In 2001 I saw Starlight We at Carson City, Nevada. I liked her immediately. She is a good sized mare with a lovely neck, good conformation, and excellent balance. I particularly liked her beautiful, dry head with its chiseled detail and small muzzle. She also has fine, soft eyes which reflect her good disposition.
Then I learned that Starlight We’s dam was Twilite, a mare known in some circles for her quality and beauty, and also for her show wins and as dam of show winners. Twilite was an *Erros daughter and this fact increased my interest. I had tried to breed to *Erros, but had failed to get a live foal. I wanted *Erros blood because of his overall merit and his awesome trot. Additionally, I learned that Starlight We’s sire was Brace, a show winning son son of Ja Magnificat, who is still alive (in 2009) and who, in his day, was a well known show winner and a desirable sire. Ja Magnificat’s dam was Queen Margaretta, one of my all-time favorite mares.
Next I learned that Starlight We was for sale; I had not known this when I first saw her. I had not planned on buying another mare, but after considering her I found myself her very pleased new owner. This mare is of such merit, with such a gentle demeanor, and with her wonderful blood of *Erros, Twilite, and Queen Margaretta, that I feel she was a valuable addition to my breeding program.
I am retaining Starlight We’s stunning 2009 colt, Mark of Distinctionn, as a future stallion prospect for my breeding program. Therefore, with him to carry on for her, I have let Starlight We go to a a good new home (as of 2010) with Bruce and Carolyn Hammerstad in Orangevale, California.
Sire BRACE 394492 b 1987 |
JA MAGNIFICAT 179638 c 1978 |
*BASK 25460 b 1956 |
WITRAZ | OFIR | MAKATA | BALALAJKA | AMURATH SAHIB | *IWONKA III 3937 | QUEEN MARGARETTA 31927 c 1965 | *PRINCE ZAIM 25722 | GREATHEART | *PRINCESS ZIA 34986 | ZAMMARA 6771 | ANKAR 3063 | ZAMMAR 2416 | HILILLA 119300 b 1975 | EL HILAL 35261 g 1966 | *ANSATA IBN HALIMA 15897 | NAZEER | HALIMA | *BINT NEFISAA 23223 | NAZEER | NEFISA (1945) | LA BELLE FILLE 39759 c 1966 | ABUZIM 6501 | ABU FARWA 1960 | ZIMADA 3946 | LUNDYS CAYUGA 10618 | LA GHAZI 7123 | FERDIKA 918 | Dam TWILITE 266700 c 1982 |
*ERROS 167694 c 1973 |
*EL PASO 128871 b 1967 |
CZORT | WIELKI SZLEM | FORTA | ELLORA | WITRAZ | ELZA | ESKAPADA g 1960 |
*NABORR 25472 | NEGATIW | LAGODNA | ESTOKADA | AMURATH SAHIB | SAGA | TW SILVER DAWN 159232 g 1977 | SOTEM 72393 g 1971 | SOTEP 8385 | *RAFFLES 952 | ZAREYNA 3694 | WEE ACRES METO 17886 | AMENOPIS 11903 | DEWAT 7545 | SMS LATIFA DAWN 104156 g 1973 | EL MAGATO 19276 | EL GATO 9075 | MARHARETTA 10356 | HERITAGE AGNEAU 32717 | FADI 16761 | AASTRAFA 15325 |