NILE Equis Raffle Horse

NILE Raffle Filly Program

Each year the NILE sells tickets all year long for a chance to win a top-notch horse donated by an established ranch. These horses are some of the best in Montana and surrounding states. The public has the opportunity to win a horse for $5 and the donating ranch gets publicity for their breeding program. Tickets costs $5 for one or $25 for six. The drawing is during the NILE Gold Buckle Select Horse Sale, the last Saturday of the NILE Stock Show & Rodeo. Winners may take ownership of the horse or take the proceeds from selling the horse during the sale. Earnings from ticket sales go toward NILE youth programs.

Thank you to all our horse donors!

2021 -- Burns Ranch Quarter Horses, Ron & Donna Burns, White Sulphur Springs, MT
2020 -- Spring Valley Ranch, Matt & Cassie Winters, Volga City, IA
2019 -- Jesperson Horses, Cass & Tandi Jesperson, Ekalaka, MT
2018 -- L4 Quarter Horses, Phil & Lucie Murphy, Deer Lodge, MT
2017 -- Rafter Diamond Quarter Horses, Ed & Debbie Hinton, Scobey, MT

2016 -- Borderview Ranch, Allen Munger and LaVonne Westland Brockway, MT

2015 -- Ward Fenton, Worden MT and Fink Quater Horses, Hysham, MT

2014 -- Kent Blough, Wisall, MT

2013 -- 17 Ranch, Miles City, MT

2012 -- Gary and Ginger DeCock, Hysham, MT

2011 -- Border View Ranch, Brockway, MT

If you know any past donors please e-mail info@thenile.com with the name, town, and year donated.

2021 NILE Raffle Filly

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The NILE is proud to introduce TWO EYED SMOOCH as the 2021 NILE Equis Raffle Filly!! Smooch has been donated by Burns Ranch Quarter Horses, owned by Ron & Donna Burns, of White Sulphur Springs, Montana.

“Smooch” is a 2019 beautiful bay filly raised by the Burns Ranch of White Sulphur Springs, Montana. The day she was born she was earmarked as a horse to promote Burns Ranch’s horses. Ron likes her as much today as he did when she hit the ground. Burns Ranch is proud to offer her to the NILE as the 2021 Raffle Filly. This cute filly is friendly, easy to catch and handle. She has a people pleasing personality and should mature to 15.1HH.She has a good slope on her shoulder and will be able to travel and collect herself to perform.

Burns Ranch considers themselves fortunate to own WATCH JOE JACK MOVE, “Joe Blue”, a gray son of World Champion JOE JACK RED from the Pitzer Ranch in Nebraska. Joe Jack Red’s colts were all good looking and popular and always sold at the top of their sales. JJR’s Special Awards include:2005 Superior Heading; 2004 Superior Heeling; 2004 High Point Halter; 2003 World Qualifier Heading and Heeling. His AQHA points include: Open …… 53 Heading; 58 Heeling; 1 Calf Roping. Amateur…… 9 Heading; 12 Heeling; 3 Halter. Due to extreme athleticism, speed, and the unique ability to control the run, several thousand AQHA points have been earned by rope horses thanks to Joe Jack Red on the help end.

“Joe Blue’s” dam, WATCH JAZZY MOVE, is a granddaughter of WATCH JOE JACK and a Two Eyed Jack mare, and includes JOE JACK HONEY BAR, another founding father of the Pitzer program. She has produced several top selling geldings, and stallion prospects; they keep most of the fillies.

Smooch’s dam is a good-looking Buckskin mare that is a granddaughter of TWO EYED RED BUCK and a Watch Joe Jack mare (more World Champions).Her bottom, bottom side is stocked full of solid Eastern Montana cowboy horses.

Click HERE to read "The Cowboy Kind", a wonderful feature, published by Tri-State Livestock News, in the 2020 NILE Premier Magazine about the Burns Ranch. Ron & Donna are fair, honest, and hard working folks of Montana. They raise cowboy horses, ones that can handle a full day's work with good conformation, disposition, and athleticism.

