From Rick and Chris of North Carolina, on Goldust's gelding, Slush Creek's Gold Strike: "We do think Goldstrike is extremely special and beautiful! You should see him since he shed out this year. He is darker than last year's picture and has dapples on his hips. His mane & tail is growing and glistens like silver! We now have him started under saddle and he went on his first trail ride last week. We were so impressed with him. He has beautiful conformation, color and is so intelligent. Everyone that sees him comments on his conformation and looks."

From Butch Howell; on a cremello son of Goldust: "He is 15.2 and has 30 days on him. We are putting another 30 on him starting in March. He's a well-behaved stud and we haven't bred him yet. He has good trail manners and very good halter manners. He'll be a good one -- if we don't sell him, it won't hurt our feelings!"

From Bob Miller, Great Falls, MT, owner of three foals from '98: "The Tobiano and Cremello stud foals have about the nicest conformation and presence of any colts ever born on my place. I plan to keep all three for now."

Rodney LaCombe, Billings, MT, owner of a two-year-old palomino gelding and a liver chestnut filly: "Their disposition and conformation is as good as it gets."

Vickie StenmoI: " ...saw one of your palomino's stallions filly on a tape... she is AWESOME!"

Kris Quaintance: Eclair (our Goldust filly). "I don't plan to sell her. . . she's a very nice, gaity filly who I can breed King to and get a wonderful foal."

Dean Tesolin, Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada, owner of the two-year-old stallion, Royal Yellowstone Gold. "If I lost Stoney it would break my heart. I tell mare owners that if they see Stoney, they will breed to him."

George Sharpe, Munson, Alberta, Canada, mare owner who took three mares to Stoney this year: "I wanted a bigger stud and a palomino. Stoney is a good-looking palomino with good, long, straight legs. He stood calmly when tied near the mares, no pawing or carrying on at all."

Dean Tesolin reports that Royal Yellowstone Gold is his personal horse; he uses him for roping and working cattle; they run 3000 head of cattle; his friends that ride with him say that "Stoney is so beautiful he is like a Fairy Tale."

Mitch Jackson, Utah, has "the black stallion" IM Treasure out of Goldust; he said he is the easiest horse he's ever trained; he's ridden him into rough country with friends, one was riding a mule, and Treasure was incredible; he said his walk is awesome. He leads Treasure with his children aboard he is so calm and gentle. He said this is the first walker he's owned that hasn't stood and pawed when tied.

GLL's Sun Chief

Randy Sayre, Billings, MT, trainer: "Son of the Morning Star was gentle, easy to work with, and did everything right."

Glenna Holm, Rosebud, MT, owner or three-year-old stallion out of Chief, and several grand-foals: "Buyers can save money on training costs because these horses gait naturally and have gentle dispositions."

Ross Rinas, Conrad, MT, owner of two Tobiano half Tennessee Walkers out of Chief: "They were born walking, and their natural gait has only gotten better."

Kate Bertin, Hysham, MT, bought a buckskin colt out of Chief. "Sundance is incredibly gentle and calm, and a fast learner. At eight months, he leads at a walk and a run, can load, have his feet handled and has calmly allowed a four-year-old child on his back. He's a sweetheart!"

Pam Loney, White Sulphur Springs, MT, owner of four-year-old Chief's Mountain Honey (bought through the Plantation Showcase as a weanling). "Honey loves people. She has a calm, willing disposition, and her lope is wonderful; she takes both leads automatically. Honey even pulls a sled with three noisy children aboard - nothing bothers her."

Roy Dolbear, Colstrip, MT has a 1/2 walker son, Traveler; he's taken him on his first hunting trip into the mountains where he performed exceptionally well. He said Traveler has been so personable and easy to train and handle.

Ann Cantrell, Shepherd, MT has a black, blaze faced daughter, Angel; she said this mare was so gentle that after her ground work all she had to do was get on and ride off. Ann said Angel is very agile and fast on her feet.