The American Saddlebred: 5/10/14 May flowers

It has been such a crazy weather year so far, but things seem to be straightening out, at least where I am. April was cool and sometimes rainy, but May is warm and bursting forth with beautiful blooms. Daisies, lilies, petunias, crocus, tulips, daffodils..........I searched them all and didn't find much picture evidence of horses named for flowers. For quantity, the roses have it hands down, but there are a few other flowers represented here.

Anacacho Flower
foaled in 1930, she was by Edna May's King

Denmark Wild Flower
Anacacho Denmark X Kalarama Wild Flower BHF
She was a World's Champion and during her lifetime, she was owned by
George Gwinn, Garland Bradshaw, Art Simmons and Ruxer Farms.

Spicewood's Highland Heather

She was a granddaughter of Stonewall King

Sun Flower
This beautiful stallion sired BHF's Spoonbill & Kate Haines

Golden Heather
She was sired by Americus Denmark

Jonquil
This picture doesn't do justice to her unusual dun color.
She was a four time World's Grand Champion 3-gaited horse and was sired by Rex Monroe.

Night Flower BHF
This granddaughter and great granddaughter of Rex McDonald
was also a WGC 5-gaited horse. She was the dam of Moon Glitter.

The Silver Orchid
This stallion was sired by Mercer Rex out of a Kalarama Rex daughter.

Town Flower BHF
This lovely gal was bred by Tom Moore and owned by Callaway Hills.
Her daughters Callaway's Carnation and Sweet Sachet are also in the BHF. Sweet Sachet is the dam of breeding stallions Callaway's Guy Park and Callaway's Cranston.
Trivia: She is the only BHF whose dam was a golden.

Now for the rest of the flowers. They are roses, in one form or another. Here are stallions.

King of Rose-a-Lee
Sired by Royal Kalarama, many of his best get were out of Lucy Kilmer BHF.
He had been abused at some point in his life and was a very
difficult stallion to handle. He hated men.

King of Rosehaven
Foaled in 1940, he traced to Chester Dare on his sire line.

Lee Rose McDonald
He sired CH Sweetheart of Parade, who was out of a standardbred mare.

Montrose
He was a great grandson of Denmark, Foundation Stallion

Night of Roses
This handsome bay was by Carey's Night of Love out of Symbol Song

Rifles & Roses
This handsome black stallion was a full brother to Night of Roses.

Primrose Trail
Classic Dodge Stables breeding, he was by
Vanity's Sensation out of a full sister to CH Wing Commander.

And the Hall of Fame Broodmares