2008
News and Reviews
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2008
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PENUCHA MARTINA
1983 - 2008
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(Gorstey Firefly x Eryl Gwyneth)
Sadly on September 12th 2008, I said good-bye to my long time friend.
Words cannot express how much I will miss this mare.
Martina was a remarkable broodmare next to none. One of the last daughters
remaining anywhere by the prolific British section B Stallion Gorsty Firefly.
I was indeed lucky, and very grateful for the opportunity to be allowed to
purchase her from Anita Nielson when she disbanded her "Snow Pony Stud"
in 1990.
For 20 years Martina has graced my paddocks in both Canada and the U.S with
her glorious Welsh beauty and a long list of fabulous offspring she so kindly
produced for me. She never let me down once as a broodmare in all the years
in service, producing 12 remarkable foals by Duntarvie Janus, Eyarth Grenadier,
Telynau Elgar, and one last gift by Telyau Royal Anthem.
There is little that can be said about a mare like Martina that cannot be
observed in her children. All her foals were consistently beautiful, with
kind temperaments. They possessed that special Welsh quality that makes you
look twice, and all have had marvelous movement.
Some of her more noted offspring would be:
Brookside Pink Magnolia
*Brookside Mariposa
*Brookside Pink Mimosa
Brookside Pink Magnum
Brookside Pink Martini.
Brookside Merit
*Brookside Maggie Mae
*Three beautiful blessed daughters have been retained.
Sandy Costanzo - O'Brien
Brookside Star Witness
Reserve Supreme Overall Champion
Mid Atlantic Show 2008
We are excited to welcome a newly purchased addition to our stallion station.
Cadlanvalley Bodacious
2005 Imported Palomino Section B stallion medium pony
(Eyarth Troy x Cadlan Valley Louisianna)
All of his immediate family have been Royal Welsh Champions.... His Dun sire
Eyarth Troy is by the remarkable Royal Welsh Champion and the British Sire
ratings winner Carwed Charmer (deceased). Troy's dam is the very well known
and now deceased broodmare Weston Twiggy. Cadlan Valley Louisianna is by the
lovely bay sire also now sadly deceased, Thornberry Gamekeeper. Out of the
black mare Weston Louisa who left some beautiful offspring behind
This young eye catching palomino stallion has to date produced two very nice
colored foals, one black and one dun, and has several more foals due before
the season is finished. He has several mares bred for 2009 foals. He, like
his sire, is a kind gentle stallion. He has good straight hunter type movement
and has been vet checked for us in 2008 for conformation, breeding soundness,
and temperament.
We look forward to him making his home here in Virginia at the beginning of
July.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Lisa Shalaberger for allowing
us to buy him, and very special thanks to Yvonne and Howell Davies in Wales
for breeding such a truly lovely and useful boy. He will be standing at stud
for the completion of the 2008 season, and hopefully for many continuing years
to come.
photo credit Robert Kline
Brookside Pink Mimosa
*Telynau Elgar x *Penucha Martina by *Gorsty Firefly
Section B Mare
Champion Section B and Reserve Overall Supreme Champion Welsh Pony in Hand
Spring Fling 2008 under Judge Eric Caleca.
Mimi is back from an under saddle lease and was shown briefly in hand at the
2008 Spring Fling show.
She smiled all the way through the show!!!
