Reference Sires

In Sawyer Creek's commitment to excellence and bettering the Appaloosa, we breed only HYPP N/N horses.
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Judy Parlier with Spectravision in Sergeant's catalog. Spectravision's photo has been featured in the coffee table book Native Treasure

Jillian's head shot photograph of Phenomenal is currently being used by the Appaloosa Horse Club to promote it's new Appaloosa Members Advantage Program!

News Flash! The story of Phenomenal is featured in the coffee table book "The Legendary Appaloosa" by Cheryl Dudley!

Phenomenal
2006 Colt by Call Me Phenomenal and Spectravision
PEDIGREE

When we lost our beloved National and World Champion stallion, "J.W." (Maid For Show), we also lost the incredible dream for our future that we had built with him. Though we are devastated by his loss, we remain dedicated to breeding the Appaloosa horse...specifically the elusive leopard. We have come to realize we need to move forward and to build a new dream. I believe everything happens for a reason. Perhaps we found our reason.

Let me share with you a story of tragedy and triumph. It's a story of how three breeds of horses came together to make a "phenomenal" colt and what we believe to be a phenomenal future impact on our breed.

Years ago, John and I tried to buy what we felt was the "best" leopard Appaloosa mare in our industry, Judy Parlier's "Spectravision." This was a mare that Judy had shown since she was a yearling, and through that association Judy Kashary and nationally known trainer, Dave Parlier, were brought together and eventually married. Judy tells me with a laugh that Dave fell in love with Spectravision first...THEN her. At three years old and after winning 3 Bronze Medallions and her National Championship, Spectravision was bred and retired from the show ring. Judy states that the pregnancy was difficult. Spectravision ended up needing a Caesarian section and losing her foal. Adding more tragedy, during the procedure they discovered the mare had multiple adhesions in her abdomen. Due to the medical condition, Judy knew Spectravision would be unable to physically carry a baby and it was very unlikely they could ever get an embryo from her. Of course, as a broodmare, Spectravision was then no good to us but we never forgot this beautiful mare. Judy never gave up hope on the mare she loved, however. After years of wishing and begging to her vet, Dr. David Hartman of Whitesboro, TX, he finally agreed to attempt an embryo transfer or oocyte transfer (experimental procedure) on Spectravision in hopes of making Judy's dream come true. When Judy told us she was "going for broke" in her attempt for the chance at a show filly by her mare, we all knew that it was a long shot. Judy was persistent and optimistic. She made arrangements to proceed and decided to take the further gamble of breeding her to a Quarter Horse! After careful research she chose a stallion that she felt was the absolute best cross for her mare possible. This stallion was not just ANY Quarter Horse...this was the Four Time AQHA World Champion, Multiple AQHA World champion producer, and Congress Grand Champion stallion "Call Me Phenomenal." But this was a stallion that also happened to be hypp N/H. Judy states "We were really in awe of the 'Call Me Phenomenal' horse and had admired him from the time he was a baby. We knew the risk - the worst case scenario was a solid N/H stud colt. The best case scenario was a colored N/N filly." She comments, "I became a gambler!!" She set up the stallion's arrangements with the outstanding stallion manager, Danny Salsman. Much to everyone's surprise, they were able to flush an embryo on the first try. Judy states, "Everyone here and at the clinic was cheering!" Just as miraculously and against tremendous odds, the embryo took in of all things....a loud overo PAINT recipient mare! The pregnancy was not without it's problems. The recipient mare had serious uterine issues and needed weeks of antibiotics. Further, she also needed progesterone supplementation throughout the pregnancy in order to successfully carry the foal. Judy was on pins and needles through out the pregnancy. As the pregnancy progressed, everyone laughed at even the possibility of seeing an appaloosa colored foal born to the wrong kind of spots!

