DECEMBER 2011 NEWS

As we wind down 2011 we again are thankful for a busy but great year. The family continues to grow and be healthy. We have finally completed our new house which was a labor of love. The horses continue to do well and all the great customers continue to support Kids Classic Style. Really couldn't ask for anything more!

As all horse breeders know, this is also the time of great excitement as we near the start of a new year with a new crop of world champions on the way. We couldn't be more excited about our lineup this year. Shortly there should be a list on the foals page with what to expect this year. Again, I will try and get foal photos but it gets tough if the foals are at my fathers place. This year our foal crop produced the AQHA Select World Champion Weanling Stallion, PHBA World Champion Weanling Stallion, PtHA World Champion Weanling Stallion, APHA Reserve World SPB Weanling Stallion with 3 different foals. Two of these foals were bought right off the mare which is the best time to buy from us as we can sell the foal at a reasonable price so that the buyer has room to invest and show these great offspring. If your looking for your next world champion don't be afraid to email us with questions about any of the foals.

Most of the show string has been sold or turned out for a couple of months but Absolutely Classic is at Mitchels show horses getting qualified for 2012 world show and Designed to B Classik is at Wayne Halvorsons also getting ready to qualify. We have a great group of coming two year olds that we will likely start bringing in to get ready. We also have a nice selection of coming yearlings. Something for every association and every level.

We will be adding Link Design to our stallion line up. He is a double registered 2 year old stallion by Classic Link by a daugher of Image of Kid. He is a great young colt and we already have a great set of mares booked to him for 2012. He will be standing at Tom Leuck horses in Cedar Rapids and all the contact information will be listed shortly. Dad has also paid Bucky up for the Breeders Cup futurity again this year. That futurity just keeps getting bigger and better. What a great show last year with Bucky foals bringing home more than 25K between the three futurities that weekend.  Of course, we are excited about the addition of the two year old class as our foals will be eligible for that as well and that is usually when the Bucky's really start maturing.

Check back often as I will try and make updates. You can also see us on facebook as Kids Classic Style has his own page.

NOVEMBER 2011 NEWS

2011 APHA WORLD RESULTS
6 WC - 4 RWC

Bartwo Classic Kid
Owned by Robert McCulley
RWC Amateur 3 yo geldings

Designed To B Classik
Owned by Tom Scheckel
RWC Open SPB weanling stallions and geldings

Ima Stylish Chica
Owned by Ramax Farms
WC Amateur 2 yo mares
RWC Open 2 yo mares

FF Texas Holdem
Owned by Armando Hernandez
RWC Amateur yearling SPB stallions

FF Cowboy Kid
Owned by Ford Farms
WC Open SPB 2 yr and older geldings
WC Amateur SPB 2 yr and older geldings

Barlnk Classic Fox
Owned by Simmelink Ranch
RWC Amateur 3 yo mares
WC Open 3 yo mares

Hes Stylin
Owned by Melinda Minnis
RWC Open Aged Stallions

2011 AQHA WORLD RESULTS
3 WC - 3 RWC

Classic Barbie
Owned by Kristy Vanderwende
RWC Amateur 3 yo mares

JF Skip N Style
Owned by John Fischer
WC Amateur 3 yo stallions
RWC Open 3 yo stallions

Cowboy Style
Owned by John Peck
WC Open aged stallions

A Classic Edition
Owned by Dan Fox
RWC Amateur Performance Mares

PTMA Star Kid
WC Open 3 yo stallions

OCTOBER 2011 NEWS

Wow, what a September and what a foal crop!  Dad showed to his first ever Select World Championship with the homeraised foal, Designed To B Classik! I was at work with it online and couldn't help myself from jumping up and down screaming. Needless to say my techs came to check on me when they heard the chaos. I am so happy for him as he doesn't get out and show much. That also adds to our list of accomplishments on homebred, born and raised foals for 2011. Classic Credentials won the PtHA weanling stallions world championship. Styled Sensation won the PHBA weanling stallions world championship and Designed to b Classik now with the AQHA Select weanling stallions world championship. Both Classic Credentials and Styled Sensation were bought off the mares. We are so happy for our customers and their success! We have more prospects for every association, AQHA, APHA, PtHA, ABRA, IBHA, PHBA. I may not have them all online but just email me specifics and I can list out what we have. Gorgis and Glamorous--both by my mare French Bikini have found new homes with some great people. I am very excited about their future.

We attended the WCHA and breeders cup futurity in Des Moines. All classes were well organized and just awesome with great payouts and prizes throughout. If you own a Kids Classic Style I suggest entering next year as everything out of Bucky came home with way more money than entry fees, stalls and such cost. You didn't have to win it to get some great paybacks. A buckskin appaloosa filly won nearly $8000 for the weekend owned by Laura Lovelear. A buckskin junior stallion owned by Deb Barth went home with money in WCHA, Breeders Cup and Iowa futurities. That baby showed every day and for hours at a time and still at the end looked at good as ever. I lost track of the money they won with that great foal but likely close to if not over $10,000. Dad took nearly $4000 home with Designed to b classik and in one class Jason and I got $1200 for our little junior stallion. I think the bucky foals won the WCHA color classes for APHA and pinto as well as ABRA and PHBA stallions. I think the little buckskin app filly won the APHA/app color class for fillies as well. Either way, something for everyone and definately a deal to get involved with in the future!

Currently Bucky foals are #1 in AQHA in Performance Halter Mares and Geldings. The recent Select world show had a bucky win the performance halter stallions as well. That says alot about a stallion when their foals can be so versatile and perform as well as halter. We have a three year old that has been in training 2 months for roping and the trainers cannot believe how level headed and strong he his. He is great in the box and gets right after the calves. They are really excited about this young gelding and even want to go to jackpot events with him. We will likely show him AQHA if we can find the numbers in this area.

While we get ready for the fall world shows the mares continue to look great on Iowas lush green pasture. Fall is such a great time of year in this part of the country! Winter will be exciting as well as the APHA world show currently has at least 15 horses sired by Kids Classic Style in over 24 different classes. I have not checked on AQHA yet but I expect similar results. I get just as excited for the other foals out of him as I do for our own and I usually have my list and schedule set up before hand so I don't miss any of them!  

Until next time, take care and safe travels.

AUGUST 2011 NEWS

Sorry for the late updates, we have been busy moving into our new house and getting the kids ready for school. It has been a good but busy summer. Many of the foals have found new homes and people are doing great things with them already. Nocadoches Boys Ranch won the PHBA world championship in the weanling stallion class with Stylish Sensation and Classic Credentials won the PtHA world championship in weanling stallions. We are always so happy to see our foals do well with the new owners. Dad plans on showing Designed to B Classic at the Select world and then at the WCHA and open breeders futurity held in Des Moines in the fall. He is currently in training with Wayne Halvorson. Lookin Lika Classic is also on her way to the Select world after qualifying in just two shows.  Absolutely Classic is at JT Mitchells getting ready for the fall APHA world and we have a few at home that we are still deciding on for this year.  Overall just a busy time for us.

Bucky is doing well. Look for him on the billboard at the Iowa State football games. We are getting him a 3X Iowa State football jersey to get pictures in. If I get a copy I will post those as well. He is getting ready for the breeding season again and we could not be happier with the care he receives at Iowa State.

I will try and update the site more often but time gets away from me. Look for us at the major fall shows.

JUNE 2011 NEWS

Congratulations to the 2011 APHA Youth World Winners!

Bartwo Classic Kid

APHA Youth World Champion 3 year old Geldings with Quinn McCulley

As of 6/23/2011
160 World Champions (all associations)
129 Reserve World Champions
11 total world and reserve world champions in 2011

Congratulations to the 2011 Pinto World winners, 7 WC and 3 RWC

FF Texas Debutante
WC Am Yearling Mares
Owned by Tommy and Judy Ford

Bartwo Classic Kid
WC Am 3 and 4 year old halter geldings
WC Youth geldings - RWC Open 3 and 4 year old overo halter geldings with Joshua Larman
Owned by Robert McCulley and family

Classic Credentials
WC Am Wnl Stallions - WC Open Wnl Overo Stallions
Owned by Jason and Casey Veach---congrats to new owner Bill Zobel

Classic Temptation
RWC 3 and 4 year old overo mares with Tim Finkenbinder
Owned by Susan and Cameron Brees

FF Cowboy Kid
WC AM BS 3 and 4 year old geld/stallions
WC Op BS 3 and 4 year old geld/stallions with Floyd Danley
Owned by Tommy and Judy Ford

I Can B Dangerous
 RWC Op BS Wnl/Yrl Halter Mare
Owned by Kimberly Goble

MAY 2011 NEWS

It is great to finally see the sun. I know the horses and foals enjoy getting outside for the day. I have attached a few photos of the foals enjoying the green grass.  It is that time of year again when we start weaning the foals and getting them ready for the summer and fall shows. We have already put some great foals in show homes and we are excited about their future. Remember that all the 2011 foals are for sale and there are show quality foals for any association and level as I do not have all the foals on the site yet. Our recent weaned foals include Kids Little Lady and Designed To B Classik. We are going to try and get Kids Little Lady to the pinto world but we will have to see how she comes on. 2010 APHA world champion, Absolutely Classic may get out for that show as well. Designed To B Classik has been paid up for the fall WCHA futurity and eventually the open big money halter futurity.  If the palomino by Please Don't Touch keeps coming on she may be ready for the palomino world. We also just brought the yearlings Kids Classic Cutie and Another Link in to try and get ready for the buckskin and paint world shows. That is our plan if all goes well. If they are ready they go, if not, we don't get to upset to leave them at home.  I am excited to get out to some shows. With the new baby Jason and I really just need to get out for awhile. Unfortunately I will not be able to go to the pinto world because of work but I hope to make the palomino and buckskin worlds.  Until then, take care and safe travels.

