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Nova is by Bub and out of Plenty Cool Philly, a black mare who helped establish our program. She is the kind of horse that makes people use the phrase “born broke”—our way of describing how naturally willing and easy to get along with she has been. At three, she was entered in a colt-starting competition, and the trainer who drew her went on to win with her.

Her pedigree reinforces familiar families through different paths. Bub contributes Plenty Blue Bonnet and Smart Try; Plenty Cool Philly brings Hayes Grullo Blue and Flying J Bartender. The extended maternal pedigree includes Hancocks Blue Try, Wyo Blue Bonnet, and Cool Roan Star, with a further branch to Two ID Bartender through Watch Tardy Tara.

Nova’s role here is about preserving that willing mind alongside the conformation and presence we admire. We have seen the disposition we value in her offspring, and she remains a favorite with people visiting the farm. She is a reminder that a good breeding program should produce horses people enjoy teaching, riding, and living with—not simply pedigrees they recognize.