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grands and supremes as a senior stallion and is more risk for an unfortunate outcome if there
a exceptional sire with award winning offspring is a difficult birth (dystocia). This is especially
every year for his owners, Sharon and Scott true of first time broodmares because a bigger
Crawford. foal may be very difficult to get out if there is
a malpresentation and sometimes must be
What improvements do you want to make removed surgically or euthanize the mare. The
to the breed with your horse and breeding back legs of mare can become slightly paralyzed
program? due to the stretching or tearing of the nerves to
I strive to breed the most beautiful horses in the the legs during birth.
world that have the same proportions and look
as the standard Arabian (No one is there yet)
and will consistently reproduce their under 34
inch size.

Do you health test your koně, if so please tell
us what you screen for?
Yes! I do test for the lethal white overo pinto
gene if the pedigree is known for that or if the
horse‘s coloring makes me suspect the presence
of the gene. I have not had a stallion with a
pinto overo gene until the few years ago with
the aquisition of Abrias Signature Buckaro,
whose sire I knew carried the gene. He didnt
have obvious characteristics but I tested him to
confirm. Now my new home bred junior stallion,
Scott Creek Dares Phantom OTO (of the opera)
has a lot of white on his face and blue eyes, Buckskin filly 2020
possible signs of carrying the lethal white gene.
He carries both genes of Tobiano and Overo What do you consider your biggest highlight
pinto It is important to know the mares do not and greatest achievement as a breeder/owner?
carry that lethal gene if I want to breed them I am very proud and humbled by my worldwide
to either of these two stallions . If both parents reputation for integrity of what I sell to others
pass the lethal white gene, the homozygous and consistency of the „Scott Creek“ look. I am
foal is born with an incomplete digestive system told that Scott Creek horses are often recognized
that cannot be repaired so the only outcome by judges all over the world for their consistent,
is the death of the foal shortly after birth. If beautiful look. I have been very fortunate to
only one gene is passed, there are no negative have a lot of big highlights over our 40 years
outcomes, only the possible fantastic coloring of of showing these horses. Two of my recent
the heterozygous overo horses. proudest wins are Grand Champion Heritage
Horse with Scott Creek Signature Luna and
What do you think makes an ideal miniature Grand Champion Senior Stallion with Scott
horse for show? Does that change for Creek Indi Cast In Chrome (also the Single
breeding? Pleasure Driving Futurity winner). But my first
Besides outstanding conformation, an alert and early achievement was breeding and winning
playful attitude is very helpful. I look for similar the AMHA World Show Best All Around Horse.
physical characteristics in the show horse and Scott Creek Fancy Pants was truly once in a
the breeding horse. For the ease of birthing, I like lifetime horses. He competed in Halter, Pleasure
to breed my mares to smaller, refined stallions. Driving, Roadster, and Hunter, winning many
Breeding a small mare to a bigger stallion has world championships in all four divisions.

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