Stock Horses
Nonda Swoon
The Grandaughter of a Legend
“Star Carousel was one of the greats”
NONDA SWOON
Doc’s Freckles Oak – Nonda Songlines (Doc’s Boab)
Age: Bay mare (foaled 5/10/1995)
Height: 15.1hh
Registration: ASHS 135800
Comments
This is a particularly beautiful daughter of Doc’s Freckles Oak. She is very feminine, attractive and correct. A number of good judges have described her as a copybook broodmare in every sense. She has produced a number of outstanding foals since she went to stud. This family is impossible to get into in Australia. The ASHS has made her grand dam Glenna a Foundation Mare for her enormous contribution to the breed.
“Swoon is a beautiful mare. She is a wonderful type, very strong and sound with all the femininity of a classic broodmare. As the daughter of Doc’s Freckles Oak and the grand-daughter of the legendary Star Carousel, she has the kind of pedigree you dream about. She loves people, is a darling to work with and she is a perfect mother. She has already made an important contribution to our horses, and the possibilities of what she could breed to horses like Acres Destiny are mouth-watering.”
Pedigree
Sire
Docs Freckles Oak (Docs Oak – Freckles Fancy)
Nonda Let’s Talk Later is an own daughter of the late Docs Freckles Oak who is a legend in his own lifetime. Many great judges regard him as “the best quarter horse to ever come to Australia”.
The influence of this horse on the Australian working horse industry is already significant and will further increase in future decades. He has sired the winners of every major camp draft in the country as well as multiple cutting champions, reining champions, Cloncurry Stockmen’s Challenge Finalists and placegetters and polo ponies.
He is now proving to be a champion broodmare sire as well, and his daughters remain in great demand commanding very high prices.
Dam
First Dam
Nonda Songlines
A big upstanding mare by Doc’s Boab, full brother to Doc’s Spinifex. Produced Nonda Swoon in a very limited career at stud.
Second Dam
Star Carousel
Ian Francis, champion trainer of Australia and one of the greatest all-round horsemen in our history (he has won won multiple NCHA Futurities and Derbies, multiple NRHA Futuries and Derbies, multiple Cloncurry Stockmen’s Challenges, etc), still considers Star Carousel to be one of the very best horses he ever rode. She won Champion Led ASHS Filly at Brisbane Royal as a 2YO, won the Moonbi Cowhorse Futurity as a 3YO and the famous Cloncurry Stockmans Challenge as a 4YO. She was retired to stud after the win and later produced a number of outstanding colts, including Nonda Yothu Yindi, winner of the Stallion Draft at the ASHS Nationals, etc.
Star Carousel was also a sister to Bruce McNaughtons Music, making this one of the most celebrated camp draft families in Australia.
Third Dam
Glenna’s Daughter
Glenna’s Daughter, is the legendary broodmare bred by the great master breeder, Mr Ventry McClennen. She was the dam of such champions of the breed as Bruce McNaughtons campdrafter Music and the champion mare Carousel (ridden by Ian Francis) winner of the Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge, Moonbi Cowhorse Futurity.
Fourth Dam
Glenna
This remarkable mare bred by Ventry McClennan, produced her own dynasty of champion horses including Maxine Brooks’ Yarranoo Dark Glen and others. Her daughter, Glenna’s Daughter, produced Bruce McNaughton brilliant campdrafter Music and Star Carousel, winner of the Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge. Glenna has been nominated by the ASHS as a major Foundation Mare.
Price
For Private Sale
Photo Gallery
Docs Freckles Oak ridden by Graham Amos
Ian Francis and Star Carousel (3yo) after her victory in the Moonbi Cow Horse Futurity