This 1991 stallion is very impressive in person.
Once you see him, you won't forget him. He gathers admirers whenever we have
visitors, and whenever he ventures out in public, although that isn't often.
He displayed in 2002 at the Montana Horse Fair, where he behaved like the
intelligent gentleman he is among hundreds of other stallions and mares,
on Father's day (in June). Halters with stud chains were required on the
grounds, and we had the chain hanging loose (we had to borrow it; we don't
own one.) At the same time, the dominance and self-confidence this horse
has is remarkable. He is a free ranging herd stallion here on the ranch,
most of the time. He is just a fraction under 15.0 hh, and 1200#, the
most powerful horse you could imagine without being coarse. He is heterozygous
for black, agouti, dun & curl; he produces all colors including duns,
grullas, and red duns.
"Teddy" has converted many horsemen that have seen him,
into Curly Horse "believers." Foundation Quarter Horse breeders are especially
impressed with this stallion.
His foals are widely accepted, not only in the Curly
Horse world, but by the horse industry in general. He is a true & consistent
improver of quality. His curly foals are exceptional Curly Horses.
One daughter, *Grulla Vaquera Lark, exported to Austria, (owned by
Curlies
Austria) is the highest scoring (inspected) Curly mare in Europe
at this time. Even his smooth coated foals are impressive horses that compete
in stockhorse classes at local shows and win.
Like many range stallions, this stallion will not accept
new mares after he is banded up for the summer, therefore he is not offered
at stud to the public. This horse has a 13* pedigree.
© 2003 photo by Celenia,
CA
© 1997
Sorrel
© 1999
Sorrel
We plan
to collect this stallion in the future to store a bank of frozen semen. This
will be a "preservation project" of the
Old West Curly
Horses syndicate. Old West Curly Horses is working on a Curly Horse
Hippotherapy riding program; "Teddy" has several daughters in our breeding
program to support the hypoallergenic horse portion of that "kid project."
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