stallions

The Stallions of Tocara Farm

It is with much prayerful thought that we chose the stallions we chose for our breeding program!

River Jordan

(Stormwashed x Light Up Atlanta)

2005 Grullo Morgan stallion (EeaaN/N)

Full Pedigree

Should mature around 15 Hands

Style. Substance. Intelligence.

Got a special mare? Choose this special stallion!

Fee: $650 (including $150 Booking Fee)

Shipping Fee: Actual Shipping Charge

Collection Fee: $175

Mare Care $10/day ($14/day with foal)

See Jordy's story below!

I LOVE this stallion! He is put together just right.

Here are a few shots just before Jordy gets his winter coat in.

Jordy has such nice straight legs with perfect bone.

He has a nice long and full mane and tail, very striking!

He is as nice from the back as he is from the front.

Can't you see Jordan in a reining class? I believe he would have excelled!

Here is a short video of Jordan at play.

Another short video July 2, 2008

Artwork by the talented Lynn Peterson of Royal Gold Morgans

Jordan October 2007

Jordy is by the incomparable Grullo stallion Stormwashed (by my favorite producer of duns Robbi-Sue's Sweet Success) and out of a daughter of Turfwood Royal Flush, which means lots of good breeding like, Jubilee King!! With his great breeding, he is everything we could ask for. The color is just a bonus! He will produce a Dun dilute 50% of the time when bred to non-dun mares!

He has wonderful conformation, with a nice laid-back shoulder and short back with a great hip and hind quarter. He is perfectly proportioned and well put together.

Jordy has taken all the changes that have come his way with enthusiasm. He has proved himself smart and a willing learner. He is very laid back and personable.

Jordan was bred by Bob and Kellie Sharpe of Daymark Farm in Georgia. I am honored to call them friends and look forward to doing business with them in the future!

Photo by Candi Rousseau-River Jordan

Jordan summer 2006

Jordy's Story...

July 2007 Jordan punctured his fetlock on the pin of a round pen panel. Initial inspection by my vet left little doubt that the only damage was a good sized wound that just needed a lot of time to heal. After seven weeks of aggressive treatment and seemingly a good recovery, Jordy's leg severely swelled up to his knee. X-rays revealed breaks in his sesamoid bone and major damage to the tendons. Further ultrasound showed a piece of the bone broken off and a large crack in what remained of the bone and major hardening and deep infection in the tendons that attach to the sesamoid bone. The outlook was grim. We were given a 60-70% chance of a "pasture sound" horse with an aggressive surgery and treatment following to remove the broken piece of bone and clean out and infuse the tendons with strong antibiotics. Jordan faced months in his stall and very limited movement.

We had a decision to make. It was clear in my heart that Jordan was worth the expense of the surgery, but how much would he suffer? The surgeon, Dr Axel Sondhof of Saratoga Equine assured me that it would be tolerable. For two weeks following the surgery I sobbed on Jordan as he hobbled around in his stall and I second guessed my decision to go through with it. After four weeks of complete lameness and no tolerance of any weight on his foot, we began to see a change. Just a little at a time Jordy began to step on his foot gingerly. Slowly he progressed to putting full weight on it for getting around. After two months he was walking with a limp but was able to walk. After a while he was back to lifting his good leg high when he was served his grain! It's funny how such a little thing meant so much!

The thing that assured me we made the right choice has been Jordan's great attitude the whole time. Although he would get a little silly in his stall as he felt better, he never got frustrated by his confinement. His hand walking at times was more like hand trotting and hand playing. But he never got mean. Never. This is a stallion with a big heart and a great mind. We believe he will pass on his great temperament and mind to his get.