SLIGO breeder Michael Doherty has welcomed the former 1.60m championship performer April Moon (Quinar x Landwind) to his breeding programme at Quarryfield Farm, in partnership with her owner and breeder Carol Rosenstein of Silver Raven Farms in California. She was produced successfully as a young horse by USA’s Nicole Shahinian-Simpson, prior to Angel Karolyi taking the reins. In 2019, Karolyi and April Moon represented Venezuela at the Pan-American Games in Lima, Peru.

The dam of April Moon, SRF Dragnonfly, represented both Brazil and the USA at Nations Cup level with Karina Harbich Johannpeter and Nicole Shahinian-Simpson respectively. During a competition break, SRF Dragonfly produced triplets from one embryo transfer flush, resulting in full-sisters April Moon, 1.60m Grand Prix mare Akuna Mattata and Junior showjumper Abbey Road.