In the following brief article I will give my readers an actual concrete example of the approach that can be taken if a novice or a pigeon fancier returning to the sport wishes to achieve success. I know that success can be achieved so long as the new or returning pigeon fancier is dedicated to […]
How can we come to understand and appreciate that the general direction that the sport of pigeon racing is currently moving in is not a positive one in terms of attracting new participants or holding on too long time participants now and in the future? Our racing sport, in North America, is made up of […]
To say that the pigeon racing sport in North America, or for that matter, in the rest of the supposedly civilized world is steeped in myth, would be to utter an understatement in fact, an understatement of grand proportions. Though most in the sport pride themselves on their knowledge of science, nothing is further from […]
Jim Gabler crossed my radar for the first time in December of 1999. Twenty- one years have passed since that date but I can still remember the original circumstances. The event that sparked my attention was the final dispersal sale, and retirement from the sport of the racing pigeon fraternity legend, Campbell Strange, founder/ proprietor […]
Silvio’s Farm – AKA – Ashdon Farms – Whatever you may hear, whatever opinions are expressed the only thing that really matters in life is FAMILY. This is true of your personal life first and foremost! It is also true of the racing pigeons that you willingly choose to cultivate. In your personal life your […]
For almost a year I had been looking forward to the 2019 Hoosier Classic. I believed that the second running of this million -dollar classic race was set to unfold as another enormous success and I wanted to be there on site to see the first drop and the shake the hand of the winner […]
My friend, a retired law professor from Arizona, some time ago called me to ask if it were true that pigeon eventsexisted, today, that offered prizes of $1,000,000.00 US and that the winner of such an event would walk away with$200,000.00 US as first prize? I assured him that, as unbelievable as that may have […]
Limited Edition is one of the most pre-potent sires in North America today. A direct son of Gerrit Spanjaards “058” who bred 3 Ace pigeons in Holland. Grandsire to Limited Edition NL 74 813969, The “969” Grandson of the famous “Oude Merckx”, bred by Gerrit Spanjaards. Provincial Ace Pigeon Twice. Sire to the National Orleans […]
As a breeder of thoughbred racing pigeons, the only claim I have ever made is a very modest one, and that simple claim is that “we seek to breed and provide an honest, hard working racing pigeon”! That is it, no flashy headlines, and no incredible promises. An honest, reliable, hard working racing pigeon is […]
Family History and Reference Birds – Starting with St. John direct son of our foundation sire St. Thomas, St. Mathew direct son of St. Thomas, St. Blaise Grandson of St. Thomas, Stockwell direct son St. Thomas, St Joan Direct daughter of our foundation sire, Thomasina – inbred daughter of our foundation sire, Vermouth – great […]
