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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 is EXACTLY what we had hoped to get -
a perlino colt to keep as a stallion prospect. We waited patiently
while he matured and sent him to Joe London to be started as a
coming three year old. We couldn't be more pleased with the
results! Midas has become on of my favorite mounts (tied with my
beloved Gambler!).
 Disposition.
Midas inherited his sire's incredible
disposition. He has a strong desire to please and that makes him
incredibly easy to train and a joy to be around. His common sense
and honest approach to everything have made him a tremendous trail
horse. He is our three year old son, Gavin's, favorite mount
(though he rides on my lap, as he's not quite ready to ride on his
own yet.) We ride down busy roads
passing barking dogs, motorcycles, tractors, semi trucks, and more
and Midas doesn't flinch. He just carries 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 have been riding Midas alone
and in groups with mares and geldings and he takes excellent care
of us. You would hardly know he was a stallion.
 Gait.
Midas has exhibited a head-nodding, 4 beat running walk since day
one. He also demonstrates 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 has 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:
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Black/Bay/Chestnut
mares: palomino and buckskin foals.
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Smokey Black/Buckskin/Palomino
mares: palomino, buckskin, cremello, or perlino
foals.
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Smokey Cream/Perlino/Cremello
mares: cremello or perlino foals.
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Classic/Amber/Gold champagne mares: palomino, buckskin, amber, gold, gold cream, or amber cream foals.
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.
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GAMBLER'S MIDAS TOUCH WF
KMSHA #200710050
TWHBEA #20700235
DOB: 5-5-2007
COLOR: PERLINO
SEX: STALLION
GENOTYPE:
[Ee AA CrCr]*
*tested and confirmed by UC Davis
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GOLDEN GAMBLER
TWHBEA #20112890
KMSHA #200607069
RHBAA #1012883
IPWHR
#1454
DOB: 5/14/2001
COLOR: BUCKSKIN
HEIGHT: 15HGENOTYPE:
[Ee AA NCr]*
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Blue Gold
TWHBEA #905820
Color: CREMELLO
HEIGHT: 15.3H
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Jetstar's Sunrider
TWHBEA #868692
DOB: 1986
COLOR: CHOCOLATE PALOMINO
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Delight's Jetstar
TWHBEA #702623 COLOR: BLACK |
Merry Man's Charm
TWHBEA #
698609 COLOR: Palomino
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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
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Solitude's Eb Master
TWHBEA #685658 COLOR: BLACK |
Ebony Masterpiece
TWHBEA #560586
COLOR: BLACK
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Go Boy's Lady Ann
TWHBEA #550330 |
Threat's Cinderella
TWHBEA #730274
COLOR: BAY |
Triple Threat
TWHBEA #612233 DOB: 5-1-1956
COLOR: Bay
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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]
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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
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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
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ANOTHER GREY JOHN
TWHBEA #847253
COLOR: GREY
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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
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DELIGHT'S LADYAIRE
TWHBEA #716332
COLOR: CHESTNUT |
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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.
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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.
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TWHBEA #20700235
*Only accepts foals out of registered and bloodtyped TWHBEA mares.
Breeding Information.
Midas' stud fee is $375/LCFG and mare
care is $15/day or $200/mo (pasture board). We are located in Locust Dale, Virginia.
Cooled shipped semen is available through
Equine
Reproductive Concepts.
We have Midas hauled to
their location in order to collect.
We do not currently offer frozen semen for export.
The fees associated with this would cost around $10k.
E-mail us
or call Stephanie at 540-937-0126 for more information on breeding to
Midas.
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