Rockin' the Dots

Rockin' the Dots American Sugarbush Harlequin Draft Horse and Stonewall Sporthorse Farm of North Florida

This week got away from me pretty quickly. Énergisant turned 3 months old and I missed posting it so a Friday clip shoul...
12/13/2024

This week got away from me pretty quickly. Énergisant turned 3 months old and I missed posting it so a Friday clip should be close to good enough...?
He's taken to the feed bag rather well, even puts his face right into it and usually is pretty good for the buckle process unless you take too long then it's a game. He loves swinging the bag so be prepared to clip and step out of the way. Thankfully not too much feed gets lost in this game.

Whats even crazier was this was supposed to be a video and now I'm seeing is just a picture lol

11/29/2024

Love love love the brains on our babies.

I'm thankful for each and every one of them, too!!!!Happy Thanksgiving to all!
11/28/2024

I'm thankful for each and every one of them, too!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

11/26/2024

We learned how to eat out of a feed bag clipped on and beat the human with it too, that was great fun.

6 years with us may not have removed all of the 24 years she endured prior to my buying her but I sure hope we more than...
11/01/2024

6 years with us may not have removed all of the 24 years she endured prior to my buying her but I sure hope we more than made up for those first 24 years.
I do know the last 6 years Rosie was valued, loved, appreciated; and so much more.
After telling me last week she was ready, telling Nutter the other day and telling Karen yesterday... she was laid to rest today before we could ever question if we waited a day too long.
Rosie now has joined Pearl to watch over their charges of the RTD farm

09/24/2024

Latest Tuesday AM spaghetti models on tropicaltidbits.com. No big changes with solid agreement still right now. Major Hurricane expected by Thursday. www.spaghettimodels.com

09/24/2024

Overnight 00z intensity models. Swung back the wrong way. All showing a pretty strong Major Hurricane Thursday. www.spaghettimodels.com

❤️ we are thrilled of the plans for this boy. Dressage and possibly eventing!!!
09/22/2024

❤️ we are thrilled of the plans for this boy. Dressage and possibly eventing!!!

Congrats to Leeanne on your purchase. All who have met him will tell you that you certainly picked a good one!!!!

09/21/2024

Poor Rabbit says "can't I just eat my breakfast in peace?"

***these are feed bags, they are on only for the meal to be eaten then removed.
They have 24/7 hay and grass this area is their high traffic area and is sand.
These are not twins, theres 2 mommas with a foal each. Just the foals like to test the waters with the wrong mare on occassion.***

09/19/2024

Santi and Rouge almost made a duplicate of Énergisant. Both mares are drama free together with the 2 foals. Daylight pics coming soon

It was a long night but so worth it!!!!You have to expect perfection out of this bay blanket colt born September 9, 2024...
09/09/2024

It was a long night but so worth it!!!!

You have to expect perfection out of this bay blanket colt born September 9, 2024 at 3:30am with the pedigree he holds!!!

Santiago a big, handsome, spectacular moving stallion, represents an unequaled pedigree of some of the greatest sporthorses in the world.

His sire is the sensational Dutch warmblood stallion Palousa San Sebastian (now in Great Britain). He is an accomplished elite dressage horse, currently competing Prix St. George, a successful jumper and a brilliant young sire. He is the son of the celebrated San Remo, by Wolkentanz, by the breed shaping stallion of the twentieth century, Weltmeyer. San Sebastian's dam is the five times National Champion of the Netherlands, Palousa Caprice. This extraordinary mare is the daughter of the legendary stallion Gribaldi, who also sired the World Champion dressage horse Totilas.

Stonewall Santiago's dam is the beautiful Stonewall Minuet, the premier example of a Stonewall Sporthorse mare. Minuet's pedigree is rich with the finest horses ever produced by the Stonewall Stud. This unequaled pedigree includes the greatest horses in the Stonewall Studbook, representing the important stallions Apollo* (Netherlands) Atlantis* (Germany) and the influential Apollon* (Germany).

