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JUNE 2003 GAITED HORSE ISSUE |
CONTENTS Montana
Regional Tennesee Walking Horse Rendezvous
& Versatility Show UPCOMING ISSUES  January Wishing Star February Paint March Quarterhorse April Arabian May Reining Horse June Gaited Horse July Fjord Horse August Trail & Recreational Riding September Ride the West October Miniature Horse November Open Breed December Open Breed Don't forget the deadline! "15th of each month for the next month's publication." |
Wishing Star Gallop Gears Up for 2003 Once again, it is going to be a dynamic year for the Wishing Star Foundation! This year marks the twenty-first annual Stallion Services Auction and Gallop is well under way. There will be 45 champion stallions lined up for the August 16, 2003, event. Last August this event was held in Spokane, Washington grossing over $80,000 for the Wishing Star Foundation. It is the largest all-breed Stallion Service Auction of its kind on the West Coast, and number one fundraising event for Wishing Star, a nonprofit organization that grants "wishes" to children with life threatening illnesses. With the help of Gallop Coordinator, Barbara Turner, each year Horse Previews - Wishing Star Gallop's exclusive equine magazine - updates you months prior to the Gallop event with behind-the-scene preparation and participating stallions. The lineup is complete and Wishing Star Gallop is pleased to announce the Arabian, Hanoverian, Sport Horses, & Appaloosa Stallions. Once again "Gallop" promises to offer one of the most exciting years of quality stallions for the auction.
ARABIAN STALLIONS PADRONS MAHOGANY: The highest selling Arabian stallion service of last year's 2002 Gallop auction is back once again in our 2003 line up. Wishing Star feels blessed to have this Canadian National Futurity winner, a multi-champion halter and English Pleasure horse; and more importantly, one of the fastest up-and-coming young sires in the breed today. That statement became evidenced by his 1993 UNANIMOUS FIRST PLACE GET-OF-SIRE win at Scottsdale - where he sired one Champion, one Reserve Champion, and three Top Tens. Since then, his foals have earned 19 National wins, with 358 championships in halter and performance at class "A" shows. A very impressive record for this popular and most sought after stallion! His grand get are also winning at such prestigious shows as Scottsdale. Padrons Mahogany combines a blend of Russian, Polish, and American blood. Over the past several years, Padrons Mahogany has had a heavy breeding season in the U.S. and Europe. He is owned by Padrons Mahogany Group and stands at Grand Arabian Farm in Grand Rapids, Michigan for $2,500. BACHELOR BEY: 1991 Junior and Senior Champion stallion as a two-year-old. 1992 Region 5 Top 5 Halter Stallion. Sired by "JA Magnificat++" a multiple Champion and US National Top Ten Driving horse. His dam is a "Bey Shah+" daughter. Bachelor Bey is called "The Cross Of The Future." His offspring are following in his footsteps. Winning titles such as Sweepstakes Regional Champion, and Futurity Champion. He is an International Arabian Breeders Sweepstakes Sire. Owned by Sheri Boito of Spokane, Washington. "Bachelor Bey" stands for $1,500. HANOVERIAN AND SPORT HORSE STALLIONS: WOLKENZAUBER: This 16.3 hand high black and white overo American Warmblood Stallion was last year's Highest Selling Stallion Service for the Hanoverian and Sport Horse lineup. His sire is the imported German Hanoverian Winnetou, who is the nation's most influential stallion of the American Warmblood Society. Wolkenzauber's dam held no less than five Register of Merit Achievement Awards with the American Pinto Horse Association. Wolkenzauber himself earned his first ROM in Dressage at the age of four. He was also the Washington State Horsemen Association's High Score Award winner for 2002, winning over his own sire. Wolkenzauber's foals have exceeded everyone's expectations. Not only has he produced a large majority of loud colored foals, but ones that excel in conformation, size, movement and temperament. His foals have convinced conservative judges from the German Rhinelander Association to be of sufficient quality. A bay overo filly by Wolkenzauber out of an Anglo Arabian mare was the champion foal at last year's Rhinelander foal inspection, winning the much sought after Gold Medal designation, which put her in the top 10 nationwide. Another one of his fillies became the first colored warmblood to set foot on the Island of Hawaii. Wolkenzuaber has already proven himself as a serious competitor and his foals are incredibly popular as well as talented. Within a few years Cocolalla Creek Sports Horses predicts you'll be able to "spot" his offspring participating in Olympic disciplines, on the trail for pleasure, or in the show ring pen! All