Kaia of Solstice

Highly intelligent, people-oriented mare with a smooth cadenced trot and relaxed, comfortable canter. Lovely, elegant neck and correct conformation. Approved for Russian Warmblood breeding (O-R Main Stud Book) and Westfalen NA.

Russian Warmblood

ORLOV-ROSTOPCHIN SPORTHORSE ASSOCIATION
Gorhonik / Iskusnik / Abaskus ox

Kaia was bred as part of the restoration project for the Russian Warmblood, also known as the Orlov-Rostopchin. Her breeding is 40% Akhal-Teke, one of the world’s oldest breeds, originally from the deserts around Turkmenistan and now a keystone of Russian horse breeding. The Akhal-Teke has unique soft gaits, with a trot that snakes from side to side. They are legendary for their stamina, devotion to their humans, and ability to subsist on little forage and water. They provide great reliability and speed and are easy to train.  Akhal-Tekes have routinely performed well in the longest endurance rides in the world, including 2600 miles from Ashkhabad to Moscow with 300 miles of Kara Kum desert which is crossed in 3 days with only the water they can carry! 

Kaia is bred to be an improver. Her Akhal-Teke heritage is combined with 30% Arabian blood, largely Polish, Crabbet, and old American lines. This combination of two foundational desert breeds, bred for generations with a very specific focus, gives her offspring extraordinary endurance potential as well as great refinement. More importantly, in my opinion, she passes on that devotion to their humans as well as the rideability that characterize these breeds.

Finally, Kaia combines the two foundation sires for Russian Warmblood breeding in the US: Gorhonik and Iskusnik. Gorhonik is by the black Russian-born purebred Akhal-Teke stallion Gorhon, out of a Russian Warmblood mare that constitutes the first generation bred by Dr. Barbara Weber at Solstice Farms. Notably, Kaia is also linebred to her damsire, the Elite-I imported stallion Iskusnik, thus concentrating and preserving this bloodline. He appears in her pedigree through two daughters in the second and third generations representing 37.5% of her genetic heritage. Her damline goes back to the desert-born Arabian mare Basilisk ox 1875 (read about her here).

Kaia has produced two spectacular colts for us, both pictured below: Kyrian in 2023 by the Trakehner stallion Torrent, and Gavril of Solstice in 2021 by the Russian warmblood stallion Galileo of Solstice. Both are tall, black, with correct conformation, striking looks, easy temperaments, and the human-focused devotion we expect from their ancestry.

Height: 15.2 1/2 h

Cannons: 19 cm

Black

DNA: Endurance Type

Color Genetics: E/e, a/a

WFFS n/n

 
Kaia of
Solstice
Female Russian (2006) – Black
Alp 1131
1993 Bay Akhal Tekes
Amelit 12
1987 Buckskin Akhal Tekes
Adat
1972 Bay Akhal Tekes
Yulduz
 
Algush
 
Lada
1978 Buckskin Akhal Tekes
Ararat 1
 
Lolla
 
Perigozel
1987 Bay Akhal Tekes
Pudok
1973 Bay Akhal Tekes
Polotli
 
Kaplya
 
Arpa
1977 Black Akhal Tekes
Angar
 
Akbelek
 
Kismet Sky-Anne
2001 Bay Russian
Iskusnik
1994 Black Russian
Intrigan
1986 Black/Brown Russian
Imbir
1966 Black/Brown
Gidroponika
1981 Bay
Istina
1981 Black Russian
Igrannyj
1970 Black
Indiana
1975 Black
Kismet Ky-Anne ox
1991 Chestnut Arabian
Abaskus ox
1973 Chestnut Arabian
Bask ox
1956 Bay
Abalihah ox
 
Kismet Fancy Fire ox
1984 Chestnut Arabian
Firebrand ox
 
Cinnamon n Honey ox
 
annorien Pedigrees
provided by PedigreeOnline.com

Sire

GORHONIK
Gorhon / Iskusnik / National Zenith xx

RUSSIAN WARMBLOOD

BORN 2002

BREEDER: DR. BARBARA WEBER, SOLSTICE FARMS

SIRELINE

Dam

KISMET SKY-ANNE
Iskusnik / Abaskus ox / Firebrand ox

RUSSIAN WARMBLOOD

BORN 2001

BREEDER: DR. BARBARA WEBER, SOLSTICE FARMS

DAMLINE

Offspring

KYRIAN
Torrent / Gorhonik / Iskusnik

RUSSIAN WARMBLOOD/TRAKEHNER

BORN 2023

BREEDER: ANNORIEN SPORTHORSES

GAVRIL OF SOLSTICE
Galileo of Solstice / Gorhonik / Iskusnik

RUSSIAN WARMBLOOD

BORN 2021

BREEDER: DR. BARBARA WEBER, SOLSTICE FARMS

KAMAIA OF SOLSTICE
Ehrentanz KD / Gorhonik / Iskusnik

RUSSIAN WARMBLOOD

BORN 2018

BREEDER: DR. BARBARA WEBER, SOLSTICE FARMS

Breeding Notes

Kaia has correct conformation, with a strong foundation, uphill build, and long elegant lines. She has a medium-set neck, good pillar of support, long shoulders but rather steep, medium-angled humerus, equal alignment between her ilium and femur sides, average stifle placement, and good alignment between her point of hip and the lumbosacral gap. Points to correct include her frame, which could be shorter, her front legs, which toe-in slightly, and more slope and angle to her shoulder.

LINEBREEDING STATISTICS

NAME | LINEBREEDING STATS | CROSSES | LINES | BLOOD % | INFLUENCE | AGR

Bask ox

4D x 5D

2

2 (2) (0)

9.38%

4×5

9.86%

Yulduz

4S x 7S

2

2 (2) (0)

7.03%

5×5

9.18%

Gelishikli

5S x 8S x 5s

3

2 (1) (1)

6.64%

5×5

7.03%

Kachkir

5S x 5S

2

2 (2) (0)

6.25%

5×5

7.42%

Balalajka ox

7D x 9D x 5D x 6D

4

2 (2) (0)

5.66%

5×6

5.66%*

Kir-Sakar

6s x 6s x 6s x 7s

4

2 (0) (2)

5.47%

5×6

5.47%

Karali

5s x 6S

2

2 (1) (1)

4.69%

5×6

6.25%

Fakir Sulu

6S x 9S x 6S x 7s

4

2 (1) (1)

4.10%

6×6

4.10%*

Bespechny

5D x 7D

2

2 (2) (0)

3.91%

6×6

5.57%

Sapar-Kahn

6s x 9s x 6S

3

2 (1) (1)

3.32%

6×6

3.32%*

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