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Matchless
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ROLLINGWOODS GIN-N-TONIC
is one of those marvelous mares
who has been a fine show pony herself and has transmitted this excellence to
her offspring! In 1990, as "Short Notice", Toni was champion
or reserve at many of the Palm Beach and Tampa shows to earn the Winter
Equestrian Festival Reserve Circuit Championship in Small/Medium Green Pony
Hunters. She was also Champion Medium at the big Equifest Show in Illinois.
During her two years in Colorado, she earned numerous Colorado Hunter
Jumper Association year-end awards. In addition, she has been the Welsh
National High-Score Champion in Half-Welsh Halter, Hunter, and English
Pleasure, has won in training level dressage, and has foxhunted.
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R. Gin-N-Tonic
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R.
Gin-N-Tonic |
Li'l Epic
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It has been a great pleasure for us to see her first
daughter from 1992, Helicon Take Notice by GlanNant Epic, capture the 1999
HITS-Ocala Circuit Championship in Small Pony Hunters as well as the 2000
WEF Reserve Circuit Championship and
Pony Finals Reserve Championship! Take Notice was Mom's halter foal and
she has remained very special to us with her beauty, talent, and
affectionate
manner. In 2001, "Alexis" was SMALL PONY CHAMPION AT THE
AHSA/PRUDENTIAL
PONY FINALS!
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Helicon
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Helicon
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Next came Helicon Notice Me who was seventh in the nation
in Large Green Pony Hunters in 1999. She is a much larger version but
shares her sister's flowing step, jumping ability, and sweetness. Toni took
time off from her broodmare duties and then produced Helicon Formal Notice in
1998 and this large striking chestnut roan filly, with a flaxen mane and
tail like Daddy Epic's, was WPCSA Reserve National Half-Welsh Two and Under as
a foal. The first colt arrived in 1999 and has the biggest, boldest
stride and with a "can do"
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"Hot Rod" but his real name is Helicon Special Notice. The
Millennium
model, sired by Epic when he was 35 years old, is Helicon Epilogue.
He was foaled October 26, 2000 on the SAME SPOT his daddy had died at
the Rockton, Illinois farm on May 18 at age 36! "Little
Epic" is chestnut roan like Epic and has the same friendly
ways. He won Grand Champion Half-Welsh titles in Florida at 8, 12
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HELICON TIDDLYWINKS, Welsh Section B, has been another fine
producer of Epic performance ponies: Helicon Heat Wave, so named because it
was 107 degrees in Rockton, Illinois the day she was born (She was a
Welsh English Pleasure champion for us in her youth, then many times medium
pony hunter champion in Colorado) and Helicon Mayflower (VA State
Short Stirrup Champion)
Watch for Emily Elek's Helicon Epic Quest at the WHJA (WI) shows. Tiddles is also the dam of the
excellent herd sire, Helicon Epic
Horizons,
in Wyoming. Her 2000 filly Helicon Bon Voyage by GlanNant Captain (GlanNant Country Roads X
*Cwmpennant Carina, also the dam of GlanNant Skipper) sold to Georgia. A
2001 filly by Country, the spectacular moving Helicon Primrose Path, is
for sale while her 2002 full sister, Helicon Abbey Road, will be
retained at Helicon. Tiddlywinks passes her scopey movement on to her
offspring. She is a grandaughter of Farnley Sparkler (*Farnley Sirius X
*Cui Glitter - also the dam of *Farnley Lustre), GlanNant Wink (Liseter Red
Bird X GlanNant Lyric, the dam of our multiple champion Spring Valleys
Runner), and GlanNant Rondel (*Cusop Sheriff X GlanNant Rhyme by *Brockwell
Spider) which gives her double crosses to Epic's dam, *Coed Coch Prydyddes by
Criban Victor.
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HELICON PRIMROSE PATH
2001 Welsh Section B mare, chestnut
roan with triangular star, by GlanNant Country Roads (by *Cusop Sparklet, the sire of 4 AHSA
Horse of the Year Champions) X Helicon Tiddlywinks (Farnley
Sparkler, Farnley Sirius, *Cusop Sheriff, *Coed Coch Prydyddes, Liseter
Red Bird, etc) Tiddlywinks is one of our best producers with many good
hunter ponies to her credit as well as the fine young stallion in MT,
Helicon Epic Horizons. Primrose is typy with superb long movement and has
been ridden lightly.
