Life Event…….To Breed Your First
To breed your first born is a special moment and will be treasured.
To be fortunate to breed and keep your first born is very rewarding.
This Blog is a little insight of Reus’s journey to date, from Catori’s 14 day scan to the arrival of two very important certificates.
9th August 2008 Reu’s Dam was born, Peyres Catori Cat.
February 14th 2009, we imported her and started her in-hand showing career.
Kiss My Finest Heart
Catori was inseminated 21st July 2011 with the imported semen from Kiss My Finest Heart.
Peyres Catori Cat
17TH August 2011 Catori finished her in hand career.
Winning the British Appaloosa In Hand Championship at The Royal County Berkshire Show.
13TH June 2012, we had the most unexpected surprise, with no signs of foaling!
A brown non-characteristic colt, Reus.
Over the next 12 months he was educated and his future planned…..
We started 2013 with a few in-hand shows as a nice introduction. Reus proved to have inherited his mother’s confident traits and it was obvious we had our hands full.
As a two year old, 2014 proved to be a very testing show season. The high level of testosterone alongside his two year old tantrums gave us more determination to prove him. We persevered and happy to say we overcame a few issues, exceeding my expectations towards the end of the season.
The start of 2015 has been pleasant so far but the one major event we anticipated was Reus’s third birthday…..
To comply with the British Appaloosa Society and the Appaloosa Horse Club UK stallion licensing requirements, it was agreed to complete the five stage vetting with the independent vet on the same day for both societies. Reus’s application for his stallion license was organised a while back and booked for Monday 15th June.
After liaising with both societies, completing the necessary documents, tests and fees, I am now very proud to announce, Reus’s is officially recognised as Hevans EV Catorrius with the ApHC UK (Grade A) and Redheart Catorrius with BApS (Grade A) as a registered licensed Stallion.
We will continue his competition career in hand for the remainder of 2015
The plan is to “collect” from him and hope to have semen available for the 2016 breeding season.
What a memorable Life Event….