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| CHIVALRY'S SIR ORRICK : Foaled May 4th 2002 Bred by : David & Susan Karges ~ Chivalry Farm~ After 2 1/2 years of searching for a Stallion for Wolf Manor Estate's breeding program, I found Chivalry's Sir Orrick in 2002. Sir Orrick possessed everything I was looking for in a Stallion prospect. ~ Tractable / Natural Athletic Ability / Size / Bone ~ Intelligence / Great Conformation / Positive (DAP) ~ Heart & Personality / Champion Bloodlines / Color I was honored to be able to purchase Chivalry's Sir Orrick from David & Susan Karges of Chivalry Farm. The wonderfully odd thing about Sir Orrick coming to be a part of my life was that it almost didn't happen. I already had a different stallion prospect picked out overseas and was just waiting for some sale details to get organized. While I was waiting...by chance one day... I happened upon the sales add for Sir Orrick. There wasn't a picture of him on it...which made me very curious to know about him...so I called the seller. All it took to know with out a doubt that Sir Orrick was the horse I've always been looking for ...my "Dream Horse"...was talking to his seller on the phone that day. I have raised Sir Orrick since he was 5 months old. He has been beyond an extreme pleasure and joy to raise, work with and watch grow over these years. Some people are lucky enough to find "that horse" in their life time. I've bonded with many horses over the years and each one has touched my heart in unique ways. However it wasn't until my early 30's...when Sir Orrick came into my life...that I truly understood what it was like to be with ones "heart horse". Again...a Huge Thank you to David & Susan Karges for letting Sir Orrick come into my life. As each year goes by he continuously shows his intelligence, docile nature, natural athletic ability, maturity & willingness to do what ever is asked of him. Sir Orrick was shown in Halter as a weanling and received a 1st and a Jr. Reserve Championship. From 5 months old until he was 2 yrs old he was allowed to grow up with other horses and learn happily at home. He's been trained with voice commands at liberty since the first day he came to me and takes to his training easily. His intelligence is a delight! He picks up on new training by the second time it's shown to him and responds to commands after that as if he's been doing them for years. He loves to learn and do new things. Sir Orrick was sent to a Professional trainer at 2yrs old to expand upon all the basics I taught. He was asked to perform all that he knew in new surroundings and around Mares with a new person (his trainer) handling him. His trainer said that he was more mature than his age and horses she has worked with at that age. She was pleasantly surprised by his graceful athletic ability. After a month of professional training where he began ground driving...Sir Orrick returned to the Show Ring and went on the Show circuit from August through October 2004. His first show ,as a 2yr old, he received a 1st place & Jr.Championship. Out of 5 Clydesdale studs he received the Grand Championship placing even though he was so excited and curious about all the new sights and sounds that he didn't stand still. By his second show he knew what was expected of him and what to expect. By the time he was shown in the Clydesdale show at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition, in Harrisburg, PA., he was well accustomed to all the sounds and excitement of the Show World. He walked about , with handler David Karges, on just a halter with no stud chain amongst all the other show horses, (Mares/Stallions & Geldings) trucks, cars, people, horses being hitched and bathed, etc., with his head down, level and calm as can be. Out of 7 other stud colts in his class - Stallion 2 yrs and under 3 - he took a 3rd place ribbon at K.I.L.E. The Judges comments were that he was placed third and not higher because he did not have "Scotch Bottom" shoes on and did not have his tail docked. He was the second tallest colt in that class. I was very pleased and rather surprised with his placings that year because I didn't adhere to "traditional" Clydesdale showing techniques. Sir Orrick was shod for the very first time as a 2 year old with custom made lightweight shoes (that ensured that they would not tweak the growing joints of a young horse) instead of the weighted bastardized "Scotch Bottoms" Americans seem to like. I wasn't willing to place ribbons ahead of the health and growth of my horse, plus I believe in NATURAL BRED ACTION...not "man made". I would have preferred to have not put shoes on him at all at such a young age...if it was not for the fact that many shows will not even allow a horse into the ring without shoes on. So knowing that I had to have shoes on him just to get him into the Show Ring because of the Show Rules, I opted to have non weighted custom shoes made that would not harm his growing joints. The custom made shoes that my Farrier made for him were real Scotch Bottom shoes made the way they used to be made before people started weighting the shoes to get better UnNatural man made "Action" on their horses. This choice that I made along with my Farrier for his non weighted shoes and the fact that I won't have his tail docked marked points against him in some shows. It all depended upon how much emphasis the judge places on the "correct" shoes (Bastardized Scotch Bottoms in this case) and docking of tails. (Things that have absolutely NOTHING to do with the quality of a horse...especially a breeding horse) Some judges look more at the horse itself and not the "gimmicks " that are often used. The Really funny thing about all this with the shoes is that there are no actual "Rules" in the Registry stating that the shoes have to be the Bastardized Weighted Scotch Bottom Shoes....just a rule that they have to have shoes on. And yet some Judges will actually mark against a horse if they don't have the Bastardized Weighted Scotch Bottoms on. Please take the time to read the article below {written by Sir Orrick's Farrier/Blacksmith who is a certified farrier} for information on Proper Shoeing & Trimming of Heavy Horses. Sir Orrick is Registered with: CBUSA / GCDHA / PDR / ADHA & Sanctioned with the FBHR in the Baroque Category. Sir Orrick is currently home here at Wolf Manor Estate in the company of Wolf Manor's future Georgian Grande brood mare ~Carrigan's Hi Adventure ~Piebald Reg Saddlebred & Pinto Horse~ } & Wolf Manor's other stud PHP Shadow Dancer ~AMHA 32" Miniature horse~. Chivalry's Sir Orrick continues his training every year and will be started under saddle. Sir Orrick is offered out for Stud. One can find his Stud adds upon: Drafts for Sale (under the Clydesdale section) www.draftsforsale.com and the Stallion pages on the Registries sites that he is Registered with. |
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| 2002 & 2003 PICTURES OF CHIVALRY'S SIR ORRICK <<Click Pictures>> |
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