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It's a BOY! - the only one this year. On June 27, 2000 Chevence pulled another fast one when she didn't wax, and delivered 3 weeks early. I swear she waits until I'm not looking. I haven't helped her with a single foal yet! She let morning chores go by then lay down in a nice sunny location to deliver. He is by Sonyet, a chestnut with a star. Looks like he is going to be a very pretty boy, but very different than his two sisters by DB Destiny Moniet.
The roof is on the barn now and sides are still in progress. The mares seem to like their new domicile.
This charming young lady, Shanna, was the first "foal" (our first "filly"!) produced by Bob & Sheila Harmon way back in 1981. This year she celebrates her graduation from High School, a last summer of freedom, then off to college this fall at the University of Idaho. Looks like she is going to take the world by storm, doesn't it? She is going to kill me when she finds out I did this! :-)
Through the extreme generosity of my friend Jan Sorrell the mare Rafecta RSI just became a permanent part of the Destiny Arabians Sheykh Obeyd program. We are looking forward to her producing some bay and chestnut foals with her dynamite trot!
Jan Sorrell of Silver Moments Arabians & Sheila Harmon of Destiny Arabians worked together last year along with Bob & Barb Johnson of Trebor Arabians to produce a special limited edition foal, born on May 3rd. She is by DB Destiny Moniet and out of Mesa Moon TA (Oracle RSI X Rabanna Moon). We are trying to double the Sir White Moon blood, and we only had 3 breeding horses to start with. The only stallion was DB Destiny Moniet and the mares were Rabanna Moon and Kumoniet RSI. DB Destiny Moniet is currently keeping company with Rabanna Moon, and her daughter Mesa did her part by producing this lovely filly. At 24 hours old she is watched over by a careful mother and excited "grandmother Jan". Other sources of this blood can be found here through the Kumence RSI (Monietor-RSI X Kumoniet RSI) mareline.
Barn building is progressing, and the roof is on and felted. Just waiting for the tin roofing to arrive. With the arrival of some really lousy weather we jury rigged walls to let horses in under the roof. We are building a barn specifically for the mare and foal pen so they don't have to be cooped up in stalls, but still have shelter from inclement weather. The foals have been enjoying the chance to stretch their legs, running circles around all the mares.
I must have done something very good last year - on May 9th we were blessed with our 6th filly in a row - DA Moniets Lark. Sired by Sonyet and out of GL Alna LHF, she is a bright bay with great bone, a wedge-shaped little head and another very sweet foal. She is Sheykh Obeyd & Al Khamsa.
May 7th 2000 found us here at Destiny Arabians elbow deep in riders when we helped sponsor the "Hoof It For A Cure!" trail ride to support the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. We had 138 riders and raised over $24,000 for the cause. Part of the ride traveled through our property and people were given the opportunity to view the new foals at play. The day started out a little rough, with rain falling and dimming our hopes for participation. Then the clouds broke up and we had a pleasant ride. We were pleased to have offspring by 3 of our stallions, DB Destiny Moniet, Sonyet & Impressive Destiny representing them on the trail. For one young mare, Tink, it was her 4th ride outside the round pen and she handled it like a trooper.
April 20 & 22, 2000 saw the arrival of two more beautiful young ladies. On April 20 Impressive Destiny and Tahtoo produced a solid chestnut filly - a 370 day pregnancy. (340 days is a normal gestation). Tall, great bone, wide between the eyes and a dishy little face. She is very independent with a wonderful driving trot. Still waiting for a name on this one. On April 22 Impressive Destiny and Bakit Miriya decided that an Easter foal would be a perfect ending to the day. At 11:45 pm "Bunny" (what else could you call an Easter baby??) made her debut, barely under the deadline. She was greeted by several young men who were on hand to see their first foal born. One young man said "Oh, cool - I'm going to bed now!" while the other two stayed to watch the first fumbling attempts at standing and nursing. Patrick, who was leaving for basic training the next day, did the drying and imprinting. He did a great job, she is VERY friendly and loves attention. Patrick went off to basic training with pictures of "his little girl" in his wallet. Bunny is bay with a white star, very sweet, great bone and loves to move. She is a full sister to Bakit Hanuun (Sprite) and has the same lovely look to her.
Patrick with "Bunny" at 1 Hour Old
Baby season is here. 2 beautiful fillies made back to back debuts. One on March 29th and one on the 30th. DA Charlies Angel came first, and she MAY be black. She is extremely affectionate and begs for attention. On the 30th DA Dream Dancer became the 4th unicorn foal from Kumence RSI. Kumence has a single horned uterus (half is missing) and every foal she delivers is a miracle.
Our first foal of 2000 is here! DA Windy Valntyna made her arrival on Valentine's Day, during 60 mph wind gusts! She is beautiful, and we have 7 day old photos up on her page. Check her out!
We have a new visitor here named Mah Rouff. He is an 8 year old Straight Babson stallion owned by Bruce & Diana Johnson. Sweet natured and willing, the first thing my daughter did was start him with performance training. 3 days of work and she is riding him bareback in the round pen - dispelling the myth of the "wild Arabian Stallion"! On July 29, 2000 we said good-bye to Mah Rouff following a traumatic injury. His sweet & gentle nature will be missed around here!
DA Bakit Hanuun - "Sprite" is the proud new people owner of Dianna Cotters. Dianna chose Sprite as the replacement for her mare DA Meggans Magic who was lost unexpectedly as a young mare. We wish these two many years of joy.
Well, she's at it again. The mare DA Elusive Melody is definitely a hard luck horse. In mid January she decided to start off the new year by getting driven through a fence, cutting her throat with a 6" gash, and cutting both hind legs to the bone. After 3 hours of suturing she is well on her way to recovery. The vet was amazed at how tough she was, and kept commenting on his surprise that she had done that much damage and NOT hit anything vital.
We ended 1999 with a whimper, and the loss of the mare Golan Safanad, then followed a week later by the death of Raban al Bahr. Circumstances are still being checked, but the loss was both mystifying and tragic.
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