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RANCH HORSE INVITATIONAL
Explanation and Expectations for the Invitational – by Jim Brinkman
For many years I have talked about and worked to design a competition for the get of accomplished & approved Pitzer Ranch-bred sires.
They will compete in a contest to show what I think is the ultimate Ranch Horse. This competition is designed based on what we expect
a broke horse to do at our Pitzer Ranch: sound conformation, well-broke, good enough to use on the ranch and at the brandings during the
week and then saddle up to compete at jackpots on the weekends. He can be ridden by one or several different riders (either at home and also
for this competition). By tying this invitational competition into the horse sales and making it exclusive for Pitzer-sired bloodlines, we expect
this to create even more demand for proven Pitzer Ranch sire line prospects and finished horses. We ultimately hope to make your breeding
programs healthier and with more demand trickling down to broodmares producing these horses. Numbers and volume are one of the unfair
advantages most bloodlines can never obtain. For the Two Eyed Jack family line of horses to remain in demand over time the wider the base
and the more volume we together produce, the more chance we as breeders have to continue improving our horses almost to the point of
making it a breed within the Quarter Horse breed.
It was written by a famous horse trainer that "judging makes us all imitators". It only teaches us to try to do what the last winner did. By us-
ing only the clock, timed competition results are the only judge. This competition should allow creativity by both rider and his horse and let
the true talent show through.
With this competition using the clock mainly as a judge you should not leave feeling that you had an unfair chance or prizes taken away by
human opinion as many complain about with judged events. This is a competition for any level rider to compete and showcase their horse's
skills in any or all of the events. These are events with skills based on desirable traits I believe in and that I have tried for many years to
breed into the horses in my Pitzer Ranch program.
I have created a list of the Pitzer Ranch-blood stallions that have proven themselves in the arena. They are either sired by Pitzer Ranch stand-
ing stallions or stallions that I have admired their traits and accomplishments enough to stand them as Pitzer Ranch outcross sires. I encour-
age all the stallion owners on the list to nominate their studs. Their weanlings will be the only ones accepted to be sold in our annual Pitzer
Ranch Fall Production & Consignment Sale. Horses consigned to a Pitzer Ranch Sale that are less than 6 years old will have notation on
their catalog pedigrees as eligible for entry in the Ranch Horse Invitational. Horses 4-6 years old by Paid-Up sires can then be entered in
our yearly Ranch Horse Invitational Competition. All of this is with the belief that it will promote the versatility, disposition, conformation
and ability of the bloodlines of the Pitzer Ranch athlete and continue to make them in high demand. This should benefit us all with realistic
competition that produces, old-time fun, ranch-based friendly competition, a higher demand for our horses, and ultimately greater prices for
the broke horses we sell.
On the next two pages check out the basic information, class descriptions, and preliminary eligible sire listings. Visit our website: www.
pitzerranch.net which will continue to be updated as the list of approved sires grows. As they are paid-up their 4-6 year olds can enter the
yearly RANCH HORSE INVITATIONAL. Pease join me in celebrating and promoting the Pitzer Ranch bloodlines. This is a continua-
tion of the ranch philosophy that has been in place since 1945.
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RANCH HORSE INVITATIONAL - SEPT. 5, 2012
PITZER RANCH - JIM BRINKMAN
48794 Cedar River Rd • Ericson, NE 68637 • ph 308.653.2134
Don’t miss your chance at an estimated $40,000 pot!
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