Hello, I ran across your web site and though you might like some photos of my 2002 Loreke gelding. He is out of an Eminenz mare once owned by Suzanne Quarles and grew to a startling 17.3 hands! We chose Loerke as a refining stallion for our somewhat old fashioned Eminenz mare. I was shocked when he was born almost yearling size and wasn't sure what to think of him as a foal. He was fifty percent bigger than the next largest foal at his inspection and I was pleasantly surprised when he won the inspection and I was told he may be a stallion candidate. When he was a 17 hand yearling stallion, we decided that wasn't such a good idea and his future changed rather quickly. Before he was cut, I showed him once in hand at a USDF breed show and he won his very large class. I have enjoyed his very sensitive, kind temperament and love his desire for human contact. I took him to his first dressage show a few weeks ago and was extremely happy with his behavior and overall show manners. His size is always an attraction wherever he goes -- in the show stalls he can reach over the divider and pull on the braids of his neighbor! I have attached four pictures of Loire. The first two are of him as a two year old and the last two are from his first dressage show a few weeks ago. Sincerely, Sue Thome