Well after 2 days travel (with a break half-way up) they arrived at 4.00pm yesterday and settled in. This morning Kat and Diesel relaxing. Many thanks to #manueleqtrans for delivering them and huge thanks to Ricky & Sue (Velvet Quarter Horse Ranch) for getting them ready for trip and for arranging AI
Well Kat and Diesel have arrived. Wish I had the camera out to catch him moving around the paddock - Will do next few days. Farrier tomorrow and Thursday or Friday Brent and I will catch for first handling. Here they are with their first meal in QLD
Well, the journey has started again, Kat, Diesel and Kat's tummy has the Peptos Stylish Oak Foal, have been picked up in NSW and are on the way. The only hiccup was the vet where she was for AI hasn't had her fed appropriately, but since back at Ricky's he has, and she is improving daily. Can't wait for them to get here, proper food regime and ee what colour this foal is going to be. He loaded like champ.
This is Diesel walking with mum (Kat) as they get ready to go to the vets in preparation for Kat's AI to Peptos Stylish Oak, around 13/12 and if all goes well she will come home after 45-day preg test. Fingers crossed.
The colt at day 3. Im thrilled with he and mum
A video of the colt (Diesel)
ColorFX Smart Lil Dude (Dude) - Dunskin. Such an amazing nature and in November he will be off to #NathanMorgan and #sandikemp for refresher, neck reining and cutting training.
While Dude (about 15.2hh) was bigger than Smarty (14.1hh) and had breeding that combined cutting (Dam: Smart Little Niner) with more western pleasure etc. - sire: Ladies Smoky Dude, whereas Smarty was full cutting, we have a belief that Dude will do well.
I know under Nathan and Sandi he will be brilliant and a horse my granddaughters are safe with as they can both ride him now on their own.
Go DUDE
Well, our 2nd last and 2nd born foal Color FX Smart Highbrow is off to her new young owner. We will watch per progress with pride and enthusiasm.
I can't thank #NathanMorgan and #sandikemp enough for how they have developed Smarty from when I sent her to them. Owners, please ensure you select great trainers for your horse and if anyone is looking at trainers in QLD with the initial T.B, please message me first. Do the right thing by your horse and yourself and don't select a trainer who brags about their achievements (even though they don't have any) or just in it for the $'s, as you will get ripped off.
Nathan and Sandi got Smarty into peak condition, physically and mentally and in her limited comps always placed in the top 6 - 7 places. Smart was scared still of anything that looked or sounded like a whip (I don't own one so read into that what you want) but the vide below is of her 3 weeks ago with Nathan cracking a whip off her back.
I'm so impressed with Nathan and Sandi that our last horse and first born foal, ColorFX Smart Lil Dude (Dude) will go to them in November for refresher training, neck rein training and assessment for cutting and hopefully a couple of comps. Once we assess and after Brent's ankle op we will look at him competing as well
Nathan and Sandi thank you SO MUCH - true trainers with kindness and horsemanship.
What a difference a good/great trainer makes to a "crap" one. The "crap" previous trainer always had excuses, it was the judge, it was the cow etct etc, but truthfully it was them - this mare came back to me in poor condition for a horse that was supposedly worked daily. Poor muscle definition, coat colour poor and scared of things - e.g. whip or anything that looked like one.
You can see in this video how good she now looks, the coat shine and rump definition and at her latest comp, she placed equal 6th out of some 40 hours in the open with both Nathan and Sandi scoring 72 points. Winner scored 76. #NathanMorgan and #sandikemp thank you both SO MUCH
I am so thrilled with what they have done with her and more to go with more Emmett therapy to help with the healing of past mistreatment. Anyone looking for a trainer or who not to train in the Ipsiwch/Walloon area pm me