Many People believe that this may be the best horse that ever got out of Alamosa.
Skips Bartender was sold by accident in the belly of  Skipper's Bustle when Hank
thought that the mare was empty.  Hank tried several times to buy the horse back.

Sire:

Skipper's King
Skipper W Nick Shoemaker
Hired Girl
Santa Maria
Plaudit
Four Roses (U)
Dam:

Skipper's Bustle
Skipper W Nick Shoemaker
Hired Girl
Copper Bustle
Little Britches
Blanch Minnick

Stallion Offspring Record
Top Ten World Show Offspring
Superior Halter Offspring
Superior Performance Offspring
ROM Performance Offspring
Performance Point Earners
Halter Point Earners

AQHA Offspring Record
Total Points Earned: 277; Reg Foals: 70; Number Shown: 16; Point Earners: 11;

Halter Points Earned: 123; Halter Point Earners: 11; Halter Superior Awards: 1;

Performance Points Earned: 154; Performance Point Earners: 6; Performance ROMS: 2; Performance Superior Awards: 1;

Total Superior Awards: 2; Total ROM's: 2;

Average Race Earners: $80;

Outstanding Offspring
Tender Chance, 74 Perf Pts; '82 O Superior HL
Tender Smokaway, 66 HLT Pts.; Superior HLT; '84 4th World Show O Aged Stallions
Tender Smoke Along, 2 HLT Pts.; '78 7th World Show 2-Yr-Old Youth Geldings
; '78 7th World Show 2-Yr-Old Youth Geldings