  Mims, Fl: Jennifer Scarpino announces the birth of Ocean Mist Farm's first foal of the season. Hideaway's Dream Girl (Greystone McErrill X Hideway's Celebration) gave birth to a beautiful filly foal in the wee morning hours of April 19. The filly is a Connemara/Hanoverian cross sired by the German stallion Rubino Bellissimo. Rubino Bellissimo is the first German Hanoverian Verband and American Hanoverian Society approved son by the great Rubinstien I in the United States. Jennifer says the filly, named Ocean Mist Rubi's Dream, is everything they hoped for and more!
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 Elk Grove, Ca: Redbud Ranch is delighted to share the arrival of their first foal of the season, “Wildwych Oleander”, a stunning 2007 dark dun filly foal sired by *Gunsmoke and out of our Premium mare *Glenormiston Amelia. Lisa Martin, owner of Redbud Ranch, says “we are very very pleased and relieved to have our first foal of the season on the ground and very vigorous. Both momma and baby are doing fabulously! Amelia(Domo Cavallo Praize x Glenormiston Clementine) delivered Oleander at 9:40 am on April 27th. Oleander (also known as “Basket”-a name chosen by our four year old daughter Madison) is a big strapping girl, who is very striking with her dark color, and delicate pony head. We are also very proud of our Amelia who forms the cornerstone of our breeding program. She is the dam of our two year old stallion, R. Crackerjack, who’s full sibling Whiskey Bay recently passed her inspection. Amelia will go in foal to our four year old stallion Wildwych Eclipse for 2008.”
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Skovde, Sweden: Swedish stallion inspections were held 2 weeks ago, with three new stallions approved. Stallions can be inspected from the age of 3, but this year there were no 3-year-olds put forward, so the first new stallion was a 4-year-old, Langarno Cedrick. Cedrick is a son of Janus and his dam Ciao Bellissima is by one of the Swedish Elite stallions Brantshammar Bell Dara who sired many good performance ponies. Bellissima is out of an old Lambay mare, Lambay Bella who did very well in show jumping in her heydays. Cedrick was a good pony with no major weaknesses and he'll be back again next year for his performance test.
The second new stallion was another Janus son (that makes three approved Janus sons this year as he had one in France earlier this spring). It's very unusual that a stallion has more than one son passed in any one year. It hasn't happened in a very long time. Janus is by Oxenholm Marble, Jr. (by Marble) out of Brantshammer Julie (by Slieve Dara). Although bred in Sweden he has been leased by Henry O’Toole in Clifden for several years but is due to return to Sweden soon. Backuddens Rebell, the second approved son of Janus, is six and out of the mare Tyfon. Tyfon's sire, Tiger Boy, was a very good competition pony being placed in the Swedish driving championship and siring good performers as well. Tyfon is the dam of another stallion, Backudden Mountain Haze, who was reserve champion at last year's national show. Rebell also had many good sides, especially his jumping where he scored 9-9 (out of 10 in each category). He also recieved good critique on his ridden test.
The third new stallion was the 12-year-old Castleside JJ, already approved in Ireland. JJ is by Westside Mirah out of Errislannon Hollyhock with Cuchulainn as the maternal grandsire. JJ's side and topline was considered his strongest asset, along with his type and legs.
Three already approved stallions passed their performance test. Hagens Darcy(Hagens O'Chief x Hagens Morning) was praised for his temperament and attitude to work. Sjodalens Magnet (Aladdin x Sjodalens Magnet) is closely related to many performance ponies and did a good performance test with extra praise for his canter. He was called a talented pony by the test riders. Coosheen Finbarr (Glencarrig Prince x Scarteen Mistral) was perhaps a little limited in his movements but was considered a pony that was easy to ride and he shone with his type and side.
All the scores and photos of all the stallions are at
http://www.connemaraponny.org/new.htm and more
extensive pedigrees of most of the ponies (or their parents) can be found at http://www.connemaraponny.org/peds.htm.
Note that lots of information is given for each stallion……from parents to color to bone. Re the bone, it is interesting to note that they were all of average bone, 7.5 – 8.5 inches.
For Swedish inspections, stallions have to be three, but they can be older as well. As three and four-year-olds they are inspected in hand, the canter is assessed running free and they are also loose jumped. If they pass they have to come back as five-year-olds and do their performance test. There their gaits are assessed under rider and they are also ridden by a test rider. If they pass that as well they are approved for life. If they fail they can come back next year and redo it.
If a stallion is presented as a five-year-old or older he will do the performance test at the same time as his in-hand inspection, and if he's an older stallion he'll be tested according to age. Ponies competing on a national level can be exempt from the performance test as they have already proven what they can do. Also, stallions approved in another country are only inspected in hand and passed automatically, though still given scores and a verbal description.
Once a stallion is passed he's passed for life. However, when he gets enough offspring these will be assessed (based on inspection scores or show scores) and the stallion will get a grade based on that. If the offspring are very poor he'll only get a C. So he won't be stripped of his rights as a stallion, but everyone can see he's not siring very good offspring and they can base their own decision on that. |
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