LOCUST CREEK MARCUS: (Sire). A direct son of STERLINGS THUNDERSTIK (World Champion, legendary Sire and one of the most winning sons of MG's PRINCE.) Marcus is out of a PHINNEY mare who is by the one and only MARKSMAN. Marcus sired a total of 106 foals. 17.97% DRAKE FARMS CHIEF and 15.63% MAVERICK.

SENELAKECA DONS CORA: (Dam). 1991-2019. Warner Farm & CC Farm. Bred by the very well known Daniel Murphy and sold to the Warner farm as a foal. A royally bred foundation mare who was broke to work. She had a fabulous temperament and the lovely traditional build. She only produced two foals, the highly decorated Warner's Jay (Reserve World Champion) and Warner's Cindy (Champion Offspring), both residing at CC Farm.

STERLINGS THUNDERSTIK: Sterling's Thunderstik, was taking the tanbark by storm, winning Grand Champion Stallion at the World Percheron Congress, The National Percheron Show, the Keystone International and the Michigan State Fair and doing it all as a two year old. Sterling's Thunderstik was crowned World Champion Percheron Stallion in 1995, as a two year old, at the Kansas City, MO Percheron Congress. That same year he was Jr & Gr. Champion at the National Percheron Show, Keystone International and Michigan State Fair. Thunderstik was an own son of M.G.'s Prince (the first foal in his second crop) and out of the big, powerful mare, Janet of Glynlea. Thunderstik was one of the most winning son's of Prince and as such he certainly deserves significant credit in the establishment of the late McGee son as a dominant sire. Thunderstik was bred by Avery Sterling, of Gladwin, MI and sold to the Hardy Family of Saranac, MI as a yearling, which proved to be hugely consequential to the Hardy Farms breeding program. He would be crossed on numerous Spirit Poseidon daughters and produce a string of offspring who were formidable show and breeding horses. Perhaps the most successful was with Hardy Farms Tara producing the likes of HF Thunder's Classic, HF Thunder's Glory and most notably the stallion, HF Thunder's Supreme, who would follow in his sire's footsteps and become World Champion in Brandon, Manitoba in 2004. The Hardy's would also later exhibit a 6 horse hitch comprised of Thunderstik daughters to Reserve National Champion Mare Six status, showing the line's versatility. Thunderstik met an untimely death at the young age of 11 years old, but not before he left a significant mark on the breed and its history. Article courtesy of Draft Horse Digest Podcast.

PHINNEYS LAVONS SUSETTE: A direct daughter of Marksman, bred by Bill Phinney who was a very well known and successful breeder during the time. She went on to be an exceptional broodmare adding her high percentage blood of the prolific foundation stallions. 25% DRAKE FARMS CHIEF, 18.75% LYNDON, 15.63% DON AGAIN, 15.63% LYNWOOD DON, 8.59% DON DEGAS.

SENELAKECA DONNAS DON: Bred and owned by the very well known Daniel Murphy (Senelakeca Farm). A royally bred foundation stallion who sired 44 foals.

ROYALS CORA: Imported from Canada, an incredible foundation mare of French and Canadian influence. She produced a total of 10 foals, 8 of them at Senelakeca Farm.

MG'S PRINCE: PREMIER PERCHERON SIRE, RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION, RESERVE ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPION. World renowned SIRE of 3 WORLD CHAMPIONS and multiple NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. By the famous MCGEE and out of the mare JOANNA LAET. There are a few instances in the past 100+ years when the Percheron breed has experienced significant impacts from a prolific stallion or mare. MG'S PRINCE is one of those stallions that left his mark in the stud books. MG'S PRINCE unarguably played a significant role in establishing the Percheron's dominance within the draft breeds in the areas of length of neck and proud head carriage. SIRE of STERLINGS THUNDERSTIK. While MG'S PRINCE was showing, Prince's son, Sterling's Thunderstik, was taking the tanbark by storm, winning Grand Champion Stallion at the World Percheron Congress, The National Percheron Show, the Keystone International and the Michigan State Fair and doing it all as a two year old. Prince would ultimately go on to SIRE two other World Champion stallions, PLEASANT VIEW KING (Calgary, 1998) and BLUE RIBBON FARMS PRINCE (Lexington, 2006). As impressive an individual as he, himself, was, MG PRINCE'S legacy is most certainly cemented by his production record in the breeding barn. He maintained a comfortable place as the Premier Percheron Sire for many years, as his offspring dominated in the show ring, and, during the second half of the 90's and into the first decade of the 21st century, Prince's offspring also commanded high prices at public auctions across the country. Prince had this profound impact on the Percheron breed despite his relatively limited use as a (predominantly) natural-cover stallion a further testament to his genetic strength and consistent production record. Article excerpts credited to PHAoA Education and Charitable Fund.Peter Stone Collector Model Horse, limited edition, MG's PRINCE model.

