Equine
The Legacy — Nitas Wood Bloodline
By Corsi Martin
The cutting horse breeding industry took a blow on Oct. 4, 2018, in the form of the death of an incredible stallion and top producer in the world of cutting, Nitas Wood (Zach T Wood x Nita Quixote). After years of health complications, which caused the sire much pain at the young age of 23, Nitas Wood was laid to rest in the comfort and peacefulness of his home with Mike and Tammy Jones.
The $6 million producer sired champion after champion, providing the sport of cutting a real “run for the money.” Woody Be Lucky (aka: “Freak”) has ball parked a lifetime earning of roughly $700,000, making him the top money-earning horse that Nitas Wood has produced to date. Although quite a bit younger, Woody Be Lucky’s kid sister, Junie Wood, is following proudly in his footsteps with a lifetime earning of $525,000 and title of 2014 Horse of the Year.
The champions in the Nitas Wood family date back to 1999, when his career as a producer first began as a four-year-old.
“We only had two foals from his first crop,” said Don Crumpler of Crumpler Brother’s Cutting Horses. “Could I Wood I and Wood U Jazz came first. When we saw how great Could I was, we were excited to continue breeding him.”
Nitas Wood had an outstanding pedigree. Being a product of Zach T Wood and the Crumpler’s mare Nitas Quixote, Nitas Wood was destined for greatness. The Crumpler’s initially raised the young stallion, but later sold him.
Although the outstanding sire is no longer with us, his legacy is proudly carried on by his son, Brother Tuff Wood. Brother Tuff Wood is not only a product of the late Nitas Wood, he also has Quixote blood on both sides, which is what makes him a solid candidate for excellence.
To read more pick up a copy of the December 2018 NTFR issue. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.
By Krista Lucas Wynn
Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Krista Lucas Wynn | Copy Editor
The name, “Daddy of ’em All,” instantly brings to mind the world’s largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration. Cowboys and cowgirls from all across the country dream of competing on the iconic Cheyenne arena dirt.
Every July, pro rodeo contestants travel to Cheyenne, Wyom. to vie for the title of champion of the Cheyenne Frontier Days. The rodeo is steeped in western tradition and celebrated the 125th year this summer. With nearly two weeks of rodeo action, fans watched bareback riding, calf roping, breakaway roping, saddle bronc riding, team roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, bull riding, and steer roping.
Steer roper, Tuff Hardman, knew winning “the Dad” was a tall order, but with a good horse and a few prayers he left no doubt who the best steer roper at Cheyenne was when it was all said and done. After two rounds, Hardman qualified back for the finals tied for ninth place with a time of 30.8 seconds.
To read more, pick up a copy of the September issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Utilizing the horse to human connection.
By: Hannah Claxton | Editor
Deep in the heart of Texas, both humans and horses at Stable Strides Farm in Pilot Point, Texas aer demonstrating just how big their hearts really are. Founded by Mandy Cleveland in 2001, Stable Strides Farm serves dozens of Equestrians with Disabilities and Veterans each week.
Deep in the heart of Texas, both humans and horses at Stable Strides Farm in Pilot Point, Texas aer demonstrating just how big their hearts really are. Founded by Mandy Cleveland in 2001, Stable Strides Farm serves dozens of Equestrians with Disabilities and Veterans each week.
“My boys have been riding since they were 18 months old, and for the first 17 years they had a leader and sidewalker. When we moved here, and Mandy started teaching them, she just said, ‘Let’s see what they can do,’ and they ride independently now,” Danielle Frank explained, whose two sons, Adison and Aiden, ride with Stable Strides Farm. “Mandy is amazing beucase she doesn’t place any limits on them, she always wants to see what they can do.”
It is her dedication to never setting limits that earned Cleveland a spot as a national finalist for the NSBA 2024 Dianne Eppers Cowgirls Reaching-Out-to-Community Award. The award was established by the NSBA Foundation to recognize cowgirls across the industry for their selfless contributions to the equestrian community.
To read more, pick up a copy of the September issue of the NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
(Photos Courtesy of Hannah Claxton)
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