I am thinking of breeding one of my TB mares to either an RID or ISH; the foal would be for sale. I have a list of horses that I like, and I thought since it’s for sale purposes, I’d inquire about which stallions are more “popular” and sought after. Any thoughts?
Obviously this is not my only requirement and not even my top requirement; but it might help narrow the list.
ISH horses are very popular these days. I don’t really know of any “favorite” lines. I think the individual babies speak the loudest for their assorted sires. I’m liking the 3/4 TB (ISH) horses the best…just because I’m a TB person at heart. The 3/4’s look and move like TB’s, but have a puppy dog personality!
For name recognition, Flexible?
Steeped in Luck, Bridon Beale Street, Flexible, Dilligaf Cougar
http://www.pairadoxfarm.com/page/page/2683044.htm
He would be my choice. His offspring are selling if you can find them. They are very nice. All the best qualities of Irish Draughts. He is at Intermediate or higher at Devon this weekend.
http://www.lonetreefarm.net/Liam.htm
Bridon Beale Street has also been out there at a high level of competition. Again all the best qualities of Irish Draughts.
There are a number of lovely Irish Draught stallions but these two have good name recognition. There are many others who have not had the opportunity to see the same level of trainers due to money mostly. I stand a stallion Beeston Laird and over time he will have a good number of offspring out showing in the midwest, his youngsters are very nice but it will still be a few years before he is proven by his youngstock and that is the case for many stallions in the US.
For Irish Sport Horses the most impressive to me is Flexible…his fee is dear $3000 but it is very good semen with a live foal guarantee. His pedigree I top of the world. First he is the best son of the legendary sire Cruising who semen is no longer available in the US and Cruising is very high in producing both jumper and eventers. Flexible has only 2 siblings (out of the mare Flex)and all three have competed at international level. His sister Flexing has produced another international level stallion by Vechta called Dilligaf http://www.shelbournefarm.com/stallions/dilligaf-ish/
he is available at Shelbourne. There are also a few Irish Draught stallion on their roster. One is Cappa Cassanova who I will use at some point. He is a RDS stallion champion on the line and has won in performance in Ireland.
Also Cougar also has frozen there and I see him starting to come out in Ireland with some nice stock.
Finally there is frozen for Carrick Diamond Lad http://carrickdiamondlad.com/ he is a successful stallion producing jumpers and eventers in Ireland. PatO
Sorry, had to add this aside. I knew another stallion called Dilligaf.
Really? Does it mean anything but “Does it look like I give a F##k?”
What about Touch Of The Blues? Sought after?
The Shelbourne horses have been on my radar. I LOVE the look of Cappa Cassanova, and that would give me a registerable ISH out of a TB mare from the King of Diamonds line. That seems quite marketable to me. Cougar looks lovely but not much info on him and only one pic.
Any Cappa Cassanova video out there?
Not intending to hijack the thread, but can anyone tell me what the personalities/rideability of the Flexible babies are like?
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Not intending to hijack the thread, but can anyone tell me what the personalities/rideability of the Flexible babies are like?[/QUOTE]
No worries I’d like to know also. I can’t afford his stud fee but I’m curious. I’ve heard he himself is a hot and finicky little horse.
My other concern would be the weird vascular disease he has? Not sure if it’s heritable.
Remember there are ISH…Irish Sport Horse…This can be anything bred for sport in Ireland for the most part. They have an approval process for TBs and ISHs and IDs. A Dutch approved sire and a Dutch approved mare can have an ISH registered and eligible for approval in Ireland. It can also be a horse with Connemara or Irish Draught Horse breeding or with NO Irish breeds involved in the breeding at all. In the US we are using IDSH…Irish Draught Sport Horse as we are primarily concerned about preservation of the Irish Draught Horse. So for us the IDSH will have at least 1/8th Irish Draught breeding which is the percentage present in Custom Made for example who goes to the Irish Draught stallion Ben Purple. An IDSH of 1/4 Irish Draught can be inspected for use in breeding and their offspring can be registered based on their inspection and approval. The non Irish Draught partner does not have to be inspected or registered as long as they are bred to an approved Irish Draught(RID) or an approved IDSH (RIDSH).
Here and in Ireland, an IDSH is a minimum of 25% recorded Irish Draught breeding, with TB or connemara, and there is an inspection process. ISH is practically anything, as above.
Cappa Cassanova is lovely, we’ve not used him, but we’ve dealt with the stud he’s at for other stallions there and I’ve not got a bad word to say about them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adGGFKSQLY8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yN7XfK0A6Y
There’s another stallion at the same stud, Cappa Cochise, I’m always impressed with the movement of his offspring, when I’ve seen them out and about. We’ve one in foal to him currently.
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