Sarah Kennedy Performance Horses

09/18/2024

Three spaces remain in each clinic group on 9/28 (Ranch Riding) and 9/29 (Ranch Trail). Please direct message me for additional information and to join RR & RT!

09/09/2024

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Doc O’Lena was foaled in 1967, the offspring of Doc Bar and Poco Lena. He is one of only two horses in the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame with both parents also inductees. He was a bay foal owned by Dr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Jensen of Paicines, California.

It is really quite a miracle that Doc O’Lena was ever born at all. The Jensen family bought his dam, the severely foundered Poco Lena, in 1963, with the intention of breeding her to their already proven halter and performance sire, Doc Bar. In addition to an already heart wrenching story behind her laminitis, Poco Lena had suffered long-term effects from the drugs that had kept her from cycling during her cutting career. It took three breeding seasons before she carried a foal. That foal was Doc O’Lena, born June 21, 1967.

The Jensens hoped to sell Doc O’Lena while still a yearling to Don Dodge, who had trained the c**t’s dam, Poco Lena, but Dodge thought the c**t was too small to train as a cutting horse. So instead, the Jensens decided to keep the c**t and have Shorty Freeman of Scottsdale, Arizona, come look at him to see if Freeman wanted to train the c**t. Freeman did not have an auspicious beginning, as the first time Freeman tried to ride the green broke yearling, Doc O’Lena ran away. However, Freeman decided to take Doc O’Lena on, and said of the horse, “I didn’t train Doc O’Lena anyway, he trained himself. I knew about 30 days after I got him that he was an exceptional horse. I always had to ride him last in the training program, ’cause if I didn’t, I’d be mad at all the other horses in the barn. He was just that good.”

Freeman talked one of his clients into going into partnership with him and buying Doc O’Lena from the Jensens in April 1970 for $15,000. That December, Doc O’Lena and Freeman became the first competitors to make a clean sweep of the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity’s preliminary go-rounds, semi-finals and finals becoming the 1970 Futurity Champion and winning $17, 357 for his new owners. In all, Doc O’Lena earned $21,991.93 in NCHA earnings, along with an NCHA Certificate of Ability.

Doc O’Lena sired 1,310 foals. Of these, 321 accumulated 3,978.5 points; 87 earned performance Registers of Merit (also nine amateur, three youth); nine earned Superior performance awards; four were world champions; six were youth world champions; six were youth world champions; and four were reserve world champions.

Among Doc O’Lena’s offspring were Tanquery Gin, Shorty Lena, CD Olena, Mr Sun O Lena, Travalena, Sarlett O’LenaDoc Athena, Sugar Olena, Lenas Peppy, Smart LittleLena, and Todaysmyluckyday. His son Montana Doc is a member of the NCHA Hall of Fame. Doc O’Lena was the first NCHA Futurity winner to sire a Futurity winner when Lenaette won the Futurity in 1975. His son Smart Little Lena was the first winner of the NCHA triple crown. And in 1978, Doc O’Lena himself was syndicated for $2.1 million, at that time a record for the cutting horse industry.

Doc O’Lena died on February 27, 1993, at the Phillips Ranch in Frisco, Texas. He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1997.

09/06/2024

Just for fun, here’s a clip of Tito, a 2-yr old by , owned by Lana Corless. Started in April, and is so good minded.

08/31/2024

08/19/2024

A stallion must be subscribed to the new program for offspring to be nominated in 2024 and to be eligible for the subscribed stallion portion of the new incentive purse money at the 2025 NRCHA Stallion Stakes.

08/12/2024

👏👏READY TO ROLL!! 👏👏Laura Pierce and Riley Valin put in the work and they are here for The Run For A Million!! It starts this morning! So, watch for them today in the Rookie 1 🌟 Wishing them and all the competitors great rides today!

Riley Valin and Dual Timin Holly Draw 38
Laura Pierce and Sugar for Big Chex Draw 54

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08/01/2024

❤️‍🔥Solid Cutting Horse❤️‍🔥

🌟Meet High Brow Cool, aka Ivy

🌟2012 AQHA Chestnut Mare with chrome! By High Brow CD x Holly Starlight x Greys Starlight

🌟NCHA LTE $8,137.32

🌟Deluxe🌟Super honest🌟Weekend Rockstar

🌟It’s hard to say enough nice things about this mare. What a lovely mare to have around, so fun in the show pen, and super gritty on a cow! Now is your chance to have one like this for your enjoyment. Earner of just over $8,100 NCHA LTE, and from the renowned training program of Andrew Coats. Suitable for a NP or High-school competition! Go win the State Finals with this one!

