Stallion Incentives: Riata Buckle, Royal Crown Roping, The Diamond Classic
WSR Hesa Dunofa Lena—raised by Wes Adams’ iconic Western States Ranches—is the winningest rope horse stallion in the history of ProRodeo.
The sturdy-boned dun stallion called Rooster started his career under world champion Randon Adams as the backup to Adams’ four-time AQHA/PRCA Horse of the Year, Diesel. WSR Hesa Dunofa Lena carried Adams to the California Rodeo Salinas title in 2012—heeling for his paternal sibling, WSR Hesa Alive.
When Adams stepped away from rodeo in favor of running the family business, Rooster stepped into a pinch-hitter role for the who’s who of ProRodeo’s heelers.
He helped get Dakota Kirchenschlager to his first NFR, and Russell Cardoza rode him to place at the US Open. Cesar de la Cruz got a go-round check on him at the Finals behind Derrick Begay, and Adams jumped back on him to win Logandale’s ProRodeo, too. Then, two-time world champion Patrick Smith borrowed the stud for the summer run, and he just had to have him—so Smith bought, rodeoed on and stood the horse.
In the spring of 2024, David and Miranda Zito of 1957 Quarter Horses bought WSR Dunofa Lena from Smith to kickstart their own horse program, and they moved him to the Lazy E. But just as Rooster got comfortable in Guthrie, Levi Lord called on the stud to go back to Las Vegas for the 2024 NFR—putting the sport’s pinch-hitter back in the game for another trip to the big show.
Property of: 1957 Quarter Horses
PERFORMANCE RECORD: Earner of $4,578 and 25 AQHA points. In 2023: 7th Black Hills Roundup PRCA Rodeo Heeling; 5th Mandan PRCA Rodeo Heeling; finalist Killdeer Mountain Roundup PRCA Rodeo Heeling; in 2024: AQHA World Senior Heeling qualifier twice; AQHA World Senior Heeling Level 2 qualifier twice; in AQHA competition: Open Perf. ROM twice, earning 7 heeling (Level 3), 18 heeling (Level 2) points in open events.
By HESA SONOFA DUN (1993). $12,750 and 174 AQHA points: AQHA High Point Senior Reining Champion, 3rd AQHA High Point Senior Reining; AQHA Reserve High Point Reining Champion, Southwest RHA L2 Open Futurity Champion, 3rd NRHA Super Stakes Limited Open, Superior Reining. A sire of 47 money-earners, 36 AQHA point-earners, including ROYAL SPANISH DOLL (race winner), WSR HESA ALIVE ($353,949: The American Rodeo Heading Champion), SKEETS DUN ($122,121: NRHA Non-Pro World Champion), OUT DUN THE SON ($25,276 and 48 AQHA points: finalist NRBC Non-Pro Derby), ICEMAN DUNNIT ($13,261 and 307 AQHA points: AQHA High Point Reining Champion, Superior Reining), SHESA SONOFA DUN ($8,941 and 11 AQHA points: Western Slope Slide Reining Open Derby Co-Reserve Champion), DUN IN ROYAL BLUE ($8,770 and 12.5 AQHA points: California Reining Challenge Open Futurity Champion), HESANOTHER CHAMP ($8,659 and 111 AQHA points: 7th AQHA World Amateur Reining), ITS DUN TIME ($7,894 and 10 AQHA points: East Pennsylvania RHA Firecracker Limited Open Derby Champion).
1st dam
Paulena, by Doc O’Lena. NRCHA money-earner. Dam of 7 AQHA foals age 3 & over, 2 money-earners, including–
Wsr Hesa Dunofa Lena (S, by Hesa Sonofa Dun). Above.
Love The Lenas (g. by The Love Man). American Stock Horse Assoc. SHTX Marianna Florida Ranch All-Around Open Champion, 3rd American Stock Horse Assoc. SHTX Montgomery Ranch All-Around Open.
Dam’s sire, DOC O’LENA, $23,848 and an AQHA point-earner: NCHA Open Futurity Champion. Sire of 745 money-earners, $16,957,071, and earners of 6,936 AQHA points, including SMART LITTLE LENA ($743,275: NCHA Triple Crown, NCHA Hall of Fame), TAP O LENA ($502,145: NCHA Non-Pro Reserve World Champion, NCHA Hall of Fame), LENAS DYNAMITE ($265,764: Bonanza Open Derby Champion), SCARLETT O LENA ($245,964: NCHA Non-Pro Futurity Co-Reserve Champion, NCHA Bronze Award), SONITALENA ($224,772: NCHA World Champion, NCHA Hall of Fame), MONTANA DOC ($213,592: NCHA $500 Novice Reserve World Champion, NCHA Hall of Fame), DOC O’LEO ($201,918: NCHA World Champion Gelding; NCHA Platinum Award), SANOLESA ($188,256: NCHA Non-Pro Derby Champion). Sire of the dams of $48,317,495, including LITTLE PEPTO GAL ($523,742 and 7 AQHA points: NCHA Horse Of The Year, NCHA Hall of Fame), DUALLY LENA ($395,616: NCHA Open Futurity Reserve Champion), MH BODEES STARLENA ($333,722 AQHA point-earner: Millionheir Open Derby Champion), JUST PLAYIN SMART ($324,572 and 50 AQHA points: NCHA World Champion Stallion; NCHA Hall of Fame, Superior Cutting), OLENA DUALLY ($302,685: finalist NCHA Open Futurity, NCHA Gold Award).
4th dam
Showdown Judy 60, by Showdown Mike. Dam of no performers.