foals are eligible for registration with the American Warmblood Society or the German Rhinelander Association. He is owned by Patrick and Marion O'Connor of Cocolalla Creek Sport Horses in Careywood, Idaho. He will stand the 2004-breeding season for $1,000. EUROPE: This beautiful stallion was imported to the U.S. in March of 1998. His dam is "Winzerin"; his sire is "Espri", who was the Hanoverian Stallion of the Year in 1995. Shortly after performing for his RPSI licensing in the fall of 2000, "Europe," spent three months training with Dean Voigt in California doing well at Liberty. "Europe," still on the move has recently taken up residence in Colorado, training and competing under the skilled handling of Robin Cole. He has begun his Dressage career, competing in USDF shows at First Level. The year 2000 introduced his first foal crop with instant success. One of his sons, "Elijah," received Supreme status in his AWS inspection with the highest score of 82.45. In September 2000 "Europe" was successfully licensed with the Rheinland-Pfalz-Saar Registry. This is very exciting for his owners as his foals will now be eligible for that registry and receive German issued papers. In addition foals may be eligible to be registered with the American Warmblood Society, the American Warmblood Registry or the Pinto Horse Association. "Europe's" owners are, Don & Holli Lyons of Gaston, Oregon. He is standing for $950. ESCAPADE: New to the lineup of Warmbloods in the Gallop comes Escapade. Escapade is a 2001 black Hanoverian Stallion who was imported from Germany as a yearling. He currently stands 16 hands tall and should mature around 16.3 hands. Escapade comes from the breeder of the legendary Grannus. In the late 70's and early 80's the black stallion Grannus was a jumping phenomenon in Germany. Not only did he win hundreds of thousands of dollars as a jumper himself, but his offspring earnings goes into the millions. Escapade's dam Gera is double line bred to Grannus and back to his dam line through the state's premium mare Odessa. Escapade's sire is the highly attractive and successful black stallion Escudo 1. For last two years in a row Escudo has produced the overall winner of the prestigious 11-month stallion performance test at the Hanoverian State Stud Farm in Germany. Not only does he pass on superb jumping ability, but he is also known for producing very balanced and elastic moving dressage talents. Escapade has the best of both talents. His owners are very excited about bringing a stallion of such unparalleled caliber to the U.S. To the best of their knowledge, he is the only son of Escudo at stud in the U.S. His foals are eligible for registration with the American Warmblood Society regardless of the mare's breed. Patrick and Marion O'Connor of Cocolalla Creek Sport Horses in Careywood, Idaho own him. He will stand the 2004-breeding season for $1,000. APPALOOSA STALLIONS: WAP SPOTTED: Last year's highest selling Appaloosa service, "Wap Spotted" is once again back in the Gallop line up for a 2004 breeding. He is a founding stallion of the Appaloosa Sport Horse Association, and a two-time Maryland Horse Show Association High Point Champion. He is Registered with the American Warmblood Society, the Appaloosa Horse Club, and the American Warmblood Registry. His striking Appaloosa markings have made him a big hit in the traditional world of Warmbloods. "Wap Spotted" has become the standard of the "new generation" of Appaloosa Sport horses. As a "Medallion" sire, he has had a profound effect on the breeding of many horses. In fact, his real claim to fame lies in his get. He consistently sires athletic and brightly colored winners at both ApHC events and on the highly conservative AHSA rated circuits. His progeny of winning athletes include "Wap's Con Game" and Dressage at Devon champions, "NF Theodore" and "Wapsicle". Another honor bestowed upon "Wap Spotted" was being chosen as part of "Bryers" 50th Anniversary Lineup! He and his progeny have been featured in many publications, calendars, and exhibits. "Wap Spotted" resides at Kismet Farms in Hanover, Pennsylvania where he currently stands for $1,500. IMPRESS ME SHANON: It is with a great sense of pride that Wishing Star is pleased to offer (once again) to the Appaloosa breeders a National & World Champion Stallion. "Impress Me Shanon" is the 1993 ApHC World Champion Three-Year-Old Stallion. He returned to the show ring the following year to earn himself another title as the 1994 American Nationals Champion Four-Year-Old Stallion. He is sired by "Impressive Shanon", a "Prince Shannon" son. His dam is "Impress Me Josie" an own daughter of "Impressive Mint", out of a "Mighty Bright" daughter, "May-Bee Bright." Is there any wonder why this tremendous stallion - himself a World and Nationals Champion - is also producing