Born 6-17-26. Some years we do a fun theme for names. This year for Top Gun Whiskey we are continuing with Top Gun Call Signs from the original 1986 movie and the 2022 movie. Our other stallions will have the names of Rock Bands from the 70s, 80s and 90s. This stallion is named Jester one of the senior instructors alongside Mike “Viper” Metcalf. He trains the young pilots, including Pete “Maverick” Mitchell and Nick “Goose” Bradshaw.

‘Jester’ is a dunskin stallion and we will color test to verify. He has a large star, snip, right rear ankle, left rear pastern and right front low pastern. Jester’s dam is HQ Gotta Have Guns aka “Wynona” a dunskin mare we purchased from Hockenson Quarter Horses. She is the 6th filly we have purchased from them and the first CT Show Me Your Guns daughter to add to our program. CT Show Me Your Guns is a 2021 World Champion Senior Header. He is still owned by Hockenson Quarter Horses. He was started as a cow horse and then had some reining training put on him, but he finally ended up in the roping pen where he has excelled. He is an AQHA World Champion, multiple AQHA World Show Super Horse Contender and a multiple AQHA World Show Top Ten. He earned Superior Heading and Superior Heeling. He is also an Open AQHA Champion and has AQHA Halter R.O.M. He is the sire of a World Champion, Reserve World Champion and AQHA Champion. Wynona’s dam is Wilma Gotta Gun. “Wilma” is by NRHA 2 Million Dollar Sire, Spooks Gotta Gun and out of Ifwhizsweredollars. She is a full sister to Ifwhizswereguns, who earned $122K NRHA. She is the dam of HQ Wilma Gotta Kitty by Meteles Cat, earner of over $26,000 NRCHA and was NRCHA Celebration of Champions L1 Limited Open Reserve Champion. She is also the dam of Wynona’s 2019 full sister HQ Girl Totin Guns who placed 7th in the Select Heading at the 2025 AQHA World Show. Another full brother to Wynona currently showing is 2021 HQ Show Me The Spook who was the 2025 AQHA Open Junior All-Around Champion. Wynona plays very well into our program with her pedigree full of Playgun, Topsail Whiz, Grays Starlight (full brother to Paddys Irish Whiskey) and Pitzer Breeding, all of which we love and focus on. This is her first foal and we are so excited about this cross!

His sire, Top Gun Whiskey, is one of four Paddys Irish Whiskey sons that we own. This is his 8th foal crop. We decided to give Top Gun a shot at the show ring before breeding him. In 2016 he qualified for the AQHA World Show in Jr Reining, Jr Reining Level 2 and Jr Cowhorse Level 2; in 2017 he qualified for the AQHA World Show in Jr Cowhorse, Jr Cowhorse Level 2 and Open Heading Level 2 placing 6th.  It has been an interesting ride as he continued to show during the 2018 year as well as breed some of our mares for 2019 foals. Top Gun qualified for the 2018 World NRCHA show, was 2018 North Central Regional NRCHA Champion and has earned 47 AQHA performance points in reining, working cow horse, heading, vrh cutting, vrh confirmation, vrh reining and heeling. He also has his AQHA Open Performance ROM. Top Gun was injured during 2019 breeding season that cut his showing career short, but he still qualified for NRCHA Celebration of Champions in LTD Open Bridle. He was North Central Region NRCHA 4th place LTD Open Bridle and North Central Region NRCHA 9th place Open Bridle. Check out his stallion page for the most up to date information as we will change it as it happens.

Jester will have all the right moves and ‘cowiness’ to make an excellent performance or rope horse. This is the first foal and first cross, but based on both his dam and sire pedigrees, he should be able to excel in the rope horse world.

Will be priced at one month of age (US)

Foal is eligible for the Iowa Quarter Horse Association Ranch Horse Futurity.

2026 PRICING INCLUDES: Halter/lead rope, negative coggins, health, brand inspection, initial and booster vaccinations of EWT-Flu-Rhino, 1 bag of his current feed, AQHA transfer fee paid and halter training. This is a $300+ value included in the price. Repeat and multiple horse buyers will be less.  If you are not already an AQHA member, you may get your own membership, or we will assess you an additional $65 one-year membership fee to do the $40 transfer for your new purchase.

Genetic Test Results-PENDING