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Since the middle of the 1800's, breeders in the United
States have chosen top racehorses with the right breeding
ingredients and top bred horses to develop the American
trotter. One important factor when choosing horses for
breeding purposes, is what Maternal Family the stallion
or mare represents. The importance of the Maternal Family
is often cited by breeders in the US, and also by the
previous leading writer and editor of Hoof Beats (published
by the United Stakes Trotting Association), Jim Harrison.
Harrison is well known for being the co-author of "The
Care And Training of the Trotter and Pacer", translated
and called "Champion" in Scandinavia. In addition, Jim
Harrison gave advice to the people that founded Hanover
Shoe Farms and Lana Lobell Farms several years back.
The definition of a Maternal Family can be described
as: a group of horses bound to each other through
dam, second dam, etc. until they reach the earliest
known dam. From this definition we have mares noted
as the tap root mare or as the principal mare.
The tap root mare is the mare that is the earliest registered
foundation mare of the Maternal Family. The principal
mare is a mare descended from the tap root mare that
has meant a lot to develop the Maternal Family further.
Examples: Medio (tap root mare) and Miss Bertha C (principle
mare representing Medio). This is called the Tail Female
which follows the convention of showing the mares along
the bottom of the pedigree when shown graphically, vs.
the Tail Male which is shown along the top of the pedigree
(stallions is on top, historically and consistently
in pedigrees).
In the US, the Maternal Family for each yearling is
often mentioned in the Sales Catalogue. In recent years
it has become more common to list the yearlings as representatives
of their principal mares. To know the Maternal Family
of each horse, is even more interesting when one considers
the new theories like the X-factor. The theory behind
the X-factor is
that certain important physical conformation traits
(i.e. large heart) are inherited only through the X
chromosome (sex linked inheritance).
It is sometimes difficult to find the Maternal Family
for certain European horses, simply because the tradition
for registering Maternal Families does not have the
same tradition in some European countries as in the
US (see Wallace Registers, Harness Speedlines by M.
Neal and E. Ryan, etc.). French Maternal Families are
just as well documented as American Maternal Families.
We have listed a few horses representing different
Maternal Families, including all stallions accepted
for breeding in Norway 1999. The tap root mares are
listed alphabetically.
Ab
(US) through Kata Bonner (US) - Dell Ridge
Image (CA), King Kruzer (CA), Mark Six (US).
Contention (US) - Alv Richcrop
(S), Classical Way (US), Everglade Hanover (US), Express
Sund (N), Florican (US),
Galophone (US), Go Get Lost (US), Matastar
(US), Rotation (US),
Super Bowl (US).
Daylight (US, 87J947) through Emily
Ellen (US) - Florida
Pro (US), Gypsy Thief (US), Kit
Lobell (US), Noble
Victory (US), Pine
Chip (US), Silver
Pine (US), Southwind Pinnacle (US), Spencer
Scott (US).
Daylight (US, 87J947) through Great
Patch (US) - Ayres (US), Buck Newton (US), Coktail
Jet (F), Meadowbranch Elmo (US), Texas (US).
Esther (US) - BJ's Super Star (US),
Damons Pride (US), Final
Score (US), Fine Shot (US), Speedy
Scot (US), Victor
Victor (US).
Ida Chief (US) - Baron Karsk
(S), Dancer's Victory (US), Egyptian Gentleman (US),
Harmonious (US), Prakastian (US).
Jessie Pepper (US) - Active Bowler
(S), Armbro Goal (US),
Atas Fighter L. (S), Ata Star L. (S), Evergreen Stahr
(N), Guy McKinney
(US), Hickory
Pride (US), Hickory Smoke (US), Master Thoj (N),
Scotland (US).
Kathleen (US) - Caribbean Sea (US),
Express Ride (US),
Harry's Bar (US), Gallant Pro (US).
Kit (US, 21J664) through Mary
Thomas S. (US) - Defiant Yankee (US), Muscles
Yankee (US), Scan Timberlake (N), Yankee
Paco (US).
Lady Abdallah (US) - Nashville
Lobell (US), Nick Lobell (US), No Devil (US), Recourse
(US), The Prophet (US).
Lida (US) through Young Miss (US)
- Bingen (US).
Lizzie Witherspoon (US) through Isotta (US) -
Carlisle (US), Crown's
Invitation (US), Ideal du Suede (S), Kramer Boy (S),
Nevele Diamond
(US), Noble
Gesture (US), Pay Dirt (US), Rapido (US), Rosalind's
Guy (US).
