Comparison Photos - 2 Months!

I don't have much to say because the photos say it all. Dang, I'm lookin' goooooooood!

4 July 2012

9 September 2012

My Family Tree!

Mom was doing some research online and look what she found! My full pedigree chart goes back to my great, great, great grandparents, but only part of the chart would fit nicely on my blog so I had to take out a generation. Click here for my full chart.

At first glance, it looks like I am British-French-American. That is a lot of red, white, and blue running through my blood... Mom says she understands now why I've got such handsome coat colors. I've got gray, roan, brown, dark brown, and black-coated family members. Mom says she is going to try digging a little deeper for information and she might be able to come up with some pictures.

EASTOVER COURT (USA) gr/r. 1991	SEATTLE SLEW (USA) br. 1974 [BC]	BOLD REASONING (USA) dkb/br. 1968	BOLDNESIAN (USA) b. 1963
			REASON TO EARN (USA) b. 1963
		MY CHARMER (USA)* b. 1969	POKER (USA) b. 1963
			FAIR CHARMER (USA) ch. 1959
	HEAVENLY CAUSE (USA) gr. 1978	GREY DAWN (FR) gr. 1962 [BI]	HERBAGER (FR) b. 1956 [CS]
			POLAMIA (USA) gr. 1955
		LADY DULCINEA (USA) gr. 1963	NANTALLAH (USA) b. 1953
			SHY DANCER (USA) gr. 1955
MO CHUN (USA) gr. 1989	FEEL THE POWER (USA) dkb/br. 1982	RAISE A NATIVE (USA) ch. 1961 [B]	NATIVE DANCER (USA) gr. 1950 [IC]
			RAISE YOU (USA)* ch. 1946
		DAVONA DALE (USA) b. 1976	BEST TURN (USA) dkb/br. 1966 [C]
			ROYAL ENTRANCE (USA) b. 1965
	MOST BEAUTIFUL (USA) gr. 1967	DONUT KING (USA) br. 1959	DETERMINE (USA) gr. 1951
			STRAYED (USA) b. 1945
		MLLE. SOMEBODY (USA) gr. 1956	OIL CAPITOL (USA) gr. 1947
			EYES OF BLUE (USA) gr. 1943

(A) Bit Confused

Miss Jean and Mom have been trying to figure out what bit to use with me after switching to the English gear. I like to grab the bit sometimes (what can I say...we all have stubborn moments) and I am much softer for my riders when I have a curb chain so the double-jointed elevator bit isn't doing the trick. They tried a double-jointed Kimberwicke with a roller but didn't really like it and it was a smidgen too big for me anyway. A Waterford, which has many joints on the mouthpiece and would make it very hard for me to grab, would be perfect except there is normally no place to put a curb chain and no additional shanks on the side to give extra leverage like in the elevator bit. Miss Jean mentioned it would be awesome if there was such a thing as a Waterford Kimberwicke...but there isn't. Mom went online and did a lot or research though. She found a British company that makes some innovative bits and they have a "Waterford Universal" bit that might just be what we need. It has the Waterford mouth piece, an extra ring on the bottom for more leverage (like a half elevator bit), AND a place to put a curb chain. It wasn't inexpensive, but it sounded perfect so Mom went ahead and ordered it. I'll let ya know how it goes. Click on this link if you want some more information about the bit => Neue Schule Waterford Universal Bit.