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Country Gold | Midnight
Masterpiece | Country's Northern Dancer WH
Indian Creek Equine Center
specializes in Missouri Fox Trotters. They are bred and trained to be trail horses. We
have raised and trained more NATRC horses in the last few years than any other equine
breeder.
Fox Trotters have flat, angular,
Arabian, or thoroughbred-type muscles. These are endurance muscles that contain
oxygen-burning slow twitch fibers, meaning they are aerobic-functioning only in the
presence of a steady supply of oxygen. Horses are born with a predetermined proportion of
these genetic-inherited muscle fibers.
Hinkebein horses are becoming a recognized force in the NATRC world by
serious competitors already claiming national and regional championships,
as well as numerous ride wins and placings. In the past 18 years, Indian Creek Equine
Center has produced 20 horses that have received 43 National Championships
and have consistently been in the top placings in the region and nation.
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A
Tribute to a Foxtrotting Legend - Hickory's Country Gold |
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On April 25, 1983, a
golden sorrel colt was born at the Indian Creek Equine Center in
Chillicothe, Missouri. As he grew, owners Bill and Jeanne Hinkebein
found him to be a strong, willing, and quiet performer.
Hickory's
Country Gold and Bill Hinkebein
Illinois NATRC Competitive Trail Ride
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closer view.
They put him to
the test in competitive trail riding, and, in nine years of competition,
this magnificent horse far exceeded their expectations. Just a few of
his many accomplishments include winning the Presidents Cup, nine
National Championships, and High Point Heavyweight Horse. He did this
with a record of 43 firsts and 22 seconds out of 80 rides, while he
racked up 5050 competition miles. He achieved all that in the 1990s when
the sport was dominated by Arabians.
Hickory's Country
Gold, the horse who won every award NATRC had to offer, passed away in
his pasture from colic on July 6, 2010, at age 27.
Country Gold was
Bill's once-in-a-lifetime horse. He lives on through his offspring who
are carrying on this outstanding horse's winning legacy.
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here for more on Hickory's Country Gold...
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Midnight
Masterpiece
Alias
"Preacher" due to a small white cross on his nose.
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Three-Year-Old
Smoky Black Stallion
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15
Hands
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Outstanding
Pedigree for Show
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Sire:
Southern Playboy (2006 World Grand Champion) by Southern Sunrise by
Southern Jazz (Sire also has Missouri Traveler and Zane's Playboy
breeding.)
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Dam:
Missouri Rambler E by Missouri Traveler E, Lady Anne, Sons Rockaway
Bomber
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Midnight
Masterpiece is a masterpiece of a horse with an excellent disposition and
conformation. He is smart and easy to ride. He is heterozygous for cream
dilution gene Cr/N. Midnight Masterpiece has the potential for the
following colorings:
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A
foal from a bay-colored mare will be diluted to buckskin;
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foal from a chestnut-colored mare will be diluted to palomino;
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foal from a black-colored mare will be diluted to smoky black
Midnight
Masterpiece has been nominated to the National Breeder's Cup as a lifetime
NBC Performance Horse. Breed
to the best so you can ride the best!
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Country's
Northern Dancer WH (0791526)
This
classic champagne stallion is 15 hands tall and has an excellent
disposition and is great on the trail. His full brother, DaHoss,
is an NATRC National Champion. This good-looking stallion is a dream to
ride on the trail.
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Sire:
Hickory's Country Gold WH (A 9-time National Champion and the only
stallion inducted into the NATRC Hall of Fame. The only horse to win
all NATRC awards in nine years.)
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Dam:
Scoop of Honey WH, GoBoy's Shadow by Zane GoBoy and Zane Play Boy
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