1993 Approved Lipizzan Mare - Bred by Nancy Madison
Sire: Pluto II Balmora IV Dam: Triesta
Wonderful mare!
Tribecca has been a broodmare for most of her life. She is a very easy breeder and a good mother, however a bit hyper-protective with her foals for the first two weeks. She has always produced fillies for us, although her two first foals were apparently colts. She tends to produce whatever the sire is like. I bought (and have now sold) a daughter of hers (Millennia) who is sired by Maestoso II Favoressa III (a son of Smokey). Millennia matured at 16h (even though Tribecca is only 14.3h) and was very sporthorse-like in type. She had a filly by Favory Ilka I who was a phenomenal mover. Her next filly was Tribella, sired by Connie Michiletti's Maestoso Canada (small, classical type of stallion) and we still own her (she is for sale). Tribella is 14.3h and very classical in type, with three excellent gaits and a phenomenal temperament. Ttibella is THE easiest horse we have ever started under saddle. Next in line was a filly named Tatiana by our stallion, Maestoso II Catrina. She is very classical in type. Next was Troja, sired by Conversano Mima, and she is now 3yrs old. Troja is a great mover and very typical for what Mima passes on. Tribecca's last foal was the filly Tiara, also sired by Maestoso II Catrina. She is very baroque, very classical, with great movement and a wonderful temperament. Each of Tribecca's foals seem to be much more like their sires than her, so for breeding purposes I would recommend breeding her to a stallion you would like little replicas of. We have just bred her to our stallion, Maestoso II Shama II for a May 2010 Foal, so if you like Shama and what he has produced (and who doesn't?!?!), this is a great deal to get a wonderful mare, in foal to an even more wonderful stallion, at a steal of a price!
We didn't breed her back last year, and instead we brought her into the barn and started riding her. We rode her about 3 days a week through the winter. She is a very forward horse with a lot of natural "go". She is a bold horse and isn't spooky. She is very curious and isn't intimidated by weird things. When I first started riding her, the hunter/jumpers in our barn set up a course of jumps in the indoor arena, which I proceeded to maneuver around but she was very curious about them. She didn't shy or spook at them as we went by, and was very interested to watch the other horses jump over them. When there were some ground poles down, she was very willing and interested to go over them. A few weeks into riding her, the barn manager came into the arena with a driving horse and proceeded to hook him up to the cart. Most horses that have never seen driving before get scared the first time seeing a horse driven, but Tribecca liked it! She was a little puzzled, but not the least bit afraid. I have not taken her out on trail, but I think she would probably make a very secure and dependable trail horse.
She has never reared, bucked, spooked, or shied with us. She is a very bold horse but also very sensible! She is a mare who definitely has her opinions about things. She is a strong-willed horse who thinks she knows best, but will take into account your viewpoint if you present it to her so it makes sense to her. She also enjoys attention and working. She and I have established a very good rapport. I don't take her "opinions" too seriously or literally. Instead I laugh at her, and this always puts her at ease, and we can go on with the work quite agreeably. She rather likes me, and I rather like her.
She could have a bright future as a riding horse, as a broodmare, or as both! If the buyer would like her for riding AND breeding, we would be happy to include her bred to either of our breeding stallions.
Tribecca has always been a very healthy horse. She has never been unsound or had any injuries. She has never been ill while I have owned her. She has never had any problems with breeding. In fact, she has always settled on the first cycle bred. Likewise, she has never had any problems with foaling. She can be a tad sneaky about foaling, so we have missed several of her foals' entrances into the world, but it has always gone well and smoothly with no problems.
FLASH NEWS!!! Tribecca has been confirmed in foal to the Lipizzan Stallion, Maestoso II Shama II for a May 2010 Foal.
See the video of Tribecca ridden by Shana Ritter:
Video of Tribecca - November 2008
SOLD: Congratulations to Tracey Lamalfa!
Tribecca is the dam of:
Millennia
2000 Lipizzan Mare
by Maestoso II Favoressa III
81% Evaluation Score
Triskella
2001 Lipizzan Mare
by Favory Ilka I
Tribella
2003 Lipizzan Mare
by Maestoso Canada
80.5% Evaluation Score
Tatiana
2004 Lipizzan Mare
by Maestoso II Catrina
77.5% Evaluation Score
Troja
2006 Lipizzan Filly
by Conversano Mima
83% Evaluation Score
Terra Blanca
2007 Lipizzan Filly
by Maestoso II Catrina
Tiara
2008 Lipizzan Filly
by Maestoso II Catrina
85% Evaluation Score
