One of the best colour producing Appaloosa stallions in this country. Skyhawk not only breeds colour but also produces quality foals, with his uphill build/movement and kind, trainable temperaments. 28 foals born to date all spotted/pattern, mostly from solid colour mares. Oldest offspring are 3yr olds in 2011. All solid mares have produced blanket/nr leopard/leopard foals to date.
Skyhawk's Sire and Dam are both tested PSSM Negative and grey negative.
Page updated 07/09/11.
For foals see By Skyhawk and also 2010/11 foals, 2010/11 foal pics, News 2010/11.
"I always thought Skyhawk had stallion potential. He was a very good looking foal with super limbs and a wonderful temperament. He was also a whiteborn fewspot with dark points and I was quite certain that he would be not only homozygous for the appaloosa gene but also a very good colour producer. Basically he had everything you would want in a potential stallion.If I did not have "Harrier" I would have kept Skyhawk entire myself ".
"Skyhawk was advertised as having stallion potential and was sold as a potential stallion. I was very pleased when Debbie bought him, she is very experienced and committed to her horses.I could not have hoped for a better home for him. I delivered Skyhawk in the winter and saw Debbies other horses they were all a credit to her and extremely well cared for, happy and contented ".
"In all the pictures I have seen of Skyhawk since, he looks fabulous and is consistantly producing very nice foals and excellent colour.I am proud to have bred him and delighted he is doing so well. I wish Debbie all the very best with him and if I had an unrelated mare here I would take her to Skyhawk to be covered in preferance to any other stallion".
See SNOW 2010/11 page for more recent photo's of Skyhawk.
** Skyhawk passed British Appaloosa Society stallion license vetting 20/12/07**
White born near few spot(or snowcap). Pure bred appaloosa (reg grade C) Stallion, born 13/05/05. To make aprox 15.2hh. Dark brown spots,head,legs. Reg BApS and ApHC(usa). Licensed BApS. DNA colout tested as AtA/EE.
Sire: August Harrier (near leopard) by Rivas Pageant- fewspot(by Klaus - leopard spot, 12 times National champion,worked at Medium level dressage ) ex August Valentina-chestnut(by Capitall Cyril-leopard)
Dam: Errin Juno (fewspot) by ENR'S Dutch treat-leopard(by Leopard Windsor) ex Candy Bell-fewspot (Grade B showjumper by Kingswood spotted wonda x Domino Queen-leopard)
Skyhawk has a lovely kind temperament, pretty head and athletic uphill paces with very correct conformation. Unshown to date. Started under saddle during 2009, proving to have a sensible and trainable temperament. Skyhawk is a smooth forward going ride.
Foals by August Skyhawk:
Eaglehawk Whirlwind 2010 gelded colt ex Redhot Winter Whirlwind (Redhot Spot x Winter Whirlwind)
Panthera Whirlwind now owned by Caroline Clegg 2010 gelded colt ex Welsh Whirlwind (Fiyah Pheonix x Copper Whirlwind II)
Yellowhawk Whirlwind 2010 Dun gelded colt ex Red Whirlwind (Redhot Spot x Tequila Whirlwind)
Redhawk Whirlwind 2009 Dun gelded colt ex Red Whirlwind (by Redhot Spot x Tequila Whirlwind)
and as a yearling with his owner Emma Thomas, 4th at Anglsey County Show.
Twilight Whirlwind 2010 filly ex Tequila Whirlwind owned by Kath Trueman
SpottyDot Whirlwind 2009 filly ex Tequila Whirlwind
and at 9 months
Mohawk Whirlwind 2010 gelded colt ex Winter Whirlwind (Silver Whirlwind x Tequila Whirlwind) at 6 weeks
at 6 months
Tomahawk Whirlwind 2010 colt ex Ginny of Whirlwind
First foals born 2008 , some pictured below:
Leopard Whirlwind ex Tequila Whirlwind-bay Welsh Cob x TB mare.
Cheyenne Whirlwind ex Cyndia-bay pure arab mare
Snowspot Whirlwind ex Lambrigg Fleur de Lys- blue/bay roan snowcap appaloosa mare
Smarti Pants ex Jabask Elzara- grey purebred arab mare
R Mellow Whirlwind ex EBA Kiaora-chestnut roan appaloosa
Skyhawk is bred from proven show and performance lines.
Bred by and purchased from Alex McEachern -August Appaloosa's.
