2001 dark bay RID stallion by Corrcullen out of Mountain Dove

The only pure bred son of the late, great Grade A show jumper, Happy Ending, RID. Mac was an impressive horse with outstanding conformation and a lovely head.  With tremendous ground covering gaits, a wonderful natural jump and amazing presence, Mac brought athleticism, and conformation to breeding.
Mac came from a long line of quality Irish Draught blood and was an excellent sire of horses for sport.

1999 chestnut RID stallion by Shauna's Diamond out of Mayfair. Henry produces serious athletes who typically have amateur friendly brains. His foals inherit his lovely movement and have excelled in several disciplines.

One of the most successful stallions of his type to have stood at stud. His competition record combined with that of his stock, speaks volumes for his posthumous ability to breed top class competition horses of all types, from all kinds of mare. His offspring inherit his wonderful top line and disposition, plus they are all correct, super looking, and athletic horses. These attributes enable them to successfully function as sport horses in all disciplines.

Daniel consistently covered a large number of mares in the UK and the USA, and has some of the best pure and part bred stock to his name. No other stallion can boast two progeny group wins in two different countries. He is grade one NASTA performance tested.

Elwyn Hartley Edwards “Country Illustrated”, states, “Banks Fee Daniel, whose shortness of cannon bone in relation to his height makes him an exceptional example of the type of stallion required to put on a thoroughbred mare in order to breed a horse with good bone.”

Beeston Laird was known for his fabulous temperament as well as his athleticism, including a lovely jump.  He is also known for passing on his gentle temperament, willing work ethic and athletic ability to his offspring.

Laird was heterozygous grey - allowing color to come through to his foals. Laird is now deceased but his lineage is still available.

Bloodlines included Colman, Pride of Shaunlara, Grey Macha, and Ben Purple lines. The mare Pink Carnation who was dam of Gort Boy contributed on Laird's maternal side of the pedigree.

Bell Tower Banion's Brigadier started his career by claiming the Irish Draught Horse Society of Great Britain's Foal Championship in 2017 and going on to take Reserve Supreme of the Show over all age groups. Upon his attainment of Class One status he was described by inspectors as, "A well proportioned horse with good bone...balanced, cadenced and powerful (trot)... He has quick reflexes, a good technique and plenty of scope. A fit, athletic-looking stallion displaying a positive approach to his work." He continues to display all of these traits under saddle with a bold attitude and confident approach to work.

Bell Tower Banrion's Hero is the first of Gortfree Hero's prodigy in the U.S. Gortfree Hero is a Grade A Showjumper with a proven record of producing performance horses. Timmy's dam, Beechmore Banion Milis, has won mare championships in both England and Ireland, and so have her offspring.

Timmy is a delight to train. He has a naturally correct carriage, a delightful outline, a forward step and balanced stride, an athletic and scopey jump, and a wonderful work ethic. Timmy stamps his foals with chestnut and plenty of chrome, substance, and bone. He is currently competing Second Level in dressage and has plans to go eventing as well as compete in hunter jumpers. He is an excellent all-round riding horse and enjoys hacking around the countryside in Colorado. Timmy is an expressive horse who oozes presence and is a real character in the barn.

Bell Tower Major Tom started his career by claiming the Irish Draught Horse Society of Great Britain's Foal Championship. Upon his attainment of Class One status he was described by inspectors as, "Nicely proportioned horse... Correct, active and elevated trot with good balance. Light off the floor, good bascule and plenty of scope. A nicely presented stallion with a good attitude." He makes good on all of these comments with his attitude to work and way of going under saddle.

Bell Tower Major Tom, like his sire, Winmaur Sargeant Pepper (IDC1) is an important asset to the breed for his traditional size and bone. His dam, Ballynamona Lady, was a double Bronze Merit, Hornby Select mare who had great success in the show ring for herself and her stock.

Braveheart is by the renowned performance stallion, O'Leary's Irish Diamond out of supreme champion mare Kilbline, a pedigree including the old time greats King of Diamonds, Ben Purple, Pride of Shaunlara, and Glenside.

