Many remember fondly when Lazy Loper showed in the western pleasure classes as a young stallion. Lazy immediately demanded attention with his big, white blaze and huge forelock, not to mention his great mind and fluid, easy going movement.
The 2005 AQHA World Champion and two-time Reserve Congress Champion clearly has passed on his traits to many of his offspring. Lazy has sired six AQHA World Champions as well as multiple Congress, NSBA, and APHA World Champions. His AQHA offspring has amassed nearly 18,000 points and $682,222.68 in NSBA futurity earnings.
We wanted to know more about Lazy Loper and asked his breeding manager, Debbi Trubee, to share some thoughts and stories about him. Let’s find out details about his every day life and the inside scoop on this leading stallion.
If you could describe Lazy Loper in one word, what would it be?
Lazy
What is Lazy’s daily routine?
Roger (Landis) feeds Lazy around 6:30 in the morning. During the off season, he gets turned out in his paddock while the stalls are cleaned. When Lazy comes back in, he gets a good brushing and goes back in his stall. During breeding season, the feeding schedule is the same but Roger collects all the boys before their turnout time, so we can get our shipments out.
Does Lazy have any funny quirks or habits?
Lazy actually doesn’t really have any quirks. Lazy is very much a gentleman in all aspects in the breeding room. The only thing he does that makes us laugh is after he’s been collected and is dismounting the dummy; he squalls like Tarzan. It’s the only time he talks at all.
What treats does Lazy like? What are his eating preferences?
Peppermints! Lazy is always on a diet because his nickname is “Fat Boy.” For a treat, Roger will give him a pat of Alfalfa with his grass hay which he devours in no time. (Lazy pictured right looking for peppermints.)
Do you have any funny memories you would like to share about Lazy?
Roger always tells the story of when Lazy was a baby. When all the other babies in the pasture would look over the fence, Lazy would peek between the fence boards instead of picking his head up over the fence like the others. We see his babies do that all the time and laugh!
What’s Lazy’s relationship with his barn neighbor, Invitation Only?
Both of the boys are very laid back. I imagine Lazy secretly wishes he could live in Invy’s stall because Invy gets fed first.
If Lazy could say one thing, what would it be?
What’s for lunch?
Why do you think Lazy has been such an amazing sire so far in his short breeding career?
Lazy is a very prolific sire and has passed on his great mind to his babies. He’s a perfect outcross for the Zippo lines and crosses well on a variety of different families. Lazy’s best crosses have been daughters of Invitation Only, Zippos Mr Good Bar, Zippo Pine Chex
Who are his most famous offspring?
Lazy’s first full crop of babies produced AQHA Two Year-Old Western World Champion, No Doubt Im Lazy and Congress Masters Champion, One Lazy Investment (pictured left), who has been one of our industries greatest show horses with many Congress and World Champion wins. Lazy has continued to sire so many winners in all categories for all levels of rider and the staying power of his foals shows in their success year after year.
What’s the main trait/characteristic that he passes on to his offspring?
The number one comment I hear from trainers and owners alike is how good minded his foals are. They are early maturing and have great bone and substance which allows for them to be early show horses that have great staying power with their sound build.
What was Lazy like when he showed? What did you think when you first set sight on him in the show arena?
Rick Cecil showed Lazy in his younger days. I remember what a pretty horse he was and how naturally gifted he was. It was just effortless for him to be a pleasure horse.
Tell us something we might not know about his owner, Fritz Leeman?
Fritz and Carole Leeman of Leeman Farm are the most generous people you’d ever meet. I’m sure others already know this, but it deserves to be mentioned.
What sets Lazy apart from every other horse you’ve known?
His mind, no question about that! When he was showing you could collect him in the morning and go show him in the afternoon. He’s one of the only stallions we’ve had that can be in the same barn with another stallion teasing a mare right across from him and he could care less. That says a ton about a horse’s temperament.
Debbi, thank you for giving us the opportunity to know more about Lazy!
You’re welcome!
If you would like more information about breeding to Lazy Loper, please contact Debbi Trubee at (740) 815 -3545 or visit their website by clicking here.
Photos © Debbi Trubee, GoHorseShow, Rick Cecil, Faye Zmek, Impulse Photography
