NRHA 5 Million Dollar Sire · By Colonels Smoking Gun · Sire of the 2017 NRHA Open Futurity Champion
Pale Face Dunnit — 2007 Palomino Stallion, AQHA/APHA dual-registered, 14.2 hands, approximately 1,100 lbs. Standing at Silver Spurs Equine, Scottsdale AZ. Full breeding information and booking available at silverspursequine.com/pale-face-dunnit.
By Colonels Smoking Gun (Colonelfourfreckle x Katie Gun — LTE $177,386; 1996 NRHA Open Futurity Reserve Champion; NRHA Hall of Fame; NRHA $16M+ All-Time Leading Sire — the most influential sire in reining history, passing trademark chrome markings, a textbook sliding stop, and exceptional trainable minds across every generation of offspring) out of Lena Dun It (Hollywood Dun It x Smokin Hickory Lena/Smart Little Lena — Hollywood Dun It: NRHA Hall of Fame, NRHA Open Derby Champion, NRHA Open Super Stakes Champion, former NRHA All-Time Leading Sire with PE $5M+; Smart Little Lena through the dam line adds cutting intelligence and cow-sense foundation to the pedigree). Bred by Rancho Oso Rio LLC of Scottsdale, AZ.
Purchased in 2011 by Craig and Ginger Schmersal of Hickory Creek Ranch LLC — NRHA Elite $4 Million Rider Craig Schmersal personally piloted him in competition at the highest levels of the sport. LTE $72,307. Show record includes: 2013 USEF National Open Reserve Champion; 2013 NRBC Open Classic Finalist; 2012 HRRC Open Derby Top Five; 2012 NRHA Open Derby Top Ten; 2011 AQHA Performance Register of Merit; 2011 AQHA Junior Reining 7th at the World Show; 2011 HRRC Open Derby Reserve Champion; 2011 NRHA Open Derby Top 20 Finalist; 2010 NRHA Open Futurity Finalist Top Ten (4th in the 1st go-round); 2010 Scottsdale Open Classic Futurity Co-Third; 2010 RMRHA Summer Slide Open Futurity Champion; 1st AZ RHA Best of the West Derby L4 Open. He placed in the finals of every major reining event he entered.
NRHA 5 Million Dollar Sire with offspring earnings of $5,253,000+ (Silver Spurs Equine 2026). 390 money-earners averaging $11,235 per earner — a strong consistency mark for a stallion at his fee level. Offspring earnings by discipline confirmed by Schmersal Reining Horses (January 2025): Reining $4,147,855; Reined Cow Horse $92,929; Ranch $68,792; Roping $61,618. Sire of Face the Attitude, the 2017 NRHA Level 4 Open Futurity Champion with lifetime earnings of $231,857 — the marquee achievement that established his sire career. Eleven offspring have crossed the $100,000 earnings mark, led by Face the Attitude $231,857, Phantom Face $182,235, Pale Face Gunslinger $154,549, Pale Dun Star $153,316, and TA Dunit Redhot $147,012. The Gunner hallmark traits are unmistakable throughout his offspring: chrome markings, powerful stop genetics, and a gentle, trainable mind that riders describe as rare and consistent. Proven crosses include Whizard Jac daughters, Walla Walla Whiz daughters, Jacs Electric Spark daughters, and Shining Spark daughters.
Nominated and enrolled in NRHA Sire & Dam Program, NRBC, RMRHA, NRHA Germany, NRHA Germany SSP Program, and IRHBA Italy — internationally competitive book. 5-Panel N/N clean across all AQHA genetic tests including HERDA N/N and Lethal White Overo N/N. Hearing confirmed positive. Frozen and shipped semen available for international export. Owned by Schmersal Reining Horses and Silver Spurs Equine LLC. 2026 stud fee $2,000 (reduced for all of 2026), $500 booking fee, balance due on confirmed pregnancy. Book online or request information at silverspursequine.com/pale-face-dunnit.
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