At 16hh and 9 ½ inches of bone, heterozygous grey (produces both non grey and grey), he offers a lovely compact package for purebred mares and substance and bone to produce sport horses when crossed with other breeds. His offspring are proving themselves from being lesson ponies, winning FEH championship, and competing in dressage, jumping, and eventing.

Bridon Beale Street (Liam) was a brilliant athlete that did it all!  He competed successfully through Intermediate in eventing and also through Prix St. George in dressage.  He has many offspring currently competing in eventing and other disciplines.

Belfrey sires:
• multi-award winning champions in all major disciples
• quality stallions/prospects and Class 1 mares
• amateur-friendly temperaments with professional level athleticism
• high trainability, sensible minds
• elasticity with uphill gaits
• engaged hindquarters and hind limbs
• scope, bascule and tight knees over fences
• balanced, correct conformation
• bone, roomy hooves, soundness
• versatility
• fabulous toplines, extreme good looks, beautiful heads
• sire of champions in dressage, jumping, eventing, in-hand, hunters
• sire of exceptional talent in foxhunting, driving, vaulting, ranching. mounted archery, endurance and trail.

2002 chestnut 16.1hh RID stallion by Glenlara out of Flagmount Belle

Cyan presented for inspection in September 2018 and received a Class 1 status. He impressed the judges with his temperament & jumping performance. Cyan hunts & whips 2 times per week as the Master of Bear Creek Hound's mount. He is an extremely comfortable ride and light on his feet with 3 exceptionally smooth gaits.

Cyan regularly covers 18-22 miles on hunting days with ease. His jump is tight, scopey, and powerful but feels like riding on a cloud.

Cyan's foals are correct, with good bone and substance; he's stamping them with his incredibly quiet mind, his even tactful movement and powerful jump.

2007 grey 16.1hh RID by Flag of Diamonds out of Bridon Cordarragh

Celtic Moon was imported from Ireland as a foal.  Moon was sired by the well-known RID stallion, Annaghdown Star. Annaghdown Star won the Stallion Class at The Royal Dublin Horse Show in 1991, 1993, 1994, and was Reserve Champion in 1992. Moon's dam Hughies Lady is from the lovely old mare line that also produced the RID stallion Naldo, and her sire Duleek Hero is out of the wonderful Ben Purple daughter Springfield Star. Moon's pedigree is a great combination of performance and traditional bloodlines which also include Skippy and Woodranger.  His only line-breeding was to Glen Lad and some would say it is a good thing as he was a fabulous black horse. 

His youngsters are great prospects for fox hunting, eventing, hunters and dressage. He passes on his lovely temperament as well as bone and athleticism to his foals. For most of his life, he lived out with another stallion. He was a beautiful horse and was ridden by his amateur owner in low level eventing.

Cerulean Nightlife has exceptional, well-balanced conformation with a beautiful head and kind eye.  He is extremely athletic and is proving to be an excellent jumper with tight form and scope.  His sweet and kind nature is evidently passed down to his foals whose personalities are quite similar. 

Lovingly know as Rue, he out of an internationally acclaimed Hornby Premium Mare, Romas Blue Hawk RID, imported to the US from England.  He is by the Champion stallion, Bridon Belfrey RID.  Rue's bloodlines are marked with champions in show jumping from Rakish Paddy, his grandsire and the Hornby Premium mares for three generations on his dam side.  In addition, his bloodlines have only one cross back in the 4th generation to King of Diamonds.

Corrcullen was imported from Ireland as a two-year-old after an exhaustive search for a colt that would meet Bull Hill's breeding goals. Corrcullen, 17 hands with 9.5" of bone, had an undeniable presence, was conformationally correct, had three wonderful gaits and an excellent jumping technique. His temperament was pleasing, and he was a gentleman in every way.

Corrullen had more "Quality" as the Irish would say, and appeared more refined than many of the traditional Irish Draught stallions.

