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A Tribute to Daybreak, April 9, 1988 - February 20, 2009
We will all miss your beautiful face...
| Daybreak @ 20 Years Old, Spring of 2008 |
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| Looking Good Just Prior to her last foal |
Don't Cry For The Horses
by Brenda Riley-Seymore Don't cry for the
horses that life has set free.
A million white horses forever to be.
Don't cry for the horses now in God's
hand.
As they dance and they prance in a heavenly band.
They were ours as a gift, but never to keep.
As they
close their eyes forever to sleep.
Their spirits unbound. On silver wings they fly.
A million white horses against
the blue sky.
Look up into heaven, you'll see them above.
The horses we lost, the horses we loved.
Manes
and tails flowing they gallop through time.
They were never yours - they were never mine.
Don't cry for the
horses. They'll be back someday.
When our time is gone, they will show us the way.
Do you hear that soft nicker?
Close to your ear?
Don't cry for the horses. Love the ones that are here.
1996:
Her Eldest Daughter and Horse of my heart:
| Tigris, by Nicholas |
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| 3 weeks prior to foaling Illusionist |
Tigris is a 1996 Belgian Warmblood mare by Nicholas.
She was Daylee's first, and came into the world quite a bit late, with Mom dripping milk for two weeks prior to her birth.
We had to haul her across town at three days of age to get a plasma transfusion done due to a low IgG test result. Like
all of Daylee's kids, she took it in stride, recovered, and had no ill will towards those of us that had to poke her for
the next week with antibiotics. In 2007, she won the National BWP Yearling Futurity Grand Championship. She has
been my riding horse, earned her BWP Dressage Bronze Award, and become a very good broodmare, producing two top BWP foals,
and a lovely and talented Dutch filly by Flemmingh. Here are Daylee's Grandchildren:
| Calista, by Morocco, out of Tigris |
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| Daylee's first Grandchild |
| Calista, by Morocco, out of Tigris |
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| Daylee's first Grandchild |
| Bekkah, by Flemmingh x Tigris |
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| 2006 Dutch filly, 2nd Granddaughter |
| Bekkah, by Flemmingh x Tigris |
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| 2006 Dutch filly, 2nd Granddaughter |
| Illusionist, by Escudo II x Tigris, 1st Grandson! |
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| They keep getting better, and better! |
| Illusionist, by Escudo II x Tigris, 1st Grandson! |
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| They keep getting better, and better! |
1997:
Daybreak's Second Daughter, User Friendly, by Nicholas:
| User Friendly, by Nicholas |
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| As a young horse at a dressage clinic... |
User Fiendly was a top filly of 1997.
She went on to a career with her amateur owner in dressage.
2000 and 2001:
Her next two were boys...
Both of her colts were First Premium, with scores
in the top ten in the US for BWP. Aleksei now competes in Dressage with his amateur owner, though he showed tremendous
scope and potential for jumping. Billy is a Hunter/Jumper in Maryland.
| Aleksei, by Nicholas |
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| Airborn and Beautiful!! |
| Aleksei, by Nicholas |
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| Handsome boy with talent |
| Bonne Chance Bille, by Nicholas |
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| A Good Boy to the Core |
For the Next Two Years, Girls Ruled!!
The next two fillies by Nicholas were fabulous!
Both were among the top fillies in their age group as foals, and went on to earn their Elite Status C-label with BWP, and
finish their Select Performance tests with scores to earn them "Select" Status with BWP. Catalina Beauty also
won the BWP National Yearling Futurity in 2003. Both mares continue to compete in the Hunter Division with their Amateur
Owners.
| 2002- Catalina Beauty, by Nicholas |
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| One of First BWP Select Mares in USA |
| 2002- Catalina Beauty, by Nicholas |
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| One of First BWP Select Mares in USA |
| 2003 - Danika, by Nicholas |
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| BWP Select Mare |
| 2003 - Danika, by Nicholas |
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| BWP Select Mare |
2005...her last Nicholas Colt, Feuertanzer:
Perhaps her most talented foal to date, Feuertanzer
has shown scope, willingness, and outstanding ability! He scored an outstanding 83 points under saddle as a three year
old at the 2008 BWP Keuring, tying with a four year old for the Top BWP Horse Under Saddle in the USA!!! Look for him
to do great things in the Eventing World in the Near Future!
| AWESOME Boy...Feuertanzer |
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| Doing the ditch! |
| AWESOME Boy...Feuertanzer |
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| Cross Country Machine! |
2006, The Start of a New Era...
This gorgeous 2006 KWPN-NA filly has the world at
her fingertips! Shown lightly in 2008 as a 2 year old in the Hunter Breeding In-Hand Classes, she finished second in
her Zone, Second for the KWPN-NA, and 17th in the U.S. We are looking forward to getting her started under saddle this
year as a three year old!
| Bella Notte, by Flemmingh |
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| Top Hunter Breeding Filly!! |
| Bella Notte, by Flemmingh |
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| Top Hunter Breeding Filly!! |
2007...a Beautiful filly by Liberty Gold! This filly was born to be special! Her current owner saw her when she was just 5 days old, and
bought her the next day Last year, she went to a couple of USDF Breed shows, and placed well in every class, qualifying for the Great American
Insurance US Championship Series. She has the fantastic amateur friendly disposition that Daylee puts on all of her
foals, and is also a fantastic mover...every year, Daylee's babies continued to improve.
| Legacy Gold, by Liberty Gold |
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| Always self assured! |
| Legacy Gold, by Liberty Gold |
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| Always self assured! |
| Legacy Gold, by Liberty Gold |
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| Breed Show winner |
| Legacy Gold, by Liberty Gold |
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| Breed Show winner |
2008: Her Last, but certainly not her least...Borealis, by
Bergamon: Bori is a very handsome young colt by Bergamon, with
the best movement of all the Daylee foals. He was sold before weaning to an Amateur as her future dressage mount,
and he will be spectacular!!!
| Borealis, by Bergamon |
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| Fantastic moving, friendly colt! |
| Borealis, by Bergamon |
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| Fantastic moving, friendly colt! |
| Borealis, by Bergamon |
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| Fantastic moving, friendly colt! |
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