Meanwhile...at Sawyer Creek, John and I made the decision to sell our beloved black leopard stallion, Hi Tech Cowboy, at the World Sale and our junior few spot stallion, Clear Vision, to "go for broke" ourselves. We had arranged to purchase "Maid for Show" from the Hall of Fame breeder, Jim Wild, of the Flying W Ranch. Though Maid for Show, or J.W. as we affectionately called him, was not a leopard, he made our dream of owning a National and World Champion stallion for our breeding program come true! J.W. exceeded all our expectations. Not only was he an exceptional looking horse, but he had that disposition that endeared everyone to him. We thought we would go into our old age with J.W. as he was the epitome of what we felt a breeding stallion should be- excellent conformation, keen athletic ability, superior pedigree, loud color and superb disposition. We could easily picture sitting on our rocking chairs on the porch watching him in the corral retire along with us. Unfortunately that was not the case. About the same time our just turned 4 yr. old stallion died tragically of an unexpected heart attack and our dreams with him...what happens? Against the most incredible odds every step of the way, Judy's paint recipient mare gives birth to Spectravision's loud leopard COLT! Could this be fate?

Judy states, "After months of waiting impatiently and LOTS of stress, on February 9, 2006 our little miracle was born-a red LEOPARD stud colt. We were ecstatic! Not only did he have great color, he was a grand looking little guy and quickly became the 'talk of the town'. We anxiously awaited the results of his HYPP test and once again, luck was with us-it came back N/N!! Wow-I had big dreams for him!" Needless to say, he is a phenomenon. Though grief stricken, John and I immediately noticed how truly special this colt was. J.W. would be a tough act to follow and this colt was the one to fit the bill. He had the most incredible pedigree- unlike anything currently in our industry. Not only was his lineage loaded with World and National Champions but they were PROVEN producers of World and National Champions with bloodline niches that were considered "golden." He is the ONLY Appaloosa offspring of the undefeated "Call Me Phenomenal." He is only offspring of the great 3X Bronze Medallion winning mare Spectravision. In addition, he also had the elusive and difficult to produce loud leopard coat pattern that Sawyer Creek strives for. It didn't take us long to see that this very special colt had all the qualities we sought after and could take over the progression of our program to where J.W. left off. We quickly decided this colt was meant to be at Sawyer Creek. Judy comments about their decision to sell the colt she never thought she'd part with, "After much deliberation, we decided they could offer him a better chance of influencing the Appaloosa breed than we could since we don't routinely breed and don't stand stallions at this facility. I knew he would have the best of care and be able to use his potential to the best of his ability in their program and a deal was struck. We are thrilled for them and am anxious to watch him grow, mature and see the next generation of great appaloosa leopards develop!" By selling us this incredible colt Judy will have the money to challenge the odds again for her filly.

The rest is up to fate. Our goal is to breed and produce the highest quality Appaloosas, with emphasis on leopards. In order to better our breed we now have purchased this "phenomenal boy" for our future stallion. It's time for Sawyer Creek to build an exciting new dream! Come along for the ride. Phenomenal's story has been featured in the book The Legendary Appaloosa.

We test bred Phenomenal to three mares for foals in 2009 and his 2010 crop is just arriving. We couldn't be more pleased with his production. All have outstanding conformation and dispositions. Watch for these truly PHENOMENAL babies in the show ring. News Flash! Phenomenal is leaving the country! We wish his new owners continued success.

Grand-Sire Notes:
THE PHENOMENAL: (1994) A 2001 AQHA Leading Sire Of Halter ROM. The Phenomenal Sired 166 Foals/81 were Performers. Earning 1,222 Halter Wins; 1,730 Halter Points; 15 World Championships; 7 Halter Superior Awards; 1 Reserve World Championship; 493 Grand Championships; 461 Reserve Grand Championships; 53 Halter ROMs. Other Earnings: AQHA IF $31,969; AQHA World Show $45,384; PHBA Halter Points 43; IBHA Halter Points 104. Including- WINCREDIBLE (World Champion Open & Amateur 2 Yr Old Stallion; World Champion Open & Amateur Yearling Stallion; Equi-Stat #2 Yearling Halter Stallion). SHEZ FANCY FANCY (AQHA/APHA) (2001 AQHA Open & Amateur 2 Yr Old Mare; 2002 APHA World Champion Open & Amateur 3 Yr Old Mare; 2001 APHA World Champion Open & Amateur Mare), HEZA Phenomenal (2002 AQHYA World Champion 2 Yr Old Gelding; Top 10, 2001 World Championship Open Yearling Stallions); CALL ME Phenomenal(2001 World Champion 2 Yr Old Stallion; World Champion Yearling Stallion, World Champion Open & Amateur Weanling Stallion); LOOK N Phenomenal (Congress Champion Youth Weanling Mare); A PHENOMINAL STAR (69 Pts & $4664, Congress Res Champion Amateur Weanling Mare; 4th AQHYA World Championship Yearling Mare & Top 10, World 2 Yr Old Mares; ROM Open, Amateur & Youth Halter); Phenomenal FIGURE (4th, 2002 AQHYA World Championship 2 YR Old Mares; ROM Open Halter); PHENOMENESS (77 Pts, 6th 2001 World Championship Open & Amateur 2 Yr Old Mares, Superior Halter).

