Saturday, July 20, 2013

New Bloodlines part three

Everyone has met the Somali boys, well the trailer just left after delivering the last of the imports.
We'll start the tour in barn one, the TBs.
First off was the performance bred foal, imagine my surprise when a dainty grey filly stepped off looking ready to play rough sports! She sports a grey face mask and patches on all four legs like knee and elbow pads! Athleta fit her well, the hands have already taken to calling her Leta (pronounced Leeta).
Leta
The second TB off the trailer was a stunning golden blonde, surely this was a filly too. No such luck this colt was all boy right from the start, not even all four hooves off the trailer and he threw himself to the ground for a good roll. Shaking himself off he stepped up to say hello. Countryfried came on the radio and his ears pricked right up and he started to bob his head. Needless to say a quick Studbook check revealed it to not be used. So Zac's name came as easily as Dom's!
Zac
Barn two houses the Somali's so we'll move on to Barn three and Irish Cobs. Bred for Strength and Smarts the first one off the trailer was a Bay temper tantrum waiting to happen. Two steps from the trailer he turned into a spinning, noisy beast. Pat settled him quickly, but the impression was already made. He sounded at lot like a horse my great gram bred when she had SSH and Racking horses. Wren was her name because she sounded like a type of wren. Flaming Wren became his name due to his odd cry and match like temper tantrums.
Flame

Next is the color bred colt. I have plenty of champagne in the herd so I went for bloodline diversity and ended up with a colt the same shade of chestnut as Crimson. Well marked Tobiano without being too white, the four white feet make him look like he's gone through paint. His exodus from the trailer was far less of a scene than Flame's. His name is reminiscent of how the Gypsy's horses were named, The Tinker.
Tinker
We'll be skipping barn 4 as those are the show only stock so on to barn five. The two fjord foals are pretty close to what I wanted. The performance bred foal is a filly, she's grey but she has both chestnut and black alleles in there. While she's good tempered she has much better behind her. She is bred to have really nice conformation as well as be a good English competitor. Skattekiste means Treasure Trove in Norwegian.
TT
The color bred foal had to have two people get her off the trailer. She decided this place was not home and the trailer was where she was staying. Silly girl, I was hoping for a Zebra Dun but I got a Grulla instead. She's gorgeous anyway, looking forward to how she shapes up. Ebony Pearl suits her, don't ask me why with that attitude.
Ebony
Barn 6 and the Welsh Cobs. The performance bred foal is a real head scratcher, greyed out to the point of white already. Nice temperament and good to look at. Night Spirits came as she was coming off the trailer, which was dark, into the light this girl was glowing. Like a ghost in the night or the wil-o-wisp over the swamp. All the other horses in the barn seem to want to stay away from her because of this glowing quality, hopefully they settle down soon.
Spirit
The color bred foal is far more popular with the rest of her barn mates. A spunky buckskin sabino filly with a cute pink nose. She is pretty much what I expected from her parents. Shifting Reality
Rea
That is the lot of them! I'm back up to 93 horses but that is okay by me with these new additions!

10 comments:

  1. I am LOVING your Ebony Pearl! Such a pretty girl!

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    1. Thanks Marshall! She's quite a snot though! Pat informed me that she turned up her nose and turned away from Jesse (her trainer) then tried to bite him another day!

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    2. Lol, now I know I REALLY love her. I love babies that fight back. Hahaha

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    3. She's figured out that biting Jesse isn't going to get her any where. *rolls eyes* She's kicked at him this month and tried to climb the wall of her stall. She is going to be one heck of a good horse when she's matured!

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  2. Marshall and I seem to be in the same boat, as I'm in love with Ebony as well. Rea is a looker too! I'm partial to the knot-heads though, so if Ebony comes up missing... I didn't do it!

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    1. Planning on adding another breed to your zoo? I would expect visitation rights, but I know she'd be well cared for. :)

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    2. I've been tempted since the first time I noticed the amazing Fjords in the Gaited shows, but I wouldn't be able to do them justice quite yet so she's safe... for now mwahaha!

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    3. :) When you are ready come by for a visit.

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  3. Loving Ebony and TT! She may be a snot, but she sure is a beautiful one. And her foals should be much better tempered from looking at her pedigree. Can't wait to see how they train up.

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    1. I agree Hayden, the bloodlines should be a big help to the herd in general. I was planning ahead, at least two generations. I'm looking forward to seeing how all of the babies shape up. They are being taught horse manners by the breeding mares, both open and bred. They are doing really well by horse standards, by people standards I'll reserve judgement until they are a little older. lol

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