APRIL 2011 NEWS

Things are starting to wind down as far as the breeding activities. Of course, we are not starting to wean some of the foals which is a fun process for Jason and I. Dad is recovering well from his surgeries and like always doesn't let much slow him down. We had a great breeding season with Bucky and are really excited for the foals in 2012, both ours and our customers. Dad has also bred a few mares to Link Design, a 2009 bay overo APHA/AQHA stallion. He has really grown now standing well over 16 hands as a 2 year old. I have attached a photo of his head. I need to get some body shots of him when things slow down. I think he is going to be a great sire.

Link Design- 2009 Bay Overo AQHA/APHA Stallion

Jason and I have been really busy with our new baby, Levi. He unfortunately has been really colicky but just this last week we saw glimpses of what a decent night sleep could be as he slept for a total of 6 hours at once. Our house is coming along, slowly but surely. Our other kids Taylor and Tyson just love our new addition and are a great help. I have attached a photo of them all from Easter.

Keep the calls and inquiries coming on all the foals. As I said, we have priced them to sell as we do not have much time to show this year. We would love to get them out into show homes. I will try and update the photos more but it is hard as many are at Dads which is over an hour from us. Hope everyone is having a great year. Till next time.

MARCH 2011 NEWS

Sorry, a little late with the March update... More of the same this month with foaling and breeding mares. We have some really great foals this year and have been blessed with a large amount of quality fillies. There is something for everyone and every association. We haven't had much time to get to a show this year and probably won't until later in the year. It is a shame as Absolutely Classic is just hanging out getting to be a horse. Barefoot and at her true two year old birthday she measures just over 16 hands at the withers and 16'1 at the hip--what a monster!  The yearlings are all out running and growing, we will probably bring a few in for the fall shows.  Dad is recovering from his surgeries and is more mobile every day. Our house is coming along slowly but surely. I am just trying to keep ahead of all the decisions that go along with building a house. We have also offered our yearling mare, Gorgis, up for sale. She is WAY to good to not be shown and with the new baby and house we just cannot get out to the shows. If interested just let us know. She is a N/N beautiful bay mare by Kids Classic Style and French Bikini. A video can be seen on our sale page with a link to youtube. She is just so pretty and correct!  It has been wierd this winter without The Perfect Hustle. We continue to get requests for black/overos and unfortunately we only have a few of his great offspring left. We do have a small amount of frozen semen but it does take a significant number of mares to get that loud colored black/overo that everyone loves so much. Bucky continues to be spoiled at Iowa State. As always I am astonished at the quality of foals he has produced this year. We have seen some really great customer foals and I dare say that this is one of the strongest APHA crops out of him that I have seen. It seems everyone has gotten both quality and color. Some really great AQHA foals as well.  Not much else going on at this point. Hopefully the weather starts to improve and we can get some photos of the foals in the pastures.

FEBRUARY 2011 NEWS

Levi Thomas Veach
Born 02/23/2011

This has been a crazy month as always. Dad started the month with multiple procedures for kidney stones followed by surgery for his shoulder and finally another surgery on his back. Things just keep happening and he is getting really frustrated but I think he is finally coming around. In addiiton to that we are in the middle of foaling season and breeding season. We have had some great foals, some of which I need to get on the website soon. Jason and I have been busy as well with building a new house and now a new addition to our family. Levi Thomas Veach was born on 2/23/2011 and is just perfect!  We are slowly starting to realize that it may not be possible to do everything and we may need to reconsider showing anything this summer. That being said, all the foals will be for sale as well.  Bucky continues to do well at Iowa State. He has been paid up for the open big money halter futurity and the wcha futurity held this fall in September.  It should be a very exciting show and we are very happy to see it close to home.

JANUARY 2011 NEWS (Update)...

Just getting ready for breeding season. It is a little tough to think about without The Perfect Hustle, we are all still trying to get used to him being gone. Jason and I visited Bucky recently at Ames and he is as spoiled as ever and ready for the girls. Dad doesn't put Bucky in many futurities but recently he put him in the Wisconsin Paint horse futurity and Bucky topped the auction at $4000. It is a good futurity and the owner should have a good chance to take home some money. Dad has also decided to enroll Bucky in the WCHA futurity and the Open Breeders Cup futurity to be held in Des Moines in September. These arenas should be good options for people to win some money back. He has also added LInk Design (2009 bay overo APHA/AQHA stallion by Classic Link x daughter of Image of Kid) to Iowa Quarter and I believe WCHA futurities. We think this will be a good young producer and will try him on a few mares this year for 2012 foals.

We have been hearing of some great foals out of mares we sold this fall. Keep the emails coming, we love to keep track of what everyone is doing. It should be a big Febuary as Jason and I await our third child and my favorite mare, Absolutely Thrilling awaits her 5th foal ( currently her 4 foals have earned 10 world and reserve world titles). Our new mare, Hearts Wide Open is also expecting her 1st foal from Kids Classic Style within the month. The foal will be AQHA/APHA eligible and will be an excellent cross on paper with Invest In My Pizazz and Barlink Macho Man sure to add some great features.  Also, our two receipiants carrying foals by Kids Classic Style x Please Don't Touch are due anyday. Everyone is excited for these foals. I expect our big draft receipiant mares will likely carry these foals over a year (as always), just to drive us crazy. Either way, I will try and get some photos up on the site as they come.

We are starting to bring in some of the yearlings to add to the show string. We have three great yearling mares.  Gorgis, bay N/N mare by KCS and French Bikini is just such an elegant pretty girl. Kids Blonde Bombshell, Palomino N/H mare by KCS and A Major Design has the pretty and the stuff on every corner in addition to that great back! Kids Classic Cutie, a buckskin N/N mare by KCS and FS IMpressa Sweetie is another pretty pretty mare that is just getting better everyday.  Hopefully we can get some time to get a few out and qualified. Dad also has a few good stallion/gelding prospects. One bay stallion by KCS x Delusional (by Telusive) and one sorrel stallion by KCS x Take Charge Lady.  It will take some time to get that Iowa haircoat off but I think these would all be great AQHA prospects for anyone. Our APHA yearling prospects are also out running and growing and will likely be brounght in later in the year.  The only two year old we have left is Absolutely Classic. She probably won't get out much this year due to lack of time. It is a shame since she is just getting better everyday. She is currently 16 hands at the withers and 16 1/2 at the hip. Just a monster. We will likely let her be a horse for awhile and bring her in for the fall world show.

Finally, I have added a few world photos to the show page. Keep checking back for updates.

DECEMBER 21, 2010 NEWS (Update)...

I finally got some of the expected foals up on the foals page. Make sure to check back for updates and other additions. I will do my best to get photos as the mares foal but it may be a little more difficult this year with the new house and soon to be new baby making travel back and forth to dads limited. I will do my best as I like to share our new additions with you all!  

It has been close to a couple weeks since we lost The Perfect Hustle but it still just doesn't feel right. It is hard not to see him in his stall with his big kind eye. He will be missed!  We will be starting a new stallion this year. We recently purchased a bay/overo 09 stallion from Jennifer Bevans out of Classic Link and an Image of Kid daughter. He is a big pretty N/H AQHA/APHA stallion that we have high hopes for. We also purchased Another link, 2010 buckskin/overo APHA/AQHA stallion by Kids Classic Style x Miss N Link. This stallion is the full sibling to Kids Classic Lady, Classic Link and Maxilink. He definately has the pedigree, color and conformation to be a good one. We hope to take these two to the world show next year but that is a ways off and they are just being allowed to be horses for now. Kids Classic Style continues to do well at Iowa State. He is spoiled rotten but happy and healthy. The vet students that are in charge of his care have taken a liking to him and always comment on his personality. They claim he really knows that he is the big dog and is completely full of himself.

As your world champion photos come back make sure to email Todd any pictures for Bucky and Perfects winners page. I love to see all the photos! Also, we sold numerous mares in foal at the sale in September and I would love to see the resulting foals out of these great crosses as well.

We wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season. Make sure to hug your loved ones and take time to remember what is important in life!

DECEMBER, 10, 2010 NEWS (Update)...

We have some sad news...
Sadly, we had to put The Perfect Hustle down on 12-9-2010.
He went to lie down and never could get back up. We did get him to Iowa State for a complete thorough evaluation and the thought is that he either had some unusual trauma or a mass along his spine as he was unable to move part of his body. It was a very hard decision but after two days of no improvement and other complications it was decided best to let him rest in peace.  He was brought home and buried in front of the barn facing the pen of mares, just like he would have liked. We are heartbroken over this loss as Perfect has been with us since he was two years old. He will never be forgotten.

NOVEMBER 2010 NEWS (Update)...

Another great world show season for us.  My favorite, Absolutely Classic was WC Amateur Yearling Mare out of a tough class of Yearlings. I was a little jealous that I did not get to show her but I think my husband Jason did a great job and I also think he now likes her more than he lets on. Hopefully I can convince him to let me show her next year. We are soooo proud of this filly as she is now RWC APHA Weanling Mare and WC APHA am. Yearling Mare and she has not even started to mature out yet. She is going to be a monster when she is done!

We had a great time cheering all Bucky's foals on at the world shows and he continues to prove himself as a sire. His total WC and RWC this year are at an all time high of 51!! Bucky himself is doing great. He loves his time out in the arena and also enjoys his vet student girls at Iowa State who check on him every two hours thoughout the day. To say the least--he is a little spoiled! Dad is offering a special on Bucky and Perfect again this year. Buy 2 stallion services at full price and the 3rd is free. This can be done in combination between two or three people if needed. We will be putting the list of expected foals up on the website shortly--once we get everything all organized again.

Jason and I are working on our house and getting prepared for a new addition to our family in Feb/March. With all this going on I doubt that we will get to many weekend shows for awhile. We do have a few weanlings we will be fitting on through the winter and hopefully they will be ready to qualify this spring. We also recently purchased Another LInk, the 2010 buckskin overo APHA/AQHA stallion by Kids Classic Style and Miss N Link. THis is a full brother to world champions Kids Classic Lady, Classic Link and Maxilink just to name a few. He is out being a horse for now but we will probably bring him in next spring. We are also pretty excited about Ima Stylish Bucky, the 2 yo buckskin AQHA gelding. He has been in training for only a month and the trainers are astonished with his progress. He is side-passing and chasing cattle already!! They say he just loves his new job. We hope to get him out and get some performance points on this big guy.

The mares will start to come in under lights in the next couple weeks and get ready for breeding and foaling season. I think that is why horses are so addicting--there is always a fresh start to each year with new prospects to get excited about. Check back for our list of foals and again I will do my best to get photos up as they come along. Have a safe Thanksgiving!

OCTOBER 2010 NEWS (Update)...

I have not updated the website as often as I like but we are in the process of building a new house and I have been crazy sick with this pregnancy. I am feeling better now other than extremelly fat! We are looking forward to the world shows. It will be a bit light this year for us but we will have Absolutely Classic, Absolutely Solid and Im Too Tuff For You.  I am so excited to see Absolutely Classic as I have not seen her for 4 months and I am starting to have withdrawals. I plan on updating the site soon with our expecting foals for 2011. For now, I would like to list the entries for the APHA world show out of our stallions or mares. I will update soon with the AQHA list.

We wish all the owners and exhibitors of these fine horses the greatest of luck.
We will be there cheering every on at the shows.
If we missed any entries we apologize, please contact us and we will add you to the list...

Good luck to all the exhibitors and owners!

SEPTEMBER 2010 NEWS (Update)...

Things are starting to slow down after the sale. We had a great sale--perfect day, great people and great horses. After weeks of hard work everything worked out. We were very pleased with the results and I hope everyone took something home to be excited about. A big thank you to all that attended and made this sale a success!

We will be going to the Iowa futurity this weekend and maybe Illinois the next weekend. Then we will have a break until the fall world shows. Breeding season will be right around the corner and we need to get ready for that time of year as well. Dad just stopped in to see Bucky at Iowa State and he was so happy to see him running around like a young horse again. He is just doing great and Iowa State has been wonderful to work with.

In the meantime, Jason and I will be pouring the basement for our house this week--nothing like jumping into another big project! It seems like a long process and I will be more than excited when it is done.

Hope to see you all at the upcoming shows!

AUGUST 2010 NEWS (Update)...

Soooo, finally got the catalog done. What a relief!  I have had sooo many people email about prices on horses in the sale. My father wants me to let everyone know that all horses are going through the sale and there will not be any sold prior to the sale. The horses are available for viewing on sale day. We prefer not to show the horses prior to that day as there is so much that needs to be done prior to the sale. We have many nice horses in the sale. It is just time to cut back. My father has wayyy to much going on and Jason and I are expecting our third child next spring in the midst of building a house. I don't forsee much time for showing horses in the next few years. That is why all of our available 2010 foals are on the sale. THey need to get out into show hands rather than sit and wait for us to get time.  There will be no foals held back but I will say I think one or two were not put on the sale because they got hurt and we could not sell them that way. The only show horse that we did hold back was Absolutely Classic. She is my favorite, mostly because I am emotionally attached, I was able to convince dad to let me keep one. All the remaining show horses are on the sale. Our two year old AQHA mare Lookin lika classic will show in the select world and be brought up for the sale. She is also qualified for the fall AQHA world in open if the buyer is interested. In addition to our show stock we have some really good mares on this sale. Most have a produce record or show record and most sell in foal. The mares will be in their everyday clothes just in from the pasture so that you can get a true picture of what they look like. They will not be in "sale" shape and then go home to melt away the fat. If you have any questions just email dad or myself. Make sure to get signed up for realtime bid prior to the sale if you are planning on bidding online. Until then, take care and be safe

Casey

JULY 2010 NEWS (Update)...

July has started off a little rough for us. As most have already heard--our town of Bellevue was involved in that tragic parade accident as two horses got spooked and took off dragging a wagon through the crowd. Over 24 injured, mostly children. One of our horse friends was killed in the accident when she was thrown from the wagon. Just terrible for everyone. As you can imagine--it makes you take time to appreciate what we do have.

As far as the horses are concerned, we are getting things ready for the PHBA world. Our weanling stallion, Absolutely Golden has a little fever right now and has gone off eating. I am not sure if he will make the trip but we will still be taking Absolutely Solid. I think they may also take Kids Blonde Bombshell. She is just an April foal and will have a hard time competing with the more mature foals but she is still a little cutie and we may take a chance. I am excited to watch from home and cheer on all the bucky foals at the show.  Unfortunately I have to work and take care of the kids and horses so the week will not be real enjoyable for me.

I will try and update the site once the show is over.  Take care.

JUNE 2010 NEWS (Update)...

Just got back from a great Pinto World Show...
Every horse shown that was sired by one of our stallions or out of one of our mares won a buckle.

A total of 8 horses with 10 buckles.I have the individual horses listedbelow, congrats to the owners--what a great show.

The four we tookourselves came home with 5 buckles--we are just thrilled!!
Despite the long hours and hard work we had a great time with some good friends. Special thanks to John, Wes, Bruce, Josh, Eric and Aundie for keeping us entertained throughout the week. I have attached a photo of TS Tiny Bubbles, the pony WC and crowd favorite. Everybody seemed to remember him throughout the week.

Absolutely Classic (Sired by KCS):  RWC Amateur Yearling Mares with Jason Veach---owned by Thomas Scheckel

Absolutely Solid (Sired by KCS): RWC Amateur SPB wnl/yrl geld/stallions with Jason Veach--owned by Thomas Scheckel

Bartwo Classic Kid (Sired by KCS): WC Amateur 2 yo geldings with John Tudor--owned by John Tudor

FF Endless Love (Sired by KCS): RWC Open overo 3 and 4 yo mares with Mike McMillan--owned by Melinda Minnis

FF Cowboy Kid (Sired by KCS): WC Amateur SPB 2yo gelding/stallions, WC Open SPB 2 yo gelding/stallions-----owned by Judy Ford

TS Tiny Bubbles (Sired by Lous Classy Kid) : WC Amateur Pony Halter with Jason Veach--owned by Thomas Scheckel

TS Perfectly Dun (Sired by The Perfect Hustle): WC Open Yrl Longe Line--owned by Alan Counts

Im Too Tuff For You (Dam is Way Too Hot To Touch): WC Amateur Weanling Mare with Jason Veach--owned by Thomas Scheckel, RWC Open Weanling Mare

Now that we are back home we will be busy with weaning foals and seeing what we can get ready for the PHBA, ABRA and IBHA shows. The babies are getting bigger by the day--I swear they each grew an inch while we were away. I have also included a photo of some mares and foals in the field. What a great photo with three great mares and even better babies. Dad will be busy getting ready for his sale, I believe he is going to sell all the 2010 foals (including the ones we take out to the world shows). Again, the sale date is September 5th and when the catalog is complete we will add it to the website.