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Junior Stallion Prospect "Priority Package"

Pictured at 1 year old

Pictured at 2 1/2 months old with Cowboy Junkee

The Package

Priority Package (Baxter)
2008 Stallion by The Package (AQHA) and Cowboy Junkee (The Visionary x Allure)

News Flash!
Baxter's full brother, "Investment Package" is a 3X ApHC World Champion, winning Open Yearling Halter Stallion in 2008 and both the Open and Non-Pro 2yr Halter World Championships!

Colt- Foaled 4/14/2008. Red Roan, snowflakes, small spots, Currently 15.2+. Should mature to 16.1-16.2 hands. This colt is a definite junior stallion prospect for Sawyer Creek! Baxter is TALL, TALL, TALL, pretty and incredibly BALANCED. He should be. Just look at his pedigree! His sire is the 2X AQHA World Champion, Open and Amateur Superior halter horse (166.5 pts), "The Package." The Package is by 4X World Champion "At Long Last" who is in turn by one of the most famous sires in AQHA history, "Mr Conclusion." The Package's dam is "A Honey Ofa Page" by the immortal "Page Impressive." She is an AQHA Superior Halter mare in Amateur and Open (170.5 pts) and has a Superior in Performance as well as her Amateur AQHA Championship. Baxter's dam, "Cowboy Junkee" was a multiple World Champion producer and a daughter of "The Visionary" - a multiple World & Natl. Champion (149.5 pts). "The Visionary" was the product of two Hall of Fame Appaloosas- "Impressive Andrew" (multiple World & Natl. Champion, and Superior Achievement) and "Night Vision" (World & Natl Champion, Bronze Production Plaque.) Cowboy Junkee's dam, "Allure" (13.5 pts) is also a World Champion producer and is by "All Inclusive" (4X World Champ., 3X National Champ.) who is in turn by Hall of Fame stallion, Dreamfinder. Allure's dam, "Fancy Opposition" is by the 2X AQHA Reserve World Champ. stallion, "Opposition." As you can see, Baxter's pedigree reads like the Who's Who of both the ApHC and AQHA! Though Baxter was born late and has yet to begin a show career, we look forward to his mark in the show ring in 2010 and then go on to ultimately be a top producer for Sawyer Creek. Baxter's full brother "Investment Package" is now a 3X ApHC World Champion halter stallion! In addition to full brother, Baxter, we also own the full sister (Pickles- see mare page) to both.We think Baxter is the best of the three!

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Pictured January 2009

Maids Midnite Delite (Ira)
2004 Stallion by Maid's Dream and String of Slippers (Imaginate x Cherry Slippers)

SOLD!

