I still havent had a chance to upload my new videos... ugh!!! busy like crazy busy. The new stuff is coming soon.....
.... News update, which makes me very excited. I just spoke to AQHA and the very first important stage of Clayboys AQHA registration process is now finalized. His grandsire, WhiskyTalk, who was a crop out, is now being registered AQHA. The Executive Committee met and approved his application under harship!!!! Whewhew! So now we are waiting for his dam, Hot Whisky, to go to Exectutive Committee, and once that is finalized, we then have Clayboys papers processed. What does this all mean? well, it means that we are preparing to have all our babies registered AQHA/APHA by July. Any Clayboy foals out of an AQHA dam will also become eligible, provided the mare's DNA is on record.
We will be listing Bubba for sale, as a Stallion Prospect to approved home only. We will be deciding on his price soon. He will be a special addition as he will be dual registered, Black and built like a tank. He is starting to muscle up now... taking abit more time than Queenie as he has such a large frame to him. That famous Clayboy hip and those (((legs))) are VERY evident!
And I was wrong about him.... we have him in with Queenie and gone is the quiet boy and in his place is our lil renegade... he is getting on Queenies nerves... and they have their lil discussions about who is to be the boss. Despite being a month younger, Bubba is winning the arguement. Hopefully I will have some super cute video footage of the two of them working out their issues in the mud. YES... MUD and lots of it I am afraid... its been raining AGAIN.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Good Morning!
Good Morning!
Well today is day two of sunny weather out here, and I am charging my batteries and will be going out and taking some photo and video coverage of Blue and Zandy today. Time to start updating some pages on the web. Considering Zandys stature at our place, I want her page to reflect how important she is to us! She has another 6 weeks to go and is HUGE and abit grumpy.
Blue started her heat cycle, and how do I know this? she is standing beside Joe Q (who is a gelding) 24/7 and trying to act very interested!
No more breeding for Blue though, as she is one of our best riding horses. Her destiny is not to be a producer of beautiful foals (which she can sure accomplish!) but is rather that of a great riding horse. She is fully shedded and shiny with alot of blue highlights. Frustrating trying to get good pictures of her because she is so black. But will try.
The yearlings are heading out to pasture down the road later today so will be sad not to see them all the time from the house.
I am going to be providing some links to the blog on equine health issues we have enountered. The first link will be on Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)- the tumor Clayboy had resulted in a huge learning curve for us. I saved some photos of Clays tumor as well (and of his recovery), so will share those for folks wanting to know what to look out for. If caught early, it can be treated. Its important for Appaloosa and Paint folks to know what this looks like b/c it tends to come out in these breeds with pink pigmented eyes.
Anyone else who has encountered this with their horse, you can add your stories/photos as well, as I think the information will help those who have questions. We are VERY lucky to live so close to WCVM - and they are life-savers in every sense of the word. They saved Clayboys life and we will always be grateful.
Just because Clayboy has one eye doesnt mean he isnt as beautiful as ever, so I am working on a new bunch of photos and video for him as well. Will update as soon as they are done!
Enjoy all the great weather people!
Well today is day two of sunny weather out here, and I am charging my batteries and will be going out and taking some photo and video coverage of Blue and Zandy today. Time to start updating some pages on the web. Considering Zandys stature at our place, I want her page to reflect how important she is to us! She has another 6 weeks to go and is HUGE and abit grumpy.
Blue started her heat cycle, and how do I know this? she is standing beside Joe Q (who is a gelding) 24/7 and trying to act very interested!
No more breeding for Blue though, as she is one of our best riding horses. Her destiny is not to be a producer of beautiful foals (which she can sure accomplish!) but is rather that of a great riding horse. She is fully shedded and shiny with alot of blue highlights. Frustrating trying to get good pictures of her because she is so black. But will try.
The yearlings are heading out to pasture down the road later today so will be sad not to see them all the time from the house.
I am going to be providing some links to the blog on equine health issues we have enountered. The first link will be on Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)- the tumor Clayboy had resulted in a huge learning curve for us. I saved some photos of Clays tumor as well (and of his recovery), so will share those for folks wanting to know what to look out for. If caught early, it can be treated. Its important for Appaloosa and Paint folks to know what this looks like b/c it tends to come out in these breeds with pink pigmented eyes.
