Article by Lindsay Ferguson

Impact Sire KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH ASH Reg: 105194 In KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH we see the outcome of many generations of planned breeding by serious and successful breeders.

hose breeders include people associated with great horses - Les KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH T Jensen, Theo Hill, John Stanton, Peter Knight, Alf Bignell and Phillip Colour: Brown Kirkby. In the pedigree of KIRKBYS STUD Height: 15.1hh REMEDY - IS HSH we see Impact Horses Lifespan:PROFILE: 24yrs approxJOHNSTONS (1987 - 2011) DARK SECRET - FS HSH as sire and dam, Impact or Foundation Breeder:Colour Phillip Kirkby, Narrabri,Brown NSW Horses as grandparents, and no less than Narrabri, NSW Performance: All round performance horse four Foundation Horses out of the eight Height 15.1 hh great-grandparents. A solid pedigree indeed Progeny:Lifespan 350 - most notable20 being years (1955mare –VET 1975) SCHOOL TONIC - HSH, gelding YALLATUP BACARDI and stallions – but let’s look at the horse himself. Breeder Unknown KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH YALLATUP REGAL REMEDY - HSH and BOONDEROO BLACKWOOD - HSH. Performance Lightly campdrafted was bred by Phillip Kirkby of Narrabri, New South Wales. He was an excellent 38 registered progeny, the mostdimray notable 02 being the mares CHEX,REALITY VICKIS FLIGHT - FS andHSH the stallion STARLIGHT STUD ANCHOR saddle horse with a docile, unflappable WARRENBRI glamor 02 temperament. He was born in 1987 and Progeny - HSH. Sire ROMEO - IS HSH died in 2011. In that time he travelled a lot, WARRENBRI JULIE lord coronation 02 made many friends, won a bunch of big + plus 3 generation pedigree- IM HSH to be included. KRUETTE - FM HSH events and sired 350 registered progeny, QUIDONG ELLIOTTS CREEK CADET - FS HSH including a number of top-performing horses + MAP OF Australia with dot on Casino. of the breed over the last decade or two. KIRKBYSEND. BRIGADIER - IS HSH STANTON STUD JAN - FM HSH ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Despite the loss of his death, he can Dam TONIC - IM HSH RYANS FOUR EX ABBEY - FS HSH continue contributing to the breed beyond his ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - FM HSH mystery 05 1,145 descendants to date, due to artificial insemination. Many of these descendants

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 29 Above left: KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH at competing at Brisbane Royal. Above right: KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH at 4 months old

have been from his sire sons who, with their The colt KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS ‘He was very quiet – anyone could ride good looks and inherent ability, do much HSH was the first born out of KIRKBYS him and he had a rocking chair canter like to promote the versatility of the breed. TONIC - IM HSH (see preceding article). his dam too’, said Sue. ‘In my opinion, he His first win was in the Yearling Futurity She was a well-performed mare in shows was not a star, a bit lazy in fact but he was at the New South Wales State Championships and campdrafts, and continued on to be an a very honest horse – and he passed that in Dubbo. Sue Kirkby continued to compete excellent broodmare, having eight progeny good nature on to his progeny.’ He produced successfully with him in Led and Ridden that sold well into an appreciative market. 21 progeny for the Kirkbys that were all sold. classes as a two and three year old. He took Sue Kirkby broke-in KIRKBYS STUD Glen Gough describes him as ‘a wonderful out Champion Ridden Australian Stock Horse REMEDY - IS HSH and describes him as, horse. You could totally rely on him. He at the Royal Queensland Show, Champion ‘soft and trainable’. Like his mother before was lackadaisical and laid back but very Stallion Hack at the Narrabri Nationals, him, he was a favourite of Sue’s. He was able, with straight legs and true action.’ Champion Led Exhibit High Point at the dark brown like his dam but stood a little In 2009, when he was 22, Sue Queensland Championships at Dalby and smaller at about 15.1hh. He had a good neck Kirkby put him up for tender and he was also won the ASHLA classes at Dalby in the and shoulder, was strong boned and had bought by Royalle Performance Horses same year. On him Sue also won a Novice excellent feet that needed very little attention. near Toowoomba, Queensland. Amanda campdraft at Moree and Ladies campdrafts. During his time with the Kirkbys he was campaigned by a number of people. Glen Gough took KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH on as a three year old, putting a lot of groundwork into him and winning the Widgee Futurity, the Whitsunday Classic and the Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge on him - the youngest horse ever to win the Challenge. Terry Hall then took him to win an Open campdraft at Narrabri.

