classicsporthorses
Jul. 10, 2009, 10:46 AM
A bit over a year and one half ago we rescued a 6 day old foal. His mom was a nursemare, some sort of draft cross as far as we could tell from one photo we have of her. His sire is as good a guess as you can imagine. We dont' know.
She had been sent to a very large breeding farm downstate from us to obviously foal out and be a nurse mare if needed on the farm (they have something like 75 foals a year) sadly after she foaled out her colt (the one we have) she coliced and was put down.
The rescue we worked with to get him had named him initially "tonka" and while small, he was a tank. We name him PJ (short for My Favorite Pajamas) As he grew-and he'll remain pony size from the looks of it-possibly making large, he has gotten SO refined. He's always been a very nice mover but now-WOW. He's built uphill, had a really nice walk, great hock action and it just all goes together. He has retained his dam's draft thick mane and tail-they are beautiful.
He learns very quickly, is very willing and is a real sensible little man. He's getting gelded soon and will start him more formal training late in the fall. I pray he makes large so I can ride him when the time comes.
My point in telling this story is not to brag about PJ but rather to I guess make a statment. Many here get so hung up on "Breeding lines, registries, stallion's performance records, etc" that sometimes they overlook the actual amimal. They look down their noses at anything else and it is offensive to many of us.
This little man truly is just becoming a swan and he has "no breeding" behind him. He will remain with us as he learns and grows and I am certain will turn heads in the show ring.
I adore him. I wish I could post photos of him here but we may soon on our website. Oh, he's a liver chestnut with a white blaze and a very handsome face. I am the first one to be critical of any of my horses but this little man is exceptional in so many ways. The little boy who initally probably was destined to a less than good life has been saved by God and sent to us for a reason. Maybe PJ will prove to some in the horse world that afterall it is the horse not the papers that you ride.
Thanks for reading
She had been sent to a very large breeding farm downstate from us to obviously foal out and be a nurse mare if needed on the farm (they have something like 75 foals a year) sadly after she foaled out her colt (the one we have) she coliced and was put down.
The rescue we worked with to get him had named him initially "tonka" and while small, he was a tank. We name him PJ (short for My Favorite Pajamas) As he grew-and he'll remain pony size from the looks of it-possibly making large, he has gotten SO refined. He's always been a very nice mover but now-WOW. He's built uphill, had a really nice walk, great hock action and it just all goes together. He has retained his dam's draft thick mane and tail-they are beautiful.
He learns very quickly, is very willing and is a real sensible little man. He's getting gelded soon and will start him more formal training late in the fall. I pray he makes large so I can ride him when the time comes.
My point in telling this story is not to brag about PJ but rather to I guess make a statment. Many here get so hung up on "Breeding lines, registries, stallion's performance records, etc" that sometimes they overlook the actual amimal. They look down their noses at anything else and it is offensive to many of us.
This little man truly is just becoming a swan and he has "no breeding" behind him. He will remain with us as he learns and grows and I am certain will turn heads in the show ring.
I adore him. I wish I could post photos of him here but we may soon on our website. Oh, he's a liver chestnut with a white blaze and a very handsome face. I am the first one to be critical of any of my horses but this little man is exceptional in so many ways. The little boy who initally probably was destined to a less than good life has been saved by God and sent to us for a reason. Maybe PJ will prove to some in the horse world that afterall it is the horse not the papers that you ride.
Thanks for reading