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PHANTOM HEART - 1991 APHA golden palomino and white tobiano stallion. Pinto Colored Sport Horse Deluxe! This 1/2 Thoroughbred stallion is a dressage, hunter/jumper, or event breeder's dream come true. He also has the speed that top race competitors seek. "Phantom" has exceptional movement in all three gaits. He tracks up under himself smartly at the walk and his trot is long, sweeping and flat kneed. His canter is beautiful in either collection or extension. It is ground covering and smooth. "Phantom's" markings are beautiful. He has a palomino head with big dark eyes and a nice blaze. His body markings are 50/50 and very nicely placed. To say that "Phantom" has a pleasant disposition is an understatement. He is well mannered, very willing, and one of the most giving horses you'll come across. He has clean straight legs with a lot of bone, and good sized feet. He should maintain the same soundness of his sire and dam.

He is by "Atahi" (APHA - black and white tobiano stallion, AHSA Open Hunter Champion Sire), who is 31 years young and still going strong. His dam is "Phantom Smasher" (black TB mare - 16 hands), who came off the track sound after multiple wins and five years of racing. "Phantom Smasher" is also a lovely mover and should have gone on to the dressage ring after she left the track. She is by "Smashing Success" (TB), who is a Black Type winner of 13 races and a sire of multiple Stakes Winners, and out of "Sly Phantom" (TB), who had 17 wins over a six year racing career and is also a dam of multiple race winners.

"Phantom Heart" stands 15-2 hands. Since his sire and dam are both black, he is able to throw the black and white tobianos so many of you look for. His first foal was a beautiful black and white tobiano filly, out of a solid bay, 1/2 TB mare! (I like her so much, I am keeping her to show myself and then put into my breeding herd.) He also has thrown buckskin and chestnut out of palomino mares. These foals all sold prior to beginning their training. Since, Phantom carries the diluter gene, he is able to throw the rare and sought after palomino, grulla, and buckskin paints. All of his foals to date have been #10 movers with beautiful conformation and sweet personalities.

"Phantom Heart's" loving disposition, flashy color, exceptional breeding, and classic movement will make him a crowd pleaser, a winner in speed events, and an unstoppable success in the breeding barn. Get a jump start in the sport horse business by owning a proven producer. Reasonably priced at $25,500. Breeding fee $500.

K G BRAVEHEART - 1996 APHA bright chestnut and white tobiano stallion. By "Ebony Heart" (APHA black stallion), out of "Touch My Heart" (APHA chestnut and white tobiano mare). This is one of the best made, most beautifully marked stallion prospects I've seen in the United States in years. "K G Braveheart" has "APHA Champion" written all over him! He stands 15-1 hands. "Brave" will make a really flashy reiner. He has also shown an interest in working cattle. He's 'catty' in his movement, and has the most gorgeous, long, white, full mane you've ever seen! ("K G Braveheart" is very versatile in his abilities and when worked over fences, has lovely, correct form. He is extraordinary in all three gaits. Hunter mare owners will love him!) His legs are wonderful (correct, plenty of bone, and great feet), his body is well muscled with proper angles to be a superior athlete, and his graceful neck and beautiful head set off an outstanding package! To top off these bold physical qualities, he has a sweet, inquisitive attitude. The kind that begets a stallion who is willing, easy to handle, and develops into a brilliant performer and breeder. He works beautifully under saddle, and has proved to be intelligent, light, and eager to please. (Last summer, a 14 year old girl exercised him under saddle everyday.)

"Braveheart" is line-bred "Atahi", and should mark his get with all of the outstanding traits Karen Griffith Farms has been working to achieve over the last thirty years. Make a name for yourself in the show ring and breeding world that others spend a lifetime attaining! A good investment for financial success at $25,500. Introductory breeding fee $500.

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PHANTOM LOVE - 1996 solid dark steel gray mare. This 3/4 Thoroughbred mare has a wonderful disposition, correct conformation, and fluid movement.15-3 hands. She is superbly bred for speed (extended pedigree available), but has the mind and movement to be an outstanding show mare. For an affordable "A" circuit hunter prospect, or a mare with the level mind to bring along for the speed events, this lovely girl should be a top consideration. By "Phantom Heart" (APHA), out of "Love of Success" (TB). $3,500.

