[6] Smart Little Lena was the first cutting horse stallion to be syndicated prior to ever being shown. The Smart Little Lena Syndicate was created in 1982 by Chatham with Freeman as co-manager. [7][5][8] However, he still sires foals through artificial insemination.[9]. [7][8][9] He was also a National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) $1 Million Dollar Sire in 2011. Follow us - we follow back! The remaining four stallions were sold by the syndicate that owned them at the 2009 NCHA World Finals sale. This is an archive of the previous Landline site. The tiny stallions fighting legacy lives on. They carry the genes of the greatest cutting horse that ever lived and were looking forward to presenting them to the public.The four Smart Little Lena clones are part of a group of five cloned in 2005 by researchers at Texas A&M University. 5-Year Stallion Stats: Top 5 Cutting Sires (2019) Thats exactly what researchers at Texas A&M University have done with Smart Little Lena, a stallion (despite the name) famed for its cow herding skills. Smart Chic Olena also is a National Reining Horse Association Seven Million Dollar Sire whose . "Intelligence is sometimes hard to measure in a horse," she says. But five live foals from 13 embryos an efficiency of nearly 40 per cent is still extraordinary, says Hinrichs. However, it could be the ultimate experiment in nature vs. nurture, couldn't it? As hes a stallion, we just want to get him broken to make him easier to manage, Mr Bull said. Champion horse sires no fewer than five clones | New Scientist Smooth Talkin Style 2011 sorrel (Smooth As A Cat-Stylish Play Lena by Docs Stylish Oak) Offspring Earnings: $1,324,912 VIEW ON QSTALLIONS.COM 7. It remains to be seen. 1077, SMART CLASSIC CD (U), 2020 stallion, (Patroan x Smart Look Classic (Clone) x Smart Little Lena), Hill Ranches, Daniel Gorrell, $3,500 1078, BOONS DIAMOND LADY, 2020 stallion, ( Once In A Blu Boon x Shiners Diamond Lady x Shining Spark), Wagonhound Land & Livestock, LLC, RNA ($22,000) This little gear herewill take you to a very easy to read article which explains why these babies' white markings are all different. Tamworth breeder Richard Bull has imported a stallion that's one of five clones of America's top sporting quarter horse stallion. [14], When Smart Little Lena was 31 years old, he was euthanized in 2010, after he apparently suffered a stroke. REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, 2013 Chestnut Stallion, 13.3 HH Genetic Replica of High Brow Cat, HERDA N/H all other 4 genetic panel tests negative. You could just pull that hackamore left or right and hed follow his nose he guided from the start. An industry icon who needs no introduction, Smart Little Lena was the first horse to capture the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Triple Crown and remains a genetic staple to this day across the Western performance industry. They lost two foals early on and two at birth. [4], In 1982 Smart Little Lena won the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity. From The Archives: Smart Little Lena - Quarter Horse News One cloned polo pony mount from Argentina sold for a whopping $800,000 in 2010. The stallions breeder, Hanes Chatham, had been breaking colts for Shorty Freeman, who owned Doc OLena at the time, and he knew how smart those colts were. With a total of $57 million of foal earnings, he is first place as the leading maternal grandsire. Smart Little Lenas son, Red White And Boon (out of Royal Blue Boon x Boon Bar) has won more money than any other horse in the EquiStat database, with more than $922,000 on his record. Required fields are marked *. Smart Little Lena and his five clones. Smart Chic Olena also is a National Reining Horse Association Seven Million Dollar Sire whose daughters also turned out to be great reining producers, with his daughters foaling the winners of more than $3 million in the sport of reining alone. The highest selling stallion was exported to Australia and now stands at stud for a fee of $1500. COPY CAT - Weatherford Equine Five identical replicas of him have been born since February. Smart Little Lenas low, flowing snaky cutting style won the 1982 NCHA Futurity. Make me laugh! He has also sired. [14] The ICSI doses are single ml. At the same time, Chatham admired the horse Royal Santana for his low, smooth movement in the cutting pen. Registration is available through the American DNA Registry which shows proof of ownership and ownership history, as well as age and genetic verification. Freeman had 7 shares, Manion had 5, St. Nicks Pines had 3, Freeman's former wife Karen had 3, Irene Ayres had 2 and the remainder of the shareholders owned 2 or less. I've dealt with my fair share of Doc Olena bred horses. He was inducted into both the AQHA Hall of Fame and NCHA Horse Hall of Fame. I got the idea that if I could find a full sister to Royal Santana and breed her to Doc OLena, and if those genes stacked up anywhere like the sire and the dam, I might get a triple crown-caliber horse. Clones in Competition: Because of the high costs involved with producing a clone (roughly $150,000 per horse) it is unlikely that very many will enter competition. Jimmy Bankston, Smart Little Lena Clone Co-Manager said. The balance of $137,500 was paid to Manion in exchange for him dropping the libel and slander claims against the Freeman parties. #TBT Before I had kids, I had an art business pain, Hmm, what's that color? #Palomino? Chatham speculated if he could find a full sister, he would be set. Weatherford Equine Breeding Center, TEXAS. This makes it easier to reset the chromosomes when the nucleus from the donor cell is transferred into the nucleus-free waiting egg. Terms & Conditions, Clay Volmer & Ricato Suave Win NRHCA Eastern Derby, Debbie Crafton Rides Ultimate Teammate to NRCHA Eastern Derby Win. One of the five died at the age of 4 from bladder cancer. .hs-main-font-element{color: #29353d} Mike Kelley, a former NCHA Executive Director, was selected. [14] On October 20, 2008, the case in Amarillo's 181st District Court was dismissed with prejudice against future lawsuits or claims of wrongful death.