Breed: Hanoverian x Irish Draught Mare

YOB: 2021

Sire: Escher DFEN (Escudo II)

Dam: Padi's Classic Banner RID (Silver Granite x Annaghdown Star)

Damsire: Silver Granite RID

Height: 15.3 hands

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​Sire, Escher Escher is a 16.2hh Hanoverian stallion. In 2018 Escher was the only 3 year old North American stallion licensed by the American Hanoverian Society (AHS). He received a 9 for “Type and Masculinity.” He also scored a 9 for neck and 8’s for saddle position, frame, foreleg, conformation, and importantly canter, jumping ability, and overall impression. One Hanoverian judge commented that Escher was a stallion he would use in his own program. Escher successfully completed the 2019 North American Stallion Sport Test in the jumper division as a four year old.  He has been campaigned through the USEA future event horse program. Escher DFEN was the highest scoring 2yo colt or gelding in the nation last year with the USEA earning a score of 85.2 with no individual scores below 8.2 in any category. 

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Silver Granite RID made a name for himself performing and in siring many offspring with his exceptional movement. He was born in Ireland, was runner up at the RDS show in Dublin 1990, came to the USA and stood stud for a few years in the early 1990's in Arizona before returning to Ireland.

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​Annaghdown Star RID holds one of the highest records in the R.I.D stallion class at the Royal Dublin Show having been champion three times and reserve champion twice. In the mid 90’s Annaghdown Star by King Elvis was purchased to prevent him being exported by Roy Shields. This move proved to be a blessing in disguise for the breeders of Irish Draughts in Ireland as his progeny has went onto win major championships the length and breadth of Ireland, England and America. There are 229 horses registered as him as sire but there may be presumably several hundreds more not registered. Annaghdown star has left his mark and left a number of Class 1 Stallions, notably Star Kingdom (deceased) and Millhollow Real Mac Coy. 

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