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Windcountry Wahoo

Windcountry Wahoo (Big Country x Windsprint TB) won the Open Pole Bending at the 5 State Futurity in SD, September 2009! He is owned, trained, and ridden by Sue Kay Gorman of South Dakota.

Rock Climb's first foal to go to the track had an impressive win at Canterbury Park on May 23rd. Congratulations to DOWNERBYTHEMEADOW and her connections.

Call Her Lady Bud, the first foal out of one of our mares, Buds Hi Flyin Lady AQHA, finished 3rd in the 1-D at the Lance Graves Pro Classic Sale Futurity. See her half brothers on the for sale page!

Lucky Alamintos Bug, winning barrel mare by Flashy Bugs

Lucky Alamitos Bug, owned by Teresa Wolff, Mt. continued her winning ways in 2008. Congratulations on a great season! (Western Bugs x Leiges Missy AQHA)

Western Sass, winning rope horse by Western Bugs

M. Andrew Livingston will continue his winning ways with Western Sass as he attends Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX this fall. (Western Bugs x Dee Gees Maid QH)

Basic Black Spruce

1994 Dark Buckskin Quarter Horse Stallion

If you are looking for a great disposition without sacrificing athletic ability, our foals by Spruce and out of speed bred mares are what you're looking for! To date, we have 100% satisfied owners of ''the Sprucelings'' as they're referred to!  That in itself speaks volumes about this horse!

Basic Black Spruce - Buckskin AQHA Stallion Buckskin Tobiano colt by Basic Black Spruce Basic Black Spruce filly out of a Hard Cash Dash mare.  For sale at rlying O Ranch
Basic Black Spruce late July 2009 2008 Colt by Basic Black Spruce 2009 AQHA filly by Basic Balck Spruce

  Have a look at our 2009 foals page as well as our horses for sale pages.

Basic Black Spruce, AQHA Stallion

Mr. Basic Black is an AQHA point earner in reining, and is a son of Checkmate King Glo who carried Craig Johnson to an AQHA World Championship in the Junior Reining Horse category, and was a Texas Heritage Reining Champion.  His sire, Mr. Joe Glo is an AQHA World Champion, Superior Pleasure Horse, Superior Halter and Performance Sire, Winner of NRHA Futurity Superstakes, a World Champion sire, and an AQHA Leading Performance Horse Sire. His foals have earned 388 halter pts./3950 performance pts., 77ROMs, 3 Superior Halter, 17 Superior Performance, 1 World Champion, and $182,864 in NRHA earnings. The dam of Mr. Basic Black, Blue Gracie, is also the dam of Sarah Solano, Italian Reining Futurity champion and winner of the Italian Reining Derby. 

Whether you're looking for an arena competitor, a ranch versatility prospect, or a ''forever'' horse, the ''Sprucelings'' are worthy individuals.  They're good looking, smart, correct, highly trainable, and will be competitive.  They're natural athletes that love people!

   

Mr. Joe Glo

  Checkmate King Glo AQHA World Champ
  World Champion, Junior Reining Miss Gold Edred
Mr. Basic Black    
    Poco Blue Rip
  Blue Gracie  
  Champion Producer Hollywood Lana
     
    Bar Zippo Cody
  Zippo Bar Cody  
  Cody Cinnamon
Zipz Poco Spruce    
    Poco Spruce
  Poco Spruce Jane  
    Echols Jane
     

 

Flying 'O' Quarter Horses and Paints

Paul and Bonnie Orvedahl
3045 81st Ave SW
Hebron, ND 58638

Telephone: 701-878-4683

Email: orvedahl@westriv.com