JUNE 2010 NEWS...

As always, it is a bit crazy around here. We are getting ready to take off for the Pinto world show, in the middle of weaning babies and trying to organize for the PHBA, ABRA and IBHA world shows. We recently got back from the APHA Memorial Day show in Cedar Rapids. Good numbers, great people and nice horses. We did not have the show we would have liked but that happens. Our yearlings are in a growth spurt and although we love the height (15'3), we need some weight. They will be great this fall when they take a break from growing up up up. We are still going to take both Absolutely Classic and Absolutely Solid to the pinto world along with Im Too Tuff For You in weanling mares and TS TIny Bubbles in pony halter. Yep, we are showing a pony--Dads favorite, so we thought we would take him.

We couldn't be more thrilled with the AQHA results. Kids Classic Style has taken over the #1 leading sire spot for halter horses. There are some really great offspring showing this year and we are excited for the owners!! Dads two year old Lookin Lika Classic has qualified for the open and select world and so she is done showing for awhile. The yearling filly we sold last year, Saraphina, was first under the morning three judges at the Texas Classic in a tough class of 10 yearling mares. We are so excited for the Wolters family--she is a great mare!!

Dad is planning on having a reduction/production sale this fall, I believe Sept 5th. He is putting a large portion of his mares on the sale as well as every 2010 foal. This would be a great opportunity to pick a future show prospect or broodmare. He just needs to cut back on numbers. We do all the breeding and such ourselves and it gets to be too much when everyone also has full time jobs and business's.  I believe he is having the sale at our home farm but their will also be live internet bidding. Check the journals for future updates.

Until next time--have a good show season and be safe with your travels. Casey

MAY 2010...

Things are starting to settle down with the breeding season coming to a close. We are now starting to wean a few foals and decide what may work at the summer world shows. Dad got out to a show getting Lookin Lika Classic qualified for the Select world this past weekend in Des Moines. He did well winning the amateur 2 year old mare class and getting amateur reserve grand champion under 3 of the judges. The grand mare was Shez One Classy Kid (world champion mare by Kids Classic Style) so we were excited about both. Pictured below is Wayne Halvorson showing this mare this weekend. What a great mare she has turned out to be and such a massive mare and she is HYPP N/N.

Keep checking back for new photos on the foals page (if we ever see the sun again). Jason and I are planning on going to the APHA memorial day show in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Hope to see many familiar faces.

Finally, check out my new mare on our AQHA mares page. Dancin In The Endzone is a AQHA/APHA sorrel overo mare by Touchdown Kid. She is Hypp N/N and has 44 AQHA halter points and is bred to Bucky for a 2011 foal. Jason bought this mare for me for Christmas and we are just so excited about this great mare. We just got her registered with APHA as she has two spots under her belly.

Until next time, take care and see everyone at the shows!

APRIL 2010...

I love this time of year -- the grass is green, the sun is shining and the babies are growing. I have included some pictures around the farm this time of year. My favorite is the one with our dog, Lola. She loves the babies and always has to be right by them when they are trying to sleep. Absolutely Golden was getting some ZZZzzzzz's and Lola decided to go lick him. If you look close you can see her tongue is sticking out in this picture. The other picture is of my favorite mare, Absolutely Thrilling. She is 4 years old and just had her forth foal. The three from last year were embryo transfer foals. Even with a baby on her side she just takes my breath away. Updated photos of her are on the APHA mares page. The final photo is a few of the foals enjoying the lush green grass. I just love to take them out in the morning and watch them run and run and run. I have also updated many of the foals photos as well so take a look. Some of the foals are already sold but everybody wants something different and with the number of foals we have I think there is something for everyone. 

We are trying to get off to a couple of shows this spring. We had a good APHA show at Gifford with dads yearling, Absolutely Classic. I am really excited about this filly and hope to get her to at least another show before she goes to the trainer to get fit for the world show. It is hard for Jason and I to get off to the shows. I have a full time job and have to work many weekends and we have two little kids that require and deserve alot of our attention. It would be hard to explain to them why we have to miss their soccor games to go to a horse show. They are only little for awhile and we cherish everyday. Dad even showed in Oklahoma and took Grand Amateur mare with Lookin Lika Classic. This mare has soooo much mass and pretty to her. Hopefully he can get her qualified for the Bayer select. We don't have many other yearlings or two year olds held back to show. If somebody wants our show horses, we figure all are for sale. We love to raise babies and realize that we can raise more. We have a great foal crop this year and there are more than a few shining stars. 

We have seen some great foals from clients horses as well. Keep the photos coming--we love to see them grow. By the looks of it this should be a great show crop as well. Not only are they great foals but they are in the hands of great people. Until next time, have a great spring!

Ardmore AQHA Show--Lookin Lika Classic took Grand champion mare in Amateur mares with Tom Scheckel and Reserve Grand Champion Open mares with Wayne Halvorson

Gifford APHA Show--Absolutely Classic had two firsts and one second in a tough class of open yearling mares with Casey Veach. She was unable to show to the fourth judge due to a conflict.

MARCH 2010...

Just in time for the March update. We have been busy, busy busy with babies, babies and more babies. It has finally warmed up and the babies are loving it. I have included photos of LT Playgirl Dollar and her new foal in the round pan on one warm day. We had to try and keep our English Bulldog pup-Lola from joining in on the fun. She wanted to cuddle with the baby in the worst way. I am trying to keep up with the foals on the foal page. I am also working on adding a section on our website that bascically talks about what goes on at our farm on a daily basis. I have had many questions regarding everything from who does all the chores to where do we keep all the mares to how do we feed our foals. I am trying to answer some of these questions and I will add it to the website when I get some time. If any of you have questions just feel free to email me at caseyveach@gmail.com. 

The breeding season is going well. I have heard nothing but good things about Iowa State. We have heard from many mare owners that they are getting their mare in foal on one shipment. Bucky is doing great and has taken a liking to his new home. Perfect is loving life with his girls. Dad and Jason are holding their own during this busy breeding season. Jason and I are planning on going to the Gifford 4 judge APHA show in April, that is if everything is OK on the home front. Wayne Halvorson has done great with Lookin Lika Classic who just took grand at a recent show in Oklahoma.

Hope everyone is having a great foal/breeding/show season and we will see you all soon.

Casey

Feb 2010...

Waiting, Waiting and more Waiting---it seems that all we do lately is wait for these babies. Almost all of our mares are overdue and none seem in a real hurry. I will try and update the site as they come but it is a little crazy around here. We haven't got any of the show horses out yet. We are going to try and get a few out by the big Memorial Day show in Iowa. I am excited about all of them! We have some really great yearlings. Now, if we could only find room to get them in and get 'em fit on. Our next goal is to get the yearling buckskins and palominos in to get fit for the PHBA and IBHA world shows. We will see since we are bulging at the doors with mares and babies.  My favorite yearling of the bunch is Absolutely Classic. She is sooooo awesome I am afraid to even take her to a show. She is 15'0 and just as sleek and elegant as always. She won't even be a full year until late March!  We sold some really great show horses last fall and I love hearing the success stories from them as well. They will always be our babies and I live to hear how they are doing.

Bucky is settling into Iowa State just fine. He always seems to bring lots of attention to wherever he resides. Perfect is loving his new stall which has windows that overlook the office and the mare pastures. He just seems really happy (of course breeding season seems to help as well). This stallion just has an unbelievable personality. My father will open the stall door and then walk around to try and find a halter. In the meantime, Perfect just waits at the stall door with his head in the aisleway looking around. Once the halter is in place he follows my dad along the aisle of mares and pretty much just stops and lets dad know which are ready. He is a perfect gentleman at all times. My 87 year old great aunt (who knows nothing about horses) once stopped at the stable when my parents were gone. She wanted to see the stallion so she went in and opened the door and her friend took pictures of Perfect giving her "kisses" on the cheek. OMG!! He is quite but I think we can all agree that nobody would allow that interaction with their stallion during breeding season. Of course, he did not even nibble on her but I guarantee my father about had a heartattack after seeing those photos.

Try and stay warm and make sure to check back as we get new photos.

Casey

Jan 2010...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Hope everyones year is off to a good start. We have had a pretty good start to the year. Our now two year old , Lookin Lika Classic had a great holiday show in Oklahoma just missing the circuit championship. The weanling filly we sold, Saraphina was the circuit champion yearling in Oklahoma. Both are with Halvorsons so we get to keep a close eye on each.  They are both really tough mares that just get better everyday.  We have not got out to any shows yet with the paint string. It is a really busy time for us and we may wait until later in the spring to get some of them out. A few of them have been turned out this winter to grow and have fun. We will bring them in around March to get ready for the summer world shows.

