Kalarama Farm: Breeding

Breeding

Kalarama Stud reaches back in time to classic breeding through its infusion of bloodlines which have proven to produce performance horses.

Learn more about the infusion of South African-influenced breeding of American Saddlebred horses:
http://www.showhorse.co.za

“Pedigrees tell you what others have experienced,” says Joan Hamilton, breeding manager of Kalarama Stud, one of the American Saddlebred world’s most prolific contributors to the breed. “We don’t breed for statistics or world’s champions. I breed for the cross, which will produce nice horses, not just titles. They go hand in hand.

“If you get the cross right, the rest can take care of itself,” smiles the woman whose history and future have been tied closely to Kalarama Farm since she was a youngster. In fact, Hamilton displayed unusual aptitude for breeding desirable American Saddlebred horses in her teen years.

As she moves deliberately and efficiently about Kalarama’s state-of-the-art laboratory — where she personally oversees the processing of fresh-cooled semen from Kalarama Farm’s stallions throughout the breeding season — Hamilton recalls a pivotal decision in the farm’s future. It occurred when her research and excellent instincts led her to create a clear direction for Kalarama’s breeding program with her 1982 selection of two-year old Harlem Globetrotter. The handsome black sire’s outstanding progeny quickly recorded present-day Kalarama Farm’s name in the record books, with some of his offspring’s wins occurring while Harlem himself was racking and trotting to one of his five world’s championships. As foundation sire, he joined Spring Valley’s Deliverance and Lord O’Shea, both of whom were standing at Kalarama when Harlem backed down the trailer’s ramp onto the bluegrass farm that is the oldest operating American Saddlebred facility in the United States.

In 1997, the American Saddlebred Horse Association recognized Joan and her parents, the farm’s owners Paul and Frances Hamilton, with its prestigious Breeders Of The Year award.

Now expanded with (SA) Tornaado, Kalarama Cabernet and Kalarama clientele's stallions (SA) War Image, and Exalted Effect, Kalarama Stud’s breeding program generates crosses from a top band of broodmares available; hand-selecting ‘the bottom line’ is one of Hamilton’s gifts. “I seek many things in a pedigree, but I have a special liking for the Stonewall King and ^CHWing Commander bloodlines. They've been so good to me,” Hamilton says. “That cross represents a solid, honest, game horse.”

Her travels to South Africa to return important maternal and paternal lines to the United States have resulted in some of the most celebrated American Saddlebred stars in recent years. Hamilton remembers that on one South African journey, she noticed several outstanding colts that were, coincidentally, described as being by the same sire. “Where is he?” she inquired. Told that (SA) Vidas Yokozuna was deceased, she said immediately, “Take me to his best son.” After careful research, she imported (SA) Tornaado to Kalarama Farm.

Noting that some families throw characteristics strongly and others weakly, Hamilton’s experience at Kalarama Stud has enabled her to test combinations and see the multi-generational result of her breeding decisions. Now working on the fourth generation of present-day Kalarama breeding, Hamilton’s selections have produced a World’s Grand Champion and more than 60 world’s champion American Saddlebreds, 50 percent of them born on Kalarama’s fertile soil. Those get have become show ring and breeding favorites because of their success in every division and in the hands of trainers all over the country.

You’re invited to visit Kalarama Farm to see for yourself what insightful breeding produces. Contact us to schedule an appointment before your next breeding or purchase decision.


	Breeding Kalarama Stud reaches back in time to classic breeding through its infusion of bloodlines which have proven to produce performance horses. Learn more about the infusion of South African-influenced breeding of American Saddlebred horses: http://www.showhorse.co.za “Pedigrees tell you what others have experienced,” says Joan Hamilton, breeding manager of Kalarama Stud, one of the American Saddlebred world’s most prolific contributors to the breed. “We don’t breed for statistics or world’s champions. I breed for the cross, which will produce nice horses, not just titles. They go hand in hand. “If you get the cross right, the rest can take care of itself,” smiles the woman whose history and future have been tied closely to Kalarama Farm since she was a youngster. In fact, Hamilton displayed unusual aptitude for breeding desirable American Saddlebred horses in her teen years. As she moves deliberately and efficiently about Kalarama’s state-of-the-art laboratory — where she personally oversees the processing of fresh-cooled semen from Kalarama Farm’s stallions throughout the breeding season — Hamilton recalls a pivotal decision in the farm’s future. It occurred when her research and excellent instincts led her to create a clear direction for Kalarama’s breeding program with her 1982 selection of two-year old Harlem Globetrotter. The handsome black sire’s outstanding progeny quickly recorded present-day Kalarama Farm’s name in the record books, with some of his offspring’s wins occurring while Harlem himself was racking and trotting to one of his five world’s championships. As foundation sire, he joined Spring Valley’s Deliverance and Lord O’Shea, both of whom were standing at Kalarama when Harlem backed down the trailer’s ramp onto the bluegrass farm that is the oldest operating American Saddlebred facility in the United States. In 1997, the American Saddlebred Horse Association recognized Joan and her parents, the farm’s owners Paul and Frances Hamilton, with its prestigious Breeders Of The Year award. Now expanded with (SA) Tornaado, Kalarama Cabernet and Kalarama clientele's stallions (SA) War Image, and Exalted Effect, Kalarama Stud’s breeding program generates crosses from a top band of broodmares available; hand-selecting ‘the bottom line’ is one of Hamilton’s gifts. “I seek many things in a pedigree, but I have a special liking for the Stonewall King and ^CHWing Commander bloodlines. They've been so good to me,” Hamilton says. “That cross represents a solid, honest, game horse.” Her travels to South Africa to return important maternal and paternal lines to the United States have resulted in some of the most celebrated American Saddlebred stars in recent years. Hamilton remembers that on one South African journey, she noticed several outstanding colts that were, coincidentally, described as being by the same sire. “Where is he?” she inquired. Told that (SA) Vidas Yokozuna was deceased, she said immediately, “Take me to his best son.” After careful research, she imported (SA) Tornaado to Kalarama Farm. Noting that some families throw characteristics strongly and others weakly, Hamilton’s experience at Kalarama Stud has enabled her to test combinations and see the multi-generational result of her breeding decisions. Now working on the fourth generation of present-day Kalarama breeding, Hamilton’s selections have produced a World’s Grand Champion and more than 60 world’s champion American Saddlebreds, 50 percent of them born on Kalarama’s fertile soil. Those get have become show ring and breeding favorites because of their success in every division and in the hands of trainers all over the country. You’re invited to visit Kalarama Farm to see for yourself what insightful breeding produces. Contact us to schedule an appointment before your next breeding or purchase decision.


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