We're so proud of our lovely rising 3 year old imported colt Starbucks, on Sunday Susan had her first ever sit on him and he was perfect! He had done a little work last Christmas with Russell (4 rides!) but has just come in beautifully after time off to grow and mature a bit more and behaves like an old hand! Calm, forward but quiet, and giving a very good back feel under saddle, "Bucky" then had to go off to Canberra Vets after his ride as our two mares decided they needed his services RIGHT NOW! So Bucky served (by AI) his first two mares of the season as well! His first two brides are Show Promise (sister to super Grand Prix horse Versailles and dam of Callum Park Leodacaprio), and maiden mare Callum Park Whisper Gold, a black, beautiful, extreme moving Belcam Graphic/Contact mare.  Starbucks will be available to a limited number of mares this season and next at this stage, with our focus firmly on his performance career. Though he's such a calm and lovely young stallion, at this stage there seems to be no reason he can't do both!Starbucks as a foal in Europe (pic left). He is by World Young Horse Champion Sarkozy (Sandro Hit/Weltmeyer/Bolero) out of imported mare Vedette De Feiner Stern (Feiner Stern/Rubinstein, her dam boasting the same damline as Anky Van Grunsven's Bonfire). Vedette has produced numerous Premium classified foals, including, of course, Starbucks! Starbucks year older brother by Sir Donnerhall (Sandro Hit/Donnerhall), Sir Dior pictured below is being campaigned by Natasja Van Den Bogeart in Belgium and is being aimed at the Dutch stallion licencing as well as for the young horse classes and is showing super temperament and amazing movement.  |
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