She is a 2012 grey mare, standing 16.3 hhs. She was Supreme Champion Irish Draught Champion in 2012 at 5 months of age, beating her own dam, who came in Reserve!
She has been an outstanding broodmare for our farm, with producing, 3 Sporthorses, and 1 purebred mare while she has been with us. They are: Quietly Charismatic, her Connemara daughter by The Quietman, who is currently competing succesfully in eventing, her Irish Sporthorse son by Cougar, Steeped in Luck, who is now starting his eventing career this year with his owner, and lastly her daughter by Orbetello, who will also be available, will make an outstanding performance mare. Her purebred daughter, Steeped in Silver, who will be starting her breeding career next year with her owner in Kansas.
Daisy as we call her, has an incredible pedigree:
Her sire is the super talented Steeped in Luck. Steeped in Luck is a Class 1 Irish Draught, that has competed at Grand Prix Shows, such as Devon, Tryon, and Wellington, he represented both Canada and USA at CDI-W’s and CDI3*. He is a 5* Irish Sporthorse (dressage), a gold premium Canadian Sport Horse, and Class 1, Gold premium Irish Draught. Her sire line also includes such notables lines as Flagmount Diamond – King of Diamonds, Agherlow – Grey Macha, and Ginger Dick.
Her dam, Benmar Bella Blue, who is a daughter of Touch of the Blues, who needs no introduction with his influence he brings to a pedigree, with proven offspring competing and in the breeding shed. Bella Blue was also a very successful show mare competing in Combined Driving as well as earning the title of Supreme Purebred Champion at the 2011 IDHSNA Annual Show. Her granddam, Roma Blue Hawk was considered top producing broodmare, earning Hornsby Premium Status 2x. She was Supreme Champion Irish Draught in GB, and was Reserve Supreme Champion Irish Draught at the GB National Show. Her Great Granddam, Roma Blue Wind, won Hornsby Premium 5x, Supreme Champion in two Countries and at the Royal Dublin show in 1995 and 1998.
The quality of type, backed with a power packed pedigree, makes Daisy an ideal mare to add to ones program to produce those quality of stamped offspring that take your breath away. She settles in foal to Fresh(live cover)cooled and frozen semen, easy to have around farm, for vetting, hauling, farrier and foaling.