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IMP
USA 60313 15.3HH 1998
BAY
FEW SPOT 15.3hh 1998
SERVICE FEE $1100 incl GST(Frozen
Semen available)
LIVE COLOURED FOAL GUARANTEE
Sire: Wild
Affair- Reserve World Champion & Superior Halter
Dam:
Love Affair- dam of Bronze Medallion Winner (Halter),
2- time World Champion Halter mare.
Double
cross of ApHC Hall of Fame, ApHC and ApHCC National
Champion Wapiti.
“George” is
consistently putting quality foals into our barn,
and he’ll do the same for you to. Perhaps the
youngest grandson of Wapiti, out of a 100% Weiscamp
Appaloosa mare, “George” is the perfect
choice for those looking for an alternative in Appaloosa
breeding. We’ve also had great success with
frozen semen, with no “hidden” collection
fees. Email us for contracts and more info.
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WILD
AFFAIR |
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WAPITI |
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GOLD
HEELS |
QUADROON |
LOVE
AFFAIR |
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WAPITI
JNR’S HAND |
LAKE
BARS |
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BRITES
ASHLEY |
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PRINCE’S
SKIP HUSTLE |
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PRINCE
PLAUDIT |
SKIP
HUSTLE |
PLAUDIT
BRITEAMBER |
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PLAUDIT
SCARLETT |
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PLAUDIT
BRITECORD |
PRINCE
TYSON |
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PRINCE
PLAUDIT |
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RED
PLAUDIT |
PRINCESS
RITA |
TRAVELLERS
FIRST STAR |
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JOKERS
TRAVELLER |
BUTTERCUP |
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KEMAL
KOPY CUTIE |
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DOUBLE
ARROW S |
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CHANT’S
BADGER BAR |
CHICO’S
SULA |
KEMAL
KOPY LOVE |
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KOPY
KAT |
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LOVE
LURE |
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Crystal
Prince - sire of Crystal Slippers imp |
Wapiti |
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Acclaim
- sire of Crystal Prince |
Prince
Tyson |
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Plaudit
Scarlett |
Dreamfinder
& Mega Dream (imp to Australia) |
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Mighty
Tim |
Wild
Affair - Sire of Ultimate Affair* |
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 Foaled
May 30, 1963, Prince Plaudit spent the first
two years of his life as an obscure loud-colored
colt at Hank Wiescamp's Alamosa, Colorado,
ranches. In December 1965, Carl Miles purchased
the leopard colt with a distinctive heart-shaped
spot on his left hip as a replacement sire
for the aging Joker B. Prince Plaudit, by
Red Plaudit and out of Princess Rita, traced
back to the Old Fred lines, and Miles knew
that Prince Plaudit's breeding and his exceptional
conformation made him the perfect horse to
center a breeding program around.
A successful promoter of Joker B., Miles' first
task was to get Prince Plaudit in the public's
eye and the show circuit was a good place to start.
Under the tutelage of Miles' long-time trainer
and manager, Harry Reed, Prince Plaudit stood grand
champion at the Fort Worth, San Antonio and Southeastern
Stock shows, the Denver National, the West Texas
Club Show at Sweetwater and the Crippled Children's
Show at Abilene. In addition, Prince Plaudit earned
get of sire titles at most major stock shows from
Houston to Denver, and won the get of sire class
at the National Show in 1969, 1975, and 1976, as
well as the World Show title in 1975.
From Prince Plaudit's first foal crop came many
champions, including Prince Carl, Hy Plaudit, Prince's
Shiek, Prince T, Prince's Nick and Prince's Queen.
Other noteworthy get were Prince's Shirley, Prince
Hank and Prince's Miss McCue from his second foal
crop; Prince Plaudit Jr. and Prince's Twist from
his third foal crop and Double Plaudit, Prince's
Diamond Jim and Prince's John from his fourth.
Once Prince Plaudit's get started winning, Miles
began marketing him as a sire of champions, placing
the sorrel leopard stallion on every back cover
of the Appaloosa News from August 1967 to February
1984 (except for one issue in 1972). This marketing
strategy quickly placed Prince Plaudit at the forefront
of Appaloosa breeders' minds, and before long he
was a household name throughout the Appaloosa industry.
