Prayer is an integral part of our lives and plays a major part of our selection of mares and stallions.
After the homework is done, we pray for guidance. God has blessed us with some spectacular foals and we give Him all the honor and glory for our successes.

Freedomhall at an Ian Starke clinic See Freedom's page for a slidesow of him jumping!

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Dogwood Sport Horses

Our Breeding Focus - Our focus is strictly on the quality of the horse as an individual and not so much about breed or Registry. The horse stands on it's own merits and a top pedigree is a plus. Temperament and trainability are on the top of our list; correct conformation is essential for balance, soundness, and movement. Pedigrees are important because they give us a basis to judge the possible qualities of the offspring.

We enjoy our pedigree homework for a particular stallion and the successes of his offspring. The Europeans have done a tremendous job of documenting the proven attributes of their horses and this gives us an edge on making breeding decisions. Some traits have proven to be highly inheritable and this is very important.

Stella and Braveheart

SESA Breed Show at the Olympic Horse Park, Conyers, Georgia, July 22, 2006 - Stellar Hit with her Reserve Grand Champion of the show with a score of 84.2! Young Horse Championship! More about "Stella">

Stellar Hit - September 2007 Stella in 2008. She is in foal to Quaterback.

We put strong emphasis on our broodmares and their temperament, pedigree and movement is as important as the stallion! We objectively evaluate our mares and make stallion selections that best compliment that mare. It is critical to honestly evaluate your mare and make breeding decisions that are realistic. I learned many years ago that you cannot breed an average mare and expect a stallion to contribute more than 50% of the outcome.

Some stallions are pre-potent in certain areas but it's not good business to take risks breeding an animal that will always be average unless you are breeding for emotional reasons and personal attachments to a mare and want to reproduce that characteristic you admire.

Although the stud fee is part of a breeding decision, it is probably the smallest part. Our goal is to improve with every generation and if the mare is well matched, my expectation is that she will produce better than herself.

Below is Wolkenshow (aka Willow) Oldenburg by Wolkentanz II (Weltmeyer) out of a Donnerhall daughter ( by Pik Bube I). She is a Premium mare imported from Germany.

Willow is in foal for April 2009 to Rick Rockefeller-Silvia’s Dream Street stallion, Starlight, who won the 2008 Grand Championship at Dressage at Devon.