Reserve World Champion offspring? Such is true of "Shanonator," multiple halter futurity wins as a yearling gelding, Reserve ApHC World Champion Two-Year-Old Hunt Seat Champion; "Shamber," Reserve ApHC World Champion Two-Year-Old Hunt Seat Champion; "Shantactic," Nationals & World Champion - 3rd Place - both as a yearling and again as a Two-Year-Old, Top Ten in the Worlds in multiple performance events; and "Im Gold To Impress," Top Five at the World in Two-Year-Old Halter Mares. Obviously these are offspring that have proven themselves to halter and ride successfully. Not enough can be said about this magnificent National & World Champion stallion, "Impress Me Shanon." Appaloosa breeder, here's the opportunity of a lifetime! "Impress Me Shanon" is owned by Devon Farms (Mark & Deanna Akins) of Purcell, Oklahoma, standing for a fee of $1,000. DZ WEEDO: Heads up Western Pleasure Appaloosa lovers! New to the lineup this year comes ApHC World & National Western Champion, DZ WEEDO. He is one of Char-O-Lot Ranches special projects. This buckskin stallion was acquired because his unique qualities make him an ideal Western Pleasure sire. His World & National titles are in Western Riding, Trail, Western Pleasure, and Non-Pro Bareback Equitation. He is also the winner of multiple Western Pleasure Futurities. He is quiet and has a good-minded disposition. His "natural" desire to "go slow" along with his athletic ability to "keep it all together" makes him a superior individual to consider breeding to. His first foals are now beginning to show and a number of them have already won local Halter and Lunge Line Futurities! Owned by Char-O-Lot Ranches (Doug Schembri & family) in Myakka City, Florida, he presently stands for $1,000. His foals are eligible for the, Appaloosa Breeders Trust; Gulf Coast Breeders; Georgia Breeders Trust; Appaloosa Pleasure Horse Association; and the Tall Timber Futurity Program. Wishing Star is indebted to the previous owners of DZ Weedo ... Patty & Mike Baker of Spurgeon, Washington for donating "this breeding" to our Gallop event in helping to grant wishes to special children! Clearly we can see that Gallop Coordinator, Barbara Turner has secured an impressive lineup of stallions for these breeds. With the help of Barbara, over the next several months, prior to the August 16th Wishing Star Gallop Stallion Services Auction, we will be updating you on the progress of the auction and wishes of some very "special" children. Hi everyone! As Gallop Coordinator, I feel it is going to be another great year for Wishing Star and the Gallop. This year marks the 21st annual event! Can you believe that? Where has the time gone, and what a journey we have all traveled together in the success of this soaring equine event. The line up of stallions this year is one of the strongest we have ever had. Again this year, the Gallop Auction will be offered on the Internet! You will be able to research everything you need to know on each stallion. You will find their pedigree, photo, accomplishments, and normal standing fees. Should you know that you cannot make it to the auction, place a bid (on your choice of services) through the Internet and participate in a worthy cause! The link to our Wishing Star web site should be up and running in mid June. You can locate us at: www. wishingstar.org. If you have not been to our event - mark your calendars. If you attended before do not miss out on attending (again) at this year's event - it promises to be very exciting! Since our sale will offer services to all breeds transporting semen, I would like to talk to you about the importance of transported semen and mare care when buying a service. Please take the time to read on and educate yourself on transported and live cover. Granted, since the incidents on September 11th and the recent war in Iraq, transported semen has become very strict with customs. Even more reason to shop and do homework on the selection of your stallion service, the facility where your mare will be going - or costs involved with transporting semen before purchasing a service. Our Internet web page and link to the auction is the easiest way for you to do this research. You need to be aware that the service you purchase from Wishing Star does not include mare care, or transported semen fees, that is a contract between the stallion owner and yourself. They will provide you with a mare care or transported semen contract from their facility. Although it is not required for the stallion owners to send any mare care contracts, feel free to contact my office to see if I have any information on breeding contracts of stallions you're interested in before notifying the farms. Generally we have some information on transported semen costs with some of our stallions. Check this information out on our web site. You