AQHA INCENTIVE WINNER: HIGHEST PLACE REGISTERED QUARTER HORSE & CIRCLE L OPEN 2D CHAMPION BREEDZ DESERT FALCON Q-94909
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AQHA FEATURE: 2026 AQHA INCENTIVE WINNERS- JULIE BREED & BREEDZ DESERT FALCON Q-94909
2026 ABHA NATIONAL FINALS 10-13 SEPTEMBER 2026- AELEC, TAMWORTH NSW
AQHA INCENTIVE WINNER: HIGHEST PLACE REGISTERED QUARTER HORSE & CIRCLE L OPEN 2D CHAMPION BREEDZ DESERT FALCON Q-94909
JULIE BREED
AN UNEXPECTED BEGINNING, AN OUTSTANDING ABHA FINALS
WORDS BY: AQHA © 2026 • PHOTO BY: A MCILRICK IMAGES
Some of the best horses come from the most unexpected beginnings, and the story of Breedz Desert Falcon( Falcon) is certainly one of them. From an unplanned breeding in 2018 to becoming the 2026 ABHA National Finals Open Divisional 2D Champion and $ 750 AQHA Incentive Winner, Falcon has proven himself to be a horse with exceptional ability, determination and plenty of heart.
Bred by his owner in 2018, Falcon ' s story began when their palomino mare, Lothlorien Desert Blaze, happened to come into season at just the right time. The decision was made to breed her to their stallion, Ballistic Titan. Interestingly, the following day the veterinarian gelded Titan, leaving some uncertainty as to whether the breeding would be successful. Just 15 days later, however, confirmation came that the mare was in foal.
Falcon arrived approximately three weeks ahead of schedule, making his entrance in August 2019 during the Victorian winter. A beautiful buckskin colt, he certainly made his presence known from the beginning, with a feisty personality that was evident from the day he was born.
His sire, Ballistic Titan, was himself a highly successful barrel horse. In 2021, his owner rode Titan to the ABHA Australian Finals 1D Championship in South Australia, taking home a saddle and numerous other prizes. That same Finals event proved to be an extraordinary occasion for the family ' s horses, with Falcon ' s half-brother, Catman( out of the same dam, although unregistered), finishing Reserve Champion, while another horse in the owner ' s stable, Elektra Remembers, secured third place in the 1D.
It was an incredible Finals result, although the celebrations were unfortunately short-lived. Just a few days after returning home, the owner was bucked off Catman and suffered an injury that left them unable to walk for two months.
Falcon was started under saddle later in 2021, followed by two years of careful development before making his first competition appearance in November 2023.
It was during 2024 that Falcon really began to establish himself as a competitive young barrel horse. Campaigning at several futurities and divisional barrel races, he won numerous futurity events and recorded some of the fastest times of the day at divisional competitions.
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