CP Juskiddin (Joey)

2023 AQHA Bay Gelding

Backdoor Cat x Skiddin Smart

Height: 13.2 HH

CP Juskiddin, known fondly as “Joey,” is a small and athletic bay gelding. He is outgoing but also sweet and gentle making him an excellent prospect for many events in the arena as well as a solid companion on the trails. He is curious and confident, happy to go out on his own or follow quietly at the back of the pack. With his in your pocket style on the ground, Joey will follow his person wherever they go and is happy to do whatever task is at hand.

By BACKDOOR CAT, 2003 sorrel stallion, sire of 22 performers including CATS REMEDY (NCHA $695). Paternal Grandsire: HIGH BROW CAT, (NCHA $110,102), progeny earning over $97 million, sire of NCHA money earned including: DON'T LOOK TWICE (NCHA $824,546), LITTLE PEPTO CAT (NCHA $671,481), and METALLIC CAT (NCHA $574,494). Sire of 8 NCHA Open Futurity champions and 56 AQHA champions across 5 disciplines. AQHA Hall of Fame 2023. Paternal Granddam: GENUINE DEMOCO, (NCHA $17,216), (NRCHA $236), Dam of 9 AQHA foals including NU AND GENUINE (NRCHA $27,129), AQHA points in open cutting and a Register of Merit in cutting. 

Dam:  SKIDDIN SMART. Maternal Grandsire: AS SMART AS THE FOX with NCHA earnings $63,981, sire earnings over $270,000. Maternal Great Grandsire: SMART LITTLE LENA, (NCHA $577,652), 1982 NCHA Futurity Champion, 1983 Super Stakes Champion, 1983 NCHA Triple Crown Winner. Maternal Great Grandsire: JUST PLAIN COLONEL, PCCHA and NCHA ($41,509) earnings, NRCHA #6 leading sire. 

Student Rider: Anna Carman

Anna Carman is a second year animal science major on the pre-vet track. This is her first year in the quarter horse enterprise and she is looking forward to getting to know all of this years colts. Anna has ridden since she was little competing through 4H and Pinto in both western and hunt seat but her favorite has been the ranch riding. At Cal Poly she enjoys and competes on the western and hunt seat teams.

Photos courtesy of Molly Virginia Photography & Elizabeth Hay