The Connection was formed in 1998 and has been going fast and furious every since. Based in a small town (about 400 people) near the Wyoming border with beautiful mountains and Flaming Gorge Lake outside our doors, we are very fortunate to have our select group of horses. Our small herd is about 75% Seth Thomas bloodline. Most of our purchases have come from Dale Lutke. After all who knows more about Seth than Dale!
We have been involved with the Seth Thomas bloodline for 10 years now. We have yet to see the limits of these outstanding horses. I think back on our first national show and I am amazed at how far the horses have progressed through the years. I see pictures of Seth Thomas in the old journals and I truly wish I could have seen him in real life. I have no doubt he could hold his own in a hand class today. It is still inspiring to me that we own horses from this great stallion. Seth’s fame has carried down through generations and who knows? Maybe I have one that someone will remember in 20 or 30 years. I do believe in this bloodline.
The Connection has had several outstanding horses that go back to the great Seth Thomas, probably the one known the best was BHR Lerwick #138812A \ 18140, a stallion that was never shown, but produced many of the Seth Thomas bloodline horses out there today. We lost him a few years ago.
The Connection has had many National Champions from the bloodline including D&S Pretty Little Angel Eyes, D&S Fast Break, BHR Joco’s Aint Mis Behavin (horse of the year in 2004), and D&S Little Town Flirt, an awesome mare that was undefeated at Nationals in 2004, (Horse of the Year in 2005).
We are always trying to improve our line and with that, we purchase new horses to keep moving forward. We did have some wonderful foals in 2007 from our Seth mares, and Courtney purchased D&S He’s So Fine. He is not only fine he is fabulous! We will be showing him in 2008. We have recently purchased a mare we have wanted for years, D&S Marilyn Monroe. We may put her back in the show ring or keep her as a broodmare...we will have to see. Also a big thanks to Dale for selling us D&S Little Jimmy Dickens, a 2007 chestnut colt we are planning on using as a herd sire (after showing the heck out of him). Our show season will be full. We are expecting 3 foals this spring and hoping they will live up to their ancestors, now and in the future. The bloodline is enduring; it will be around in years to come. The Seth Thomas horses are always a step ahead of the crowd. The Wave of the Future!
Linda Mecham & Courtney Tatman
The Connection
mechamlinda@gmail.com
Linda: 435-784-3535 Courtney: 435-784-3797
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