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K G RAVEN HEART - 1995 APHA jet black and white tobiano stallion. By "Ebony Heart" (APHA full brother to American Horse Show Association Hunter Champion, "Bedazzle"), and out of "Steal My Heart" (APHA homozygous tobiano "Atahi" daughter). "Raven" is line-bred "Atahi" and it shows! He is the stallion we've been awaiting to fill Atahi's shoes. A Pinto Sport Horse breeder's dream! This outstanding boy has perfect legs with plenty of bone and great feet. He has a gorgeous head with a star, stripe, and snip, large dark "Atahi" eyes, and a very refined neck. (Raven has the most elegant neck on a mature stallion that you've ever seen.) His topline is strong, tying into a beautiful hip, and he has a wonderful slope to his shoulder. "Raven's" movement is fluid and reaching. His markings are 60/40 (black/white), and are beautifully placed. He is a lovely sight under saddle. A recent customer, who was stunned by his beauty, described him simply as "A work of art!"

"Raven Heart" is smart, athletic, and classy! Being line-bred "Atahi", he should stamp his get with these same exceptional qualities. He's the "do-it-all" kind of horse that "makes a living" for the people around him. "K G Raven Heart's" book will be limited to 20 outside mares. Introductory breeding fee $750.

NEWS FLASH!!! .....All of Raven's foals to date have been loud tobianos out of solid mares. If Raven's future foals are half as good as these, his offspring are going to be the Paints to beat in the new millennium!!

"K G Raven Heart" will be syndicated this year. This will allow discriminating breeders to benefit from this outstanding individual's superb genetics and ability. For detailed information on obtaining breeding shares of "Raven Heart", interested parties can contact Karen Griffith Farms - Phone: (740)-992-5782, E-mail: griffith@frognet.net

DIXIE HEART - 1996 APHA dark bay and white tobiano stallion. By "Close To Heart" (APHA), out of "Skips Dixie" (APHA) - (Click for pedigree). If you're looking for an exquisitely marked, world caliber stallion, this is a fellow you really need to see! He is 65% dark bay and 35% white, with his color placed beautifully. He has a lovely head with a strongly pronounced jaw and a beautiful shallow mouth. His eyes are dark with a perfectly centered blaze. This young stallion's conformation is flawless! "Dixie Heart's" pedigree boasts countless World and National Champions on both sides! You've already heard a bit about his sire, "Close to Heart", and his outstanding working blood, but to top it off, his dam, "Skips Dixie" (a multiple Halter winner and great working mare), is an own daughter of the late, great Quarter Horse sire "Sir Raleigh"! "Sir Raleigh" was the sire of multiple; AQHA World Champions (in both Halter and Performance), AQHA Champions, Superior Halter Horses, and Superior Performance Horses (in Western Pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle, Working Hunter, Pleasure Driving, Hunter Hack, Western Riding, and Trail). He sired countless Register Of Merit horses. "Sir Raleigh" was also the sire of "Skips Sierra Nick", the winner of the 'Copenhagen/Skoal Superhorse' award at the AQHA World Show. (A 13 page production record on "Sir Raleigh" is available upon request.) This outstanding stallion prospect is one of those few horses in the nation that really has the ability to sire winners in both the halter and a variety of performance classes. He should make an outstanding reining horse, with the great looks to "knock-the-socks-off" the judges, and the "cow-blood" to easily get his points in cutting or team penning. It's seldom you find all of these qualities in one package! Reasonably priced at $15,000. Introductory breeding fee $500.

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ATAHI II - 1999 APHA jet black and white tobiano stallion. You can tell by his name how this spectacular young stallion has been evaluated! "Atahi II" is Big, Black, and Beautiful! For twenty-six years the name "Atahi" had belonged to one horse only! I've added a 'II' after the name to describe just how perfect this stud is! He is 70% black and 30% white. His markings are fantastic, and his conformation is faultless! He has an exceptionally sweet, willing disposition. He is a double grandson of "Atahi". "Atahi II" is the best balanced, highest quality black and white stallion (tobiano or overo) of his age that I've ever seen. I feel he will produce the next (fifth) generation of successful, sound, beautiful, Paint horses at Karen Griffith Farms.

