Evangeline VA (Odyssey White Tiger x Simeon Astarte)
I have one cremello by Aratahnes Excalibur, Legends of Excalibur. Standing an impressive 16hh he is from champion palomino mare Shan-Nelle. He is unshown as he injured himself as a yearling. He has his sire’s sweet nature and is producing lovely foals for visiting mares. I haven’t used him as much as I am increasing my Arabian percentage, but we love seeing his outside foals. The fourth is the 98.4% Arabian palomino colt, Arabino Alchemy. He offers an outcross, having multiple lines to El Shaklan. He is tall, well put together and his foals are very nice. David Gillett: Do you concentrate on any particular bloodlines? Lee-Ann McClelland: No not really, I have found that my stallions cross extremely well with numerous bloodlines and have found leasing some extraordinary purebred mares a great way to go. If pushed, I would say El Shaklan and Bremervale lines have been very successful. A few years ago I won a breeding to Maf-Ue Shaienne so I bought
a Straight Egyptian mare that I thought would complement him. Luckily she did and my lovely Sierra Lodge Shai-Anna was born. She is now a Multi Supreme Champion and was Best Two Year Old at the Brisbane Royal. She and her full sister have been used in my coloured program with great success. This past season I leased a few lovely purebred mares. Some have been bred for purebreds to hopefully give me new bloodlines into my coloured program. David Gillett: What have been your greatest successes? Lee-Ann McClelland: Gosh we have had some times with our horses. We have won many Supremes at Brisbane and Toowoomba Royals, AA class Champions, A class Supremes then Grand Champions at Dilutes and Youngstock shows. But even if they hadn’t been as successful, at the end of the day if you are happy with how your horse behaved and you’re happy with what you’re taking home…that is all that really matters.
Sierra Lodge Special Effects (Sierra Lodge The Illusionist x Bacchante Angelina)
David Gillett: What is next for Sierra Lodge? Lee-Ann McClelland: I know some people don’t care about the percentage of Arabian blood, and in the show ring it is the judges’ opinion on the day, regardless of the horse’s Arabian percentage, however my set goal is to further increase the Arabian percentage and type in my coloured derivatives. I have incorporated modern show horses RHR Heir of Marwan and the Ajman Moniscione son Xanaphon into my breeding program, and adore one of my leased mares Bacchante Angelina so am looking forward to what these horses produce. I love showing my horses and having them look their best whatever the results in the ring. But the best part is taking photos of them after the classes are finished, the beautiful scenery of some of the showgrounds make for stunning photos and even more so if they were lucky enough to be wearing a beautiful sash or garland.
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