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All of our Horses
For over a decade we consigned gentle, ranch, trail and arena prospect horses trained using Bill's method to select quality horse sales throughout the region and offered private treaty sales as well. Seeing a need for horse owners to learn, our focus has moved to clinics and horsemanship training. However, we often have AQHA registered Ranch, Arena and Barrel Horse prospects in training.
All of our horses are hand selected using disposition, color, confirmation and pedigree so we can offer the best horses possible to our clients.
To learn more about ranch, trail or performance prospects available, please call us.
We currently have horses consigned to the NILE Gold Buckle Horse Sale this October 2023. To view videos, visit our YouTube Channel. To see the catalog and bid online go to: https://thenile.org/events/horse/gold-buckle-select-horse-sale/
Sold Horses
A Quincy Dunnin Class
2020 AQHA Bay Gelding
A Quincy Dunnin Class is a 2020 AQHA Bay Gelding that was consigned to 2022 NILE Gold Buckle Select Horse Sale. This gentle 2-year-old was ridden in our 4-Day Colt Starting Clinic and then turned out to grow through the summer. He was featured and re-started in the Nile Colt Classic Youth Fellowship Program October 19-21, 2022. Quincy had his first set of shoes, been packed lightly up & down the trail for outside exposure and had approximately 20 rides by sale time. 15 YO Mentor Aspen Brazelton started him in our program and has worked with this colt in June Colt Starting Clinic.
KQH Country Jack
2019 AQHA Palomino Gelding - High Seller
This is a beautiful golden palomino that is as kind and gentle as he is big and pretty. This is a very good representation of the type of horse most people should own and ride. If you ride in the backcountry, gather and doctor cows or just want a gentle pleasure horse that has a quiet mind KQH COUNTRY JACK will fit all of that. He was consigned and sold in the 2021 NILE Gold Buckle Select Horse Sale as the HIGH SELLING COLT for the NILE Colt Classic Fellowship Program.
Trigger
2014 Palomino Gelding BUCK EYED FRED
Trigger is a gentle, safe and kind 2014 AQHA Palomino Gelding. He is 15.1H tall and about 1300#. Trigger has the iconic good looks to go with the name. If you grew up with Roy Rogers like I did you will understand what I’m saying. Trigger is TWO EYED DANDY BUCK, TWO EYED JACK and HOT RODDIN COWBOY bred.
A good looking, thick made, full of personality gelding with no nonsense or bad habits and absolutely no buck.
Trigger sold at the 2019 Cody Horse Sale and his new home is on a Ranch where he is used for roping and youth riders alike.
Buck
2014 Buckskin Gelding WINDWALKER FROST
Buck is a gentle, safe and sound 2014 Buckskin Gelding. This is a GRANDSON of SUNFROST, along with ROYAL QUICK DASH, DASHING VALENTINE, BUGS ALIVE IN 75, outta MI DEPTH and WINDWALKER ALIVE to name a few.
Purchased in 2019 by private treaty he is now a barrel horse, used in colt starting clinics, trail riding, and roping prospect. His new owners love him and use him as an all around horse, even though he is bred to run.
"Bill and Jody - I am honored to own such a well bred and good minded horse. He is a true testament to what is possible when you look for a good mind, but built to run. He will be so much fun to see where we go in the barrel pen and then take to the mountain. Thank you for the opportunity. - Cayde O'Brien"
CASH
2012 Grey Gelding KL GREEDY FOR MONEY
Cash has all the looks and the pedigree to make a great arena prospect. He was one of our highest selling horses at the Cody Horse Sale in 2016.
We will have his video loaded again, YOUTUBE removed it for us without any reason.
KQH Pretty Buck Bill
2020 AQHA Palomino Gelding
Pretty Buck Bill is a 2020 AQHA Palomino Gelding that was consigned to 2022 NILE Gold Buckle Select Horse Sale. This golden 2-year-old, was ridden in our 4-Day Colt Starting Clinic and then turned out to grow through the summer. He was featured and re-started in the Nile Colt Classic Youth Fellowship Program October 19-21, 2022 then offered for sale at the auction. This gelding is as stout and friendly as they come. Bred in Canada with lots of bone, foot and straight legs by the Klatt Ranch. He had his first set of shoes, and been packed lightly up & down the trail for outside exposure and will had approximately 20 rides by sale time. He was started and RE-STARTED by Rita Hackman, a Montana native and a mentor in our training program.
