Pipe Dream Percherons

Pipe Dream Percherons Breeding and raising Percheron draft horses. Specializing in preserving Roan and Bay Percherons as well as horses similar to the 1930s in type. PDP Founded 2005.

All horses are on a regular 2/3 month rotational worming program between Ivermectin Gold, Pyrantel Pamoate, Anthelcide EQ Oxibendazole. All horses are vaccinated annually for Eastern/Western/Tetanus Rhino/Flu and WNV. Foals are halter broke to lead, tie, and be handled. I try to get them some trailer time if I can before leaving to a new home. I do stress however manners is highly important and ta

ught from the beginning. All paperwork is 100% in order on all of my horses. Some horses also have equine color genetic testing. Any horse sold from PDP will be sold with a negative coggins and interstate health papers. Paperwork will be in order. International health papers, vet checks, xrays ect. are the responsibility of the buyer.

True blue roan, that are actual Percherons are not some new concept. Blue Roans have been recorded within the breed for ...
06/10/2026

True blue roan, that are actual Percherons are not some new concept. Blue Roans have been recorded within the breed for as long as written record has been done. Roan itself was always a minority color, but some of the things that saved all the color that made up the breed was the fact that Grey was the most common color within it. Grey tends to hide everything and does a great job at it. Protecting the breed from color bias that some other breeds of horses have been limited to as time progressed.

One such line that is hidden Roan is the stallion, Baryton. Per the Draft Horse Journal: A look back, May 1935 ... Imported Percheron stallion "Baryton" owned by Virgil Lafuse of Lynn, Indiana, and leased by Paul Ferris of Milton, Indiana. Four times winner of the Percheron Society of America trophy offered annually for the high scoring Percheron sire in the Hoosier Gold Medal c**t club. –J.C. Allen photo

Baryton would go on to produce sons who were both just Blue Roan and Blue Roan + Grey. A few of those notable sons were owned by farms who advertised them and by doing so gave us a little bit of an eye into the fact that color did exist, its just the information was on a much smaller scale. Nobody seemed to be hiding the fact that they owned Roan Percherons in the 1930s and the early 1940s.

For example: the Baryton son, Baryton's Milton was well shown and his 2yr old year and prior he was advertised as a blue roan stallion. By his 3yr old year they advertised him as grey. Neither advertisement was wrong. Milton was actually a blue roan that was going Grey. It just prior to 3, he wasn't very white yet from greying out.

Another Baryton son, Baryton's Bond was probably the most advertised son with the most photos used. Even though it was often the same photo of him here on the bricks. Bond was likely shown as some point before moving onto the breeding shed for Clear Creek. He produced a number of Roan offspring. One Roan son, Clear Creek Rap traveling from Indiana to California to head his own herd of Percheron mares.

This is just a glimpse into the history of the blue roan and their involvement in their own breed. Less numbers doesn't mean less than. It simply means it's sometimes harder to come across ready material to show they too were a part of what we all have today.

Sylvi representing the bay mares in the Percheron breed. She really is a lovely mare. Sylvi is around 16.3-17hh. In the ...
06/09/2026

Sylvi representing the bay mares in the Percheron breed. She really is a lovely mare. Sylvi is around 16.3-17hh.

In the early 1900s, Bay was easily the 3rd most common color of the Percheron draft horse. Keep in mind that even then, grey and black dominated the breed, but if you go through the stud books page by page, so many Bay and brown horses exist every few pages.

Now, the bay Percheron is limited to 39 individuals. 6 are bay roan. This year has been the largest number of bay horses born within one year in a very very long time. In 2012, there were 16 left.

Back in the early 2000s when I first started researching the "colored" Percherons within the breed, it was like pulling ...
06/08/2026

Back in the early 2000s when I first started researching the "colored" Percherons within the breed, it was like pulling hens teeth to find them. Logically so as there were only 5 Blue Roan Registered intact stallions at that time and they were privately owned and kept in closed herd situations. Nothing was standing at stud to outside mares. There were very few breeders. Everything was quiet. There was only 2 farms at the time, 1 in Canada (Alberta, and PMU line) , and 1 in the US (Minnesota) that raised Percheron crosses, they had used Brabants to bring in the blue roan coloration. They were not being deceptive calling them blue roan Percherons. As time progressed and I kept promoting and pushing their presence online, more and more people, who most likely were not aware of before, became aware of the Blue Roan Percheron. Everybody loved the color. People were frustrated they couldn't just run out and buy them.

When people started seeing what they could bring in price, suddenly everybody had a "Blue Roan Percheron". Every Tom, Dick and James had a grade "Percheron" stallion that was conveniently breeding age, and Roan. Stallions had white leg markings. Which if you ever read my short study on white markings and behavior in actual Blue Roan Percherons, you'd know that almost the entire population of Blue Roan Percherons, white leg markings of any kind are not in existance. Meaning that right there tells you what is being advertized is not what actually is.

Something I was knocking on doors, sending hand written letters and making landline phone calls over was suddenly everywhere. But they were grade, all with the label of being claimed to be pure Percheron.

The reality is most were not even close to 100% Percheron. Very very very few, even grade, actually came from Registered Roan stock and I can only name 1 farm where it's probable, that yes, they descended from actual Registered horses, but paperwork was not kept up. That was in a hot spot for true Registered Roan Percherons being quietly bred and owned by those involved in the Percheron breed.

