None of our horses are perfect and I respect their individual imperfections, they all have different personalities and I treat them accordingly but one thing they all always do is make me smile! Sunday 19th three of our Redhearts competed at the British Appaloosa Society (BApS) National Show, such a fabulous day, the weather was […]
A flat-out week preparing three horses for the Appaloosa Horse Club UK National Show and then the weekend was no different as we helped celebrate their 18th anniversary at Moreton Morrell College in Warwickshire. We took three Redhearts, our Stallion Blu who excelled in his presence, standing quietly in the warm-up and ring even with […]
Returning from our family holiday, Reus and I endured an intensive week’s training after having 3 weeks off, no pain no gain…This put us on target for our first WES Area 6. What an experience, we learned a lot, we sweated a lot, we achieved a lot and now I ache a lot! Our first […]
So the morning begins at 6 am when the horses are tended to, in work at 8.30 and home by 6 pm. After the horses are all tucked up its usually 9 pm but the weekends are so very precious, we aim to compete at about 10 – 12 shows a year, leaving the other weekends free […]
So last weekend, our repro vet Mark Georgetti gave us his time, his patience and his expertise by sex scanning our three mares at around 60 days. We would like two fillies to continue our breeding programme with the semen stored from Hevans EV Catorrius (Reus). The only mares unrelated to him are Princesse Pascale […]
Reus’s third outing under saddle, Hanbury Countryside Show. His début outing with English tack in the Small Hunter class, he was very green and overwhelmed by the ring containing a course of jumps but we survived, all good experience, looking forward to the future with this boy… The versatility of an Appaloosa…
21st April 2017 we saw the birth of Redheart Regent, from this day he has been given the best possible start in life at Redheart Appaloosas. At 15 months, it is time for him to move on and start a new chapter in his life, an exciting loving home in Gloucestershire where he has already […]
DFR Patahas Redheart (Blu) first breeding season, covering mares and being collected from on the dummy mare took its toll. After all the excitement Blu’s condition dropped, we anticipated the inevitable and a month before the breeding season increased his daily feed. After the mares were confirmed in foal, Blu’s stud duties were officially over and it was time for […]
One of many factors involved in breeding is DNA, we submit to the Appaloosa Societies all our horses DNA, a personal and unique form of genetic identification, a profile that establishes identity. Animal genetics provide a quick and simple service, submitting a sample is very easy by pulling 30-40 mane and/or tail hairs from the […]
April 21st,2013, Redheart Pascalius (aka Evee) was born, from this day her destiny was planned, to be proven in the ring and then to join our broodmares. Over the past five years, we have witnessed the amazing colour and pattern change as she’s matured and today we announce she is confirmed in foal to our […]