An exciting young sire with a pedigree of impeccable proportions.

The Conmoon story involves three generations of top shelf performance genetics across the Cutting and Campdraft arenas. He is second generation bred by Kylie Graham with each generation being bred to the absolute best and the resultant offspring continuing to exceed expectations.

In 2010 Kylie was given the opportunity to breed an embryo foal from the wonderful mare, Just One Moore owned by Trevor Graham. Just One Moore is by Doc’s Spinifex and from One Moore Roc, making her a full sister to the great One Moore Spin. Knowing that she only had the one opportunity to breed from this iconic mare line she intended to make it count and researched which sire would best suit.

At the time a young American sire named Metallic Cat was starting to gain a significant reputation, having won the 2008 USA NCHA Futurity and after seeking the advice from Richard Bull she decided that she would use him. Metallic Cat was available for the first time in Australia, and she thought the new bloodline had potential to create something great.

The resulting foal was the beautiful filly, named Metallic Moon. Metallic Moon showed all signs of being everything Kylie hoped for from day one. She was broken in at home by Mat Durkin & Kylie and again impressed them both with her ability and trainable mind.

Kylie decided to send her cutting to give her every opportunity to reveal how good she really was. Phil Dawson then took over as Moon’s trainer in her 2.y.o year, and she remained with him throughout her cutting career. Phil’s enthusiasm for Moon speaks volumes for her. He states, “She’s smart, composed, athletic, cowy, just a really cool horse. One of the best two I’ve ever trained”. He has also backed his opinion by being one of the first to breed to her eldest progeny, Conmoon.

At the 2014 NCHA Futurity she had the Highest Aggregate going into the Final and finished well up in the placings. She again impressed at all the Futurities, finalling at each event. Her Derby year saw similar results as she finalled & placed/won continually and impressed everyone throughout her career.

She then returned to Kylie’s and commenced her campdrafting career at which she has excelled from the get-go. At her second start Metallic Moon placed in the Novice at the 2018 ACA National Finals at Bourke & Wills. She has continued to place & has won many cutouts at some of the highest levels of drafting possible.

The exciting part however is that as a 4.y.o Kylie decided to breed an embryo foal from her for commercial reasons with the Landmark sale as a potential sale venue. Keen to present a really good sale horse each year she felt a foal from Moon would demand attention from the buyers so Hazelwood Conman was selected as the sire. The resultant foal would offer a One Moore Roc, Metallic Cat, Hazelwood Conman cross.

The plan was going perfectly with the colt foal, Conmoon, being foaled in 2016. Then the sale plan was abandoned as Conmoon exceeded expectations in every way. Kylie says she hasn’t ridden another horse that combines Hazelwood Conman’s magnificent ability to chase & rate cattle, while possessing Metallic Moon’s athleticism, strength & her superior trainable mind.

Conmoon was broken in by Will Durkin as a two-year-old and then returned to Kylie, where he was brought along slowly, building a cutting foundation, along with steady work and lots of mustering, typical of all Kylie’s horses.

Kylie’s plan was to introduce him in 2021, in select Futurity drafts.  While also standing him at stud. Conmoon was immediately popular as a sire.  His outstanding breeding and type were a huge drawcard before he even had a chance to prove himself as an individual competitor.

Not long after those first few starts, Conman suffered a huge setback.  An unlucky set of circumstances led to a case of impaction colic and resulting surgery.  This type of colic is caused by a blockage of feed in the gastrointestinal tract and is no way hereditary.  Being such a laid back and resilient individual, Conmoon didn’t show any signs of distress until it was serious, and a long six-hour trip to the vet was an ordeal for Kylie.  It was touch and go but Conmoon pulled through.

Everything was now about his care and recovery.  Within a few months, he was returning to great health and by the next breeding season was again able to do his job as a sire, again attracting an impressive number of high-quality mares.

Colic surgery can result in future complications, due to abdominal adhesion and unfortunately, Conmoon suffered from this in April 2022.  He pulled through remarkably well again was breeding mares by October.

During this time, Kylies focus was on making sure Conmoon was healthy and avoiding unnecessary risks.  He had missed a lot of training and experience, and she was not thinking about competing on him again.

Accidents happen to even the very best horses under the very best care, and in 2023 Conmoon put his foot in a hole while mustering just a month prior to the start of the breeding season. This caused a strain to his hock, and he underwent surgery, from which he recovered beautifully.

Conmoon is Kylie’s favourite horse to ride and when she was confident that he would be ok, she couldn’t resist bringing him back in as her main mustering horse. Kylie did not take him back into the training pen but slowly continued his education while doing his job.  For Kylie, whose standards are high, she finds his remarkable ability easy to work with.  “He is just such an incredible horse.  Everything he does is raw ability; it is just so natural for him”.