This was apparent, but without any loss of bone or joint size which is so desirable in the breed. Throughout his riding career Corrcullen proved his athletic prowess in the eventing disciplines as well as in the field, where he showed that he was an outstanding field hunter.

Crystal Crest is an imported Class 1 Irish Draught stallion. Before he was imported to the US in 2012, he achieved his Silver Merit status from Horse Sport Ireland in showjumping.

Crystal Crest is actually quite a modern type. He passes on his fine head, nice powerful canter, natural, big jump, intelligence and "handiness" typical of many Irish horses. Crystal Crest shares the same grandsire as Flexible. "Christie" as they called him Ireland, is enjoying living in the green pastures of western Oregon and serving our select mares.

Dandelion Diamond Rebel RID, (aka "Conor") was bred in North America at the Dandelion Farm in Montana and was born May of 2001.  Conor passes height and substance to his offspring. Two of his pure bred daughters, Rebel Rose and Emerald Ivy, full sisters, were Grand Champion and Best Purebred, Best Young Stock and Best Female at the IDHSNA Show in 2014.

Emerald Ivy was Supreme Champion Purebred at the IDHSNA show in 2015.
Conor has an amazing pedigree - he is the only full bred Irish Draught stallion by the late Rebel Yell. Within the first 3 generations Clonfert, Glenagyle Rebel, Glenside, Sea Crest and Diamond Lad all appear. By the next generation, Legaun Prince, Pride of Shaunlara and King of Diamonds are added. All of these stallions are known for producing jumpers. Glenside was famous for producing marvelous movement as well as great jumping ability, and Conor has inherited both of these qualities.

Sleek, supple, fluid movement and huge jump with a super disposition makes him the perfect sire for your next sport horse or adding value to any pure bred program.

Dandelion Percival ("Percy") is an outstanding purebred stallion who received Class 1 at inspection. He is a "well-proportioned" 16.1-hand grey with beautiful movement, a "powerful canter," and "good Irish Draught characteristics." His size, athleticism, and type should suit a wide variety of mares, not to mention his wonderful temperament and excellent feet. He has begun under-saddle training and we look forward to continuing his education. 

The only approved son of Silver Granite in North America, Percy provides outcross bloodlines (Colman, Clonfert, and Merrion) as well as other less common lines (Gortlee, Milestone, by way of Silverstone, and Irish Pearl). Percy has the qualities to produce excellent sporthorses as well as traditional purebreds. His offspring will have the potential to succeed in a wide variety of arenas, as well as preserve some of the best characteristics of the breed. 

2005 chestnut 15.3hh RID stallion by Huntingfield Proud Tim out of Opium Poppy

Diamond Power is a loyal and life long partner to Michelle Regan since 2001. This stallion demonstrates his genuinely kind character through his years of production and progress by a novice, now amateur. Although he made few appearances in the show ring, his willingness, athleticism, movement, and pride were ever present at home and amongst the professional horsemen who observed him.

Diamond Power's pertinent and strong performance attributes are his lightness, buoyancy, flexibility, contractibility, scope and stride.
In 2018, Diamond Power was approved as a Class 1 stallion at the age of 19 and earned his Bronze Merit in Show Jumping at the age of 20. All progeny are kind, willing, and athletic and will make ideal amateur show horses in both the jumper and dressage rings.

Please refer to website for a view of Diamond Powers progeny.

ElliQuist is proud to own and stand the stunning ID stallion, Dowdstown Moy (Guinness).  He hails from a family of Dublin champions. Both parents and the majority of full/half siblings have made their mark in-hand and under saddle. Notably his stallion brother Dowdstown Purple.  Guinness possesses the iconic Irish mind, kind, willing and extremely intelligent. Add that to his truly uphill build and very strong loin coupling, making him and ideal cross on many types of mares. 

With his beautiful gaits, cat like reflexes, powerful jump and extreme athleticism "This boy LOVES to gallop & jump!", he is sure to make his mark in the performance world as well as in the breeding shed.

