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1997 Chestnut Overo Paint Horse Gelding by Karalinga K-Notes (dec.) out of a Diamondee Duco mare. 15.2¾ hh. Registered EFA: Little Big Hawk\Registered PHAA: Karalinga Karaoke. "Hawk" is 5/8 thoroughbred, and is a full brother to our lovely broodmare, Karalinga Kayani. He has a superb length of rein, and flamboyant movement, not to mention excellent jumping ability. He's rarely unplaced in any discipline.

This super versatile horse excels in dressage, eventing, showjumping, halter, and more recently working hunter hack, bridlepath hack and show hunter classes where he's been winning and placing in open company. His recent achievements for this current season include: 1st & 2nd placings - Hunter under Saddle, 1st & 2nd placings - Bridlepath Hack, 2 x 1st placings and 2 x Reserve Champion Paint Horse Gelding - Halter, 2nd place Show Hunter under Saddle, 3rd place Show Hunter in Hand, 2 x 1st & 2 x 4th placings Novice Dressage, 2nd, 3rd & 4th placings in Elementary Dressage, 4th place - Pre Novice Eventing, 1st place - Ridden Paint Horse, 2nd place - Working Show Hunter.

In 2006, we placed 1st in Working Hunter Hack over 15hh n.e. 16hh, and Reserve Champion Working Hunter Hack at the Toowoomba Royal Show in open company! We placed again in 2007 coming 2nd in a huge class!

Hawk has finally recovered from his suspensory injury. Due to this injury we have decided to retire him from eventing, and concentrate on the dressage. He has recommenced his dressage training, and it's like he never had a day off. We are hoping to compete Elementary/Medium this year and start training more of the advanced movements.

Hawk is the inspiration of our breeding program. He possesses the movement, jump, type, temperament and versatility of the horses we are striving to breed.

NEWS - "Mother Hawk" has been featured in a story published in the Feb/Mar 2008, Paint Horse Journal, Pg 27 regarding his good nature in adopting our orphan foal, Fancy. You can access the story online from www.painthorse.com.au

NEWS - Hawk's won the Working Hunter Hack over 15hh n.e. 16hh, and received Reserve Champion Working Hunter at the 2008 Toowoomba Royal Show!

Not to mention the 2 x 2nd places he got in the 2008 Warwick Show in the Show Hunters and Working Hunters - both classes were in open company - not bad for a little paint horse that's had 12 months off.

NEWS - After coming back into work, and effortlessly training many of the Advanced dressage movements including canter half-pass, canter pirouettes, and flying changes. Disaster! He's badly injured is sesamoid in the paddock!! So we are again out of action due to injury.

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Chestnut Overo gelding by Little G White Warrior out of Diamond Ice xx (Biscay). DOB: 05-Apr-2007

Registered both Paint Horse Association of Australia and Pinto Horse & Pony Association

Romeo is a gorgeous young horse with lovely movement, and a quiet, trainable nature, and is very well grown for his age.

We will be campaigning Rodeo Romeo in Led In Classes on the Qld Show circuit this year, and under saddle late next year.

August 2008 - Qld State Pinto Championships - Romeo WON his 2yo Colt Class and went on to win Champion Pinto Colt. He placed in almost every open class that we entered including 3rd 2yo Futurity, 5th Best Marked and 4th Best Bred to Type. Not bad for his second show, and especially as there was HUGE numbers in the classes.

March 2009 - Romeo places in every one of the 9 classes entered at Colourama 2009 including Reserve Champion Pinto Gelding, 1st in Paint gelding class and 4th in the All breeds futurity!!

March 2009 - Rodeo Romeo gains Champion Pinto Gelding and Champion Paint Horse Gelding at Toowoomba Royal 2009. He placed 3rd in Best Marked Pinto and 6th in Best Presented.

We will be campaigning Rodeo Romeo in Led In Classes on the Qld Show circuit this year, and under saddle.

We will now be preparing Romeo for some more of the local shows, as well as Toowoomba Royal 2010.

Romeo is currently being broken in and we couldn't be happier with his progress. He's so quiet and willing, and a lovely balanced horse to ride!!

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January 2010
3rd ride under saddle

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2003 dappled grey gelding, Registered Irish Sport Horse, 16.1hh, ⅜ Irish Draught x ⅝ Thoroughbred - Sired by Prince Peter (TB) out of a ¾ Irish Draught mare who was by Branigan's Pride out of a Bantry Bay mare.

Murphy's a lovely careful jumper with great movement! A pretty head, and is a lovely comfortable horse to ride.

Shows great potential for showjumping, eventing or dressage, as well as Show Hunter and Working Hunter classes.

We are really excited about this sweet natured gelding. Murphy will be competing in Dressage, Show Hunters and Irish Sporthorse Under Saddle classes this year, as I'm wanting to continue to promote Romeo in the led ins. We will venture out to some Eventing competitions later in the year or early next year when I have more time to do both showing and eventing.

NEWS - Irish Murphy won his first dressage test with a score of 62.10%, and came 3rd in the second test at his very first competition. He was cool, calm and collected! Nothing phased him. We couldn't be happier with this lovely young horse.

Murphy has since scored 72% to come 2nd and 68.33% to come 3rd in his last two preliminary tests.

NEWS - Murphy wins Champion Irish Draught / Sporthorse Gelding and his Irish Draught/Irish Sporthorse Gelding over 3yos class at Toowoomba Royal Show 2009. Next year we'll be better organised and go in the ridden section as well.