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Selective Breeding of Fine Warmblood Horses

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Old Bull Farms - a warmblood breeding farm developed over the last 17 years by veterinary husband and wife team Dr. Paul Johnston and Dr. Jeannine De Luca. We started with four and have grown to 40+ horses, including top quality broodmares and an assortment of promising young horses. It's been exciting for us to follow our horses and their growing successes in hunter and jumper competitions across North America! In 2009, we were honored  to have bred the winner of Canada's Royal Winter Fair Lieutenant Governor's General Cup. We are recognized breeders by registries around the world, with most of our horses registered BWP (Belgian Warmblood). During the 2011 BWP North American Keuring Tour, our program was awarded the all time high score given to a foal in North America ("Lenox"), the highest score on tour for 3-6 year old mares ("Havana"), & the highest score on tour, for colts ("Lamaze")!

Through the acquisition of embryo's from world class mares, and import of quality breeding stock from Europe, we have carefully amassed a band of mares representing many of the worlds leading jumping lines.  Each year, we gain more insight into sport horse breeding by closely following leaders in the sport, visiting top breeding operations abroad, and being active members of several breed organizations.  As breeders, we strive to improve upon each new generation of young sport horses. It is surely an asset that Dr. Johnston holds Veterinary Board Certification in equine reproduction. His passion and professional qualifications have opened doors to access frozen semen from the most sought after warmblood stallions. In turn, this has enabled us to produce sport horses in North America that are comparable in pedigree and quality to Europe's finest. Although, our horses are registered mainly Belgian Warmblood, many top Hanoverian, Dutch, and Holsteiner jumping lines, can be found in our pedigrees. Voltaire, Heartbreaker, Concorde, Clinton, Escudo I, Lupicor, Numero Uno, Indoctro and Contender are but a few examples of the best producers of jumping stallions in the world. We are unique in producing horses that have not just one, or two, but several "modern type" jumping stallions in their pedigrees. When bred to top quality mares, any one of these stallions can be expected to produce offspring with the potential to compete in any arena of world class show jumping.  We are also excited to be developing our own young stallions as performance and breeding animals. Iceburg, a son of Escudo I, has been provisionally approved by the BWP. He had an exceptional crop of foals in 2011 and is expecting his second crop in 2012.

 

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"Havana"

2007 Mare

Escudo I - Heartbreaker - Viva Voltaire - Ramiro Z

 

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"Lenox"

 2011 Filly

Numero Uno  - Clinton - Heartbreaker

 

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"Lamaze"

 2011 Colt

Iceburg  - Heartbreaker - Calando I

 

2011 BWP North American Keuring Tour

Highest Scoring 3-6 year old Mare

    2011 BWP Keuring Results  

 

 Awarded 88 points - 2011 BWP North American Keuring Tour

Highest Score EVER awarded to a Foal in North America!    2011 BWP Keuring Results  

 

 Awarded 86 points - 2011 BWP North American Keuring Tour

Highest Score, 2011 Colts

    2011 BWP Keuring Results  

 

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 Iceburg

Stallion by Escudo I

 

      

Fresh transported semen available

Embryos available


 

 

 

Escudo 1

 

(SIRE OF ICEBURG)

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  • Escudo I is a well-muscled, expressive stallion of ideal type. He was Champion of the 1994 Stallion Performance Test out of 37 quality stallions with excellent scores in all categories. He won the jumping section with a 144.9 points, and went on to become Hanoverian show jumping Champion 5 year old in 1996, and German National Reserve Champion 5 year old Jumper. Escudo has already produced over 20 licensed sons.

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We are a one day drive from a large portion of the Eastern Seaboard with further access by ferry or plane.

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There are direct flights to Halifax from several US airports including New Jersey, New York, Detroit, etc.

 

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