Still no foalsL  I am about going stir crazy! The mares are just happy and content being pregnant and don’t want to drop those babies.  We should have a couple by the end of the month but most of the foals will be in Feb and March.  Keep checking the website as I will post updates as they come. The first to foal should either be Shez Classy N Sassy  or Totally Tashmere. I have posted photos of both on the mares page.

Bucky is getting settled in at Iowa State. He draws lots of attention and seems to know he is “famous”.  Perfect and our new stallion Kids Triple Threat are getting used to their new big stalls at dads house. We are really excited about out foal crop this year. We have great mares crossed on all three stallions. We should have something for everyone and again all foals will be available for sale. We only have a few 2009 foals left. Most are horses we have been showing or horses expected to show in the next year or so. They are for sale as well to the right home. Most of the people we sold foals to last year were pleasantly surprised what their money could by them. Like I said, there is something for every price range and goal.

Hopefully the next time I update the news there will be some foals on the ground. Until then, take care and good luck to everyone at the shows.

December 09 update...

December 2009

We are in the midst of our first snow storm of the year. As you can see from the photos it is beautiful but a real pain. I thought I was going to have a heartattack hiking through 4 foot drifts to give the outside horses grain. As I was panting for breath I realized that our horses are extremely spoiled!  

I am sure most of you noticed on our home page that Kids Classic Style has made the move to Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. He is doing well and seems to love all the new girls taking care of him. We want to thank Wayne, Rebecca and Mike at Halvorson Ranch for all the great care and support they gave Bucky over the years. They did a great job and we plan on keeping some of our AQHA show horses with them. It was a tough decision to move him from such a caring home but we are extremely excited to have him closer to our home. Iowa State University also has brand new cutting edge facilities and equipment allowing the best of care of both Bucky and his mares. They have specialty trained veterinarians in reproduction and offer a variety of services including cooled semen, frozen semen and embryo transfer. I think most of you will be pleased to find out that the prices on these services is extremely reasonable and should save money for the mare owners. Make sure to check back as we are working on getting price sheets and such for our website. The email link is on our homepage as well as the phone number, make sure and give them a call with any questions. If in the area feel free to stop by and check out the facilities—they would be more than happy to show you around. Make sure to say hi to Bucky when you are there. Our other two stallions The Perfect Hustle and Kids Triple Threat are in the heated barn at Dads. He has made a new addition onto the barn so that each has a large roomy stall to call his own.

As it gets closer to foaling time make sure to check back as I will try and keep updated foaling pictures on the site. It got to be a little much last year so I am not guaranteeing anything. I hope everyone has a good holiday season!  

November 09 update...

OMG!  What a November!!  We had a great APHA and AQHA world show.  It started early in the week with the Paint show when Absolutely Classic and Absolutely Stylin won their respective Gold and Bronze futurities. Bigtime Style held his own as well getting second in the tough gold futurity. It continued the next day with Bigtime Style and Absolutely Classic winning both of their respective Platinum divisions. It was exciting for us to see the Bucky babies out in force as we are trying to prove to people that these horses can be shown as foals and not just as yearlings and beyond. In fact, Kids Classic Style with only three foals led the sires with money earned. Brooks and Dunn got the award for number of money earning foals with six. To say the least we were pretty proud as not only did father do well but his sons (Brooks and Dunn, Classic Link and Kids Classic Sensation) all proved to be great sires and supporters of the futurity.  Well the next week was more of the same as Absolutely Solid started with a world championship in SPB weanling geldings and Absolutely Stylin brought home a reserve world title in SPB weanling stallions with a nice group of colts showing. My favorite moment of the entire show was when Absolutely Classic topped off the trifecta with a reserve world title in Open weanling mares. We decided not to put her in the tobiano class but rather see what she was made of in the tough open class. She did great for being a March foal and undergoing the stresss of showing 4 different times at the world. I was so proud I was brought to tears—as everyone knows, she is my favorite!! It was my dream to have all three embryos bring home a title—what a special show.

The best part of the show was the people. I think I saw more people at this world than I have in the past few years. Many new faces and great familiar friends stopped by to chat and we had a blast!!!  Next year—same time and hopefully same place. We will have to make sure to bring two coolers next year. We cannot say enough about JT and Katie Mitchell. The horses they had of ours looked great and JT is always a professional in the show ring. Out of the ring—maybe not so much.  Check out the photo we took of him in my winter boots! When we left Iowa it was cold so I took my big bulky winter fur lined boots to wear because I am always cold. Well, it was in the 70’s in Texas and I didn’t really need them but I only brought one other pair of shoes. I got a lot of slack and JT just had to try them on. It was a sight!

Well, next stop was the AQHA world show. I didn’t do as well as hoped with Ima Exception placing 5th in amateur yearling geldings. He had taken another growth spurt since Congress and just wasn’t as level as he was there.  Later in the week our Bucky fillies did well with Saraphina getting 6th in the open weanling mare class and Lookin Lika Classic getting 5th in the open yearling mare class. They were both extremely tough classes so we were proud of both. Again, thanks to Wayne and Rebecca Halvorson and Mike Hall. They always have the horse looking their very best. Some of our show horses have found new homes over this last week. Saraphina was sold to Bert and Carol Wolters of Nebraska. She will be shown with Wayne Halvorson and eventually with their young daughter. What a combination that will make. Since birth we have thought that Saraphina will become one of the next greats. She was not quite ready for this world but as a yearling—WATCH OUT!  Ima Exception and Bigtime Style also found new homes. The new owners are listed on the show page and I know these horses will do them proud as they continue their show careers. If anyone is looking for show prospects just give us a call. All the show string is for sale as well. We have to make room for the mares and the new crop.

We just cannot say enough how proud we were of all the Bucky offspring at both shows. Once again they have exceeded everyones expectations with outstanding and breed changing individuals at each show. See our winners page for all the details. The APHA show had 9 world and reserve world championships and the AQHA show had 4. There were 9 top 5 and 3 top 10 finishers at APHA and 5 top 5 and 8 top 10 performers at the AQHA world. A big congrats to all the owners and trainers of such fine individuals.

Check back to the site often as I am working on the 2010 list of foals and will update with new pictures of our champions for this year. By the way, I have attached a photo of our new English Bulldog puppy Lola. Isn’t she CUTE!

November 18th...

BARTWO CLASSIC KID
2009 WORLD CHAMPION Amateur Yearling Gelding with John Tuder
2009 WORLD CHAMPION Open Yearling Gelding with JT Mitchell

Winning two World Championships with an impressive 8 firsts and 2 seconds
competing against some great horses and handlers!!

As of November 13, this great gelding has (unofficially) accomplished:

2 World Championships
#2 Yearling Gelding Honor Roll
90 Halter Points with 21 Grands and 4 Reserves
Multiple Circuit and Club Championships
Multiple Futurity Championships

Accomplished by owner / amateur exhibitor showing only in Texas
and never traveling more than a few hours from home!

APHA Article by Michelle Reichert - Click on article to view.

October 20th, 2009 Update...

Ima Exception
2009 CONGRESS CHAMPION OPEN, AMATEUR and LIMITED AMATEUR YEARLING GELDING

Just got back from Ohio and what a great show we had. It was the first time Dad and I have been at the AQHA Congress and I was terribly nervous to show. Well, we couldn’t have asked for a better show as our 2008 gelding, Ima Exception was Congress Champion Open, Amateur and Limited Yearling Geldings—WOW!! He looked great thanks to Wayne, Rebecca and Mike at Halvorson Ranch. It was extra special as we raised this foal out of our mare, Im Cool N Lucky (by Ima Cool Skip).  Way more than I expected and I think the reality hasn’t set in yet. We had a fun time meeting some new people and hearing about the Bucky’s that will be at the World. Congrats to the Bucky Congress winners that are listed on the winners page—WHAT A SHOW!

Speaking of shows—I am super pumped for the fall APHA and AQHA shows. There will be 19 offspring by Bucky at the AQHA world and 13 at the APHA world. In addition, there will be  2 out of our mares at the AQHA world and 3 at the APHA world. Lots to cheer for  I have listed the entered horses below and I hope I haven’t missed anyone. I have to go through his registered list of 600 and some horses to check and see if each horse is by him. Needless to say it takes some time. Anyway, I wish everyone a great world show and we will be there cheering you on!!

Finally, breeding season is just around the corner and we are looking at doing some special discounts for Bucky this year. We are starting a HYPP guarantee on all breedings. We are also going to give a buy 2 get one free if paid by the end of January. This package can be for an individual or a group of people that want to go together and save some money. Until next time, bundle up and stay warm---SEE EVERYONE AT THE WORLDS!!