“He tries so hard, and he is so dynamic in everything he does.   When he works, he is low moving.  He is built like a Conman but moves like a cutting horse, it’s unusual for such a big horse.

He is so fast when chasing a cow and I love that about him, but because he is so cow smart, he can idle himself back when going full speed and that feels amazing”.

In 2024 Conmoon was finally able to head back to the campdraft arena.  He took it all in his stride.  “Being mature, and such a calm horse, he behaved so beautifully”, Kylie said. “He is an old soul and such a pleasure to do anything with”.

From Spring 2024 Kylies plans for Conmoon are to give him light starts and take it from there.

What is clear, is that as a sire Conmoon has the rare ability to breed exceptional progeny for a range of mares, both Stock Horses and Quarter Horses. Kylie is inundated with praise for his progeny and thrilled with her own.

Kylie is confident that as his young progeny start competing and come into the spotlight that he will become even more popular and will be an influential sire.

Whatever the future holds, Kylie is satisfied with what Conmoon has brought her. “I know from my expectations for this industry he is everything that I want”.

Conmoon’s semen is of a very high quality & his progeny look sensational.

CONMOON is a sensational combination of his outstanding mother Metallic Moon (NCHA LTE $20,507) & campdraft supersire Hazelwood Conman.

CONMOON shows the best aspects of both parents, with a faultless temperament, superior athleticism & speed, he is the complete package that will compliment both Stockhorse & Quarterhorse mares.

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• Chinchilla Grandfather Clock Rd1 (90) [View Video on Facebook]
• Condamine Bell Open Rd2 (87) [View Video on Facebook]
• Cloncurry Stockmans Challenge Promotional Reel.  [View Reel on Facebook]
• eeroongooloo Cup Novice Rd1 (90).  [View Video on Facebook]
• Promotional reel.  [View Reel on Facebook]
• Taroom Campdraft [View Reel on Facebook]
• Condamine Bell (87) [View Video on Facebook]

Progeny

Sola Woody

• 2026 Nutrien Classic Challenge Dry Rd1 with Darby Ryan [View Video on Facebook]

KJA Senorita Moon

• 2025 Cloncurry Stockmans Challenge Rd1 Dry with Morgan Webb.  [View Video on Facebook]

Bloodwood Glamorous

• 2025 Cloncurry Stockmans Challenge Rd1 Wet with Morgan Webb.  [View Video on Facebook]

Moon Child

• 2024 Killara Maiden (90) [View Video on Facebook]

KJA Perfect Moon

• 2024 Nutrien Classic.  Lot 444 Sold: $37,500.  [View Video on Facebook]

2020 ‘ESTL of John Brekelmans Dispersal & Kylie Graham Mungalla Stud Reduction Sale’.

• Colt at foot sold with dam Lot 18 – Cantaur Park Illusion. Sold for $9,000 to Wec Industries P/L (Broodmare’s Preg test came back -ve, so offered free service to Conmoon).
  [View Presale Video]
• Colt at foot sold with dam Lot 19 – Ever Moore, broodmare PTIF to Conmoon.  Sold for $9,000 to Emily Lawson.
  [View Presale Video]

Pedigree

Dam: Metallic Moon

• 2021 ACA National Finals with Ally Graham, Ladies Rd1 – 87.  [View Video]
• 2016 Armidale Open Derby Champion with Phil Dawson.  [View Video]
• 2015 NCHA Open Futurity Aggregate Co-Champion with Phil Dawson.  Rd 1 –  [View Video]  Rd 2 – [View Video]

Sire: Conman

• 2016 Warwick – Canning Downs Cutout Runoff Winner – [View Video]
• 2014 Landmark – Stallion Shootout Rd 2 (91)  [View Video] | Open Rd 2 – [View Video]
• 2013 Warwick – Stallion Draft Rd 1.  [View Video]
• 2013 Chinchilla – Grandfather Clock.  =2/3/4 – 273 points.  [View Video]
• 2013 Landmark Classic – Stallion Shootout Run Off.  [View Video] | Stallion Draft – Rd 1.  [View Video]
• 2012 Warwick – Rd 2 Gold Cup.  [View Video] | Final Gold Cup.  [View Video]
  Run off Gold Cup.  [View Video] | Ladies Rd 1.  [View Video]

Maternal Grandsire: Metallic Cat

• Promotional Video.  [View Video]
• 2009 NCHA Super Stakes – Reserve Champion. [View Video]
• 2009 Abilene – Open Champion.  [View Video]
• 2009 Breeders Invitational.  [View Video]
• 2008 NCHA Futurity – Open Champion.  [View Video]