CHERRY CREEK CANADIANS

Standing at stud:

Cherry Creek Fonzie Merit
Reg # [CAN]9539

2008 Champion Stallion - Pacific Canadian Horse Show
 

Official dressage debut - 2008 Salmon Arm Dressage Show
Won both a first and second place on his first time out!

NEW! (Feb 2009)
See YouTube videos of Merit competing at his very first dressage show in the fall of 2008:

Merit - Training Level Test 1        Merit - Training Level Test 2

Our junior stallion "Merit" is a son of  Fonzie (Henryville line), is out of La Gorgendiere Barreau Nadine, a mare who was sired by L.G. Barreau, a very rare branch of the the Royal bloodline. Nadine was born at the government breeding program at Deschambault, and was one of the highest selling fillies at the final dispersal sale of this government farm in 1981.   Sadly, we lost Nadine to cancer, only 3 months after Merit was foaled.  This mare/sire combination has resulted in Merit having an unusual mixture of very rare bloodlines, with Merit being the last of his dam's line.

Cherry Creek Fonzie Merit
Reg # [CAN]9539

Sire: # 6860 South Forty Prince Fonzie
Dam: #4493 La Gorgendiere Barreau Nadine

Merit's Pedigree

Black, no white hairs. 2002 stallion, 15.1 hh

Merit is from the rare Henryville and Barreau Royal bloodlines

Breeding information

Merit not only looks good on paper with his rare bloodlines.    We have been advised by several different judges and coaches that he is the best horse that we have ever bred, and that his conformation is exceptional. 

Although definitely masculine looking, he has a truly lovely and very classic looking head.










Merit has done well at both Canadian and open horse shows.  Even though only three at the time, Merit won Reserve Champion in the Canadian Horse stallion class (against much more mature stallions than himself) at the 2005 Pacific Canadian Horse Show held in Maple Ridge. 

We took a hiatus from showing Merit in 2006, to allow him to settle into his breeding career.



In 2007, Merit went back to work again, and has had quite a busy year.  He started in his training in January, and went to several different dressage clinics throughout the spring.   He had a couple months off during the breeding season, and started back to work later in the summer. 

Show wise, in 2007 Merit did very well at the Interior Provincial Exhibition, winning both his stallion class, as well as the champion Canadian Horse male award.   









Merit had a very good year in 2008.  He won Champion Stallion at the Pacific Canadian Horse Show.  He also made his "official" dressage debut at the Salmon Arm Dressage Show where he won a second in his very first dressage test, and a first place in his second test. To view these tests, click on the YouTube video links above.

Merit very happily goes out on trail rides with our mares, and not only is he well behaved around them, he is the most impressively bold and unspooky horse that we have ridden out.  He is forward, brave, well balanced, and most importantly, absolutely nothing fazes him!





The photo at right was taken at a conformation clinic held at the 2005 Interior BC Canadian Horse Show, where Merit was used as a conformation demonstration horse.  Despite being in the midst of many horses and people, with everyone looking at him from every angle, poking and prodding him, lifting his feet etc, he remained totally unfazed.  Not bad for a three year old stallion surrounded by pretty equine "girls" in all directions!

Merit's first foals have hit the ground, and we are very pleased with the outcome (see photo of Cherry Creek Merit Rocco at left).  They have their dad's very friendly, kind and quiet disposition, as well as good conformation and movement.  

Despite his busy role as an active breeding stallion, Merit remains very polite and attentive throughout the year, has an excellent work ethic, and truly is a pleasure to work with.

As with our other stallions, Merit has been trained for AI, and has frozen semen in storage as well.

 

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Updated Monday May 17, 2010

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