RID mares

The recent deaths of Opium Poppy and my Rachel got me thinking about Irish Draught mares. One mare that immediately came to mind is Mountain Dove. She came to the USA from Elizabeth Deane's place and is currently in John Lyons' hands. She is by Mountain View and out of a Dove II mare called Grey Dove and was born in 1991. When I start looking at pedigrees, I always lament the paucity of mare photos. Or maybe it's not a paucity but simply that photos are unavailable. What did Grey Dove look like? I'll include a few photos that I have of Mountain Dove. None of the photos really do her justice but she definitely has some really good Irish Draught characteristics. I am a sucker for the short cannon bones and a deep heartgirth. Ideally, she would have longer ears. She has a great outlook and I suspect her eyes are large and gentle. She is a substantial quality mare, a type that you are unlikely to see in the Irish Draught shows.