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Taz is a perfect gentleman with a very kind disposition. At 15.2h, he is eyecatching and impressive with a sound, focused mind. Taz is a successful blend of the American Saddlebred and Straight Egyptian Arabian blood, which produced an athletic individual with stong gaits for dressage. He possesses three excellent gaits, very light and elegant in the trot, good balanced canter, and nice big walk. With his strength of gaits he has the potential to be a Grand Prix dressage horse, yet he also jumps in wonderful form. In Taz, you get a beautiful and modern type, great movement and temperament, as well as a fantastic pedigree diverse in hybrid vigor.
In an article published in American Saddlebred Magazine, Heike Bean, a world class combined driving competitor, author of "Carriage Driving, a Logical Approach Through Dressage", and licensed "R" judge, stated, "they are like beautiful warmbloods". Heike has admired the Saddlebred since moving to the US from Germany, and has been impressed with their impeccable temperaments, trainability, and endurance, as well as their pure, brilliant and correct gaits. Her Saddlebred mare, Artistic Reflection, has consistently been awarded best conditioned awards throughout her career as a combined driving horse. In 1994, this mare won the advanced combined driving singles competition in the USET Festival of Champions held in Gladstone, New Jersey.
Dr. Deb Bennett, PhD., recently analyzed the American Saddlebred in her Applied Conformation series (Equus 225), and stated: "For more than 100 years, American Saddlebreds have been produced for the purpose of carrying a riders weight comfortably and efficiently…I have never seen any Saddlebred horse - even a part bred - who did not readily perform the passage … Most have incredibly comfortable and coordinated canters as well … I think they are the most neglected of all breeds suitable for dressage."
Mr. David Turner of Maryland, former Director of the Half Saddlebred Registry, and strong advocate of the halfbreed's role in the development of Sport horses in the US feels that "when crossed with the best of the European Warmbloods, the resulting horses possess the temperament and willingness to learn and perform with the quality of movement expected in the Olympic disciplines." He finds that they are amazingly quick to learn and "are remarkably free of the foot and leg problems that plague the Thoroughbred and Warmblood breeds." Given the current trends in the US horse market, David would "be hard pressed to think of a discipline in which a Saddlebred cross would not match the breeds traditionally associated with that discipline. This cross produces a more personable and willing horse for the huge number of women riders in North America." As far as the sport horse disciplines are concerned, this long time fan of the American Saddlebred believes "that the Saddlebred breeding brings a 'hey look at me' attitude to the traditions of the European Warmblood, and nothing else I can imagine on the international horse breeding scene is better suited for use in Sport horse breeding programs."
Taz's first foals are of exceptional quality. Taz consistently passes on his kind temperament, improves gaits, and stamps his foals with his beautiful, expressive head. By crossing Taz on a Warmblood mare, you get an ideal combination of size, temperament and athletic ability. Resulting foals are strong horses, with 3 good gaits, and quiet, yet bold temperaments. His foals are built uphill, making their hindquarters easier to bring underneath themselves. Good bone and muscle mass, his foals are suited for dressage, jumping, eventing, and/or driving.
OFFSPRING AVAILABLE
Taz is available for breeding by:
Live Foal Guarantee offered (please refer to the appropriate breeding contract outlining terms)
Taz will be entering professional training in California in 2008. It is our goal that he becomes a AWR/AWS approved breeding sire. Frozen semen will be made available for breeding while he is in training. Preferences will be given to Warmblood mares.
