THE BELLEMARA "MARE POWER"
OUR **STARS** PRODUCING *****STARS*****
Bellemara Zotasha
36", 1998 Palomino and White Pinto. Founder of our "Z" family. Our favourite mare! Hand-reared after her mum suffered a tragic fence accident. Unshown as she is too precious to us to ever leave our property.
Sire: Cotswold Bo Jangles, 31.25" buckskin, multi Champion, winner of NZ SIRE OF THE YEAR
Dam: Tanner Rosa Zoe, 35", red & white pinto. CHAMPION 96 NZ Grand National Championship Show. Her sire is the Multi Supreme - Alanda Jasper.
Dam of:-
* Bellemara MP Orion's Zara - red & white pinto mare (retained by us). Zara is the dam of:- Bellemara Cappuccino Zabella - 2005 red & white pinto mare (retained by us), Bellemara Feathers Zsa Zsa- 2006 red &white pinto mare - winner of 3 x Supreme Championships in 2007 (retained by us) and Bellemara Cappuccino Zoudini (2007 red & white pinto colt) - Supreme Champion as a foal, and our future herd sire.
* Bellemara Feathers Zatinka - black & white pinto mare (retained by us, see below)
* Bellemara Cappuccino Zanaley - bay gelding - Champion Gelding, 4th place 2008 NZMHA Hi Points Yearling A Gelding (well done Jan!!!!)
The Piper of Schiehallion
SUPREME CHAMPION - 2000 NZ Horse of the Year
NZ JUNIOR CHAMPION HORSE OF THE YEAR - 2000 NZ Horse of the Year (also won Best Overall Movement)
SUPREME CHAMPION - 2000 Dannevirke A&P
Sire:- Glensway Flash's Cody, Supreme Champion 1999 Feilding A&P, 1999 Manawatu A&P, 1999 Waipukurau A&P.
Grandsire:- Mistletoe's Flash Magic (Imp USA), sire of many Multi Supreme champion winners.
Piper is a very friendly, wonderful broodmare, with extravagent movement that she passes onto her foals. Cat A, silver dapple with lineback. Founder of our "K" family.
Dam of:-
** Bellemara Cappuccino Keisha - silver dapple mare, SUPREME CHAMPION
** Bellemara Cappuccino Kali - silver dapple filly, SUPREME CHAMPION (retained by us, see below)
** Bellemara Piper's Blue Capistrano - silver dapple gelding - yet to be shown.
WINDY RIDGES BONNIE
Bonnie is a very refined, tiny black mare born in 1988. Black with white lacing on her back. 32.75". Winner of many local and National Broodmare of the Year awards. Her sire is a Royal Show Champion. She is pictured here with her 2007 filly foal, Chantilly Lace.
Dam of:- Tippennys Rob Roy (1993 black gelding) - proudly owned and loved by Sharon Pratt. NZMHA Hi Point Gelding of the Year, Supreme Champion, winner of over 25 Championships and Reserves.
Dam of:- Bellemara Light My Fire (1998 silver chocolate stallion) - herd sire at Bellemara. Multi Supreme Champion, Champion Junior Top 5 2001 North Island Championship Show, Reserve Champion Junior Horse of the Year 2001 NZ horse of the Year show, Junior Champion of Champions 2000 NZ Grand National Show.
Dam of:- Bellemara Rowdy Eclipse (1999 black/brown mare) - Champion Mare 2002 Taranaki Summer Special Show. Herself the dam of Rodencairn Bucks Over the Moon, an exquisite refined black multi supreme stallion - proudly bred, owned and loved by Maggie McLeod and Doug Beamsley, Wanganui. Bellemara has now purchased her magnificent black and white pinto yearling son from Rodencairn as our future herd sire.
Dam of:- Bellemara Marble's Chantilly Lace (2007 silver dapple filly) - a tiny, refined silver dapple filly with white blaze and white socks. Part of our show team this coming season.
Tippennys Tuppence
1990 Chestnut mare, 36.5". Her daughter Bellemara Cappuccino Delight is pictured. Sire:- Shadows Mystic Magic (Imp Australia), 32.25", Black, winner of NATIONWIDE SIRE OF THE YEAR. Dam is 33.25". So whilst Tuppence is taller, her breeding is Cat A. Winner of many broodmare of the Year awards including the ultimate - the 1998/99 NATIONWIDE BROODMARE OF THE YEAR and runner up in 2001. Founder of our "Delight" family.
Progeny include:-
** Tippennys Lucky Strike (chestnut gelding, 33.5") - winner of many Supreme champions, won the Senior Versatility Horse of the Year at the 2001 NZ Horse of the Year, won the 2002 NATIONWIDE HORSE OF THE YEAR.
** Bellemara Hearts Delight (1999 red & white pinto mare) - retained by Bellemara. Supreme Champion B Futurity Horse 2002 NZMHS Grand Championship Show, and Multi Champion (10 championships as a yearling alone), 2001 Nationwide Hi Point Cat B Youngstock of the Year. Her sire is Tiny Toy Snipperado (Imp Australia, 32", red & white pinto), Multi Champion, Nationwide Colt/Stallion of the Year. Founder of our "Heart" family.
** Bellemara Delightful Lad (2000 red & white pinto stallion). Reserve Champion Youngstock, 2001 North Island Royal Show.
** Bellemara Cappuccino Delight (2001 black mare), Multi Supreme Champion. Her paddock name is "Lady". Her sire is Glenshee Cappuccino (see his page) - Multi Supreme Champion, full USA pedigree.