This great mover will stay at Helicon
in the court of our junior stallion, Helicon Epilogue! Her younger sisters
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UNCHAINED MELODY
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UNCHAINED MELODY is a lovely bay 13.2 hand crossbred
of Who's Who hunter pony bloodlines. She is by AllStar by Anisha (who
also sired the prominent hunter ponies, Farnley Lettuce and Kohlrabi, Southern
Breeze and Western Breeze, Cocksrow Flair, and Lord Fairchild). Her dam,
Bonnie Reb, was large pony hunter champion at Devon, Washington, and other
prominent Eastern shows. Bonnie was by the Thoroughbred stallion, Old
Glendale, and out of Gremlin's Delight (who had a perfect over
fences score at the 1961 International Pony Teams competition in England) by
Farnley Gremlin. Bonnie Reb was a full sister to the famous Dresden and to
Share the Wealth.
Melody's first foal for us is the elegant dark bay 1999
gelding, Helicon Corvette, by Helicon Corsair, and he is one sporty
model! Look for him on the sales list. Melody's winning 2001 colt,
Helicon Classic Country ,
may be found @ New Homes.
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With 2003 colt
HELICON EASY STREET
"No other mare gets
near MY week old foal!" |
HELICON ALL SMILES ("Amber") is a 13.2 hand
chestnut Arab cross by GlanNant Epic. Her successful halter career was
cut short by the loss of an eye as a two year old. How on earth did that
happen? She swung her head while long-lining in an open bridle and
severely injured the eye on a flat wood arena wall. Just one of those
tragic things. She is trained to ride and drive nonetheless, but handed
the showing on to her younger sister. Helicon Jump for Joy showed athleticism
as a foal by sailing over a broodmare in the field! She also enjoyed
jumping little in and outs over tires from a cross country course of long ago.
"Topaz" showed in hand at four months and Hetty Abeles selected her
as champion in the Half Welsh division. Putting her early jumping
talents to good use, this mare was ninth in the nation in large green
pony hunters as a four year old campaigning as Helicon Lady Jayne. Look
for All Smiles' eye-catching 1999 daughter,
Helicon Platinum
Blonde and her 2001
and 2002 "pocket ponies",
Helicon
Miles of Smiles and
Helicon Easy Street on @
New Homes. Reserve the 2004 full sibling by
GlanNant Country Roads NOW.
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CAT CREEK
ROSE OF GRACE
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CAT CREEK ROSE OF GRACE, a First
Premium American Sport Pony, is a fancy 13 hand GlanNant Epic/Arabian cross.
Grace is also the dam of Helicon Silver Beacon by CC Fury.
Helicon Cordelia, Grace's 2001 large by Helicon Corsair, was SITE CHAMPION at
the AWR/ASP Approval in Illinois. Harryet van Oers, inspector from the
Netherlands, cited her "incredible shoulder for a pony,"
"impressive trot and canter," "correctness and
elegance." "Delia" is now owned by Equustock LLC of
Rockton, Illinois.
A full sibling to Cordelia will be
available in 2004! You may reserve this special foal now if you wish.
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Lexi Heath on
Helicon Silver Beacon
at Chateau Elan, GA 2002
The 2002
filly Helicon Country Grace was SWA Grand Champion at 4 months and now lives
with the Seek family of Ocala, FL |
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Meet our
latest treasure! This is a mare I have loved since she spent her
foal summer with us in 1988. Patchwork Dragon Charmer is by
GlanNant Epic out of a GlanNant Tango mare so her movement is a given!
Her full brother is the gorgeous palomino stallion, P. Gold Nugget.
We are looking forward to a GlanNant Country Roads foal, a 3/4 sibling
to the lovely small pony hunter champion, P. Strawberry. We thank
Pat Dekko for the opportunity to have this purebred Epic daughter to
join our two crossbreds - all superb broodmares! |
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George
and Thalia Gentzel
Helicon
Sport Ponies
Please call by phone
or email
email:
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Helicon
Oaks
(winters)
10919
NW 202 St
Alachua,
FL 32615
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Helicon
and Yesteryear
(summers)
200
Hononegah Road
Rockton,
IL 61072
Phone:
815-624-7400
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