will be able to e-mail the farms directly for all this information. With transported semen being accepted in so many breeds today, it is important that you understand the procedures before taking on the task. If you plan to breed your mare with transported cooled semen, you are likely to follow a process to order semen that will be used by most stallion farms. The more research you do, the more it will help you learn about the stallion farm's procedures and costs and the more communication you have with the farm before you need to order semen will increase your success. Most farms will accept credit cards to pay for various fees. Here are eighteen important points you will want to know when transporting semen: 1. Get a uterine culture done on your mare and have her checked for reproductive soundness before starting your transport. 2. Be aware of the breeding season months in which the stallion stands at stud. Some farms may not start breeding before March or April, some not after June or July. You will also have those stallions that are out being shown. 3. Call the farm. Many farms want their veterinarian to talk with your veterinarian to ensure that your mare is under appropriate care and that the semen will be capably handled. 4. With transported semen you will want to know how much the collection fee is per shipment; and how many separate shipments that cost will cover. Sometimes a shipped semen fee will cover one, two or up to three shipments. Others may charge per shipment. Be sure you know what your shipments will run per container. Often this is called a "shipped semen fee", and can run from $100 to $500., depending on the farm. 5. You should know what each additional shipment would run you in the event your mare did not conceive with what has been sent. Many breeding farms only allow you three shipments per breeding season. With others, it may be unlimited shipments. Be sure you know this information from your transported breeding contract. 6. What (if any) additional costs will be in a "handler's fee" for transported semen. Sometimes it is a one-time collection per breeding season, others charge with each shipment. 7. How much will the refundable equitainer deposit be? Many farms offer a reusable-shipping container and charge a deposit to ensure you return the container. Generally it runs around $250. 8. How much is shipped semen for rebreeding the following year - if applicable. 9. What method of payment is required? Most farms will require that you pay for the shipped semen, handler's fee, method of shipping fees, and refundable deposit before they ship the semen. 10. Check to make sure of what kind of semen will be available - cooled or frozen. 11. Know how your semen will be shipped: in an Equitainer or Disposable Container. Disposable containers are great for short distance transportation or local hand carrying. Depending on distance and weather for the time of year you are shipping, disposable containers are not as reliable as an Equitainer when it comes to long distances. Disposable shipping containers cannot be opened by airport security without significant changes in cooling rate or internal temperature. All disposable semen shipping containers will undergo significant fluctuations in temperature if turned upside-down during transport or moved from cool to hot places. For the above reasons, disposable shipping containers are not recommended for shipping by commercial carriers. If disposable containers are the only method for transport from your interested stallion's breeding farm, and is operated from a long distance location, discuss this with your veterinarian for advice. 12. Know how many days prior to the day a shipment is required that you notify the farm. Some farms might want you to call them on the first day of the mare's estrus cycle to tentatively schedule a shipping date for the semen. This will give the stallion farm an idea of the demand for semen on each day when the stallion is being collected. 13. Know how their shipping semen - UPS, Overnight Federal Express, Overnight Air, etc. A lot depends on how you and your vet want it shipped. Do not forget to ask for a tracking number, if one is available, so you can find the shipment if it is delayed. Maybe "most important" in today's semen shipments ... find out what finical responsibilities you will have (with the farm) should your transported semen be lost in it's shipment via UPS, Overnight Federal Express, or Overnight Air. 14. Make sure you know what days the farm collects and has available semen to be shipped. Many farms only collect on a Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Others will collect upon request. 