He is living up to his cutting breeding genetics, some of his moves are pretty fancy!
It's almost impossible to get good action shots of him- he is so quick! I do manage to get a few little videos though.
He is so pestiferous too!
Chomp the mama!
Booncat just exudes sass- so I can see why his mama was named Sassy because I bet she was just like him when she was a baby!
Sassy, letting Drifter know that he is not. allowed. to. visit.
His cuteness makes up for his sass!
It's so entertaining watching him that it takes me extra long to do chores .
I had to pull hair for his dna test, so that meant haltering him. The first day was when he was 3 days old- my smallest rope halter, the one I used on Eli, was way too big for him. So the next day I found an old nylon halter and I have been using that.
The video makes his head look huge and his body small but it really isn't like that!
Sassy is still quite protective of her baby and I am quite reluctant to put them in with the herd until Booncat is a little bigger. So I'll have to do some shifting around so they can get some room to move. Once he is leading a little bit I can put them in the mare pen while they are out on the grazing paddocks, so that should be fun to watch him exploring.
Can't wait to see what he looks like at 3 weeks old and is filled out a bit!
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I am in love with him!
I can't even imagine how much more endearing his is in real life. I've never been around babies so it is wonderful to experience this vicariously.
I watched a video today about how to be a responsible/successful horse breeder. Most of them said this: "Start with a really good mare. Not a handful, ONE good mare. Then invest as much as possible in the breeding, or else you'll be disappointed. Also, learn conformation, really learn it."
One breeder said something confusing - he said you usually will not be able to improve upon the "perfect pair." I had never thought about this, I'd always been told breeding is all about improving.
Thoughts?
how tall do you think he'll be?
M- it's too early to judge how tall he will be.
Lytha- yes a good mare is the place to start. There are a lot of really good and even great stallions out there. I am fortunate that I have my own amazing stallion who consistently produces great disposition and athletic ability as well as good looks on all his foals. But without a great mare he is just a stallion. Coyote Belle is the magic cross on Beamer, in fact any mare that descends from Shining Spark will cross well on him. Finding Sassy turned out to be another excellent cross and I wouldn't hesitate to use Beamer on cutting mares.
Yes breeding is about going forward with the breed, one never wants to produce sub par foals. However, "perfect pair" is subjective. Unless you try different combinations how do you know that you have the perfect pair?
Cute name! He is sure full of himself! What fun for you!
What a cutey! Speaking of wonderful mares. A friend of mine had a couple of her mares out for breeding and saw Rosalee. They said I could stop by and see her and the stallions, babies, etc. I might do that. It would be fun.
Linda- take pics for me! Apparently Betsy loves Rosalee and I am so happy for both of them.
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