GLF Apollo
| Stallion Name: | GLF Apollo |
|---|---|
| Sire: | Diamond Padron |
| Dam: | Per Brio |
| Year foaled: | 1990 |
| Color: | Chestnut |
| Breeding: | Purebred Arabian |
| Standing at: | Mulawa Arabian Stud |
| Breeding fee: | Private Treaty |
GLF Apollo was acquired to bring an exotic outcross into the program over the established lines of Ambition, Arrival and Warranty. Without sacrificing the essential Mulawa qualities of correct structure, functionality, good temperaments and trainability.
A paternal grandson of Padron; Apollo’s task was to add ‘air’, expression, tail carriage and inject even more charisma into the program. Qualities the young Apollo possessed in abundance himself. Apollo did all that was asked of him and more becoming the largest single influence in the Mulawa program of the last 20 years.
Only shown lightly himself before succumbing to a career ending stifle injury Apollo was a sire of National Winners from his very first foal crop. His get have gone onto achieve success at every level of completion throughout Australia, in hand and under saddle, with Apollo being awarded ‘Top Sire’ honors at the Australian Championships. The daughters of Apollo have earned a reputation as dams of distinction as his legacy carries forward to future generations.