Quincy
2016 AQHA Grey Gelding DJ DAKOTA QUINCY
Quincy is a big boned, deep cinching young gelding that is as safe and gentle as you can make a young horse. He has that want to please attitude & disposition that makes him love people and people love him. He sold in May 2020 at the online Cody Horse Sale. His new home is on the Northfork of the Shoshone River just outside of Cody, Wyoming.
"Hi Bill/Jody
Hope you are well. Sorry took me so long to reach out to you. Was so hectic getting horses in and settled in. Just wanted to tell you I absolutely love Quincy. I had Mike ride him while I rode Mikes own horse the first ride and then my kids rode Quincy ( all fighting over him as they liked him so much) then I got on him and rode him three days in a row and told everyone that he is my horse. He is honest and gentle and brave. We took him up / down hills over rivers and was just so good. We did some riding in the small paddock did ground poles etc. I cannot thank you enough for putting him out for sale. I feel so blessed. I got over my anxiety of riding a young horse and just love him. He is fantastic!!
Vegas
2014 Grey Gelding QUICK TO GAMBLE
Vegas is a gentle, safe and sound 2014 Grey Gelding. He stands 15H tall and weighs about 1200#. He is a grandson of TAYLOR FROST TIVIO, along with TYREES WATCH, JET ON AND CHICALEO.
Vegas is a very sensible and safe ranch and mountain trail horse with a great mind, disposition and has been started right.
Vegas sold at the 2019 Cody Horse Sale and his new home is on a Cody Ranch where he is used for trail and ranch riding
BIG John
2012 Blue Roan Gelding BIG JOHN
A "True Blue" Wyoming mountain and trail horse. "BIG JOHN" - 16.1, 1400#'s - There's no mountain too high and no river too wide for this horse. He's just as quiet and gentle as he is big and strong. "BIG JOHN" was ridden and packed all over the back country of Colorado and Wyoming at Elk Camp and on summer pack trips. He was used extensively to gather cattle in very rough country and is sure footed and safe as they come. "BIG JOHN" was well broke and gentle and will fit most levels of riders. He's the kind of horse that stays gentle and broke with extended periods of time off. Good horses that are big, safe, gentle, and 100% sound with lots of shape, color and personality like "BIG JOHN" don't come around everyday.
Purchased in 2017 at the Cody Horse Sale.
CC Thunder Bar Guy
2020 AQHA Buckskin Gelding
CC Thunder Bar Guy is a 2020 AQHA Buckskin Gelding that was consigned to 2022 NILE Gold Buckle Select Horse Sale. He was also a participant in the NILE Colt Classic Fellowship Program ridden by Hunter Koster.
Drifter
2015 AQHA Gelding EG KROGS NOUGAT
He sold to a family in Cody, Wyoming at the online May 2020 Cody Horse Sale as the 6th highest selling horse. He is used often by his new owner for pleasure and trail riding.
Elsa
2013 APHA Mare BOOTY UP SCARLET
Elsa was a gentle brown APHA mare we used extensively in the Absaroka Mountains to guide hunters with many miles in the wilderness. Willingly crosses rivers, down timber and can really handle rugged terrain. She is good to hobble, will picket out by a hind foot, high line, pack and was developing into a great bell mare.
Elsa sold at the 2018 Cody Horse Sale and her new home is in Canada.
"It was a big scary step buying a horse without actually laying eyes and hands on it. I have to commend Bill Oliver for his honesty in representing the horse it is everything he told me it was. He was very forthcoming with each and every detail down to the blemish on its front leg. He is a genuine horseman when it comes to turning out quality individuals; if all your consignors have his skill and integrity you have by far the best sale in the west . I am so enjoying my new mount whether riding or just working around it . It is the sweetest natured animal I have ever owned. "
~ Edith Miller in a letter to Cody Horse Sale Team
ROMEO
2008 Sorrel Gelding STYLIN FOR CHICS
Romeo was a big sorrel gelding and whether he is leading a big pack string or moving cattle or handling colts - THERE IS SIMPLY NOTHING YOU CANNOT DO ON THIS HORSE. He will carry a flag and has been used in the parades as an outrider horse. Bill used this horse as his main horse to start colts and handle older resistant horses using Natural Horsemanship Techniques.
He was sold at the 2017 Cody Horse sale.