We began our journey into breeding and bloodlines in 2020, and soon thereafter began engaging in conversations with breeding programs across the country. After months of research, we identified a goal and breeding direction: an intelligent, graceful, courageous horse with beautiful movement, a powerful jump, and an easy temperament, wrought from generations of horses bred for the cavalry. 

To select our mares, we chose to continue the work of the most respected breeders in their country: Adele Furby, breeder of Shagya Arabians; Dr. Barbara Weber, breeder of Russian Warmbloods; Ken Borden Jr, breeder of champion dressage horses; Walter Tautermann and Shannon McCracken, breeders of Shagya Arabians;  and Zenda Farrell, breeder of Trakehners. Luckily, they were all in the Midwest and therefore accessible to us.

Our selection of stallions followed a different direction.  Where we expected the mare to bring temperament, athleticism, endurance, and an affinity to humans, we selected stallions that would add the jump without detracting from any of the mare’s qualities. Because jump is highly hereditary, we were confident that if the mare already had a decent jump, we could breed exceptional jumpers in F1, and then reinforce it in F2 and F3 without sacrificing the core qualities passed on by our foundation mares. Ultimately, our goal was to produce horses that would be beloved by their owners, and who could take them as far as they chose to go, even Grand Prix.