Bond Snippet

When Kay Pate started showing Bond Snippet she made quite a stir on the Texas show scene. She had bought quite a few Bond horses and claims to have gotten Snippet “thrown in” on a deal for a few show halters! He was in bad shape and had almost been foundered and Mr. Bond thought that he really wasn’t worth much. Kay had been quite successful showing quarter horses for quite sometime and brought that expertise to the miniature area when she started showing Snippet. She proved Mr. Bond wrong in a big way! The previous year I had been very successful showing another Bond horse, Bond Peter Piper, usually winning that size class. When Snippet started showing we placed second to him almost every time, and I must say that I agreed with that placing and so I sold Peter! Snippet was campaigned extremely well for several seasons winning Reserve National Grand Champion Senior Stallion in 1987 and was National Champion Multi Color the previous year.

One of the prettiest headed stallions of the breed, Snippet, passes on quality and show “pizazz” to his offspring, who continue to make their mark. Some of his outstanding get include the following:

First Knight’s Sir Snippet
1988 WEANLING STALLIONS NATIONAL CHAMPION
1992 SENIOR STALLIONS OVER 32″ TO 34″ RESERVE NATIONAL CHAMPION
1992 AMATEUR SENIOR STALLIONS NATIONAL CHAMPION
1993 SENIOR STALLIONS OVER 32″ TO 34″ RESERVE NATIONAL CHAMPION
1993 AMATEUR SENIOR STALLIONS NATIONAL CHAMPION
La Vista’s Snippetino
1996 SENIOR STALLIONS OVER 28″ TO 30″ NATIONAL CHAMPION

Roy’s Toy Snippet’s Double Tuff
1999 P/M CHALLENGED SHOWING MARE/GELDING RESERVE NATIONAL CHAMPION

Roy’s Toy Snippet’s Juliet
1993 WEANLING MARES RESERVE NATIONAL CHAMPION

Roy’s Toy Snippet’s Nicklette
1989 WEANLING MARES NATIONAL CHAMPION
1992 SINGLE PLEASURE DRIVING MARES NATIONAL CHAMPION

Roy’s Toy Snippet’s Silverette
1991 AMATEUR JUNIOR MARES RESERVE NATIONAL CHAMPION

Roy’s Toy Snippet’s Starlette
1987 WEANLING MARES NATIONAL CHAMPION

Roy’s Toy Snippet’s Sugarette
1991 WEANLING MARES NATIONAL CHAMPION

Schear’s Snippet’s Silver Lining
1988 YOUTH WITH JUNIOR MARE NATIONAL CHAMPION

Vermilyea’s Snippet’s Red Tape
1999 SENIOR STALLIONS RESERVE NATIONAL CHAMPION

He produced winning show horses, later with the prefix of Modern Miniature, until he was put down because of failing health October 30, 2007, and in the words of Kay Pate, “Things just aren’t the same without him.”