Kids Classic Style offspring to watch for at the 2009 AQHA World Show!!
(If I have missed anyone, please let me know)

• Saraphina: Owned by Tom Scheckel - Open and Am Weanling Mares
• Looking Lika Classic: Owned by Tom Scheckel - Open yearling mares
• Shez One Classy Kid: Open and Am Aged Mares
• A Classic Edition: Owned by Winsome Farms - Open Performance Halter Mares
• Bachelor: Open and Amateur yearling stallions
• PTMA Star Kid: Owned by Debra Barth - Open and Amateur Yearling Stallions
• Kid B Stylin: Owned by John Peck II- Amateur 2 yo geldings
• One More Clu: Owned by Debora Kay Smith - Open and Amateur 2 yo stallions
• Kid Forever In Style: Owned by Beth Stewart - Open and Amateur yearling stallions
• CR Classic Chic Owned by Laurie Kastining - Open and Amateur 2 yo mare
• A Classic Kid: Open Aged Stallions
• Rth Style N Grace: Open Yearling Mares
• Im Classic Act: Open and Amateur 2 yo gelding
• Influential: Owned by Terry Bradshaw - Open yearling Stallions
• Bonita LaVida: Open Yearling mares
• A Dakotah Classic: Owned by Carrie Jo Sach - Open and Amateur Yearling Geldings
• PF Securely Styled: Open and Amateur 3 yo Gelding
• The Illustrious Kid: Open 3 yo stallions
• The Home Run Kid: Owned by Mora Horn - Open 3 yo stallions

Watch for these great horse at the AQHA world out of mares at Scheckel Paint and Quarter Horses

• Ima Exception (by Im Cool N Lucky): Owned by Tom Scheckel - Open and Amateur Yearling Gelding
• Failure to Launch (by Take Charge Lady): Owned by Terry Bradshaw - Open and Amateur Yearling Gelding

Kids Classic Style offspring to watch at the 2009 APHA world show!!
(If I have missed anyone please let me know)

• Absolutely Classic: Owned by Tom Scheckel - Gold, Platinum, Open and Amateur Weanling Mares
• Bigtime Style: Owned by Tom Scheckel - Gold, Platinum, Open and Amateur Weanling Stallions
• Bartwo Classic Kid: Owned by John Tuder - Open and Amateur yearling geldings
• Stylish Valentino: Owned by Dayna Deprospeno - Open and Amateur yearling gelding
• Classic Temptation: Owned by Cameron Brees- Open and Amateur yearling mares
• FF Endless Love :Owned by Melinda Minnis - Open and Amateur 2 yo mares
• Kidd Xstatic: Owned by Debbie James - Open and Amateur 2 yo stallions
• Pretty Classic: Owned by Toni Lenhart - Open and Amateur 3 yo mares
• Hez Stylin: Owned by Melinda Minnis - Open and Amateur 3 yo stallions
• Absolutely Stylin: Owned by Tom Scheckel - Bronze and Open SPB Weanling stallions
• Absolutely Solid: Owned by Tom Scheckel - Open SPB Weanling Gelding
• FF Cowboy Kid: Owned by Judy Ford - Open SPB Yearling Stallions
• Maxilink: Owned by CS Acres -Open 2 yo stallions

Offspring by Scheckel mares to watch for at the 2009 APHA world show

• CL Power Stroke (By CL Red Magical Delite)-SPB yearling stallions
• TS Perfect Connection (By RF Victorias Secret) –Open and Am Wnl Geld
• TS Dun Just Right (by Rumbles Dun It)-Overo color class

September 2009 Update

As always, the futurities were so much fun. We got to see a bunch of old friends and got introduced to lots of new friends. We came out all right with the foals. A list of the accomplishments is on the show page.

Dad and I just went through our breeding reports for this year—we have an exciting foal crop coming for 2010. As we get closer I plan on updating the website with expected foaling dates and such. In addition to Bucky and Perfect we also have many good mares bred to our new stallion, Kids Triple Threat. This was his first foal crop and despite the fact that we only bred a few mares, we were impressed with the results. He has four registries—AQHA, APHA, PHBA and PtHA—making the options endless.

Before we get into 2010 we need to finish 2009 with a bang. Dad and I are heading to AQHA Congress in October to show IMA EXCEPTION in the yearling gelding class.  Next comes the APHA and AQHA world shows in November. I have never been so excited for a world show season. Not only are we showing 5 at the APHA world and 3 at the AQHA world but we have heard of some great ones out of Bucky making a debut. I just recently got an email from Sue and Phil Drawdy of CS Acres with new photos of their boy MAXILINK. He is incredible in every way and bred to be that way as he comes from an unbelievable lineage being the full sibling to World Champions, Classic Link and Kids Classic Lady. He will be shown in the APHA 2 year old stallion class with Clint Fullerton and you can believe we will be there to cheer that guy on. I have included photos for your viewing pleasure. If you plan on showing a Bucky or Perfect at the fall worlds make sure to email me with photos and updates.

Hopefully the next update will include good news from Congress.  Until then, take care and have fun!

August 2009 Update

Sorry, I am a little late with the August update. I would have forgotten if not for a few people reminding me at the futurities. I am glad to hear everybody checks the site to keep up on the latest news from us.

Well, August has proven to be just as busy as the rest of the summer. We were just at the HOI futurity with Fergilicious winning the early breeders futurity class and returned today from the NEISCA futurity with TS Perfect Conclusion winning the breeders and open futurity classes. We had a great time meeting new people and getting the scoop from old friends. I think the fall futurity time ranks right up there with foaling time for excitement for us. We fit all our own foals for the futurities and are always amazed at the new people we meet. We have Iowa, Illinois and Midwest futurities left this fall and then on to a crazy World Show season. We plan on taking 5 to the APHA world and 3 to the AQHA world. I am also going to stop in and show our yearling gelding Ima Exception at Congress. Should make for an exciting time!!

To add to the excitement I have been talking recently with the Barths about their great yearling stallion for the AQHA world and will be excited to see this big guy. I have heard great things from many trainers about this KCS foal. We will again have numerous offspring to cheer for at both the AQHA and APHA shows and we wish all the exhibitors the best!

New to the website is an apparel line. You can find Scheckel horses, KCS and Perfect Hustle apparel (even thong underwear!!). We will also be giving away hats at the world shows if anybody is interested. Just let us know—we feel awkward asking people if they want a KCS or Perfect Hustle hat.

I also intermittently add new photos to the foals, show and mares page. Even though it is not listed as recent updates you may find some new photos not previously seen.  Anyhow, until next time—have a safe and exciting futurity season :)

July 2009 Update

I can hardly believe the summer has gone by this fast! We have had lots of fun this summer. Jason and dad took Bigtime Style to the PtHA World and returned with 2 Reserve World Champion titles in weanling stallions. They recently returned from the PHBA World with a World and Reserve World Champion title on Absolutely Solid in weanling geldings. We were thrilled with both since we only decided about 2 weeks before each show to take these foals. They just seemed ready and  they definitely did us proud. I could not believe how well they set up with such little work. That is a tribute to their great personalities. Such sweet boys to work with. I did not get to go the shows... I stayed home, took care of the kids and horses and watched online and cheered for every Bucky baby in the pen. How EXCITING!! The Pinto world Bucky had 6 horses show with 4 horses winning a total of 7 titiles. At the Palomino world he had 12 horses show with 8 winning a total of 12 titles including the PREMIER HALTER STALLION!! The stallion classes were especially impressive with Bucky offspring winning 4 of the 6 classes and getting reserve in one of the 6. CONGRATS TO ALL and good luck to those in the ABRA, IBHA and AQJHA worlds. Next stop for dad is at the IBHA world with Ima Stylin Bucky in yearling stallions!!!

Our barn feels a little empty today. We just sent Lookin Lika Classic and Saraphina to Wayne Halvorson to get ready for the AQHA World. Saraphina is going to surprise a lot of people this year—she is just awesome in every way. We also have Ima Exception with Wayne and with the 3 of them, we are pretty excited. We also sent Bigtime Style and Absolutely Classic to JT Mitchell to get ready for the APHA Fall World. They are both paid up in the new APHA futurities and we are excited about their chances. Of course, Absolutely Classic is a little later foal but she is still good! We will have enough here to keep us busy while fitting on Absolutely Solid and Absolutely Stylin for the APHA World Show and Dam Near Perfect, Fergilicious and TS Perfect Connection for the fall futurities in the Midwest. If you see us at a show—by all means, come up and introduce yourself. Take care and good luck!

June 2009 Update

BIG NEWS!!
2009 Pinto World Show --- 6 offspring of Kids Classic Style showed winning 7 total buckles!!!!!

May 2009 Update

May 10, 2009 - Well, May is here and the grass is finally turning green. It is great to see those foals out running and having fun. It has been a busy month. Lots of requests for photos on the foals. Keep them coming, I am doing my best to stay with the emails. We have started weaning some of the foals and most have their registration papers either applied for or back. The babies should be ready to go to their new homes. I have started listing a few with prices on the sale page.

