I am told my new horse is out of a heavy weight hunter mare by 'Snowford Stoker' Any on any knowledge of this line of ID's .
Irish draught experts?
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Here is his pedigree:
http://www.irishdraught.com/horses/profile.php?unid=4553
and again:
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/snowford+stoker
Snowford Stoker is now deceased but has sired quite a few progeny. He seemed to be very much a performance ID and his stock have gone on to perform. His lines seem to be sought after as ISH types.
If you google is name on google images you get a very small photo of him. You could always contact the Irish Draught Society for more info - he was a well known horse.
http://www.irishdraught.com/horses/profile.php?unid=4553
and again:
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/snowford+stoker
Snowford Stoker is now deceased but has sired quite a few progeny. He seemed to be very much a performance ID and his stock have gone on to perform. His lines seem to be sought after as ISH types.
If you google is name on google images you get a very small photo of him. You could always contact the Irish Draught Society for more info - he was a well known horse.
Just finding this site, many, many years after this post. Happy Ending (RID) was one of the few stallions out of Snowford Stocker (RID), who died at a relatively young age. Happy Ending was imported to the US by Penmerryl Stud and I later purchased him, he is now deceased. He mostly covered mares for sport and unfortunately didn't get many purebreds... although he is best known for producing mares. He has one purebred stallion standing in the US, Accomac, RID, that we bred and raised. He goes back to Coleman lines which are disappearing.
This is an old post, wish I'd seen it first time round @EA McFarland
I knew Stoker as a foal! Pam's daughters taught me to ride and I also kept my first pony there. He was a stunner and I remember he used to come over to get his bum scratched - cute as a foal but it would have been a bit more daunting when he grew up lol. His dam Kelly (Harepark Pink) was a lovely mare in looks and temperament and Pam had many wonderful foals from her so hopefully some of her bloodline will still be around. It was a tragedy Stoker died young because I think he could have been quite an influential stallion. I never saw Happy Ending in the flesh but he looked good in photos, a shame he didn't cover more purebred mares. I have to say that I fear we're losing many of what I feel are the "proper" RIDs, I see purebreds nowadays that look more like the part breds of 40 years ago
I knew Stoker as a foal! Pam's daughters taught me to ride and I also kept my first pony there. He was a stunner and I remember he used to come over to get his bum scratched - cute as a foal but it would have been a bit more daunting when he grew up lol. His dam Kelly (Harepark Pink) was a lovely mare in looks and temperament and Pam had many wonderful foals from her so hopefully some of her bloodline will still be around. It was a tragedy Stoker died young because I think he could have been quite an influential stallion. I never saw Happy Ending in the flesh but he looked good in photos, a shame he didn't cover more purebred mares. I have to say that I fear we're losing many of what I feel are the "proper" RIDs, I see purebreds nowadays that look more like the part breds of 40 years ago
Wonderful that you have a connection with these horses. Harepark Pink is represented in several very successful stallions that came to the US and so her line lives on. And yes, I very much agree, RID's today are a much lighter horse, even in the last 20 years.This is an old post, wish I'd seen it first time round @EA McFarland
I knew Stoker as a foal! Pam's daughters taught me to ride and I also kept my first pony there. He was a stunner and I remember he used to come over to get his bum scratched - cute as a foal but it would have been a bit more daunting when he grew up lol. His dam Kelly (Harepark Pink) was a lovely mare in looks and temperament and Pam had many wonderful foals from her so hopefully some of her bloodline will still be around. It was a tragedy Stoker died young because I think he could have been quite an influential stallion. I never saw Happy Ending in the flesh but he looked good in photos, a shame he didn't cover more purebred mares. I have to say that I fear we're losing many of what I feel are the "proper" RIDs, I see purebreds nowadays that look more like the part breds of 40 years ago
Happy Ending was quite the athletic and so he covered a lot of Thoroughbreds... unfortunately, later on he did not ship or freeze well so that limited his breeding. He did have several impressive purebred colts but every one of them came to a tragic end... except the one I mentioned in the previous post. We still have a number of partbred mares by him that we put back to purebreds. Anyway, he lived out his remaining years here at our ranch in Montana US, live covered our mares and enjoyed his yard on a hill that overlooks our entire place... and that is where he is buried. So nice to hear from someone who knew this line and that we both have good memories!
@EA McFarland did you have any dealings with a stallion called Western Sun? He was my lad's sire and I never did get a chance to see him in the flesh. I'll try to dig out some photos of Jim later.
Sorry missed this. Yes, a stallion was brought forward a number of years ago by Western Sun here in Montana. He did not pass Inspection and I don't know what happened to him. Nice horse, just a better gelding.
Mine, I was told by inspectors I knew, almost certainly would have passed. However his breeder was right to geld him I think because his temperament wasn't what was wanted in such a big horse and for a breed renowned for it's nature. I lived him to bits and he was very much mine - or as he saw it I was his! - but even I could see that.
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