Defender Promise

Thinking about Double Brute reminded me of this Haumont bull from 1965 that I really like.
Just wanted to put up his pedigree because so neat.

x2492817 DNA-N SHARON MAGNET
x2607690 DNA-N CHERRY MAGNET 6TH
                x2097891 DNA-N CHERRY 72D
Sire: x2875011 DNA-N PAR DEFENDER
                x2047117 DNA-N CHERRY DEFENDER 2D
x2185091 DNA-N MAID OF PROMISE H 49TH
                x1899924 DNA-N MAID OF PROMISE H 17TH

                        x2607690 DNA-N CHERRY MAGNET 6TH
x2875011 DNA-N PAR DEFENDER
                x2185091 DNA-N MAID OF PROMISE H 49TH
Dam: x3082704 DNA-N MAID OF PROMISE H 95TH
                x2517306 DNA-N ROAN BLIZZARD
x2763502 DNA-N MAID OF PROMISE H 74TH
                x2261238 DNA-N MAID OF PROMISE H 51ST

Awesome picture! That is what I am trying to put back on my shorthorns is that head! I really like that head shape and it seems to work as previously mentioned in another thread. Looks like this guy genetics were tightly managed.

Probably my overactive imagination but, to me, Shoshone Viking looks like an Angus version of Defender Promise.
Functional phenotype and naturalistic photography converge.
Wonder who has crossed those line bred strains?

Defender Promise was probably the most noteworthy Haumont bred bull of his day.  I think he was used by several popular Shorthorn breeders, perhaps R. Lee Johnson was one of them?  There's a more commonly used photo in many Shorthorn World issues.  It probably wouldn't be all bad to use him as a retro bull today. 

Here's another picture of Defender Promise along with his sire and mgs, Par Defender.  That relation alone would put his IBC% over 25%.  Then notice how many shots of 'The Defender' appears in Par Defender's pedigree. 

oakview said:

Defender Promise was probably the most noteworthy Haumont bred bull of his day.  I think he was used by several popular Shorthorn breeders, perhaps R. Lee Johnson was one of them?  There's a more commonly used photo in many Shorthorn World issues.  It probably wouldn't be all bad to use him as a retro bull today.

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DO you think there is semen left around on Defender's PRomise? R. Lee Johnson family is just outside Columbus, OH. I just wonder if its still out there.

Let's clone him.