Annie is a 8 year old mare by Kogan (imported Russian Akhal-Teke bred by Tito Pontecorvo-Nixon, TX) out of
Porcia, (a mare bred and owned by Alex Beckwith-Paso Robles, CA) by the German imported Westfalen stallion Puritano out of a
thoroughbred mare. Amy Hunter bred Annie while she had Porcia and Kogan in training in California, and purchased her back
(as breeding stock) from Alex at the age of 4.
Kogan went on to successfully campaign in the big jumpers in California with Suzie Hutchison,
and represents what Tito considers to be one of his top
produced Akhal-Teke jumpers (Tito Pontecorvo for years was the number one breeder and owner of the Akhal-Teke, owning up to 300
world wide at one point; see
www.akhaltexas.com.)
The Akhal-Teke, like the Irish Draught, is rare (only 2000 purebreds world wide) and an incredibly important foundation breed, given their tremendous and relatively
uknown impact on the creation of the thoroughbred.
The Bryly Turk was an Akhal-Teke, and any Arab imported
in to England that was called a Persion Arab (in which there were hundreds) was actually in fact an Akhal-Teke.
Even in thoroughbreds today, Turkish stallions can
be seen in back generations (for example, HF's thoroughbred mare Vennie had a Turkish stallion - literally written as 'Turkish Stallion' - in her pedigree 5
generations back). The thoroughbred as we know it
today (and thus the sport horse) simply would not exist with out the Akhal-Teke.
It is arguably one of the oldest purebred breeds, with 17 distinct genetic lines (as opposed to the thoroughbred's 3). The
horses are incredibly tough, and tend to naturally possess the quiet temperament of a dead broke school horse. This extremely easy going attitude is practically
non-existant in the light, athletic breeds.
They have long, elegant movement and can have a strong jump. They also have lovely,
delicate features and the bonus of a coat that feels and shimmers like silk.
Annie delivered the colt C-Grimes, by Cradilo on June 21st, 2008. On April 9, 2010 she gave us K-C (barn name), another strong colt by Cradilo.
Huntington Farms is the only breeding farm we know of world wide, currently crossing the best of these two exceptional breeds in the hopes of producing a super sport horse.
Seattle is a 17 hand 12 year old thoroughbred mare aptly named after her great-grandfather, triple crown winner Seattle Slew. Seattle was purchased as an un-touched 2 year old from a top thoroughbred breeder. Seattle is a lovely mover, has a wonderful temperament, and steps over a 4' fence free jumping. Seattle has successfully campaigned through the schooling jumper division, winning championships @ Littlewood in Wellington, and most recently winning the 2007 Otter Creek Jumper Derby. Seattle will continue showing and be bred to Cradilo in 2010.
Red Charisma "Charm" is a 16 hand 12 year old thoroughbred mare. She has easily free jumped up to 4'3" and has schooled 3'3" under saddle at home. She has also successfully competed locally in the green hunters. Though Charm's extreme athleticism, machine like endurance and tremendous soundness would allow her to be a serious upper level 3-Day horse, her ability to be quick while maintaining sanity gives her the added potential to be an excellent amateur jumper. In addition, her lovely, long elastic gaits and relatively quiet temperament make her an excellent dressage prospect. On June 1st, 2006 Charm had a lovely colt named Tzadi by Cradilo. On April 17th, 2008 Charm presented the weanling filly Chanel, and recently produced the May, 2009 colt, Quinlan C, by Cradilo. Charm will be bred to Cradilo in 2010. For more information and jumping pictures on Charm, click here
Glory is a 11 year old 16 hand thoroughbred mare bred by Huntington Farms. Though Glory has received quite a bit of ground work and has been lightly backed she has never been in serious training. Despite this, Glory has shown tremendous jumping potential. She easily free jumps 4'3" with an extremely high and tight knee and wonderful bascule. We are very interested in her as breeding stock as her mother, Vennie, has proven to be a valuable brood mare and school/show horse and her sire, Honest Ensign (the same sire as Honest Fighter's), has proven to be capable of throwing excellent jumpers. On May 21st, 2007 Glory foaled Temujin Gage, a handsome colt by the Irish Sport Horse D'artagnan (now gelded, by Cruising out of a mare by Clover Hill mare), and recently produced the June 2009 colt Junior, by Cradilo. Glory will be bred to Cradilo in 2010.
June's First Star is a 10 year old 16 hand thoroughbred mare bred by Huntington Farms. June is out of Makiki and by Honest Ensign. June has received a large amount of ground work and has been backed lightly. While June shows good free jumping potential, her most striking characteristic is her sweet temperament and her flawless, large bodied conformation. She possesses lofty, ground covering movement and is a wonderful broodmare in that she easily delivers strong, large bodied, impressive foals. On May 20th, 2007 June had her first foal, a lovely filly named Fatima C by Cradilo. June recently produced the May, 2009 Cradilo filly, Luna C. June will be bred to Cradilo in 2010.
Vennie is a 16'1" hand 18 year old thoroughbred mare and was Huntington Farms first brood mare. We were instantly struck by her amazingly quiet temperament, light long movement and excellent use of her front end over jumps. She's a lovely ride, and her breeding is excellent as she has 10 top stallions in her pedigree (back to five generations) including Man O' War, Rough n' Tumble, Round Table, Boldnesian and Hyperion. We have produced several wonderful foals by Vennie (Truce and Glory) and find her genetic influence on temperament and body to be extremely strong.