The Breeders/Owners KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH’s sire, WARRENBRI ROMEO - IS HSH is an outstanding horse of the breed, particularly in the sport of campdrafting. Dan Redgen classifies him as the leading sire, by numbers, of first generation progeny to place in the three big campdrafts. He is also the most influential Impact Sire in the Stud Book with over 11,500 descendants. With WARRENBRI ROMEO - IS HSH as the sire, it is easy to assume that it is from him that KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH derives all his ability. However, Phillip Kirkby comments, ‘many people don’t realise the Geoff Wallen’s stallion REGAL POWER - HSH (YALLATUP REGAL REMEDY - HSH/ABBAGAIL - HSH) won the 2000 quality of the breeding on his dam’s side.’ Prince of Wales Trophy and 2002 National Maturity, and has sired numerous winners at Royal and National level

30 AUSTRALIAN STOCK HORSE JOURNAL McLennan-Dehnert said, ‘we bought him based on his very popular heritage breeding, combined with his long list of achievements. We wanted to breed him with our own STAR BLACK MINSTRIL - FS HSH mares and add the very popular WARRENBRI ROMEO - IS HSH influence.’ ‘Our aim was to breed ourselves broodmares for the future and the result has been some exceptional fillies. They have a great nature, our foals have sold well and we feel that the cross of these bloodlines has worked very well,’ Amanda said.

Stallion BOONDEROO BLACKWOOD - HSH (KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH/GLEN LEE RIVOLI JOELEAN - HSH) has 60 registered progeny and a very long list of ribbons and awards to his name.

libido. His first crop of foals hit the ground family started by RYANS FOUR EX - FM in 1990 and they subsequently used his HSH, Glen named two of his foals YALLATUP Glen Gough and gelding YALLATUP BACARDI semen for many years, resulting in 42 of BACARDI and YALLATUP COKE. The first (KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH/HIGH his progeny bearing the Vet School prefix. of these horses competed well during his VIEW PANDORA) won the 1995 National After standing at stud for a few years career and was the first horse to win both Futurity and 1996 National Maturity back with the Kirkbys, he was again leased the National Futurity (Series 7, 1995) and out, heading to Bassingthwaighte’s Toomba the National Maturity (Series 7, 1996). The Royalle Performance Horse Stud Stud near Charters Towers, Queensland, He also won Supreme Working and the has registered all of his 22 progeny, with siring 30 horses there. He then went to Open Challenge at the Nationals. the eldest now rising four. At the 2013 Gatton College Stud and sired 14 foals, ‘He inherited all his father’s features, in Landmark Classic Campdraft and Sale, three and also spent a few seasons with Colin that he was a good hacking horse but also year old gelding ROYALLE RESOLUTION, Furney at Blackwater, Queensland. He one that you could open up when needed’, who sold at the 2012 Classic Sale, returned came back south to Gunnedah, New South said Glen. He later sold for the top price to make his debut in competition. He Wales to stand at James and Jenny Meyers’ of $10,000 at the Dalby ASH Approved made the second round of the Classic Wundurra Stud, siring 30 horses there. Sale. Now a broodmare with Bruce Wilson Campdraft and was the only three year old of the Valliview stud, YALLATUP COKE to make the final of the Classic Challenge. The Progeny produced her 12th foal last season. With Amanda concludes, ‘KIRKBYS STUD KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH put his the drink theme for names continued REMEDY - IS HSH was a lovely natured stamp on his progeny, and his foals could be again, her progeny now constitutes a stallion who was fed and rugged by our easily picked out in the weanling paddock. whole cocktail of horses for her owners. young sons. He looked great during his He has sired some outstanding progeny to The oldest and perhaps best known of few years with us and he came to a good date. Given the large number only a few can his sire sons is Glen Gough’s YALLATUP home to retire. It was a sad day when we be mentioned; however the following horses REGAL REMEDY - HSH. This is the had to put him down with an illness that are some that have won major awards. stallion that Glen used to demonstrate was not able to be diagnosed by the vets.’ His very first foal was VET SCHOOL the breed and entertain the crowds at the TONIC - HSH, a mare on which Glen Horsley Park Equestrian Centre during The Other Studmasters Gough competed. With her he won the the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also gave As a stallion, he was leased out for most 1995 National Maturity, and was later demonstrations at Equitana, and at the of his life, as the Kirkbys were standing ridden in the opening ceremony of the Warwick Gold Cup campdraft and Sydney the stallion WARRENBRI OMEGA - IS Sydney Olympics. She won two Open Royal Show he worked ‘at liberty’ with at that time. At the age of two, he was campdrafts, as well as Champion Working his sister, VET SCHOOL TONIC - HSH. sent to Bruce Wilson at the University of Mare at the 2000 Nationals and the Open YALLATUP REGAL REMEDY - HSH Queensland Vet School Stud for semen Challenge Time Trial. Glen also made was the recipient of both the ASHS collection, and became one of the pioneers KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH earn Commonwealth Bank Star of the Year and of the breed in artificial insemination. his keep by siring four foals for him. the ASHS Prince of Wales Trophy in 2001. He was a very fertile stallion with a high Continuing the drinks theme of this This is a feat yet to be repeated. He also