We had limited time in the last month to get out to the shows but our AQHA show horses are busy at Wayne Halvorson's and our APHA show horses will be going out shortly. We have 4 futurity foals to get ready for the fall futurities and hopefully 3 or 4 world prospects to also get ready. It will be a busy summer! See Ya!! Casey

March 2009 Update

March 30, 2009 - Dad just got back  from Minnesota were he attended the Twin Cities sale. He sold a few yearlings and came back with a little surprise for my kids. He decided to take “Peanut Butter” in the house for all to see. I have attached some photos. He is one big kid himself. The kids loved it!!

Jason and I just got back this morning from a trip to Oklahoma City. We went there for a warm weekend but instead it decided to snow!! It turned out to be a good weekend anyway as we got to see Bucky and I got the pleasure of showing his yearling filly Lookin Lika Classic in the Oklahoma Spring show. Bucky looks absolutely great and his semen concentration and motility is better than ever. You can definitely tell Wayne, Rebecca and Mike take great care of him as he is healthy and happy. We got to meet some wonderful people at the show and it sounds like Bucky has another great crop of show horses on the ground this year. We are always excited to see the photos of his offspring. We also did well at the horse show with Wayne winning the yearling open mares and myself winning the amateur 2 year old and under mares for the weekend. Lookin Lika Classic is a GREAT filly and we have high expectations for her! We also have a few other Bucky yealings getting ready for their show debuts. I hope to have photos up soon on the show page.

The APHA side of things is going good as well. Last weekend Jason took our 2 year old mare Madam Speaker to Cedar Rapids Iowa and was Amateur 2 and under and Open 2 year old mare champion for the weekend. He also received 3 grands and 1 reserve championship. Dad’s yealing stallion Gunpowder N lead was at the show as well but there were no other stallions to show against. Too early in the season yet!  We have some wonderful APHA foals by Bucky and Perfect that will be entering the show ring for the fall APHA world. A few will be presented in the new gold and platinum futurities. In addition, we have our futurity babies for the fall. As you can see—lots to do and not enough time to do it.

If anyone is in the area and would like to stop by just give us a call. Otherwise, see you at the shows! Good luck to everyone. Casey

February 2009 Update

I am thinking about having an open house during a week in March or April for people to go through our barns and see the foals. We live about 45 minutes from my fathers place and the foals are scattered through both barns. Until then if anyone is in the area and would like to see the foals just give us a call. Additionally, if you would like to get updated information via email just let me know at caseyveach@gmail.com or pscheckel2@aol.com

Thanks, Casey Veach

February 25, 2009 - This week has turned into a tough week. We lost Our Cover Girl on Monday and are trying to get another mare to take her beautiful bay/overo stallion by Kids Classic Style. Our Cover Girl is the mother to the three awesome paint Kids Classic Style foals that I have posted on the foaling page. She had EPM when we bought her from Classic Acres many years ago and has always had trouble walking and getting up. We didn’t want to put her down because she seemed to still enjoy life and loved having foals. We always gave her extra TLC and kept her close to the barn. When she would get close to foaling we would bring her in the barn. She always had trouble getting up in the stall (even in a 12 x 24 stall) and that is what killed her on Monday. She got down overnight and could not get back up and died from fluid on her lungs.  She was getting worse every year and we knew this day would come and that is why we collected embryos last year. Her poor baby looked so lonely.  Fortunately we have an old mare that foaled recently and she has accepted him as her own. There was about a day which was tough on the little guy but he is going strong again! We will miss Our Cover Girl terribly but she will live on in all three of her great foals.

February 20, 2009 - It has been a wild and crazy month in our household. We started the month with five foals and we currently are up to 16 with still a week left in the month. It is a lot of work but we love every minute and every foal. We did take a hiatus to Florida for a week so the kids could meet Mickey Mouse. My parents were in Florida for business so we were able to spend some time with them as well. We went to Sea World and Taylor convinced my father to sit in the front row for the Shamu experience. As you can see from the photos, they got soaked. My father is the big guy with the blue rain coat on! We had a great time in the warm weather but were excited to get back home as well. We would like to thank Larry Hill for doing our chores and Scott Seiler and Larry Ties for running the fort at my fathers place.

Our foaling season has started off well with some really outstanding individuals born in the last month. Truly we have something for everyone with AQHA and APHA foals to fit anybody’s needs. The prices are also extremely reasonable. We would love to see these foals go to good homes! We are starting to get calls and offers on many of the foals, so if there is something you are interested in, don’t hesitate. Also, we have kept back 3 AQHA yearlings and 3 APHA yearlings. The AQHA yearlings include a gelding by The Exceptional One, a stallion by Statutory and a filly by Statutory. We have some of their weanling photos up and I am working on updated photos. They are currently in training with Leon Borcherding. They are top notch prospects and if anyone is looking for a show prospect give us a call. The APHA yearlings are two black/overo stallions by The Perfect Hustle and a bay/overo filly by The Perfect Hustle. Again, we kept these back for a reason. Would make great all around horses!

January 2009 Update

January 31 2009 - BIG NEWS!! The word is out that a palomino AQHA gelding by Kids Classic Style premiered on Rachael Ray's all american animals section on 1/19/08. Let us know if you saw the show! Kids Classic Style was the high selling halter stallion at both the Iowa and Michigan Quarter Horse stallion auctions!

January 19 2009 - Last night my daughter Taylor, age 5, got to experience the magic of life for the first time. We had been watching Misters Enchantress during the day and it seemed like she would foal at anytime. Taylor and I checked her at 5pm, 9pm and 11pm. I finally convinced Taylor to go to sleep and I told her that if I went out to check the mare I would come get her if she had her baby. I was not really planning on waking her up since our barn is a 5 minute drive from our house and the cold weather makes the drive not so much fun in the middle of the night. I fell asleep as well and suddenly the idea of getting up to go check the mare was not such a fond one. Suddenly I hear Taylor yelling for me, “Mom, its time to go check her!” At my door at 3:35 AM is my little girl all dressed up to go to the barn. I told her that we would check her in the morning and that she needed to go back to bed. She was not taking no for an answer and so here we go—8 degrees outside in a cold car on our way to the barn. We walk in the barn and see the mare is lying down. She gets up to greet us and suddenly a gush of water is seen down the tail. Her water had broke and we were just in time to see the miracle. I did my best to leave the situation to nature but when I saw the second leg start to bend back into the mare as the other leg was coming out I had to do something. I gently pulled the leg back out and removed the bag from the nose and gently helped the mare finish the process. The entire time, my little girl being 5 years old, stood in amazement at the entire process. Believe me, the next hour was nonstop questions on situations I did not think I would need to address this early in her life. “Where is her husband?”, “Why does the baby come out of her butt?”, “How did it get in there?”,  all relevant but not easy to answer at 4 in the morning. Well everything went fine and Taylor has named the little filly “Snow Princess” after a Dora the Explorer show. Taylor was somewhat interested in horses before, but now, we cannot get her to stop talking about it. She was up at 6:30 this morning crying because we were not ready to go to the barn yet. She is convinced that she will see the remaining 15 mares in the barn all have their foals. And so---a horse crazy girl is born!!!!!

2009, time sure does fly by!! As always the new year brings about excitement for what is to come. It is also a time to take a look back at our blessings. Jason and I are blessed with two young children, Taylor is 5 and Tyson is 3. We are thankful everyday that they are happy and healthy! It has been a good year for our family. Not because of our careers or accomplishments but because we all made it through a year healthy. As a physician I am reminded  every day of the precious gift of life. As we start this new year I hope good health finds you and your families.

As I said, the new year also brings about excitement, especially for most horse owners. It is a time when new foals arrive by the day with hopes and dreams attached to each one. A time to start fresh with the new show season, whether with a new horse, trainer or personal outlook. Finally, it is a time to reestablish our goals and dreams. Our major excitement right now is finally reaching completion on our barn which will house 14 mares in large 12x12 and 12x24 stalls for foaling. In fact, we plan on foaling out a large majority of my fathers early foals . We are located in DeWitt, Iowa approximately 45 minutes from my fathers place. By all means, give us a call and stop by—the heat is on and the barn is full!! 217-899-3627

Bucky and Perfect are healthy and awaiting another breeding season. I continue to get emails on success stories of their foals. Everybody knows the success Bucky has had but few know the great offspring Perfect has had. His foals have conformation, athletic ability and smarts. People are always amazed at the kindness and gentleness of his foals. He sires the  absolute best horses, especially for amateur or youth all around exhibitors.

As always, I will do my best to keep the website updated with new foal pictures. I hope all got the chance to see the Christmas video of my father with the two stallions. I thought it was rather funny and my kids loved it. We have recently added a new video of Kids Classic Style. Zach Wallinger was kind enough and talented enough to edit/create a wonderful video for us. I might try and add some video of foals and in the summer a video of Perfect. All will come with time!! As for now, check out the foal page as we have a new addition. A pretty little palomino filly named blonde. We are off to a great start!!

