- Skills / Disciplines
- Breeding, Foundation, Gaited, Trail
Additional Comments
This colt comes from western, McCurdy and foundation bloodlines. He had his dam's gorgeous hooked ears and refined face. He will be athletic and naturally smooth gaited.
His dam is McCurdy's Excalibur, our bay roan mare who has both McCurdy blood and is out of a half sister to Excalibur's Dark Knight. McCurdy's Excalibur is a stocky, well built mare with a gorgeous, feminine face. She has a fabulous disposition and loves people.... (read more) Not only is she a proven producer, she is a delightful riding horse. She has a smooth, four beat saddle gait and sweet canter. She is brave, bold and loves to hit the trails.
His sire is our big perlino stallion, Darrah's Handsome Traveler, who comes from working western bloodlines, Elsie Darrah's breeding program and the Rise and Shine program. Handsome's sire, Captain's Cream Color, was bred by Arrow's Walkers out of two Calvin Miller bred horses. Captain's Cream Color was affectionately nicknamed "Traveler" and Micki will tell you that he was her heart horse the way that his half brother, Golden Gambler, is mine. While in Micki's program, Traveler left a legacy of naturally gaited, golden walking horses with stellar dispositions.
Handsome's dam, Darrah's Ivory Rose, was my dream mare. I tried to buy her from Micki when she was two, but she wouldn't sell at the time. When the time came that Micki was ready to retire, I happily brought Rosie into my breeding program. She quickly became one of Jarred's favorites due to her exceptional size, bone and movement. "She's the perfect mare for producing field trial mounts!" Rosie's dam was the cornerstone of Elsie's program, Fireball's Mountain Maid. Rosie's sire was Royal Ivory, perhaps the most well known cremello walking horse stallion of all time. Elsie wrote of Royal Ivory in her colored stallion review: "Royal Ivory is my all time favorite cremello stallion and he is a key player in my breeding program. He has it all: pedigree, color, gentle disposition, natural walking ability and good conformation. He will do anything you ask of him. He is an excellent trail riding horse and is used to pull a horse-drawn hearse in parades. He is the perfect gentleman as a breeding stallion. His foals have the same gentle disposition as their sire. If you are looking to add color, conformation, natural walking ability and personality to your foals, Royal Ivory is for you."
Westwood Farms
We are a family owned and operated farm located in scenic Madison County, Virginia. We breed and sell Walking Horses and Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horses. Boarding, Lessons and Guided Trail Rides available.
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