20/12/2024
Last mare served for us for this season. Next year we will hopefully have two Brackenleigh mares foaling, those being Brackenleigh’s Royal Sovereign (Arawa Commodore X Cwmkaren Duchess imp Dec) and Brackenleigh Applause (Bolgoed (s) Merry Madog imp UK dec X First Salvo TB dec).
Pictured here is Applause AKA Bazil, after we inseminated her with WB semen by FloreNZio. Bazil is one of two horses I would ride anywhere, any day, whatever the weather.
Excitingly we can announce that B. Royal Sovereign has had a positive scan to Eryri Barcud Coch (Gwynfaes Culhwch AI X Ardachy Mary SOD Llanina Morning Blaze imp UK).
With a blessing of fillies to keep, by Frodo, means that sadly Frodo has done his job and now we must outsource stallions, and what a fantastic stallion Barcud Coch is with true welsh character and movement that we are able to outcross to. Thankyou Emily for your diligent breeding programme.
Bazil is hopefully carrying a replacement for the Theatrical family, however if it’s a c**t I am sure it will be just as super as the siblings B. Frank Sinatra, B. Lumiere, and BSH Theatrixs. I think however I have probably jinxed it with already having a filly name picked out, BSH Encore.
Never fair for Frodo as he has had a full book of outside mares this season. So far he has been his usual one hit wonder for his positive scans. While his duties for us are over, he is and will always be here with us……which reminds me there are actually three horses I would ride anywhere, any day, any weather.