Grannus, if you could would you breed to him?

[KenRehill]

If you could breed to Grannus, one of the all time greats, would you?

 

[dannydunne]

of course... if one had a suitable mare who wouldn't?

 

[cruiseline]

Absolutely, definitely YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[maggiehorse]

hmm , just read his history , so , he didnt grade spectacularily , his first crop of foals were a tad small , and yet he became a legend , on his show jumping merits i imagine , how hard it is to choose a young stallion on gradings alone

 

[cruiseline]

Don't know which horse you have been reading the history of but this is Grannus, a legend, he is the type of horse I dream to breed. My all time favourite horse.

Grannus - not just a name but a symbol, a trademark. A symbol of a potent individual with an aura only a very few are blessed with.
With a lifetime total of well over five million DM so far, the off-spring of this glossy black Hanoverian stallion which include seven Olympic horses and more than 60 approved stallions, have made him one of the greatest sires in the world. Just as powerful as his inheritance is, his end was just as spectacular. In full view of several thousand spectators at Klatte's 1993 Stallion Presentation in Vechta, the heart of the Oldenburg breeding area, the 21 year old muscle man suddenly fell to the ground - the last breath of an equine personality seldom seen.

http://www.horse-gate.com/grannus/index_story_en.html

 

[cruiseline]

Come on Ken, tell us why the question!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know that Grannus is dead, as do several thousand people that witnessed it.

Don't get me excited, especially if there is nothing to get excited about!!!!!!!!!!

Holds breath for answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gregforrest]

To the right mare yes.

Did Austin Powers brought back some long lost frozen with him or have you clone in your back garden?

 

[southsidestud]

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To the right mare yes.

Did Austin Powers brought back some long lost frozen with him or have you clone in your back garden?

[/ QUOTE ]lol thats funny dont Whorridge Stud in Devon stand a son of his Grannex?

 

[dannydunne]

if anyone is cloning him it would be melchior.

 

[no_no_nanette]

Well Ken you've started a hare running ..... is there any connection with the "mystery appearances" promised at the February Zangersheide Open Days?? Does the Ken Rehill magic extend to raising stallions from beyond the grave?

 

[mikebizz]

I'd breed a filly every time!! then to almost any stallion ..Furioso II,Argentinus,Sandro all dead i kno but great stallions to Grannus produced superstar sons- for pleasure, Sandroboy and loads to Argentinus.. yes I'd breed to Grannus

 

[cruiseline]

Ken..................... were waiting................................

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

oh my god why does Ken do this ????? has he found a secret stash of frozen seamen nobody knew about ??? xxx

 

[madmare22]

yet no one wants my broodmares with grannus bloodlines, one by grannex the other by granulit. guess i will just have to keep them then : )

 

[jaffs]

......Vision of Ken finding a group of frozen Seamen!!!
Sorry couldn't resist

 

[htobago]

.....from the Titanic, presumably?!!

 

[eventrider23]

Other option no one seems to have thought of is if they have managed to clone Grannus yet….after all the Chellano Z clone was born this year so you never know…..

 

[KenRehill]

No I haven't raised him from the dead, or had him cloned, but I do own 454 straws of his semen.

 

[cruiseline]

Ken we need to talk .....................................

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

really ??? and how comes you have only just decided to let people use this??

 

[KenRehill]

'Cos I only bought it last night.

 

[machannah]

oh wow, how has someone managed to keep that under wraps and not use it before??!!

I think you will have a queue forming quickly!!

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

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'Cos I only bought it last night.

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wow you lucky thing !!! will you be using it yourself or is it available to be purchased x

 

[KenRehill]

I'll keep a dozen, but the rest will be for sale in a couple of weeks time.

 

[eventrider23]

wow - how'd you get them and how much is the stud fee????

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

I may think about this for keeping for a few years xx

 

[KenRehill]

How I got them...............................................yeah right!

Stud fee decided, but it will be very advantageous to breeders. You all know me well enough to know that if I say something like that, I mean it.

 

[Spyda]

May I reserve 3 for 2010? PM if you can.

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

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How I got them...............................................yeah right!

Stud fee decided, but it will be very advantageous to breeders. You all know me well enough to know that if I say something like that, I mean it.

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i think that is something that Ken should keep to himself !!! its not always what you know but who you know x

 

[juliehannah58]

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How I got them...............................................yeah right!

Stud fee decided, but it will be very advantageous to breeders. You all know me well enough to know that if I say something like that, I mean it.


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i think that is something that Ken should keep to himself !!! its not always what you know but who you know x

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And in horses it is nearly always 'who you know'....