Head on over to the Burns Ranch website (www.burnsranchhorses.com) for more information about their breeding program.

More Info

2021 Raffle Filly Donor - Burns Ranch Quarter Horses "The Cowboy Kind"

Equis Feeds

Not only does the winner get a horse, they also get Nutrition Consultation and Equis Feed to go with her!! Equis Feeds provides top of the line nutrition for horses. Young horses are the bottom of the pecking order and Montana weather can be harsh. That's why we use Equis Feeds to keep the NILE Raffle Filly looking great! The grain donated by Equis Feeds gives her energy, makes her coat super shiny, and keeps her healthy and growing. Crystal White with CHS Nutrition is an expert in Equis Feeds and will tailor a program for your horse. To contact Crystal call (406) 690-2322 or e-mail crystal.white@chsinc.com

Training

The NILE Equis Raffle Filly will be trained for the summer by Jonah Deines. The Raffle Filly will be started and broke to ride. She'll be ready to go to her new home and go in any direction; ranch horse, cutting, roping, rodeo, pleasure riding, anything! She's young and able, she can do whatever the winner will want to do with her. For questions about her training or to get your other horses fine tuned contact Jonah at (406) 671-3537

2020 NILE Raffle Filly Winner

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Big Round Of Applause for the 2020 NILE Raffle Filly winner!!
With an excited squeak, Joelle Christian, heard her name called as the lucky winner of the 2020 NILE Raffle Filly.
Fiddle On Rita, a two-year-old filly donated by Matt & Cassie Winters of Spring Valley Ranch of Volga, Iowa, has found her new home with the Christian family in Wyoming. Rita spent the summer with trainer, Jonah Deines, and has a great foundation ready to go in any direction. Not only does Joelle get to take home this awesome filly but she also receives a Nutrition Consultation with Crystal White, Equis Feed Rep, and the recommended feed for a year donated by Equis Feeds and CHS.

Congrats!!

2019 Raffle Filly Winner

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The 2019 Raffle Filly, Peeparoos Hot, was drawn for during the 2019 NILE Gold Buckle Select Performance Sale on Saturday, October, 19, and the winning ticket belonged to Chelsea Headley of Glasgow, MT. Headley had the option to keep the mare or sell her and keep the money, and Headley opted to sell the mare. The raffle filly sold for $4,000 to Kay Poland.

Over $10,000 worth of tickets were sold. This year's raffle filly was donated by Jesperson Horses, out of Ekalaka, MT and comes with 30 days training provided by Jonah Deines Cutting Horse Co. out of Laurel, MT. Feed for a year is also provided for the mare, courtesy of Equis Feeds.

2018 Winner

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Congratulations to Monty Ostrum from Park City, MT! The winning raffle ticket was drawn by Equis Feeds representative, Chrystal White during the Performance Horse Sale. Monty marked 'keep' on his ticket to keep the raffle horse.

2017 Winner

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Congratulations to Laurie Klein! Raffle ticket number 2415 was drawn by Equis Feeds representative Chrystal White during the Performance Horse Sale. Laurie marked 'keep' on her ticket to keep the raffle horse.

2016 Winner!

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Congratulations to Alayen Nichol of Red Lodge, Montana the winner of the 2016 NILE Raffle Filly sponsored by Equis Feeds!

Ticket number 0196 was pulled out of the drum by Crystal White, Equis Representative, during the NILE Gold Buckle Select Performance Horse Sale Saturday, October 22.

2015 Winner!

The 2015 NILE Equis Raffle Filly winner is Jesse Kircher of Absarokee, MT. Ticket number 1386 was pulled out of the drawing drum Saturday, October 17th during the Performance Horse Sale. The winner marked on his ticket to keep the filly.

Who will be the 2016 winner? Maybe you! Buy your winning ticket today!