Narrawin | Gneisti von Roetgen (Imp.GER)

Gneisti von Roetgen (Imp.GER)

Sex: stallion
DOB: 23.5.2004
Sire: Dreyri von Roetgen
Dam: Dagskjona von Roetgen

History

Sparky was bred at the Roetgen Icelandic Stud in Germany. He was exported to NZ as a weanling and grew up on the South Island, becoming a herd sire at Vindholar Icelandics. He was purchased by a syndicate and brought to Australia in August 2015 and is standing at Narrawin Stud. Since arriving, he has had a lot of time under saddle, and had lots of adventures. He has been to an Extreme Cowboys training day, where he approached all obstacles with interest and great attitude. He is a well loved pleasure riding horses at home, and has been used to give riding lessons to kids and adults. He is cool about being ridden alone or in a mixed group of geldings and mares, including large groups at trail rides. I started him with some skill at arms training, which he seems to enjoy. He proved himself by winning a skill at arms competition at Kryal Castel in February 2018. He has had successful outings to Horse Archery events, bringing home ribbons for various riders. He has been loaned out to friends for long trail rides, for skill at arms competitions and to attend the 2018 Historical Equestrian Combat Symposium at Ballarat. He pretends that arena work is boring, but he is capable of lateral work and can be ridden one handed. In 2023, he was part of the King’s Horses display team at the SA Medieval Fair in Paracombe, where I rode him in the joust in full 15th Century armour.

Gaits & Movement

Sparky is 5-gaited, showing the ability to collect or extend. He has a nicely rounded canter with clean 3-beat. In toelt, he has great action and can really motor along. He is also very smooth in all gaits and a pleasure to ride over longer distances.

Conformation Notes

Sparky is solid and correctly put together. His back is short and strong and his legs nice and sturdy with good feet. He has a fairly short neck, but very well set onto a great shoulder, allowing him to really carry himself, and he is very light in the bridle. For more current pictures, please see his Narrawin Stud Facebook album

Personality

He is a pleasant, easy to work with horse, whether under saddle, on the ground or in the breeding shed. He is laid back, but with a bit of cheek. Always happy to see people, he is keen on doing anything I ask of him.

Genetics

Sparky is a red dun tobiano (heterozygous for tobiano). His sire is the chestnut German elite stallion Dreyri von Roetgen (Tolt 7.5) who has three crosses to the famous Hrafn 802 frá Holtsmula. His dam is the bay tobiano mare Dagskjona von Roetgen.

Progeny (partial list)

2016: Valeta NS - apricot dun Paso Creole filly out of Samba
2016: Eldur from Narrawin - bay Icelandic colt out of Brana from Alpine
2017: Vidal NS - grey buckskin/dun pinto Paso Creole colt out of AuSome Chica de Plata
2017: Logi from Litli Stadur - chestnut pinto Icelandic colt out of Funa
2017: Sigrun from Narrawin - bay Icelandic filly out of Lukka from Haldane Icelandics
2020: Björt - bay Icelandic filly out of Lukka from Haldane Icelandics
2022: Keilir from Narrawin - chestnut Icelandic colt out of Brana from Alpine
2022: Eldvaki from Haldane - chestnut gelding out of Loa from Haldane
2023: Stormur from Litli Stadur - red dun colt out of Askja from Litli Stadur
2023: red dun pinto colt out of Blikfaxa from Camlee

At Stud

Sparky stands at stud to approved Icelandic mares.