McCullough Horses

06/24/2024

As of 6:00 a.m. this morning, the 2024 foaling season for McCullough Horses was officially over with the birth of a Palamino (or maybe a Roan-Palamino) c**t out of maiden mare Shes a Golden Model and by Spanish Silver. However, tragedy was averted by yours truly when a follow-up check was made at 10:00 a. m. when I found the c**t peacefully sleeping over a 1/4 mile from his mother and the rest of the mare herd, with anticipatory buzzards circling low. To cure nature's error, I imprinted the baby on me and then, with the baby faithfully following me, walked him back to the mare herd, and then 'glued' him back on his mother... upside was him passing his meconium balls during the trip. A re-check at 2:00 p.m. found everything still O.K. .... so, after aiding the mare in expelling the afterbirth I pronounced everything "back in the traces" in the mare pasture. And I will re-check again about 6:00 p.m. You'll have good day... so far, I'm sure having one.

05/30/2024

This is Skips New Print's c**t... he is 56 days old today... and if you told him to "Haul A**".... he would have to make at least two trips. Heeheehee You'll have a good night.

05/30/2024

This morning I was a little late getting to the mare pasture. Sassy Totem ( by Skips Totem out of a daughter of Scotch N Lark) had her new foal already dried out, fed, imprinted and meconium free when I got there. Cute little bu**er, he is. Don't you think?

05/28/2024

Last Thursday, the 23rd, was the 1st morning that the temperature was above 70 degrees... this wakes up the hatch-out of horseflies. This morning at the crack of dawn a couple of short yearlings and short two-year-olds show the result of the flies.... and it will get worse geometrically. When I got to the mare pasture at sunrise, the grouping of the mares evidenced the harassment that is coming.... and the firetail gnats would burn your eyes out. Have a good evening.... I will.

05/25/2024

Well, yesterday morning when I was walking the mare pasture, I found Supreme Totem with this season's 7th filly in a row...quite a big gal at 44 inches at the withers. She was not a roan, but nonetheless she is nice. I'll try to get a more postable picture tomorrow for you guys to enjoy. She is hideout in the second picture... but I know she is there nevertheless.

05/19/2024

Here is a rundown on the 2024 foals so far. It appears that the roan gene is following the X chromosome so far... Four of the 5 fillies born so far are roans... both stud c**ts are sorrels... all are really nice, and I am pleased with the average... all are by Spanish Silver, his test breeding crop. Here are pictures of all 8 foals (again please ignore the date on the pictures, be assured all are this years' foals)

02/17/2024

Last week I celebrated a one year anniversary of an event that I sure could have done without. And I would like to share my experience with all of you. On February 8, 2023 at 2:30 in the morning I realized/discovered that I was losing the strength in my legs. By Saturday, the 10th, I had checked myself into the St Dominic hospital in Jackson , MS... totally paralyzed from my navel down, and partial paralyzed in my chest, arms and hands. In the paralyzed areas there was absolutely no sensory nerves and no motor nerves and no pressure nerves... totally helpless. Cultures of lung samples identified the causation... instead of pneumonia which doctors had treated me for 5 times since December 1st, I had Homophylis Influenza Bacteria in my lungs that was so bad my autoimmune system had kicked in and was shutting my body down (killing me) by burning the myelin off the tips of every nerve in my body. This autoimmune action is called Gilliam Barre' Syndrome and there is only about 3,000 cases per year in the U.S. Immediately they gave me 5 consecutive treatments for 12 hours per day for the 5 days, a spinal tap to insure that all the bacteria was gone.... and then we just waited. Seven days after treatment was completed, I was still paralyzed... but at least paralysis progression was arrested. About 9 out of 10 patients with Gilliam Barre' Syndrome end up on life support and never walk again. I was transferred to a care facility in Brookhaven, MS... from which I walked out with a walker assistance on the 7th day. My doctors call me their "Miracle Man". In 60 days I was back on full duty, including doing limited training on a horse that I had put 22-days on before my encounter with the Gilliam Barre' Syndrome bug. I am not a 'Miracle Man', I'm the product of God hearing the many prays sent up for me by my family and friends. God has been good to me and those of you who said a little prayer for me during this trying period, I say THANK YOU ALL. Life is good and God is good.... Have a Good Night! Pat

02/17/2024

This is McCullough Horses' Larks Mist... one of the last daughters of Skippa Lark... she is gone now... but I thought she had everything one could want in a broodmare.

