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And Then There Was 1



It's never easy to go with your gut and turn down someone that is interested in buying your horse. But know when you have found the right fit for your horse you will know it immediately and so will the buyer.




Midi and her new owners!






As many of you know hubbie and I are retiring from horse breeding, or more correctly, we have retired. Clinics and working our private yard of horses will be our focus for the future, that and our organic hay business where we home produce all the hay we sell.

After an off/on again marketing of our broodmare band we are thrilled to announce we have sold Gambol's Middernacht WVH, aka Midi - and even better we once again have sold one of our horses to folks that we know well as both students and as friends. It truly doesn't get any better than that! Patience has paid off.

Following the visits from prospective buyers on Midi during the marketing period, I turned away two parties that were interested in buying Midi as we didn't deem them suitable for one reason or another. This is not an easy thing to do or something we do lightly, as we appreciate the time it has taken for folks to come visit the horse and we do want to sell the horses we advertise. But not just to anyone. It has to be the right 'someone' and for that we don't apologize.

Now we have just one broodmare remaining, our proven producer of the lovely Lusitano colt, Extravaganza WVH. This mare is also a home produced mare and also sired by the beautiful Gambol. Her name, Gambol's Georgy Girl (GG) was inspired by The Seekers song "Hey There, Georgy Girl," as those first two words were the first two hubbie said to her when she arrived early one morning. Just a few minutes after we had checked in. Sneaky Mom!

Hey there, Georgy girl
Swinging down the street so fancy-free
Nobody you meet could ever see the loneliness there inside you
Hey there, Georgy girl
Why do all the boys just pass you by?
Could it be you just don't try or is it the clothes you wear?
You're always window shopping but never stopping to buy
So shed those dowdy feathers and fly a little bit
Hey there, Georgy girl
There's another Georgy deep inside
Bring out all the love you hide and, oh, what a change there'd be
The world would see a new Georgy girl
Hey there, Georgy girl
Dreaming; of the someone you could be
Life is a reality, you can't always run away
Don't be so scared of changing and rearranging yourself
It's time for jumping down from the shelf a little bit
Hey there, Georgy girl
There's another Georgy deep inside
Bring out all the love you hide and, oh, what a change there'd be
The world would see a new Georgy girl
Wake up, Georgy girl
(Hey there, Georgy girl)
Come on, Georgy girl
(Hey there, Georgy girl)
Wake up, Georgy girl


The wonderful Grand Prix Gambol
So yes, GG is for sale and knows lots about being a great Mom and zero about how to longe or work under saddle. For just the right someone, her big gaits and superb looks and conformation with her 'in your pocket' temperament will make the perfect project and ultimately, a super riding partner.

Me and my Georgy Girl!


We shall wait until just the right someone comes up the driveway. Because we have learned in our 25+ years of horse breeding, that you never regret finding just the right owner for your horse, however long it takes or how patient you have to be.

As the saying goes, "For every horse there is a rider and for every rider a horse." I certainly believe it!

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