Midnight Appaloosa Stud

This year (2018) I have introduced some new blood into the Stud and hopefully another colour gene. After observing colour over the years I could see the Dun horses expressed their colour more consistently than the “Cream” gene horses (Smokey Black, Buckskin & Palomino). Cream either expresses as almost white through to a rich golden colour. Sadly the paler versions are more common. I have a couple of mares, that have been bred to a Grullo (Black-Dun) QH stallion, I purchased a Dun (Bay-Dun) Appaloosa mare, who is the daughter

of the Dun Appaloosa stallion Mighty Invincible (imported from Australia). I guess the 3rd reason I’ve introduced the blood of some fine Western horses, is because I personally like competing in reining, and I am hoping (crossing fingers & toes) I get some nice loud colour, very quiet Western horses for people to compete on, including myself. From spring this year it’ll be an interesting time for the Stud.

The Quarter Horse stallions I have used so far, that deserve a mention are “Justa Lil Promisq S” (grullo); “Shining n Stylish” (Bay)(top performer); “This Kids all Style” (buckskin QH) also 2005 World Champion stallion.

Of course the mares need a mention. This year we’ve introduced a fair bit of new blood. We bought an unregistered Dun daughter of Mighty Invincible (Dun), called Pye to breed to my Palomino Fewspot stallion (Alfie) in the hope of a Dunalino foal or any nice colour. I have the stunning Dunskin Appaloosa mare Arawood Lace, bred by Sheena Martin, who can produce a range of colour because she carries Cream and Dun on a Bay Base. She is also by the well-bred “Enriched” (imp In-Utero AUS) who’s sire Ric O’ Lena (Palomino Leopard) is in the Australian Hall Of Fame for his long list of achievements. Enriched was bred at Cayuse Stud in Australia. Lace has foaled a filly this year, to the striking “Justa Lil Promisq S. When she loses her foal coat, we will see whether or not she is Dun, like her daddy. There are two QH mares, both put in foal. Stylistalynx (chestnut) is in foal to Alfie as well and Party Girl (Bay) is in foal to Justa Lil Promisq S (Grullo). My home-bred mare Classic Jewel (homozygous for LP), out of National Champion mare GB Classique L’Amour, has also been placed in foal to Justa Lil Promisq S (Grullo). The three old girls Stylish Suzy (Suzy), Fair Haze and Waimarama Kachina won’t be far from retirement, so the time was right to do this. Stylish Suzy was sired by Stylish Zippo who was ApHANZ Super-Horse three years in a row from 2007 - 2009. Fair Haze has some very old Appaloosa bloodlines and produces nice quiet foals, and Waimarama Kachina (China) is very well bred, being out of Nakia Mist who was ApHANZ Super-Horse in 1992. Nakia Mist has produced three Champions from memory. China’s sire was the black snowcap stallion Go Bars Express and his sire was the imported Cayuse Ballistics from the Cayuse Stud in Australia.

In the breeding program is the striking young filly Tina (born 2016) as a future broodmare. She appears to be a black snowcap, and she’s sadly been delegated to the broodmare paddock at such a young age, due to a hock injury which may not come right. She is by FHS Captain Zipper bred by Eileen Oswald, and out of Magic Impulse (by Jagady Billy Bar Oh). This will be the 2nd Jagady Billy Bar Oh mare. Jagady was a well sought-after stallion and handsome as well. As you can see from his photo he was nicely put together, and Jagady was also sired by Cayuse Ballistics (imp AUS). Tina’s sire FHS Captain Zipper comes from a quiet bloodline as well. His grandsire is Shizhoni Kahlua Chief (Palomino Fewspot), who is known for his quietness and he is also a maternal half brother to my former stallion Silver Invader.

Up and coming new Stud is the two-year-old bay fewspot c**t son of Silver Invader, Hi-Ho-Silver. He was the last foal Silver Invader sired. He has been genetically colour-tested to show he can sire chestnut, black and bay foals, depending on the mare he’s bred with. He will be started under saddle shortly. He is out of my very quiet mare Stylish Suzy, so he’s a paternal half-brother to my current stallion Alfie (Midnights Silver Saphire).