eMDee Mountain Horses 2008 News
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2008 foals
eMDee's first foal due March 17 or best offer!!!!!
March
WELL, didn't know that it could get even wetter. 12 inches in the month of March. Fair Silk, 17 years old and an experienced brood mare, has been smart enough to not foal yet. She is looking very pregnant, resembles a fat tick with a horse's head and tail sticking out of opposite ends. Even our vet said "She's definitely in foal" to which we replied "Do ya THINK!" First show in Asheville was cold but successful for us. Godiva, first place yearling filly. Freebird, reserve yearling colt. Misty May, first place Ladies' Classic. Off to a good start.
February
We just finished the wettest month ever recorded here.
Our horses (no matter what color) are all light brown right now, from rolling in the mud. Mostly, we have been hoping for warmer, drier days. We have been getting ready, for 2008 foals and this year's show season, around cuddling our grand-children. Addison, our grand-daughter, is growing and met our dog and some of the horses on the warmest day we had. Anna and Owen,almost 3 now, haven't had a chance to try their new riding helmets yet, maybe next month.
January
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This is our beautiful new grand-daughter Addison. She arrived on the 29th and is perfect in every way. The horses will have to take a backseat to her for awhile. They all have luxurious winter coats and are showing us what easy keepers they are, standing out in the blowing snow with drifts on their backs. We did get a few warm days to ride earlier this month. Hopefully we'll have more saddle time next month. |
2007 Summary
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2007, what a year. We were blessed with beautiful, healthy foals in the spring, and had our first experience with body clipping and training babies in hand for show. Fury's breeding calendar was full, with breedings from Pennsylvania to Washington and two mares headed for Australia. Fury's first babies were in the show ring, they did their Daddy proud (Seems strange to think of him as a "Daddy".) Michael started trail riding with me here at home and joined me, for the first time, trail riding in Tennessee and Kentucky (and has plans to go back). This year we were lucky to have Fury with HT Derickson, Misty May with ST Tipton, Spice with Chris Tipton, and Freebird with Stacie Tipton. While every horse didn't see the blue at every show this year, great progress was made in each horse's training and in my experience with each horse. I focused here at home on getting Lady back in shape for the International, after foaling. I aimed for the Amateur Owned and Trained classes, but ended up putting her in other classes "since we were there". BOY, am I glad Michael talked me into that! I got the "ride of my life", when we surprised ourselves by winning at the International. I'm still pinching myself to be sure it's real. (The second chapter of Lady's story is on our "Bragging" page.) |
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2006 Summary
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2006 was a very good year. Fury's first year on the show circuit was a tremendous success, check out his record on "Our Stallion" page. Thanks to trainer, Derrick Tipton. He told me this stallion was gonna be some thin', and he was right. Lady, to our great joy, finished her professional show career by winning the Sam Tuttle award at the 2006 RMHA International. We are grateful to Erin Lawson for all her work with Lady. Misty May proved to be our biggest challenge, but I do love a challenge. Thanks to the leadership of our devoted trainer, Chris Tipton, we captured the reserve UMH High Point Award in the Amateur Park division. Our first foal carrying our own farm name made it to the show ring, making us very proud. Sugar and Spice with Chris Tipton brought home the UMH Breeders' Cup Weanling Fillies Division Trophy and placed Reserve in the RMHA Intn'l Weanling Fillies Division. Floyd, Hurricane Warning, and I campaigned throughout the show season and managed Reserve High Point honors in the UMH Amateur Owned and Trained Trail Pleasure division. |
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