2017 Irish Draught Stallion

by Touch of the Blues (Blue Rajah [Blue Peter] x Seafin Lady [Slievenamon]), out of Prescott’s Magnolia (Pride of Gloster [Clover Hill] x Cappah Lass [Sandyhill Boy])

  • Registered and approved Class 1 with the Irish Draught Horse Society of North America.

  • All foals can be registered. Out of non-Irish Draught mares can be registered as Irish Sport Horses.

  • Currently competing USEA Beginner Novice.

  • Dressage scores in the 70’s.

  • 16.1 hh

  • Bred by Manu Forti Farm

  • Owned by Laura Parker

Stud Fee - $1200 LFG

Special consideration to mares registered with the Irish Draught Horse Society of North America, Performance or Fox hunting mares. Contact us to see if your mare qualifies.

Contact Nicolette Merle-Smith for electronic contract and more info: MerleSmithSporthorses@gmail.com

Blue’s sire, Touch of the Blues, born in 1987 standing 16.3 hands, was one of the most well known Registered Irish Draught stallions in the world and is a proven sire of top breeding stock and competition horses. Bred in Northern Ireland by John and Sharyn Alexander, Touch Of the Blues went on to win the foal championship at the Royal Dublin Show and was then sold onto England where he passed his Registered Irish Draught inspection and went on to compete. Touch Of The Blues was NASTA performance tested in England and was awarded a grade 1 status, He also very successfully competed at Intermediate level eventing in England. Over the years Touch Of the Blues had won many titles at Irish Draught National shows in England and America including Get Of. He was imported to the United States and continued producing Class 1 stallions and quality mares/geldings.