JANET OF GLYNLEA: ALL-AMERICAN mare who was exhibited by Sterling Farms of Gladwin Michigan, and is best known for cementing her place in Percheron history as the dam to the 1995 World Champion, Sterling’s Thunderstik. Janet Of Glynlea is also the DAM of perhaps one of the very best daughters of World Champion stallion, Pleasant View King a mare named Sterling’s Holly.

MARKSMAN: Direct son of MAVERICK. Heavily foundation bred with linebreeding to include high percentage blood of legendary Percheron stallions. A phenomenal horse to lay eyes on with his massive stature that tied into an exceptional neck and pretty head. A notable broodmare sire. 50% DRAKE FARMS CHIEF (Premier Percheron Sire of America in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972 his offspring are setting the trend for the modern day Percheron.), 21.88% LYNWOOD DON (A prolific breeding stallion. Grand Champion Chicago International, the grandsire of the great Drake Farms Chief.), 18.75% DON AGAIN ( Premier Sire 1951. Don Again was the sire of many champion Percherons, His consistency as a sire helped Don Again and his sire Don Degas capture 1st and 2nd prize Get of Sire at the 1937 and 1938 International. His most prolific breeding offspring was perhaps the stallion Lynnwood Don, the grandsire of the great Drake Farms Chief.) 5.47% LAET ( Laet was Chicago International Grand Champion Stallion 1921, sired 9 of 13 stallions named Grand Champion at Chicago International from 1923 to 1936, was named Premier Sire of Breed 6 times from 1928 to 1936, and won "Champion Get-of-Sire of Breed" 9 times from 1922 to 1936.)

LAVON'S SUSETTE: A notable broodmare of the Bill Phinney farm producing offspring from the legendary BLACKHOME DUKE and MARKSMAN.

HECTOR: A foundation stallion of direct Canadian and French lineage. He was a breeding stallion at Senelakeca Farm for a period of time.

MISS DONNA: Incredible foundation breeding, she was imported from Canada and carries the lineage of the French genetic influence. She was a broodmare of Senelakeca Farm.

LONGWOOD PARAMOUNT ROYAL: (Canadian) Sired 17 foals. A Grandson on the bottom side and a great- grandson on the top side of the immortal KONCARCALYPS (Most every, if not every Percheron alive today in North America, descends once or more from this celebrated Nebraska-bred bred sire. He was the sire of Koncarhope, the grandsire of Riverbend Monkoncarlaet, the great grandsire of Justamere Showtime.) 18.75% KONCARCALYPS and 6.25% KONTACT (Bred in France, imported by Dunham Bros. IL, July 24, 1912, Winner Aged Stallion International Livestock Exposition 1916).

YORELLEA CORA: (Canadian) Heavy French influence. 10.94% KONCARCALYPS, 5.66% CARNOT (bred in France, to J.Crouch, & W.S. Corsa IL, 1st Prize 4 yr old Paris, 2nd Nogent 1909, Aged Class Iowa State Fair, 1st & Grand Champion, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Madison Square Garden, International, sold for $10,000 in 1916, Sire of Champions 1912-1923 at International Show), 4.69% KONTACT (Bred in France, imported by Dunham Bros. IL, July 24, 1912, Winner Aged Stallion International Livestock Exposition 1916).

MCGEE: McGEE: 2x NATIONAL CHAMPION, TORANTO ROYAL CHAMPION, MULTIPLE GRAND CHAMPIONS across several State Fairs. Mc Gee was a prolific stallion, leaving sons and daughters that would be responsible and credited for ushering in a new era of Percheron Draft horses, even generations down the line you will hear breeders and showmen talking about genetics "tracing back to" McGee. SIRE of 6x ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPION, RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION, PREMIER PERCHERON SIRE, RESERVE ALL-AMERICAN and multiple other notable names and accomplished offspring.

JOANNA LAET: DAM of 6x ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPION, DAM of PREMIER PERCHERON SIRE, RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION, RESERVE ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPION.

