Desert Wind Pintos

16/08/2024

When the mini says....."Move over saddlebreds! I need room to work!!".

15/08/2024

Eeeeekkkkk!!!!!!!!!!! Less than 30 days before the major shows begin!!!! Khopi goes first in Ohio, then Smokey follows closely in Oklahoma! Come on boys........behave and put your best hooves forward!

05/08/2024

If you have livestock/horses and are wondering if you should move them, that's your answer right there.......do it NOW before the flooding starts!! Yes, this system is just a tropical storm rolling through and the winds don't look like they will be anything to worry with but the WATER is going to be a mess! This thing is very slow moving. It's gonna be dumping water on us for at least 2 days. We are 3 1/2 hrs inland and we are expected to get 7 inches! So if you are in a low area that gathers water during a heavy rain, get those animals out now! Our ground here is already saturated from a lot of rain the last 2 weeks. The questions are not IF there will be flooding, but how long will the floods last and will they wash out the roads like they did in 2015? Also, if you are in a low area, don't leave your horses in stalls. Those barns can still flood and you've just condemned your best friend! Be Prepared!!!!

JUST IN: Debby weakens to a Tropical Storm. Catastrophic flooding remains a major threat across the Southeast as the system stalls near the coast.

Stay tuned to The Weather Channel for the latest updates.

04/08/2024

FYI to arab owners. This is not a scam, it's the real deal being done by a long time arabian owner and supporter. I just learned about this project yesterday.

It is being done to have a picture document of today's arabians and their bloodlines. In the far past, we had The Arabian Horse World and Arabian Times glossy magazines that were full of pictures and pedigrees. They were great learning tools. I spent hours with those publications, learning what different bloodlines tended to produce and what they looked like for the most part. It's the hope (to my understanding) that this project will give us a database of today's horses.

Every person gets a free page. Easy to use template provided to put your horse's pedigree and picture and a short bit of information on. I did Veronaka's last night. If you want to put more than one horse, you can certainly do that for a small cost. I believe they are including a section for half arabs also.

Please pass the word! I truly believe this is a worthwhile project!!

Remember to list your horses!
Arabianhorseyearbook.com

03/08/2024

Anyone looking for a new riding partner? Maican was bred and raised by us. He was my son's trail riding partner. As will happen, son grew up and grew out of horses. Maican was a pasture puff for 2 years and has went back to work this year.

He's currently at RBC Show Horses (contact info in pictures) located in NC and he's going super under saddle! We all think he could go main ring hunter or dressage either one! They are also confident that he could do performance halter or SHIH as well! I went to see him last week and holy moly! He's happy, relaxed and looks amazing! He's muscled and will bridle up or go long and low. His movement under saddle is wonderful IMO and he has a great reach on his stride both fore and aft! I'm really, really happy with how he's doing.

Maican is 16hh, 9 yrs old, palomino pinto, registered half arab and can easily be registered pinto. He's currently wearing front plates. Current of course on all health things. Contact RBC please for appt to view or more info. They have liberty video and will have under saddle video this coming week hopefully. He's also Sweepstakes. Low five figures.

26/07/2024

2 GOSA registered gilts available (registration sent off, just waiting). Kershaw, SC. Blue Group, Princess Ann. LOW CI%. Sire is half UK bloodlines. Dam is all US bloodlines. Both parents and these 2 gilts have great dispositions.

23/07/2024

V***n....this filly is SMART! I've been working on halter breaking her, leading, tieing, manners, etc. She learns quickly and retains it! Once in a great while she'll have a little snit fit, but it doesn't last but a minute and then she's over it. She doesn't hold a grudge. She's easy.......which is much appreciated by me!

21/07/2024

Note to Self: I do not need to keep a 2nd show gelding!

Note to others: Khopi (on the left) will be available at the end of Sport Horse Nationals. I think this boy is going to be spectacular when he's grown!

15/07/2024

26/06/2024

Saw this on a friend's page and had to share. This hits home, truly hits home! Just a few years ago, I thought my days of being able to show my own horses were over b/c of health changes. Heck, I thought my ability to drive long distance by myself was gone. That really messes with your sense of independence and inner strength... and really even, who you are. Thank God, He gave me another chance. I'm not as good as I used to be, but I can still do some. That means the world! Someone said to me not too long ago, "The prizes aren't that great....why do you care?". This was another horse person! I said I don't care about the prizes, I care about the fact that I can do this again and having a piece of paper that says I DID achieve something again is what matters. It validates that a portion of me is still in there, that I'm still me. Written by: Melody Crist.

“Nobody goes back to horse show after horse show after horse show because they “won a trophy” or “a head stall” or “a buckle.” They don’t pay their entries time and time again because they might win a shiny token that validates their efforts. People go back to the show pen because they enjoy the challenge and the people and the camaraderie and the social environment that makes up The Horse Show Experience. . They go back again and again because they love the responsibility of caring for their horses, the process of working with their horses in the pursuit of a personal goal, and the reward that comes when the judges and their peers praise them for a job well done. They hook that trailer up weekend after weekend because they love facing the ever humbling challenge of showing horses with other like minded people who understand their insanity...their strange addiction to the abuse that is the ups and downs of showing horses! When it is all said and done, they go back again and again, year after year because they love that early morning ride, that coffee with friends, the stories recounted, the laughs had, the failures and successes shared with their trainers and barn mates. They go back and pay up over and over because they love all of the parts that make up a horse show or a rodeo or an expo or a clinic. The buckle or trophy alone isn’t enough without the praise or adoration or admiration of fellow riders who understand the hours of hard work, dedication, tears and sweat that go into simply setting foot in the arena.”

Written By: The late Becky David Hanson, Clements, California

24/06/2024

Sneak peek of a photo shoot done for Smokey recently.

