During my years of owning horses, I was frequently asked, “What kind of horse do YOU like?” My standard answer was, “I like a good horse.” By that, I meant any horse that cheerfully did the job he was asked to do. That was because I was, first and foremost, a teacher, and my partners were my school horses.

In the fall in 1997, that answer was amended to add “ … but if I am going to breed horses, I am going to breed Foundation Appaloosas!”
Ulrich’s Monarch was responsible for that change. He was 13 when we met and he was a major part of my life until his death in December 2004. Before that, he was a fundamental part of two Foundation Appaloosa programs. First was of Don and Mary Ulrich, his breeders, who spent nearly two decades producing leopard Foundation Appaloosas on their Wyoming ranch. Monarch was one of their reference sires when the Ulrichs dispersed their herd in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Milton and Mary Decker, of DREA Red Eagle Appaloosas in Oregon, purchased him in 1993.

“Papa” was an excellent example of the Foundation Appaloosa, combining the hardiness, calmness, dedication and graciousness of the Native American family’s equine partner with the distinctive and recognizable Appaloosa coat pattern. He passed on these qualities in his offspring, as well.

Here at Celtic Oaks, the goal is to continue to produce a high standard of Foundation Appaloosa, a horse with the beauty, movement and color to fulfill the needs of the most discriminating owner. There have not been many of his direct sons or daughters available in recent years, but with the possibility of shipping semen, that may change in the near future. I am pleased and proud to announce that Monarchs Eagle Legacy will follow in his father’s footsteps beginning in 2007.

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