All informationon on stallion called CRUISING

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just seen loads of horses by cruising and cant find him. all information you have. thanks. I have heard of him, know he is a amazing horse but just heard that by word of mouth havent seen him. would like to read up more about him. so any info would be great thanks, also anyone know how much his stud fee is?
 
http://www.shelbournefarm.com/cruising.html You can read a bit about him in the link above. Or just Google him

Still owned by Hartwell stud in Ireland I believe. I contacted them a while back and was told they did not have any semen available for UK.

Hoping to use Flexible (Flexable) and Cruisings Mickey Finn instead.

Good call though.
 
I wouldn't touch Cruising ever again in a pedigree unless you are a professional rider. IME he produces sharp difficult horses. I gave mine away because no-one and I mean no-one not even the professionals could train this horse.
 
Simsar said:
Or maybe he doesn't know as much as he likes us all to think he does!!!! :eek: :D
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Or maybe ... He hasn't been on here long enough to reply yet!!!

Anyway, let's get to it!

There are few horses that can say they have practically kept an entire studbook afloat! For the ISH, Cruising is this horse! Not withstanding his own Nations Cups in places like Dublin and Spruce Meadows victories or his Grand Prix victories in Wolfsburg, Modena and a little known German venue called Aachen, where he jumped the only triple clear, to name but a few. He also won three World Cup qualifiers, two in Millstreet back to back and Geneva as well. He went on then to finish second in the final in Gothenburg in '99.

Let's be honest though, the measure of a horse is not his own achievements, but that of his progeny.

In 2008, in the the Spring Grand Prix League round in Kill. Co. Kildare, not two minutes from where he stands in Hartwell Stud, he had a notable result when a mare by him won the class, Windgates Mystique. Cruisings Mickey Finn placed second and in third spot was Riverbird, a gelding by Cruising.
In 2007, World Cruise became the first horse since Luidam in 2004 to jump double clear for Ireland in the Aga Khan. He's also the last horse to do so.
In 2008, Mr Medicott won Eventing team gold for Germany at the Olympic Games while that year.
Also in 2008, Flexible finished 2nd in the World Cup final. Ironically that also took place in Gothenburg. Later that year Flexible was instrumental in America winning the Canadian Nations Cup in Spruce Meadows.
Or what about Fresh Direct Kalico Bay winning the King George at Hickstead this year? By the Holsteiner stallion Limmerick out of Missisle C ... by Cruising!!!
Ollie Townend's new top mount? Ashdale Cruise Master! Winner of the three star event in Tattersalls this season.
In 2007, Mo Chroi won every Grand Prix she competed in except one where she finished second. This included winning the Grand Prix in Dublin. She probably played a bigger role that year than any other horse in securing Ireland's promotion back to the Super League. This year, on her first trip around the Hickstead Derby, she came home with just 4 Faults.

That's an impressive tally with no mention of Rincoola Abu, Ringfort Cruise, Sails Away, Cruiseline, Larkhill Cruiser, Master Cruise, Cruise With Me, Cruise Town, Beowulf, Teulada, Cruz Forever, Auto Cruise, Sollerina, Badgerhill Cruise, Killossery Kruisette or the horse who finished 8th in the 5 Year Old Finals in Lanaken this year, Interpretor.

I could go on and on and on and on and on but I won't. What's the point? He is quite simply, undeniably the absolute very best horse to ever set hoof on this planet. Bar none!
Yes, his stock weren't for everyone but to be fair, that's a teeny tiny minor, micro, miniscule aside to this tale. Fact is, from a pool of around about 1400 foals registered in Ireland, he has a higher hit rate of International performers than any other stallion in his generation or any other for that matter. One or two tales of tough cookies does not take away from the fact that he is the greatest of all time!

In 2007, Cruising suffered a heart attack and ended his covering days. There is semen from him somewhere in Belgium but it's being kept for private use and is no longer for sale. The semen supplies in Ireland are also for the private use of Hartwell Stud. His fee before this catastrophe was a mere €2,000.

Under the new star rating system unveiled this season by HSI, he is the only stallion approved by the ISH Studbook to rated 5 Star for his own performance, 5 Star for his showjumping progeny and 5 star for his eventing progeny. Those facts don't lie.

If God were a horse, his name would be Cruising
 
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Wow you know your stuff!!

Ive put a post on here RE my Del Cruising mare. You know a lot about there performance but how about train-ability?
 
I know some people question their ride and trainability but, clearly if they weren't rideable or trainable, they wouldn't be pulling in the results. It's that simple in my book.

He's #30 in the stallion rankings for a reason and if Ireland had better mares going to him then he'd be higher.
 
LHS said:
I wouldn't touch Cruising ever again in a pedigree unless you are a professional rider. IME he produces sharp difficult horses. I gave mine away because no-one and I mean no-one not even the professionals could train this horse.
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One bad apple a harvest does not ruin. You can not put all the blame onto the stallion without looking through the mare line as well. I am certainly not saying a stallion can not pass on temperment, but you would have to look at a high percentage of the offspring & the mares before making a true judgement.
 
Eothain said:
In 2007, Cruising suffered a heart attack and ended his covering days. There is semen from him somewhere in Belgium but it's being kept for private use and is no longer for sale. The semen supplies in Ireland are also for the private use of Hartwell Stud. His fee before this catastrophe was a mere €2,000.
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Where, where???!!!??? We are maybe looking to OH's mare to go into foal and need a stallion to counteract long pasterns????? How SOUND is Cruising and his progeny???

Baloubet de Rouet is hiding here in Belgium too (in full and lovely person).....
 
can i just say thanks a million Eothain, you know your stuff. also thank you everyone for info, you have all been very helpful. thanks
 
Saucisson said:
Where, where???!!!??? We are maybe looking to OH's mare to go into foal and need a stallion to counteract long pasterns????? How SOUND is Cruising and his progeny???
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I don't know where unfortunately. No-one I've asked seems to be able to tell me!!! Though I have been told that the guy who has it, isn't selling anymore of his stock.
As for soundness, well when Cruising retired, he did so without so much as a blemish on his legs. He's as sound as you'll get. The progeny are much the same.

What way is your mare bred? Did you ever consider Winner E? He's a Belgian bred son of Cruising out of a Voltaire/Ronald mare. Not sure where you'll find info on him however.
 
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