5x World Champion HBF Iron Man Passes
We are very sad to share the news that 5x World Champion and World Champion sire HBF Iron Man has passed suddenly at the age of 21 from an aortic aneurysm. Iron Man was owned and loved by Robin DeGraff and stood with her at DeGraff Stables for the past fourteen years.
A champion show horse, Iron Man’s Show record was one for the record books. The only AQHA/APHA sire to win World Championships is both Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle, Iron Man was as versatile as he was beautiful. He earned 923 points in 7 events, 5 Superiors and was a multiple Congress Champion.
Iron Man was a sire of AQHA and APHA World Champions, Congress Champions and High Point winners. His get excel is every event, from Ranch Riding to Working Hunter.
Robin shared that “Iron Man was in such good health and spirits, he loved being ridden” and his loss is still such a shock.
All of us at PleasureHorse.com are very sorry for the loss of this great stallion and member of the DeGraff Family.
We have created this video in memory of Iron Man, it has been a beautiful ride.
We are so sorry… we have an Iron Man in our family. Prayers for your heart to heal from your memories.
thank you Nancy… we are thankful for the time we had… i hope you will stay in touch… love to hear more about your horse by HBF Iron Man! Robin [email protected]
So sorry to hear of his passing.I have a young mare coming 2 in March who looks exactly like he did as a two year old .Shes a beautiful mare and smart as her sire.I am proud to have part of his legacy in my barn .God Bless you all .
So sad to hear this. We just bought one of his daughters (Iron Man Miss Fancy) for my daughter to use for shows. An amazing versatile mare. Definitely a loss