Demonstrator

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Anyone have any experience of any of his progeny?

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a friend of mine has a lovely 4yrs stallion by him, he is a little sharp and all there, but very talented. likes people to know he is around!
 
I've had a foal off him this year who has turned out to be lovely. He's a very friendly chap and we've put another mare in foal to him for next year who has scanned today with heartbeat so got fingers crossed. I know that doesn't tell you much about his progeny in ridden terms but my colt from him does seem very trainable and relaxed around people. Very friendly and not too in your face like my other colt this year!
 
i bred a colt by him. Very bold, scopey jump, lovely paces, super but cheeky temperament. Is now eventing age 4 and as far as i know is doing well. I have a mare in foal to him for next year

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Ye si have a cracking 18yo broodmare by him. A total saint, took her amateur owner show jumping to Foxhunter before the owner chickened out and switched to this funny old dressage game.
Competed ehr up to medium and then bred two foals out of her, both of whom inherited her fabulous temperament and are in dressge homes. the 4yo qualified for the regionals virtually first time out with her amateur owner.

She has bred 3 foals for us, all have her superb topline, and she is also a brilliant nanny to the other foals.

I love Demonstrator, been a lot that have been serious champions in the show ring, as I think he characteristically passes on his super topline and big movement.
 
Usually good movers, though the ones I've come across have been slow to mature, both physically and mentally. I've known a couple be a bit nappy, but this could be because they were asked to do to much too soon. I took over the ride on one and I must say loved riding him, and he stopped napping once ridden in a less confrontational manner.

I would say his stock is more successful at Dressage than Eventing , though there will of course be exceptions.
 
We had a super little jumping horse by him, the dam herself was very successful having been an international grade A and had won the puissance at Wembley. He was proabably the quirkiest horse we've ever had! But he was a fab jumper, he qualified for the Royal International horse show, jumped in young riders with huge success and finished second in the PC showjump champs as a 5 year old. All this and he was only just 15hh!!
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Knew one that moved like a dream but was quite tricky, was bred to jump but just didn't have the attitude so competed up to elementary and was then found to have DJD at the age of 7. Hacked for a couple of years and was put down at 9.
 
my sister has bred three foals by him, her 2 year old has qualified for Hoys in the working hunter class so would echo what Voltaris says.
This year she has a stunning black foal with a white star and four white socks out of an average looking chestnut mare, so he obviously has a strong stamp!
 
I have a Demonstrator mare who has the greatest nature, a been a good performer herself and an excellent broodmare, providing us with progeny who are excellent in competition and have graded to a high level. Oh, she has good feet, and a beautiful coat - no skin conditions on her or any offspring.

Edited to say: I'd have another Demonstrator horse in a minute!
 
all the ones I've known have had fab temperaments - very laidback and trainable. He's a lovely horse and stamps his stock.
 
Dennis is a lovely stallion! I really enjoyed my time working with him. The only thing I would say about himself and 'some' of his stock are the knees and correctness. But then what horse is perfect?! I'd not turn down one of his and if he complemented my mare, I'd probably have used him.
 
I have a TB mare in foal to Demonstrator due in the next few weeks in the hope of producing a nice show horse. I met Dennis when we took her over to Twemlows and thought he was lovely, she got in foal first insemination too so not bad for an old boy! I'll post some pics when the foal arrives, fingers crossed it won't keep me waiting too long lack of sleep is getting to me already!
 
He has bred some serious showjumpers - a lady I know has two Grade A's by him, one of them, Don Douglas, has won the British Open Amateur Championship at the NEC for the last two years running.
 
He is one of those stallions, a bit like Medoc whose offspring are out there doing a good job but hardly get a mention on this forum. I noticed that very often when mare owners are asking about stallions he is often missed, despite his sucesses. I have not yet come across any with poor feet or skin, but would this necessarily be his fault, what about the dams contribution?
 
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