15. Timing is crucial! Make sure you have a veterinarian who is experienced in transported semen breeding. He or she must be well versed in A. I. procedures and reproductive work. The time of ovulation and the time of insemination must be perfect. Do your research on finding a vet with a good track record in successfully settling mares through transported semen. 16. Make sure - in advance, that you know when your mare is ovulating - and that the farm will have a mare in heat, at their facility, to use when collecting the semen. Some stallions do not need to be collected with a mare in heat. Ask the farm about the stallion you are breeding to, and if this will be a problem depending on when your mare cycles in. 17. Know - from the breeding farm what the motility rate is upon collection of shipped semen to you. Make sure to have your vet check the motility rate after inseminating your mare. This information is very important and crucial in your success of transported semen. If it is low, make sure you or your vet contacts the breeding farm to discuss that with them before having them ship another container to you. If you do not communicate with the breeding farm, they will not know there is a problem to fix. Repeat this procedure with each shipment. Good communication between the sending farm and the mare management facility is absolutely essential for success in the use of transported cooled semen. Coordinating semen shipments will take planning and cooperation. 18. Check your mare at 16 days to see if she is pregnant. Breeding a mare with cooled semen involves a different set of charges that cover the stallion farm's costs of preparing, packaging, and shipping semen. Breeding with transported cooled semen is a team effort requiring the expertise of qualified professionals. With your goal probably being to produce a healthy foal in the most efficient, cost effective way, you certainly need to do everything in your power to prevent undue expense, loss of valuable time and disappointment. Transported cooled semen makes it possible for breeders to arrange mating between horses that might otherwise be impractical due to such factors as distance, economics or health of mares and/or foals. Staying at home to be bred insures the mares health, and special concerns since foals are particularly vulnerable to diseases and injury when exposed to other horses and strange environments. Mares with required special care due to age, injuries or other infirmities may also benefit from staying closer to home being bred with transported cooled semen. Today's breeding technology provides horse owners more options in the selection of stallions than were ever available in the past. The doors of opportunity are open. The choice is yours. When taking your mare to the farm to be bred. Consider and check out these important points... 1. Know how much the mare care will daily run you, wet or dry. 2. Make sure you know how they will breed your mare. Hand bred, pasture bred, or A.I. bred. If your mare is best bred any of the ways above - make sure they can accommodate you. 3. Know how many days during the week the farm will breed. Some only breed three days a week, some service the mares at all times. 4. If possible, drive out and visit with the farm manager and stallion owner. This way you can see the facilities, and feel comfortable that your mare will be in good hands. Know where and how your mare will be cared for. 5. Ask what kind of a feeding program they will have available for your mare. 6. If you have a foal at the mare's side, look over their breeding operation to know how the foal will be handled during the teasing and breeding of your mare. 7. Make sure you know the stallions breeding season months. 8. Ask how soon in advance they want you to notify them that your mare is coming. 9. Ask the farm what they will require of your mare's health verification before breeding. 10. If you are breeding to a local stallion, find out who will be the attending vet. 11. Before purchasing a service - at the very least - make sure that your mare is halter broke and can be handled by others. 12. Ask about rebreeds the following year - if applicable. Check to see if rebreeds will be charged an additional "handlers fee." We hope this information will help you in your decision when purchasing a stallion service. We all realize that once our mare leaves home, we mare owners are no longer in control. However remember, bringing an unbroken, unmanageable mare to be bred because you could not do anything else with her, does not make that mare the best candidate to be bred. As important as the stallion is to his owners, stallion owners realize the importance of your mare. We promise to keep you up-to-date on behind the scene happenings with Gallop 2003 in the forthcoming editions of Horse Previews. Wishing Star Gallop, a most worthy cause and opportunity for all involved! Count Your Blessings! Sincerely, |
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