Golden Gambler

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When you consider breeding your mare, you don't want to gamble on quality. You want a sure bet - a stallion that "has it all" and passes it on to his foals. Intelligence. Intelligence is a trait that Gambler had in vast amounts. He loves to learn and therefore has been exceptionally easy to train. His intelligence is a great asset when navigating the trails or taking in new experiences.

Disposition.
Gambler's disposition is second to none. While Gambler has a great deal of presence, he is also very laid back. He is a perfect gentleman in every sense of the word. He is ridden with geldings and mares in heat and doesn’t take one step out of line. Gambler loves people of all ages, but is especially fascinated with children. He is pictured at right with three year old Cassidy Newman. The photo was taken in 2005 by Maggie Moore for her book, Walking With Friends. Gambler resides with his herd full-time. He is an excellent protector and treats his mares with respect, even looking after his foals for them. When his first crop of foals was weaned, we left Gambler to comfort them. He was very kind to his foals - tolerating their climbing and chewing on him and spending time playing with them and grooming them. When we pony his foals from his back and he ignores their goofy antics and keeps his mind on his task.

Gait.
Gambler is 100% naturally gaited. From the time he was at his dam's side he has exhibited a great way of going. Gambler has a 100% natural 4-beat running walk and a fantastic smooth, fast saddle gait. He performs his gaits the way that the Walking Horse was meant to: with no artificial aids and no special technique required. He has never been shod and performs his gaits at liberty, as you can see from the photo at left. The photo was taken in 2005 by Maggie Moore for her book, Walking With Friends. Not only are his gaits smooth, but he is surefooted as well. He easily navigates steep inclines and declines and treads rough terrain carefully and precisely.

Color.
Gambler's striking color is the icing on the cake. He is a true gold with jet black points and silver frosting in his mane and tail (the frosting is believed to be caused by the same gene that gives you flaxen manes and tails on chestnuts). Gambler has been DNA tested by UC Davis. He is homozygous (AA) for the agouti (bay modifier). This means that he CAN NOT produce black or smokey black foals even when bred to black mares! Instead, he will produce buckskin or bay.

Color possibilities:

• Black/Bay/Chestnut mares: chestnut, bay, palomino, and buckskin foals.

• Smokey Black/Buckskin/Palomino mares: chestnut, bay, palomino, buckskin, cremello, or perlino foals.

• Smokey Cream/Perlino/Cremello mares: palomino, buckskin, cremello, or perlino foals.

• Classic/Amber/Gold champagne mares: chestnut, bay, palomino, buckskin, amber, gold, gold cream, or amber cream foals.

Conformation.
Gambler's conformation is excellent. His neck is absolutely perfect...it comes out of his shoulder just right and has a gorgeous natural arch to it. It is long, elegant, and shapely. His shoulder is large and sloping. His tail is set high and he carries it with a natural, old-time "waterspout arch." Gambler has an incredibly expressive face: his large, soft eyes help indicate his kind disposition; his muzzle is tapered, well formed and gives him an inquisitive look; his ears are shapely and expressive; his profile strong and refined at the same time. His hooves are as hard and strong as a mustang's. He can travel over gravel and rocky terrain barefoot without taking a lame step. His mane and tail are naturally long and full, but while he was taking care of his foals, they relieved him of some of his length and thickness.

Bloodlines.
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. We believe that this unique blend gave Gambler the best of both worlds. Not only is he a gorgeous, showy stallion, he's also a truly versatile and usable mount. Gambler's bloodlines are also unique in that he does not trace back to Pride of Midnight H.F. or The Pusher C.G. This makes him an EXCELLENT outcross for mares who are heavily linebred to those sires. Check out his gallery of ancesors on facebook, or follow the camera icons back.

