Reference Sire: Huckleberry Bey++

The Huckleberry Bey++ daughter Balquenette V born in 1988 is a bay English Pleasure mare that was bred by Shelia Varian. Balquenette V was shown lightly as an English Pleasure Junior horse and then retained as a broodmare by Varian Arabians. Balquenette V was used as a broodmare until 2005 producing 11 foals for the illustrious Arabian horse farm. Balquenette V’s oldest foal Ballience V is to date her best-known offspring as he was Reserve Canadian Open Park Horse Champion in 2006. The following year Ballience V’s son Mattice NL won Top Ten U.S. National Park Horse as a five year old.

One of Balquenette V’s younger sons, the gelding Bonneville Express V is by IXL Noble Express and has come of age and is showing in English Pleasure amateur owner to ride classes. Bonneville Express V is owned by Mike and Nicci Waldschmidt of Versalles, Kentucky. We know they are proud of their Balquenette V and IXL Noble Express son with his high English Pleasure trot. He made his debut at the 53rd Annual Scottsdale Show in 2008 and placed fourth out of a class of 12 in the Arabian English Pleasure Amateur Owner Championship.