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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."

GLORIA HAS DONE IT AGAIN

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

STOP PRESS Avanti Rannoch Mor won a strong mixed class of 1,2 and 3 year olds at Leics Co. on Monday 4th May 2009 first time out this year, he won the same class last year as a 2 year old owned by Mr and Mrs Martin Frost bred by me. 'Liam' is Gloria's 1st son

And Avanti Justintime (Jay) is her Second. He was second and res Ch foal in the Irish Draught Class, and Gloria and Charlie were second in the Heavy Weight Hunter Mare and foal class

Jay is to be kept Entire by his new owners

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

Miss Celine Mckenna is competing Archie at Novice Level and was placed in a very large class on her 1st outing

ARCHIE HAS 99 BD POINTS

Some of the Judges comments
"Horse producing some dynamic moments in a calmly ridden test"
"Well done lovely test"
"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.

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