TAPROOT FALCO is as sporty as they get! He has perfect legs, beautiful balance and carriage, and a class expression that gets noticed.

FALCO’s dam, PENITENCE was bred and raced by Hall of Fame trainer Johnathan Shepard. She won $118K on the track and went on to be a winning hurdler and retiring sound. Her sire, REDEEMED is a multiple graded stakes winner of $832K. Her dam, PRESS CARD was also a winner over her long 5 year racing career. PENITENCE stands 16h with a classic English thoroughbred build; She has good strong bone, clean legs, big hip, well set back open shoulder and quality neck connection. She has a lovely free moving trot and good self carriage plus, a quality sport canter.

His sire, TAPROOT DIAMOND PEREGRINE, had his first foals arrive in 2022. Pere is up and coming, proving his value as a true sport horse sire. He is a FLAGMOUNT KING grandson and a KING OF DIAMONDS great grandson. He also has the Grade A show jumper, HAPPY ENDING on his damside. The rest of his pedigree is a unique combination of Thoroughbred, Dutch, Hanoverian and performance Arabian. PEREGRINE has a very sporty 1/2 Irish Draught physique; he is substantial without being too heavy, has excellent quality bone, good wither and hock setback, very short shins, open throat latch, and massive well angled hind end. While PERE is only 3 this year, his 4 y/o full brother is making his AA owner very happy, They have attended several dressage clinics where he was appreciated by the trainers, gone on several large group trailrides, hacks alone, and is very quickly picking up the footwork in the beginning stages of his jump training. This is the attitude and trainability we have come to expect from this bloodline.

We have been breeding this sire line for over 15 years and have been very impressed with the prepotency and dilatability of the excellent traits it passes.

I’m taking new media all the time, so please contact me for updated photos and video of his development. You can also follow our FB page, Taproot Stud for updates.

Buy him so you won’t have to compete against him later!

Registered IDHSNA and Lifetime USEF with microchip. Sells gelded included in price.

At Taproot Stud, we take great pride in offering high quality sport horses for the ambitious amateur and professional rider. Our foals grow up in a herd with large run-in sheds, amble grass and a premium low NSC feed designed for growing foals slowly with strong bone development, the way nature intended. We strive to bring you the best bloodline combinations, offering not only athletic talent but longevity, trainability and can-do attitude. If FALCO doesn't seem like your perfect match, contact us for our other Irish sport youngstock availability. We have options from 1/2 Irish Draught through 1/16th of a variety of mature heights and body styles.