He is by "Ebony Heart" (APHA black stallion-outstanding own son of "Atahi", AHSA Champion Sire), out of "Win My Heart" (APHA dark bay and white, homozygous, tobiano mare-one of "Atahi's" best daughters). Keep in mind that the great horses like Leo, Wimpy, etc., etc., were produced by this half brother, half sister mating of prepotent, genetically correct sires. I waited 20 years to line breed "Atahi" offspring. I wish I had begun sooner, but I'm old fashioned, and wanted to breed to a large variety of mares to make sure there were no 'fluke' genes there to crop up. You've probably heard the old saying....."You could breed that horse to a hay wagon and make a race horse! " Well, "Atahi" has proven to be one of those genetically superior stallions. With "Atahi II's superb genetics, absolutely flawless conformation, willing disposition, and beautiful coloring, he should stamp his offspring with all of the outstanding qualities that Karen Griffith Farms has worked so diligently to achieve over the last 30 years. Introductory breeding fee $750.

"Atahi II" is not available for outright purchase, but I will begin to sell reserved breeding shares this year. To obtain syndication/price information, contact Karen Griffith, at Karen Griffith Farms, 34440 State Route 7, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Phone-740-992-5782. Or E-mail me at griffith@frognet.net

K G THRILLER - 1990 APHA bright chestnut and white tobiano gelding, 15 hands. This flashy boy is a full brother to "K G Masquerade", who has shown so successfully over fences on the toughest, Canadian "A" circuit. "Thriller" goes very nicely under saddle, is good on trails, and is very responsive. He has good basics on his lateral work and bends easily. In addition to being a great mover for dressage and over fences work, he has the ability to be a really flashy reiner. His stride and movement are what every breeder hopes to see in the horses he/she gives to the industry. "Thriller" has the movement, stamina, and agility to be a very nice event horse. He would also make a wonderful children's or ladies' dressage mount. This fellow has a pretty head, an elegant neck, a strong back and loin, and clean, straight legs. His gaits are classic. He is smooth to ride, and makes having a wonderful seat look effortless. "Thriller" has a lovely personality, and is ready for you to add the finishing touches of your specific discipline. He is definitely an eye catcher! By "Halloween" (APHA), out of "Sugar Blues" (APHA). Affordably priced at $16,000.

TRUE TO MY HEART - Grullo and white tobiano gelding. By "Atahi" (APHA), out of "J Bar's Patchwork" (APHA). 14-1 hands. A real cutie. This boy has a perfect set of legs, a cute head and neck, a short, strong topline, and a nice hip. His color and markings set him apart from the crowd. "True To My Heart" has not been worked under saddle, due to severe health problems in our family when he should have begun his training. His full brothers and sisters have all been easy to start and have been consistent performers. For the person who wants to buy a well bred animal to bring along, or put with a trainer, "True To My Heart" is a good buy at $1,500. At this special price, you can't go wrong!

SOUTHERN HEART - SOLD -1993 solid seal bay gelding. This gelding is a really classy fellow! His rich, deep bay covers a body with plenty of muscle, perfect conformation, and a head as pretty as you'll ever want to see looking through a bridle! He stands 14-1 hands. "Southern Heart" is a nice mover, a natural lead changer, and is bred to be a winner in any "A" circuit company! By "Atahi", out of "Skips Dixie".

Congratulations to: Kaci Moore of Hamilton, Ohio on her purchase of Southern Heart!

BLAZON HEART - 1993 solid dark bay gelding. This is a nicely conformed, good moving, athletic animal. He will make an outstanding large pony hunter! He is 1/4 Thoroughbred, and stands 14-1 hands. He is a rich, solid bay with a perfect blaze and two socks. If you're looking for a classy gelding to head toward the "A" circuit, here's your boy! (Eligible green.) For you Quarter Pony enthusiasts, you've just found your all around prospect, as Blaze will shine in the Western events as well. By "Ebony Heart", out of "J Bar's Patchwork", one of my best producing mares. $3,500.

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PHANTOM HEART - 1991 APHA golden palomino and white tobiano stallion. Pinto Colored Sport Horse Deluxe! This 1/2 Thoroughbred stallion is a dressage, hunter/jumper, or event breeder's dream come true. He also has the speed that top race competitors seek. "Phantom" has exceptional movement in all three gaits. He tracks up under himself smartly at the walk and his trot is long, sweeping and flat kneed. His canter is beautiful in either collection or extension. It is ground covering and smooth. "Phantom's" markings are beautiful. He has a palomino head with big dark eyes and a nice blaze. His body markings are 50/50 and very nicely placed. To say that "Phantom" has a pleasant disposition is an understatement. He is well mannered, very willing, and one of the most giving horses you'll come across. He has clean straight legs with a lot of bone, and good sized feet. He should maintain the same soundness of his sire and dam.

