Plaudits Gold Bug was purchased in November 2003 from Kim Nelson of Cottage Grove, OR. Bred by Jan and Dean Rodgers, Bugs has 50% Gold Prince breeding. Gold Prince is the greatest sire in the POA breed and rarely do you find this much of his breeding in a small few-spot stallion. Bugs has a great temperment. He is extremely sweet and a real "people pony." He has a gorgeous head and neck and a balanced body that makes him a wonderful sire. He has extremely small ears and big eyes that make him the perfect cross on AQHA mares and "horsey" POAs. In 2004 Bugs went to his very first show (at the age of 9!) and he was shown lightly that summer. He ended up being the Reserve National Champion High Point Small Stallion. In 2005, his daughter Tru Obsession was named World Champion Yearling Halter Filly and another daughter, KN Sugar Bug, was named World Champion 2 Year Old In-Hand Trail. We are so proud to own a stallion who has sired multiple World Champions! This stallion will produce the looks, muscling and conformation to win Halter and the brains and intelligence to win Trail, even at the World level.

In 2003, Bugs stood at KN's POAs for $500 and his 2003 babies sold for an average of $2,500 as weanlings. This is an outstanding stud in every way!

Check out his pedigree! He goes back to Two Eyed Jack, Joker B, Prince

Plaudit, Red Plaudit, Mighty Bright, and Bright Eye's Brother. He has several World and International champions in his bloodlines. In all, Bugs has 5 different Hall of Fame POAs, AQHAs, and ApHCs in his 5 generation pedigree. His dam is a full sister to 8x International Champion and Grand Champion stallion Taukapa Gold and multiple World Champion Bright Skipa Gold. His sire has sired many International Champions including Cam's Forever Gold, dam of TMD's Two Eyed Rawhide International Futurity Champion. There are more great POAs related to Bugs than there is room to write about them here! Bugs' 2006 filly, AK's Touch Of Gold was Top 10 at the International in Halter and placed 3rd under one judge. She is currently ranked in the top 3 nationally as well! Congratulations!!

We have decided to sell Bugs to cut back our numbers. He is a great stallion, easy to deal with, breeds A.I. and will be a great cross on the larger solid mares. He can improve your breeding program without a doubt. If you want to own and stand a champion that produces champions, Bugs is your man! He is priced at $3,000