GARTHOWEN MISS RIVOLI- FM
Bought sight unseen by the Wiseman Family of Attunga New South Wales, from the W. A Trot Estate in Queensland on the recommendation of friend John Cameron, GARTHOWEN MISS RIVOLI- FM is the third most influential mare in the Australian Stock Horse Stud Book, with 10,800 descendants.
Born on the 1st of August, 1949 the mare was successfully campdrafted by Bob Grace in Queensland and was reported to have won an Easter campdraft at Warwick prior to coming to Tamworth.
The Wiseman Family competed on her as an Open campdraft mare where she won ribbons, and she also won lightweight stock horse classes. When she injured her shoulder, Lex Wiseman decided to breed from her. He sent her to the same stallion for the six matings, Charlie Quelch’ s PETER- FS. PETER- FS was by Dimray and out of Why Not, both top campdraft horses of their day.
GARTHOWEN MISS RIVOLI- FM was by the well known sire Rivoli Gift, a TB by Rivoli and out of the TB mare Gullation. GARTHOWEN MISS RIVOLI- FM’ s dam is listed as‘ Thoroughbred Mare 01’, so it would appear that this Foundation mare was a straight TB.
Of the six foals she produced, three were registered by the Australian Stock Horse Society and one is mentioned in breeding.
By far her most influential foal was her first drop, RIVOLI RAY- IS. Born in 1967, RIVOLI RAY- IS is the sixth most influential sire in the Australian Stock Horse Stud Book, and was in the early years of the Society its flagship as a horse of stock horse type. RIVOLI RAY- IS was also an outstanding performance horse.
In 1969 she produced a filly GARTHOWEN WHYNOT. This mare only had one start in a campdraft, ridden by Bob Palmer. In this run at Bunnan, New South Wales, she scored 94 and went on to win both the Maiden and Novice campdrafts. Unfortunately before she could be campdrafted again she was crippled. In 1973, GARTHOWEN MISS RIVOLI- FM produced another very successful sire in REGAL RIVOLI.
Bought sight unseen, GARTHOWEN MISS RIVOLI- FM proved a wonderful purchase for the Wiseman Family.
The two best-known sons of GARTHOWEN MISS RIVOLI- FM.
Above: Barry Law on the multi-award winning RIVOLI RAY- IS( PETER- FS / GARTHOWEN MISS RIVOLI- FM)
Left: REGAL RIVOLI( PETER- FS / GARTHOWEN MISS RIVOLI- FM)
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