May 2013
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Mister Nicadual
Hunters and Jumpers headed to Kentucky
Reiners off to Oklahoma City in June
Breeding Barn News
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Featured Stallion:  
Mister Nicadual

Mister Nicadual, this handsome 2000 chestnut stallion owned by Jerry Kimmel, has lifetime earnings of $115,627 and holds prestigious titles such as 2007 AQHA Reserve World Champion Senior Reining, 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games Gold Medal Team and Individual Silver medalist. 

 

Offspring include:

- Dually With A Star, earner of over $36,000 at the 2012 NRHA Non Pro Futurity: Champion in the Youth, Reserve Champion in the L1 and L2, tied for 6th in the L3, tied for 12th in the L4


- Dun Git A Nicadual, earner of $58,892, 8th in the 2013 NRBC Open Finals

 

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Save the dates for the Aria
Tulsa Reining Classic! 

August 27 -September 1

Did you know that 2013 is the 
Tulsa Reining Classic's 10th Anniversary? Stay tuned for more information on this great show.
 

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Tim & Colleen featured in top magazines!
Be sure to check out the May 2013 issue of the NRHA Reiner, featuring Tim, Three Million Dollar Rider! Click here to view the magazine, and enter page 96 into the search box.

 

Don't miss the June 2013 issue of Practical Horseman, featuring Colleen's article titled "Seamless Flying Changes", on page 42.
Scenes from McQuay Stables
We enjoyed giving a tour last month to a group from the Denton Convention and Visitors Bureau!
Colleen and her sister Bess visit around the pool as family swam this past weekend. We are so glad the Deets family came to visit!
Becca Schaffhauser, along with Will, John, and Ella Deets, enjoy an adventure in the pasture during their Texas visit!
 

1. The Stop and Rollback

2. Circles and Lead Changes 

3. The Team that Insures Reining Success 

4. The Turn Around

5. Reining for Non Pros 

Order your copy of The Art of Reining with Tim McQuay!

  Order Here! Get the five disc set today for a discount!  

 
Also check out The Art of Reining highlights video by Spalding Labs, available at a western retailer near you! Email us here for more information!

Gunner, newest 5 Million Dollar Sire!
In less than nine months after earning his Four Million Dollar Sire status, Gunner has become the NRHA's fourth, Five Million Dollar Sire. As of May 13, 2013, the NRHA Hall of Fame inductee has official offspring earnings of $5,096,543.
 
We would like to sincerely thank everyone who has helped us and Gunner along the way to achieve such a milestone. Thank you breeders, mare owners, trainers, and fans alike as you each helped him with his success! 
Hunter and Jumper News 
Colleen, Alex and the Hunters and Jumpers will head to The Kentucky Horse Park next week for the Country Heir Horse Shows. Stay plugged- in to McQuay Stables to stay up-to-date with all our happenings on the road.  
Congratulations to Shannon Klein and the Klein family on the purchase of Capable and a special congratulations on their Championship at their first horse show together! Special thanks to Augusta Pines and Showcase LTD. 

  

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For Sale: 
Reyanna, a 2008 16.1 hand Warmblood Mare 
 
Good minded, kind hearted, started over fences and doing lead changes. Call Colleen for more information. 940.367.3030 
 
 
Check our website for upcoming 2013 show dates.  Click here to view the list of Hunters and Jumpers for sale.

2013 National USHJA Pre-Green Incentive Program Already Successful!   
With over 230 horses currently enrolled in the National USHJA Pre-Green Incentive Program's first year, exhibitors and show managers are already benefiting from this great program. Don't forget to enroll all your eligible young horses for the pre-green incentive programs. Let us help you market your pre-green horses! The program consists of Pre-Green Stake classes and a 2013 Championship held August 14 through 15, 2013, the week of the 2013 USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship. The Championship will offer not only a guaranteed $25,000 purse, but also 65% of all annual enrollment fees and a minimum of 50% of the total entry fees are added back to the total prize moneyMinimum Total Prize Money: $95,395.00 as of May 28, 2013...For more information, call Colleen at 940-367-3030 or visit www.ushja.org. 
 
Click here to read an article on the program in the March 2013 issue of the USHJA In Stride magazine.
 
CHECK OUT NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN THE USHJA INTERNATIONAL HUNTER DERBY PROGRAM!
Visit www.ushja.org for more information.
  
Enroll early in both programs for best rate! 
 
Second Season of TX Pre-Green Super Stake Series off to a Great Start!
With 9 TX Pre-Green Stakes and the $25,000 Final Championship remaining, the Texas Pre-Green season is already past it's halfway point. The recent $65,000 of Pre-Green money given out at Great Southwest Equestrian Center has created even more excitement centered around developing horses. With a marked boost in the sales of young horses in the area as well as imports from Europe, the hunter industry is certainly benefiting from the Pre-Green program, piloted by Super Series Texas in 2012. Don't miss your chance to win your part of the nearly $100,000 that will be given out this year through this great program.
Stay tuned for more information about the TX Pre-Green Final Championship! For more information, call Colleen at 940-367-3030 or visit:

  

Featured Reiner For Sale

   

Dunit N Tinseltown, 2010 Red Dun Gelding:

On track to be a great Non Pro Futurity Horse, paid up in the 2013 NRHA Futurity 

 

Call us at (940) 437-2470 for more information on this horse and other Reiners we have for sale! 
Reining News 
It's beginning to look a lot like Spring in Tioga! That means freshening up the farm, complete with beautiful flowers! 

Tim and the Reiners are off to a great show season! With three shows already under their belts, the team is refreshed and ready to head to the Redbud Spectacular the first week of June. 

SAVE THE DATES: for the Heritage Futurity and show at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center, October 4-6!!
 

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Here is a peek at some of the confirmed shows for 2013:

Redbud Spectacular- June 6-June 9 

NRHA Derby- June 20-June 30 
NCRHA Futurity- July 31-August 4 

Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic- August 27-September 1

Heritage Futurity- October 4-6 
Legacy Reining Breeders Sale- October 11-12 

SWRHA Futurity- October 22-27

NRHA Futurity- November 28-December 7  

Check our website for updates on our 2013 show schedule!
Million Dollar Rookie Day- May 26!
 
 
Tim lent his reining expertise at the Million Dollar Rookie Day, held this past weekend at Tom McCutcheon Reining Horses in Aubrey, TX.

Tim appreciated being a part of the great weekend with Rookie Reiners!    
 
From the Breeding Barn... 
Say hello to this sweet colt by Mister Nicadual out of Chics Marcie, owned by Monica Hicks. Spring is the perfect season to take foal naps in the sunny pasture! 

Please share your baby pictures with us!! We would love to see your new additions...please share them on our facebook wall!
 
Interested in breeding your mare? Give us a call at 940-437-2470 oemail us at mcquaystables@hdunit.com for more information. Visit www.mcquaystables.com for more information on our stallions.
 
Our 2013 collection schedule will be: 
May- EVEN days
June- ODD days
July- ODD days
      
(pictured at right: a 2013 filly by Dun Gotta Gun out of Downtown Tinseltown, owned by Jerry Kimmel)