Stallions & Breeding 2026

A Successful Year for Iron Spring Farm Sires Kaiman and Cum Laude, Honoring Mary Alice Malone's Legacy

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November 30, 2025

By SARA CAVANAGH

Iron Spring Farm secured welcome results at the 50th Anniversary 2025 Dressage at Devon show and the 2025 KWPN-NA Keuring Tour.

IValourThe farm's success serves as a moving tribute to its visionary founder, Mary Alice Malone.

ISF stallions Kaiman (Dark Pleasure x Gribaldi) and Cum Laude (Apache x Weltmeyer) were well-represented by their offspring this year.

KaimanAt the 2025 Dressage at Devon breed show, 2-year-old filly Temptation ISF (Kaiman x Vitalis) was Grand Champion, Young Horse Champion, and ProElite/USDFBC Filly Champion.

Friesian Sporthorse Valentine ISF (Kaiman x Tjalbert 460) was ProElite/USDFBC Foal Champion and winner of the Pro Elite/USDF Current Year Foal East Coast Series Final and KWPN breed class.

Cum Laude secured first place for the third consecutive year in the Get of Sire class.

ICum LaudeHis son, the Lusitano cross Usher ISF (x Escorial), was the ProElite/USDFBC Colt/Gelding Champion.

On the 2025 KWPN-NA Keuring Tour, Kaiman First Premium foals Valour ISF (x Sir Sinclair) earned High Score Dressage Foal, and Valkyrie HS (x Azteca VDL) was Reserve National Champion for Jumper Foals.

His 2024 filly Ullara NHF (x Gaudi) was #5 in the Nation for Dressage Yearlings.

Cum Laude had multiple foals awarded First Premium and his 2023 filly Time to Shine CCE (x Facet) was First Premium and ranked #6 in the Nation for Dressage 2-Year-Olds.

Cum Laude, known for his confidence and striking modern looks, competed at the 2018 World Championships for Young Horses, winning the CDI1* PSG class, and then advanced to the CDI3* level.

As a sire Cum Laude produces wonderful dressage horses with friendly dispositions.

He gives elasticity, reach in the gaits, height, and rideability.

Kaiman has successfully shown through Fourth Level and is known as a very sweet stallion who is a pleasure to be around.

ValentineHe passes on his beautiful type, good frame, competitive movement, and reliable, trainable temperament.

Kaiman is on track to be named the 2025 USEF Leading Sire for Dressage Breeding and Cum Laude is currently in third place.

We are proud of our stallions and grateful for the outcomes for their offspring this year.

Congratulations to the breeders, owners, riders, and handlers of ISF-sired offspring and we wish them the best of luck for 2026.
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Contact info: Iron Spring Farm, 610-383-47171

Equistar Training and Breeding

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November 30, 2025

By Emilie Brady

Great Bulls of Fire

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November 30, 2025

By Emilie Brady

Greatbullsoffire, multiple stakes winner, stands at Robert Manchio's

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November 30, 2023

By Staff Writers

Nestled in the rolling hills of Chester County sits Robert Manchio farm.

Robert’s farm is tucked on the corner and houses and stands the impressive thoroughbred stallion Greatbullsoffire.

This 9-year-old stallion is a speedy, multiple stakes winner by Bullsbay out of a still active Great Notion Mare.

Winner on both dirt and turf!

Greatbullsoffire does not stop there, he is also Inspected and Approved meeting the performance requirements for Westfalen Verband.

To see this horse in person is to see an athletic , robust and solidly built horse.

He truly is a sight to behold, well balanced possessing beautiful confirmation.

Greatbullsoffire helps balance body and size to boot.

His foals will be hit the track last year.

Greatbullsoffire was a fierce competitive runner and very precocious as a young colt.

The stallion could be described by his handlers as honest and intelligent, with great size and temperment.

Greatballsoffire is standing for a very modest $1,000, making him a very atainable buy.

He comes with Live Foal guarantee.

If you are considering local Pennsylvania stallions, he is surely one not to miss.

Inquiries to Robert Manchio 610-563-8529.

Calisto

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November 30, 2025

By Emilie Brady