Canyon of
Quietude
(Criterion x Caven-Glo Topaz)
AMHA 95961
1984 Chestnut Stallion Canyon brings to breeders a strong heritage of sound, good
tempered, sensible, correct, Baroque Morgans with breeding strength. His sire is a
grandson of Jubilee King and his dam’s sire is a double grandson of Jubilee King.
Canyon’s dam has three further crosses to Jubilee King through her dam. Behind Canyon
are the three full siblings who resulted from breeding Jubilee King to the Old Vermont
mare, Townshend Lass, she who had the highest percent of Justin Morgan’s blood in her
era and even to today. Canyon’s sire was bred by Frances Bryant and his dam was bred
by Eve Oakley, all of whose stock was from Mrs. Bryant.
Mrs. Bryant loved the old Vermont Morgan and worked to preserve the traits of the
original Morgans. Her first stock was of that Old Vermont blood, jealously protected and
bred on by the stubborn Vermont horse folk who knew in their very blood and bones the old
Morgans. Mrs. Bryant later added in Jubilee King and his daughter Paragraph, that golden
producing mare. She said that she brought in this blood to get better legs and rear ends.
Also brought with them was a more willing temperament and a kinder nature to help mellow
the spark and fire of some of the Old Vermont lines, thus making a Morgan suitable for
more people. The Jubilee King horses also gave a big sweeping round trot, heritage of
Daniel Lambert in their sire lines. So from this blending of the two families, Lamberts
and Old Vermont, came Mrs. Bryant’s horses.
But Mrs. Bryant was not doing anything new. For J. C. Brunk, that master breeder, had
already been doing this, melding Daniel Lambert sires with Old Vermont mares of high
percent. His mares existed before the name Lippitt was given to much of this family, but
they were the same breeding as what was to become Lippitt, and usually from the same
foundation stock. Brunk then danced the intricate dance of close breeding getting results
that only a master can. From this came Jubilee King and Paragraph. Jubilee King became one
of the most influential sires of the breed but sadly very few bred on his descendants in
any sort of pure, intentional form so that today his name is usually just one more lost in
a pedigree.
We are lucky today that Mrs. Bryant did breed him on with intent of preserving his best
qualities and his bloodlines. And we are lucky that Eve Oakley, Caven-Glo Morgans, chose
to get her foundation horses from Mrs. Bryant and then to carry on the work. Eve Oakley
was a woman of integrity and ethics, breeding her horses carefully and careful to whom she
sold them. However, most of her horses went to pleasure owners and not to breeders so that
very little of her breeding has carried to today, and nearly none of it in pure form
useable for today’s breeders. In the early 1980’s, Eve had to sell her last
horses and she entrusted the mare Caven-Glo Topaz to The Quietude Stud who had the aged
stallion Criterion. The two were put together and from this mating came Canyon, who was
sold at birth to Natalie Goode, Small Town Morgans, who lived not too far from Eve Oakley.
Natalie also had a mare from Eve, who came in foal. Eve became Natalie’s mentor while
Natalie bred Morgans of Caven-Glo lines. And so it is through this thin line from Canyon
that nearly all of Eve’s work comes to us now.
Fortunately, Canyon is very worthy of carrying on this heritage. His sire Criterion was
a correct, baroque, stylish, wonderfully moving, well-tempered stallion who passed his
traits on to his get. He was sired by the Jubilee King son, Jubilee’s Courage, bred
by Mrs. Bryant. Mrs. Bryant chose the excellent Old Vermont mare Lippitt Robrita to go to
Jubilee’s Courage, and got Criterion. Robrita’s sire, Lippitt Rob Roy, was noted
for his get and his usability and good temperament. The mare Alrita, Robrita’s dam,
was noted for her beauty, very long mane, correctness and her ability to produce fine
foals. She carries two crosses to Daniel Lambert behind her, thus giving another mixture
of the Lambert and Old Vermont lines.
Canyon’s dam, Caven-Glo Topaz, was a lovely, correct, kind mare in her own right.
Her sire was the versatile, wonderful, handsome, correct, willing, sensible Cavendish,
whom Eve rode, drove western and English and dressage, took to parades and promotions and
trail rode too. Cavendish was a noted sire, passing his excellent traits to his get. He
was a double grandson of Jubilee King, being by Jubilee’s Courage and out of
Paragraph. Paragraph was a result of Brunk’s breathtaking dance of close breeding and
a star broodmare.
The dam of Topaz, Caven-Glo Pandora, was another of Eve’s lovely correct mares.
Her dam was Poppy Ashmore, bred by Mrs. Bryant and sired by Lippitt Ashmore and out of
Jubilee’s Amber. Amber was also bred by Mrs. Bryant and was by Jubilee King and out
of Townshend Lass, making her a full sibling to Jubilee’s Courage. Lippitt Ashmore
was a kindly gentleman of a stallion, handsome and correct also. The sire of Caven-Glo
Pandora was Caven-Glo Red Sails, another of Eve’s breeding and another who was very
well tempered, handsome, correct, and stylish with substance. He, too, was a good sire,
passing on his good traits. His dam was Jubilee’s Gloria, another of the Jubilee King
x Townshend Lass crosses. She was Eve’s true love and companion. Eve worked cattle
with her, did dressage, trail rode, showed, and Gloria did it all with style and grace.
She died at the young age of 18 years in a horrible Southern California outbreak of a
viral horse disease that killed many horses. Eve was heartbroken but could not stop to
mourn as she was nursing other sick horses including Gloria’s daughter who did
survive. Red Sail’s sire was Dorian Ashmore, he by Lippitt Ashmore and out of Spring
Darling that grand producing broodmare. Spring Darling was by Springfield, another bred by
Mrs. Bryant. He was by Lippitt Sam and out of Paragraph. Spring Darling’s dam was
Townshend Lass. Dorian Ashmore, another of Mrs. Bryant’s breeding, was yet another
stylish, correct, kind stallion who sired some good ones.
Canyon’s pedigree is one of depth and care, melding together for many generations
the two families of Lambert and Old Vermont. His own traits are strongest for the Jubilee
King look, movement, and temperament and he throws these Jubilee King traits consistently
and truly, bringing the wonderful traits of Jubilee King to this century and for the
future.
Pedigree analysis and/or history for web sites, brochures,
and private use by Laura Stillwell Algranti.
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