Coates Amee

So, it's about time to tell you about my latest deal.

I had an email from Amy at Coates in England. She was interesting in my mare Nefatiti. Lots of e mails ... and suddenly i found myselfe waiting for a new mare. A traditional SMAL black and white one. Perfect for my dream about a 4 in hand drive. She is only 3 years old. 135 cm tall - In foal to a pretty, pretty boy.. I'm already fallen in love with her perfect temper en personlaity. Nefatiti will be arriving in England monday - hopefully Amy will be happy with her.

I let her out for the first time today. Simply Red was really happy about it:) She's been on a long travel - and need to put on some weigth - I'll share some photos of her anyway.

- Mona -

Sooon....

- Mona -

Reflections.........

I just felt like writing a few words about LaCoste and why we did what we did. I guess the rumors have already started flying around, so I think it is better to be honest than keep everthing in the dark. Like some of you now know, we put LaCoste to sleep yesterday and it was one of the hardest decissions we have ever made......I know many people think we are crazy or losy horse people because of this, but from our point of view, it was the only solution we could see at this moment.

We believe that working and dealing with our horses should be a joy and not something we do with fear and a bad feeling in our stumack.

The thing is that he was a big and heavy horse with a really strong mind, and when he decided not to co-operat (which he decided to do a lot) - there were not much we could do to make him change his mind. And when a 650 kg heavy horse gets on two feet and starts to kick with a "little" human dangling in the end of his lead rope.....well, it is easy to figure out who will win the fight........And naturally it is a little scary when you know there might come a hoof flying aimed at you at any time.

Yes - with a lot of time - we could maybe train him to better manners, but we were not willing to risk our health to do so.

You may ask why why we didn`t try to sell him, but as we saw it we didn`t want him to cause injury to some one else either - that would be even worse than putting him to sleep. And it wasn`t like we could sell him to whom ever either.....

La Coste had a lot of good qualities too and he was a really beautiful horse, but sometimes we just have to be reasonable and think of our safety first and also where we want to go with our breeding.

The gypsy horse is supposed to be a loving, easy going and kind horse, therefor we want to breed on cobs with those qualities. Like we all know - looks isn`t everything!

And even though everything feels horrible at the moment, I believe we did the right thing......

~ Elisabeth ~

Simply Red of Comrue

This weekend I went to Stavanger to wisit Sissel and Inger. It's always a lot of fun to play with these girls. I brougt allong Thinka and Simpley Red. Red is starting his driving training now - and it's good to have som helpfull friends getting you started. And the boy didd splendid! Hes such a sweet and calm little stallion. I'll soon have him going in the waggon.
Lots of photos - all taken by Sissel Heigre.
Tank you for all the good work, and fun time girls!

- Mona -

What colour?

Ok - I admit it - I`m really excited about this season foals to be born.

Only a few months left now, and the first foals will step into this world! :)

I`ve made a little list of my mares due dates and the possible colours of their babies - we`ll just have to wait and see if my list is correct ;)

Camella Boy Warrior

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Emily

Her foaling date is May 3rd and possible colours of her baby you can see below.

(Camella Boy Warrior also carries the pearl gene which wasn`t included in the colour calculation, so I think there is a chance of getting a pearl baby as well ;)
19.14% - Buckskin Tobiano
19.14% - Buckskin
19.14% - Bay Tobiano
19.14% - Bay
3.13% - Palomino Tobiano
3.13% - Palomino
3.13% - Chestnut Tobiano
3.13% - Chestnut
2.73% - Smoky Black Tobiano
2.73% - Smoky Black
2.73% - Black Tobiano
2.73% - Black
I`m hoping for buckskin baby from these two cobs :)

Holm`s La Coste of Picasso
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Nancy
Her foaling date is April 19th and she will definatelly have a chestnut baby :)
75.00% - Chestnut Tobiano
25.00% - Chestnut
I just love La Costes`mum Mischa, so I`m crossing my fingers for a foal like her - a solid cestnut filly foal with 4 white legs and LOTS of hair!

Ickie

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Bess

Her foaling date is May 12th and my guess is that she will have yet another beautiful black and hairy baby :)
87.50% - Black
12.50% - Chestnut

Vestlandsbandens Golden Victory has been bred to my 3 young mares in addition to Corrie.

