A sad Goodbye....Sir Gregory 2005-2021

Goodbye to the one and only Sir Gregory (2005-2021)…With a huge sense of shock and sadness Ashley and I are devastated to announce the loss of our amazing and one of a kind boy “George” to all who knew and loved him..Sometimes you wonder just how many times a heart can be shattered, and broken..how many tears you can cry, and how much you can be asked to endure…
Sir Gregory passed away suddenly last week while Ashley and I were collecting him from what looks to have been to a major cardiac event (heart attack). We are in total shock as it came out of nowhere, right in front of us and Sir Gregory has been looking and feeling super displaying his normal zest for life, we have learned it is just one of those things that can just happen, life can be so un-fair.

Sir Gregory has been such a huge part of my life for so many years now, from the first moment I saw him and fell in love with him at 2.5 yrs old in Germany. I saw him again at 3 yr old under saddle at the stallion parade and was again mezmorized, telling all our friends there how much I loved him. I can still remember clear as day, the moment he entered the ring as a 4 yr old at the stallion parade and several of our friends said to me “Hey look Jennifer it’s your horse” lol…Funny enough from that moment thing's fell into place for us to be able to buy him, it was like a dream!! I was so excited to be able to bring this stallion to North America, I knew in my gut and with all my heart he had great things in store, and would be an absolute top sire.

From the moment George arrived we knew he was different, he demanded our attention, with his “George 1st” personality, George had a HUGE personality, and idea of his self worth, we were all living in his world. He adored his people, and in return he only wanted people around him who adored him back. If you wanted to be George’s friend, he demanded all your love and attention. Anyone who has met him will attest to the fact that he always thought he was the most important and that everyone was there to see him!! He also had the most beautiful head and expression that would suck you in, mixed with a big sense of humour, I have never had a horse that would look at himself in the mirror and really admire himself, it was the funniest thing ever. George also loved northing more than to be brought out at inspections, he loved to put on the “Big” show, and no other horse could light up and strut like him, it was amazing. He had a special presence to him.

As a sire Sir Gregory proved to be what I had hoped, dreamed of and can say even exceeded my expectations. I feel so lucky to have been able to offer him to North American breeders, I am just trying to wrap my head around the fact that he is gone already, he has done so much and could have continued to do so much more for years to come. Sir Gregory was truly a stamping sire, he was that rare type of stallion who gave so much of himself in every cross, you can really tell them a mile away. We joke he is like a carbon copying machine, and funny enough several inspectors from different breed registries have told me the same thing, no need to check the sire they already knew instantly who it was. He sired so many premium and champion foals, top foals in North America, sire of highest number premium foals with numerous breed associations year after year. Multiple line show champions, his oldest offspring are winning in all arena's, dressage, hunters and eventing. Most off all we love to hear how much his offspring owners love their babies, and how so many of them have come back to breed more or buying another one.

I know so many of you loved “George” like we did and have come to know him so well over the years…..its hard to explain I just know many of you will be feeling this loss personally as well.

Sir Gregory was like a shooting star from the start, premium stallion, stallion test winner, won his young horse tests in NA, went on to top scores with David Blake at PSG in North America, until we decided to retire him as the demand for him as breeding stallion was so high, and we were more focused on NA breeding than showing.

I think I can say Sir Gregory has made a major impact on North American breeding and it is my fondest hope that he will continue to do so for years to come, hug your George’s babies I know we did, made us feel a little better, and knowing we will do our best to continue his legacy!

To say we are in a little bit of a fog and finding our footing would be an understatement, to love George was to love him with your whole heart, to have him gone is surreal, but we will keep moving forward, and be thankful to have been given the opportunity to love such a wonderful stallion, and have felt his impact in our lives.

We have had two very hard losses this year, both freakish and out of the blue, we are hurting a lot, but resolved that we love what we do, its so hard for us, and without everyone’s support I have no idea where we would be, Ashley and I are so thankful to everyone, our family, friends, community and breeders!

I can only hope we are due for some good luck and more positive moments moving forward.

We do have frozen available and will be working with our breeders