Hermit's Silver Shadow, Xalvador's sire and sire to other spotted Gypysians
Photo by Jennifer Rose
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GYPSIAN STALLION
Lord Xalvador
bred silver dapple tobiano Gypsian filly. Successful foals out of her by our stallion Xalvador may well be the first F2** foals in the USA.
I brought Vangie home in April 2012 and bred her to Silver
Xalvador was born March 9, 2013. I call Xalvador my
miracle child as the day he was ‘due’ Vangie colicked. She
was treated locally with my vet for three days and wasn’t
improving, so we opted for surgery to see what was going
on. Vangie had a displaced colon. The uterus was removed
to repair the displaced colon and then replaced, as foals
typically do not do well via c-secion. The vet said,
“Hopefully she won’t foal for a few weeks so she can heal".
Vangie foaled 3 days later!
Xalvador presented with slight dummy* foal syndrome, and
spent three days in ICU. But he pulled out of it and has been
strong and vibrant ever since. The stallion has grown to
15.1 hands as a coming 6 year old. His dam was only 15.2,
small for a Friesian, and his sire only 13.2. This proved to
me that Silver's foals typically take after the size of their
dams. My herd grew over the years as I selected horses I
knew would do well for beach rides and my breeding
program. Unique breeds like the
Gypsies, Gypsians and Haflinger
/Gypsy crosses make beach
and mountain riding
appealing and exciting to the horse person. I was drawn
to these breeds for their great minds, beauty and ability to
do whatever asked, from trails, driving to parades.
Xalvador is great with other horses, kids and even dogs. He
has become my main riding horse as I guide beach rides
for my business, "No Worries Beach Trail Rides", in
Templeton, California. He has two foals on the ground from
2018, a colt and a filly. Both are solid bays but utterly
fantastic and very fancy. Xalvador's sire, Silver, has since
sired other spotted Gypsians which are quite popular.
The care for this breed is quite easy. Excellent, solid feet
and easy keepers who do well on just our good California
hay.
I am looking forward to 2019 as we will bring home a
stunning, well-