JOAN OF GLYNLEA: She only produced 3 foals, one to become the Dam of the famous STERLINGS THUNDERSTIK.

MAVERICK: 4x NATIONAL CHAMPION, 2x TORONTO CANADIAN ROYAL CHAMPION. Maverick was grand champion at the National Percheron Show in Ohio in 1974, ‘75, ‘76 and ‘77. He was bred by Bob Eschrich, Jr., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Bob was a Wisconsin breeder who kept the lamps burning in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Maverick was sired by Drake Farms Chief, one of the breed saving sires of that period. 50 years ago Secretariat would win the Triple Crown races, Maverick at that time was the Percherons Secretariat. Seldom beaten in the showring as 2 and 3 yr old. Sired by 9 time Premier sire Drake Farms Chief. Top broodmare sire. SIRE of NATIONAL CHAMPION.

LAURELLYN: Heavy foundation breeding directly from France, Dam of 9 registered foals, one being MARKSMAN who is sired by MAVERICK. Goes to the legendary LAET, CARNOT and KONTACT.

OSTRALIENS LAVON: Sire of 112 offspring. Heavily foundation bred with TOPPER, REM DEGAS, LA DON and LA KARENO on the face of his papers.

NELLIE LYNDON: The Dam of 7 foals, Outstanding foundation breeding with REM DEGAS, LA DON and LYNWOOD DON on the face of her papers. She is 17.19% DON AGAIN and 13.09% LAET. (Laet is one of the most important foundation sires of the breed, and his Get took the show ring by storm throughout the 1920's and 30's.)

LA HECTORS MERRILL: Foundation and French influence. 13.28% RIVERBEND MONKONCARLAET, 11.72% KONCARCALYPS, 10.16% DON AGAIN, 9.38% LYNWOOD DON, 5.66% CARNOT, 4.30% LAET.

LA LANNE: A direct daughter of LA KARENO who is by the famous LA DON. The face of her papers will also include other very influential Percherons such as TOPPERSTEUX, TOPPER, and SUPREME DEGAS who is by DON DEGAS. She is 14.06% DON DEGAS, 5.86% LAET and 4.69% CARNOT.

DIXIE LAET: (Canadian) He carries a pedigree packed with highly influential champions, he is an own son of MODERN CHIEF, by CHIEF LAET, by SIR LAET who is by the one and only LAET himself (Laet is one of the most important foundation sires of the breed, and his Get took the show ring by storm throughout the 1920's and 30's.) Also to include COREEN and LYNWOOD DON who is by DON AGAIN. Dixie Laet is 12.50% DON AGAIN and 7.81% LAET.

LADY TRUSTEE: (Canadian) An own daughter of SILVER DAWN KONCARNO (Multiple grand-champion), she will carry LAET and KONCARCALYPS on the face of her papers.

PARAMOUNT ROYAL: (Canadian) His pedigree traces unbroken to BRILLIANT who was imported from France in 1876. An own son of RIVERBEND MONCONCARLAET (Champion Winter Fair 1947, Riverbend Monkoncarlaet was the sire of Justamere Showtime, a renowned Percheron stallion and multiple champion sire himself.)

MI CHIEF: (Canadian) Heavy foundation and French influence. 9.38% KONCARCALYPS, 8.20% CARNOT (bred in France, to J.Crouch, & W.S. Corsa IL, 1st Prize 4 yr old Paris, 2nd Nogent 1909, Aged Class Iowa State Fair, 1st & Grand Champion, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Madison Square Garden, International, sold for $10,000 in 1916, Sire of Champions 1912-1923 at International Show) and 4.69% KONTACT (bred in France, imported by Dunham Bros. IL, July 24, 1912, Winner Aged Stallion International Livestock Exposition 1916).

RICINUS LADY: (Canadian) Heavy foundation and French influence. 12.50% KONCARCALYPS, 6.25% LAET, 4.69% KONTACT (France) and 3.13% CARNOT (France).

DID: Total count of 87 Registered Foals. South Valley Did-It’s first registered offspring is perhaps his most famous. The Did-It son, named DID would make a mark in the showring as well as the Percheron stud book. As the sire of the renowned MCGEE, DID finds himself in the pedigrees of a significant percentage of today’s Percherons. Mc Gee was a prolific stallion, leaving sons and daughters that would be responsible and credited for ushering in a new era of Percheron Draft horses. DID’s dam, Princess, would be crossed with South Valley Did-It no less than 15 times, producing notable show and breeding horses with an uncommon regularity.

