 GREYMOOR FARM
is an unassuming private Arabian horse farm with a
not-so-secret weapon—multi-National champion
First Cyte.
After being crowned the
2000 U.S. National Champion Stallion, and standing at stud
with a trainer for one year, First Cyte came home to
Greymoor Farm in 2002. "I was determined that First Cyte
would stand at stud at my farm," said owner Donna Hentges.
"I knew that I was taking a risk, since I would then be the
only one promoting my stallion, but I believed that after
five years of being campaigned, First Cyte had earned his
'retirement'. We created a business plan, set up a
breeding barn and acquired the equipment and training
necessary to do the job."
Determined to keep the
value and quality of First Cyte foals high, Hentges wrote a
careful marketing plan that limited First Cyte’s outside
breedings. She also limited her own foals, averaging only
three a year, but using mares she had thoughtfully acquired.
"I have exquisite mares, two of whom are Aristocrats.
Two of my mares have already7produced National Champions by
First Cyte. I buy older,
proven producers, so treating arthritis and associated problems
is a daily ritual at my farm," laughs Hentges.
And... her plan is
working. First Cyte has become both a leading juvenile sire
and a leading Yearling Sweepstakes sire. In 2004 he sired
both National and International Champions. In 2009 he was
named a Leading Sire of Halter Winners and a Leading Sire of
Halter and Performance Winners at both U.S. and Canadian
Nationals.
The thirteenth
and fourteenth First Cyte foals born at Greymoor were
Multi-National Champion Drama Qyeen and Multi-National
Champion Relentlyss. In addition, Greymoor
foals have won three Reserve National Championships, and a
"boatload" of National Top Tens and Regional Championships.
Sales are also brisk, with an increased demand for First
Cyte foals. 2009 marked the next step for the Greymoor
program with the birth of two fillies out of First Cyte
daughters. These daughters will continue to be bred to outside stallions in 2010,
continuing the second generation of Greymoor's breeding
program.
Greymoor is proving
every day that focused plans, big dreams and total
dedication result in great success in both the breeding and
showing arenas. As Hentges is fond of saying, "bigger does
not mean better." This small operation is producing
world-class horses.
GREYMOOR
is only forty-five
minutes from Twin Cities International Airport. It is
65 acres of lush rolling pastures and
heavenly quiet, that boasts a private
lake with a resident goose and egret population.
Greymoor is a private facility that is home to a handful of
carefully selected broodmares and First Cyte foals.
We have a small herd of hand-picked
broodmares, all of whom have their own show records. The
majority of our mares are Regional or Top Ten Champions. Broodmares are kept together in their own pastures. We are
proud to be the home of two Aristocrat Mares, our Laddinns Fire daughter
LF Silkn Satin and our Chief Justice daughter Silver and Sable.
Our Padron's Psyche daughter Padrons Nike, our Fame
VF daughter After All VF and our bask El Amigo
daughter Chef-Doeuvre are all one champion away from
Aristocrat mare status. These beautiful mares have all
proven themselves when crossed with First Cyte. Our
breeding barn also now includes the First Cyte daughters,
National Champion Drama Qyeen and National Top Ten
Harleqyin.
We have a main barn and indoor arena, a breeding
barn and laboratory and a separate hay barn. The barns are all equipped
with cameras and there are separate cameras in each foaling stall.
Barns are heated, have ceiling fans and the main barn is
air-conditioned. The barns are designed to facilitate ease of
operation and to provide the animals with the best environment
possible. First Cyte is stabled in the same barn as the
broodmares. His stall shares a barred wall with a youngster who is
his buddy. He enjoys daily turnout in his private pasture, which
allows him to keep an eye on his "girls" (from a safe distance).
When stabled, he enjoys watching the barn activity around him.
We welcome visitors to Greymoor and are always happy to
present First Cyte, or take our guests for a stroll in the
pastures to meet some of the First Cyte foals.
To arrange a visit
call the Farm at (952) 461- 3311
or e-mail
greymoor@visi.com
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