Babalily
Two of a Kind (Caro) x Bandana (Babamist)
1996 grey mare
3/4 thoroughbred 1/4 Irish Draught
Lily was purchased in 1998 as a 2-year-old from Bruce Davidson. After a season at Training and Preliminary levels at 5, Lily was bred to Mystic Replica in 2001. After a lovely foal, she came back as a seven year old and was given time to gain strength and confidence. In the fall of 2004 Lily finally gave her all at a combined test at Rubicon at Open Preliminary. It was decided to try to bring her back to eventing in the 2005 season.
She has currently competed through the preliminary level, including several top three finishes. Lily qualified and competed in the morven park CCI* in 2005. Sadly, however, due to a superficial injury on course we withdrew before stadium. Lily finished off 2005 as a Grade 3 event horse with a total of 9 points, and we spent four weeks as the 10th best amateur horse/rider combination in the country. As she was five months pregnant at the time, it was an easy decision to give her plenty of time off to recover.
Lily has spent the last few seasons as a packer and teacher for my mother, Marilyn. After several top finishes in the winter of 2009, Lily was given the summer off. She will be lightly worked this next year but her main job will be producing our next event foal by Fleetwater Opposition.
Two of a Kind (Caro) x Bandana (Babamist)
1996 grey mare
3/4 thoroughbred 1/4 Irish Draught
Lily was purchased in 1998 as a 2-year-old from Bruce Davidson. After a season at Training and Preliminary levels at 5, Lily was bred to Mystic Replica in 2001. After a lovely foal, she came back as a seven year old and was given time to gain strength and confidence. In the fall of 2004 Lily finally gave her all at a combined test at Rubicon at Open Preliminary. It was decided to try to bring her back to eventing in the 2005 season.
She has currently competed through the preliminary level, including several top three finishes. Lily qualified and competed in the morven park CCI* in 2005. Sadly, however, due to a superficial injury on course we withdrew before stadium. Lily finished off 2005 as a Grade 3 event horse with a total of 9 points, and we spent four weeks as the 10th best amateur horse/rider combination in the country. As she was five months pregnant at the time, it was an easy decision to give her plenty of time off to recover.
Lily has spent the last few seasons as a packer and teacher for my mother, Marilyn. After several top finishes in the winter of 2009, Lily was given the summer off. She will be lightly worked this next year but her main job will be producing our next event foal by Fleetwater Opposition.
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Lily has been successfully bed via fresh, live cover, and with frozen four times throughout her career. Each foal has been conformationally correct and has inherited their mother's size and personality. Lily will be rebred to Fleetwater Opposition for 2012.
Pedigree
Lily is of classic event horse breeding, 3/4 thoroughbred and 1/4 Irish Draught. Her dam, Bandana competed through preliminary level eventing before competing inthe regular working hunters. She produced several other top level eventers including Grace III. Her sire, Two of a Kind, was a successful racehorse stallion before retiring the the show jumping world where he was competed as a stallion by amatures in the high preliminary jumpers.
Lily's pedigree includes some great names in the sport horse world. Her dam, Bandana is by Babamist sire of advanced level event horses Little Tricky, Heyday, and Mystic High. Her sire, Two of a Kind was by Caro sire of grand prix show jumpers Tashling and Ping Pong, as well as successful racehorses, including Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors and Breeders Cup winner Cozzene. Her Irish side boasts Water Serpent, sire of multiple grand prix show jumpers including Olympic silver medal winner The Rock, world champion Gowran Girl, as well as European Championship winner and Olympic bronze medalist Rockette. Water Serpent also sired Ideal Water, grandsire of Bruce Davidson's Badminton winner Eagle Lion, advanced eventer Pirate Lion, and intermediate eventer Lion King, among others.
Lily's pedigree includes some great names in the sport horse world. Her dam, Bandana is by Babamist sire of advanced level event horses Little Tricky, Heyday, and Mystic High. Her sire, Two of a Kind was by Caro sire of grand prix show jumpers Tashling and Ping Pong, as well as successful racehorses, including Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors and Breeders Cup winner Cozzene. Her Irish side boasts Water Serpent, sire of multiple grand prix show jumpers including Olympic silver medal winner The Rock, world champion Gowran Girl, as well as European Championship winner and Olympic bronze medalist Rockette. Water Serpent also sired Ideal Water, grandsire of Bruce Davidson's Badminton winner Eagle Lion, advanced eventer Pirate Lion, and intermediate eventer Lion King, among others.
