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Our stud star, and SUPREME champion!
Reg MHAA 37", IMHR 38.5" MHF 38.5"
Pictured above at the 2006 IMHR QLD State show with all his ribbons from ONE show ! State Champion Mature Futurity State Champion Four year old Small horse stallion State Champion Small horse show jumper State Champion Small horse Six bar Reserve State Champion Fault and out State Champion Small horse senior hunter State Champion Senior Small horse trail State Champion Small horse lungeline QLD State GRAND Champion performance horse the ultimate in versatility!
Pictured above at six years of age, two pictures proudly taken , by my good friend of Golden Reins stud,
Carrying 3 full generations of appaloosa breeding, as well as the sought after sabino and tobiano! Starbuck is blessed with a gentle nature and is sound in every way. Starbuck directly descents from two welsh lines, which gives him incredible, free and extended action. Starbuck truly showed the Australian public what a little man can do, while winning his 2005 State Champion Liberty title. Starbuck, did a full diagonal in a suspended, extended trot, tail flagging, and floating, to the cheer and awes of the crowd. I have been asked many times since when he will be coming back to do it all again. A true adaptable athlete, capable of clearing 39", taking kids for pony rides, taking everyone for a joy ride in the sulky, competing and winning in lungeline, trail, colour and jumping classes, can you ask for any more? Producing true HORSE type foals, with excellent length of rein, movement, shoulders, legs and COLOUR Starbuck has had many show wins and titles ,
Starbuck has achieved many top five's at a State and National level. A horse, who is flexible enough to halter, jump, trail, and perform liberty is a very rare commodity. A horse who can successfully compete in six bar, with the essence on timing and rhythm, hunter, for style and grace, showjumping, with varying heights of jumps and jump types and finally fault and out with height as the main concern, is a true gem. Starbuck has been retired from showing, since a showring accident while competing for his fault and out national title. During a jump off for reserve starbuck landed slightly wrong, and managed to put his hip out. Since this time, he has been unable to compete at a top level, his hip still tends to pop back out. For a horse whose heart lies on the other side of a jump, showing him without his treat is torture.
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