I`m hoping for some really nice, chunky and hairy silverbabies from my girls :)
Golden Victory x Vestlandsbandens Lilo (Her father is Ickie).
Her foaling date is April 19th.
35.16% - Silver Bay
35.16% - Bay
11.72% - Silver Black
11.72% - Black
6.25% - Chestnut

Golden Victory x Vestlandsbandens Irina (Ickie is her father as well).
Don`t know for sure her foaling date, so we`ll just have to wait patientelly.....
35.16% - Silver Black Tobiano
35.16% - Black Tobiano
11.72% - Silver Black
11.72% - Black
4.69% - Chestnut Tobiano
1.56% - Chestnut

Golden Victory x Otis` Olivia
Her foaling date is May 22nd.
26.37% - Silver Bay Tobiano
26.37% - Bay Tobiano
8.79% - Silver Black Tobiano
8.79% - Silver Bay
8.79% - Black Tobiano
8.79% - Bay
4.69% - Chestnut Tobiano
2.93% - Silver Black
2.93% - Black
1.56% - Chestnut

Golden Victory x Corrie

Her foaling date is May 5th. It will be interesting to see the result of this colour combination - for the two last seasons she has given us a tobiano pearl palomino filly and a solid palomino filly - maybe we are up for a silver buckskin filly this year??!!? That would be something! :)
16.67% - Palomino
16.67% - Chestnut
8.33% - Smoky Black
8.33% - Silver Smoky Black
8.33% - Silver Buckskin
8.33% - Silver Black
8.33% - Silver Bay
8.33% - Buckskin
8.33% - Black
8.33% - Bay

Looks like May will be an exciting and busy month!!!

I just hope everything runs smoothely and that the foals will be strong and at good health.

~ Elisabeth ~

Golden Victory

Hi again! :)

Thought I`d post some new photos of Golden Victory (or Victor as we call him).

He`ll be 4 years old this summer and we are very excited to see his offspring this summer to come. If everything goes well, he`ll be the daddy of 8 babies this year!

He is such a sweetheart - so gentle and easy to handle - a real casanova! :)

And as you can see from the pictures, I`m not lying.....my 12 year old son Marcus is leading him as I shoot the pics :)

Two of my fav boys in the whole wide world!!! :)

Some "playing in the snow" pics to follow....sorry - they are a bit dark, not much light here when the sun is hiding.....I`m so looking forward to spring and more daylight!

Taking a snowbath.....

Well, that`s the photos for today :)

Besides this - the latest news from our farm is that 3 of our horses have moved to their new homes.

Katinka has moved to Ellen where she will be her riding and breeding mare, and Victoria and Nikita have moved to Louise in Denmark. I am really sure of, that these horse have come to loving and caring homes and I wish them all the best! :)

Winter!!!!

Okay . So, I'm alive. I know i've been a bad blogger latley. No excuses - just pur lacyness:) The winter and snow gave me som inspiration to a trip outside and a photo shoot. There is 21 horses on my farm now - and I have to say it's a lovely sigth - They are all so different, each of them has its on personality, and things about them I just love.

The snow has given me some trouble keeping them all in the ringt fence.. electrisity works poorly underneat the snow.. and the fist nigth we had 75 cm.. not a thing we're used to her in this part of the countyr. Combined with temperatures down to -17 celcius - vell, i'ts a new expeience, and I'm not shure I'm happy about it.

Anyhow.. hope you enjoy the photo spam :)

"come on cobs"

Im so pleaced with my 2008 fillies.. This is Shirley. She's a mix. (And for sale) Amanda (by Netta- Ickie) - I was planning on selling this girl... but then.. She woud fit perfekt in my 4 in one drive together with Thinka and Rose... don't you think?

The black one si Betty Boop - by Thinka and a unknown stallion. Her friend is my mini chunk - PEnnyOne more of AmandaAnd Primroese.. This girl is BIG - Sired by Ickie, and dam Rosie... bout her parents ar quite smal - but this girl goes her own way - guess shell be about 160 cm tallCamella boy Warrior
Stina and Penny - yupp, Stina is back in my herd. And she has pronised to give me a pretty little gray baby:)

Another one of Linda

Rianna - growing in all odd directions;) She is my first foal by Camella Boy - dam Eliza

- Mona -