Anyone else who has encountered this with their horse, you can add your stories/photos as well, as I think the information will help those who have questions. We are VERY lucky to live so close to WCVM - and they are life-savers in every sense of the word. They saved Clayboys life and we will always be grateful.
Just because Clayboy has one eye doesnt mean he isnt as beautiful as ever, so I am working on a new bunch of photos and video for him as well. Will update as soon as they are done!
Enjoy all the great weather people!
Friday, May 25, 2007
Bubba's Video
Well here is Bubba's lil video! He is a friendly colt, still trying to get the hang off his long legs. lol. We havent decided whether we will be listing him or keeping him.... need to think on it some more. I will be updating his new page on the website this evening.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Bubba
Well I made it out to take some shots and instead, took video footage and only got one good photo! lol. Also noticed the little guy scratched his nose! Here is a new picture taken from today.
Our Babies
One of the most exciting things we are experiencing is the birth of our foals! So far we have two on the ground. We have a filly who we call "Queenie" - she is a chesnut solid and is a very muscular filly with a perfect babydoll head, and we now have newcomer, "Bubba," our black and white overo colt. He is HUGE (thus the name Bubba) and has minimal white markings that are going to look quite amazing as he matures... white up both back legs into the groin, big bellyspots underneath, and semi-bald face with two high white socks up front.
When we purchased the dams of both foals we did so with the goal of trying to see what type of foal Clayboy will throw when crossed with big bodied running bred mares, and he now we sit back and look at them, and know we did the right thing. These mares are truley amazing. Queenie's dam, Big Mama, is getting very close to my heart. She is an own daughter of Rocket Wrangler with lots of Hall of Famers in her pedigree. She is quite special and I cant fault her for anything; she is the perfect mare. Then there is "Della," our ChickleBook/Jet Deck mare who is the dam of "Bubba." I am so grateful to Big Foot Ranch for letting us purchase Della b/c this mare is one big jet black tank~! Her colt is the largest we have had and fancy!!
I updated Queenies pictures on our website but need to get my butt outside and get some good shots of Bubba. We have Bubba in the roundpen next to the house and I can see him and watch him from my kitchen window when doing dishes. Its been cloudy and drizzling, thus my reason for lack of updated photos. Yesterday, I watched Bubba checking out all the lil birdies in his pen... he chased them all afternoon, and I knew this is going to be a colt that needs a job, that wants to be stimulated. Like so many of Clayboy's babies, he is very gregarious as well, always wanting to sniff you, check you out and be close to you.... we havent decided if we are going to list him but want to wait a couple weeks to see how he fills out first. I think he is a nice stallion prospect...
When we purchased the dams of both foals we did so with the goal of trying to see what type of foal Clayboy will throw when crossed with big bodied running bred mares, and he now we sit back and look at them, and know we did the right thing. These mares are truley amazing. Queenie's dam, Big Mama, is getting very close to my heart. She is an own daughter of Rocket Wrangler with lots of Hall of Famers in her pedigree. She is quite special and I cant fault her for anything; she is the perfect mare. Then there is "Della," our ChickleBook/Jet Deck mare who is the dam of "Bubba." I am so grateful to Big Foot Ranch for letting us purchase Della b/c this mare is one big jet black tank~! Her colt is the largest we have had and fancy!!
I updated Queenies pictures on our website but need to get my butt outside and get some good shots of Bubba. We have Bubba in the roundpen next to the house and I can see him and watch him from my kitchen window when doing dishes. Its been cloudy and drizzling, thus my reason for lack of updated photos. Yesterday, I watched Bubba checking out all the lil birdies in his pen... he chased them all afternoon, and I knew this is going to be a colt that needs a job, that wants to be stimulated. Like so many of Clayboy's babies, he is very gregarious as well, always wanting to sniff you, check you out and be close to you.... we havent decided if we are going to list him but want to wait a couple weeks to see how he fills out first. I think he is a nice stallion prospect...
New Blog!
Good Morning!!
Welcome to our blog! So much has been happening around the farm, I thought starting a blog would be a great way to get it all down.
Welcome to our blog! So much has been happening around the farm, I thought starting a blog would be a great way to get it all down.
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