The American Saddlebred: January 2016

January is lambing time for me, so there's little time to post anything, therefore, this is a quick snapshot of a mare near and dear to me, Little Bo Peep. She was a good 3 gaited mare, even being a Reserve World's Champion as a junior horse. She went on to produce a number of colts, most of them by Veiled Prophet, and they launched her into the Broodmare Hall of Fame.

Little Bo Peep BHF

Veiled Prophet was the sire of most of her offspring.

His sire Captain Courageous was out of Peavine's Pearl,

as was Little Bo Peep's sire.

Her pedigree paints a picture why she could perform, as well as produce. Her sire Mountain Peavine was a grandson of the great Chester Dare, and his mother was the prolific Peavine's Pearl, a member of the BHF and dam of full siblings Anderson Rex, Captain Courageous, and Margie Louise. On Little Bo Peep's dam's side she's even better. First dam by Bourbon King, 2nd dam by Chester Dare, and 3rd dam by Rex McDonald.

			Chester Dare
		Mountain Dare

	Mountain Peavine
			Rex Peavine
		Peavine's Pearl BHF

Little Bo Peep BHF
			Bourbon Chief
		Bourbon King
			Annie C.
	Xalapa Queen
			Chester Dare
		Helen Dare
			by Rex McDonald

Mountain Peavine, her sire

He was by Mountain Dare by Chester Dare

Chester Dare

Rex Peavine

Bourbon King

Of Little Bo Peep's eleven offspring, those with show records putting her in the BHF were either geldings, or non-reproducing daughters. However, she did have a number of daughters who did reproduce, and Little Bo Peep has some modern day offspring of note. Whose at the end of the line?

			Valley View Supreme
		Supreme Sultan
			Melody O'Lee
	Supreme Heir
			Stonewall Supreme
		Supreme Airs BHF
			Crebilly's Plumb Beautiful BHF
CH Callaway's Copyright
			Callaway's Johnny Gillejn
		CH Will Shriver
			CH Kate Shriver BHF
	Callaway's Claudette
			The Rambler
		Grape Tree's Claudia
			Famous Lady by Veiled Prophet
			out of Little Bo Peep BHF