Gillian's Clover RID        Judges say "Smashing!"

                     17.2hh  10 1/4" Bone               "Clover is everything we look for in promoting the Irish Draught breed"

                    Imported                                 Irish judges: Charlotte Moore   Paddy McCarthy

                  

     

                                                                   Clover Hill

                               Diamond Clover

                                                                   Highlight Girl  By King of Diamonds

                                                                   Townrath Pride

                               Pride  Of Harmon  (premium broodmare)                                                               

                                                                    Strandville Mist   goes back to Lahinch

 

 

                                          

                              

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

Clover Hill is ranked in the top 10(as high as 4th)  internationally as a producer of grand prix jumpers.  In 2000 Ireland's Nations Cup team won a record 10 competitions. Each team consisting of 4 horses.   At each of these competitions up to 3 of those mounts were  Clover Hill Breeding.  At Lummen and Rotterdam 3 were Clover Hill and the fourth mount was King of Diamonds.   Switzerland's winning Nation's Cup team at Athens had 2 of 4 mounts with Clover Hill  bloodlines  with one of 4 mounts for the United States winning team at Toronto being Clover Hill.  This mount (Clover Leaf) also won the World Cup Qualifier at Tampa Fl in 2000. 

The Irish Horse Board tracked 51 Irish bred grand prix jumper's throughout the world.  18 of these horses were Clover Hill,  11 were King of Diamonds (ranked #1 internationally at time of death), and one of Laughton.  50% of Irish Grand Prix jumpers in 2000 carried Gillian's Clover's bloodlines.  An Exceptional Record!

Laughton is considered in Ireland to be one of the best sires of jumpers as well.  In the same generation as King of Diamonds, Laughton was bread to a very small number of mares, yet his percentage of producing successful jumpers was even higher than King of Diamond's.  His most well known son Lahinch was imported to Brazil and became  a very important base for their Olympic efforts in 1996.  Their team took home the bronze medal, their first ever Olympic medal, and all 4 of their mounts were Irish Sport Horses.

Clover's magnificent presents is equally balanced with athleticism and kind trainability.  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.  The Irish Draught cross and purebreds are not only a rare breed but a truly great breed.

 

 

     2005 filly By Gillian’s Clover    2004 filly by Gillian’s Clover

                                                                   

                                                                                                     

                                                                                

 

 Tom & Sandy Williams    P.O. Box 195  Smith, Nv.  89430      (775) 465-1150