Photo by Michael Clewer

Archie with Take Tsuchiya veteran of two Olympics

Below Noddy, Archie and Bear Easter 2011

The first ever Stallion Showcase GB run by the Light Family of the Brendon Stud was held at Addington Manor Bucks. on the weekend of the 5th and 6th Feb 2011, I was very excited when Archie was invited by Shirley Light to parade . We arrived early on the Sunday morning and made our way to Archie's stable, only to find ourselves stabled next to Samba Hit III and Carousel! who stand at the Touchwood Stud. These where the caliber of horse we would be parading with. 54 horses were present over the two days, with the Showjumpers on the saturday and Dressage horses on the Sunday. Needless to say 'Team Archie' were very nervous all except Archie himself he too busy eating his hay, at the thought of parading along side the 'Big and Famous Boys', but we need not have worried, everyone was so friendly and welcoming, the whole atmosphere was great. Archie ridden by Charlotte Currer rode into the Arena and proceeded to parade to a very attentive crowd, at the end they received a big cheer, I do not mind admitting it did bring a tear to my and the rest of the teams eyes. Archie was a star in the Arena and in his box when at one stage there were about 10 people in his stable with him, and he was still eating his hay. HorseDeals Magazine and Horse Breeders Magazine both did reports on the parade and Archie was one of a few stallions to get a review in both Articles, when you think the amount of lovely stallions that attended this makes me very proud of my Boy. Horse Deals wrote that Archie "stole the spectators Hearts" and Horse Breeders Magazine wrote "Archie has his own fan club from the sound of the cheering in the arena when he came in-and not suprising he is a gorgeous boy, with shedloads of presence, and a lovely type.

19th March 2011 Chiltern Equine Stallion Expo, the commentator Darren Blanchard said of Archie " This is probably one of the top Irish Draught Stallions in the Country" and Gill Battram wrote in the Chiltern Rider "There were so many stallions to die for including Avanti Amorous Archie RID that impressed Darren Blanchard from the Pferde Stud who was commenting along side Richard Waygood MBE "A lovely Stallion a real good type" he said.

Above Stallion Expo picture Gill Battram, Chiltern Equine chose Charlotte and Archie as the cover for their summer news letter

A donor mare 'Star' belonging to Mrs. Elaine Banister conceived on the first insemination with chilled semen from Archie and a embryo was flushed on her 6th day, we now have a 16 day pregnant recipient mare, and eagerly await her heartbeat scan , WE HAVE A HEARTBEAT, Niamh the recipient mare has been scanned at 33 days with a heartbeat.

Above Chiltern Equine Stallion Expo photo www.erinshaw.webs.com

Below Stallion Showcase GB photo www.imagepointevents.co.uk

Lucinda Young wrote the following after seeing Archie at the SSGB

I was fortunate to be able to attend the Stallion Showcase at Addington on Sunday February 6th 2011 and arrived in time to watch an excellent ridden display by Rita Jenings' Avanti Amorous Archie.

Archie looked terrific and he seemed unfazed by his surroundings and all the other stallions working around him. His diminutive rider Charlotte Currer, whom Archie apparently adores, sat still and tall as he swung along in all his paces, light on his feet, attentive and calmy doing what she asked of him. After the series of warmblood stallions that preceded him, you might have thought a full RID would seem very heavy in comparison but this was not so, as he appears to be so balanced in his way of going. He showed us a range of his lateral work and did his best lengthening too.

The Avanti team could be distinguished by their distinctive green jackets , big smiles and cheerful tears. Natalie Huttlova, who helped back Archie with Rita, has been at the stud for 10 years and did much of his successful showing. She still hunts and hacks him out and her smile on this occasion was one of the biggest!

At the end of the display (you can see it on YouTube) a cheer went up for this special stallion and there were plenty of spectators using their phones to film and photograph him. In his stable afterwards, he seemed quite happy to meet the people who came in to get a closer look and even run their hands over him, being a true RID, he was more interested in his hay net! Let's hope this interest will lead to more people using him on their mares, although with 40 foals due this year, he must be one of our most popular stallions.

Well done Archie and all his team of Ladies for a great display and for being an ambassador for our breed.

