Grand Ridge Stud

22/12/2024

GR Vivace welcomes his long-awaited first purebred foal! 😍
Bay C**t pictured at 7 days old bred by Peter Kelly out of Kerewong Ivy (Littlebanks Troubadour x Ramalea Laila) this beautiful mare is a Sadaqa granddaughter making him a very promising future endurance prospect!
I was impressed with this c**ts uphill frame, short strong back and long powerful hip and HQ
He also has the trademark straight legs and big kind eye which have been so consistent in these lines.
Being very leggy and short coupled he prefers to canter and even appears to pace at the walk! I can’t beleive how filled out he is for such a young age - I look forward to going back in a few weeks to see how much more bulk and muscle he puts on !
Very impressive c**t - and beautifully marked, just a shame HE was not a SHE !!

21/12/2024

Yesterday my very special young stallion GR Vivace (Grand Ridge Royal Fire x Solitairey Dancer) left to continue his education with Billy Rumbel - Horse Training
I can’t wait to see his progress !!
Here he is with Peter Kelly in paddock condition saying goodbye to the girls !
Viv is 94% Crabbet and VERY Banderol in Type! He has amazing bone (21cm) short canons, big round feet and an impeccable nature.

26/06/2024

Remembering the legend !
A story I wrote on Snow’n’Fire AKA Snowy back in 2011

25/06/2024

I LOVE getting updates from
America of my superb home bred stallion Rhythmic AHSA ! 🥰
He is looking INCREDIBLE for this recent photoshoot !! 🤩
A few Months ago he travelled almost 4,000km ! 😮
From Michigan to California where he now resides at Landon Equestrian ! I can’t wait to see what the future holds for him !

19/02/2024

Brotherly love 🥰 ALLFIRE 3 weeks old and big brother GR VIVACE 3 years old… This says sooooooo much about the temperament of these horses !! 👌🏻

07/02/2024

Our very impressive Arabian x WB c**t foal is growing like a w**d !!! We still have to come up with a name, he will be one very special big boy, with incredible bone like his Showjumping bred mum Paloma,
He has powerful muscular hindquarters, super front, knees the size of footballs 🤣and that impressive uphill WB movement
He should go well over 16hh as his mum is 17.2hh !
Can’t wait for the grey to come through - I hope there’s dapples 🤗!
Pics attached of his mum PALOMA (Parco {France} x Flamme) and his dad GRAND RIDGE ROYAL FIRE
It’s so exciting having CRABBET lines bred to imported SJ lines !

07/02/2024

Wonderful reading !
Almost like a TEN COMMANDMENTS of breeding Arabians !

https://www.theswiftrunner.com/wisdom-from-the-breeding-shed.html?fbclid=IwAR1eyIFAZVI_Ks0DF9aPbMw49phSKdVQScb0aALblcVGfdmYuoxCKpZj4gs_aem_AetRQGGCML5mY7jrSJLtiC-FLND9JGRZiGOC05F7nF4uM35KWOKyDSvX-nH_Y-8T_R0St

Homer Davenport’s 1906 buying trip to the desert resulted in the importation of 27 Arabian horses to America. Jeanne and the late Charles Craver, of Craver Farms, Illinois, dedicated themselves to breeding 100 percent Davenport lines beginning in the 1950s, and have bred over 600 Arabian horses th...