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21 Pluto Ancona
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106 Pluto III Platana |
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23 Platana |
Pluto III Fantasca
Tempel Farms, Ill |
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Pluto XXII |
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28 Fantasca |
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29 Neapolitano XIII |
2004 Breeding Fee:
Frozen Semen only - $750/straw, 2 straw minimum. Shipping additional. |
Pluto III Fantasca, aka "Tuna" was bred and raised at Tempel Farms in
Wadsworth, Ill. Trained to Grand Prix standard by Alf Athenstadt, Alf and
Tuna entertained thousands of horselovers in the Tempel Farms performances,
both at home and on the road. Tuna and Alf performed all the steps and
movements of the high school in a solo number that was the highlight of a
performance. When some soundness issues made the rigors of constant training
and performance more than were appropriate to ask of him, Tuna retired at
age 19 to our farm originally to the light duty of a Grand Prix Schoolmaster
for me. A pasture accident that resulted in a bowed tendon and ended Tuna's
riding career for good proved to be a happy misfortune. For had he remained
sound for riding I would never have retired him to the breeding shed and the
Lipizzan breed would have been denied one of America's most influential
sires.
It was obvious from the beginning that the old man was stamping his
get with his quality and temperament. His offspring began to dominate the
biennial Lipizzan evaluations conducted by Dr. Jaromir Oulehla, retired
Director of the Spanish Riding School and the Piber Stud Farm. Each year
from 1997 onwards, one of Tuna's get has been the highest scoring Lipizzan
in North America, with siblings not far behind in their scores. In 1999
Pluto Gisella scored an impressive 87.5% - the highest score of that year's
evaluation. When Dr. Oulehla returned in 2001 the then 2-year-old Pluto
Gisella bettered his previous effort with a score of 90% - the highest ever
given to a North American Lipizzan at that time. Since it is quite rare for
a more mature horse to receive a score higher than its foal score, we were
elated. But the pressure was on when Dr. Oulehla returned for the 2003
evaluations. Could the 4 year old Pluto Gisella hang on to such a high
score? Hang on he did and bettered it yet again - achieving the incredible
score of 93.5%! Dr. Oulehla officially penned on his score sheet, "Best
stallion in N. America." Now all that remains to be seen is if this handsome
young son of Tuna can duplicate the pleasure his father gave me as a riding
horse and then he'll have his chance to prove himself in the breeding shed
as well.
We have three sons and one daughter of Tuna on the farm today and
when I see them playing in their pastures it almost seems as if the old man
hasn't left us after all.
Get of Pluto III Fantasca &
their evaluation scores
1997 Evaluation
Gaea, b. 1997 - (P III Fantasca x Gisella) 83.5%
1999 Evaluation
Pluto III Aurorra, b. 1996 - (PIII Fantasca x Aurorra) 83.5%
Pluto III Aurorra II, b. 1998 - (PIII Fantasca x Aurorra) 79.5%
Pluto Melodina, b. 1997 - (PIII Fantasca x Melodina) 81%
Nyssa, b. 1998 - (P III Fantasca x Gisella) 82.5%
Pluto Gisella, b. 1999 - (P III Fantasca x Gisella) 87.5%
Astoria, b. 1999 - (PIII Fantasca x Aurorra) 85%
2001 Evaluation
Pluto III Aurorra II, b. 1998 - (PIII Fantasca x Aurorra) 80.5%
Pluto Gisella, b. 1999 - (P III Fantasca x Gisella) 90%
Astoria, b. 1999 - (PIII Fantasca x Aurorra) 80.5%
Pluto Gisella I, b. 2001 - (P III Fantasca x Gisella) 83.33%
2003 Evaluation
Pluto Gisella, b. 1999 - (P III Fantasca x Gisella) 93.5%
Astoria, b. 1999 - (PIII Fantasca x Aurorra) 80%
Pluto Gisella I, b. 2001 - (P III Fantasca x Gisella) 82.5%
Pluto III Tacoma, b. 2002 - (Pluto III Fantasca x Tacoma) - 83%
Pluto Gisella II, b. 2002 - (P III Fantasca x Gisella) 77%
2005 Evaluation
Astoria, b. 1999 - (PIII Fantasca x Aurorra) 81.5%
Pluto III Tacoma, b. 2002 - (Pluto III Fantasca x Tacoma) - 84%
Pluto Gisella II, b. 2002 - (P III Fantasca x Gisella) 83%
Gaea, b. 1997 - (P III Fantasca x Gisella) 86%
Pluto III Canada, b. 1997 - (P III Fantasca x Canada) 87.5%
Average for all offspring in all evaluations to date: 83.56% <-
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