Darren Miller Stables stands behind the horses we sell, offering yearlings to finished horses. Quality reining & reined cow horses are available for purchase at all times. If you don't see what you need here, give us a call - it may not be listed on the web site yet.

In addition to private sales, we also work with reputable sales companies: We sold the high selling mare at the 1998 NWSS RMQHA Select Sale, the high selling gelding at the 2001 NWSS RMQHA Select Sale, the high selling 2 year old at the 2003 NWSS RMQHA Select Sale and the high selling gelding at the 2005 RMQHA Select Sale!

Diggers Rest sired the top 2 selling horses at the 2006 Fall Catalog Sale. The top seller was Diggers Sorrel Cat, owned by Todd Thieszen of McCook, Neb. He was a 5 time AQHYA World Show qualifier in cowhorse and sold to Pennsylvania via an internet buyer. The second high seller was Diggers Smokin Gun. Also a 3 time AQHA World Show qualifier, he was consigned by Bryce Fowles of Manhattan, KS and sold to a buyer in Louisiana.

Finished Reiners/Cowhorses :: 2004 :: 2005 :: 2006 :: 2007/2008 :: Broodmares

Finished Reiners / Cowhorses (click images to enlarge) JUST WANA SHINE 2005 AQHA Incentive Fund Sorrel Mare #4697774 Sire: Night Time Shiner x Shining Spark Dam: Kaimana Wana Wiggle x Diggers Rest 2008 Colorado State Fair Open Cowhorse Futurity Reserve Champion.  Really solid three event horse. A really pretty mare, lots of mane and tail. Sire was a Reserve World Champion and NRCHA North Central Region Open Bridle champion. Dam was an AQHA World Show finalist in Jr. Working Cowhorse and has produced NRCHA World Show finalist with over $11k in earnings, Dez She Wiggle. SHINERS DIGGEN IT 2005 AQHA Palomino Gelding #4653094 Sire: Diggers Rest Dam: Shiners Spumanti x Shining Spark Solid money earner in cowhorse event. Big stopper and lots of spin. Very quiet and phenomenally well bred. Could be a multiple event performance stallion, pretty enough to halter. A prospect for the versatility, AQHA Superhorse type events. HAIDAS SHANDA PEP 2003 AQHA Chestnut Mare Sire: Midnight Haidaway x Haidas Little Pep Dam: Play Wendy 2008 Pre Denver Circuit, earned 12 AQHA points placing 4th of 57 entries in Amateur Reining.  NRHA money earner. Stylish with lots of mane, tail and eye appeal. By AQHA World Champion and Nations Cup Silver Medalist Sailing Smart (www.craigjohnsonreining.com). His dam, sired by Diggers Rest, was an AQHA World Show Finalist in Jr. Working Cowhorse and has produced NRCHA World Show Finalist with $11k+ NRCHA: Dez She Wiggle, a 3/4 sister also sired by a Smart Chic Olena son. SMART SMOOTH SAILOR: SOLD! Congrats to Infinity Ranch 2002 AQHA Sorrel Gelding Sire: Sailing Smart Dam: Kaimana Wana Wiggle x Diggers Rest 2008 Pre Denver Circuit, earned 12 AQHA points placing 4th of 57 entries in Amateur Reining.  NRHA money earner. Stylish with lots of mane, tail and eye appeal. By AQHA World Champion and Nations Cup Silver Medalist Sailing Smart (www.craigjohnsonreining.com). His dam, sired by Diggers Rest, was an AQHA World Show Finalist in Jr. Working Cowhorse and has produced NRCHA World Show Finalist with $11k+ NRCHA: Dez She Wiggle, a 3/4 sister also sired by a Smart Chic Olena son. UNCOMMONLY SAVVY: SOLD! Congrats to Theron & Jane Johnson, Tin Acres Ranch of Colby, KS 2002 APHA BS Sorrel Mare Sire: Diggers Rest Dam: Cutters Goldylocks Earner of $3k in NRHA and NRCHA money to date. 2007 North Central Region NRCHA World Show Qualifier Non Pro Hackamore. A really solid mare with plus maneuvers, great leaded and pretty mover. The 2007 NRHA Non Pro Reserve Champion Eastern Slope Slide. 2007 Blue Sky NRCHA Open Derby, 3rd. 2007 NRCHA World Championship show qualifier in Non Pro Hackamore. 2005 Sandhills Slide Stallion Stakes Non Pro Futurity Champion.  Her dam and full brother, Cutters Lil Peppy, are APHA World Champion reiners. Brothers and sisters include, Common Phenomenon, $6k and the 2004 Israel Cutting Horse Assoc. Open Champion; Dapper San Badger, $9k and  the 2001 RMRHA Int. Open Champion. LITTLE DISCO OAK: SOLD! Congrats to Infinity Ranch 2000 AQHA Sorrel Gelding Sire: Little Disco Tucker Dam: Mastercard Sally Currently showing and winning NCHA money. Cute, mature gelding! A finished cutter. Lightly shown and earned $2,100 as a futurity horse. His sire won over $64,000 NCHA. His dam is an NCHA money earner ($444) by Doc's Oak and out of Smokin Mahogany, $29,000 NCHA. MASTERS HONCHO: SOLD! Congrats to Lory & JoAnn Merritt of Eaton, CO 1999 AQHA Chestnut Gelding Sire: Master Merada Dam: Ms Cocoa Jones Sired by Master Merada, NCHA earnings nearly $75,000.  This is a super broke cutting and ranch horse gelding. He is big, comfortable and trustworthy. return to top 2004 (click image to enlarge)

