The Dame was a Cleveland Bay for which I have no information on.  The idea being to produce a foal with the speed of the Thoroughbred and the temperament and bone of the Cleveland Bay.  This would make a good combination for eventing.  However,  Dexta didn't quite turn out that way.  He's got the brain and temperament of a Thoroughbred and the body of his Mother.

Originally owned by Ross Read and Dave Morgan.  They bought him to drive and show in Heavy Horse Shows.The first time I saw Dexta, was when he was being handled by Ross and came trotting past the house while I was mowing the front lawn.  She stopped for a chat and for me to see her new acquisition.  Dexta was the handsomest animal I had ever seen.  As the summer went by I saw Dex a few more times as he was being handled along the road.Then one night Ross came to the house and said her plans had changed and she needed to sell Dexta.

I was working as a Ranger for the Countryside Service and together we patroled around Totternhoe, Dunstable Downs and surrounding area until he was 10.  I then, because of health problems, had him broken to harness by the most interesting elderly gentleman I have ever met Mr Ron Creasey. The rest as they say is history...and we are still making it.