GOLDEN GAMBLER TWHBEA #20112890 KMSHA #200607069 RHBAA #1012883 IPWHR #1454 DOB: 5/14/2001 COLOR: BUCKSKIN GENOTYPE: [Ee AA NCr]* HEIGHT: 15H	Blue Gold TWHBEA #905820 Color: CREMELLO HEIGHT: 15.3H	Jetstar's Sunrider TWHBEA #868692 COLOR: CHOCOLATE PALOMINO	Delight's Jetstar TWHBEA #702623 COLOR: BLACK	SUN'S DELIGHT D. TWHBEA #592116 COLOR: CHESTNUT
				JET'S MAGIC LADY TWHBEA #640084 COLOR: BLACK MARKINGS: NEAR HIND SOCK, NEAR FORE FETLOCK, BLAZE.
			Merry Man's Charm TWHBEA # 698609 COLOR: Palomino	sun's merry man TWHBEA #620157 COLOR: PALOMINO MARKINGS: BOTH HIND STOCKINGS, STAR,  SNIP, WHITE MANE AND TAIL.
				MILLER'S GOLD TWHBEA #581677 COLOR: PALOMINO MARKINGS: OFF HIND SOCK, BLAZE, WHITE MANE AND TAIL.
		Big Star's Gold Lady TWHBEA #790692 COLOR: Palomino	Eldorado's Big Star TWHBEA #662833 COLOR: BLACK	SUNS ELDORADO TWHBEA #560160 COLOR: BLACK MARKINGS: STAR
				MIDNIGHT MOOSE MAID TWHBEA #620101 COLOR: BLACK
			Hero Merry Rose TWHBEA #694854 COLOR: "CHESTNUT"	SUN'S HERO TWHBEA #551047 COLOR: BAY MARKINGS: OFF HIND FETLOCK, STAR.
				MERRY YELLOW ROSE TWHBEA #590180 COLOR: PALOMINO MARKINGS: FOUR STOCKINGS, BALD, WHITE MANE & TAIL.
	Cindy's Image - GH TWHBEA #823206 COLOR: BAY HEIGHT: 16H	Solitude's Eb Master TWHBEA #685658 COLOR: BLACK	Ebony Masterpiece TWHBEA #560586 COLOR: BLACK	SKIPPER SON MIDNIGHT TWHBEA #463561 COLOR: BLACK MARKINGS: STAR
				LADY LEE TWHBEA #400680 COLOR: BAY MARKINGS: FOUR STOCKINGS, STRIP.
			Go Boy's Lady Ann TWHBEA #550330	MERRY GO BOY TWHBEA #431336 COLOR: BLACK MARKINGS: NEAR HIND SOCK.
				Princess Ann twhbea #500963 color: bay markings: star
		Threat's Cinderella TWHBEA #730274 COLOR: BAY	Triple Threat TWHBEA #612233 COLOR: Bay	SUN'S QUARTERBACK TWHBEA #501780 COLOR: BAY MARKINGS: NONE
				TENSAS' GYPSY GIRL TWHBEA #431345 COLOR: BAY MARKINGS: BOTH HIND STOCKINGS, BLAZE.
			Handshaker's Sue TWHBEA #655566 COLOR: BLACK	MACK K'S HANDSHAKER TWHBEA #561320 COLOR: BLACK MARKINGS: STAR
				Judy Wilson C. twhbea #610899 color: chestnut markings: none

Registrations.
We do not require that mares bred to Gambler 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, Gambler is registered with several registries.

• KMSHA #200607069
  *Colts 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.  Fillies out of any 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 #20112890
  *Only accepts foals out of registered and bloodtyped TWHBEA mares.

• IPWHR #1454
  *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.

• RHBAA #1012883
  *Foals may be commission registered based on gait or foals out of RHBAA registered and bloodtyped mares are accepted automatically. The mare should be registered and bloodtyped BEFORE she is serviced for the foal to be eligible based on parentage.

• PSHR #06-240
  *Accepts gaited foals out of registered gaited parents of any breed. Any good-quality gaited horse is eligible for registration for a limited time.

Prepotency.
The traits listed above are what made Gambler a "stallion prospect", but it is his proven ability to pass these traits on that have made him our herdsire and a true "breeding stallion." His foals have inherited more than just their sire's good looks and cream gene. His foals have inherited Gambler's natural gaits, disposition, personality, and intelligence. See Gambler's foal gallery for more information.

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