Endurance riders admire Doyle horses for their good bone, fast recovery times and will to compete. Two of our horses placed fairly high in the Tevis Cup in the 1960s and 1970s, Bint Gulida (5th) and Memsahib (2nd). Bint Gulida later gave birth to Cougar Rock, one of top endurance sires in history.
Ramsey BD is featured above with Carlene Benson up.
Below are links to Doyle horses that competed in endurance.
Bint Gulida
1956, chestnut Saqlawiyah Jadraniyah of Ibn Sudan mare. (Ghadaf x Gulida). Bred by JL Doyle. Bint Gulida was purchased by Linda Tellington Jones of Camel, California. Linda rode Bint Gulida in the 1961 Tevis Cup where she placed 5th. Bint Gulida was later leased and then purchased by Dania Cuckovich Piers/Dubois of Fa Raad Arabians in Northern California who bred her to the endurance stallion Bezatal to produce Cougar Rock. Cougar…
Memsahib
1964, chestnut Saqlawiyah Jadraniyah of Ibn Sudan mare. (Janar x Gulnaret). Bred by Ellen Doyle. Memsahib was likely born and bred at Leslie Neppel’s farm in Colorado as his dam was on lease to Neppel at the time of her birth. Memsahib was acquired by Elwin Wines of Jacksonville, Oregon. She was ridden in endurance and placed sixth in the 1970 Tevis Cup. The following year Elwin rode Memsahib again and placed 2nd in the 1971…
Blarney
1969, chestnut Saqlawi Jadran of Ibn Sudan stallion. (Ibn Gulida x Bint Ghadaf). Bred by Ellen Doyle. Blarney was leased to Ellen’s niece Barbara Baird in 1970. In 1972, Ellen transferred Blarney’s ownership to Barbara Baird and Mark Sloan, Ellen’s grandson. In 1977/78 Blarney was shipped to Danica Cuckovich Piers/Dubois of Fa Raad Arabians in Northern California. He was eventually owned by Joan Schleicher of…
Dib
1976, chestnut Saqlawi Jadran of Ibn Sudan stallion. (Omagh x Ghadib). Bred by Mary Frances Doyle. Dib’s dam Ghadib was leased by Doyle cousin Barbara Baird. Barbara bred Omagh to Ghadib in 1975 to produce Dib. Dib had a body that was attractive to endurance focused breeders. He was acquired by Danica Cuckovich Piers/Dubois of Fa Raad Arabians in Northern California in 1980 and was sold again to Teddy Lancaster in 1985. Dib…
Bragadoon Fa Raad
1979, chestnut Saqlawi Jadran of Ibn Sudan stallion. (Dib x Tipperary). Bred by Barbara Baird. Bragadoon was purchased by Danica Cuckovich Piers/Dubois of Fa Raad Arabians in Northern California as an unregistered yearling from Barbara Baird. Danica rode Bragadoon in endurance competitions and had a total of 450 AERC endurance miles. Click on the image below for the Al Khamsa pedigree for Bragadoon Fa Raad.
Killeah
1999, chestnut Saqlawiyah Jadraniyah of Ibn Sudan mare. (Kildimo x Sioux City Sioux). Bred by Lucy Doyle. Killeah was occasionally ridden in endurance competitions and has 270 AERC lifetime miles. Terry Doyle joined the AERC Century Club on Killeah in 2019, completing a ride where the combined age of both the horse and the rider are over 100 years. Click on the image below for the Al Khamsa pedigree for Killeah.
Shamrock DE
2003, chestnut Saqlawiyah Jadraniyah of Ibn Sudan mare. (Huntington Doyle x Shenandoah DE). Bred by Rosemary Byrnes Doyle. Shamrock was ridden in endurance races from 2011-16 with a total of 795 AERC miles. Click on the image below for the Al Khamsa pedigree for Shamrock DE.
Cornell DB
2004, chestnut Saqlawi Jadran of Ibn Sudan stallion. (Carver DE x Sioux City Sioux). Bred by Lucy Doyle. Cornell was gelded at a young age and used as a riding horse. Cornell was sold to someone in Northern California in the early to mid 2010s and ridden in endurance races by a number of different people. As of 2020, Cornell has a total of 1510 AERC endurance miles. Click on the image below for the Al Khamsa pedigree for Cornell DB.
Ramsey BD
2005, chestnut Saqlawi Jadran of Ibn Sudan stallion. (Buckner x Chars Tahlia). Bred by Rosemary Byrnes Doyle. Ramsey was gelded and later sold to Carlene Benson of Salem, Oregon who rode him in endurance competitions. As of the end of 2020, Ramsey had 1225 total AERC endurance miles. Click on the image below for the Al Khamsa pedigree for Ramsey BD.
Benigno DE
2010, chestnut Saqlawi Jadran of Ibn Sudan stallion. (Carver DE x Sandra Burton DE). Bred by Rosemary Byrnes Doyle. “Benny” was gelded and used as a riding horse. As of the end of 2020, “Benny” had a total of 755 AERC endurance miles. Click on the image below for the Al Khamsa pedigree for Benigno DE.
Tummonds DP
2010, chestnut Saqlawi Jadran of Ibn Sudan stallion. (Mandalay DE x Nazarina DE LHF). Bred by Lyman Doyle. Tummonds was gelded and later left the farm in 2020. As of the end of 2020, Tummonds had 170 AERC endurance miles. Click on the image below for the Al Khamsa pedigree for Tummonds DP.