Sunset Acres
Smart Derby
2006 NMDA National Champion Jack
2006
NMDA National Best of Breed
The Great Celebration Mule & Donkey
Show in Shelbyville, Tennessee
Our
herd sires, Jet Pilot, Bronson, Main Event, and Pepi have produced many outstanding jennet
offspring that would not be available to us from another breeder. If retained, these jennets
could not be bred to any of our jacks. After searching far and wide for an exceptional black
jack with a pedigree unrelated to any of our stock, Itsy Bitsy Burro Company Miniature Donkeys
purchased Sunset Acres Smart Derby in May 2005. With the addition of Derby to our breeding
program, we are able to retain any of our jennets and breed them to him. Smart
Derby moved to Texas the middle of May 2005 from Nebraska.
His first show was in July 2005 in Shelbyville, Tennessee where he placed 3rd in the Yearling
Jack Class. We showed him next in August 2005 in Conroe, Texas at our first two judge NMDA
show. Both judges confirmed our opinion of Derby's outstanding qualities. He is now one
of our CHAMPION HERD SIRES! Smart
Derby won 1st Place Yearling Jack under both Judge Larry
Parnell and Judge Sami Scheuring. Derby was then awarded NMDA Junior Champion Jack by both
judges at the NMDA Lone Star State of Stars Miniature Donkey Show in Conroe, Texas, August
2005. Smart
Derby won 2nd Place Yearling Jack at the 2005 Texas State
Fair NMDA Show. Smart
Derby won 1st Place Jack and Grand Champion Model Miniature
Donkey at the Houston Livestock Show March 2006. Smart
Derby won 1st Place Jack and Grand Champion Jack at the
Texas Championship Miniature Donkey Show May 2006. Smart
Derby won 2006 Grand Champion Jack and Best of Breed at
the NMDA National Show, Shelbyville, Tennessee. Smart
Derby won 1st Place 3 Years & Over Jack and Grand Champion
Jack 2007 Fort Worth Livestock Show. Smart
Derby returned to the Houston Livestock Show March 2007
and won 1st Place Jack and Grand Champion Model Donkey.
Smart Derby won
2007 Grand Champion Jack and Best of Breed at the NMDA Show, Shelbyville, Tennessee.
Smart Derby won
2008 Grand Champion Jack at The Great Celebration Mule & Donkey NMDA Show in Shelbyville,
Tennessee, in July of this year. Sunset
Acres Smart Derby has proven himself to be an outstanding
jack. His first foals arrived spring 2007. Every foal has his showy "heads up"
personality and conformation to the standards set by ADMS. Derby is proving his excellence
in the pasture as well as the show ring.
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