02/04/2024

You ever wondered what kind of horses the Sons of the Pioneers' 'Ghost Riders in the Sky' rode... they rode 'Ghost Horses'... of McCullough Horses breeding... they could not only fly... they looked pretty doing it. Their color will captivate you, like this little gal below. Heeheehee

01/19/2024

Nine McCullough Horses will be selling at Meadows Livestock, LLC on Saturday, January 20 2024, at Mize, Mississippi (on line bidding will be available). Those selling are:
1. SILVER SOCKS, an 18 months old Red Roan Filly with 4 socks and a blaze and pushing 14 hands. Condition is fat and fit. Her Pedigree, all Wiescamp blood, goes to Skipper W 63 times and can be reviewed at allbreedpedigree.com/sunday+socks3
2. SHOW PRINT, a 17 month old Sorrel Stud C**t with a big blaze one stocking and two socks, and pushing 15 hands. Condition is fat and fit. His pedigree, all Wiescamp blood, goes to Skipper W 58 times and can be reviewed at allbreedpedigree.com/show+print
3. SUNDAY SOCKS a 17 month old dark Blood Sorrel Stud C**t with a big blaze and 4 stockings/socks, and pushing 14 hands. Condition is fat and slick Condition is fat and fit. His pedigree, all Wiescamp blood, goes to Skipper W 44 times and can be reviewed at allbreedpedigree.com/sunday+socks
4. TOTEM CHARM a 2012 Sorrel Brood Mare with a blaze and 2 stockings. Condition is fair/good (still nursing a June '22 Stud C**t that sells also). Her pedigree, all Wiescamp blood, goes to Skipper W 33 times and can be reviewed at allbreedpedigree.com/totem+charm
5. STINGERS TOTEM a June '23 Sorrel Stud C**t with a bald blaze and 1 stocking. His condition is good. His pedigree goes to Skipper W 61 times and can be reviewed at allbreedpedigree.com/stingers+totem
6. SMOOTH TOTEM a 2011 Sorrel Brood Mare with a blaze and 2 front stockings. Her condition is poor (drought, worms and '23 foal). Her pedigree, all Wiescamp blood, goes to Skipper W 38 times and can be reviewed at allbreedpedigree.com/smooth+totem
7. SCOTTISH TEASE a 2015 Bay Brood Mare with a blaze and 3 high socks. Her condition is fair/good (will wean a '23 Red Roan Filly off her tomorrow). Her pedigree, all Wiescamp blood, goes to Skipper W 51 times and can be reviewed at allbreedpedigree.com/scottish+tease
8. SKIPOLET TIME a 2016 Sorrel Brood Mare with a blaze. Her condition is fair/good (lost a '23 foal at a week's age). Her pedigree, all Wiescamp blood, goes to Skipper W 45 times and can be reviewed at allbreedpedigree.com/skipolet+time
9. SILLY RUMOR a2006 Sorrel Brood Mare with a star, snip and 2 back socks. Her condition is good. Her pedigree, all Wiescamp blood, goes to Skipper W 48 times and can be reviewed at allbreedpedigree.com/silly+rumor

08/17/2022

When I was running track in high school and college back in the late '50's and early '60's, I had never heard of fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscles... I don't believe the concept had even been identified/recognized. I only knew some guys were sprinters and others were distance runners, and the physical appearance of the two were quite different. I also knew that I could sprint 220 yards in 22 seconds, run 440 yards in 51 seconds, all on a cinder track, and put a 16 pound shot over 44 feet. And I also knew that a step-brother could out-sprint me. WHAT does this have to do with horses? Well, the rest of the story is about horses, my time-tested observations of fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscles, and their influence on horse performance. The first horse I bred was born in 1958 and within a week raw sores appeared in what I call the hock-valley areas of both hind legs. I finally figured out the cause was a rolling-up of the hock-valley skin onto the bony areas of the hock joint when the c**t was springing up from a laying position. All of the several hundred foals I have bred over the following 60+ years have developed this same scaring... the difference between them being the length of the scars, c**t to c**t. I early on recognized, and developed the theory that the longer the scaring the more athletic potential of the trained adult horse... I have proven this theory, to my satisfaction, over these many years. And I also believe the theory is governed by the type of muscle fibers in the developing foal... whether they are fast-twitch or slow-twitch in character. I have never before revealed or discussed this theory with anyone, but to me it is a controlling decision maker when selecting a potential equine athlete. I invite comments. And I have attached snapshots of some of this years foals for clarity. Have a good day... I will. Pat.

