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"G3" is a showier version of his sire, G2 (The Tennessee Stud WF.) He has the same backend and a slightly higher front end. He has a stunningly beautiful refined headwith a broad forehead, big eyes and tiny, hooked ears. He has a the perfect neck - it comes gracefully out of his shoulder rather high (but not like a giraffe like some I've seen). He is a respectful gentleman, though has more quickness and presence than his sire. To be fair, his sire would fall asleep in the show lineup, so presence wasn't his strong point. G3 makes everyone who sees him gasp "WHO is that?!" G3 has a true running walk with a great backend. He will walk and shake at both the flatwalk and running walk or you can tighten him up and do a smooth, sailing saddle gait with considerable speed. He does these gaits naturally without the aid of special shoeing. He also has a beautiful canter. He truly represents the versatility that the original walking horse was bred for.
Bourbon's dam, Shake 'Em Up, Sophie comes from our good friend, Gwen Moberly, of Flying Horse Ranch in Kentucky. Gwen knew we were looking for large, big boned, natural gaited mares with older bloodlines, so she reached out to us about Sophie. Sophie was exactly what we were looking for. Her bone substance was superb. She was built like the old-style walking horse. She had a big, well sloped shoulder with great withers (actually, it reminded me of Gambler's dam, Image.) Her back was of moderate length. The slope of her hip and depth of her loin are what we loved to see. She was also set well underneath herself behind with just the right amount of angle to her back legs. Sophie got her tremendous size, bone and stoic disposition honest. She carried the blood of Midnight Sun, Shaker's Shocker, Mack K's Handshaker, Midnight Mack K and Ebony Masterpiece as well as the lesser known but equally great Black Dust MR, and Eb's Frankley Mr Shankley. She was certified with the International Heritage Horse Association as 100% Heritage. Sophie had never been broke to ride, but she has such a sweet, accepting disposition that at 19 years of age, Jarred decided to see how she would react to the possibility of carrying a rider. We tacked her up and she stood quietly, watching us with soft eyes. Jarred led her around with the saddle and she couldn't have cared less. So I held her while Jarred climbed aboard. Sophie didn't move. She turned her nose towards his foot as if to say "what are you doing up there?" Jarred urged her forward, but she didn't know quite what to expect. I took the lead rope and walked her around the ring less than a full lap when Jarred said "let her go." I did. And she walked. I stood in the middle of the ring and kissed to her to ask her to go. Jarred improvised and made some funny noises to encourage her on from time to time and bless her sweet, patient heart, she gamely tried everything that we asked of her. She did not take a step out of line. This is EXACTLY the kind of naturally willing, good minded disposition that we try so hard to breed for. What you see here is no training, no muscle development, no experience whatsoever...just Sophie. On the top side of his pedigree, Bourbon is the product of three of our most beloved horses (Golden Gambler, Pippi White Stockings, and The Tennessee Stud WF ) Her sire, The Tennessee Stud WF (G2), was carefully bred and raised here at Westwood Farms. "G2" is exactly what we've been breeding for. He has a wonderful disposition: kind, friendly and respectful. From birth, he demonstrated a keen intelligence and strong desire to please that I love so much about his sire. He also has the larger bone structure that I love about his dam. G2 has a true running walk with a great backend. He will walk and shake at both the flatwalk and running walk or you can tighten him up and do a smooth, sailing saddle gait with considerable speed. He does these gaits naturally and has never even worn a shoe at this point. He also has a beautiful canter. He truly represents the versatility that the original walking horse was bred for. He would be competitive in shows and still be a comfortable, smooth and sane mount for trails or field trials. G2's sire is Golden Gambler, one of the best horses I've ever had the pleasure to ride. Gambler's bloodlines are a unique blend of the western working bloodlines through his sire, Blue Gold (who goes back to Roy Roger's own "Trigger Jr." aka Allen's Gold Zephyr), and the old eastern show lines through his dam, Cindy's Image-GH. Image was known for her true walking horse gaits and lovely disposition. Her sire was by Ebony Masterpiece and dam by Triple Threat. G2's dam, Pippi White Stockings is one of the best palomino mares I've ever found. I searched the whole country hoping to find the perfect mare to breed to Gambler and try for a colt to eventually replace him. Golden Gambler was getting older (and while I sincerely hope to have many more years of riding and memories) and the thought of not having a replacement was really starting to concern me. I put out feelers and scoured the web looking for a mare. Not just any mare, mind you...I wanted a dark palomino or buckskin; at least one agouti; 100% smooth, natural gaits; 16+h; STELLAR disposition; intelligent; willing; good bone and muscle...no short order, but that was what I needed. I scoured the country for five years before Lacey Musselman called to let me know that her friends, Rick & Lindsey Payette, were getting ready to move to South America and wouldn't be able to take along their amazing mare, Pippi White Stockings aka "Kate." I immediately called and set up an appointment to go see her. It was love at first ride and I bought her the same day. It was absolutely love at first ride. Kate's easy, effortless running walk was just perfect. She strolls like a walking horse should. No shoes...no rider effort...just natural. She has a to-die-for true running walk with a headshake that comes from reach, not gimmicks. She is a lady in the truest sense of the word. She has polite, genteel manners. She is never pushy or rude. Her demeanor is just perfection: pleasant, content and calm. She is a professional when it comes to riding. Even with foals in tow and chaos around her, she stays focused on her rider. She is out of a great minded, swingy gaited, enormous palomino son of Gen's Armed and Dangerous, Gen's Armed & Golden TF, whose color lines comes from the rare but excellent quality Wilson Strollin Gold. Kate's dam, Porcelain Rose was a square gaited cremello mare from the lines of Chance's Goldust H and the great John A's Chance.
Breeding Information.
We can do shipped semen through Equine Reproduction Concepts when he is at home. You have to call and register in advance and they require 24 hours notice to us on the schedule for collection. Their fees are paid directly to them and can be seen here: Cooled Semen Fees. There is a $125/trip hauling fee payable to Westwood Farms (so we can pay the hauler) for each collection when using shipped semen. E-mail us or call Stephanie at 540-825-1300 for more information on breeding to G3.
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