Gray Welsh Pony Gelding
DOB 1990
Height: 12.2h

A.J. (Apple Jack) is a full blooded welsh pony who happens to be the sire to all of the Welsh/Shetland and Welsh/Arabian crosses you see on our website. A.J. has produced somewhere in the neighborhood of 70+ foals over the last 18 years on our farm. From their personalities to their build and everything in between, through the years A.J.'s offspring have consistently proven to be above and beyond anything we could have imagined.

Sadly, our 2008 foals from A.J. will be his last. A.J. has been gelded in October of 2008 and we have decided that he will remain here to live in peace with the 4 mares he's called his own for so many years. A.J. has done such a great job for us we felt giving him a retirement home was the least we could do to repay him.

Flea-Bitten Grey Arabian Mare
DOB: 7/07/90

Click here to see Daybreak's complete pedigree!

Daybreak is our top mare here at Shorecrest Farms. She's given us several super foals. She is pure Polish and her pedigree contains *Eukaliptus, *Czuga, and *Orsza. Daybreak is also a *Bask Great-Granddaughter on her sire's side. She is broke to ride and is super easy to work with on the ground as well with her easy-going personality.

Bay Arabian Mare
DOB: 6/18/97

Click here to see Lexi's complete pedigree!

Lexis was our mare Daybreak's first foal, and when she was born Daybreak refused to nurse her the first day or two. During that time, my dad had to bottle feed Lexis. Daybreak did finally accept Lexis, but those first few days of attachment with my dad really made Lexis quite people friendly -- sometimes, TOO friendly!! She can't quite decide if we are all horses, or if she is a person, but regardless, she's sure that she is our equal!

Grey Arabian Mare
DOB: 3/30/88

Click here to see Tara's complete pedigree!

Tara has been with us for quite some time. In all, she's had four fillies and two colts for us through the years. Tara has a super Egyptian Arab background including TheEgyptianPrince (her Grand Sire), *Morafic, Nazeer, and *Bask. Tara is a born boss, but is very easy to handle. She is also broke to ride, although she has just been used solely as a broodmare for many years. She does a great job for us in the pasture!

15.2h Chestnut Quarter Horse Mare
DOB: 5/10/87

Sire:  Skips Showdown
      Grand Sire:  Skip's Brick Two
      Grand Dam:  Sara Showdown

Dam:  Scott's Dawnella
      Grand Sire:  Rooster Scott
      Grand Dam:  Dawn's Nelly

Jazz has been with us here since 2001, and is a wonderful mare. She is pleasant to work with and around and has given us 3 lovely fillies, Kassie, Kimber and Kelcie. Jazz has been used in parades and for trail riding and although we don't ride like we used to, she is one that you can pretty much hop on and go, even after a long break from being ridden. She turned 20 years old in 2007 and will remain here with us throughout her retirement.

14.2h Appaloosa Gelding
DOB: 1980

Diablo turned 27 years old in 2007, and has been here with us since he was 6 years old. In his younger years (and in MY younger years..) he and I would go for trail rides and gallop through the fields on our farm. Sometimes he would try, and succeed, jumping huge round bales of hay in the farmer's field without my knowing ahead of time what his plan was. Other times I swear he was trying to lose me by jumping over steams and gullies at a full tilt pace when I least expected it. Diablo is still going strong after all this time, and although he doesn't get ridden anymore, he enjoys his free time hanging out with the girls. He's always been a wonderful babysitter to weanlings and even tolerated my miniature donkey foals wandering underneath him when I used to keep a few pastured with him. Diablo's the "old man" around here, and will live out his life here with us content and happy in his retirement.

1/2 Arabian, 1/2 Welsh Grey Gelding
DOB 11/08/06

Sire:  Apple Jack (A.J.), Grey Welsh Stallion
Dam:  Tahriki-Mirage "Tara", Registered Arabian

Alex is full brother to Sno Bunni, Mishya, Maddy, and Chex. He is darkly colored right now, but will turn grey (white) as he matures. Alex should mature to about 13.2 - 13.3 hands or so, the perfect size for children or a small adult. His sire is our gorgeous full Welsh stallion, A.J., and his mother is our registered Arabian mare, Tara, who has an excellent pedigree including The Egyptian Prince, her grand sire; Morafic, her great grand sire; and Bask & Nazeer in her 4th generation back. Alex has been registered as a half Arabian with the Arabian Horse Association. He is maturing into a fine young gelding and would make a great 4-H pony for someone.