LA RUBY: The Dam of the famous McGEE. She is an own daughter of LA BELLS BIG CHIEF who was a National Grand Champion Sire. La Ruby is of foundation and French influence with heavy linebreeding of prolific champion foundation stallions such as 37.50% LA DON (Grand National Champion), 14.84% DON DEGAS (Grand Champion Chicago, 1926, 1927. youngest stallion & 1st bred & owned by exhibitor to win purple. sire of 4 futurity winners Ohio... Don Degas was premier sire of the breed for 1931, 1937 and 1938 and Don Again who took that same honor in 1939, 1940 and 1941. Now let's Refer to Percheron stallion Don Again. Don Again was the son of Don Degas, he by the foundation sire (and own son of Carnot) named Jehovah. Don Again was the sire of many champion Percherons and helped to establish Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Lynn's, Lynnwood Stock Farm, of Carmel, Indiana as one of the premier breeding establishments of its day. During his time at Lynnwood, Don Again sired many notable offspring including the stallion Don Kaptif and the mare Nelly Don. His consistency as a sire helped Don Again and his sire Don Degas capture 1st and 2nd prize Get of Sire at the 1937 and 1938 International. Progeny: 137 Registered foals (Ref: Percheron Horse Assoc of Am online data base), 12.50% SUPREME DEGAS (Leading Sire), 11.72% HESITATE AGAIN (1932 Grand Champion mare at the International Livestock Exposition), 10.94% DON AGAIN ( Don Again was the son of Don Degas, he by the foundation sire (and own son of Carnot) named Jehovah. Don Again was the sire of many champion Percherons and helped to establish Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Lynn's, Lynnwood Stock Farm, of Carmel, Indiana as one of the premier breeding establishments of its day. During his time at Lynnwood, Don Again sired many notable offspring including the stallion Don Kaptif and the mare Nelly Don. His consistency as a sire helped Don Again and his sire Don Degas capture 1st and 2nd prize Get of Sire at the 1937 and 1938 International. His most prolific breeding offspring was perhaps the stallion Lynnwood Don, the grandsire of the great Drake Farms Chief.) and 9.18% LAET (International Grand Champion Stallion 1921 and sire of champions. Laet was Chicago International Grand Champion Stallion 1921, sired 9 of 13 stallions named Grand Champion at Chicago International from 1923 to 1936, was named Premier Sire of Breed 6 times from 1928 to 1936, and won "Champion Get-of-Sire of Breed" 9 times from 1922 to 1936.).

LO LYND JOE LAET: Canadian Premier Sire of 1979. 18h, 2480 pounds, his offspring are making tanbark records across Canada. (Courtesy of PHAoA).

JUSTAMERE FANTASY: (Canadian) Top, bottom and generational "Justamere" breeding. 25% blood of RIVERBEND MONKONCARLAET (Champion Winter Fair 1947. His pedigree traces unbroken to BRILLIANT, imported from France in 1876. Riverbend Monkoncarlaet was the sire of Justamere Showtime, a renowned Percheron stallion and multiple champion sire himself.)

DRAKE FARMS CHIEF: Premier Percheron Sire of America in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972 his offspring are setting the trend for the modern day Percheron. Noteworthy grandsire: prolific breeding stallion Lynnwood Don, the grandsire of the great Drake Farms Chief. Drake Farm Chief is the Sire of the incredible MAVERICK. Drake Farms Chief is 25% blood of DON AGAIN.

DOT HAYWORTH: A foundation and French mare with a neat combination of LYNNWOOD DON, LAET, TOPPER, KONCARCALYPS, GRAND LAET, PREMIER KONBOUTEUX and UTTER (Imported from France).
SUSETTE DON: A grand daughter of the famous LA DON and REM DEGAS. A great grand daughter of the incredible SIR WILLIAM (Champion Chicago International 1933) who is a direct son of LAET. She is 21.88% DON AGAIN, 15.63% SIR WILLIAM and 12.11% LAET.

LA DONS KONCARNONA HECTOR: A pedigree of exceptional and influential stallions. 20.31% DON AGAIN, 18.75% LYNNWOOD DON, 17.19% KONCARCALYPS, 10.94% CARNOT (Imported from France) and 5.66% LAET.

