Equines!

My other loves

Two decades ago, I stopped raising horses, but I never lost my love for them—sight, sound, smell, and feel. Now that I have retired to acreage, I am rekindling that love of horses, both large and small. My daughter lives a few minutes away. She has lots of acreage, and she still has Arabian bloodlines that we raised, as well as athletic lines she has acquired and bred under the farm name Stardust Arabians.

The Seven Stages of Aging on Horseback (so true!)

Angie—When I saw the first videotape, I knew I must meet Angie (Anglo-Arabian mare). She is 15h, well-trained, and a "confidence builder" horse for an out-of-shape rider. I feel fortunate to have found her, and even my granddaughter and daughter enjoy riding her.

Farah —A homozygous black purebred Arabian mare [pedigree], Farah is sweet, but green under saddle and needs lots of miles. Our experience in the past with our Arabian mares has shown that breeding them, weaning the foal, and then riding them works very well to mature them. Farah was bred to the world-class SE/AK stallion, Habib Rafiq, and foaled a gorgeous solid mahogany bay colt on May 4, 2011.

Fariq, Farah's Egyptian-related solid mahogany bay colt—3 days old.

Fariq—1 month old.

Fariq—4 months old.

Fariq is now 7 months old and weaned. Halter, dressage, western, endurance potential.
He is priced reasonably to the right home!

HO Enchantment (Ella)—A grey Arabian mare, Ella was rescued from going to slaughter more than two  years ago. She was trained and rideable, but had been traumatized, so we turned her out to pasture where she had well over a year of R&R on 80 acres of good pasture. We have now brought her back up for riding. She needs refreshing miles, but she's friendly, trusting, and willing. She is very reasonably priced to the right person for her--inquire!

Breezie—An 11.2h silver bay Shetland pony that has carted many a kid around, Breezie is also small
enough so that Lisa can groom and play with her, as well as tack her up by herself.

Lisa is riding a slimmed-down Breezie English!

  ... and they both love to jump!

Lisa will soon outgrow Breezie, who will be bred next spring to Sean Daaim CH, for the next size up Arab/pony cross.

Orphan Colt - Stardust Dreamcatcher
In 2008 I experienced handling my first foal in over 20 years! My daughter's oldest Arabian mare (a lovely GG  Jabask daughter) had foaling difficulties, and was eventually lost (Feb. 2008). The 5-day-old colt (by Habib Rafiq) came to live at my place, and I raised an orphan equine, including frequent feedings 24/7, ensuring protection from the cold, and providing guidance so that he didn't become a real spoiled brat, as the orphans are apt to do! Fortunately, I also had a small pygmy goat doe that proved to be an excellent companion for the colt, including sharing his mini-stall in the trailer.

Stardust Dreamcatcher [pedigree] is now a gorgeous and tall gelding. He has retained his
correctness, expressive and typey head, athleticism, and sweet disposition. He has been well started under saddle, and he is quiet, trusting and non-spooky. Dreamcatcher has been sold to a great home!

  
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