Hill Farmer (TB)

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Anyone know this stallion? I was looking into Mickeys pedigree today, and Hill Farmer is his dams sire. He is the spitting image of his grandpa! Does anyone know if he is still alive? I think his breeding was south american, but I'm pretty new to this game. Looks a lovely horse anyway.

He is also in my friends yearlings pedigree so I'll have to show her the pic I found.
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As he was born in 1972, it's very unlikely that he is still with us unfortunately.

I saw him at stud in Essex when viewing stallions for my TB mare. I thought he was stunning with so much presence but he did look a little 'jolly', for want of a better word, and as my mare could be sharpish decided to use the ID Embla George who was at the same stud instead.

I know I made the right choice for my mare but have never forgotten Hill Farmer....he was gorgeous.
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Thanks, I thought it would be unlikely. Mickey is the most laid back horse in the world. However he is half NF so I think a lot of it might be to do with that! I think he gets his size and colour from the TB side though. Here he is last year - his dapples have faded a lot this year though.
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I am lucky enough to still have a Hill Farmer mare. I think there was only one year of stock after mine. I bought her because the Hill Farmer filly I had, went on to win the Foxhunter at Wembley.The mare I have now, and have owned for 19 years, is still going strong here in France, we won a class at an International show last spring, and competed in the Veterans (for the riders)Championships last autumn, at the City of the Horse here in France, Pompadour. Interestingly, her pedigree traces back to the winner of the Prix d'l Arc de Triomphe here in Paris. My mare was as dark grey as the horse in your picture as a youngster. She still has that competitive drive, and spirit, after all this time, a horse of a lifetime. I would like to post a picture, but cant quite see how to do it, maybe tomorrow! I would love to buy another of that line, so if anyones got one?
 
My friends yearling is (I think!) by Bazaar's Exclusive and that seems to be a very popular line. I'm not sure if Hill Farmer still has any sons at stud though. Welton Crackerjack is Bazaar's Exclusives sire, but he died in 2002 unfortunately.
 
I'm sorry, Farmer died some years ago; he was still at Embla Stud near Stafford and was a smashing person; he is still much missed and is behind several good event horses. Most of his stock are good performers.
I have a photo I took of him somewhere, I'll try to find it in the next couple of days for you.
 
i also saw hill farmer many many years ago at Embla Stud and yet if agree he was a lovely horse, and the people there were lovely too
 
Fantastic everyone, can someone pm me with how to put a photo on please, I would love to post a pic of my 20 yr old. Thank you in advance
 
Hill Farmer died in the late 80's about a month after my mare had been tested in foal to him. The foal my mare had I sold as a yearling to a man in Shrewbury she was a grey and white skewbald standing at 15hh at 1yr old probably, to mature about 16.3/17hh. She would now be about 22? She was called Sapphire Sea Mist and a most beautiful nature. I would love to know what happened to her the man I sold her to told me he sold her not much later and he had heard she had gone through the performance horse sales at Stoneleigh about 1990? Any info gratefully received. I think one of his son's was called Embla Farmer and he continued to stand as a stallion at the Embla Stud in Staffordshire. Don't know whether he is still there or even if the stud is still there.
 
I had a son of his, a yellow buckskin out of a Connemara mare, Super talented little horse but a little bit "sharp" He died a few years back aged 20, but was a lovely type, Will see if I can dig out a picture of him and scan it to post.
 
I'm still trying to find that snap of him I have but I'll ask them if they have any when I go next week.
BTW, Embla Farmer was standing there but died a few years ago now, he was a cracking sort of ISH too, you'd have liked him I think, Simsar.
 
The now deceased coloured stallion Pauldarys Top Tiger a Grade A SJ was by Hill Farmer out of a couloured Irish mare. He produced a few fantastic grade A horses including the 14.3 hands Pauldarys Tiger Flight who was one of the best young rider horses in the country ridden by Ellen Whitaker and Nicole Pavitt. A lot of his offspring seem to be quite buzzy and difficult but are very talented.
He has a few stallion sons standing a Pauldarys stud.
 
MFH9 said:
I'm still trying to find that snap of him I have but I'll ask them if they have any when I go next week.
BTW, Embla Farmer was standing there but died a few years ago now, he was a cracking sort of ISH too, you'd have liked him I think, Simsar.
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I remember Embla St George and Embla Farmer was their one more Pat??
 
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I remember Embla St George and Embla Farmer was their one more Pat??
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One of their main stallions was Colman who sired Maurice Miner (still going, I plan to use him on Bea this year if she's not sold)

They also had Embla Statesman, lovely chestnut
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Embla George (no ST!) who sired Inish St George and Embla Alfred, sadly deceased, sired by George too
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On point to point catching up duty and having fun after the last race!
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They've all bred good Grade As, advanced eventers and dressage horses let alone loads of great hunters and show horses too; very underestimated IMO but then, I'm biased, they're great friends of ours and OH has just re fenced the whole place!

Sorry, grey is Alfred not George!
 
Pat thank you my mistake I remeber Coleman too, fantastic horses thats what we are aiming for. Just of to Hitchin to pick up semen I'll be back for further discusion! xx
 
Meant to add, they have a new boy on the block too.
Embla Kestrel, by Embla Alfred x Embla Jess by Colman so all old Embla breeding there. He's a 16.2 bay with socks and blaze, passed his Weatherbys NTR inspection with flying colours.
 
I also own a Hill Farmer mare. 3/4 tb x welsh, 23 this year and still sharp and athletic, I'd give anything to have my time with her again!
She's been an amazing horse for me, turns her hoof to anything (hunted, evented, dressage, showjumped). Would love to post a pic if I can work out how.
I'm kicking myself that I never had the opportunity to breed from her as I'm sure crossed with a tb she would have produced a superb event type as my next horse :(
 
Bouncebackability- does she have any problems which mean that you cant breed? If not I wouldnt let the age put you off, she 's not too old, and if you say she is still looking sharp and athletic it sounds like she's in good form for her age. I'd be tempted to give it a go , but can completly understand if you dont want to risk it :)
 
All inseminated and back for discusion, Pat just seen the TB they have, but don't want to hijack post so will mail/pm you.
 
MFH9, a long shot but is that Simon Hall riding George in the jumping pic? I think he used to hunt hounds with him?
 
Wow what a blast from the past lovely to see pics of the Embla boys, ny parents used them alot and bred some fab foals that have done all jobs all had great temperments.
George was undoutable my fave, Colman was a bit scary(i was only a kid) They also had a lovely coloured staalion Dallas Brightspark and a big bay Tb stallion, whats his name??
 
Oh...........I have a yearling by Bazaars Chief and he has all this fabulous breeding, here's hoping he is as good as some of the horses in the above posts!!!
 
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