- Skills / Disciplines
- Beginner, Breeding, Foundation, Field Trial, Flashy, Gaited, Homozygous Black, Trail, Trail Riding
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This is the very first girl that Blue has ever had. She is every bit as big and substantial as her brothers, but has her Mama's pretty, girly face. Her parents are two of the sweetest, most laid back horses you'll ever meet. Absolute love bugs. They're also great movers and this lovely lady should excel as a trail, pleasure or field trial mount. She also has the potential to be a top broodmare, like her mama. She has a 50% chance of being homozygous for black and she carries one copy of the classic roan gene.... (read more) She has three full brothers, Cowgirls Handsome Atlas, Sparked By Starlyte and 2023 colt who are also something special.
We call this filly "Dolly" after Dolly Parton's song "9 to 5." Blue foaled her while we were working our mares and foals and before the placenta was out and Dolly was dry, Blue voluntarily lined up with her newborn in the que to be worked so that she could get grain in exchange for us handling her baby.
Just like her smart, hardworking Mama, Dolly takes everything in stride. The first time we taught her to tie, she stood tied like a seasoned trail horse. She LOVES attention and spends most of her time following humans around to see if she can get scratches and loves. She learns everything we've asked of her with lightning speed and graduated "foal preschool" before any of the other foals.
She is going to be a very stocky 15.3h.
The filly's dam, Can't Touch Her Blues, was bred by Greg Strausbaugh of Mifflinburg Pennsylvania and raised by WW Farms of Pavo, Georgia, just a stone's throw from where Jarred grew up. Ashlynn Williams purchased the mare when Winston Way sold his breeding herd and we met her on a visit with Ashlynn. I was struck by her natural, loose way of going, excellent bone and build. She also has one of THE most confident, self assured dispositions, ever. She is the first to come investigate and seems to have no fear, period. She is also one of the most strikingly beautiful mares you'll ever come across. She carries the bloodlines of Generator's DR Blue, Pride's Generator, Quarterback Stock, The Pusher CG, Pride's Favorite, Pride's Ultra Threat, Pride's Favorite, Pride's Choice Cut, Pride of Midnight, and Midnight Sun. Her heavy "Pride" breeding is where she gets her refined beauty, but she has retained heavier bone and laid back disposition, which is perfect.
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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