Last Show in 2016…..

Throughout the year, our young stock qualified for the “One, Two and three Year Old Championship Show” held at Onley Equestrian Centre.

Although the horses didn’t look too bad, their coats had turned. After a hot bath and a little trim they looked presentable but not to our usual high standard.

We decided to take DFR Patahas Redheart (Blu) and Redheart Royale (Ben).  I ran Ben and Lisa Randle ran Blu, both colts gave a good show but today it’s simple….we were beaten by better horses.   We had a really good fun day and delighted with both colts performance especially being stabled away from home for the first time, every day is a school day!

Blu took a third in colts, Ben fourth and then Ben took a third in the yearlings class with Blu fourth.



The Last Show in 2016….












Pedigree’s and hypothetical mating’s…….

Redheart pedigree’s and hypothetical matings.

All Breed Database:

 

Broodmares:

PEYRES CATORI CAT

PRINCESSE PASCALE

REDHEART PASCALIUS

REDHEART REGAL

CARICKS REDHEART

Stallions:

HEVANS EV CATORRIUS / REDHEART CATORRIUS

REDHEART ROYALE

DFR PATAHAS REDHEART

2017 foals for sale

PRINCESSE PASCALE x HEVANS EV CATORRIUS

PEYRES CATORI CAT x KISS MY FINEST HEART

Hypothetical 2018 foals for sale

REDHEART PASCALIUS x DFR PATAHAS REDHEART *

CARICKS REDHEART x DFR PATAHAS REDHEART *

*Subject to Stallion Licensing

Blanc Indoors…..

Redheart Regal’s next outing was a short journey to Gracelands Equestrian Centre, under the High Horse Showing Society.

Her first event indoors, having congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB)  there is no doubt she struggled with the light shining through the cladding, creating light and dark “patches” on the floor. Blanc also struggled within the small arena when horses trotted up behind her…

We learnt a lot about Blanc today, we will hire an indoor school before we travel too far and pay entries….

None the less, she stood for the judge and trotted straight, coming back to me very nicely. Loading and travelling being second nature…

Blanc indoors needs revisiting….

 

Foaling Alarm….

The “normal” gestation for an equine is 335 – 360 days, (342 days average).

Both mares ovulated and were inseminated on the 6th May 2016.
Taking the average (16th April 2017) we may see the arrival of our two triple registered foals.

(Appaloosa Horse Club, Appaloosa Horse Club UK and British Appaloosa Society)

Princess Pascale x Hevans EV Catorrius/Redheart Catorrius 2017 foal.

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AND

Peyres Catori Cat x Kiss My Finest Heart 2017 foal.

So, our Foaling Alarm is set, breeding would be easy if this were the case!

Keeping Calm, Nothing Stay’s The Same……

If you have moved house you know the stress levels, if you have moved farms, you know moving house is easy!

The Mares Paddock

Princesse Pascale and her daughter Redheart Pascalius

Peyres Catori Cat and her daughter Redheart Regal

 

 

The Colts Paddock 

Redheart Royal 

DFR Patahas Redheart

The Stallion Paddock

Redheart Catorrius / Hevans EV Catorrius

along with the “lawn mowers”, Catkin & Evan

Back up….

Ruby & Grace, “the security”.

Ink, the “hunter”.

Each paddock has at least two sides if not three surrounded by mature hedging and trees for shelter, the land has a slight gradient which should allow for adequate drainage and hopefully minimize poaching? See what the winter brings?

Just need to Keep Calm as nothing stay’s the same….

What An End…..

The third show of 2016, held by the Appaloosa Horse Club UK. An abundance of classes open to and supported by ApHC UK members at Rodbaston Equestrian Centre.

Wonderful to see Appaloosa horses from all ApHC UK registers, the USA register (A), the British register (B), the Characteristic register (C) and the Part-Bred register (PB).

 

 

Photo courtesy of Sue Feast

Redheart Pasculius’s last show before joining the broodmares, RESERVE SUPREME CHAMPION!

What an end……

“Wild Card” @ High Horse….

Redheart Pascalius has done us proud again, this time competing at Rodbaston Equestrian Centre, an Open Gala show organised by the High Horse Showing Society. This successful event had the most amazing atmosphere with a huge number of competitors. The weather was glorious and Evee gave an excellent performance against quality horses.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t stay for the Championship due to fencing duties at home. One of the many delights of the day, being awarded a “Wild Card” to compete in an evening Championship class, we did the honourable duty of declining but what an achievement for us.

Not the “wild” day Evee had at Netley Hall a few weeks back!

A Dream Come True……

I try to keep the “News” updated with show reports and events at the stud that I think are relevant, along with each horse’s profile as their details change or occur.

We use the Social Media Facebook page “UK Appaloosa Horses” as our sponsored effort to promote the awareness of the rare purebred Appaloosas here in the UK.

The most relevant news, Redheart Appaloosa Stud has moved Counties, from Gloucestershire to Worcestershire. We have a quaint country cottage with enough land to cater for our expanding herd. We are starting with a blank canvas and applying for planning permission for an agricultural barn and stable barn, ensuring we can offer the mares, foals and stallions adequate facilities for breeding.

Until the paddocks are established, our stallion Reus is at a local livery yard, Areion Equestrian. We could not be happier and relieved because many livery yards do not take stallions, due to misunderstanding! The owner Jo, runs this professional livery yard, nothing was compromised during our stay. We would like to say a huge thank you to Jo and her team, what a delightful yard to be part of. Reus was a good boy and we made use of their fantastic facilities before bringing him home, his own paddock away from the mares.

I can now see the horses from my bedroom window, such a precious sight and a dream come true.