Duncan

(Donner Bube – Smart Bess xx)

This 2007 gelding is a full brother to Dontcha Knowit (nicknamed Jazz) who is showing in dressage in B.C., earning 2 firsts and 2 seconds with a new rider in 2009, and that after producing a foal in 2008.

His pedigree contains the ancestors of top horses in all three Olympic disciplines as well as show hunters.

His conformation indicates that he is built to find almost any request easy to perform, but he will be limited in sports where movement at the walk is judged. Take him jumping and don’t look back.

The owners of his siblings consistently comment on the great temperaments.

Trainer’s perspective:

He is a bit shy but warms up to new things quickly.  He’s curious and loves attention.  Duncan ties and stands well for grooming, clipping and saddling.  He lunges in both directions.

Veterinary note:

“He has ossifying fibrotic myopathy. The classic condition affects the walk, but is not visible at the trot or canter, and does not impede jumping, etc.” Roxy Bell, DVM

He warms out of the unusual movement at the walk to a great extent, as do other performance horses with this condition. For example:  Priobert de Kalvarie, Leslie Howard’s grand prix jumper, competed successfully for years with a similar condition.