Happy New Year! We hope that you all had a great holiday season and are looking forward to what 2012 will bring. At Namgis Quarter Horses we are excited about the coming year and the growth that our program will continue to achieve.
Foaling season is just around the corner with the first mare due in early February. It is exciting to see the products of last year’s breeding arrive. Over the past several years we believe that we have put together an exceptional group of broodmares, and have identified which types of mares cross well with Dude. We have been very happy with the resulting foals and hope that this year is the same.
Namgis Two-Year-Olds
The new year has Doug busy with a new set of two year olds to start. He has taken the first group of them to the ranch and will put 30 rides on each one this spring.
Doug is pictured above reviewing some things with Namgis D27 at the headquarters arena. Namgis D27 is by Dude and out of Lenas Sweet Dream.
The young horses are still coming along nicely. John and Boe have been splitting their time between the ranch and the arena, getting the three year olds started on the barrel pattern and starting to break away rope a little bit. Raymond is continuing on with the four year olds at the ranch, he has begun working them out of the box in the past few weeks.
We are very fortunate to be participating in projects with the Military Warriors Support Foundation, and this past month hosted day at the Namgis Arena. Several young veterans attended and enjoyed lunch followed by an afternoon of horseback riding. It was an honor to be able to thank these young men for their service and to take part in such a great project. They went on to the ranch and had a great weekend of hunting and fishing after leaving the arena.
Happy New Year Everyone!Hope 2012 is the best one yet!
The last of our trainers have arrived here at Namgis Quarter Horses and now all of the young horses are back in work. The hundred degree days are over, the mornings are chilly, and the horses are feeling great.
Namgis Two-Year-Olds
Doug is just finishing up with the last few two year olds he has been riding out on the ranch. These horses were started in the spring and then turned out over the summer, so he has been putting 20 more rides on each one. Currently he is riding Namgis D 27, Namgis D 22, Namgis D 23, Namgis D 12, Namgis D 20, Namgis D 26, and Namgis D 14.
We are very happy to welcome Boe back for his second year at Namgis Quarter Horses. Once Doug is finished putting his foundation on the two year olds they move on to be ridden by Boe. He is preparing them to begin tracking calves, continuing to teach them their leads and to neck rein, and riding out on the ranch. Right now Boe is riding Namgis Blond, Namgis D 15, Namgis D 13, and Namgis D 25. He says they are all really quiet and coming along well and will be ready to take to the arena soon to start tracking some calves.
John Rothwell arrived mid-month and has begun riding Namgis Station, Namgis D 19, Namgis D 15, Namgis D 18, and Take off Sixth. John has always been a frequent visitor to Namgis Quarter Horses, and we are excited that he has joined our team. Regarding the horses that he is riding, John says that they are all really well broke and he is pleased with how they are doing so far.
Raymond is still riding Dude and the three year olds. The three year olds continue to make good progress, and Raymond has begun to tie a few calves down on them. He says that they will be ready to introduce to the box in the next few weeks and is pleased with how they are coming along. We were happy to have 2004 NFR Champion calf roper Monty Lewis visit this month and rope a few calves on Dude. Raymond has Dude looking fit and ready to go, and Monty had a great time on him.
Hope everybody had a Happy Thanksgiving and has a Merry Christmas!
We are getting into a busy time of year here at Namgis Quarter Horses. With the cooler weather and some much needed rain arriving in South Texas, everyone is in great spirits and excited about working the horses again. The majority of the horses in training have been enjoying a break being turned out for the hottest part of the summer.
Lindsay has gotten all of the 2011 foals weaned and has been working to get them all halter broken and gentled. “It is nice to start to see a pattern in Dude’s foals,” Lindsay said about the weanlings. “This is his fourth crop and you start to notice things about their disposition as a group even from a young age. The majority of them are friendly and want to be really people-oriented even if they haven’t been handled yet. Overall they are highly trainable and catch on to things very quickly. It isn’t often that I feel like I can halter a colt for the first time one day and tie him up the next day without worrying about him. With Dude’s get they are just that sensible.”
