News - Redheart Appaloosa Stud

Colts or Fillies – 60 Day Sex Scans…….

July 8, 2016/0 Comments/in Appaloosa Horse Club UK, British Appaloosa Society, Foundation Appaloosa Mare, Foundation Appaloosa Stallion, Hevans EV Catorrius, Kiss My Finest Heart, Peyres Catori Cat, Princesse Pascale, Redheart Catorrius /by Paula Cooper

Knowing the gender of a foal before it is born will help us manage several different aspects of our breeding program. In particular, we would like two non-characteristic (NC negative for the LP (Leopard Complex gene)) fillies to continue our breeding programme.

NC fillies will be perfect for our recent imported Stallion DFR Patahas Redheart (Blu) who is homozygous (LP/LP) for the Leopard Complex gene. Thus giving us a characteristic foal (LP/lp) 100% of the time with the advantage of his pedigree and statue.

The mares had their 60 day scans…..

Peyres Catori Cat (Catori) has been inseminated with Kiss My Finest Heart’s (Heart) semen.

Catori and Heart are both LP/lp for the Leopard Complex gene, therefore we have 50% chance of a characteristic foal (LP/lp), 25% chance of few spot or snow cap foal (LP/LP) and 25% chance of a non-characteristic (lp/lp).

Princess Pascale (PP) has been inseminated with Hevans EV Catorrius’s (Reus) semen.

60-days-scan-ppxreus

PP is LP/lp and Reus is lp/lp for the Leopard Complex gene, therefore we have 50% chance of a non-characteristic foal (lp/lp) and 50% chance of a characteristic foal (LP/lp).

We have purposely increased our chances of non-characteristic foals this year by not using an LP/LP stallion but we have no control over the gender, it will always be 50 / 50!

The 60-day ultrasound identified both mares are carrying single live fetus which is obviously fantastic news. Eventually, the genital tubercle was located (both mares fetus were quite lively and it took a while to find the view required) didn’t help that both mare’s bladders were full either. The genital tubercle (which eventually will become the penis in a colt and the clitoris in a filly) develops on the midline of the fetus, between the hind legs. At around 55 days, the structure moves toward the umbilicus in a colt and toward the anus in a filly.

So, our wonderful Vet John Campbell (JC) gave us the news we didn’t want to hear….COLT’S!

On a serious note, we are grateful both mares are in foal, we are very grateful both fetus are “single” and “alive” and we only pray the gestation and births follow suit!

The advantage of knowing we might have colts (nothing is 100% guaranteed) is we can prepare to advertise and sell our Stallion (Reus) full brother and his first 100% FPD progeny out of PP. We also are able to either make plans for our NC filly foals in 2018 with the same mating’s or use Blu to create a GAP 6 with 100% success for characteristic foals to sell? Mmmmmm…..

Both mares were inseminated on the 6th May 2016 (“normal” gestation is 335 – 360 days, 342 days average) due date being April 16^th 2017.

Let’s hope our news is wrong and those fetus were too quick for JC to accurately identify?

Supporting The Suzanne Entwistle Memorial & 40th Anniversary BApS Northern Show.

July 3, 2016/0 Comments/in British Appaloosa Society, Foundation Appaloosa Mare, Redheart Pascalius /by Paula Cooper

There is nothing I need to add here….

Except, Redheart Pascalius and I were proud to be part of the British Appaloosa Society‘s 40th Anniversary.

Early morning….

A clear run on the M1 heading Oop North

5th in a tough class of 13 “Best Conditioned”

3rd in the Most Colourful “Other”

2nd in “two & three-year-old fillies”

Proud to be part of the British Appaloosa Society

Suzanne was watching over and proud of you ALL……

Supporting The Foreign Breeds Society….

June 19, 2016/0 Comments/in Foreign Breeds, Foundation Appaloosa Mare, Redheart Pascalius /by Paula Cooper

The FOREIGN BREED SOCIETY is a showing society for all Foreign Breeds in the UK.

Their shows cater for many different breeds such as Morgan’s, Percheron, Comtois, Lipizzaner, Fjords, Arab’s, Saddlebred’s, Paso Fino, Andalucian’s, Lusitano’s, Friesian’s, Falabella’s, American Miniatures and Shetlands, Icelandic, Haflinger and of course the Appaloosa etc. The Society also include part bred’s so in a “nut shell” the class’s are “open” or can be breed specific and offer something from the inexperienced young stock to the experienced equines covering both in hand or ridden disciplines.