Above Archie below Cameo Photo by Real Time Imaging

Above Filly foal by Archie 2nd and Res Champion foal 2010 breed show bred by Jane Fairburn, only other time shown 1st and Res Champion North Yorkshire Show Photos Real Time Imaging

Below Avanti Rannoch Mor RID Winner HW Hunter Equifest 2011

Below Filly (12)Banks Green Adorable Alice ex Cob Mare Duchess bred by Ann May

Below our much awaited first foal to be born in America a fillt ex Pure bred mare Prescott's Magnolia bred by Simone Mackay, Manu Forti Farms, home of Touch of the Blues RID foal number 13

Below Donovan pure bred colt bred by Simone Mackay in the USA

Below Ginger Cake ex Marmalade AkinsTB mare bred by Ginny Neal going clear XC at BE photo horse-powerphotograhpy.com

Above and below Charlotte Currer riding Archie at the 2010 IDHS Annual Breed Show Stallion Parade

Charlotte and Archie also competed in the open section of the Dressage coming 2nd in both Nov 24 with 70.7% and 64.4% in Elem 42 Photos Real Time Imaging

Below Irish Oliver RID the only pure bred RID in Australia owned by Erin Field bred by Penny Reeves Ex Suma's Harkaway RID

Irish Oliver 1st and Champion

Below Oniell of Hanstead Ridden by John Salter, owned and Bred by Natalie Aldridge ,by Archie Ex Ria TB Mare 1st Nov 27 at Patchetts Green EC 5th Dec 2010, Archie was 2nd, not so much following in Fathers' footsteps but leading the way, Well done Oneill, John and Natalie

O'Niell just gained his first BD points he was placed 7th out of a class of 30 and came away with 6 points from two Open Novice classes

12th June 2011 O'Niell of Hanstead ridden again by John for the Herts DB team came second they scored 68% and 69% Photo Big Time Media

First doses of Archie's frozen semen sold to the USA NEWS JUST IN both RID mares inseminated scanned in foal

Archie makes history, 'BSH Adventurous' (below) colt foal Ex Pardon Gale a TB mare was born l4th December 2009 in South Africa , he is the 1st foal to ever be conceived by frozen semen from an RID Stallion imported from the UK

Adventurous is to be kept entire by his breeder Mrs. Yvonne Flavell both Mares inseminated this stud season in South Africa scanned in foal on the 1st try with one dose of frozen

Below quote from Yvonne and Isobel of the BSH Stud South Africa "We are proud to introduce BSH 'Airy Fairy' a filly born to 'Elementry Spirit' a TB mare, at 1.45am 10th December 2010 she is bay, Healthy and Active"

STOP PRESS Archie is now a fully Licensed Stallion for the IDHSNZ the Council were very impressed with Archie and the Quality of his frozen semen.

Below Thornfield Fergus photo fineimage.co.nz

15th Nov 2010 our second foal born in New Zealand to Lesley's mare by Laughton's Legend RID ex Beaufix TB Mare a quality 3/4 bred chestnut colt with a little white star. Feb 2011 Fergus took the Championship at his first Show

Limited Frozen semen availible in New Zealand please contact Mrs Lesley Spence at spencethornfield@xtra.co.nz

Dec 2009 1 pure bred and 2 TB mares scanned infoal on their 1st insemination with one dose of frozen semen in New Zealand

Our 1st foal of 2011 has been born in New Zealand on 8th November 2010 to Regann RID by Kings County Ex Banrion Regann was gifted to the IDHS.NZ by Thady and Ann Ryan and is on loan to Josie Harley.

Published in The Irish Field - Nicholas O'Hare - Kind permission granted

"With his oldest crop of foals now 12, Crosstown Dancer has a number of sons at stud
here (Ireland) including the fully-approved Crosstown Pride (out of a Lake View Pride Mare) and Clonleigh Dancer (dam by Island King).""Foremost among his sons in Britain is Avanti Amorous Archie who is out of a Snowford Bellman mare. This Talented six-year-old has won ridden classes and show jumping competitions and is regularly hunted,displaying the great temperament of his sire."

Avanti Greagaious Gloria has won the broodmare class at the Three Counties Show for the 5th year running ending her broodmare career on a high note.Gloria had a really bad time foaling so I will not be putting her in foal again Gloria was hand reared as she was orphaned at 4 weeks old

At the 2009 Breed Show on 20th September Gloria gained her Hornby Premium

Archie was competing at British Dressage with Mr. Edward Johnson at Elementary Level working at Medium at home

Charlotte Currer has just started competing Archie at Nov coming away with 8 BD points from her 1st outing, all this along side Archies stud duties

ARCHIE HAS 132 BD POINTS

Some of the Judges comments
"Horse producing some dynamic moments in a calmly ridden test"
"What a lovely horse wih lots to like"
"Delightful and Obedient horse"

Archie’s temperament is, without doubt, the kindest and most honest you could find.

He is trained to a dummy mare so can be collected at anytime. Mare owners needing semen very early in the stud season pose no problem.

Visitors are always very welcome