🌟This mare checks ALL the boxes: Pretty, fun, and honest!
🌟Great broodmare potential

Ivy can be seen and tried in Grass Valley, Ca. Please contact Sarah Kennedy directly at 530-906-4447 to book your appointment to try Ivy!

Get a preview here:

https://youtu.be/stwxg3s50u4?si=A9EErXHTp-nUe5le

07/29/2024

We will be very excited to welcome this foal in 2025 from this beautiful and talented stallion from 6666 Ranch!!!

07/28/2024

To my barn family,
The loss of my grandmother was deeply felt. Thank you for your love and support. I appreciate and value all of you so much ❤️
~SK

07/16/2024

🔥Weekend Rockstar🔥

❤️Meet High Brow Cool, aka Ivy❤️

🌟2012 AQHA Chestnut Mare with chrome!

🌟By High Brow CD x Holly Starlight x Greys Starlight

🌟NCHA LTE $8,137.32

🌟Deluxe 🌟Super honest 🌟Solid Cutting horse

🌟It’s hard to say enough nice things about this mare. What a lovely mare to have around, and so fun in the show pen! Now is your chance to have one like this for your enjoyment. Earner of just over $8,000 NCHA LTE, and from a renowned training program. Suitable for a NP or Highschooler! Go win the State Finals with this one!

🌟This mare checks ALL the boxes: Pretty, fun, and honest!

🌟Ivy can be seen and tried in Grass Valley, Ca. Please contact Sarah Kennedy directly at 530-906-4447 to book your appointment to try Ivy!

Get a preview here:

2012 AQHA Mare NCHA LTE $8,137, offered from Grass Valley, Ca.

07/14/2024

Day 3 GNG at Rancho Murieta Equestrian Center. Sprinkles this morning!

07/13/2024

Good morning from GNG at Rancho Murieta! It’s a cooler morning than yesterday and beautiful!

07/07/2024

❤️❤️Three generations horse back: Chris Bugenig Horse Training Sarah Kennedy Quinn Kennedy❤️❤️

07/05/2024

This post comes a bit late, but I am over the moon proud of my girl Quinn! We went to the WRHA show at Rancho Murieta and had the great opportunity to borrow my mom’s “Golden Boy” horse, Chad for Quinn’s very first reining pattern! (Felt footing, so no sliding stops) She did great!

06/26/2024

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06/10/2024

06/02/2024

This face!! 🥰

06/02/2024

A little more from the show…
Ryder was a lush and wished beautiful Ida, a happy 100 years birthday 🥳 Brought tears to our eyes as he stood so graciously allowing Ms. Ida to pet his face (and his tongue… 👅) She loved it 😍

06/02/2024

Do we have fun when we show??? YES!!! All the way to Los Angeles Equestrian Center for the reining show! Best barn gals ever!!

06/02/2024

SKPH traveled to the Los Angeles Equestrian Center for the CRHA The Run For A Million Qualifier! AND…..
THE GIRLS GOT QUALIFIED!!!!!
Congratulations Laura Pierce and Maggie, qualifying in the Rookie 1; and Riley Valin and Holly qualifying in Rookie 1 & 2!! So proud of you both!! 👏👏

04/29/2024

Thank you California High School Rodeo Association DISTRICT 3 & NHSRA for the fun opportunity of judging your cutting & reined cow horse events this weekend! Best rides at State Finals!!

04/25/2024

👋👋 Want more information on the new NRCHA Incentive Program?? Register for the webinar in the link below ⬇️

04/25/2024

NRCHA has launched a NEW Incentive Program. Learn about it here 👇

The NRCHA launches the NRCHA Incentive Program for the 2025 Stallion Stakes.

04/18/2024

👉👉Mini Clinic May 11👈👈
TELL ME what YOU 🫵 NEED and I’ll make it HAPPEN!
✴️AM SESSION will consist of one topic:
👉Ranch Riding/Ranch Pleasure
👉Ranch Trail
👉Reining
👉Flag
👉Other
⏰ 3- Hours 💲1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
10-12 Riders 1-2 Horses per rider okay
Write ✍️ in comments below👇Majority gets the topic pick