So you can see why these shows appeal to us here at Redheart Appaloosas, not only do we qualify for more than one class, ensuring we gain any opportunity to improve our young horses experience but we get to meet some very interesting participants with some quite rare breeds.

Today we took Redheart Pascalius to Only Equestrian Complex for the Foreign Breeds Society Championship Horse Show. We were placed in all three classes, Foreign Breeds Youngstock, Home Produced and Appaloosa.

We qualified for the Purebred In Hand Championship and with a strong line up.

The Appaloosa took Reserve Champion behind the well deserved Champion Asalla, a Fjord.

Thank you for the photographs and congratulations to Jayne Bowen. x

Purebred In Hand Champion Asalla

Owned by Jayne Bowen.

A wonderful day Supporting The Foreign Breeds Society……..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Reus, may our journey through life continue together……

June 13, 2016/0 Comments/in Appaloosa Horse Club UK, British Appaloosa Society, Foundation Appaloosa Stallion, Hevans EV Catorrius, Redheart Catorrius /by Paula Cooper

13th June 2012 Reus was born, the shock of a non characteristic foal took a while to sink in!

As a late weanling he proved to have an enormous amount of intelligence and was very bold and independent.

As a yearling he proved that confirmation over ruled “colour” as he won his first Appaloosa Horse Club UK Supreme Championship.

As a two-year old, he not only won his first British Appaloosa Society Supreme Championship but gained a 5th place on the Appaloosa Club International points table.

As a three-year old he proved to be healthy, fit, correct and fertile, passing a five stage vetting and obtaining his stallion licences and then successfully storing frozen semen for the UK & Europe.

If he was a human we would be celebrating 20 years but today he is four and I wish him HAPPY BIRTHDAY and thank him for the happiness he has brought us at Redheart Appaloosas!

May our journey through life continue together and continue to exceed all our expectations……

There’s always next week…..

June 11, 2016/0 Comments/in British Appaloosa Society, Foundation Appaloosa Mare, Redheart Pascalius /by Paula Cooper

Due to unforeseen circumstances we could not attend our show today at the Derbyshire Festival, despite Redheart Pascalius ready to go, she had a relaxed day in the paddock……I don’t think she minded!!!!

There’s always next week…….

Our Redheart Stallion is still only three years old by birth……

June 8, 2016/0 Comments/in Appaloosa Horse Club UK, British Appaloosa Society, Foundation Appaloosa Stallion, Hevans EV Catorrius, Redheart Catorrius /by Paula Cooper

As a three-year old colt Reus obtained his two stallion licenses and this year has frozen semen for sale within the UK and Europe. From the 1st January this year “in the horse world” , he is a four year old and is called a Stallion! In reality “by birth” he is still only three years old…..

After an early start this year, long reining and getting him “started” he has now been turned away to have another break. This horse is so very special in so many ways and one thing we will not do is rush him! We also require the time to concentrate on Redheart Pascalius who is coming along nicely in the show ring and time to educate our three yearlings, Ben, Blanc and Blu!

Some recent pictures of Reus…..

Our Redheart Stallion is still only three years old by birth……

Redheart Pascalius is starting to bloom…..

June 4, 2016/0 Comments/in Appaloosa Horse Club UK, Foundation Appaloosa Mare, Redheart Pascalius /by Paula Cooper

Our fourth show of 2016 gave Redheart Pascalius her first Championship of 2016

The Appaloosa Horse Club UK Spring Show at Merrist Wood Equestrian Centre gave us a few classes to enter. Last years event resulted in Evee getting loose and our early departure with a few minor cuts and bruises. Thankfully this year, it was a different result. We had a “good” day in the ribbons and the highlight was qualifying for the USA Open Championship. With an exceptional level of quality in this Championship we can only be honoured to have won against such competition. We are very delighted with our home-bred filly!

Redheart Pascalius is certainly starting to bloom…..

Showing on a Bank Holiday Monday……

May 30, 2016/0 Comments/in Foundation Appaloosa Mare, Redheart Pascalius /by Paula Cooper

As Redheart Pascalius 3-year old showing campaign gets under way, our third show of 2016 was The World Breed class held at Tabley Park on Bank Holiday Monday.

We headed North passing queues of traffic on the M5 & M6 heading South and on our return journey home we past queues of traffic heading North. We certainly planned this trip well!

Delighted with her performance although she did get a bit upset by another competitor who was a stallion….thought she would have been quite familiar with a stallion “shouting / screaming” with Hevans EV Catorrius at home?