He is by "Atahi" (APHA - black and white tobiano stallion, AHSA Open Hunter Champion Sire), who is 31 years young and still going strong. His dam is "Phantom Smasher" (black TB mare - 16 hands), who came off the track sound after multiple wins and five years of racing. "Phantom Smasher" is also a lovely mover and should have gone on to the dressage ring after she left the track. She is by "Smashing Success" (TB), who is a Black Type winner of 13 races and a sire of multiple Stakes Winners, and out of "Sly Phantom" (TB), who had 17 wins over a six year racing career and is also a dam of multiple race winners.

"Phantom Heart" stands 15-2 hands. Since his sire and dam are both black, he is able to throw the black and white tobianos so many of you look for. His first foal was a beautiful black and white tobiano filly, out of a solid bay, 1/2 TB mare! (I like her so much, I am keeping her to show myself and then put into my breeding herd.) He also has thrown buckskin and chestnut out of palomino mares. These foals all sold prior to beginning their training. Since, Phantom carries the diluter gene, he is able to throw the rare and sought after palomino, grulla, and buckskin paints. All of his foals to date have been #10 movers with beautiful conformation and sweet personalities.

"Phantom Heart's" loving disposition, flashy color, exceptional breeding, and classic movement will make him a crowd pleaser, a winner in speed events, and an unstoppable success in the breeding barn. Get a jump start in the sport horse business by owning a proven producer. Breeding fee $500.

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K G RAVEN HEART - 1995 APHA jet black and white tobiano stallion. By "Ebony Heart" (APHA full brother to American Horse Show Association Hunter Champion, "Bedazzle"), and out of "Steal My Heart" (APHA homozygous tobiano "Atahi" daughter). "Raven" is line-bred "Atahi" and it shows! He is the stallion we've been awaiting to fill Atahi's shoes. A Pinto Sport Horse breeder's dream! This outstanding boy has perfect legs with plenty of bone and great feet. He has a gorgeous head with a star, stripe, and snip, large dark "Atahi" eyes, and a very refined neck. (Raven has the most elegant neck on a mature stallion that you've ever seen.) His topline is strong, tying into a beautiful hip, and he has a wonderful slope to his shoulder. "Raven's" movement is fluid and reaching. His markings are 60/40 (black/white), and are beautifully placed. He is a lovely sight under saddle. A recent customer, who was stunned by his beauty, described him simply as "A work of art!"

"Raven Heart" is smart, athletic, and classy! Being line-bred "Atahi", he should stamp his get with these same exceptional qualities. He's the "do-it-all" kind of horse that "makes a living" for the people around him. "K G Raven Heart's" book will be limited to 20 outside mares. Introductory breeding fee $750.

NEWS FLASH!!! .....All of Raven's foals to date have been loud tobianos out of solid mares. If Raven's future foals are half as good as these, his offspring are going to be the Paints to beat in the new millennium!!

"K G Raven Heart" will be syndicated this year. This will allow discriminating breeders to benefit from this outstanding individual's superb genetics and ability. For detailed information on obtaining breeding shares of "Raven Heart", interested parties can contact Karen Griffith Farms - Phone: (740)-992-5782, E-mail: griffith@frognet.net

K G BRAVEHEART - 1996 APHA bright chestnut and white tobiano stallion. By "Ebony Heart" (APHA black stallion), out of "Touch My Heart" (APHA chestnut and white tobiano mare). This is one of the best made, most beautifully marked stallion prospects I've seen in the United States in years. "K G Braveheart" has "APHA Champion" written all over him! He stands 15-1 hands. "Brave" will make a really flashy reiner. He has also shown an interest in working cattle. He's 'catty' in his movement, and has the most gorgeous, long, white, full mane you've ever seen! ("K G Braveheart" is very versatile in his abilities and when worked over fences, has lovely, correct form. He is extraordinary in all three gaits. Hunter mare owners will love him!) His legs are wonderful (correct, plenty of bone, and great feet), his body is well muscled with proper angles to be a superior athlete, and his graceful neck and beautiful head set off an outstanding package! To top off these bold physical qualities, he has a sweet, inquisitive attitude. The kind that begets a stallion who is willing, easy to handle, and develops into a brilliant performer and breeder. He works beautifully under saddle, and has proved to be intelligent, light, and eager to please. (Last summer, a 14 year old girl exercised him under saddle everyday.)