Santiago also descends from the champion sires Stonewall Rebel, Charlie Degas (the fountainhead of the Stonewall Studbook) HOF Inductee to ASHDA, and World Champion racehorse and leading sire Apache Double.
Stonewall Minuet is the pinnacle of an extraordinary group of Stonewall Sporthorse mares. Her dam is the prolific Stonewall Fantasia, a daughter of the Stonewall Sporthorse Champion Stonewall Scarlett, a three-quarter sister to the Champions Stonewall Blanche and Stonewall Stella. All these champions are direct tail female descendants of the 1967 National Champion Crystal Curtain through the great producer Stonewall Crystal.
This stellar pedigree of the Stonewall Studbook encompasses the most accomplished perfomers bred. including the very foundation of the Stonewall Studbook and the American Sugarbush Harlequin Draft Association.

Rabbit is sired by ASHDA H-Designation HOF stallion Rorschach’s Hextatic (Rico) and out of ASHDA Main Book Hall of Fame mare Perle Argentee (Pearl).
Rabbit is the last foal that was produced from Pearl and Rico. Rabbit was the 2018 ASHDA Futurity Reserve
Top 5 mares in 2019 Champion and the 2020 two time ASHDA Conformation Junior Reserve Champion.

Pearl is known for her champion quality produce. Her foals have totaled: 1 Year End Res Grand Champion Stallion, 1 Year End Champion In Hand, 1 Year End Top 5 Mare, 1 Year End Top 5 In Hand, 3 ASHDA Futurity Res Grand Champion, 2 Conformation Grand Champion, and 3 Conformation Jr Res Grand Champion

Rico's foals have gathered multiple championship titles. Championship categories include Conformation, High Point, Futurity, and Homegrown, along with multiple Grand Champion titled get. Rico has also won Get of Sire in 2018 and 2020.

08/25/2024
At 30 years old she's still very active. Tonight was her 2nd night with a feed bag. I do believe she likes it.
08/07/2024

At 30 years old she's still very active. Tonight was her 2nd night with a feed bag. I do believe she likes it.

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08/06/2024

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Make Them Carry Their Saddle

A father of a darling girl and I were talking last week and he said that he wanted his daughter to ride more and not have to do the work part of the catching, grooming, and saddling. I smiled as I explained.

Riding horses is a combination of strength, timing, and balance. Kids in this country are physically weak (unless they are actively involved with weight training and physical conditioning 4+ times a week.)

When you walk out to the field, you are clearing your stress from being under fluorescent lights all day; feeling the sun soak into your bones. As your body moves on uneven surfaces, it strengthens your legs and core.

When you groom your horse (especially currying), you are toning your arms and stabilizing your core.

When you carry your saddle, your arms, chest, and back are doing isolated strengthening work.

Being near horses, calms and makes you tune into the splendor of these empathetic animals.

When you ride at a posting trot, it’s equivalent to a slow jog calorie burn wise.

After a lesson, the riders are physically tired and mentally quiet and balanced.

Horses feel your heart beat and mirror your emotions back.

Riding large and somewhat unpredictable animals makes you resilient and pushes your expectations.

Working with horses is so much more than learning how to ride.

So parents, make your children carry their saddles. Don’t do the hard parts for them, as long term it actually hurts them. To advance with their riding, they must get stronger. You can help by doing the high parts.

I love having you all at the farm, and am so grateful to get to share these fascinating animals with you.

Hannah Campbell Zapletal

Collars for all that have an outer perimeter fence in case any trees come down. Cole and Scottie are too big for the col...
08/04/2024

Collars for all that have an outer perimeter fence in case any trees come down.
Cole and Scottie are too big for the collars I ordered so they got 2 buckled together then new holes punched to make small enough. Now they have catch straps too lol

Next one up to foal
07/28/2024

Next one up to foal

Cole is finished now too! Eventually we will have our whole herd!!!!
07/23/2024

Cole is finished now too! Eventually we will have our whole herd!!!!

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