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Darren has ridden horses his entire life. He started roping chickens
off his pony in the back yard. As a youth he competed in High
School Rodeos in his hometown of Red Bluff, CA, winning several. He also showed in the AQHYA in Calf Roping,
Heeling, Heading, and Cowhorse. He has been a multiple AQHYA World Show Champion (Calf Roping and Heeling), Reserve
Champion (Calf Roping), and Finalist (Calf Roping, Heading, Heeling, and Cowhorse). During
High School Darren worked for Smokey Pritchett and later Don Murphy. After graduating he decided to work for
Don full time and did so until 2000 when he decided to take the advice of a family friend, Todd Hampton and
go to work for Robbie Schroeder. He worked for Robbie until the spring of 2005 when he decided to start his own
horse training business. Darren has worked under the guidence of Renowned Cowhorse Trainers - Smokey Pritchett
and Don Murphy, and Multiple AQHA World Champion Roper, Robbie Schroeder. Since going
on his own in Spring of 2005 Darren has Trained and Shown: - Skips Sizzling Smoke- Multiple
AQHA World Show Finalist (Calf Roping & Heeling)
- Smart N Chexy- 2006 Worlds Greatest
Horseman Finalist (8th)
- KR A Special Tee- 2006 Limited Open Champion Futurity Heading at
the National Rope Horse Fututurity
- Brooks Big Daddy- 2006 AQHA World Show Jr. Heeling Finalist
(6th)
- Peponitas Little Gal- 2005 NRCHA Limited Open Hackamore Champion & 2006 Reserve
Champion- South Central Region. 2008 Worlds Greatest Horseman (14th)
- Misty Eyed Chex-
2007 AQHA World Show Jr. Heading Finalist
- Joshs Peppy Doc Doll- 2008 APHA World Championship
Sr. Heading Finalist
- Bottoms Up Last Doll- 2008 APHA World Championship Jr. Steer Stopping
Finalist
- Major Impact- 2008 APHA World Championship Sr. Working Cowhorse Finalist
- 2009-
2x Horseman's Ranch Heeling Champion
 Darren
and Skips Sizzlin Smoke 1999
Grandson of Mr Gunsmoke
In 2005 Darren started "Smoke" in his roping career and has since ridden him to multiple AQHA
event wins in Calf Roping and Heeling. Smoke was a finalist at the 2005 AQHA World Show
in Heeling and a finalist at the 2006 AQHA World Show in Calf Roping. After that he was retired to the breeding
barn in Red Bluff, CA., where he will continue a limited show career in AQHA Select events with his owners, Don & Chris
Lawley.
We have several of Smoke's offspring
available for sale. We have finished rope horses, cowhorse prospects, yearlings and babies for sale, most of them are
grey and they are all very pretty. You can view several of his foals available at his owners website, www.lawleysquarterhorses.com
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