Poppit - 2009 Drum Filly

Horse Feathers Poppit is wonderfully built filly out of Laureli and by Aislan. From the moment I saw her, I knew she needed to be added to our merry band of Drum mares. On November 16th, Poppit had an accident in the field and broke her long pastern bone (P1). After two surgeries by Dr. Cliff Honnas of the Texas Equine Hospital, Poppit is 100% sound. I love how this filly moves, how expressive she is, her conformation and her personality. I can't wait until she is all grown up! ADHA Registered.

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Conformation, Movement, Temperment and Feather

Cybil - Shire Mare

Cybil and Onora at War Horse Farm in MN

Courtesy of War Horse Farms

Bob Langrish

So what exactly are Drum horses? First, it is really a job description. These colourful horses were bred for use in the Queen's calvary and carried the big kettle drums. American Drum horses are a cross between Clydesdale or Shire and Gypsy horses. They must have at least 1/8 gyspy blood in them to be a true Drum horse. Good, registered foundation Shires and Clydesdales are a must for any Drum program. Add a Gypsy to the mix and you get a fantastic versatile and athletic horse with an amazing temperment. No other breed should be used to create Drum horses. Our goal is to phase out our Foundation mares and only breed true Drum mares to true Drum stallions.

Whimsey - 2010 Drum Filly

Laureli and Aislan gave us yet another fantastic drum filly - Whimsey. She will be our final addition to our drum program. I'll have to tell myself that when Laureli has her next foal with Aislan. She is just a phenominal producer and I have a hard time letting go of her babies.

Whimsey, like her full sister Poppit, is stout, big, fantastic moving, inqisitive, hairy and colourful.

Drafty Meadows Cybil is a beautiful Shire mare that I saw when I purchased Onora. She wasn't for sale at the time, but her owner decided several months later to let her come to us. So Cybil and Onora are back to being pasture mates once again! Cybil was billed as a flawless mare and I have to agree with that original assessment. In addition, she has already bred some outstanding drum fillies. We are thrilled and honoured that Heidi of War Horse Farms in MN has entrusted her favourite mare with us.

Tablerock Belleau Lorial - aka "Laureli". She was a twin at birth, so is very small, only 15hh. Don't let her small size fool you! This mare has lots of height in her genes and always produced very large foals. Her dam stood over 17h. Laureli is one of those gem finds. She has lots of good feathering and wonderful movement and she passed all that onto her first filly, Tessa.

Laureli - Clydesdale Mare

Bob Langrish

Jubilee- 2009 Drum Filly

Jubilee is from our Shire mare, Cybil and the fantastic Gyspy stallion, Zoltar.
Zoltar has been sold to Mexico, so this breeding is unique! She has size, colour, bone and hair. The perfect drum! Jubilee is an excellent addition to our drum program.

Tessa - 2006 Drum Mare

Horse Feathers Tessa was our first drum filly out of our Clydesdale mare Laureli and by Galway Warrior. She currently stands 16.3 hh as a 3 year old! Laureli might be small, but she throws big! We had sold Tessa as a yearling, but always regretted letting go such a lovely filly. After much discussion (aka, begging) we were able to purchase her back and add her to our herd. She is a true Drum Horse in breeding, size and temperment. We couldn't have bred a better filly. ADHA Registered.

Bob Langrish