WARRENBRI JULIE- IM
The most influential mare, with over 11,500 descendants, is WARRENBRI JULIE- IM, the mother of the great sire WARRENBRI ROMEO- IS.
Peter Knight borrowed the mare KRUETTE- FM from his uncle Toby Knight, with the intention to breed a foal. Peter decided to send her to a TB stallion that belonged to Ron Radford at Cubbaroo Station. The stallion was Lord Coronation, a very handy galloper who had won the Sydney Cup. Born on the 20th January, 1958, the resultant foal was WARRENBRI JULIE- IM.
The 15 hand WARRENBRI JULIE- IM became Peter Knight’ s preferred mare to ride, although he did lend her to his children to ride at pony club. She was a very good natured mare and very athletic, and she did well at pony club for the boys. When ridden by Peter she was an Open campdraft mare.
Peter’ s son Jeremy had been working for Terry Hall and had ridden horses by REALITY- FS while there, and knew their worth. So when Peter decided to breed from WARRENBRI JULIE- IM, the obvious choice was REALITY- FS.
The first mating to REALITY- FS produced a filly in 1971, named WARRENBRI BEATRICE, who campdrafted but unfortunately died before producing a foal. In 1973, WARRENBRI JULIE- IM produced another foal by REALITY- FS, the chestnut filly WARRENBRI MARION. This mare was a successful broodmare.
On the 14th January, 1975, WARRENBRI JULIE- IM produced her
WARRENBRI ROMEO- IS
first colt to REALITY- FS, WARRENBRI ROMEO- IS. On the 18th December, 1975 she produced a second colt, WARRENBRI ABEL, by ABDUL- IS. Two foals in the one year! WARRENBRI ABEL was gelded and proved a great polocrosse horse for Peter Knight, but WARRENBRI ROMEO- IS was to prove a great performer and an incredible sire.
Unfortunately these were the only four foals WARRENBRI JULIE- IM was to have, as she was found in the paddock with a smashed shoulder and had to be put down.
KRUETTE- FM
The second most influential mare, with over 11,200 descendants, is KRUETTE- FM. Toby Knight bought the mare Corkscrew, in foal to Whistle, from Jack O’ Rourke of Merah North in 1952. One thing is for sure, neither one of them at the time knew what they were selling and buying.
The foal, born on the 12th August, 1952, was to be KRUETTE- FM, one of the most important female influences in the Australian Stock Horse Stud Book.
KRUETTE- FM was a led class type mare by Whistle, whose sire Abspear had won the Sydney Cup. Abspear’ s sire was the great Spearfelt, who traced back to the legendary Carbine, a New Zealand-bred stayer who won 33 races, including two Sydney Cups and the 1890 Melbourne Cup by three lengths while carrying 10 stone 5 pounds [ 65 kgs ]. KRUETTE- FM’ s dam was by Blend.
KRUETTE- FM was loaned to Peter Knight and produced WARRENBRI JULIE- IM as her first foal. KRUETTE- FM was then returned to her pony club and station work at Toby Knight’ s property until 1965, when Peter Knight borrowed her again and joined her to PETER- FS. This foal, SHEILA, proved an exceptional broodmare, producing HALLS CANDY in 1971, WARRENBRI REBECCA IN 1973( by REALITY- FS, WARRENBRI REBECCA played in the New South Wales polocrosse team), WARRENBRI IVAN in 1975( by ABDUL- IS, he was a great campdraft horse who won five campdrafts and numerous places, including second in the Warwick Gold Cup to the Legendary NABINABAH BREEZETTE), WARRENBRI WAKEFUL in 1976, WARRENBRI COLLEEN in 1978( a very fast, good polocrosse mare), WARRENBRI BUL BUL in 1979, a campdraft winner, WARRENBRI GOLDEN GIRL in 1984( an Open campdraft winner), and WARRENBRI IMELDA in 1985.
In 1971, Tim Knight, Toby’ s son, decided to take KRUETTE- FM home
KRUETTE- FM, with foal at foot, KRUI ROULETTE
and breed a foal for himself. He put her to REALITY- FS and produced the colt KRUI ROULETTE. Broken in at 20 months of age, he was campaigned by Christine and Terry Hall until he was 12 years old with incredible results. He won 33 campdrafts, including the Australian Open at Capella in Queensland and the Ladies Australian Championships at Mansfield in Victoria. In 1982 he was Champion Ridden Stallion at Sydney Royal Easter Show. KRUI ROULETTE was a great minded horse that during his career won at campdrafting, working, ASHLA and hacking, and the Hall children rode him in parades.
KRUETTE- FM only ever had three foals, but what three foals they were: WARRENBRI JULIE- IM, the most influential mare in the Australian Stock Horse Stud Book, the champion broodmare SHEILA, and the champion performance horse and sire KRUI ROULETTE.
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