Vetch

Vetch was imported from the Netherlands by us in late 2024 and combines Norwegian, German and Dutch lines bringing brand new genetics to North America!
His sire is the Norwegian born yellow dun stallion Jakobgardens Junar by Lille Ulrik. Lille Ulrik is the only approved yellow dun stallion in Norway, convincing with his traditional build, overall movement scores of 8.5 (9s for trot and walk) and his very active underreaching hind legs. Junar was imported to the Netherlands in 2020 and is approved for breeding there and in Germany.  
Vetch’s mother is the Dutch mare Füress by the German bred grey stallion Drafur. We have been looking at Drafur and offspring from his sire Don for years and are super excited to finally have the opportunity to add his genetics to the North American gene pool. Darfur is reminding us a lot of our stallion Tsjalle in regards to his movement, conformation and disposition. 

Füress is going back on her mother line to the influential Dutch stallions Sebastian and Toddy I.

While van den Berg’s stallion Drafur was on our list of stallions we were interested in, we had not considered Junar as a prospective stallion since we were not looking to import a yellow or red dun foal. In early June, and much to our surprise, his breeder Annabel announced the arrival of a grey dun colt! 

Vetch has convinced us with his unrelated genetics and his athleticism. We are anticipating him maturing into a bigger framed stallion with more drafty features but great athleticism and really cool disposition. 

 We are planning on breeding a limited number of mares to Vetch in 2026. He will not be available for outside mares. Stud colts will only be available with a gelding contract.