Through Miles' forward thinking promotions, Prince
Plaudit became the accepted example of an ideal
Appaloosa and the future of the breed.
Miles believed that by crossing Thoroughbred mares
with Prince Plaudit, he would achieve the perfect
nick in his endeavors to create a "super horse." However,
when Miles bred Prince Plaudit with several daughters
of the Thoroughbred Baffle, he quickly learned
that he needed a different match.
Miles had better luck when he crossed Prince Plaudit
with Old Fred and Peter McCue lines. From these
crosses, Prince Plaudit produced both halter and
performance champions. In all, his get won more
than 40 National or World titles, 18 bronze medallions,
three silver medallions and one gold medallion.
In 1978, he became the first stallion to be awarded
a bronze production plaque.
A testimony to Prince Plaudit's greatness, the
September 1984 issue of Horseman listed Prince
Plaudit as one of 10 all-time great horses. Sharing
this honor were Quarter Horses Doc Bar, Mr. Gun
Smoke, King P-234, Leo San, Poco Bueno, Poco Lena,
Skipper W, Two Eyed Jack and Impressive.
Then, on August 9, 1974, at the height of Prince
Plaudit's popularity, it was announced that M-V
Ranches would be holding a complete dispersal sale
in order to dissolve the Miles-Jedd Van Kampen
partnership. Prince Plaudit was slated as lot 12.
"I remember there was an unusual amount of
flashbulbs and 'oohs' and 'ahs,'" auctioneer
Ron Kavanagh said in a January 1988 Appaloosa Journal
interview. "Carl Miles told the crowd about
the horse, and there were some tears in people's
eyes when this horse started to sell. When I started
to sell the horse, a friend opened the bidding
with $50,000, and I took one breath and was clear
to $150,000 before I took another breath. There
was a man and his son sitting and bidding in one
place then there were two syndicates and two other
guys bidding. We went to $250,000 on my second
breath, and just like you turn off a switch it
all quit. I think the man and his son bid $255,000
and the syndicate headed by Doug Stone bid $260,000,
and that was the end of it. It didn't take a minute
and a half to sell that horse."
 Stone
purchased Prince Plaudit in partnership with
Dickie Turner of Levelland, Texas. Stone and
Turner planned to syndicate Prince Plaudit,
and in the end, the famous stallion was syndicated
for $300,000 at $50,000 per share. Through
it all, however, acting as the syndicate manager,
Miles hadn't lost his alliance with Prince
Plaudit.
Miles' new marketing strategy was to sell a mare
syndicate of 40 head, breeding the mares each year
to Prince Plaudit. If all went well, Miles estimated
the mare syndicate would generate $120,000 per
year. Unfortunately, Miles never saw this innovate
goal reached. In 1976 he passed away and David
Stahlman, another member of the Prince Plaudit
Syndicate, eventually purchased all but one and
a half of Prince Plaudit's shares. Reed, who'd
continued to be involved with Prince Plaudit throughout
his life, accompanied the stallion to Stahlman's
Rimwold Ranch to help get the breeding and training
programs underway. Reed, who had a deep appreciation
for Prince Plaudit, stayed on at Rimwold for two
years before moving on. Stahlman continued to breed
Prince Plaudit, utilizing the Quarter Horse lines
of Skipa Star and Impressive.
In his lifetime, Prince Plaudit reshaped an entire
breed's image of the ideal horse. Through Miles'
tireless promotion and Reed's undaunting devotion,
they raised him to celebrity status. In June 1988,
Prince Plaudit passed away due to natural causes.
According to his August 1988 Appaloosa Journal
obituary,
"...on the day of Prince's death, owner David
Stahlman had taken the stallion from his stall,
bathed, brushed and clipped him, and escorted him
on a leisurely walk at Rimwold Ranch. It was a
peaceful close to a noteworthy life."
Prince Plaudit was inducted into the Appaloosa
Horse Club Hall of Fame in 1988.
{This article, by Robin Hirzel,
and accompanying photograph were originally
published in the Appaloosa Journal, December
1997, Vol 51, No.12, "Legends Prince Plaudit:
Celebrity Status" and are used here by
permission.}
Copyright © 1997 Appaloosa Horse Club.
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