Wimpys Little Step is quite simply a reining phenomenon. During his three year old year, this bionic stallion captured the interest of the reining industry when he won both the 2002 AQHA Congress Open Reining Futurity and the 2002 NRHA Open Futurity with Shawn Flarida in the saddle. In doing so, Wimpys Little Step earned over $185,000. He is only the second horse to win both the Congress and NRHA Open Futurities.
Now, just six short years later, the 9-year-old stallion is the NRHA’Äôs newest and youngest Million Dollar Sire.
Wimpys Little Step is owned by Mark and Michele Schols of College Grove, Tenn., and is by NRHA Million Dollar Sire Nu Chex To Cash and out of Leolita Step. Remarkably, Wimpys Little Step and his sire both became NRHA Million Dollar Sires in 2008, another record for the NRHA history books.
Wimpys Little Step has stepped up in a big way and, in just his first year as a breeding horse, has sired six NRHA Futurity Open finalists, including a Futurity Champion. The stand-out's first foal crop produced 32 money-earning offspring, bringing in a combined $750,000+.
Wimpys Little Chic, from his first foal crop, made history. The only horse to ever win the top three major reining events - the NRHA Futurity, NRBC and NRHA Derby - and no horse has ever won reining's version of the Triple Crown in the same year.
Wimpys Little Chic is owned by Arcese Quarter Horses USA, based in Weatherford, Texas and Italy, and was bred by Monica Watson of Double Run Farm in Leland, N.C. Watson also bred Wimpys Little Step.
RC Fancy Step won the All American Quarter Horse Congress Futurity, The Wimpys Little step Derby,¬Ýtook the Open Reserve Championship at the Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic Futurity and made the NRHA Futurity Open finals.
Ridden by Shawn Flarida, RC Fancy Step is now owned by S. David Plummer of Buffalo Ranches.
Wimpys Little Buddy took place in the NRHA Futurity Open. The gelding won the Open Gelding award and has also won the Murieta Equine Complex Western Futurities Spectacular Reining and the Scottsdale Classic Futurity.
Dox Steppin Out was another NRHA Open Futurity finalist stallion, making the Intermediate Open finals.
Yellow Jersey also made the finals at the Open Futurity.
The stallion was also a finalist at the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity Open and the Tulsa Reining Classic.
The gelding, Wimpys Little Boss, rounded out the crop of finalists, and mare, Wimpys Pinesail, was the NRHA Futurity Limited Open Champion, as well as the All American Quarter Horse Congress Limited Open Reinng Futurity Champion.