Overview

First Thingz First, known as “Denver,” is a 2021 red roan AQHA stallion by RL Best Of Sudden and out of VS The First Lady, by VS Code Red. Owned by Katie Van Slyke Mabry, his pedigree combines two influential modern Western Pleasure families, with RL Best Of Sudden on the sire line and the VS bloodline through his dam. Super Sires A versatile competitor, First Thingz First has achieved success across Western Pleasure, Performance Halter and Western Riding. His major achievements include the 2024 AQHA World Show Super Sires Pleasure Versatility Challenge Reserve Championship, followed in 2025 by the NSBA Breeders Championship Futurity World Championship in $10,000 Limited Horse Open Western Pleasure and Reserve World Championship in Open Performance Halter Stallions. His 2025 Congress campaign added championships in both Western Pleasure and Performance Halter, demonstrating his ability across ridden and conformation competition. Super Sires First Thingz First stands at Highpoint Performance Horses in Pilot Point, Texas, with Christi Christensen managing breeding enquiries. Highpoint currently offers cooled and frozen semen and lists his semen as available in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia, giving him an established international breeding presence. His first foals arrived in 2026, and he is enrolled in breeding incentive programs including Super Sires, Premier Sires and the NSBA Breeders Championship Futurity.

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