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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 possible stallion prospect.

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 is now in training with Joe London. I will update his page as his training progresses.

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.

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.

• 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.

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.

Breeding Information.
Midas' stud fee is $500/LFG and mare care is $8/day.  We are located in Locust Dale, Virginia.

Ask about our discount for the following:

• Multiple mares
• Plantation or Lite Shod WC or WC producing mares
• High Point Versatility Champion mares

E-mail us or call Stephanie at 540-937-0126 for more information on breeding to Midas.