07/25/2022

This little gal is 8-days old today and beginning to show big girl promises... like yawning when getting her picture snapped. Enjoy.

07/19/2022

Maiden mare Sunday Veil's world changed today... just before daylight she gave birth to a nice sorrel c**t with a blaze and 4-white socks. She likes him a lot. Incidentally, I do too. Sunday Veil is out of Spanish Veil by Shooters Dude. The c**t is by Skips Totem. Mr. Cyber Space would not let me upload multiple pictures... so.... see more pictures in the comments.
Enjoy.

07/17/2022

I have debated myself now for 6 days whether to post this video. Finally I have concluded to do so. The reasoning being that every horse breeder, whether a hobbyist with only one mare, or a pro-breeder with many mares, and everyone in-between, might profit from this graphic imagery video. If the symptoms depicted here should be exhibited by a foal of yours, God forbid, you will be forewarned of the grave consequences. Pat

07/12/2022

As usual I made my final check of the day on the mare pasture about 7:30 last evening. All the mares were 'shaded up' as the day had been quite brutal regarding temperature/humidity. The maiden mare c**t that was born last Saturday morning, being only 60 hours old (and had been running circles in the morning), was down in the final throes of colic. I uselessly got it up three times to no avail... its use of its limbs was history. Now , I will never know if this was the result of his nerve spasms immediately after birth, or the upside-down-in-the-gulley position I found him some 6-7 hours post-birth. Either way, the result was the same. Now I get to wait another year on this mare.

07/10/2022

07/09/2022

Had two more c**ts born last night. One by Shooters Dude out of Supreme Totem... baldy blaze with three whites on the ground. The other out of Scottish Slippers by Skips totem.... really bald face and one stocking. By 10:00 am the Supreme Totem c**t was out of the pasture and running up and down the road... neighbor's SIL alerted me... went and imprinted him on me and walked him through the gate back to mama. Everything good... for now.

07/09/2022

Every once in a while you experience a collection of events that garners your attention and turns into a mini-rodeo. The last 26 hours was one of those. I arrived at the mare pasture just after sunrise yesterday for the morning 'walkthrough'. One thin maiden mare was in a nervous sweat... start of labor? The old horseman of my youth had a saying: If a mare goes into labor and has not delivered in 20 minutes, she has a problem; if she has not delivered in 30 minutes, you and her have a problem. I checked the mare after about 15 minutes at 7:15, she was starting delivery, but would not stay down for it. Eventually she did stay down and after having trouble passing the shoulders, delivery was complete at 7:37...22 minutes total time lapse. The c**t immediately began passing his meaconing balls, but was in hard nerve spasms in his back end. It took another thirty minutes to get him on his feet.... everything good. Checked on him at 3:30 pm and found him upside-down in a pond wash-out... the only life in him was shallow breathing... he had given up. Treating him roughly to 'shock' his system into response, it took an hour to get him up... completely plastered with red clay and sweat. The attached pictures in the comments gives a sequence of the events.

07/02/2022

When the sun came up this morning, it appeared dim. I now understand why. A new filly in the pasture had a brighter glow. She is out of Shooters Gal by Shooters Dude. It is going to be extremely hard separating me from this filly... I like all I see. You'll have a great day.

06/29/2022

New filly born last night... by Shooters Dude and Dam out of a Scotch N Lark daughter. Super neck, good horseshoe hip and wide through the stifle. Good way to start a day.

06/29/2022

Back in '15 I thought I had a chance at a fortune... but it has evaded me so far... but I'm still looking. Hint, turn up your audio to get full effect. Pat.

06/21/2022

When I came in for liquids a few minutes ago, I noticed the 103.1 degree temperature on the remote temperature transmitter display... that is the temperature half-way between the house and the barn. It reminded me of the visit by Larry and Charlotte Wilcox back in August of 1998. After looking at horses, we canoed on the Bogue Chitto River, bass fished in the heart of the Louisiana Atchafalaya Basin, fished for red snapper and specs in the brackish salt water south of Hackberry, LA, boat-visited the antebellum homes for miles up the Pearl River above the Mississippi/Louisiana sound, etc. On the way to the airport I asked him what part of the visit was more educational to him. His immediate response was "Learning that even my eye-balls could sweat". Hard man to impress.... today was one of those days. One more useless piece of knowledge you can laugh about. Have a good warm day... I will.