Peter Benchley JV

Peter Benchley JV arrived in our world on the same day his breeder, Violet Sage Walker, was honored with the Excellence in Action Award at the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards. Needless to say, he’s been special from the start… and he continues to blossom in his own right. 

“Peter” represents the best of the Jerland Arabians program. He’s by Verdict J+ (Versace x Alishahmaal), a stallion Larry Jerome bred as an outcross for his Khadraj NA+++/ and Puccini J daughters. Violet continued his vision with this cross. Peter is by Verdict J+ and out of Madame Butterfly J, by the gorgeous Puccini J (WH Justice x Miss Giovanna). 

Peter is a leggy and tall, with laidback shoulders, tippy ears, big eyes, lovely stretch, and a poll that will bridle with ease. His movement is soft and round, and he will excel under saddle as a most beautiful riding partner in the show ring or on the trail. 

From the moment he arrived, Peter Benchley JV was destined for significance. He was born on the same day his breeder, Violet Sage Walker, received the Excellence in Action Award at the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards. A truly special individual from the start, "Peter" continues to blossom and show his immense potential.

As a premier representative of the Jerland Arabians program, Peter embodies Larry Jerome's vision. He is sired by Verdict J+ (Versace x Alishahmaal), a stallion Larry specifically bred as an outcross for his Puccini J and Khadraj NA+++/ daughters. Violet Sage Walker carried this legacy forward by crossing Verdict J+ with Madame Butterfly J. Madame Butterfly J is a daughter of the exquisite Puccini J, a US National Champion Arabian Senior Stallion Breeding Reserve Champion.

Peter's pedigree further boasts the influence of WH Justice, a legend renowned for bringing beauty and talent to the Arabian breed. His lineage also includes Miss Giovanna, one of Larry Jerome's most cherished mares. Sired by US National Champion MPA Giovanni, Miss Giovanna was a decorated athlete, earning two US National Champion/Reserve Champion titles in halter and being named Champion Canadian Halter Futurity Filly.

Physically, Peter is a standout—tall and leggy with a lovely stretch, laidback shoulders, and big, expressive eyes. He features tippy ears and a poll that suggests he will bridle with ease. With soft, round movement, he is prepared to excel under saddle, whether as a refined partner in the show ring or a beautiful companion on the trail.

“Puccini’s dam is one of Jerland’s elite mares, U.S. and Canadian National Futurity Champion, Miss Giovanna. “The one thing that I wanted to change about her was that she was very comfortable in her own skin, like Giovanni,” Larry explains. “She was not the hot, fire-breathing dragon who exudes enthusiasm. But Puccini was another story. James Swanepoel, from Belgium, said he was the most perfect Justice foal he had seen in the United States, if not the world. Andy Sellman fell in love with him as a foal and was the first person to take him into the show ring, where he did very well as a yearling. He continued to win as a two-year-old and into his three-year-old year with Michael Byatt.”

“One of his first foals was out of Promisa J, the full sister to Broken Promises PGA and Khaja J, who is the father of our multiple-Scottsdale and U.S. National Champion Western horse, Kola J. I am quite thrilled with the outcome. The oldest Puccini daughters will probably be bred in the next year or so, and we intend to try them with Verdict J, who just won his first national championship in Oklahoma City. He has phenomenal genetics, being a full brother to Virtuosa MLR, the dam of FA El Rasheem, who sold for over $4 million to the Dubai Stud as a halter horse. This will be the next genetic cross for the Jerland program.”

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