This & That

I am way behind on this blog. I thought I would try to get some photos down before I go back. Here is the bachelor Lightning, still traveling alone, but doing a bit of sparring with the other stallions. Lightning was a band stallion until 2010 when Rounder took them over. Lightning put up a heck of a fight. back then Haze was his satellite stallion, who ended up turning on him...Since then he has been a real loner horse.

Anyway here you can see we are in draught. It is sad to see. We can only hope for rain.

Prince has a beautiful new filly in his band. We call her Hopscotch and every one agrees her color is exotic. She was born to the 3 yr old filly, Oda, who is most likely Prince's daughter, but there is no inbreeding here. Oda and her mom, Sunshine, got split up from Prince spring of 2011 and were not reunited until around November. Oda and her mom were briefly with Blazer and then summered with Rounder.
Oda's dam, Sunshine, (Hopscotch's Grandma) helps with the new filly along with "her twin chestnut sister", Moonlight.. 

Prince (Merlin)

The old black mare in Yellow Man's (Cyclone) band, Crow.  

I still can not figure out who this grey colt is. He is running with bachelors up on The Ridge.

The sorrel is Voodoo. He has mares, but still likes to leave them for a bit and romp with the boys.Hhere he is playing with the palomino, Skip. Skip is the 3 year old colt out of Hazel and Bugs.

Here are Voodoo's two mares. The black one, Streaker, is clearly pregnant. The dun is Yellow Cat..Voodoo acquired these mares last summer (2011)... Streaker is only three.

Tripod is doing good. I observed him rearing up and playing rough with the other stud colts He has been disabled since he was a newborn, but surprises us all with his hardiness.. Here he is with Rooibos, the little sorrel with a small split in his stripe.

Jigsaw is now a yearling. I thought this photo would be good for our ID cards.

Jigsaw's dam, Kira, another one for the ID cards..

I just liked this photo of Robin from "The Bird Herd". She seems like a vivacious filly who is growing up with her two rowdy brothers, Meadowlark and Falcon.

Robin

Eagles Band...."The Bird Herd"

Voodoo's Band

It was good to see Voo Doo, the feisty little chestnut stud, up on The Ridge with his two mares, Yellow Cat and Streaker. Voodoo was a bachelor stallion up until last spring (2011) when he met Streaker, the striking black pinto filly. Later he added the dun, Yellow Cat.

Streaker...it must have been about 11 months ago she got together with Voo Doo  because she is very heavy with foal. Streaker is only 3,Yellow Cat is a bit older.

There's Yellow Cat. Is she not a pretty mare? When I first met her (2009) she was with Femur then later was with Blazer. She was Blazer's only mare for the entire summer of 2010. To my knowledge she has not had a foal since the 2008 ound up and is part of The HSUS PZP study.

I am looking forward to seeing Streaker's foal. You can not see here (photo above shows), but she has 4 stockings and a lightning mark on her side. A real stand out! Voo Doo seems to think so too! The mares seem to get along great. Yellow Cat will help Streaker raise her foal. It is a beautiful thing to see!

Voodoo's Band

It was nice to see Voodoo and his two mares, Yellow Cat and Streaker.

The pretty dun is Yellow Cat. She was with Blazer up until recently. She does not seem as content with the new guy, Voodoo. She seems to be pining for something in the distance. The former HSUS employee told me Yellow Cat had really drifted around since after she was rounded up in 2008. Hopefully the next time we "gather" them, we can make sure the bands do not get torn apart.

Voodoo....I just love this tough little stallion. He is all mustang.

Streaker is only a two year old filly. She was an only foal to Nomad and Feather. She was always a little flirt. She seems very happy with Voodoo. They get my vote for couple of the year. A very handsome pair indeed! People have told me she is a sabino pinto. She has four white stockings.

Voodoo and Streaker watching a dirt bike in the distance.

It has really got Yellow Cat's attention.

Voodoo has gone from a bachelor to a proud Sand Wash band stallion this summer. It is nice to see.

Voodoo and Streaker

Voo Doo finally gets a mare! It is Streaker, Nomad's and Father's 2 year old filly. What a handsome pair they make!