Messler Paint Horses

Skippa Rope APHA 12,012

1968-1993

APHA Champion, sire of APHA Champions and National Champions

Sired 96.87% color (155 out of 160 colts were spotted)

Show Career: 9 Grands, 7 Reserves, 30 Halter points, 28 Western Pleasure (ROM),

24 Western Riding (ROM), 6 Heeling, 4 Trail, 2 Barrel racing and 1 Reining point.

Skippa Rope's Story

Skippa Rope's Pedigree

Owned, bred, raised, trained, shown and loved his entire life by Sandy Messler.

See the Paint Horse Journal, December 1997's article on Toveros for more photos and genetic information on Skippa Rope.

On APHA's Leading Sire's List from 1977 through 1983.

1977 Leading Sires: Halter point earners.

1978 Leading Sires: ROM earners and earned.

1978 Leading Sires: Performance points earned.

1979 Leading Sires: ROM earners and earned.

1979 Leading Sires: Performance points earned and earners.

1980 Lifetime Leading Sires: Performance points earned.

1981 Lifetime Leading Sires: Performance points earned.

1982 Lifetime Leading Sires: ROMs earned.

1983 Lifetime Leading Sires: ROMs earned.

Out of 134 of Skippa Rope's foals registered with regular registry papers, 47 of these were APHA point earners.

Ropers Reflection

1994 Red Roan Overo (Sabino) Stallion • 1,240 Lbs. • HYPP N/N

Tested Negative for the Lethal White Overo Gene

1994 - 2004

APHA 279,261

2 Grands, 1 Reserve, 9 Halter points, 1 Hunter Hack point.

Fragile Circle

"We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own,
live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached.
Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way.
We cherish memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the necessary plan."

~ Irving Townsend

****************************************************************************

Roper Rocks at 14 months. Roper will be the herd sire
replacement for his sire, Ropers Reflection.

****************************************************************************

Click here for more photos of Roper Rocks


Click here for quick look at get of Ropers Reflection

Click here for photos of 2004 arrivals!
2002 foals by ROPERS REFLECTION

2001 foals by ROPERS REFLECTION

Standing at:

Messler Paint Horses 13750 Hodgen Road Elbert, Colorado 80106 (719) 495-4730

See us this summer to pick out your show prospect.

Two of our mares have foaled this spring with one more to go.
They both had beautiful tobiano fillies by Bells Pistol Pete, a homozygous tobiano stallion.
Watch for photos on our website. All 3 of our 2006 foals are/will be for sale.


CLICK HERE to go to NEW WEBSITE ~ www.messlerpainthorses.com

HOME HORSES FOR SALE BROODMARES and BABIES EMAIL ROPERS REFLECTION SKIPPA ROPE'S STORY FUN PHOTOS LINKS 2003 FOALS TONTO - HORSEY HERO COLIC REMEDY HOME-MADE FLY SPRAY WIESCAMP DISPERSAL STORM CLOUDS over HODGEN ROAD Sterling Silver creations by Sandy Messler SKIPPA ROPE'S FAN MAIL

Messler Paint Horses, 13750 Hodgen Road, Elbert,CO 80106 | Ph:719-495-4730

Sandy Messler

Website: www.angelfire.com/co3/painthorses | Email: skipparope@yahoo.com