Southern Grace Refiners Fire *B “Blaze”

DOB 11/21/22 (Triplet) Height:

Sire: Southern Grace J Caliente (Elite Sinai Thunder O Jubilee +*B *S [SG/Elite CV Olivero ++*B ++*S VEV88, 90EX x ST AG Lizzie Bell 2*M 2*D AR VEEE90, All-American Yearling, AGS Breed Leader Overall Score] x Little Tots Estate PumkinSpice *M VVEE90 [PGCH LTE Max *B x LTE Plumeria - LA: VEEV 89, 1x JR CH, 1x BIS]) 

Dam: GCH Buffalo Clover Katrina 2*M EEEE 91 3x GCH, 1x BIS (CH/PGCH/MCH AGS Buffalo Clover Valentino ++B +S, EEE 91 x SG AGS Five Alarm Sophia Loren *D] x SGCH Buffalo Clover Delta Dawnn 1*M - LA: EEEE 91 [Kae Bar TE Cad Coupe +B - LA: VEE 89 x Buffalo Clover Truffles])

We’ve been doing LA’s &/or Classifications since 2014. Over the years, we’ve worked extremely hard on improving udders and rumps—-believing both are vital & interdependent on the other. Its taken a long time, but I’m so pleased overall with our mammary & rump scores.
A few years ago we started hunting for bucks that could help with Shoulder Assembly. Most of our does had V’s and a few w VGs in SA (V in ADGA, VG in AGS) but IMO they were on the low end of a V or VG. I wanted Es or Ex’s—-without compromising Rump or Mammary scores. We had a few, but nothing consistent.

Finally this year we were so blessed to find a buck that was strong in all areas we wanted.
From our dear friends, Jessica & Tommy Mather (Southern Grace Nigerians in Ok), we brought this handsome little guy—Refiner’s Fire——he goes by Blaze!! (His litter sister, Liberty Belle showed this summer, taking a Rsv & won her Jr GCH!!!)

Blaze’s dam (Katrina) and the litter sister of Caliente, (Sugar)—-are both finished GCHs, but more importantly, both have Es for their Front End Assembly scores. Sugar’s full name is: Elite/SGCH Sugar n Spice 2*M VEEV89, 3x GCH, 1x BIS. (Elite is multiple times) Milk Test High: 6# (like all of our herds, the SGs and LA scores are pending).

In addition, Katrina is a FULL sister to 4 other CH/GCH siblings and 4 who LA’d with 90s
You can see that Blaze’s pedigree is loaded with Show and Dairy genetics. I love the Caesar Villa & Little Tots Estate “Greats” in this line (GCH Sugar Glider & SGCH Abutilon—-between the 2 have 14 CHs, 7 Best Udders, 17 BOBs!!) Our LTE doe, SG Allamanda was out of Sugar Glider & by CV Eric (as was the very lovely Rsv Natl CH doe J Nels Dumplin’). The double cross back to Buffalo Clover Valentino is a huge plus for me—-he line breeds wonderfully and has produced many outstanding Show & Dairy Nigerians. In fact, many of our best lines find their way to Valentino: Both SG/Elite Tiz’s dam (Calista), SG/Elite Tiqvah are both Valentino daughters. SGCH/Elite Isabella (Oliver’s dam) is a Gdaughter of Valentino.
These are all lines I love and we are so very blessed to have a buck whose pedigree is packed with. These lines cross great with the Rosasharn lines our does have—-so I’m really excited to see the upcoming babies. THANK YOU Jessica, Tommy, & Logan.

Blaze’s dam (above and 2 to the right)
GCH Buffalo Clover Katrina Sugar N Spice 2*M EEEE91 3x GCH, 1x BIS
Below are her FULL siblings: 3 of the 4 (more) CH/GCHs and Dauphene who scored VEEE90, plus a GCH, 3 Rsv’s.

The bottom row of pix is Blaze’s Paternal dam, LTE PumkinSpice *M VVEE90 and 2 of her daughters: Caliente’s litter sister Elite/SGCH SG Sugar N Spice 2*M
& Scotch Bonnet
2*M (FF)

CH Buffalo Clover Huey Long +*B, LA: VVV 88

Buffalo Clover VAL Dauphene 2*M VEEE 90
1x GCH, 3x Rsv GCH, AGS Natl line up

Dauphene 5th freshening. Milk Test high 4.4#

GCH Buffalo Clover Vieux Carve’ 2*M VEEE90

CH Buffalo Clover Mardi Gras VEEE 90

Little Tots Estate PumkinSpice 1*M VVEE90, Milk Test high 4.2#

ELITE GCH Southern Grace Sugar N Spice 2*M VEEV89, Milk Test High: 6#. Litter sister: Cayenne’s Milk Test High 5.2#

Southern Grace Scotch Bonnet 2*M (FF)
Milk Test high: 4#