Sept-Nov. AI & Chilled
DARLINGTON STUD
GREENMOUNT QLD
Dane Bateman: 0428 320 292 or
Katie: 0418 575 537
E: darlingtonstud@outlook.com
December 9 – LIVE COVER
Synergy Performance Horses
NEBO QLD
Phone: 0437 655 442
E: synergyph@outlook.com
Rod & Sharon Tattersall
1066 East Funnel Creek Road
Sarina Range QLD 4737
Rod: 0409 879 524
Sharon: 0417 609 415
(Feel free to call & chat at any time.)
Email: valleyend@outlook.com
AQHA # Q-86199
AmQHA # 5784902
EPRA # 0289
PHHA # Q86199
Foaling Date: 21/05/2016
Colour: Blue Roan
Colour tested: Ee aa Rnrn. (See Reports tab for full results)
DNA Case #: Y, HYPP: N/N, HERDA: N/N, OLWS: N/R, Gbed: N/N, MH: N/N, PSSM 1 N/N
Breeder: Adam Conrad, Peaster Texas USA
Current Owner: Shaztatts Pty Ltd
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The Tuff Lil Spoon story grew out of a need to manage cattle on an undulating property and a passion for quality in breeding.
Rod & Sharon Tattersall started Valley End Quarter Horses in early 2016. They focused on sourcing a herd of quality cutting bred mares for breeding purposes and then set about researching exceptional stallions.
The Tattersalls believe in the credo “go hard or go home” and if anything is worth doing it is worth doing well so it was time to go hard!
Rod researched quality cutting stallions throughout Australia and America and came into contact with Adam Conrad of Conrad Quarter Horses in Texas. Adam was the owner of Lil Spoon. Lil Spoon had the breeding, conformation, cutting bloodlines and temperament that the Tattersalls were looking for and it didn’t hurt that he had plenty of eye appeal as well!
Adam had a blue roan colt foal available by Lil Spoon out of a Tuff Lena mare, LZL Tuff Red Rasberi. Lil Spoon’s impeccable cutting bloodlines combined with Tuff Red Rasberi’s proven reining credentials including many of her progeny who had competed successfully in the American and European reining futurities proved an irresistible combination.
Purchasing a colt with such genetic potential along with the opportunity to bring new bloodlines to Australia made the decision easy. They would buy Tuff Lil Spoon!
Buying a colt at such a young age was certainly a huge speculator but again “go hard or go home”. The decision was clear.
Tuff Lil Spoon (IMP) arrived in Australia at 10 months of age in April 2017 and certainly wasn’t looking his best. He was such a funny looking thing at that stage, all gangly, hairy and bum high. What had they done they wondered?
Tuff blossomed from the moment he arrived in Australia and put their fears to rest. He impressed with his quiet temperament, athleticism, muscularity and tractable nature.
He commenced cutting training with Regan Lyons of Top Gun Horse Training in January 2018 with the plan for him to compete at the Tamworth Futurity in June 2019. This was certainly a bold move as Tuff is at least six months younger than the Australian bred horses. Ballsy? Definitely, yes. He was the only imported horse to compete in the Open Futurity.
Tuff handled that challenging debut exceptionally well, putting together 2 solid rounds on extremely tough cattle. His cowiness and focus were impressive, and it was a solid start to his show career.
Covid interfered with plans for the other cutting Futurities, and we will never know what could have been for this lovely young stallion. Before any decision about future plans for competition were made, he was sent to KMC Contracting Performance Horse Breeding and Rehab Centre at Alton Downs to stand at stud.
The decision was made to start campdrafting and his athleticism and supreme ability to read a cow made the transition seamless. His first campdraft run was in 2023 and made his debut among the best in the country at Paradise Lagoons in the Stallion Showcase. Then at Cloncurry in 2023 Tuff showed what he can do, posting the equal top round one score of 91! He also finished 2nd in the Nebo Ladies draft with Claudia Spencer. In early 2024, Tuff came out swinging with a 92 point run at Bowen River and looks set to do very big things in the campdraft arena from here. He is definitely a horse that commands attention and is one to watch!
Tuff has it all!! Exceptional bloodlines, awesome conformation and presence, amazing colour, sweet temperament, athleticism and plenty of “cowiness”. He is a young stallion who is destined to make his mark on the Australian performance horse industries, with attributes that appeal across disciplines. Don’t miss out on breeding to this amazing young stallion.
Ridden by Claudia Spencer
Tuff Lil Spoon made his debut in campdrafting with Cody Spencer at the Paradise Lagoons Stallion Showcase event in May 2023.
Tuff did incredibly well for his first outing, all connections thrilled to bits. He certainly didn’t look like it was his first run. He started with a 21 cutout and just when we thought he had the full course the tricky beast turned tail at the gate, costing him valuable points, but earning invaluable experience.
First outing was the 2019 NCHA Futurity. He lived up to all expectations!
Unfortunately covid interfered with the his Cutting career.
Lot 261 – WOODLAWN TUFF MORNING (yearling filly)
Sold $4,000
Vendor: WOODLAWN Q.H. STUD
Purchaser: MAIDENHEAD PASTORAL
Tuff was imported from the US to be the ultimate outcross sire for cutting/reining champions of the future. He has it all – exceptional bloodlines coupled with awesome conformation, amazing colour, sweet temperament, athleticism and plenty of “cowiness”.
Everything you want in a blue roan cutting stallion:
Lil Spoon stands at stud at SDP Buffalo Ranch and is siring quality cutting horses in the US and around the world.
Tuff is the only son of Lil Spoon in Australia and his bloodlines include Hes a Peptospoonful, Peptoboonsmal, Smart Little Gal, Miss Smarty Rey, Docs Hickory and double Smart Little Lena.
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Tuff Red Rasberi had 14 foals and many of them are prize earners in NRHA competitions in the US.
Lil Gun Fire, in particular, was noted on the 2014 & 2015 APHA European Champion SPB Open Reining & Honour Roll. He is also part of the incentive program for the NRHA in Germany, Italy & Belgium.
LZL Tuff Red Rasberi’s bloodlines include Tuff Lena, Doc Leo Berry, Straw Berry Roan, Docs Solano and Poco Lena.
Tuff Lil Spoon – Full Genetic Testing Report >> Tuff Lil Spoon – MYHM (IMM) Testing Report >> Tuff Lil Spoon – LWO Testing Report >> 
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Ad by Tania Hobbs. Tuff Lil Spoon, November 2019.
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On track for the NCHA Futurity. Prior to Covid – 19 putting the kybosh on it! [Watch on Facebook]
Sire: Lil Spoon [View Video on Youtube]
Grandsire: Hes A Peptospoonful [View Video on YouTube]
The camera just loves Tuff Lil Spoon!
Photos by Tania Hobbs.
