http://atthegatestable.zoomshare.com/2.shtml At The Gate Stable: News Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:27:25 -0500 http://atthegatestable.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/509b3cd43849dc2a13f29ec3cc57c925_46dc27dd.writeback Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:27:25 -0500 Everyone is now in their new home. The ladies are on a wonderful farm romping through 25 acres of lushious grass with a treed area and ponds to play in. They love it. I am finally in my new place getting the unpacking done and also psyching myself up for my first day of school. A new mare arrived yesterday, Sheza Poco Dot. She's a red dun in foal to a palomino stallion Bear Fax for early April 2008. It appears I am going to be a little bit busy in April next year with exams and foaling. New pics will be coming-be patient. http://atthegatestable.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/142cde61b030b32f7564c197e2b8b8e9_46ac84e5.writeback Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:15:33 -0500 The new home has been found and we move the end of August. It is gorgeous and the furthest north I have since i was a child. WASHAGO!!! It is so gorgeous up there-close to the water and the Casino lol. And best of all-only a short drive to school. I can't wait to meet other horse owners. Arriving the end of August will also be a new mare or 2. I know I said I was cutting numbers down, and I have, but these lovely ladies were too nice to pass up. Stay tuned for more details. http://atthegatestable.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/9b1cedd53cb7474e52ba359ee36dc438_468ad582.writeback Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:02:26 -0500 The season is winding down(finally) and all the mares so far have been announced in foal. First due in 2008 is Sunset(January), Roma(March), Tonka (April), Lady(April), Bailey(May), Itchy(May), Jill (May) and there is still a few stragglers to be bred in the next 2 weeks. One just arrived on the farm-a 16.1hh TB mare who performed well in dressage and is CSH as well. Now that should get a lovely HUS hopefully with colour. She has 4 white socks and a rather unique blaze. Soon it will be time to load everyone up and head off to the East-I have found a place NE of Elmvale and will be there for the next 2 years while I attend University classes at Georgian in Orillia. It appears the people who were buying Levi have opted out which is great IMO-mean sI get to keep him. I have been contacting trainers in teh Elmvale area and he will head for training in the winter. At this point he will not be standing at stud in 2008-the girls will instead be bred to Glade Ima Gigalo-a colt I bred out of Tonka who will be standing near Sudbury. http://atthegatestable.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/a22648980cbf72d3ee70f14637f38b83_46711d65.writeback Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:50:13 -0500 I have been receiving some wonderful updates from the people who bought Diesel(now Gigger)last summer. Roch and Brenda have been showing this gorgeous little guy and last weekend-his 2nd show- he pulled home reds in yearling longeline, halter stallions(actually got a trophy for champion!!!) and a red in yearling in hand trail. What a great job these two are doing with him. I will try to get some updated pics on here as soon as I can. Can't wait to get three of the girls bred to him next year. http://atthegatestable.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/8a5c6b62edc4b120a0dfb8de4d3dc39c_4645ed57.writeback Sat, 12 May 2007 11:37:43 -0500 The weather has been just great. And thankfully it has brought out lots of people to take advantage of my massive reduction. Only 1 horse left for sale and I will have reached my goal. Guess it helps that they are all priced right. Levi leaves for AI training Tuesday and will also be collecting and storing frozen semen so that next year he can train in earnest without worrying about breeding. Plus most of the mares will be visiting Diesel-now nick-named Gigger-for stud duties in 2008. Quite an impressive selection of ladies for his first year that's for sure. I've been told his first show is this month in halter and then he will be focusing more on lungeline. Either way he should do well. http://atthegatestable.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/a51e748039fa1cc397d450961d63797f_463b989f.writeback Fri, 04 May 2007 15:33:35 -0500 Well Lady's little man is now a week old and doing awesome. After some intitial confusion and taking him away from baby stealing mare Tonka Lady has now fully claimed Gunner and no one is allowed to come near him now. Updated pics will definately be coming. Unfortunately Tonka is not in foal to Beaus Eternal Son but Levi managed to solve that problem and she has been vet checked in foal for January as well. Sunset leaves tomorrow and that will leave only 4 mares and Levi-who leaves next week for AI training. http://atthegatestable.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/72ef840878bde0e02fd79d1bc56f0b7e_461ec630.writeback Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:52:16 -0500 Only a couple more days to go before we hit on the first due date. Tonka is ceretainly not holding true to going 2 weeks early this year, Lady is more then ready and I doubt she will make it to her due date. It was a hard decision to make to reduce the numbers. I absolutely love the strong working and halter type breeding these mares posess and was really looking forward to seeing all those Whispers running around next spring. All horses sold come with their registration papers-you would be amazed at the amount of trouble I am having obtaining papers on one of these mares that I paid for in January-always make sure to have the writing of papers forwarded upon payment on bills of sale in the future. Sunset is in foal and ready to either go to her new home or stay here and foal. Had news that a good friends mare finally foaled-a bay filly-also sired by the same as Tonka and Lady's foal...however 3 weeks over due-my girls best not be planning the same lol. http://atthegatestable.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/425aa3409954d3d4cf3b4626fdcd8124_45f1cb4a.writeback Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:02:02 -0600 Such a frigid couple of months of relentless snow- and finally it is warming, melting and I can't wait for it to be just all gone. It's been a month now since Sweeter passed away- such a tragic loss, I was really looking forward to getting at least one foal from her. Birde has new owners, Chris and Scott. She will be boarding with me until they take possession of their new farm May 1. They are absolutely in love with the rest of the gang too and I was sure to show Tonka's trick to them when they brought in a bag of carrots. Speaking of Tonka...a little over a month to go. I am hoping she is not too early and hits Easter. It's hard enough she goes early but that is just too much. Dot will be returning to the farm for foaling the end of the month and I will finally get some pics up on the website. http://atthegatestable.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/357824f163e5a8738431508e3a117d0c_45a63234.writeback Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:48:52 -0600 Obviously I have been very spoiled by the warm winter we have had so far-so the shock of all the snow coming now has affected the horses and myself. On Monday 3 horses arrived at the farm for breeding-I will have to create a seperate page for mares being bred to Levi soon so it does not appear I am back up to 15+ horses-although that would be nice. In addition to Roma and Sweeter a pretty little filly stepped off the trailer as well-bloodlines of Obvious Conclusions and Shutdown Amigo-a gorgeous smutty red dun. What a size difference between her and Birde-but then Birde is a fair bit older-this new little girl-Treat is a very late foal-September 4th actually. I will get updated pics ASAP but put up the ones I do have. With all of these lovely ladies lining up to visit Levi I know he will positively excell as a sire. http://atthegatestable.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/021d6d4da81764aec9afeb747acff6c4_455f3ac0.writeback Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:54:24 -0600 It has been a very hectic week here at the stables. Daisy enjoyed a trip to town and had a blast doing the Santa Clause parade with Justin. Time to get down to some serious Christmas shopping.