Doug has begun to put another 20 rides on each of the two-year-olds. He started them last spring, put 30 rides on each one, and turned them out to mature over the summer. Right now he is riding Namgis D 13, Namgis D 18, Namgis D 19, Namgis D 25, and Take Off Sixth. “I was a little curious to see how the two-year-olds were going to ride since some of them haven’t been ridden in 9 or 10 months,” Doug said regarding their progress. “Now that I’ve got 10 more rides on this group I am really pleased to see how much training they have retained. I would accredit that to a couple of things. First, it looks like Dude is passing his disposition and trainability to these colts. Second, the foundation that we are able to put on them at the ranch is ideal. The focus here is all about the horse, and the riding conditions on Santa Cruz Ranch are great. We have access to the entire ranch, cattle to ride through, and the Hondo Creek to ride. All of this makes for a great atmosphere for these young horses.”
Raymond Hollabaugh arrived at the first of October to begin working the three-year-olds, and we are happy to have him as an addition to the Namgis team. Right now he is riding Namgis D 2, Namgis D 4, Namgis D 8, Namgis D 9, and Namgis D 10. He has also been getting Dude legged up and roping a few calves on him. When asked how he likes the three-year-olds, Raymond says that they are doing extremely well. “Doug has these horses so broke when he gets through with them you can go on and do whatever you want on them,” Raymond said. He is also very happy with how Dude is riding, adding “Dude is doing great. That is one of the most broke horses I’ve ever been on. You can tell that horse just does whatever you want him to do. I know he has won a lot at AQHA shows and he would also make a real good rodeo horse.”
Barrel trainer, Lisa Anderson, has had Namgis Blond and Namgis Station in training for several months this spring and summer. They are both turned out right now and will be put back into work in the coming weeks. She has some very positive comments about their aptitude for barrels. Namgis Blond is “A very athletic mare, with plenty of speed and quickness. This mare is gritty and should make an outstanding rodeo horse. Not to mention she is beautiful.” She describes Namgis Station as “A quiet and willing gelding. Very smart; show him once and just let it sink in. This horse is kind and wants to please.”
In the coming months we look forward to getting the remaining horses back into work and seeing how they progress. We will also be welcoming back Boe Brown and are excited to have John Rothwell join the team. It is gearing up to be an exciting fall here at Namgis Quarter Horses. Hope you all are having a good one, too.
Both men are 7X National Finals Rodeo Qualifiers and Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame inductees.
PRCA calf roper, Boe Brown, will be returning this year as well.
A summary of the namgis Team follows:
Prior to joining the Namgis team in 2009, head wrangler Doug Schrutka grew up in the small South Texas town of Charlotte. From a ranching family, Doug began training rope horses at a young age and went on to participate in youth rodeos through high school. He then attended McNeese State University on a rodeo scholarship where he competed in calf and team roping before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture. Doug utilizes pressure resistance training in starting young horses. Combined with his gift of quiet hands this results in horses with a solid foundation that are quiet, trainable, soft, and good natured from the very beginning. Each Namgis two year old is started by Doug and has these traits thanks to Doug’s patient and effective training. He has trained and sold many top calf and team roping horses throughout his career.
Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee John Rothwell is a horseman in every sense of the word. He was raised on the family ranch in Nebraska and went on to attend a Toots Mansfield roping school followed by Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX attaining a degree in Agricultural Business. During his college years he went to the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Finals and excelled in saddle bronc riding and steer wrestling. In John’s post college rodeo career he qualified for the National Finals Rodeo seven times; in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, and 1987. An extremely talented rider, he rode some exceptional horses during his career including 1985 PRCA Calf Horse of the Year, A.J. Other notable horses that John rode were Rabbit and Kirk, both of which took him to the NFR. We are happy to have someone of John’s skill level on the Namgis team.
Raymond Hollabaugh has had an exceptional calf roping career and is a member of the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame. He has won 4 American Junior Rodeo Association Championships, 2 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association regional titles, and has been to the National Finals Rodeo 7 times. In addition he has achieved 10 circuit finals qualifications and 3 World’s Richest Roping titles. During this time Raymond has ridden, trained, and sold many top calf roping horses. His first NFR horse, Geesy, was an off the track Quarter Horse that went on to be the Calf Horse of the Year. Raymond also excels at teaching others what it takes to be a top roper. He moved to Stephenville, TX in 2002 to take a position as assistant Rodeo Coach at Tarleton State University. In his time there, both the boys and girls rodeo teams have won the National Championships and qualified eight times.