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2013 31 Another well performed and Victorian sire son of KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH is Peter and Anne Jelliff’s BOONDEROO BLACKWOOD - HSH. Peter saw our Impact Sire while on a visit to Kirkbys in 1989, and would have bought him then if he was on the market. Peter lauded him by saying, ‘His attitude was unbelievably good. He was a good sized, well-bred, balanced horse with a good brain and was out of a helluva mare. He was the result of a lot of good bloodlines coming together. Our colt was a chip off the old block.’ Peter bred three full siblings by artificial insemination out of his RIVOLI RAY - IS HSH mare, GLEN LEE RIVOLI JOELEAN - HSH. BOONDEROO BLACKWOOD - HSH won 23 Supreme Champions and more than 130 Champion ribbons in his show career of 125 shows extending over 15 years. Anne “claimed” this horse, being the first to ride him, so he embarked on a career doing a lot of dressage and ASHLA amongst his led, ridden and working events. Of all this Peter and Anne are particularly proud of his five consecutive wins in the ASHLA National all-round championships. Now retired from competition, BOONDEROO BLACKWOOD - HSH started as he finished, winning Champion Led at both his Stallion YALLATUP REGAL REMEDY - HSH (KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY first and his last show. In 2007, he received the ASHS Prince of - IS HSH/YALLATUP KC - HSH) and Glen Gough perform at Horsley Wales Trophy. He has sired 60 registered progeny to date and Park Equestrian Centre during the 2000 Sydney Olympics has a good number of versatile stock across the eastern states, with two Barastoc Horses of the Year and 13 individual Royal won the R.M.Williams Most Versatile ASH Exhibit at the Sydney Show winners across those states to his credit. He is also the sire Royal Show. He was a star horse, being extremely well trained, of the EFA showjumper and 2012 Nat Buchanan Trophy winner, well-performed and a successful sire (127 progeny to date), all of THISTLEHILL FLEETWOOD (see ASH Journal Nov/Dec 2012). which was good justification for his record sale price of $100,000 Other sire sons include KITANA PRINCIPLE with 35 foals, in 2001, to a breeder in Victoria. Glen reckons that, ‘this horse KIRKBYS STUD REALISTIC with six foals, MINTONA TEQUILA - was a more freely-moving horse and not so laid back – therefore HSH with thirteen, RATHCOOL BLACK BRUCE - HSH with nine and better to ride than his sire.’ He is now standing at stud back in ROPELEY PARK RUSTLER - HSH with four. KIRKBYS STUD ZULU Ingham, Queensland with Helen Sturmey and Brian McCarthy. was a champion at both the Canberra and the Sydney Royal Shows YALLATUP REGAL REMEDY - HSH is the sire of REGAL POWER and has sired 22 progeny. The Meyers have bred two younger stallions - HSH, a stallion bred by Frances Gough and subsequently owned by KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH in WUNDURRA REVIEW and campaigned by Geoff Wallen. He was a recipient of the Prince and WUNDURRA REVEAL - HSH. Like their sire, these horses have of Wales Trophy in 2000 and winner of the 2002 National Maturity. the same faultless temperament and the lovely Chan ‘front’, so the REGAL POWER - HSH sired DOONGARA WILL POWER - HSH, who next generation of sire sons may well be on the way again. won the 2006 National Maturity, and was also sire of DOONGARA AUSTIN POWERS, winner of the 2009 National Futurity and 2010 National Maturity. REGAL POWER - HSH was recognised as a good horse, but his future as a great sire was cut short with only 52 progeny when he contracted Hendra virus while at a veterinary clinic. YALLATUP REGAL REMEDY - HSH backed up his record by siring the winner of the 2006 National Futurity, DOONGARA POWER REPEAT - HSH.

Mare KIRKBYS STUD MATILDA (KIRKBYS STUD REMEDY - IS HSH/SUMMERVILLE CHLOE)

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