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Pippi White Stockings, aka "Kate" is a mixture of solid early modern lines through her sire, the massive Gen's Armed & Golden T.F. He is a palomino directly by the great Gen's Armed and Dangerous (by Pride's Generator and out of an Ebony Masterpiece daughter.) Armed and Golden gets his color from his dam, who goes back to the unusually but sought after Rock and Roll Mason, son of Wilson Strollin Gold. Kate's dam, Porcelain Rose, was a cremello mare who stood 14.3h, but should have been much larger. She was stunted by a difficult life according to Jim Holmes. Her two color lines come through Chance's Goldust H., the massive palomino stallion by John A's Chance. John A's Chance is considered by some to be the greatest palomino breeding stallion in history. His offspring were consistent competitors at the National Celebration. John A's Chance sired horses with plenty of natural action. He was by Last Chance (by Hunter's Allen and out of the great mare, Merry Legs) and out of Goldust Maid (by Hall Allen and out of Hendrixon Bonnie, a buckskin mare by Roan Allen.) Porcelain Rose was out of White Champaign, a cremello mare by Bud England. Ruth'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. I chose Gambler's Golden Promise for her registered name for two reasons. Her genetic makeup - two cream genes and two agouti genes, means that when bred to a normal colored stud (bay, black or chestnut) she will ALWAYS throw a gold (palomino or buckskin) foal. As Gambler is getting up in age, this filly represents promise for the future. She will help us further our goal of producing golden walking horses that truly represent the foundation of the walking horse breed. Ruth was started under saddle in 2021 and showed tremendous ability. We are THRILLED with her. She has joined our riding and breeding herd. She foaled a buckskin filly by The Armed Bandit on 6/26/2022. We had just returned from the 2022 4 Beats for Pleasure June Jubilee in North Carolina Ruth looked at us as if to say "oh thank goodness you're home!" and laid down to give birth. Jarred and I stood by her side and helped her deliver her first foal. It was such a beautiful moment. Her sire and dam were in adjoining paddocks nickering to her and the filly. Ruth, true to form, ate hay as she rested afterwards. Her daughter decided what was good for Mom, was good for her and attempted to nurse while both were still laying down.
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Gambler and Kate are two of the best horses I've ever
ridden, so it comes as no surprise that they produce
excellent foals together. I retained the first of this
cross, 