When you
consider breeding your mare, you don't want to gamble on
quality. You want a sure bet - a stallion that "has it
all" and passes it on to his foals.
Intelligence.
Intelligence is a trait that Gambler had in vast amounts.
He loves to learn and therefore has been exceptionally
easy to train. His intelligence is a great asset when
navigating the trails or taking in new experiences.
Disposition.
Gambler's disposition is second to none. While Gambler has
a great deal of presence, he is also very laid back. He is
a perfect gentleman in every sense of the word. He is
ridden with geldings and mares in heat and doesn’t take
one step out of line.
Gambler loves people of all ages,
but is especially fascinated with children.
Gambler
resides with his herd full-time. He is an excellent
protector and treats his mares with respect, even looking
after his foals for them. When his first crop of foals was
weaned, we left Gambler to comfort them. He was very kind
to his foals - tolerating their climbing and chewing on
him and spending time playing with them and grooming them.
Gait
Gambler is 100% naturally gaited. From the time he was at
his dam's side he has exhibited a great way of going.
Gambler has a 100% natural 4-beat running walk and a
fantastic smooth, fast rack. He performs his gaits the way
that the Walking Horse was meant to: with no artificial
aids and no special technique required. He has never been
shod and performs his gaits at liberty.
Color
Gambler's striking color is the icing on the cake. He is a
true gold with jet black points and silver frosting in his
mane and tail (the frosting is believed to be caused by
the same gene that gives you flaxen manes and tails on
chestnuts). Gambler has been DNA tested by UC Davis. He is
homozygous (AA) for the agouti (bay modifier). This means
that he CAN NOT produce black or smokey black foals even
when bred to black mares! Instead, he will produce
buckskin or bay.
Conformation
Gambler's conformation is excellent. His neck is
absolutely perfect...it comes out of his shoulder just
right and has a gorgeous natural arch to it. It is long,
elegant, and shapely. His shoulder is large and sloping.
His tail is set high and he carries it with a natural,
old-time "waterspout arch." Gambler has an incredibly
expressive face: his large, soft eyes help indicate his
kind disposition; his muzzle is tapered, well formed and
gives him an inquisitive look; his ears are shapely and
expressive; his profile strong and refined at the same
time. His hooves are as hard and strong as a mustang's. He
has never been shod and can travel over gravel and rocky
terrain without taking a lame step.
Bloodlines Gambler's bloodlines are a unique blend of the western
working bloodlines through his sire, Blue Gold (who goes
back to Roy Roger's own "Trigger Jr." aka Allen's Gold
Zephyr), and the old eastern show lines through his dam,
Cindy's Image-GH. We believe that this unique blend gave
Gambler the best of both worlds. Not only is he a
gorgeous, showy stallion, he's also a truly versatile and
usable mount. Gambler's bloodlines are also unique in that
he does not trace back to Pride of Midnight H.F. or The
Pusher C.G. This makes him an EXCELLENT outcross for mares
who are heavily linebred to those sires.
Registrations We do not require that mares bred to Gambler be
registered, we judge each horse as an individual, not by
papers. We would rather breed a high-quality gaited
un-papered mare than a low quality papered mare. However,
foals with papers are more valuable than those without.
For that reason, Gambler is registered with several
registries.
