{"id":8556,"date":"2012-02-09T21:19:01","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T02:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=8556"},"modified":"2012-02-09T22:27:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T03:27:00","slug":"hes-a-petospoonful-1998-to-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=8556","title":{"rendered":"Hes A Peptospoonful – 1998 to 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hes A Peptospoonful, a top sire of cutting horses, owned by David and Stacie McDavid of Fort Worth, died on Wednesday, February 8, at Tin Top Stallion Station, Weatherford, Tex.<\/p>\n

“We are absolutely devastated,” said David McDavid. “This was so unexpected. He was in perfect health and getting ready for a great breeding season. It’s a brutal loss.”<\/p>\n

The 14-year-old roan stallion had spent a typical day in his spacious paddock where, according to McDavid, he enjoyed romping with his companions, a barn dog and a pet pig. He ate with usual relish that evening, but was found dead at 7:15 p.m. with the stall shavings undisturbed. His body was sent to Texas A & M on Thursday for an autopsy to determine the cause of his death.<\/p>\n

“Even though this is a business, he was like a pet to us,” said Stacie McDavid. “We were very blessed to have him and will probably never have another one like him.”<\/p>\n

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David and Stacie McDavid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The McDavids purchased Hes A Peptospoonful from Californian Dave Miller during the 2001 NCHA Futurity, where the diminutive stallion captured fans with his gritty, winning performances under Brad Vaughn in the open go-rounds and semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Stacie McDavid showed the stallion as non-pro champion of the Suncoast Winter Futurity in Las Vegas, a few months after the NCHA Futurity, and remembered people reaching out to touch Hes A Peptospoonful, as she rode into the arena.<\/p>\n

“People just loved him and he loved them, especially children,” she recalled. “One of my fondest memories is watching how gently he responded to a specially challenged youngster who was petting him at last year’s Futurity.” The silvery, strawberry roan was always a popular attraction on Stallion Alley during the NCHA Futurity.<\/p>\n

Hes A Peptospoonful sired six crops of foals through 2011, with offspring earnings of $3.4 million, including four performers each of which earned more than $200,000, and seven who earned $100,000 or more.<\/p>\n

“This was shaping up to be a great year for Hes A Peptospoonful’s show horses and for this breeding season,” said longtime McDavid associate Tony Langdon, who negotiated the stallion’s purchase in 2001. “It is a devastating loss.”<\/p>\n

Hes A Peptospoonful’s recent young stars include A Spoonful Short, champion of last week’s Tunica Non-Pro Futurity with former NCHA Futurity champion Kelle Earnheart, and Spoons Lil Buckaroo, co-reserve champion of the Augusta Futurity, on January 28, with Dirk Blakesley for owner Shawn Ogni.<\/p>\n

The McDavids, both non-pro cutting competitors, also stand Widows Freckles and Hickorys Indian Pep at their Tin Top Stallion Station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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