Imported from Ireland to the USA in September 2004: Sonny stood 16.3 hands with 10 inches of bone, and had a wonderful temperament. He was a superb mover, and showed the ability to be a big jumper. He transferred his quality conformation to his foals.  Sonny was a beautiful example of what foundation stock should be. Wonderful temperament, athletic ability, and outstanding bloodlines. He carried the bloodlines of: Mountain View (RID/Sea View Lass (RID) and Celtic Gold (RID)/Crutt Lady (RID).

Amhrán carries a nice mix of rare and performance bloodlines along with good bone, great feet, correct conformation, a sensible mind, and a friendly and willing temperament. He has quality and balanced gaits that are comfortable to ride, and a careful jump with good scope.

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Standing in Ontario, Canada.

Currently available via fresh, cooled semen.

Semen can be shipped to Canada or the USA.

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Gillian's Clover was imported as a yearling by Fox n Firken Farms. In February of 2002 Redtail purchased Clover and brought the first Irish Draught Stallion to the State of Nevada. Clover's pedigree included the best jumper bloodlines in Ireland and in the world.

Gillian's Clover was the perfect cross for those looking to breed their next jumper or event horse. His offspring have size, soundness, and athleticism to compete at all levels and sensible enough for the amateur to compete, fox hunt, or simply have a safe, fun, loving friend of the family.

Farraway Quicksilver (Laddie) is an athletic, bold, intelligent young horse who has just begun his career as an eventer. He is smart to fences and has the Irish “fifth-leg” making him a fun ride cross country. He will likely show hunter/jumper towards the end of the year also. He is a FUN horse to ride. Always game for an adventure. Forward going yet light in the mouth. A solid all-round riding horse. He is producing foals with a loveable and friendly disposition and his athletic ability.

2000 grey 17.1hh RID stallion by Flagmount King out of Realta

Foxglen Himself was a remarkable Class 1 stallion with a magnificent presence. He was by Finbarr out of Sally and had 10" of good flat bone. He was foaled in 1991 and stood at 16.2h. He was true to type and very athletic with elastic gaits. His temperament was truly outstanding and he was an amazing ambassador of the breed. He goes back to the gorgeous Pride of Shaunlara as well as Flagmount Boy. He was born in Great Britain and imported to the US as a nine year old. He placed third in the stallion class at the Royal Dublin Horse Show. He has won several other awards including: 2005 Grand Sire of Royal Show Champion, 2005 Sire of Royal Show ridden class winner, 2005 Sire of IDHS(NA) Pure Bred Foal Champion, 2005 Sire of IDHS(NA) Part Bred Foal Res. Champion (highest by pure bred stallion), 2004 IDHS(NA) Supreme Show Champion and 2004 Supreme Pure Bred Performance Reserve Champion. 

He is the sire of many successful purebred and partbred stock in Ireland, England, Canada and the US. Foxglen has an approved RID stallion named Carrickrock Close Shave who has many successful breeding stock as well as performance progeny in England and Ireland. He also has a Class 1 grandson, Carrickcottage Star, also standing in Ireland. Foxglen's progeny have successfully been used as breeding stock, show jumping, hunters, dressage, and fox hunting. Visit Bellwether Irish Draughts on Facebook for more information.

2006 grey 17.2hh Class 1 ID stallion by Donovan out of Clovers Amy

Genesee Bouncer is a Cl stallion who passed his inspections as a 3 year old. He stands 16hh with 9.75 inches of bone, has great conformation, is built naturally uphill and is very well balanced. He has fox hunted in NY showing his great manners. He is by Stargazey's Romance At Short Notice who was imported from England and is by the well known Penmmerryl's Rhythm And Blues by Touch Of The Blues. Bouncer's dam Aisling of Grange who was imported from Ireland and is by the famous RID stallion Grange Bouncer who was a grade A show jumper and intermediate level eventer in Ireland. Grange Bouncer was also regularly fox hunted and showed impeccable manners out in the field.

1987 liver chestnut Class 1 ID stallion by Enniskeane Pride out of Night Nurse 2

The temperament you are looking for in a correct and athletic package. Oliver is an enjoyable stallion to be around and can be ridden by a 5 year old girl or handled by a 78 year old woman. He trailers and hunts iron to iron with mares. The temperament doesn't get any better.