Maggie
H. (US) - Armbro Plush (CA), B. Gent L. (N),
Boss is Back (SF), Crowning Point (US), English Tea
(US), Firm Tribute (US), Gunslinger Spur (US), Mr. Moxy
(N), My Nevele (US),
Nearly Perfect (US), Nuclear Kosmos (US), Power Seat
(US), Royal Prestige
(US), Running Sea (US), Self
Possessed (US), Sierra
Kosmos (US), Speed In Action (US), Speedy Bones
(US), Sugarcane Volo (N), Take Chances (US).
Mambrino Beauty (US) through
Nervolo Belle (US) - Blaze Frost (US), Cumin
(US), Fern (US), Flak Bait (US), Garland
Lobell (US), Gin Tonic (US), Glasgow (US), Market
Leader (S), Napoletano (US), Nealy Lobell (US), Peter
Volo (US), Prince Mystic (US), Super News (US),
Super Nick (US), Tamin Sandy (N), Tomali Sandy (N).
Windsong's Legacy
(US), Yankee
Glide (US).
Mamie (US)
- Armbro Kissed (US), Comets Tail (US), Mystic
Park (US), Shane T Hanover (US), Somollison (US),
Stanley Kosmos (US), Sugarcane Hanover (US), Valley
Victory (US).
Medio
(US) - American
Winner (US), Andover
Hall (US), Angus
Hall (US), Arndon
(US), Brandy Hanover (US), Cameron
Hall (US), Conway
Hall (CA), Crown Sweep (US), Counts Pride (US),
Enjoy Lavec (S),
Frosty Hanover (US), Green Speed (US), Living Pride
(N), Peace Corps (US),
Pleasure Prince (US), Mack
Lobell (US), Mr Drew (US), Mr
Vic (US), Ride the Wave (US), Speedy
Tomali (US), Why Not (US).
Minnehaha
(US) through The Thompson Sisters (US)
- Benign Chaplin
(N), Brisco Hanover (US), Cornstalk (US), Crown's
Cristy (US), Davidia Hanover (US), David Raymond (US),
Demilo Hanover (US), Desert
Night (US), Desert Ruler (US), Ditka Hanover (US),
Fiction (US), Gift Box
(US), Hoot Mon (US),
J R Broline (US), Lord of All (US), Lord Valentine (US),
Netted (US), Royal Trouador (US), Sack Pack (US), Sir
Taurus (US), Santana Lobell (US), Somatic (US),
Speed Merchant (US), Speedy
Somolli (US), Spotlite
Lobell (US), Victory Dream (US), Workaholic
(US).
Minnie (US) through Maud Winton
(US) - A.C.'s Orion (US), A.C.'s Viking (US), Lindy's
Super Kick (US), Probe (US), Super Mon (US).
Miss
Copeland (US) through Fruity Worthy (US)
- Madison Avenue
(US), Nuke It Freddie (US), Speedster
(US), Speedy Rodney (US), Wholly Arnie (US).
Miss Sears (US) through Great
Medium (US) - ABC
Freight (US), Another Miracle (US), Dallas Lobell
(US).
Molly (US) through Mary M. (US)
- Game Pride (US), Keystone Gabriel (US), Keystone Pride
(US), Soir des Tibur (N).
Molly Armstrong (US) - Allison
Hollow (US), Earthquake (US), Freezing Cold (US), King
Lavec (S), Laddie Blue Chip (US), Myles Hanover (US),
SJ's Caviar (US),
Supergill (US),
Toss Out (US), Winky's
Gill (US).
Nell (US) through Letha Express
(US) - Bon Vivant (US), Continentalvictory
(US), Dream Lover (US), Fancy Crown (US), Frisky
Frazer (US), Giant Chill (US), Homesick (US), Little
Devil (US), Shatter Way (US), Top Quality (US).
Nelly (US, 10I884) through Flaxy
(US) - Inherit Me (US), Lindy
Lane (US).
Nelly (US, 04I247) through Honeymoon
H. (US) - Continental Spirit (US), Deliberate
Speed (US), Delmonica Hanover (US), Delvin G Hanover
(US), Delvin Kosmos (US), Moni
Maker (US), Nordin Hanover (US), Park Avenue Joe
(US), Ron B Hanover (US).
Old Fanny (US) - Arnie
Almahurst (US), Astro Hill (US), Go Hammering (S),
Moment of Magic (US).
Sally Ann Shuter (US) -
Amigo Hall (US),
Giant Volcano (US), Hoot Speed (US), Waikiki Beach (US).
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