Lastly, I have to mention that I have two brothers. Josh and Jake Scheckel, neither like the horses and both are busy with their businesses. Josh is 30ish and owns JJ Scheckel Construction. He sells heavy equipment and parts. Jake is 27ish and owns S2 Construction, a heavy equipment operating business. I had to mention them as they were wondering why I hadn’t included them on prior updates. Sorry my updates are so wordy but it is just habit. \

Happy New Year
Casey Veach

December update...
Here is our new barn..... a work in progress.

November update...

Boy is it getting cold out there. That time of year when all horse owners start getting excited about the new foals due for the upcoming year. We are very excited as well about our upcoming crop. Check back often as I will do my best to keep the site updated with new foal pictures.

Dad just got back from a whirlwind trip that included a week at the APHA world and another week at the AQHA world. My mother and I joined him at the AQHA world and had a great time meeting a bunch of new people. We love to hear about the success people have with Bucky and Perfects foals. The shows were fun as well, we are so proud of all the horses that showed out of Bucky and Perfect. A highlight was being able to be there to share the moment that Tom and Mary Reed won Reserve World Champion mare with the beautiful buckskin mare Shez One Classy Kid. The Reeds raised that mare and did most of the work themselves making the win extra special. She was definitely a crowd favorite. It was also fun to watch Terry Bradshaw show Failure to Launch to a 3rd place finish in the amateur weanling geldings. This weanling is out of a mare we bought from Terry named Take Charge Lady. The mare is 4 years old and this was her first foal—WOW, what a gorgeous first foal. She is bred back the same and will have a foal out of CK Kid early this spring. Check her out on the mare page. We also got to cheer on Dirty Dollars, a yearling stallion by Bucky. This gorgeous stallion is owned by Scott Carroll and is out of one of our mares LT Playgirls Dollar.

Since getting back we have been busy trying to get everything organized for the upcoming winter and spring. Jason and I are building a new horse barn and hopefully it will be done by Christmas. Dad is moving mares around to get open mares under lights and early foaling mares up by the barn. I am working on getting all the futurity nominations done and in on time. We are thinking about paying up Kids Classic Style into the Platinum futurity division for the fall APHA futurity at the world show. It is a new thing APHA is trying and I think it would be a benefit for all mare owners that bred to Bucky. We are looking for something similar on the AQHA side but haven’t found anything that would benefit every mare owner. We would be interested in any ideas. Of course, Bucky is paid up in the Incentive fund and breeders trust and Perfect is paid up in the breeders trust.

Finally, a new show season is just around the corner. If you are looking for something special for the new year just give us a call—we have many great coming yearlings that will be offered for sale but haven’t been listed on the site yet. We would love to see these great horses go to a loving show home. We consider all offers. 

Till next time
Have a safe and happy holiday season
Casey

Hello Again...

Well,  so far October has turned out to be a very busy month. Jason and I are working on building a new horse barn which as you know always seems to be more work than initially thought.  Unfortunately because of the craziness we did not make it to Congress this year. Jason, myself and Tom are planning on making it to some of the AQHA World and Tom may make it to some of the APHA world. We wish everyone great success with their Bucky and Perfect offspring. We will be cheering you on!!

Well, I know a lot of people frequent the website and to keep it interesting I try and do frequent updates to the site. Todd at Double S Design has so gratefully put up with my madness. Any suggestions for the site just let me know. Currently we have a video company working on compiling a music video for Bucky and I will have that on the website when we get it. I am excited to see the results as we got video way back to the point when he won the world.  Also, make sure to keep checking on the foals page as we have foaling calculators posted and I will try and update the site with foal pictures as they arrive. We are VERY excited about our crop this year! As you can see we have some great mares bred to some great studs. Myself, I cannot wait until the arrival of the embryos we collected off of Absolutely Thrilling. I think this should be a magical cross. Of course, Ms Justifiable is another great mare who has already proven success with Bucky. We also have many mares bred to some great outside stallions so keep up with the site as ALL the foals will be for sale. You are sure to find your next champion in this bunch!

Also, keep up with the winners page, we try and post every world and reserve world champion but sometimes we forget someone. This is because I have to go through his 600 and some foals by hand to see which offspring are out of him at the shows. The associations no longer list the sire which makes it difficult. If I have forgotten you make sure you let me know! We are of course proud of all the winners, either State or National level and love to hear from the proud owners. Bucky and Perfect are both doing well and getting excited for the breeding season. We have had a lot of interest this year in Perfect. I think the mare owners are going to be very happy with their Perfect offspring. They are often great minded and very talented. He is priced extremely reasonable for this market as well which helps. There continues to be great interest in Bucky which we are grateful for. We believe he has more to do as a Sire. He is truly the real deal as can be seen on the statistics page.

Lastly I would like to extend my sympathy to Vicki Livasy and family at Double L for their loss of DC Precision. He was a great sire but more than that he was a great friend to their  family and I know they will greatly miss him.

Take care and be safe!
Casey

Hello everyone...

I thought a news page would be a good addition to the website as most people we talk to want to be informed on what is happening in the world of Bucky. I will be more than happy to pass that information on to all of his fans but first let me introduce myself. I am Casey Veach, Tom’s daughter. My husband Jason and I love horses and like most people we got into horses not only because of the beautiful animal, but also because of the great people it allows you to meet. Most of the time you will see me, Jason and my father Tom together at the horse events. My mother, Pat is not really into the horses and doesn’t get the same thrill that we do. Jason and I  love to show horses as well but with our two small children and demanding careers, it is difficult for Jason and me to get away much. What my father and I really love is when someone else enjoys one of our foals. It is great for us to cheer them on from the sidelines. At anytime, if you see something you like, feel free to ask. There is no dumb question, too low an offer or too small of a concern. We will do our best to answer emails and phone calls in a timely manner. We look forward to meeting new people, so if you see us at a show, make sure to stop us and introduce yourself. At different points my father may add an addition to this page but generally he is not very good at typing.

As most of you already know, my father recently purchased Kids Classic Style. What most don’t know is that the deal was done over supper with a handshake between two families that genuinely care about the horse. There was no dealer, trader, trainer or any other line of people involved.  Kenny and Kara Mills have done a great job with Bucky and we are honored that they trusted us with that responsibility. With that transaction came many questions and I hope to answer some of them today. There was initial concern from the fans about Bucky's health and breeding status. We have had a full veterinarian workup on Bucky and he is healthy and happy. The great people at Halvorson Ranch have taken a little extra weight off of him to help relieve some stress on his legs and the result is great. We just visited him at the end of September and found him moving about like a young stallion. He looks great and it's obvious he feels great. I encourage anybody in the area to stop in and give him a visit. Wayne, Rebecca and the bunch at Halvorson Ranch would be more than happy to show him to you.  As far as breeding status, Bucky is doing wonderfully. The problem Bucky had last season was thought to be related to the angle at which he was collected. This has been fixed and he is doing great. Since July, Wayne has collected him once a week and  has been freezing the semen. Each collection is sent for morphologic analysis at a reproductive specialty center in Oklahoma to evaluate motility, concentration, freeze/thaw status and morphology of the heads, tails ect. Each frozen straw therefore has a full morphology report with it. The veterinarians at that facility place KCS above average in all aspects. In fact, a semen report can be viewed on our website. I thought it best to make it available for all to see but if any additional questions arise feel free to call Wayne Halvorson and he can give direct numbers to this facility if he cannot answer your questions himself.

As most of you also already know we plan on limiting the book to Bucky in 2009. We really feel like it is in the best interest of the horse and mare owners. We want to make sure every mare owner gets the best semen to get their mare in foal. Reducing the numbers will also take some of the stress off of Bucky. It takes a toll on a stallion to “perform” at such a pace for so many years. As for rebreeds, we plan on honoring the 2008 paid contracts with a one year rebreed as the contracts states.

Finally, I have heard concerns about regarding the continued promontion of Bucky. We absolutely plan on promoting him. You will see in upcoming journals new revived ads for Bucky. We have many ideas on new potential ad designs. One thing we do plan on doing is trying to keep a winners page updated. We are so happy for all of you that are having success with Bucky's foals and we believe that really it is you we should be promoting. Therefore on our website you will find a section for winners. Please let us know if we have forgotten anyone and feel free to place a winner's photo on the site. We plan on running ads in the journal as well with the results. Just believe that we are your biggest fans and will help in anyway we can. I want to say thank you for your concern in Bucky and I will try and keep everyone updated on any changes.

For those “Perfect” fans out there, don’t worry, future additions will have information on him. If you have noticed in the recent Paint horse journal he is doing great. The picture was taken this year at age 12 in our front yard. He is amazing! He continues to be a big lovable teddy bear and that personality everybody loves comes out in his offspring. Until next time, take care and be safe.

Casey Veach