3 Register of Merit Awards

PEDIGREE

Ira has everything on you could want in an Appaloosa stallion- Pedigree, color, size, conformation, athletic ability and disposition! This balanced young stallion makes a stunning impression on all that meet him with his brilliant chestnut coat, flaxen mane and tail, and splashy blanket with spots. He towers at over 16.1 hands tall and fills the aisleway with his muscular body- yet his disposition is gentle and endearing. He easily earned his open halter ROM, Non-Pro halter ROM and Most Colorful ROM with very limited showing. He was a Year-End Top Ten Finalist for Open Two Year Old Stallions for 2006 and Open Three Year Old Stallions for 2007. Even better than having all of these qualities in one package, he is already making his mark as a sire through his production. To date, he is a 100% color producer. His first foal crop of 10 arrived in 2008 with a complete variety in coat patterns- a leopard, 2 snowcaps, blankets, snowflakes and roans! Two of those foals were shown as weanlings and both went on to earn national points not only in their age division, but in all age classes! The Limited Edition, who is shown below, is undefeated in his age and sex division. He went Reserve Grand Champion at halter as a weanling and has earned national points in Open Halter, Non-Pro Halter, Open Most Colorful and Non-Pro Most Colorful. 2009 promises to be even better yet! Ira is a 100% color producer but better yet, he is 100% out standing conformation producing sire. We look forward to hearing about his continued outstanding production for Rock Bottom Appaloosas and his new owners Bill and Mauri Payne.

Just one of Ira's get! 2008 colt "The Limited Edition"- proudly owned by Harry & Melinda Hubbard of Spur of the Moment Appaloosas
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Maid For Show (J.W.) - World and National Champion!

J.W. with Steve Dal Porto and then with Tim Finkenbinder at the 2004 ApHC National Show

Jim Wild, Denise Daniels and Tim Finkenbinder with J.W. at the 2005 ApHC World Show

Maid For Show (J.W.)
(Deceased)
2002 Chestnut Stallion (Maids Dream x A Blond Moment by Goin For Approval)
(NO IMPRESSIVE BREEDING) ApHC & ApHCC registered.

2005 World Champion Open Halter
2005 Reserve National Champion
2004 National Champion
Register of Merit Award

Two Time Bronze Medallion Winner. ROM in open halter with 72 halter points and 5 1/2 Most Colorful points. Record includes 16 Grand Championships and 16 Reserve Championships.

2002 Chestnut stallion, flaxen mane and tail, large blanket with spots, 4 socks and a blaze. 16 hands. This outstanding young stallion was bred to be a winner and to pass those qualities on to his progeny.

His Sire is Maid's Dream, a 16 hand son of the immortal Dreamfinder (ApHC Hall of Fame inductee 1996) and Waptiti's Maid (daughter of Hall of Fame inductee Wapiti- 1988). Maid's Dream consistently tops the ApHC lists of Leading Sires of Point-Earning Halter Horses as well as the Leading Sires of Halter Class Winners. Maid's Dream is a Reserve World Champion Get of Sire Reserve National Champion Yearling Colt, World Show Top Ten winner in Yearling Colts and 2 . Year Old Stallions. National Show Top Ten winner in 2-Year Old Stallions and 3 Year Old Stallions. ROM with 62 halter points. As of 10/2005 His foals have earned 73 performance points, 5,974 halter points, 1,107 non-pro points, 324.5 youth points, 36 Bronze Medallions, 96 ROMs, and 19 Superior Event awards in halter. He has also sired numerous youth and non-pro champions, two ABRA World Champions and a POA World Champion.

His Dam is A Blond Moment. She is a 16.1 hand, 1400 pound palomino daughter of "Goin For Approval." A Blond Moment is nationally halter pointed and is a National Champion and World Champion producer. Her sire, Goin For Approval is a son of 1994 Hall of Fame inductee "Goer." Goin For Approval is a World and National Champion Stallion, a Canadian National Champion Stallion. He is full brother to "Go Approval" who is also a World Champion Halter Stallion and Multiple World and National Champion Producer. A Blond Moment's dam, Sonny's Gold Lady comes from Sonny Dee Bar breeding and is an ROM mare with the outstanding national point record of 54 1/2 open halter points, 7 performance points, and 1 1/2 non-pro points.

Words are simply not enough to express the appreciation we feel towards Hall of Fame breeder, Jim Wild of the Flying W Ranch in Sarcoxie, Mo. and his resident trainer, Denise Daniels for allowing us the opportunity to own this outstanding young stallion. Though his life was short, each day we had with him was truly a blessing. J.W.'s photograph has been featured in the book The Legendary Appaloosa.