Lyric and Rivain finished their meds today
Just got to get Lyric to forgive me now
My mentors dropped by and assessed them. Height wise Sterling is 25" Storm is 25.5" and Lyric could not be caught but is a bit bigger so we are assuming 26" to 26.5"
Lyric: Despite the fluff on her they think she's a nice type with a very elegant slightly dished face. Her colour has started to deepen so she is likely to be quite a golden colour when mature. Her legs are superb and her movement is to die for, beautiful paces with a floating trot worthy of her sire
Certainly a good show/breeding prospect and definetly not for sale!
The hope is to halter show her, herness train her and then alternate driving and breeding years until she is ten at which point she'll move permanently into the breeding herd.
Sterling: Perfect nature and possibly the best face of the three, very expressive and beautifuly shaped. Very neat conformation with an upright stance. Will be shown next year either as a colt or gelding and given his sire and half brothers show careers certainly has good prospects ahead of him. He is for sale but not listed as I do want to show him myself next year.
Storm: Definetly being run on as a colt prospect. Everything about him is long and proper, potential for big movement although he might need to mature into it. His face is not quite what is popular now but certainly won't be plain or ugly, more like a Thoroughbred then an Arab. Might chase height a bit and jump from mini to small horse and back depending on height for age rules. Colour is the icing on the cake as a genetic and visible pintaloosa he has a lot to pass onto foals. Not for sale at this time but has a lot to prove if he wants to stay as a stallion.
Both really liked Lyric, said I'd be nuts to sell her. One liked Sterling better and the other liked Storm
So my breeding herd did themselves proud this year!
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Obviously they have to face the challenges of the ring which starts for Lyric in January and she's up against some very strong competition who will be prepping for Nationals (Lyric is only got to States.)
And rounding off the foaling/breeding season Fantasy has been covered by Pallidon in hopes of a 2012 foal!
Outside of Lyric's show prep things with the foals will quieten down here while I focus on the big shows. I'll be weaning in April when I get back from Nationals and handling/training them over the winter.
So I guess this is the best time to say a huge thank-you to you all for following my first full fledged breeding season, thanks for the hours of support, thanks for cheering on the good times and grieving with me over the bad. Thank-you so much for being along for the ride and I look forward to following your own threads and seeing you in my 2012 thread!
(And no I'm not vanishing, you can't get rid of me that easily! Just felt like it was the time to semi-wrap up this journey
I'll keep you updated on the major stuff!)
so back to usual! Although we have a few trust issues steming from sticking icky paste down her throat. I have to keep tricking her into getting close enough to catch. Rivain has been a trooper though
Couldn't have done it without her cooperation!
