Silverbrooke Andalusians

BONITA LXXV (Bonny)

15.3hh Grey PRE (Andalusian)
Sire: Grifo (Bay) PRE  Dam: Artica (Grey) PRE
Born: 20/5/1996
Registered BAPSH & ANCCE  Purebred
Approved for breeding (Graded APTO)

Bonny is a lovely mare. She is thought to have been a driven as part of a four-in-hand in Spain, and has very good paces. She was in the winning Cobra at the UK BAPSH National Show 2003. She carries the dun gene, which occurs twice in her pedigree, and has so far produced at least two dun foals.
Her Grandsire, Alegre XIX, was Champion Stallion of Spain in 1986 and also Champion of Functionality.
Her pedigree is largely Military and Terry which traces back to the sought after Bocado bloodlines. It contains the famous PRE stallions: Hacendoso IV 1955, Nescafe, Juglar, Bilbaino III, and Novato, amongst others.

Bonny is in foal to our stallion Macedonio-MAC for 2010. 

 Pedigree

MILL SIGILOSA (Secret)

Grey PRE (Andalusian)
Sire: Gastador XII (Bay) PRE  Dam: Mill Estupenda (Grey) PRE
Born: 13/5/2004
Registered BAPSH & ANCCE Purebred
Approved for breeding (Graded APTO)

Secret is five years old. We measured her recently, and she is over 16hh. She has amazing paces and was backed at the beginning of last year. She's another mare who loves people. She has been led out on the road and doesn't seem the least fazed by traffic, not even combine harvesters!

Her sire, Gastador XII had a successful showing career in Spain, and is entered in LIMPRE (The Spanish Book of Merits). Her half brother, Gastador XXVII, won his class at SICAB and went on to be Reserve Youngstock Champion of Spain in 2002. 
Another half brother is Mill Gravitar who was 2nd in the 2yr old colts section at the 2003 BAPSH National Championships.
Her Dam's sire was the well known Euclides, who won numeous prizes, including: BAPSH Breed Show 1993-1st Ridden Stallion & Reserve Champion, 1994- In Hand & Ridden Reserve Champion, 1995- 1st Ridden Stallion & Champion, 1996-1st In Hand & 1st Ridden Stallion & Champion, including twice winner of the Purebred Performance Horse Award & twice winner of the Versatility Award. Best Movement Award 1996.

Her granddam was Revelacion the UK Champion Mare and National Supreme Champion in 1993 and her G. G. Grandsire, Guindero  III, was Champion of Spain in 1947.

She also has Military and Terry/Bocado bloodlines with many famous stallions in her pedigree such as Leopardo, Tangible, Maluso, Cesar, Lebrero, Descarado II, Destinado V, Helicon and Bilbaino II to name a few.

LUCERA OF MILLPARK (Lucy)

15.2hh Bay PRE/Arab
Sire: Halcon XII (Grey) PRE     Dam: Primarosa Hispano-Arab
Registered BAPSH Partbred Spanish Horses (Register II)

Lucy was a vaquero horse in Spain, spending long days working with the black fighting bulls. She has lots of stamina, is very agile and incredibly fast! She has naturally athletic, extended paces and is very affectionate.
Despite being only 3/4 PRE she is extremely wellbred. Her breeding is predominately Military, and includes Maluso, Cedazo, Tangible, Halcon and Cesar. Plus other famous PRE stallions such as, Gorron II, Bilbaino III, Hacendosa IV 1955, Lebrero, and Novato. Her pedigree also includes Iliada, who is one of the foundation mares of the Cardenas stud.

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Pedigree

AZTECS COLORADA (Ella)

15.1hh Nr. Leopard PRE/TB/Appaloosa
Sire: Espiritu (Black) PRE x TB    Dam: Alder Pavlova (Few spot Appaloosa)
Born: 19/6/2002
Registered BApS Partbred Appaloosa

We have owned Ella since a foal. She's a great character and really prefers people to other horses. She has excellent conformation and also finds extension easy. Loves attention. She has been backed and then used as a broodmare.
Her pedigree, on her sire's side, includes many famous PRE stallions including: Descarado II, Novato, BIlbaino III, Celoso III and Hacendoso IV 1955.

Ella's sire, Espiritu, has been approved by BAPSH for Partbred reproduction. He had a successful showing career before retiring to stud, including winning Best Colt, Best Partbred under 3 yrs and Best Owner Bred at the BAPSH 1995 Breed Show.

Her Grandsire is the well known black PRE stallion, Churumbel II. He was a successful dressage horse in Germany. In the UK he was Three Times Ridden Champion, Twice Champion Classical Performance Horse. Won and placed BHS Dressage to Medium Level. Winner of 1998, 1999 and 2000 Ultimado II Progeny Award. His progeny have won 30 significant National Accolades.

Ella's Great Grandsire, Quality Fair,was the sire of countless show horses, Intermediate eventer Crown Gold, Supreme Champion broodmare Crown Aqua Marine and advanced dressage horse Indian Summer. 
Crown Aqua Marine is the dam of International Grand Prix dressage stallion Caldene Crown Marcasite. She is also the dam of Crown Cornelion, Grade A showjumping stallion. Crown Cornelian sired The Tourmaline Rose, who, ridden by Pippa Funnell, won Hickstead's Eventers Grand Prix three times.
Quality Fair also sired Fun Fair, who, partnered by 2008 Olympic Eventing Gold Medallist, Hinrich Romeike, was fifth at the National Young Rider Championships at Achselschwang in 1982 and German Vice-Champion at Luhmuhlen in 1983.
It explains how Ella jumped 4ft as a 10month old foal! She's very good at 'airs above the ground' too!
Interestingly, on her Appaloosa dam's side, she can trace her ancestry back to such famous racehorses as Eclipse!
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Pedigree