Some folks may think, why does it matter. Breeding purebred Registered stock matters. Lineage matters. Knowing what is very likely genetically and phenotypically behind your horse matters. Without actual purebred Registered Blue Roan Percherons, there are no Blue Roan Percherons. That takes money and involvement, that also takes being a part of a legitimate Percheron Registry or Association. DNA being done, testing being done.

I could have just pumped them out like a mill. We've had a Registered mature stallion on more than one occasion. We chose to be selective. Purposeful. It wasn't about getting color out and taking $$, it was about doing something worthwhile. Something long term, that will impact many after were gone.

At Pipe Dream, you're getting reality, transparency and Registered Percheron horses. Lineage matters. I can talk about a lot of generations behind what we own. I've had hands on them for 20 years and growing. I know where my horses came from. Grades will always exist and there will always be people looking for short cuts. Just know if you're coming here, its because you're interested in a different way than most. You want to know you're getting what you're being sold.

Pictured: Maple Grove's Gamblers Ace - Blue Roan Percheron stallion. Sired by multi champion, Windsong's Gambler and out of WV Mariah. Ace stands 17.3hh.

"Mick" Pipe Dream's Oh My My is the last foal for PDP this year. Measured him yesterday at 44" which is very good sized ...
06/06/2026

"Mick" Pipe Dream's Oh My My is the last foal for PDP this year.
Measured him yesterday at 44" which is very good sized for a 16.3hh mare. As a maiden, Sylvi has been doing a really good job as a first time mother. We're going to keep him on stall containment for now. Work toward controlled turn out and hopefully have him among the herd by the end of next week.

Mick is a Bay Roan C**t. That brings our end tally to
> 1 Blue Roan C**t
> 1 Bay Roan (going grey) Filly
> 2 Bay Roan C**ts

To end up with 100% Roans this year from heterozygous parents was wonderful luck and every one of these mares did a wonderful job.

This now brings the count of Bay Roans within the Percheron breed up to 6. All descendants of Maple Grove's Gamblers Ace.

We'll get a few more days in on this guy and come back with some newer photos instead of 5 and 7hr old pics.

"C**t", Bay Roan Percheron. Hunter x Millie
06/06/2026

"C**t", Bay Roan Percheron.

Hunter x Millie

For those interested and looking for a blue roan Percheron C**t, registered, dna done. Connor should push to 18hh at mat...
05/31/2026

For those interested and looking for a blue roan Percheron C**t, registered, dna done. Connor should push to 18hh at maturity. Due to his lineage, he's going to look rangy for some time. Many relations do not smooth out until their late 3 into 4yr old year, so give him time. Its just the way the Commander horses go. He's growing hard and isn't officially a year old until beginning of July.

The majority of his first 4 generations are unrelated to the most common lines that are within the breed. He would be an excellent choice for a herd sire and an in for those wanting to raise Blue Roan Percherons that are actually registered.

Xx,###. Located in Remus, Michigan.

About 4 weeks and Sylvi should produce her 1st foal. Sylvi is very drafty in type and shows a lot of old characteristics...
05/24/2026

About 4 weeks and Sylvi should produce her 1st foal. Sylvi is very drafty in type and shows a lot of old characteristics. She is also one of my sweetest and quietest mares.

Some back history for those not in the know. Both of Sylvi's parents were born and raised here. I also owned all of her grandparents. The only exception was Blue, her Grandsire, who was owned by my mother. Sylvi's dam lived here for 16 years and now resides in Maine where she has gained a second lease on life as a riding horse. She is learning working equitation at 20 years of age and is still fully sound.

Laurel PDP. Finally decided on a name. Laurel is being retained. She is a Bay Roan going Grey filly and continues my lin...
05/24/2026

Laurel PDP. Finally decided on a name.

Laurel is being retained. She is a Bay Roan going Grey filly and continues my line of her granddam, Lorelei. This makes Laurel the 4th Bay Roan Percheron in the breed. I am expecting 2 more foals by her Bay Roan sire, Pipe Dream's Double Suited "Hunter", and that will finish out my foals for this season.

I will say it's his personality. This c**t is full of himself. He is Blue Roan, like his dam. Pictured is Pipe Dream's L...
05/19/2026

I will say it's his personality. This c**t is full of himself. He is Blue Roan, like his dam.

Pictured is Pipe Dream's Lyon Azurite

This long legged filly is new as of Sunday morning. We're having a little bit of a tough go, but when things start perki...
05/19/2026

This long legged filly is new as of Sunday morning. We're having a little bit of a tough go, but when things start perking up, many more photos will follow.

No name yet at this time. Filly is bay roan, that makes her #4 in the breed. She's also grey, and will likely grey out quite quickly as her granddam and other aunts and uncles have. Filly's dam was the only grey offspring of granddam who was slow greying in behavior. It just goes to show there is so much we still do not know or understand fully about grey. With that said, that is also why this filly is so dark. It's called hyperpigmentation and is usually indicative of grey being present. The sporadic white hairs on her eye brows and the fact she has a few sparse white hairs in her pasterns also make it pretty obvious grey was present. The excess of white hair you see most, is Roan. Filly's sire is bay roan. He was also extremely obvious roan as a new foal too.

I wish she would stay like this, but unfortunately she'll eventually look like every other grey Percheron.

Filly is not available. She is a double Maple Grove's Gamblers Ace granddaughter, making her 50% of Ace's genetic material. She should mature in the upper 17 hand range.

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