Grullo Roan Hancock-bred Stallion

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AQHA-registered mares only for 2009.
APHA and ApHC mares considered. Contact us.
Correct conformation required.
$600 fee, including $100 booking fee.

• "Rye" is a grullo roan 2004 stallion who is linebred Hancock/Blue Valentine bred, and also goes back to Leo multiple times.

• Rye is about 14.3 hh, which is much smaller than many Hancock horses. We like 14.3 hh...it's a very versatile height, allowing for more athleticism/quickness than a huge, bulky horse.

• Rye is different than many high-percentage Blue Valentine horses in his height, but also in his beauty! It is rare to find a high-percentage Blue Valentine horse with such a pretty little head!

• His sire is a roping horse, WYO O Blue, who weighed 1325 pounds at age 7.

• His dam is a homozygous black daughter of Plenty Try.

• Rye is not "just" a Blue Valentine-bred horse.  In my opinion, the best Blue Valentine horses are those that were outcrossed with some more modern breeding to add athleticism.  Our former stallion was a great cross of BV and Leo.  Rye has some shots of Rip Rip and Texas Blue Bonnet in him to add to his inclination for athleticism...and for some "pretty!"

• Rye was kicked in May of 2007 while live covering a mare. He was very lame for about 3 weeks, but has recovered and doesn't appear to have lasting effects. Because of that, he did not have many foals on the ground until the 2009 foal crop. During that period, he had a high fever for several days, and got sore on his front feet (so we treated him for laminitis to prevent damage). Since healing, he has been sound. However, I was unable to have x-rays done during the injury because all local vets felt their machines would not be able to get a good picture due to the location of the kick. The nearest machine that would have worked is 3 hours away, and I didn't want to haul him anywhere until he was more sound. He healed up and was so sound that I didn't take him after the fact.
  
  This also lead us to not return him to training (to prevent possible injury), so he is only green broke and is unshown. He is definitely sound for breeding, and probably for training/using as well. However, I can't represent him as a using horse without putting him back into training, and I can't do that at this time.

• Rye easily gets mares pregnant. I'll be honest and say that when I AI my own mares with him, I don't even treat the collection well. I may extend it 1:1 or 2:1 with extender, or may not extend at all. It doesn't seem to matter, as the mares conceive. However, it doesn't look as good under the microscope as my other stallions, so I've never shipped semen from him.

• EVA Tested Negative and Annually Vaccinated

• HERDA: We have not tested Rye for Herda because he doesn't appear to be descended from Poco Bueno. It would be a good idea to test him, and if we keep him for a stallion, we'll probably do so.

• SALE STATUS: Rye was for sale in the summer of 2010. However, an equine dentist's work has caused him to lose a LOT of weight, and after two months, he still has trouble eating. He had a second checkup by the dentist, but it did not fix the problem, and so we will have to wait it out and rebuild him after his teeth wear back to their natural shape and movement. Since he is not in proper shape to represent himself, we are hesitant to sell him at this time. Feel free to inquire, though.

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So, you want a grullo/blue roan with a pretty head? How about a Hancock-bred horse with a pretty head?
You found him!

4 years old (above)

  
4 years old (above)

4 years old (above)
A bit thin from breeding season, but happy!

3 years old (row above)

2007

2 1/2 years old (above)

2 years old

Foal and weanling photos

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