Gilligan

(Graf Top – Graduate)

This 2008 gelding combines some of the most well known and consistent Hanoverian bloodlines in jumping and dressage.

He is a full brother to Galaxy II - 2nd in the 2008 Dressage and the Hunter Canadian Performance 4-yr-old Futurities; Western Canadian Training level Champion; high score FEI 4-yr-old at the Alberta Provincial Championships; and 2nd highest seller at the 2008 CWHBA Fall Classic Sale.

Graf Top combines the bloodlines of Grannus and Calypso II, making him related to several Olympic show jumpers, including Special Ed and Montender. He has sired an equal mix of dressage and jumping horses with willing attitudes as well as several state premium mares.

Graduate’s sire, Goodwill, is not only well known as a former Spruce Meadows stallion and sire of local performers, he is found as the sire of the second dam of Weltall VA, who represented Germany at the 2004 Olympics. Goodwill produced a number of good hunters and jumpers as well as the Spruce Meadows inspection champion, Gracia. Graduate is out of a mare by Watzmann, ancestor to Fortunus, a showjumper that represented Ireland in Athens at the 2004 Olympics.

He has the conformation to do well in several disciplines, but most resembles the modern eventer in construction.

Trainers Perspective:

Gilligan is a young friendly gelding that loves attention.  He is very curious and loves to play.  He is smart and has lots of potential in the future.  Gilligan is easy to catch, lead, tie, groom and is good for the farrier.