Ysselvliedt's Golden Boy 

(Photo courtesy Harold Zoet)

Golden Boy; Golden (adj.): the colour of gold; Boy (noun): a male of any age

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I am delighted to announce that the gorgeous stallion Ysselvliedt's Golden Boy will be standing at stud with me for the 2009 season courtesy of his owner's Harold and Yvette Zoet. Foaled in June 2002 Golden Boy is a successful prizewinning stallion and has already sired some fantastic foals both in the UK and on the continent having stood at the Haverford Stud in Wales, and in Holland. When presented at the Dutch Stallion Show, a two day grading of stallions, he was placed first and accepted into the Dutch Stud book in the top position! I cannot thank Harold and Yvette enough for letting me lease Golden Boy, it is a privilege to add another top class stallion to the stud.

This lovely stallion is out of my own mare, Blanche Glisten, and by one of my favourite section A stallions Blackhill Picalo and I am thrilled to have the chance to bring this bloodline into the stud. Picalo has topped the sire ratings and is himself a top show stallion having won the Royal Welsh as a yearling, two year old and three year old, Youngstock Champion and Reserve Overall . He has qualified for the inhand championship at Horse of the Year Show on two occasions and has other wins too numerous to list, but these include Champion at the International Show on two occasions. It is lovely to have one of his son's at the stud.

His dam, Blanche Glisten, was imported this year from Holland after a long search for such a stamp of mare. Glisten is a real welsh mountain pony, with the looks, action and temperament you would expect from this breeding. She has been a big prize winner and producer in Holland and achieved the 'Ster' (star) accolade when shown. Glisten is out of the superb mare Springbourne Gemma a multiple champion show mare by the renowned stock-getter Penual Mark and as such is a maternal half sister to Barry Shepherd's Blanche Glimmer. Glisten's sire, Breachwood Marwyn, needs little introduction - he was Supreme Champion Royal Welsh Show 1989 and won many championships including Northleach 1986, Supreme Champion Shropshire and West Midland Show 1987, Champion Royal Show 1987.He was little used at stud but produced the fantastic colt Springbourne Boyblue who was exported to Canada where he has been incredibly successful. Glisten has been an outstanding broodmare in Holland producing the fantastic young stallion Ysselvliedt's Golden Boy by Blackhill Picalo and I am really looking forward to her foals for me at Taraco Stud.

   

Taraco Stud, Canterbury, Kent

A small stud specialising in breeding quality palomino and buckskin welsh ponies and cobs