Kildalton Countess Sire : Ben Purple (Mountain Heather) Dam :Enniskeane Countess. (Glen Lad) Another very influential mare. Her sire Ben Purple, was an exceptional broodmare sire and producer of Grand Prix jumpers and eventers, whose lineage goes back to Galty Boy(jumping ability) and the great Kildare-a famous foundation stallion and champion of the Dublin Horse Show in 1920. She bred 6 stallion sons and has left an indelible mark on Irish Draught breeding. The Sport Horse Breeding Theory site says"Kildalton Countess and her dam and brothers are a linebreeding resource for Irish breeders. How do you get great horses? You build up the great genes the horses carry in their lineage.How hard can it be with so many superior representatives of this mare and dam.This Irish family is a genetic gold mine for Sport Horse breeders". Again,this mare is very important to Traditional Irish Breeding. Ben Purple                                                                                        Considered to have the perfect Draught head.
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