It's the year of the Chrome!! Our New Addition!

Bondama

Here is our new little girl, barn named April. She was born 3/30 at 5am and is her mama's first and was a textbook delivery. She laid down at 4:45, delivered baby at 5:00 and baby was up and nursing by 5:30. Mama is a beautiful bay TB with an interesting story (Mercedes), and Dad is our perlino QH, WF Indian Bill.

She has 2 white stockings in the rear, one white sock in the front and a smutty black sock on the other front. HUGE white blaze!!! Chrome chrome chrome!! This one is a keeper.

Sorry the one pic is sideways - I can't download the program to rotate it because it's my work computer! Just turn your head. You can see her legs and feet pretty good here, except for the left front. It's a black sock and a black hoof.

If anyone has good ideas on a name, let me know. We are Trinity Ranch, so I lean more towards names that have biblical references. Dad is Cutter Bill, Hollywood Bill, Hollywood Gold, Three Bars, Poco Bueno (he's in the all breed database too). I don't know who Mom "is"....meaning she came without her papers and I have never been able to track down her breeder, even with the use of a private detective. Don't know any of her pedigree. Her story is that she was bred to race, trained unsuccessfully (not fast enough) and was sold off as a 2 year old in a group of other 2 year olds. The buyer of the lot then sold them individually and she was purchased by a woman who just trail rode her every now and then, and named her Mercedes. It could be her stud fee was never paid, I don't know. She's a gorgeous, well built, mare with a wonderful disposition, albeit a little protective of this filly. The filly will be registered with IBHA. Our plans are to keep this one and show her in Florida.

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horsewoman1965 · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:46 am Post subject:

Wow, the color! now, that's differant! Would that be a dun? Almost like she tried to be a buckskin but decided she would probably like to be a palamino.
The bay mare looks so purty. she's shiny. I bet she'll relax a bit after a few days.
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Bondama · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:06 am Post subject:

Thank you for your kind words. She is a buckskin, yes, but her daddy has a dun gene as well which she may have gotten. I have some butt shots that make it look like she may have a dorsal stripe, although I'm not real sure if it isn't just countershading. I guess time will tell.
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lazyfranch · Member Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 83

Congratulations, I LOVE a Buckskin! She may be dun, it's hard to tell if those are barring stripes on her front legs.

If she's a dun, her dorsal stripe will be sharp and definate. Adorable

Bondama · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:03 pm Post subject:

Look at this and tell me if that's a dorsal stripe:

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lazyfranch · Member Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 83

I am leaning towards no, only because the edges are not sharp. They look like they kind of blend in some areas. But it's so hard to tell from a picture on a brand new baby. She would have other signs, barring on the legs, the shoulders or the web look on the face as well. Either way, ADORABLE!

Bondama · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject:

No barring on the legs, nothing on the face except some black right around the end of her muzzle/nose. Some smuttiness on her withers, though....smuttiness...is that even a word?? <lol> Sooty marks, black hairs mixed into the tan.

And that one black sock and hoof.

Yeah, WHATEVER she is, she's a cutie pie and I'm pleased as punch. I love it when a plan comes together. Wink

Someone give me some suggestions for names!! So far, I've come up with "Cutter Some Slack" and "Almost April". I like both, but I want choices. Laughing

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dqh · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:31 pm Post subject:

She is beautiful!!!

My duns and grulla never showed any leg barring until they shed their baby hair. She could possibly be dunskin. The cream gene of buckskin dilutes the dun markings a little.
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horsewoman1965 · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject:

Wow, the dam's haircoat looks slick as glass Very Happy

are you still feeding Strategy?
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Bondama · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:32 am Post subject:

Yes, Strategy topped off with Calf Manna. And all the hay she can stuff.
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Turn N Burn · Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:44 pm Post subject:

oh my good ness!! what a cute little face!!!! and color and a booty to boot!!!
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dqh · Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject:

horsewoman1965 · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:54 am Post subject:

dqh, what all do you feed the calf manna to? we are adding it to lactating mares now and since I have it, I've been adding it to all the yearlings feed. I worry about causing growth problems though. Have you used it for a while?
and Bondama, I still want to comment again on the haircoat of that mare, it's just gorgeous!!!! I could look at it all day. especially since all of our horses are still woolly boogers.
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Bondama · Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:16 am Post subject:

Thanks Horsewoman.....it's a nice reaffirmation when someone makes compliments. Gives me the impression I'm doing something right!! Smile

The filly is coming along, now going on 3 weeks old. She's filled out quite a bit, not so bony and pointy! And there is no dorsal stripe....that photo must have been countershading which has faded out.

She's VERY shy, though.....we had to struggle to get a halter on her, but it's too big, so had to struggle again to get it off. She will let us scratch her rump, which she loves, but if you get up her back and too close to her withers, she dances off and gets up under mama, who then pins her ears. <sigh> She's also not yet interested in food, but nurses quite a bit. And mama is nicknamed Mother Jugs....she's got quite the ample supply!! So I guess that's okay - the filly seems to be getting what she needs.

She's just so different from our colt....he is a very "in your face" kind of boy, and always has been, from day one. Not shy at all, and a voracious appetite for both milk and food. Very eager to try new treats. Very easy to handle.

I guess the filly just needs time and patience....like some kids!! haha
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Breeders of Fine Dilute Appendix Horses for Sport and Trail