Boe Brown grew up training horses and roping on a ranch in South Dakota. Currently residing in Harrold, SD, Boe heads south in the winter to enter the Texas indoor rodeos. Namgis Quarter Horses is his home from December 1 through May while he starts the 3- and 4-year old colts in the roping. Boe set the arena record at the Crazy Horse Stampede in 2010 as well as taking the first round of Dodge City with a 7.9 second run on his way to earning over $20,000 in the PRCA World Tiedown Standings.
Lindsay Ahr is a graduate of Texas A&M University with an extensive background in the horse industry. Growing up Lindsay competed in local rodeos, horse judging, and worked as a wrangler for various summer horse camps. In college, she became interested in the sport of polo and began exercising and grooming polo ponies for players in College Station, Houston, and Austin while becoming a member of the TAMU Polo Club. At the same time she was introduced to the Quarter Horse industry through former AQHA President Jerry Windham. As an employee of Windham Ranch she worked nights delivering and gentling foals. As a result she became very interested in broodmare management and working with foals and weanlings. Currently Lindsay is active in the sport of polocrosse as well as foxhunting.
]]>Shane Hanchey stepping off to be 7.76 seconds in the second round of the 2011 Namgis Invitational.
Roping fans once again descended on Hondo, Texas to get an up close view of tiedown ropers representing over 40 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifications and 3 World Championship Titles.
Shane Hanchey won the Bar G Feedyard Finals with a time of 7.59 on the way to winning the average with a 27.71 on three. Hanchey pocketed $7,600 for his performance that made him the 2011 Namgis Champion.
Hanchey wasn't the only winner. The Namgis is produced each year by the 501c(3) non-profit, South Texans Against Multiple Sclerosis (STAMSI) in an effort to raise funds for MS research and patient services. The 2011 event raised over $25,000!
Visit NamgisQuarterHorses.com/premier for more details.
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Facility Tour and Sale Horse Preview
call (830) 741-3000 for catalogs
| When: | May 14, 2011 10:00am - Open House 3:00pm - Sale Horse Demonstrations |
| Where: | Namgis Quarter Horses 5101 FM 462 Hondo, TX 78861 |
The Namgis Quarter Horses Facility in Hondo, TX will be opening its doors on Saturday, May 14th to give you the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the Namgis breeding program.
Stay for the demonstrations of Namgis 3- and 4-year old horses that are now available for private treaty purchases. Demonstrations will start at 3:00pm.
Schedule:
Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 10:00am - 3:00pm Namgis Facility Open House
- 3:00pm - 6:00pm Sale Horse Demonstrations
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm Calcutta for Namgis Invitational Roping
Remember:
- Catalogs are available.
- 2-year olds are also available for demonstration if you call by May 12, 2011.
- (830) 741 - 3000
Namgis Premier Tiedown Roping
a multiple sclerosis fundraiser
| When: | May 15, 2011 at 1:00pm |
| Where: | Namgis Quarter Horses 5101 FM 462 Hondo, TX 78861 |
| Why: | Multiple Sclerosis Fundraiser |
The 2nd Annual Namgis Premier Tiedown Roping and MS Fundraiser is quickly approaching. We will host the event again this year at the Namgis Quarter Horses Facility in Hondo, TX.
Expect to see more roping from the best in the world. Last year ropers included World Champions Fred Whitfield, Monty Lewis, C.R. Bradley - NFR Qualifiers Justin Maass, Adam Grey, Tyson Durfey, Scott Kormos and many others.
The event is growing. Here is what is new for 2011:
Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 10:00am - 3:00pm Namgis Facility Open House
- 3:00pm - 6:00pm Sale Horse Demonstrations
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm Calcutta for Namgis Roping
Sunday, May 15, 2011
- 8:30am - Gates Open
Breakfast and Coffee served from 8:30am - 10:30am - 9:00am - 10:00am Cowboy Church
- 10:00am From this point on, ticket required to enter gate
- 1:00pm - 3:00pm Namgis Premier Tiedown Roping
2010 Namgis Premier Results and Information]]>
Founder, Stan Sigman, was interested in a trainer who could take the Namgis three and four-year-old roping horses through their next stage of training.
