The new generation of Doyle stallions
From top to bottom: Antar DE, Cascade DE and Hadeed DE. All three sons of Tamaam DE (error in the pedigree of Hadeed, who is not by Carver). Photos by Lyman Doyle in summer 2024.
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I think my favourite in these photos is Antar; I suspect this may be because of his neck. They all three of them have good hind ends; Hadeed has an impressively deep girth. Cascade has more white than I am used to seeing on a Doyle!
Oh, good, I was trundling down to the comments section to say something to the effect of Antar being the one I favor the most of the three, and lo! I think the shoulder and neck connection are definitely working in his favor. I also think he might have the shortest back of the three, which I definitely trend toward.
Antar is 14.2, Hadeed is 15.0. Antar is also my favorite. He apparently has the most fire. What’s incredible is that these are straight Crabbets the way they were being bred in the 1890s.
Antar scores another point in his favour by being smaller. I do like ’em little.
I had the honor to see the Doyle stallions, including the older ones. Really nice collection and something for everybody’s taste. All have the desired masculine expression, which is missed in so many “modern” show ponies. All are well handled and worked. Cascade has to me the most riding qualities conformation wise. For a smoother ride (hunter, galopp) you like his longer back. He is the sire of our 2026 filly and we are very happy. What I see already on her is that he improved her mothers legs (more bone) and temperament. I would try all of them, if I could keep more broodmares here ;).
All three are sons of Tamaam and grandsons or great-grandsons of Shenandoah, yet they look very different from each other.