He has a multi-discipline performance history in Ireland. His get are proving themselves with merit as well. He started his US hunting career in Virginia hunt country with multiple hunts. A true hunting stallion! Temperament can't be trained, it can only be bred.

1982 grey 16.2hh Class 1 ID stallion by Enniskeane Prince out of Pilgrim's Gift

Hang On Johnny was an imported approved Irish Draught stallion. He was very harmoniously put together. Lovely set neck going into the wither, nice shoulder with excellent shoulder freedom. Very powerful hind end coming under easily, straight clean legs with a good amount of bone, and excellent feet. Hang On Johnny had competed successfully in showjumping, eventing and dressage. Hang On Johnny's offspring have proven themselves in dressage and eventing.  More importantly, they are being successfully trained and shown by their amateur owners who are often junior riders.

2006 grey 16.1hh RID stallion by Cork Arthur out of Heathercombe Uibh Fhaili Lace

1993 chestnut 17.1hh Class 1 ID stallion by Timahoe Heather out of Proud Mary

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2004 bay 17.1hh RID stallion by Alice's Diamond Slipper out of Kitty O'Sullivan

KEC Double Diamond (Oisin) carried the genes of some of the great Irish performance bloodlines. Oisin's father, Glidawn Diamond, was the son of King of Diamonds out of the premier mare, Kildalton Countess, making his lines some of the most sought after in the world for producing jumpers and all-around athletic sport-horses for any discipline.

KEC Double Diamond was renowned for stamping his foals strongly with his looks, wonderful conformation, athleticism, work ethic and soul. 

Whether you were looking for a superb jumper or dressage horse, this Irish horse was unique. He demonstrated power and excellent technique over fences which complimented his natural self-carriage and ground covering movement.

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1997 chestnut 17.3hh Class 1 ID stallion by Roma Diamond Skip out of Knockaney Princess

2000 grey 17hh RID stallion by Blue Henry out of Roma Kitty Jay

2004 grey 16.2hh Class 1 ID stallion by O'Leary's Irish Diamond out of Bonnie Belle Supreme

Macha Breeze was one of only three approved purebred sons of the famous Grey Macha RID (winner of the Irish Draught Stallion class at the Royal Dublin Society Show in 1985) and was the only purebred Grey Macha son in North America. He was imported to the U.S. after winning the Irish Draught Yearling Colt class and the Munster Joinery Championship at the National Irish Draught Show in Ireland in 1999. "Mac" was a versatile stallion that was easy to handle and ride. He had successfully competed as a driving, dressage, and eventing competition horse. His early dressage trainer Kris Hamilton described him as a "Comfortable, easy to ride horse who loves to jump anything you put in front of him".

Mac's offspring include Future Event Horse class winners, USDF 2nd Level Freestyle Champion and numerous eventing and field hunter competitors. Mac had a beautiful head and eye, light movement and a very strong top line that consistently showed up in his offspring.

1998 grey 17hh RID stallion by Touch of the Blues out of Pride of Erin

2005 grey 17.3hh RID stallion by Irish Rover out of Maggie's Last

Manu Forti's Blue Clover, a 2017 Class 1 purebred Irish Draught stallion. "Blue" is heterozygous DNA tested black, and 16.1 hands with 10 1/4" of bone and a 78" girth. Blue has super gaits, and at his breed inspection the Irish judges awarded him 90/100 on temperament. 

2004 grey 16.3hh RID stallion by Touch of the Blues out of Kerryoak Lady Dawn.

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IDHSNA #MP 04 01203; IDSH Canada #1M 040108; Recorded as RID(CAN) in the Irish Horse Registry, IHR 3285792.

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Ollie is bred from the best of the Irish Draught, being a son of the legendary stallion Touch of the Blues RID, and out of a Select Hornby Premium daughter of the outstanding sire of broodmares, Gort Boy RID. He is a very traditional Irish Draught type, with a kind and loving disposition, tremendous bone, terrific feet, correct structure, free movement, and a lovely refined head. He is truly a joy to live with!