"Bringing on Boe [Brown] was first mentioned to me by Brian Fulton [Fulton Performance Horses], but was later discussed with Wade Lewis [Father of Monty Lewis] as well. We are excited to have Boe on board and look forward to seeing how the colts come along, " said Mr. Sigman.
Boe Brown of Harrold, SD set the arena record at the Crazy Horse Stampede this year as well as taking the first round of Dodge City with a 7.9 second run on his way to earning over $20,000 in the PRCA World Tiedown Standings.
Mr. Brown will be at Namgis Quarter Horses December 1, 2010 through May 1, 2011.
]]>San Antonio, TX, February 3, 2010 – Namgis Quarter Horses and RanchForeman, Ltd. hosted 44 tiedown ropers and raised over $25,000 at the Namgis Premier Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Fundraiser Tiedown Roping. The first-annual event took place January 30, 2010 at the Namgis Quarter Horses Facility in Hondo, Texas.
Proceeds benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Center of South Texas (MSCST) and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and will be used for MS research and patient care.
“It's important to always have high expectations when you get involved in new endeavors. I set the bar high when we began planning the Namgis Premier and am still excited by the outcome, “ said Stan Sigman, former CEO of AT&T Mobility and owner of Namgis Quarter Horses.
While the event raised money for the charity, it also paid out over $31,000 in cash to the tiedown ropers, as well as awarding a custom-tooled trophy saddle by Cactus Saddlery and a buckle by Hy O Silver.
“It's rare to see this caliber of ropers in South Texas; 26 World Titles and 60 National Finals Rodeo Qualifications were represented by the cowboys who competed at this event,” Sigman said.
The roping was made up of two rounds, with the top ten ropers advancing to a short round. Justin Nulisch won the first round with a 8.64. Cade Swor took the second round with a 7.67. Houston Hutto won the finals with the fastest time of the day of 7.59 seconds. Blake Huckabee was the average winner with a time of 27.71 seconds on three runs.
“Awesome facility, great cattle and added money. I'm not sure what to say other than thanks. There just aren't many ropings to go to like this anymore, “ said Houston Hutto, PRCA cowboy and Namgis Premier Finals Champion.
Sigman wanted to give back to his community in a way that spoke to his roots. He teamed up with the owners of RanchForeman, Ltd., a horse business innovation company, and, based on their expertise and personal experience, decided on a calf roping benefiting multiple sclerosis research.
“My good friends, James and Tonni O'Brien, have personal experience with Multiple Sclerosis. When they approached me regarding a charitable event to benefit the MS Center of South Texas, I thought it would be a great opportunity to raise awareness for the MS Center as well as support the great sport of Tiedown, ” Sigman said.
The competition extended to the sponsors as well as the calf ropers. A sponsor was drawn for each roper that qualified for the finals round. Each roper represented a sponsor, and the sponsor got to share in the winnings. McCoys was represented by finals winner, Houston Hutto, and Cliff Mulinax of McCoys, accepted the Hy O Silver buckle that matched the finals champion buckle. Dustin Burns of Burns Nursery and Landscape was represented by average winner Blake Huckabee and won a fully-tooled briefcase that matched the average winner's trophy saddle.
“We want to thank these generous businesses for getting involved with a first year event. The Namgis Premier surpassed all of our expectations and there is just no way we could have done it without their support,” said James O'Brien of RanchForeman, Ltd.
Sponsors include Namgis Quarter Horses, RanchForeman, McCoys, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Ranch at the Rim, Wood Group, Bisset Ranch Partnership, American Sales & Service, The Koehler Company, Morgan O’Brien Ranch, Burns Nursery and Landscape, Rangel Foundations, Alamo Area Veterinary Clinic, Hondo National Bank, D & D Services, and Texas Ag Finance.
MS is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system (CNS), which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. In the United States today, there are approximately 400,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS)—with 200 more people diagnosed every week. Worldwide, MS is thought to affect more than 2.5 million people. While the disease is not contagious or directly inherited, epidemiologists—the scientists who study patterns of disease—have identified factors in the distribution of MS around the world that may eventually help determine what causes the disease. These factors include gender, genetics, age, geography, climate, and ethnic background.
