He's Here!!!

He is a chestnut or palomino tobiano colt, born late Sunday, July 24, and these photos were taken July 25, after he was discovered. This colt is not yet named, but we are working through lists of suggestions people are giving us. The little foal is well-built and shows promise. He's got his sire's solid hindquarters and his dam's large ears, plus his pinto coloring comes from his mother's side of the family.

We won't know for certain whether he is a chestnut or palomino until December, at the latest, and so we won't be registering him until we know, and his sire's owner transfers Sneaky into his own name. They've had him for 9 1/2 years and still the 10yo horse is listed in his breeder's name on his paperwork. None of the QH's foals will be registerable until that paperwork is completed.

The colt is by Sneaky Peponita, who descends from Peponita himself on sireline, and out of Wind Runner, a 3rd or 4th generation Baker mare, unregistered and carrying her female family's characteristic palomino tobiano coloring. She is the first mare in her line to produce a colt, and the first to have more than one foal. Her first is a trademark palomino tobiano filly, a full sister to this young colt.

This colt, by the way, will be gelded, and either used to replace Jack, D's 21yo grade QH gelding, or broken-in and sold at the age of 3 or 4. Since we haven't decided what we're doing, I hope he is registered with the American Half Quarter Horse Registry, which has a working relationship with the American Quarter Horse Association, the American Paint Horse Association, and the Appaloosa Horse Club. I also want to register the foal with the Pinto Horse Association of America, which is where my 14yo bay tobiano unpedigreed mare, Sue, is registered. He would compete in the speed events there. With the AHQHR, he wouldn't have any events to go to, but we would still be able to compete at the open shows, and hopefully he is capable and willing to learn to be a cutting horse.

Wind Runner and her colt are doing just fine, and soon will be turned out with the herd.