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Dexter cattle are an especially interesting breed for their hardiness and history as "survivor cows" and "house cows."  Their docile temperament, easy calving, foraging ability and feed efficiency, and small size make them the breed of choice for Gladhour Farm—these, along with fertility, longevity, and good conformation as dual purpose cattle are ongoing breeding goals.

Llanfair’s Mulligan
Born 5/6/97
Height at 8 years: 44.75 inches
Polled, red, great disposition
Non-carrier of chondrodysplasia
Excellent fertility and libido
aAa #: 624

This is one of the premier bulls of the breed, and my vet calls him "a pussycat" he is so gentle... his sons seem to carry his temperament and accept touch without food bribery or training. Excellent conformation. So far in ’09 I have one bull calf of his, sired by Mulligan and out of JoliJoyce. He is such a sweet boy, I haven't decided whether to sell him or grow him up to replace one of my current bulls (though I can't imagine which one in current use I would want to part with). He is free of PHA as well as chondro, from parental testing. I do have some earlier offspring by Mulligan that are for sale.

Gladhour Lenny P
Born 5/31/2001
PDCA 2005 Video Champion Bull
Height at 3 years: 43 inches
Polled, black, carrying both dun and red
Non-carrier of chondrodysplasia
aAa #: 612

Lenny is a good all-around bull who contributes most everything needed to improve my herd.  He stays in fences and behaves himself whether with his cow herd or younger bulls.  Has produced calves with improved beef conformation, and can help keep calf height within the guidelines.  Particularly admired by a well-known local beef-producer cattleman.  Semen straws available.

Gladhour Noble
Born 7/2/2003
Height - approximately 46" at almost 6 years
Horned, black, carries dun and red
Non-carrier of chondrodysplasia
aAa #: 5614

Noble, son of one of my mildest-mannered and friendliest cows, was chosen particularly for his temperament to breed my horned chondro-carrier cows, aiming for easy-handling steers for oxen or pets, and to breed selected others whose aAa numbers are an especially good fit. Noble is such a pleasure! A member of the first calf crop we worked with on halter-training before weaning. Also "next herd sire" pick of the aAa analyst who came to analyze my herd, called a well-balanced young bull. Among the 2009 calves, I have one black heifer from Noble out of Molly May who can be sold with one of my bull calves--for buyers who like to buy their initial breeding pairs as calves and raise them themselves. Deposits before weaning and pickup around Nov 1...I will halter-train both (if desired) and train the heifer for milking touch for such a buyer upon receiving the deposit for both calves.

SF Preference
Born 5/7/2004
Height - approximately 42" at 5 years
Polled, red
Non-carrier of chondrodysplasia
aAa #: 531

Preference is a gentle, nice, linebred son of Mulligan whose aAa number is different enough from his father-- while having some of the obvious same features (red, polled, good temperament, good conformation, size fitting guidelines)--that I decided to use him on cows with appropriate aAa numbers and selected heifers. I have a black double-polled bull calf out of Preference born in spring 2009 who is now ready to go to a new home. He's already pettable, out of a double-polled female, and must carry red. By parental testing this calf is PHA and chondro free. He's nicely built and seems to be ' in size.' He should make a nice herd bull for someone.

Gladhour Pajet
Born 5/19/2004
Height - approximately 42" at 5 years
Horned, red
I judge to be a Non-carrier of chondrodysplasia
aAa #: 543

I decided to use Pajet, another small bull who is also gentle and red, on some selected heifers and cows. He has been producing some nice, and small, babies. In 09 so far, I have 2 red bull calves (one horned, one polled) from him, available for deposit now and for full payment and pickup after weaning. Both arrived in April and have already been handled some.

Gladhour Raben
Born 4/27/2005
Height - approximately 44.5" at 4 years
Polled, black
Non-carrier of chondrodysplasia
aAa #: 342

Raben’s aAa number indicates such a good fit with many of my females that I decided to use him on a few from 08, even though I have other, more mature, polled black bulls that I like. He is such a gentle bull out of a gentle mother (and his brother was one of my most dependable-temperament 03 bulls, sold to Maryland) that I intend to keep some offspring from him in my herd in future years, and I have a few to offer for sale as well.

Gladhour Roland
Born 4/20/2005
Height - approximately 44.5" at 4 years
Polled, dun, carrying red
Non-carrier of chondrodysplasia
aAa #: 4352

I was thrilled when Roland was born a polled dun. I began to use him in '07 for ’08 calves, as his build should complement several of my cows. I will be keeping some of his offspring and intend to have others offered for sale.

Gladhour Night, complimented by Gearld Fry and local cattlemen.
Born 4/18/2003. aAa #: 543

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