Love it! I've lately taken to looking up all of Ryegate Major's offspring, and it's amazing how much all of the ones I've found look like their sire. Encore is no exception. To date, I've seen pics of Encore, Harwich Tyrant (at stud in Maryland), Nemaha Hill My-T Atticus (at stud in Alberta, Canada), C-My Doc Holiday (at stud in Colorado), and my own colt C-My Brother Ray. (Doc Holiday and Ray were born the same year, making them the second to last and last sons of Major, respectively).
Marvelous Encore has been in Australia for 16 years. He has bred dozens of pure and partbred Morgans and has probably had the most influence on the Morgan breed in Australia of any horse. He currently resides with me in Northern Victoria. I've made him a facebook page so that people can share their photos and information about their Encore gets, grand-get and great-grand-get!
@debdowden Deb, one of his half-brothers is in Australia as part of a Morab breeding program -- I would have to look up which one but I know that a son of Ryegate Major, Ray's daddy, was exported to Australia with an eye toward merging that classic Lippitt look with the more streamlined Arabs.
Love it! I've lately taken to looking up all of Ryegate Major's offspring, and it's amazing how much all of the ones I've found look like their sire. Encore is no exception. To date, I've seen pics of Encore, Harwich Tyrant (at stud in Maryland), Nemaha Hill My-T Atticus (at stud in Alberta, Canada), C-My Doc Holiday (at stud in Colorado), and my own colt C-My Brother Ray. (Doc Holiday and Ray were born the same year, making them the second to last and last sons of Major, respectively).
PlattHamb 1 year ago
Marvelous Encore has been in Australia for 16 years. He has bred dozens of pure and partbred Morgans and has probably had the most influence on the Morgan breed in Australia of any horse. He currently resides with me in Northern Victoria. I've made him a facebook page so that people can share their photos and information about their Encore gets, grand-get and great-grand-get!
Bunara09 1 year ago
I would love to see this horse come to Australia
debdowden 1 year ago
@debdowden Deb, one of his half-brothers is in Australia as part of a Morab breeding program -- I would have to look up which one but I know that a son of Ryegate Major, Ray's daddy, was exported to Australia with an eye toward merging that classic Lippitt look with the more streamlined Arabs.
PlattHamb 1 year ago
@PlattHamb The stallion's name is Marvelous Encore (Ryegate Major x Moro Hills Royrita) and he was brought to Australia in 1994.
PlattHamb 1 year ago