FOR SALE: RHAPSODY IN BLUE … Warmblood MareIn foal to Irish Sport Horse CARRICK DIAMOND LAD

Mare DetailsBluey is a striking 16 hh chestnut mare who competed in Pony

Club horse trials up to PCAV Grade 2, and trained at Grade 1 easily handling both jumping and dressage at that level. Aged only 14 years she has just weaned her third foal and is in foal again with a due date

of 13th November 2017In work … Bluey exhibited beautiful movement in all paces with a particularly fluid and elegant canter. She was a bold and confident jumper both in the arena and out on cross country, reflecting her excellent conformation and trainable temperament

As a mother … Bluey has been a superstar, producing her last foal (a huge colt, Oscar) with a minimum of fuss and falling pregnant with a single insemination of frozen semen in each of

the two most recent breeding seasons (2015-6 and 2016-7)

PEDIGREE of Foal, due on 13th November 2017

KING OF DIAMONDS RIDFlagmount Diamond RID Gowran Betty RID

Carrick Diamond Lad ISH Sky Boy TBGreagwillan Pearl ISH Brandy 5 ISH

Rhythm & Blues KWPN OLYMPIC FERRO KWPNRhapsody In Blue WB Harmony Dutch WB

VEC Kahluha WB Stirling Luther WB -

Sire: CARRICK DIAMOND LAD - an internationally renowned traditional Irish Sport Horse stallion, Carrick Diamond Lad is listed on Irish Horse Gateway as passing on the following traits to his offspring: “Trainability, movement, athleticisim, courage, jump and versatility”. Horse Sport Ireland just called Carrick Diamond Lad - “One of Ireland’s most phenomenally successful sires of competition horses”His Grandsire the famous KING OF DIAMONDS has been described as ‘the single best known Irish Draught of modern times’, and has dominated the Irish Studbook for decades; while his damsire SKY BOY and grand damsire Ozymandias were both important Thoroughbred sires of competition horses worldwideIn 2015 frozen semen from Carrick Diamond Lad was imported to Australia for the first time, and last season two beautiful foals by this exciting Irish sire were born. One of these was Oscar - pictured above - who will be the full brother to the foal currently carried by Rhapsody In Blue and due to arrive this coming season Carrick Diamond Lad

Mare’s Breeding:Bluey’s sire RHYTHM&BLUES is a true black Dutch WB stallion, by famous sire of eventers and showjumpers FERRO, and is now at stud in the US. This extract from his CV shows his quality:“R&B is a talented and skillfull jumper while exhibiting three good gaits and a powerful hind for dressage. He excels in both disciplines, just as his sire Olympic Ferro and damsire Argus have done. In 2002 R&B became

the first US stallion to be approved during European stallion testing” Rhythm&Blues excelled at both dressage and jumpingBluey’s dam VEC KAHLUHA was a 16.2 hh liver chestnut mare

registered EA for show jumping, and herself by outstanding FEI dressage stallion STIRLING LUTHER, a well-performed son of imported Oldenburg stallion Ludendorf

Rhapsody In Blue is bred to be athletic and versatile in the disciplines of both dressage and jumping and has every chance of passing on these attributes to her progeny

2016 and 2017 FOALS

Mare RHAPSODY IN BLUE for sale In Foal to CARRICK DIAMOND LAD ... $12,000 ... LFG included

Live foal guarantee: free semen provided to approved vet only in the event that foal is born dead or fails to stand and suckle unassisted - vet certificate required

Please Phone Anne Jacobson 0427 476 202