For post-event information, please visit NamgisQuarterHorses.com/Premiertitle="Namgis Premier - Tiedown Calf Roping Fundraiser">www.NamgisQuarterHorses.com/Premier</a>. For more information on how you can contribute to the fight against multiple sclerosis, call Janet Kaufman, Executive Director of MSCST, at 210-691-1245, or visit <a href=http://www.NationalMSSociety.org">www.NationalMSSociety.org</a>.
]]>Namgis Quarter Horses and RanchForeman, Ltd. have joined forces with the Multiple Sclerosis Center of South Texas (MSCST) and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to raise funds for MS research through a benefit tiedown roping. The 1:00 p.m. event will host 40 tiedown ropers January 30, 2010. The Namgis facility is located on 5101 FM 462 South in Hondo, Texas.
The event will raise money for MS research and care while also giving payouts to the cowboys. The ropers will compete for over $30,000 in cash and prizes that includes $10,000 added money, a custom tooled trophy saddle by Cactus Saddlery, and a buckle by Hy O Silver.
“This isn’t your typical fundraiser. We've designed this event to raise money, as well as awareness while we all have some fun watching the best professional calf ropers in the world,” said James O’Brien, founder of RanchForeman, Ltd.
Stan Sigman, owner of Namgis Quarter Horses and former CEO of AT&T Mobility, wanted to give back to his community in a way that spoke to his roots – calf roping. He teamed up with the owners of RanchForeman, Ltd., a horse business innovation company, and based on their expertise and personal experience decided on a calf roping benefiting multiple sclerosis research.
“We appreciate Mr. Sigman's involvement and generosity throughout this entire process. Calf roping is a passion we both share and my wife was diagnosed with MS three years ago. So, the format of the event pretty much designed itself,” O’Brien said.
The cowboys will compete in two rounds with the top ten fastest average times advancing to a final round. While the cowboys will compete for prizes & money, sponsors of the event will be competing too. Each sponsor will be paired with a cowboy who made it to the final round. That roper will wear the sponsor’s name and colors as they rope their final calf. The sponsors also have a shot at taking home prizes if their roper wins. Sponsor prizes include a Hy O Silver buckle that matches the finals champion buckle and a fully tooled briefcase that matches the average winner's trophy saddle.
“This event would not happen without these sponsors. They're not typical sponsors and this is not a typical event, so we're giving them more than the standard banner-in-the-arena type of sponsorship,” said O’Brien.
Sponsors include Namgis Quarter Horses, RanchForeman, McCoys, Ranch at the Rim, Wood Group, Bisset Ranch Partnership, American Sales & Service, The Koehler Company, Morgan O’Brien Ranch, Burns Nursery, Rangel Foundations, Alamo Area Veterinary Clinic, Hondo National Bank, and Texas Ag Finance.
Additional funds will be raised from ticket sales. Spectators will have access to free food, up-close-and-personal seating and a chance at door prizes, including an autographed Clay Walker guitar. Walker, country music artist and founder of Bands Against MS was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in 1996.
The Multiple Sclerosis Center of South Texas, is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to bettering the lives of individuals and families living with Multiple Sclerosis. It is their goal to provide comprehensive care, education, therapy and support to help MS patients achieve their highest level of wellness. Each month, the MS Center presents educational programs and seminars regarding making living with MS easier for patients and their families.
Regularly, individuals work with a licensed professional counselor and learn how to explore their emotions, work through their symptoms, and how to connect with the greater community. Additional services include free yoga classes, rehabilitation services including physical and occupational therapy, specialty clinics on wellness and nutrition, and one of the only art therapy sessions in San Antonio. Future plans include outreach efforts such as an on-site social worker, crisis management team, wellness classes, and under/uninsured patient support, to name a few.
MS is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system (CNS), which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. In the United States today, there are approximately 400,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS)—with 200 more people diagnosed every week. Worldwide, MS is thought to affect more than 2.5 million people. While the disease is not contagious or directly inherited, epidemiologists—the scientists who study patterns of disease—have identified factors in the distribution of MS around the world that may eventually help determine what causes the disease. These factors include gender, genetics, age, geography, climate, and ethnic background.
For more information regarding event sponsorship or to purchase tickets, please visit www.NamgisQuarterHorses.com/Premier or call Janet Kaufman, Executive Director of MSCST at 210-691-1245, or visit www.NationalMSSociety.org.
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