This is an unofficial announcement presenting an absolutely exquisite stallion acquired from one of the best international breeders of quality Arabians.
We are proud to welcome Obsidian Dream S, who has been my lovely dark secret for a while now, and what a Dream he is!!
One of his sisters has sold to Poland and another sister has sold to France.
Pictured as a yearling:
A pedigree to die for:
And coming from prepotent, sought after bloodlines..
Dream is a very social fella and always comes to greet me wherever he is. He'll come barreling down his pasture when he hears my voice or sees me. He is a bit mischievous at times and LOVES toys. He has a huge curiosity about everything. One of his favorite things to do is to dunk is jolly ball repeated in his water bucket,making a huge sloshing racket. It's quite funny to watch.
Druydess , THEE Onxy is very closely related to my Egyptian mares and my stallion. Dream is looking more and more like a very good outcross to some of my mares. Add some new blood but continue the linebreeding to set type. Shalom
I'm glad he may be what you're looking for. When you have time, why don't you PM the names of your horses and I can look up their pedigrees. There may be other studs you might like to look at as well. I have breeder friends with nice boys as well. I believe in making as an informed decision as possible.
I am very fortunate to have had a breeder friend who had faith in my vision. She could have sold him overseas. People were trying to buy him after I secured a contract.
I am ever so glad I chose him. He has already reinforced my faith in his marketability. :wink:
He is in training and as of now, will be campaigned this Spring. All depends on his progress of course, as I don't believe in pushing my horses.
Keep in mind-- he is unofficially announced as it stands now.
That's a good guess Celeste. You're always welcome to jump in. We could do that for training practice once at a show, but halter isn't my goal and he's too substantive to win at it, but he could probably place. They want delicate, ultra refined horses for that these days.
That's one of the criteria that I can stand behind and why I participate in this discipline. Just judging the overall horse- NOT whipping the bejesus out of them for a bug-eyed, neurotic presentation. (Not everyone does, but it is still disturbing..)
I don't know if you ever read this about Barich WSA, but the info is a good read. Perhaps others interested in Spanish Arabians will find it interesting as well.
One of the most striking things about the *Barich foals is their uniformity. It doesn't take much imagination to guess the outcome of a given mating. "We wanted an inbred of a different line---that strength of pedigree to breed with our linebred mares," says Bruce. "As it turns out, the poorer mares of a bloodline breed as well with *Barich as the best of that bloodline, which means that his strength is coming through the blending of the blood. But, of course, that's hybrid vigor--the crossing of two different inbred lines. "
After Bruce and Gerry saw the great consistency and the prettiness that *Barich was throwing, they went to Spain to research his pedigree, finding that there was nothing bred quite like him. They returned 13 times, subsequently importing several pure Spanish horses, including the handsome *Vallehermoso (Procyn x Betelgeuse by Tabal), who is being used on BruMarBa's *Barich daughters.
Cool read! It's always neat to see how some of the tops outcross for the best results. I wouldn't have thought of a Zodiac Matador cross but I bet they would make a super moving horse.
I DID see him on another thread..maybe I missed his name. You can't lose with CMK! What a looker! I can see why you'd prefer him for Chevelle. She'd add the chrome too..LOL
Thank you!
I love a Russian / Polish cross, but I think a Spanish / CMK cross would be fabulous. Could you imagine the hip and bone on that foal? Phew!
And yup, the chrome would come from everywhere then! He's got sabinos everywhere in his pedigree, and came out like that. His full brother this year has four stockings almost to his belly. LOL
Druydess that is a great link about Barich. I saw that his sire and dam were very closely related also.
Inbreeding does indeed set type and I am not frightened by it but that would be too close for me to make that call. Then again I would have been wrong not to. LOL
WSarabians I really like your boy also.
I am glad that i bought my stallion before joining this forum or I would be buying a lot of services from certain members in the future. LOL Shalom
I've learned a great deal from that site; it's a excellent resource. Line-breeding is a valuable option; one just has to weigh all the possibilities and make the most educated decision possible. Many great horses have been produced because of it, and they've had huge influence on the breed.
I understand linebreeding and inbreeding are very good methods of producing great individuals. I have half siblings .... my stallion and a mare that I breed and get great colts.
Just am a little leary of breeding anything much closer. Shalom
I agree. Anything closer would take a great deal of thought. I'm sure I'll be doing some line-breeding myself when the right individuals present themselves.
I'd love to see the results of your half-sibling breeding sometime when you get the photo/computer things down..
Far as I'm aware it's pronounced like it's spelled. It's the only way I've heard the name as far as I can recall. Did you know he was bred to his own daughters over 150 times because Marge Tone was convinced he was the perfect horse? (The story goes something like that anyhow. You know how facts get embellished. I don't know how much of it is true.)
He still makes my heart leap when I see old pictures
You're very welcome. It was especially refreshing to hear that their philosophy stated that show rings were nice, but the true way to prove a stallion was by his progeny. Seems like the old-timers knew a thing or two.. :wink:
That's also the conclusion I've come after years of talking to successful breeders.
They knew a LOT I think. Now, things with the show world are so screwed up. At least IMO. I don't even ask or think of seeing "show records" because I'm so disappointed in that world and what it's become I'm almost relieved if stallion/mare hasn't been shown. Maybe then you actually get the *real* breed. Sporting events are not to be included in my mini-rant here
I so agree, and since you've shown-- you know.
Annnnddd-- THAT is why I've chosen older blood like Crabbet, Polish, and Spanish <--- (due to their extremely meticulous breeding)- to produce usable, well-tempered, and yes-- pretty horses, while preserving lines people think are passe' now.
The (popular) show ring and its politics do little favor to the breed and only serves to push it toward something the Arabian never was for the glory and ego of "people" who go to any lengths to win. This is also why I have more respect for Sport-horse disciplines, as the artificial crap/BS/torturing the horse, etc. is not acceptable.
I could care less if my horses aren't the flavor of the month. They're meant to be enjoyed for life. I never follow the crowd-- never seemed to work for me..LOL
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