Erica's Echos of My Destiny, who is now exclusively ours but was proudly co-owned for many years with our dear friend Erica Killion of Erica's TIny Trotters (link), is 2004 33" smokey silver black stallion.  Destiny is by the stunning, AMHA National Top 5 Stallion, Olive Branchs Destinctly Destiny (picture 1, picture 2) and out of Erica Killion's beautiful broodmare, Applewood Farms Echos Adventuress (picture).  He is a grandson of  Little Kings Buck Echo (picture) --and-- Alvadars Double Destiny (picture), both of whom are AMHA National Grand Champion Stallions.   Destiny's pedigree is outstanding! 

Destiny's halter show career has made him a NATIONAL CHAMPION.  Additionally, he has earned many AMHR and AMHA Grand Champion Stallion titles, achieved his AMHR Halter Hall of Fame, received over 50 first place halter awards, made the AMHA National Honor Roll, is an AMHR Multi National Top Ten Halter winner, and a multi AMHR National All Star recipient.  Destiny has proven that he has both the conformation and the attitude to earn repeated top honors on the National level.

In addition to all of Destiny's halter victories, he has also been trained to drive by the one and only Larry Parnell, trainer of many National Champion and National GRAND Champion driving horses.  Destiny has a natural headset and delightful action.  Since he'd done so well in the halter arena, Destiny went out in 2008 with Parnell Training Stables.  As just a four year old showing at only one prior show under harness (to two Reserve Stakes wins), Parnell Training Stables drove Destiny at the 2008 AMHR Nationals to Reserve National GRAND Champion in his driving class.

I think Erica really summed up the essence of our Destiny.  In her words:

For anyone that's been around Destiny; he's a hot, full of attitude, all boy, of a stallion -- though you can do whatever you want and love on him all you want, he'll give kisses and he will just melt in your hands in a stall.   You ask him to let loose and he will blow steam from his heels and walk on air...

With Destiny's show ring success, beauty and conformation, he will be a very central figure in our breeding program for years to come.  We specifically love his fire, short back, dainty head, tiny ears, neck set and clean, long legs.  Destiny is absolutely a dream come true.  It is an honor to call him "mine" and a privilege to share him with Erica.

Destiny's foals have been outstanding!  He sired some beautiful colts for Erica Killion and has produced four gorgeous, upright and smooth bodied dilute fillies for us (Piper, Infinity, Divine and Design). You can see what we're so proud of on our FOALS PAGE.  Destiny proved he has what it takes in the National show ring, in both halter and driving, and now he's proving he is good at passing "IT" on down to his get!!!

Destiny has been insured through Gen-Corp Insurance Group since 2005.