A recent visit to the Appaloosa National Breed Show at Warwickshire College saw Rustlers Heirogance and David Deptford win the USA Grand Champion Mare Award.  Owned and bred by Helen Smith, by Snippers Heirogance, "Nanna" as she is called in the yard, is a yearling mare showing for the first time.  What a way to start off your show career, winning her yearling class and then standing Grand Champion.

Mind you, we shouldn't be surprised really, as her half brother, Rustlers Private Bil - out of the same mare, and again owned and bred by Helen Smith  and shown by David stood USA Grand Champion Stallion at the same show!

Congratulations to Helen and Jeremy Smith.

When David and Sarah bought Jays Smokin Story over from the US, they loved his conformation, nature and his versatility.  Jay has represented Great Britain in the Reining Arena, and has also competed in Trail, and won Hunter Under Saddle classes.  He is one of David's horses of choice for demonstrations, he's been on TV, spent hours having muscles and skeletons painted on him, and he doesn't bat an eyelid.  He is a fabulous horse to be around.  However, as a breeding stallion he is the best....

Snippers Heirogance is still one of the leading sires of point horses in the UK.  Now 21, he is still sound, ridden and is an ambassador for the breed still taking part in demonstrations around the country.  His offspring are still highly sought after as both general riding and family horses and also as show horses.  As David and Sarah's first stallion he has made an incredible impact on their lives, and the lives of many other people in the UK.   Sovereign's long standing highly successful breeding programme is thanks to Snipper, and now Sovereign are using Jays Smokin Story and other stallions on the Snipper daughters to great effect.