BSB Quarter Horses is excited to announce that APHA and AQHA double registered stallion, Charlie Hilfiger (Sir Charles), was purchased by Bauer & Gooding Show Horses of Fennville, Michigan.
“I have had a few of his offspring in the past, and it just so happened that we had six all at once last year,” one of the new owners, trainer Garth Gooding told GoHorseShow. “There wasn’t one of his babies we didn’t like and we had already been breeding some mares to him, so it made sense to go ahead and buy him.”
Gooding adds, “We are looking forward to promoting him more and breeding our quality personal mares to him, and I think the girls at BSB are looking forward to this new chapter in his breeding career.”
Charlie Hilfiger’s former owner, Donnie Barnes of Chapel Hill, North Carolina decided he no longer wanted to be involved in the horse industry, so, BSB Quarter Horses which includes, Hedy Levin, Kim Rotenberry, and Shelly Donovan contacted Garth Gooding about purchasing this APHA World Champion stallion. The girls at BSB only had one request–that Sir Charles be able to stay at their farm located in Sturgis, Michigan since they consider him a part of the family. Luckily, everyone agreed to those terms.
Bauer & Gooding Show Horses is the result of a twenty plus year relationship between Michelle and Sheila Bauer and Garth, Sonnesa, and Austin Gooding. Bauer & Gooding Show Horses has produced over 150 APHA World and Reserve World Champions, numerous Honor Roll Champions, and multiple number one Top Twenty youth and amateur titles. In 2011, they branched out and did more AQHA shows.
The 1994 sorrel stallion by Dont Skip Charlie and out of World and Congress Champion mare and dam, Rancholm Delight, will be standing at BSB Quarter Horses with a breeding fee of $1250 with a $250 discount if booked by February 29th. Sir Charles, appropriately named after the famous basketball player, Charles Barkley, is a sire of APHA and NSBA World Champions and Congress winners. He is also a APHA World Champion in the Junior Western Pleasure, and Three Year-Old Derby as well as having superiors in both AQHA and APHA western pleasure. The 15.3 hand stallion is also on the APHA leading sire list.
Charlie Hilfiger is also the sire of Shez Eye Candy who won the 2007 APHA World in the Three Year-Old Western Pleasure Challenge. The talented mare was bred and owned by Erica Lang and was shown by Rusty Green.
BSB Quarter Horses also stands leading sires including, Chocolatey, Gota Lota Potential, and Too Sleepy To Zip. Please visit their website by clicking here for more information about breeding to these stallions or you can contact Kim Rotenberry at 269.651.6337.
