^^I have a DD stallion and my doubles are the easiest to sell 
I have never met a Bobby Brown pony that didn’t have an excellent mind.
My farm has had several Sir Lancelot babies and they’re all extremely sane and great movers. He’s a doll!
I’m biased since it’s our stallion, but Tre Awain Goldsmith has always thrown babies with excellent brains and really lovely movement. He definitely stamps his offspring with those qualities, as well as a good jump. He won the ACPS An Tostal trophy last year for a performance stallion and his offsprings’ records speak for themselves as well. http://www.cadyodalyfarm.net/stallion.html
That being said, Aladdin’s Denver is one of my all-time favorites - I am lucky to have a purebred daughter of his who’s our main broodmare. She’s definitely one of the most athletic horses I’ve ever sat on. I would say that Denver’s jump and his competitive temperament are two qualities that he definitely passes along. He’s also one whose halfbreds, I think, are actually nicer than the purebreds on many occasions. Very very elegant and just super athletes - several have went on to compete at upper levels, and Denver himself competed through Prelim eventing. Denver is 31 this year, and I can’t imagine he’s doing too much breeding, though they might still have some frozen?
I was lucky enough to watch *ArdCeltic Art compete with his owner Donna on many occasions. He truly was a once-in-a-lifetime type of a horse and it’s a shame he died so young. She does have frozen available, though, and would be a good choice for a nice TB mare to make eventer babies.
Hard to argue with the athleticism of *Grange Finn Sparrow…I don’t think his babies were “easy” in any way, but were incredible jumpers and smart. The ones I’ve seen have been decent movers - some very nice and some just average.
I’ve always liked Sir Lancelot - probably because he’s closely related to our own stallion 
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My farm has had several Sir Lancelot babies and they’re all extremely sane and great movers. He’s a doll!
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^^I have a DD stallion and my doubles are the easiest to sell ;)[/QUOTE]
Easy to sell, but the double dilute colors are not ones I prefer and I’m breeding for myself
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I have grandson of GFS standing here… Morning Glorys Ilyushin. Passes wonderful temperament and movement. Proven in competition as well. [/QUOTE]
So YOU have Ilyushin. I wondered where he was.
By-the-same-sire (Fiddler’s Glory Boy) as my Morning Glory’s Belle Fille.
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Easy to sell, but the double dilute colors are not ones I prefer and I’m breeding for myself :)[/QUOTE]
Oh absolutely if you are breeding for yourself you want what you prefer
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So YOU have Ilyushin. I wondered where he was.
By-the-same-sire (Fiddler’s Glory Boy) as my Morning Glory’s Belle Fille.[/QUOTE]
Yes He’s absolutely wonderful and his babies are simply fantastic
I have a CCR/tb cross granddaughter by Skyview’s Orion, and she has tons of movement and jump, but she wasn’t the easiest horse as a youngster. I’ve heard from several people that the full Connemaras out of that line are often quiet, but the Conn/TB crosses tend to be hot and opinionated, which was certainly my experience. I’ve evented her through Prelim and schooled Intermediate, and I’ve been told by several upper level trainers she has the scope to do Advanced, but Prelim is really as far as I want to go. Good traits - very honest and catty, tries her heart out, smart as a a whip, and great feet. Lovely mover with a lot of suspension but gets tense at events and usually doesn’t score as well in dressage as she could. She was very much a one person horse until the age of ten, to the point that trainers would throw up their hands and just tell me to ride her. Now she will pack my 13 year old daughter around Training level, but it took a while.
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P.S. Custusha’s Cashel Rock (video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1WVj2x4TFw)[/QUOTE]
Thanks! He has got the handsomest face, loved that little guy.
ps ouch, I really screwed up his name.
I have a 5 year old daughter of ArdCeltic Art who is everything I had hoped she’d be when I bred her mother. Brains, beauty, athleticism…she’s got it. I wouldn’t say she is at all difficult in temperament, but she IS smart as a whip, and I’ve worked hard to keep all that smartness on my side, as I’d hate for it to be used against me.
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What is the name of the dam/ tb linage to your mare?
So glad this thread is still going! So another related question. Which lines seems to have the best ponies for ammy’s?
So glad this thread is still going! So another related question. Which lines seems to have the best ponies for ammy’s?
I’m so glad this thread is still going! What’s your favorite line or stallions that produce offspring that are best for Ammy’s?
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Aladdin’s Denver. Incomparable movement AND disposition. Wonderful purebreds and halfbreds. Long records of performance offspring in many disciplines.[/QUOTE]
My two best 1/2 breds are by Denver. I swear by him! One was a homebred that took me through my first 2* 2 years ago. The other is out in Colorado with a young rider and I anticipate that they will be doing a 1* and more in the near future. The latter guy is small (15 hds) but an amazing powerhouse over the fences and … geeze… I regret selling him to this day… although I am so happy that he is taking a young rider up the levels!
I also like what I see of Blue Ridge Monroe (Cool Springs Farm) out in Ohio. Quite impressive type.
There is a stallion up in Vermont (Durango?) that throws some very impressive stock and he has not been used as much as the stallions further south, due to location. I am keeping my eye on him and anything that comes along that’s a 1/2bred over 15 hds. Gelding? hint hint…
ETA: Aluinn Durango is by Aladdin’s Denver.
Does anyone not worry about the Connemara genetic hoof disease? I know it wouldn’t show up in half-breds, but if the half breds were used for breeding, they could introduce it into the general horse population.
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Does anyone not worry about the Connemara genetic hoof disease? I know it wouldn’t show up in half-breds, but if the half breds were used for breeding, they could introduce it into the general horse population.[/QUOTE]
There is now a genetic test for it so responsible breeders breed accordingly. I know that Ard Celtic Art is a carrier. I have not had a problem with it but I’ve only had halfbreds, so I would not.
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There is a stallion up in Vermont (Durango?) that throws some very impressive stock and he has not been used as much as the stallions further south, due to location. I am keeping my eye on him and anything that comes along that’s a 1/2bred over 15 hds. Gelding? hint hint…
ETA: Aluinn Durango is by Aladdin’s Denver.
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OH I really like him for my mare. She just needs to prove herself with performance in the next three years. He’s going on my short list.
