Stallions in the Stallion Campdraft at
Paradise Lagoons in 2009.
He earned 212 points with the AQHA
for his Campdrafting success and
achieved the following Awards -
• AQHA Register of Merit for Camp
drafting, 27th September 2008
• AQHA Superior Award for Camp
drafting, 9th November 2008
• AQHA Bronze Century Award for
Campdrafting, 15th January 2009
• AQHA Certificate of Achievement
for Campdrafting, 19th October
2009
• AQHA Silver Century Award for
Campdrafting, 14th November
2009
• AQHA 2008/2009 Reserve
Champion - High Point Campdraft
Horse of the Year
With more than 60 registered proge-
ny to date, Chex was an outstanding
performer. Chex has been an amaz-
ing stallion to own and he has a tem-
perament second to none. He was an
unreal sire to ride and for a long bar-
relled big fronted horse he could just
float after a beast. He’s 25 this month
and we are still utilising him within
our stud and accepting a few outside
mares to him this season. Amanda
has retained four broodmares sired
by him that she now joins to Duckrey
and QP Clover Doc.
Yulgilbar Hank Man Chex Q-29760
Since meeting at Dungowan Camp-
draft in September 2010, Amanda
and Neil Faint have successfully
combined their years of experience
and their competitive edge to contin-
uously produce Quarter and Aus-
tralian Stock Horses that showcase
exceptional breeding and an ability
to perform.
It is Amanda and Neil’s continued
investment in genetics to produce
supreme progeny to the advantage of
their clients who have earned their
reputation as respected breeders.
Two in particular stand out being
2009 drop progeny, Texas Star
Commanchie Quixote and Texas Star
Majestic Chex, both of which were
sold as yearlings at the 2010 Land-
mark Yearling and Broodmare Sale
in Toowoomba, Queensland.
Amanda attained a certificate in
Advanced Equine Reproductive
Management and Artificial Insemina-
tion under registered equine special-
ists Angus McKinnon and Jim Vasey
at Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital
in 2015. Partnered with Neil’s
experience in handling, training and
successfully campaigning competi-
tive Campdraft horses, Texas Star
Quarter Horses is well placed as one
of Australia’s premier Quarter and
Australian Stock Horse studs.
In February 2011 together, they
made the decision to purchase
Duckrey at the Landmark Classic
Sale. He was a 5-year-old and was
top price stallion that year. Neil
commenced Campdrafting him sev-
eral months after his purchase and
he has proven to be an invaluable
addition to their stud and Campdraft
team, and has deepened the genetic
pool at Texas Star Quarter Horses.
Duckrey really is the whole package,
backed by a proven performance
pedigree, he has correct confor-
mation, unlimited cattle sense and
speed to chase and rate a beast and
is a very easy sire to handle and own.
He is the ideal outcross for Stock
Horse or Quarter Horse mares. Duck-
rey is out of one of Australia’s best
producing mares Dashing Duckling,
also the dam of the famous mare
Ducks Dux.
Neil and Amanda welcomed a beau-
tiful baby girl into their family on
the 13th October 2015 - her name
is Annabelle Grace Faint. Annabelle
certainly has plenty of horses to pick
from should she choose to pursue a
passion for horses like her parents
and grandparents.
DUCKREY Q-59294
Studbook Quarter Horse stallion
foaled 08/03/2006 sired by Dual
Rey (deceased) and out of Dashing
Duckling. Duckrey is an Open Camp-
draft horse and was the first Dual
Rey progeny to Campdraft, win and
become an Open Horse in the world.
Duckrey now has more than 150
registered progeny on the ground
throughout Australia. Here are just a
few of his career highlights:
• Winner - 2015 Round 3 ABCRA
National Finals Campdraft Novice
Horse
• Winner - 2014 Walcha Golden Gate
Novice Campdraft
• Winner - 2014 Merriwa Open
Campdraft Cut Out, 24 points
• Winner - 2014 Upper Horton Open
Campdraft
• Winner - 2013 Willow Tree Novice
B Campdraft
He has earned 244 points to date
with the AQHA for his Campdrafting
and Cutting success and achieved the
following Awards -
• AQHA Register of Merit for Novice
Campdraft, 8th September 2012
• AQHA Register of Merit for
Performance, 21st September 2013
• AQHA Superior Award for Novice
Campdraft, 16th January 2014
• AQHA Register of Merit for Camp
drafting, 5th July 2014
• AQHA 2013/14 Runner Up - High
Point Novice Campdraft Horse of
Australia
• AQHA 2013/14 Runner Up - High
Point Performance Horse -
Category 2 of New South Wales
Duckrey Q-59294
QP CLOVER DOC Q-33653
Studbook Quarter Horse stallion
foaled 29/09/1995 sired by Doc’s
Spinifex (Imp) and out of Little Pep-
py Kate, an own daughter of Little
Peppy Doc, continues the mighty
Doc’s Spinifex legacy for the stud.
Doc’s Spinifex is renowned as being
the most influential sire Australia
has ever seen. He is the #1 All Time
Leading Sire of Cutting Horses with a
convincing $3.671 million. QP Clover
Doc was purchased from Western
Australia by Amanda and Neil in
December 2015. He is also First
Cross Australian Stock Horse reg-
istered, which provides dual reg-
istration eligibility to their clients.
His dam, Little Peppy Kate has also
produced Non-Pro Futurity Champi-
on, NCHA Futurity Finalist QP Spin
N Win, and the successful Challenge
and Campdraft sire Marathons Little
Destiny. With only 16 registered
progeny to date by his previous own-
ers, QP Clover Doc is creating great
interest already for the stud and he
QP Clover Doc Q-33653
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