overview
A proven champion in and out of the show pen, Certainly a Vision is a 2006 AQHA stallion by Certain Potential and out of Dotevita (Barpassers Image). Standing 16.1 hands, he’s a multiple Congress Champion, NSBA Reserve World Champion, and an AQHA World Show finalist, with over $48,000 in lifetime earnings. As a sire, he’s stamping his foals with signature cadence, eye appeal, and trainability — producing Congress Top 5 and World Show Top 10 earners. Owned by Vision Quest Performance Horses and standing at Gumz Farms in Kentucky, this striking stallion continues to shape the future of the pleasure horse industry with each foal crop.
Genetics / testing
- 6 Panel Negative: HYPP (N/N), PSSM (N/N), HERDA (N/N), GBED (N/N), MYHM (N/N), MH (N/N)
Career Highlights
- AQHA Superior in Western Pleasure
- AQHA Register of Merit in Halter
- 2016 AQHA World Champion - L2 Senior Western Pleasure
- 2016 AQHA World Champion - Performance Halter Stallions
- 2016 AQHA Congress Champion - Ltd. Amateur Performance Halter Stallions
- 2016 AQHA Res. Congress Champion - Performance Halter Stallions
- 2016 AQHA Congress Top Ten Senior Western Pleasure
- 2016 NSBA World Champion Performance Halter Stallions
- 2016 NSBA Res. World Champion BCF 4-6YO Color Open Maturity
- 2014 NSBA World Champion $10K Non Pro Western Pleasure Maturity
- 2014 Reichert Champion $10K Open Western Pleasure Maturity
other incentives
- APHA Breeders' Trust
- APHA Breeders' Futurity
- NSBA Stallion Incentive Fund
- NSBA Breeders' Championship Futurity
- NSBA Color Breeders' Championship Futurity
- Tom Powers Triple Challenge Futurity
- Premier Sires
- Southern Belle Breeders' Futurity
- MQHA Futurity
- West Coast Breeders Futurity
- Appsolute Sires
eligibility
Foals sired by Certainly A Vision and properly nominated to Super Sires are eligible for:
- Eligible for Breeders Purse classes: 2019 E, 2020 W, 2021 W, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Stakes Purse classes
Pedigree Matters
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