LA KARENO: He has a top-side line of generational Champions. He is a son of LA DON, by CORLAETS DON, by CORLAET, by SIR LAET, by LAET. His bottom side will also include multiple champions such as DON DEGAS, by JEHOVAH (Imported from France) and Carnot (Imported from France).

MORDEN CHIEF: (Canadian) Grand Champion Stallion at the Royal Winter Fair, 1952. Bred and shown by the Federal Experimental Farm in Morden Manitoba. This linebred LAET horse was one of the greatest breed sires of the 1950's. An incredible pedigree with heavy French influence. Morden Chief is by the great CHIEF LAET, by SIR LAET, by LAET, his pedigree to also include the notable COREEN, ROZELLE and KONCARCALYPS among many other influential Percherons that were imported from France in the late 1800's through the early 1900's such as: SEDUCTEUR, DRAGON, SUPERIOR, KABYLE, INDIAN, HARPONNEUR, CRONSTADT, RESIDA, HIGHLAND CHIEF, LUTTA, LOUISE, CALYPSO, KONTACT and HELIX FR. Morden Chief is the Sire and grand sire of several notable offspring.

SILVER DAWN KONCARNO: Champion Percheron stallion, 1941 Chicago International for Chicago banker Frank Rathje Later owned by Ray Bast of Wisconsin. He also proved his longevity in the showring to include a Grand Champion win at the age of 15. He is the Sire of 1957 Toronto Royal Champion and 1947 International Champion.

RIVERBEND MONKONCARLAET: (Canadian) Shown to Reserve Champion at Toronto Royal Fair in 1950s by George Freser, sold to Jonathan Fox's Justamere Percherons , then owned by Canadian Government to stand for public service. His pedigree traces unbroken to BRILLIANT (Imported from France). Riverbend Monkoncarlet sired the famous Justamere Showtime, Delreo Major, Justamere Par Excellent. Justamere Handsome Harry and 9 time Toronto Royal Champion mare Justamere Stylish Stella.

KONCARHOPE: A leading Sire in 1949 and a son of the famous KONCARCALYPS. Koncarhope was bought from Lynnwood Farms of Illinois by the Canadian Dominion government for public service in 1950s, he was first stationed in Lacombe Alberta then Brandon Manitoba. His sons would top the Toronto Royal Champion Stallions in 1950s. Koncarhope is 18.75% blood of the legendary CARNOT (Imported from France) and 8.01% blood of the legendary BRILLIANT (Imported from France, Foaled 1877, Eure-et-Loir, France. Bred by M. Ernest Perriot. Taken to US 1881 by Mark W. Dunham, Oaklawn Farm, Wayne, IL. Influential foundation stock in the United States include the stallions Louis Napoleon, imported 1851 Brilliant, imported 1881 his son Brilliant 1271 Carnot Dragon and the great Sir Laet, sire of 12 Ohio State Fair grand champions, 13 grand champions at the Chicago International (1923-1934) and the unequaled record sire of both grand champion stallion and mare at the International.).

ANNS SILVER: 1960 National Percheron Show GRAND CHAMPION Stallion. Ohio, Illinois and Indiana State Fair GRAND CHAMPION Stallion. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION at the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto. In 1959 he was GRAND CHAMPION at the National Percheron Show and the Illinois and Indiana State Fair. In 1958 he was GRAND CHAMPION at the National Percheron Show and the Illinois State Fair. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION at the Indiana State Fair. Ann's Silver is the SIRE of multiple state, national and Royal Fair Champion and Reserve winners. He carries the bloodlines of KONCARHOPE, CALYPSO, KONTACT and CARNOT through his Sire SILVER DAWN KONCARNO. Through his Dam side he carries DON DEGAS, JEHOVA and CARNOT.
RICINUS KONCAR OLDFIELD: (Canadian) An own son of RIVERBEND MONKONCARLAET and out of a mare by CHIEF LAET. Heavy foundation Canadian and French influence.

WARNERS CINDY:

9.77% DRAKE FARMS CHEIF

9.18% MODERN CHIEF

7.81% MAVERICK

6.64% RIVERBEND MONKONCARLAET

6.45% LYNNWOOD DON

6.45% KONCARCALYPS

6.05% SILVER DAWN KONCARNO

5.86% DON AGAIN

5.66% LA DON

5.27% CHIEF LAET

5.08% LA KARENO

3.91% KONCARHOPE

3.32% DON DEGAS

3.13% LAET