First Thingz First

Gallop proudly welcomes up-and-coming, one of the most followed stallions in the industry right now, First Thingz First, owned by Katie Van Slyke of Running Springs Quarter Horse & Cattle Company. ‘Denver,’ as he is called, is a 2021 Chestnut Roan Stallion, sired by RL Best Of Sudden, an AQHA and NSBA All-Time Leading Sire in Western All-Around earnings and points. His dam is VS The First Lady, a Congress Masters Champion, 4-time NSBA World Champion, 2-time AQHA World Champion, AQHYA Reserve World Champion, and 2-time Tom Powers Futurity Champion. She is the daughter of VS Code Red, a Congress Champion, 4-time NSBA World Champion, and Reserve AQHYA World Champion.

‘First Thingz First’ has accumulated lifetime earnings of $16,000+ as of November 2025: His first debut in the ring, Dever, claimed a Reserve Championship title and the silver trophy as well as the inaugural AQHA Fan Favorite horse award, with 13,000 votes! Wasn’t long following that debut that trainer, Aron Moses, began to realize that he was going to be stronger in Pleasure than what they had anticipated. Today date he has earned $13,000 in LTE, Futurity Champion Stallion, 2025 Back to Berrien Bridleless Western Pleasure & Barrel Race Winner, 2025 Back to Berrien Champion – NSBA THE DAC $2,500 Novice Horse Open Western Pleasure ($10,000 Added), 2025 Back to Berrien Green Western Pleasure Champion, 2024 Reserve Champion – AQHA World Show Super Sires Pleasure Versatility Challenge, 2025 NSBA BCF Reserve World Champion – Open Performance Halter Stallions, 2025 NSBA BCF World Champion – $10,000 Maturity Ltd Horse Open Western Pleasure, (3) Championship titles and a Reserve at the All American Quarter Horse Congress, Southern Belle Breeders Champion – Open $10,000 Limited Horse Open Western Pleasure, NSBA Champion Southern Belle Breeders – Open Performance Halter Stallions, and NSBA Reserve Champion – Amateur Performance Halter Stallions. In the next few years, focus will be put on campaigning First Thingz First in Western Riding and Trail on the show circuits.

Owner Katie Van Slyke is anxiously awaiting his first foal crop to hit the ground in the spring of 2026. First Thingz First is 16 hands tall and tested 6-Panel Negative. His offspring are eligible for Premium Sires, Super Sires, and the NSBA SIF and BCF. First Thingz First is truly making his mark as a Super Sire. Now is the time to get on the ground floor of this emerging, talented, promising young stallion.