The Redheart Mares in Autumn 2022
The Autumn leaves are so characteristic of the Appaloosa Breed, not one leaf has the same colour, not one leaf has the same pattern, and these changes occur over time, just phenomenal!
October Hunter’s Moon at Redheart Appaloosa Stud
Our nightly checks are important before we sleep and when it’s a full moon, I’m sure even our night-blind horses see a little clearer.
The October Hunter’s Moon wasn’t that clear, but we couldn’t help capturing this image, it really was such a calm warm night and the three weanlings, Rosella, Really and Remy seemed to be sharing the same pile of hay.
The only thing stalking was I…
Redheart Regent @ The North West Championships
So many congratulations to Charlotte with Redheart Regent competing in the Duns, Cremello, Palomino & Spotted Class at the weekend at the North West Championships held at Croft Top Equestrian Centre.
For their first debut outing in the ring, pulled in the top 10 from a huge class and returning for the evening performance.
We are so proud of you both, he looks magnificent, hat off to YOU Charlotte.
Photo credits to Chameleon Photography
Redheart Weanlings – Class of 2022 – Robyn
The second weanling of 2022 to leave the stud was Redheart Replication…
Robyn is the most sensitive foal we have bred, his owner Andrea understands him 100%, we wish him every future happiness and success, we know he will shine through with her confidence and understanding.
Redheart Weanlings – Class of 2022 – Raphi
Breeding is so rewarding…
The first weanling of 2022 to leave the stud was Redheart Raphaele, we are so proud of her and wish her every success with her owner Emma.
A New Morning…
The Class of 2022 are learning to load, travel and unload until it becomes as familiar as putting their headcollar on.
We would like to express our deepest sympathy for the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
As a mark of respect, we will be closed today for Her Majesty’s state funeral.
We send our sincerest condolences to King Charles III and the Royal Family.
Redheart Raven – Debut Show
Today we went to support Redheart Raven (Peyres Catori Cat x DRF Patahas Redheart) debut outing competing in a young stock class at Hulks Farm.
His performance was flawless…huge congratulations to his owner Naomi (who is too young to compete) but to her mother Emma who has never shown before…
A well deserved 2nd place, we are very proud of you ALL, certainly a proud Breeder day.
We are expecting his full sibling VERY SOON!!!!
Redheart Reality – Debut Dressage
Redheart Reality (aka Tally) is out of our very precious mare Princesse Pascale (aka PP), he is by our first homebred horse Hevans EV Cataorrius (aka Reus) who has just exceeded all our expectations in every way. We have only used this mating once because Reus is related to our other mares and you can’t cross two non-characteristic Appaloosas so that’s Myka out of the picture. but moving forwards, we now have more options due to our breeding plan.
We were hoping for Tally to be a filly to retain, to enable us to carry forward the blood line but as Tally was a colt it was his destiny to be sold and it wasn’t long before Jenna found him or he found Jenna?
Jenna unfortunately had an accident (a very nasty break to the leg) which prevented her from continuing Tally’s education but the positive outcome was Tally was turned away after being broken in, this is by far the best situation for any young horse, enabling them switch off mentally.
Jenna has worked extremely hard to get back into the swing of things (I for one totally understand the fear of riding after breaking your leg, learning to walk again is an achievement in it’s self never mind riding a horse), but she has DONE IT!
Today, we went to support Jenna & Tally in their first debut out competing at Glebe Farm Equestrian Centre competing in the G.F.E.C Dressage & Trailblazers 1st Round.
We have regular contact with Jenna via social media but to see them both in the flesh today was very emotional, Tally looks fabulous and their relationship is strong, we are so very proud of them both, they will and can only continue to go from strength to strength.
We are expecting a full sibling soon, we pray everything goes to plan as a REPLICATION of Tally would just be divine…
Remy & Really Restrained via DuraCorral
When mares give birth, their natural instinct is to protect their foals. For that reason, we would never turn a mare and foal out within the main herd from day one. Our situation in March 2022 was made even more challenging by the relentless wet weather and muddy ground conditions.
We were unwilling to risk any potential infection through a foal’s umbilical cord, so we decided to invest in additional DuraCorral panels and divide the ménage into two separate areas.
This setup has proved invaluable. Not only does the ménage continue to serve as a riding arena when daylight permits after normal working hours, but it also helps prevent the horses from chewing the wooden fencing. Most importantly, during this period of awful weather, it has allowed us to safely turn both mares and their foals out each evening while we muck out and prepare their stables.
We are now so close to gaining that extra hour of daylight. Regardless of the weather or daylight hours, the mares and foals are turned out daily whenever conditions allow, providing them with the physical exercise and mental stimulation that we believe are essential to their wellbeing.