18/06/2024

Made my decision on the type of microchipping and how to do it. One of my horse vets has ordered me a box of these, chips that also read the horse's temperature. I'll take the horses down one or two at a time to her, to be chipped. Then I ordered a reader from EquiTrace to have at home. With the minis, checking temps is not as big of a deal for me to do alone. With the full sized horses and especially young horses, much bigger deal for me. I think this setup will be a tremendous help! This also seems to be the most economical way for me to get everyone done, that needs done. :)

14/06/2024

Been listening to a youtube video that USEF put out last fall and reading a lot of studies and literature from other sources, discussing horse microchipping. The first speaker was a vet that went over how it's done, any side effects, studies that have been done over the years to identify any side effects, etc. Second speaker was a USEF vet who spoke about why the rule change came about, etc.

This may not be a popular opinion, but I think it's actually a good change! This will clearly identify the animal, it's owner in the database, etc. They are hoping to be able to link coggins and health certs to the microchip in the future as well. Scan the horse and it's all right there! It's been shown that the chips don't migrate or cause long term damage at all. Some horses may have some soreness or swelling at the injection site for a few days, but horses that were just stuck with a needle (no fluid or microchip inserted) in one of the studies had this too. So clearly just a reaction to being stuck for those horses.

You can opt to have a chip put in that can read the horse's body temperature! Quick scan shows the temp. How handy would this be when on the road, at a show, heck.....even at home?! The readers are about $400, but this is not that bad of a cost if you compare to any other farm equipment!

It may already be a law and I just don't know it, but if auctions are legally supposed to scan every horse that comes through, just think how this would impact horse thieves! If you know the horse is going to be scanned and that decreases your chances of passing the horse off as your own, then why would you steal a horse?! If a horse is lost and it's chipped, the owners could be notified quickly (thinking hurricanes and national disasters). If they can get the chip database to include health history on the horse, you'd know when it had it's vaccines, any health problems it has, any allergies, etc, etc.

Yes, you have an added cost to get the chip done. I spoke with one of my local vets who said if I trailer the horse in, the chip and insertion is only $55. I know some folks will say, but I don't have a trailer. So that adds $$ b/c of the farm call, which let's face it, isn't cheap these days! I get that. I also saw where one of the arab Regional shows is going to have the show vet available to do microchipping at the show. It was $113. That's cheaper than a farm call and chip insertion for me! I also understand that you don't want your horse sore at the show, or if they give it a tranquilizer, you don't want that at the show. So do it afterwards! I asked if this could be done at SHN in September. I hope they do it, b/c I'd have Khopi (the yearling) done while there after he shows.

I just don't see anything negative to complain about with this. In the meantime, below is the USEF rule. Note it's doesn't go in to effect until DECEMBER of 2025.....another year and a half.

14/06/2024

In the latest AMHR Journal.....I'm very thankful for everyone who has had a hand in helping this little horse (aka Spirit) and I on our showing journey! 2023 was an incredible year for us!

13/06/2024

For those that don't show minis, some of our shows don't give the ribbons in center ring. They announce the judge placings, but you get your ribbons yourself later. There are usually multiple judges per class and even when I try really hard to listen and remember, I don't always get it right.

Well, at the May TN show we went to, I was pretty certain I heard and remembered placings correctly. Once the judges' cards have been entered into the registry system, the cards are then sent in to the registry and then the placings are officially posted. That show was posted today.

Don't you know Miss Dazzle earned her first Grand Champion under one of the judges! I knew she had gotten a Championship, but I obviously didn't hear the Grand Champion placings correctly! That was a very nice surprise today! :)

08/06/2024

Khopi is continuing his education this weekend. 2nd show under his belt. 2 more blues to add to his resume, both decent sized classes (8+) and one pinto class against all stock types (I believe). Can't thank my friend Lyssa enough, for showing him for me this summer! He's doing his grandma Suzie proud (she passed at 27 this spring)..........

03/06/2024

2 months difference in Khopi! Top pic was March this year, bottom pic May this year.

31/05/2024

Spirit awaiting class results at this past weekend's Area 3 Regional show.

30/05/2024

Mouri's son, Scout, meets his new human mom for the first time. I think it was

30/05/2024

DW Scouts Smokin' Wardance, aka Smokey, with his trainer Laura Tennill. Area 3 AMHR Regional show in Liberty KY. They won their stock stallion under halter class, won the stock stallion under grand championship, then went on to win the Champion of Champions in Stock Halter Under (against all the under stock grand champions)! Thank you Laura and Smokey!

27/05/2024

So many shows going on!!! Next to report from Area 3 is Smokey. Smokey says, "Hold my beer.........". Grand Champion Stallion Stock Horse, then Champion of Champions Stock Horse with his trainer Laura Tennill!! Laura, the two of you are a great team and I cannot thank you enough!!!! Smokey is happy and engaged at the shows and is just a different show horse! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to see how the rest of the season pans out.

21/05/2024

OK, one more picture from last weekend's show and I'll stop for now. :) Miss Ruby now lives in Ohio. Her new mom took her to the show too. This was Ruby's very first show and she did super (3rd in her pony class) and was very brave! I absolutely LOVE this picture of her!

20/05/2024

When one of your friends has a husband that likes to mess around with a camera and they send you a pic after you've gone to bed........NICE surprise to wake up to!!!!!!! I LOVE this pic of Khopi at the show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

19/05/2024

18/05/2024

Khopi's first show (all breed show) this weekend. 23 in his color halter class. He WON it!!!!!!!!!!!!! The judge called him a 'magnificent c**t'!!! OMGosh!!!!!!!!!! I hope there isn't any storms going on in the upper atmosphere today.....'cause I be walking in the clouds for the rest of the day!

15/05/2024