• Beautiful quality movement with a highly athletic uphill build and engaged gaits noted for impulsion and natural self carriage.

• Rising foal value with a growing performance career under a USDF Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalist, and a limited stud book prioritizing quality mares.

• Performance breeding with notable lines of Clover Hill (IHB’s list of successful show jumping sires for five consecutive years) and Skippy (who sired international Advanced Eventing stallion Jumbo, a WBFSH’s top ten eventing sire for seven consecutive years).

• Peace of mind as tested non-carrier for HWSD, WFFS, SCC and PSSM1 via UC Davis.

• One of few standing stallions that directly represents the rare foundation Irish Draught line of Woodranger (RID 24) that is threatened with extinction.

• Professional processing of fresh, cooled and frozen services through a licensed Select Breeders Services stallion station with experience shipping throughout the US and to Canada. Counter-to-counter services regularly available.

1999 brown 16hh RID stallion by Moorpark Boy out of Rockbarton Beauty

One of the Irish Draught world's best known and popular stallions. He is  a horse of exceptional athleticism with superb, people oriented temperament.  He is 17.1hh and bright bay.  He was foaled in 1989 in County Cork, Ireland and passed performance testing by the Irish Horse Board in 1993.  Imported in late 1997, he stood at stud with Fox Hollow Sport Horses through April 2007.  At that time he returned to Ireland and is currently standing at Longwood Stud in County Sligo, Ireland.

1989 bay 17.1hh Class 1 ID stallion by Mountain View out of Grey Streaker

2004 dark brown 15.3hh RID stallion by Coille Mor Hill out of Ballygarris Black Diamond

2007 brown 17hh RID stallion by Steeped In Luck out of Ducal State Emblem

Rangeman is one of only two living purebred sons of Huntingfield Proud Tim and representatives of the Woodranger line that are approved for breeding by the IDHSNA. The lack of King of Diamonds and Clover Hill and the very small percentage of Pride of Shaunlara in his pedigree make him a valuable outcross/rare bloodline stallion. 

Rangeman inherited his sire's exceptional temperament, and went through the inspection process as a three year old in a workmanlike manner. His gaits are correct, but not extravagant, and his jump is more like a hunter than like a jumper. He has the overall comfortable feel of "like riding a couch" that will make him an ideal field hunter. He was gelded in 2022 so he could live out with friends and so that he could become his owner's primary riding horse.

A classic model of the traditional Irish Draught - Mr. Billy Cotter, Lifetime President of the Irish Draught Horse Society in Ireland.

2005 red dun 15.3hh RID stallion by Cork Arthur out of Mountain Heroine

1994 grey 17hh Class 1 ID stallion by Sea Crest out of Ginger Anne

Shamrocks Irish Mocha was an approved Irish Draught stallion.  He was an extraordinarily nice stallion with superb conformation, a lot of bone, height and lovely movement. He descended from excellent Irish Draught bloodlines.

1991 black 16.1hh RID stallion by Banks Fee Daniel out of Harepark Pink

2002 dark brown 16.3hh Class 1 ID stallion by Mount Diamond Flag out of Steeple View who has competed at Grand Prix at shows such as Devon, Tryon, & Wellington.  He represented both Canada and United States at CDI-W’s and CDI3* throughout North America and proved himself a consistent, reliable performer under a number of different riders over the years. He is a 5* Irish Sport Horse (dressage), a Gold premium Canadian Sport Horse, and a Class 1 Gold premium Irish Draught.

Steeped in Luck’s offspring have AA-friendly temperaments & are versatile athletes.  While his breeding availability was limited when he was showing, we’ve already seen his offspring competiting at the 3* level in eventing, showing up to Prix St. Georges in dressage, and winning Premium titles at their foal inspections. Steeped in Luck has been exported to the UK, but we are lucky to still have access to his excellent quality frozen semen here in North America through Hilltop Farm.

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