We Ride Sport and Trail Magazine March 2017 | Page 12

WARLANDER

Cheryl Painter and her Warlander gelding Abacus Xanthus aka "Xanny"

My heart belongs to 94-year-old Boulonnais breeder, Emile Degardin. This delightful, charming and funny young man who rides one mare side saddle and ties three other mares to her tail as they proceed down the lane to their turnout paddock (photo above).

A beautiful new Boulonnais foal, Gennivie (left).

Ben Hur De Bernaville, a magnificent Boulannais stallion owned by Lynn Gennrich (upper most photo).

For the first time, in 115 years, the first two Boulonnais's, a majestic 4yr old Stallion "Ben Hur De Bernaville" and a 3yr old bred mare"Caline de la Course" touched American soil in Chicago, on July 9th, 2015.