Drop Kick Murphy

(Donner Bube – Falcon II)

This 2010 colt is a full brother to Dunlin, a gelding that sold for $11,000 in 2009 (a poor year for selling horses) as a 3-year-old.

He represents the Donnerhall/Falkland cross that produced the junior dressage horse, Dreamcatcher, who was later shown as Don Falco. As Don Falco, the Donnerhall/Falkland gelding, won and placed in material classes scoring up to 8.3, scored up to 7.8 in 1^st level young horse tests and had several successes in 2^nd level young horse tests in Europe.

Few stallions have the strength of pedigree that Donner Bube possesses, and few have that strength while being current in today’s competitions. He won his stallion test in Switzerland, scored the highest in rideability of 164 horses, and has been approved by the Oldenberg Verband, Canadian Warmblood and Canadian Sport Horse registries. Many of the Donner Bube offspring have won championships and all seem to inherit his excellent paces, intelligence and rideability.

His dam, Falcon II, is by Falkland (Hanoverian) and out of Lucky Factor xx, whose ancestors have contributed to international competitors in jumping and eventing as well as champion hunters. Falkland, despite being of strong jumping lines, sired Faberge, the international dressage horse ridden by Beatriz Ferrer-Salat of Spain.

He has the conformation to be a successful in a several disciplines, but will likely excel as an eventer.

Owner’s comment:

“He is a favourite foal among our staff due to his character. He’s intelligent, inquisitive and playful.”