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P.O. Box 425 Boonville, CA 95415 Contact Wendy Rowe at (707) 895-3406 (pacific time zone) or email us: pibroch@mcn.org |
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P.O. Box 425 Boonville, CA 95415 Contact Wendy Rowe at (707) 895-3406 (pacific time zone) or email us: pibroch@mcn.org |
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Newsflash! Quartz and his daughter Lismore bring home ribbons from the Mountain and Moorland classes at the West Coast Welsh Show April 2006. Click here for more.
Substance, Style, Strength, Superior Disposition
Quartz of Croila is currently the only Highland pony standing at stud in California. He is one of only five Highland stallions in the U.S. licensed for breeding by the U.K. Highland Pony Society (as of 2004). Quartz is registered with the Highland Pony Society in Scotland. He was bred by the Croila stud, one of the oldest and most respected stud farms in Scotland, and his pedigree contains the lineage of champions.
Photo by Melissa Fischbach
Quartz is a lovely mover with lots of bone and excellent conformation. Born in 1996, by Kyle of Croila out of Guanach of Croila. He stands 14 Hands tall, and is a beautiful silvery shade of dun (known as grulla in the US, mouse dun in the UK). He has the famous Highland disposition; extremely calm and gentle, and loves people.
Highlands cross well with other breeds, both horse and pony. Thoroughbred, Arabian, and Welsh are especially popular crosses. Highland crosses can be found competing sucessfully in eventing, dressage, show jumping, and driving. Highlands are renowned for their kind and cooperative dispositions. Because this trait seems to be readily inherited by their offspring, Highland cross horses and ponies make wonderful family mounts.
All Quartz's foals, both purebreds and crossbreds, are eligible for for registration with the Scottish Highland Pony Society of North America. Foals conceived by live cover are also eligible for registration in the U.K.
2007 stud fees One free breeding is available in 2007. Contact us for details. Chilled semen: $950 includes live foal guarantee. Mare owner
pays
Live cover: $1800 plus mare care costs. Includes live foal guarantee. |
We are proud to be the first breeder in the U.S. offering frozen semen from a Highland pony. We hope the availability of frozen semen will help this wonderful rare breed achieve more widespread popularity. Quartz spent the months of June, July and August 2001 with Dr. Paul Mennick of Pacific International Genetics. Dr. Mennick has high quality frozen semen available for shipping within North America. Because conception rates with frozen semen are variable according to the particular mare, and technique of the practitioner performing the insemination, we only offer frozen semen by the straw, without any live foal guarantee. This means the mare owner assumes the risk that the mare may not achieve a pregnancy with frozen semen. On the other hand, if a mare owner has straws left over after breeding their mare they are free to store the frozen semen for later use, re-sell it, or breed additional mares. The mare owner does not owe any additional stud fees, even if several foals are acheived from straws purchased for one breeding.
Quartz of Croila's Foals
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1999 grulla filly Kiss Me Kate, out of a dark bay Standardbred
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2001 yellow dun filly Staffa, out of a bay Morgan pony mare. |
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2001 dark yellow dun colt Raasay, out of a chestnut
Haflinger/Standardbred mare. |
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2001 grulla filly Iona, out of a black Mustang mare. |
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2002 red dun filly Ronay, out of a chestnut
Haflinger/Standardbred mare. |
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2002 yellow dun colt Harris, out of a bay Morgan pony mare. |
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2002 red dun colt Jamie, out of a red dun Quarter Horse mare. |
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2002 red dun filly Whoopie, out of a chestnut Quarter Horse mare. |
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2004 dark yellow dun (will be grey) filly out of a grey
purebred Highland mare. |
Please visit the Ponies for Sale page to see pictures of more recent foals by Quartz.
If you are interested in breeding to Quartz or have any questions, email us today.
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