2024 FUTURITY CHAMPION and RESERVE CHAMPION dams this evening 🥇🥈

We are very proud of our mares Kawatiris Wimpy Chic, dam of CPH Dunit By Starlight and Tinker With Sangria, dam of Kawatiris Gunna Whiz

Do they have the 2027-28 futurity champion and reserve foals at foot?! Of course I truely believe they do 😁

Kawatiri Wimpy Chic buckskin c**t SOLD
Tinker With Sangria bay filly SOLD

By 2016 Equitana Open Reining Champion ROCIN on the RANCH

13/04/2024

Kawatiri Quarter Horses wish to congratulate Mary Wilson and Catherine Ladd Performance Horses on their NZ Reining Horse Association 2024 Futurity win, on CPH Dunit By Starlight. Mary’s belief in Dutton combined with Catherine’s talent is truely recognised by all. ‘Dutton’ is out of our mare Kawatiris Wimpy Chic and is by Dunit Magnum Style bred by Angel Marsh of Cloverbrook Performance Horses.
We also wish to congratulate reserve champion Kawatiris Gunna Whiz owned and trained by James Hazeldine of GB Stud. ‘Shooter’ is out of our mare Tinker With Sangria (USA) and is by a stallion we jointly imported, Who Whiz Da Man.
We also wish to extend our congratulations to Kelly of Keenan Performance Horses, Campbell and Erin Phillips with Shining N Stylish on their achievement for winning Run For A Thousand 👌
Furthermore we wish to congratulate Angel Marsh on Ima Whizin Wimpy on reserve champion for RFAT.
It is a privilege to be associated with all of the above this year at the 2024 National Reining Show. Well done and thank you all ✨

11/04/2024

And just like that winter arrived! Roc x Sangria filly almost 5 months 🤩

21/02/2024

Congratulations Nicci Crowe and Kawatiris Rocin Radz!

✔️ Her horse was the pick for the weekend!! ✔️

Nicci Crowe, congratulations on being awarded Judges Choice with your fancy gelding KAWATIRIS ROCIN RADZ.

What a great combo to watch showing off their Reining and Ranch moves in the show pen last weekend. 🤩

Nicci has won a body work session with the lovely Corinna from CJ’s High Country Horses. What a treat for your gelding after a successful weekend showing.

Corinna is a Equine Therapist, traveling up and down the South Island treating our beloved four legged friends, her services she can offer your horses are.

- full body assessment
- soft/deep tissue massage
- mobilization
- stretches
- red light therapy
- NOVAFON
- rehab plan if needed
- kinesiology taping if needed costs apply

Thank you so much Corinna for your kind sponsorship to our National Show. 🙏

Please head over to her page and give it a follow 👍🏼 to see if Corinna is in your location and available for a treatment! 🐴

CJ’s High Country Horses