This perfect perlino is the product of two
phenomenal horses. Both of his parents are tremendously athletic,
supremely intelligent, naturally smooth gaited, people-pleasing and just
all around wonderful horses. He was carefully bred and raised by Westwood
Farms and sold to Bobby Irwin in 2019.
Disposition. Midas has common sense and an honest approach to everything. He is
respectful of his handler's space. Before his knee injury I rode him with
my then three year old son, Gavin, on my lap. We rode down busy roads
passing barking dogs, motorcycles, tractors, semi trucks, and more and
Midas doesn't flinch. He just carried us along as smooth as silk - I
couldn't ask for anything more. In the field, Midas follows Gavin around
and nuzzles him. Just like his Gambler, he's fascinated by children and
knows to be gentle. We rode Midas alone and in groups with mares and
geldings and he took excellent care of us. You would hardly know he was a
stallion.
Gait. Midas has exhibited a
true gait since day one. He has a perfectly timed rack and a true 3-beat
canter. He is tremendously athletic and agile. As a foal, he looked like a
little reigning horse - spinning, sliding, and cantering around. He
retained that agility and athleticism as an adult horse.
Conformation. Midas has
excellent conformation. He has excellent bone and muscle without being
coarse or unrefined. His back is strong and short, enabling him to collect
with ease. He has his sire's beautifully arched neck and natural
"waterspout arch" to his tail. Midas has a beautiful head with a broad
forehead, soft eyes and his sires tapered muzzle with fluted nostrils. His
hooves are as hard and strong as a mustang's, just like his sire's.
Guaranteed "Gold". We named
"Midas" for the mythical king whose touch turned all into gold. Midas is a
genetic goldmine (literally!) He has been DNA tested by UC Davis and is
homozygous for cream (CrCr) and the agouti (AA.) This means that we can
offer a GUARANTEE of a gold (palomino or buckskin) foal from bay, black
and chestnut mares. Color possibilities:
Black/Bay/Chestnut mares: palomino and
buckskin foals.
Smokey Black/Buckskin/Palomino mares:
palomino, buckskin, cremello, or perlino foals.
Smokey Cream/Perlino/Cremello mares: cremello
or perlino foals.
***Midas carries the alternate roan variant gene.
Meaning that some of his foals can appear roan out of non-roan mares. His
foals can carry the gene without showing it. Almost all of Midas' foals
are dark gold with the exception of the foals who display the alternate
roan gene.
Bloodlines. Midas' bloodlines
are a unique blend of working and show lines. On his sire's side he
carries the blood of the western working horses from Calvin Miller's ranch
on top and the eastern bred old-time show horses on the bottom. Midas' dam
boasts industry greats Pride's Generator, The Touch, Ebony's Senator and
Another Grey John. Midas' bloodlines are also unique in that he does not
trace back to The Pusher C.G. This makes him an EXCELLENT outcross for
mares who are heavily Pusher bred.
Big Star's
Gold Lady
TWHBEA #790692 DOB: 1979 COLOR: Palomino
Eldorado's
Big Star
TWHBEA #662833 COLOR: BLACK
Hero Merry
Rose
TWHBEA #694854 COLOR: CHESTNUT
Cindy's Image - GH
TWHBEA #823206 COLOR: BAY HEIGHT: 16H
Solitude's Eb Master
TWHBEA #685658 COLOR: BLACK
Ebony Masterpiece
TWHBEA #560586
COLOR: BLACK
Go Boy's Lady Ann
TWHBEA #550330
Threat's Cinderella
TWHBEA #730274 COLOR: BAY
Triple Threat
TWHBEA #612233 DOB: 5-1-1956 COLOR: Bay
Handshaker's Sue
TWHBEA #655566 COLOR: BLACK
WINNING TOUCH
TWHBEA #20201544 KMSHA #200612043 RHBAA #1022612
DOB: 5/26/2002 COLOR: BUCKSKIN HEIGHT: 15.3H
GENOTYPE:
[Ee Aa NCr]
ONE PART GEN
TWHBEA #961873 COLOR: PALOMINO MARKINGS: BOTH HIND AND
NEAR FORE FETLOCKS, SNIP, WHITE MANE AND TAIL.
MAN OF GENERATOR
TWHBEA #874219 COLOR: CHESTNUT MARKINGS: OFF HIND
FETLOCK, INSIDE NEAR HIND CORONET, FEW WHITE HAIRS IN
FOREHEAD.
PRIDES GENERATOR
TWHBEA #753925 COLOR: CHESTNUT
MOONWALK'S STAR
TWHBEA #772910 COLOR: BLACK MARKINGS: STAR, SNIP.
WILSON'S PRINCESS LADY
TWHBEA #897639 COLOR: "WHITE"
DRUMMER'S GOLD DUST
TWHBEA #845980 COLOR: PALOMINO MARKINGS: OUTSIDE NEAR
HIND FET- LOCK, INSIDE NEAR HIND CORO NET, NEAR FORE SOCK,
BLAZE, WHITE MANE AND TAIL.
HAY LOOK ME OVER L.M.
TWHBE #675755 COLOR: BLACK
SHE'S TOUCHED
TWHBEA #971428 COLOR: BLACK MARKINGS: STAR
THE TOUCH
TWHBEA #885121 COLOR: BLACK
ANOTHER GREY JOHN
TWHBEA #847253 COLOR: GREY
SPIRIT'S EBBY
TWHBEA #824753 COLOR: BLACK MARKINGS: NEAR HIND
FETLOCK, STAR.
SENATOR'S LADYAIRE
TWHBEA #784874 COLOR: BLACK
EBONY'S SENATOR
TWHBEA #641156 COLOR: BLACK
DELIGHT'S LADYAIRE
TWHBEA #716332 COLOR:CHESTNUT
Registrations.
We do not require that mares bred
to Midas be registered, we judge each horse as an
individual, not by papers. We would rather breed a
high-quality gaited un-papered mare than a low quality
papered mare. However, foals with papers are more valuable
than those without. For that reason, Midas is registered
with several registries.
KMSHA
#200710050 *Foals out of registered KMSHA/SMHA mares are
eligible for temporary papers until proven under saddle,
at which time they will be inspected for gait and
disposition and given permanent papers. The mare and
gelding books are still open.
TWHBEA
#20700235 *Only accepts foals out of registered and
bloodtyped TWHBEA mares.
IPWHR
*Accepts foals out of TWHBEA, CRTWH, or unregistered
purebred Tennessee Walking Horse mares only. SOUND
HORSES ONLY. No padded, heavy shod, or sored horses are
accepted into this registry.
PSHR
# *Accepts gaited foals out of registered gaited parents
of any breed. Any good-quality gaited horse is eligible
for registration for a limited time.
Midas is now owned by Scott Morris of Bear Lake,
PA. Call 716-450-1666 or e-mail scottmorris535@gmail.com
Disposition.