"Braveheart" is line-bred "Atahi", and should mark his get with all of the outstanding traits Karen Griffith Farms has been working to achieve over the last thirty years. Make a name for yourself in the show ring and breeding world that others spend a lifetime attaining! Introductory breeding fee $500.

DIXIE HEART - 1996 APHA dark bay and white tobiano stallion. By "Close To Heart" (APHA), out of "Skips Dixie" (APHA) - (Click for pedigree). If you're looking for an exquisitely marked, world caliber stallion, this is a fellow you really need to see! He is 65% dark bay and 35% white, with his color placed beautifully. He has a lovely head with a strongly pronounced jaw and a beautiful shallow mouth. His eyes are dark with a perfectly centered blaze. This young stallion's conformation is flawless! "Dixie Heart's" pedigree boasts countless World and National Champions on both sides! You've already heard a bit about his sire, "Close to Heart", and his outstanding working blood, but to top it off, his dam, "Skips Dixie" (a multiple Halter winner and great working mare), is an own daughter of the late, great Quarter Horse sire "Sir Raleigh"! "Sir Raleigh" was the sire of multiple; AQHA World Champions (in both Halter and Performance), AQHA Champions, Superior Halter Horses, and Superior Performance Horses (in Western Pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle, Working Hunter, Pleasure Driving, Hunter Hack, Western Riding, and Trail). He sired countless Register Of Merit horses. "Sir Raleigh" was also the sire of "Skips Sierra Nick", the winner of the 'Copenhagen/Skoal Superhorse' award at the AQHA World Show. (A 13 page production record on "Sir Raleigh" is available upon request.) This outstanding stallion prospect is one of those few horses in the nation that really has the ability to sire winners in both the halter and a variety of performance classes. He should make an outstanding reining horse, with the great looks to "knock-the-socks-off" the judges, and the "cow-blood" to easily get his points in cutting or team penning. It's seldom you find all of these qualities in one package! Introductory breeding fee $500.

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ATAHI II - 1999 APHA jet black and white tobiano stallion. You can tell by his name how this spectacular young stallion has been evaluated! "Atahi II" is Big, Black, and Beautiful! For twenty-six years the name "Atahi" had belonged to one horse only! I've added a 'II' after the name to describe just how perfect this stud is! He is 70% black and 30% white. His markings are fantastic, and his conformation is faultless! He has an exceptionally sweet, willing disposition. He is a double grandson of "Atahi". "Atahi II" is the best balanced, highest quality black and white stallion (tobiano or overo) of his age that I've ever seen. I feel he will produce the next (fifth) generation of successful, sound, beautiful, Paint horses at Karen Griffith Farms.

He is by "Ebony Heart" (APHA black stallion-outstanding own son of "Atahi", AHSA Champion Sire), out of "Win My Heart" (APHA dark bay and white, homozygous, tobiano mare-one of "Atahi's" best daughters). Keep in mind that the great horses like Leo, Wimpy, etc., etc., were produced by this half brother, half sister mating of prepotent, genetically correct sires. I waited 20 years to line breed "Atahi" offspring. I wish I had begun sooner, but I'm old fashioned, and wanted to breed to a large variety of mares to make sure there were no 'fluke' genes there to crop up. You've probably heard the old saying....."You could breed that horse to a hay wagon and make a race horse! " Well, "Atahi" has proven to be one of those genetically superior stallions. With "Atahi II's superb genetics, absolutely flawless conformation, willing disposition, and beautiful coloring, he should stamp his offspring with all of the outstanding qualities that Karen Griffith Farms has worked so diligently to achieve over the last 30 years. Introductory breeding fee $750.

"Atahi II" is not available for outright purchase, but I will begin to sell reserved breeding shares this year. To obtain syndication/price information, contact Karen Griffith, at Karen Griffith Farms, 34440 State Route 7, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Phone-740-992-5782. Or E-mail me at griffith@frognet.net

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