Entries by Paula Cooper

Appaloosa Horse Club Register of Merit (R.O.M) 2018

We were presented with a Register of Merit (R.O.M) certificate for Reus and his son Reality at the Appaloosa Horse Club UK Annual General Meeting yesterday. Hevens EV Catorrius’s (Reus) achievement reflected his success in his first year under saddle for Western Pleasure.          Redheart Reality out of Peyres Catori Cat by […]

Appaloosa Mares Nightlife…

Our four broodmares They are all showing the right signs for foaling, some more than others but one thing we religiously do is watch them closely. Our two broodmares Catori and PP (bottom left and right) are 342 and 341 days gestation. Our maiden mares Myka and Evee (top left and right) are 340 and 320 […]

Redheart Broodmares – Mothers Day…

No reason why we shouldn’t celebrate our wonderful broodmares past foals this Mothers Day!  Princesse Pascale, 328 days gestation today. Princesse Pascale (middle), her two-year-old gelding Redheart Reality (right) and her six-year-old daughter Redheart Pascalius (left).   Peyres Catori Cat, 329 days gestation today. Peyres Catori Cat (middle), her two-year-old gelding Redheart Regent (right) and […]

The Redheart Boys – PLAY

Redheart Regent and Redheart Reality dam’s were both inseminated and the same day, the boys were born seven days apart April 2017. They started playing as soon as they were introduced. As they became colts, they played as colts do. After castration, their coltish behaviour slowly disappeared. They are fine apart but they really do enjoy each others company… […]

Foaling and the Placenta – A calcified yolk sack remnant!

Eight foals have safely been born at the stud, we feel very fortunate everything has relatively gone to plan. We have endured premature foaling from Peyres Catori Cat with Reus, the deep red coloured placenta below, we inspect all our placenta’s and make sure they are all intact…here are just a few random pictures.   […]

Caricks Redheart in foal to DFR Patahas Redheart – 03.03.19

Caricks Redheart joined the stud in 2016, at three years old her début showing started at Royal Winsor, taking the Reserve In-Hand Championship, predominantly shown afterward by a junior! ApHC – 93% FPD,  ApHC UK – A Register, BApS – Grade B Bay (EE AA) true non-characteristic, negative for the Leopard Complex gene (lp/lp) and […]

Redheart Pascalius in foal to DFR Patahas Redheart – 24.02.19

Redheart Pascalius, our first retained home-bred filly, a maiden mare and at 6 years old she’s carrying the UK’s first GAP 6 foal! ApHC – 100% FPD & GAP 5, ApHC UK – A Register, BApS – Grade A Black (EE/aa) roan mare, heterozygous for Leopard Complex gene (LP/lp) and negative for the PATTERN1 (patn1/patn1) […]

Princesse Pascale in foal to DFR Patahas Redheart – 17.02.19

Princesse Pascale, second in command, a mare that always looks pregnant even when she’s not! ApHC – 100% FPD, ApHC UK – A Register, BApS – Grade A Black (EE/aa) leopard mare, heterozygous for Leopard Complex gene (LP/lp) and the PATTERN1 (PATN1/patn1) gene. 5-panel and grey gene negative.   Here she is in her working […]