A true blue-blood, Fortunateson is by multiple Congress and World Champion Blazing Hot, whose accomplishments as an athlete and sire include winning two World titles in the same year in 1996, induction into the NSBA Hall of Fame, NSBA Top Twenty Lifetime Earning Producing Stallion, and AQHA 2017 Top 5 Sires List of Open, Amateur, and Youth Horse Winners and Point Earners. Fortunateson’s dam is multiple World, Congress, and NSBA Champion producer Choicetta Barreta, Dam of Big N Rich and daughter of legendary 1992 NSBA Hall of Fame inductee, Zippo Pine Bar.

“Son” is one of those rare creatures whose genetics aligned to gift him with the best his ancestors could offer: natural lyrical movement, physical beauty, innate intelligence, and an exceptional temperament.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

NSBA World Champion
Reserve Congress Champion
AQHA Superior Trail Horse
AQHA Superior English
AQHA Superior Western Riding
Nearly 500 AQHA points in Hunter Under Saddle, Trail, Western Riding, and Performance Halter

FORTUNATESON AND FUTURE FOAL ELIGIBILITY:

Super Sires
Premier Sires
NSBA BCF
NSBA SIF
Southern Belle Futurity
APHA Breeders Trust
APHA Gold Breeders Futurity

Currently standing at Dry River Ranch for the 2025 Breeding Season:

Training and Showing at Sea Ridge Farms:

FortunateSon

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