Galway Warrior
Friend, Legend, Teacher
1983-2009
It is with the deepest regret that we record the passing of a true legend in the equine world.
Our beloved Galway Warrior passed away on the evening of July 2, 2009.

Warrior was 26 years old when he passed.  No one ever expected that he'd be with us to such an age - which is almost unheard of in a draft horse.  He was a strong, yet kind fellow with a presence and disposition that one will never forget. 
We are truly blessed to have had him with us for all these years.
Warrior shall always be remembered as the father of the drum horse breed in America.  He introduced many people to the breed, and inspired them to breed others in his image.

Galway Warrior has left behind a generation of spectacular offspring, which will carry on in his wake.  He will be missed, but never forgotten.

Rest in peace my big friend.

(below) Warrior's webpage as we remember him

Galway Warrior
True British Drum Horse stallion

NEWS FLASH:  Galway Warrior and our grey shire mare "Gracie" were invited to attend the 2003 Breyerfest ™ at the Kentucky Horse Park.  Both Warrior and Gracie were made into Breyer™ models.  Warrior's model was made of fine porcelain, and sold out in record time.  His model is no longer available except through dealers and occasionally through auction sites such as Ebay.™  For more info on this event, see the Breyerfest page in the events section. 

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Galway Warrior is the world famous Drum Horse stallion that was once owned by the Queen of England, as a sire of drum horses!  
He stands an honest 17.1 hands high, and is by the Immortal champion Shire stallion, Edingale Mascot.  Mascot won the Shire Horse championship in England many times before being exported to the USA in 1984.  He is one of the best known Shire stallions of the '80s, and has sired some fabulous offspring, including Galway Warrior, out of a colored, part-shire mare.  

Warrior has sired some fabulous horses in the UK, and is now starting his career in the US.  Warrior is a proven sire of sporthorses, breeding dozens of thoroughbreds and other light breed mares over the years to make some very accomplished offspring.  Many of those offspring are competing in high levels of jumping and dressage in the UK, and are winning ribbons galore!  Warrior has also made several fabulous drum horses like himself  when put onto Shire and Clydesdale mares. 

Warrior is sane and sound, and is a phenomenal riding horse, (of course!  it's not every horse that gets to carry the Queen's drums!)  He moves like a dream, and passes this on to his offspring.  His temperament is the best you can find, being as sane and gentle as the day is long. 

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Incredible Action!

Warrior's Epic Journey

Click here for pictures and info on Warrior's flight to the US, July 7, 2002

Warrior has several USA breeding seasons under his belt now.  He is an EXCELLENT shipper, with his numbers and conception rates equal too or surpassing most young,  light-horse stallions!  He is consistent, and reliable, and if a mare has a chance of getting in foal, she will get in foal to Warrior, whether on-farm or shipped.  His offspring in the USA are bringing very good money, and are consistently top-notch like he is.  He throws color approximately 75% of the time, so he has a much better than average record! 

Galway Warrior is available to ship chilled semen to breed to a limited number of outside mares for the 2008 season.  In spite of his excellent collection numbers/conception rates, and very good health for a horse of his age, Warrior is 25 years old in 2008.  This age is "up there" for a draft horse stallion, so we don't expect to be able to offer him at stud publicly for many more seasons.  If you plan to breed to Warrior "some day" we recommend that you do it sooner, rather than later.  It would be a shame to miss out on this rare opportunity to breed, not only to an awesome horse, but to a bit of British Royal History! 

Stud fee for 2008 will be $1600 which includes a $400 booking fee and the first collection.  There is a multiple mare booking discount of 10%, if fees are paid in advance.  Breeding priority will be given to feathered breeds (Gypsy Horses, Shires, Clydesdales), but all breeds will be accepted.

  We do offer a LFG, and if you don't get a foal with color, the breed-back stud fee will be 1/2 of the current year's stud fee - and is good for the following year only.  Colored or not, these will be exceptional quality shire crosses, as Warrior has some of the best shire horse blood in the world to fall back on.  All offspring are eligible for registration in the Coloured Horse and Pony Society of Great Britain (CHAPS), the Gypsy Cob & Drum Horse Association, the Pinto Draft Registry, as well as The American Drum Horse Association

For those breeding-technical people, Warrior's average collection numbers:
Volume:  30-75 MLS
PMS:   75-85%
Concentration:  Ranges from 250 to 430 Million per ML
Warrior also has great longevity when chilling, having conceptions on mares with shipped semen when the semen was collected greater than 72 hours in advance of ovulation!

This is one of the most fertile stallions (of any breed) that we have ever worked with! 
 

***We may have some drum horse babies for sale at this time, see the sale page for what we have available.
 

Warrior in July, 2003 at "Breyerfest".  Breyer made a model of Warrior into a limited edition porcelain model, which sold out well before the weekend was over!  For all the pictures and details on our weekend there, check out the Breyerfest page in the events section.