SHEZA PEPPYS POPPIE: SOLD! Congrats to Infinity Ranch 2004 AQHA Incentive Fund Sorrel Mare Sire: Diggers Rest Dam: Peppys Poppie A solid showhorse in the NRCHA and NRHA events. 2007 CRCA Non Pro Futurity Champion, 2008 open and non pro derby money earner. Lots of stop, spin and cow sense. Sire is leading NRCHA sire, World Champion sire, with offspring earning over $155,000 to date. Dam is top producer. Her foals have earned over $40,000 and AQHA High Point Cowhorse and numerous Derby and Bridle event champions. She is ranked 5th best cross with the stallion Reminic according to EquiStat. return to top 2005 (click image to enlarge) JUST WANA SHINE 2005 AQHA Incentive Fund Sorrel Mare #4697774 Sire: Night Time Shiner x Shining Spark Dam: Kaimana Wana Wiggle x Diggers Rest 2008 Colorado State Fair Open Cowhorse Futurity Reserve Champion.  Really solid three event horse. A really pretty mare, lots of mane and tail. Sire was a Reserve World Champion and NRCHA North Central Region Open Bridle champion. Dam was an AQHA World Show finalist in Jr. Working Cowhorse and has produced NRCHA World Show finalist with over $11k in earnings, Dez She Wiggle. return to top 2006 (click image to enlarge) BOOGIES PLAYBOY 2006 AQHA Buckskin Stallion #4885844 Sire: Playboys Buck Fever Dam: Hotroddin Suzy x Docs Hotrodder Wow! Eye candy! Dark buckskin, beautiful head, riding well. Truly a stallion prospect. His sire is NRCHA Supreme Reined Cowhorse with earnings over $63,000 and an NRCHA Top 20 Leading Sire. With just 6 offspring to show, they have earned over $132,000 to date. His dam produced Heza Nuther Digger, 2006 NRCHA World Champion Novice Non Pro Bridle, and Colonels Sunday Best, AQHA World Show Qualified Jr. Cowhorse,  both by Diggers Rest with combined earnings over $26,000. CAT SMOOTH 2006 AQHA Brown Gelding #4949991 Sire: Smooth As A Cat Dam: Haulasquall x Rum Squall Talented well bred gelding. Won the Summer Fum NRCHA Futurity class. Sire was NCHA Horse of the Year with over $500,000 won! (His first foals are three year olds in 2009.) We have high hopes for this colt. His dam won nearly $18,000 in cutting and is by Rum Squall, NCHA offspring earnings $335,000 a son of Peppy San Badger. LIL COOTER LENA 2006 AQHA Buckskin Stallion #4883793 Sire: Cinnabars Lil Lena Dam: Can U Dig An Eighty x Diggers Rest Really pretty blaze faced buckskin colt. Big stopper, great on a cow, NRCHA futurity money earner. Open caliber and solid for a non pro. Sired by an NRCHA money earning son of Smart Little Lena who is out of CInnabars Lil Star, the #3 leading producing daughter of Grays Starlight with $160,000 to date. See www.crosslazyh.com for more sire info. Cooter's dam produced Hickory Dickory Dig, earning $3,000 at the 2007 fall cowhorse futurities. return to top 2007/2008 (click image to enlarge) SHORT N DIGGIN IT 2007 AQHA Bay Filly Sire: Short Oak Dam: Can U Dig An Eighty x Diggers Rest Soft and quiet bay filly. Her sire is ranked the #5 Junior Sire according to Equi-Stat. He has combined earnings of $133,000 (NRCHA $53,000 and NCHA $49,000). She is out of proven producer, Can U Dig An Eighty. DIG THIS COOL CHIC: SOLD! Congrats to Jessica and Jason Humbargar of Colby, KS 2007 AQHA Sorrel Filly #5038765 Sire: Diggers Rest Dam: Chicks Betty Crocker x Smart Chic Olena We joke that this mare is a “born pet!” She is just naturally friendly and sweet to be around. We are excited to saddle her in 2009.  Her dam and full brother have show records in the reining and cowhorse events. DIG MY PEPPY STEPS 2007 AQHA Incentive Fund Chestnut Filly #4967096 Sire: Diggers Rest Dam: Pep In My Step x Hickory Chic Olena The first foal for our great mare who earned over $23,000 in NRCHA and NRHA money. Pep In My Step is sired by Hickory Chic Olena, whose offspring have earned nearly $190,000. She is out of Little Pep O Lena, by Peppy San Badger and out of daughter of Doc O’Lena. return to top Broodmares (click image to enlarge) Call to inquire. return to top