Famous Saddlebred Horses
and their bloodlines

	Wing Commander: Breeding Bloodlines Six Times World Grand Champion Five-Gaited Winner		Genius Bourbon King Highly famedl champion and stallion son of Genius Bourbon.
	Indiana Ace Saddlebred A stallion famous on two continents!		Valley View Supreme Saddlebred 3 Gaited Stallion A rare Three-Gaited World Grand Champion and extremely successful sire.
			Famous Saddlebreds and Breeding in South Africa Discussion of many great sires and their bloodlines.

The urge to be with horses can take hold at any age, and we feel the mysterious promise of an ancient freedom. Horsemen refer to the look of eagles in the eyes of some of the most famous horses (eyes... those windows of the secret world... of horses, eagles and friends)! The author, of these wonderfully written stories that contain so much of interest including bloodline studies of famous Saddlebred horses (and often of their people too), began his personal saga in the company of horses, some time ago.

Ross Millin grew up in Robertson, South Africa, where a big local Saddlebred Show is held each year in October. Here the famous " Young America" and other horses who were to become famous were shown and judged by American judges like Eddie Barham and Marty Mueller.  Ross was the official photographer at many of the local Shows, Indoor Shows at Goodwood and also at the National Championship Show at Bloemfontein. After qualifying as a Medical Doctor he specialized in Anatomical Pathology. Time to attend shows and taking pictures got less and work pressure unfortunately forced him to stop working as official photographer.

In 1997 a dream was fulfilled when Dr. Millin bought his first Saddlebred mare from Jack Schoeman of Phillipolis. Miss Tinkerbelle later became the dam of the gelding Tornado's Heirloom who has been a ribbon winner at Bloemfontein and Champion at local shows.

Today Ross owns Newline Saddle Horse Stud, which was started in 1997. One of the first horses bred by Newline was Tornado's Perfect Timing ([SA]Tornaado x Sun Queen) who became Newline's first S.A. Champion in 2001 where he was crowned S.A. Champion Two Year Old Fine Harness Horse with Kevin Eltringham at the whip.

Ross identified a lack of information on the web about the history of Famous Saddlebred Horses and produced a website, www.newlineza.com where vast information and photographs of S.A. Saddlebreds as well as the American Saddlebred in general can be seen and read about.

He also attends the Kentucky State Fair regularly and supplies pictures of the show for the general public on his website. We all know there are famous horses in these classes!

Currently Ross writes a regular column for the South African Magazine, S.A. Show Horse, about the history and bloodlines of some of the great Saddlebreds of both the past and present. The Artbycrane wesbsite is very pleased to be allowed to carry these essays, with the author’s permission, and to spread the word and make this knowledge of bloodlines and famous horses more available to all.

Return to our main Saddlebred page.

You may also wish to read Saddlebred Equine Articles reprinted from Saddle & Bridle Magazine
which includes famous horses and famous horse-people.

You are most cordially invited to also visit Ross Millin's Newline Stud website for more articles on famous horses and to view and perhaps purchase his professional photographs of many of today's world and world grand champion Saddlebreds.

FOR YET MORE ARTICLES ABOUT FAMOUS HORSES:  Visit  Horse Show Central's Famous Horses

* Artbycrane.com wishes to thank Ross Millin for the many photos used by his so gracious permission on this website and on horseshowcentral.com.