*Beau, our
senior stallion, was bred at Tall Trees Curlies, the farm of Bruce and Marlene
Tilson, in Bonfield, Ontario. He is the first foal out of *WCC Misty Blue,
ABC-2115 by *WCC Butch Cassidy, ABC-2114. *Beau keeps his tail, and grows
a nice mane for fall and winter; however he has shed it out in the summer.
Of four foals, two (both out of *Glory) seems to have inherited this tendency as well.
Over the past winter we decided to try a technique that is described on Denise
Conroy's site "Curly Horse Country" (see Favorite Links) and we have been able
to encourage his mane to grow much longer except for the section that his rubbed
by the neck strap.
*Beau is now 7
and is what we consider to be a "green broke" harness (or
driving) horse. He was started by Marcy Baer (a link to her website is on
our Favorites page) and we are continuing his work. He is getting
better and better between the shafts and we are so pleased!
The highlight of *Beau's driving, so
far, is his participation in September in our daughter, Erica's, wedding.
He was responsible for the safe arrival of her to the wedding site in our
hayfield, driven in an antique cart from France by Chuck. Attendees at the
wedding were awed at the sight!
We have bred *Beau four times. Twice to *Walker and
twice to *Glory. Both of his get with *Walker have exceeded our
expectations by taking the best from both parents, as have both colts from *Glory! *Beau adds
substance to his foals, and a nice head, as well as that wonderful Curly
disposition.
*GMC
Sierra Verde (*Ra), our first foal, reminds us distinctly of her sire in
disposition. She has been sold and now lives with Cathy in Pennsylvania.
*GMC Jimmy Dee (*Sage),
although built more like his sire, has the quick reflexes of his dam.
*Sage now lives with his new family in Maine.
*GMC
Yukon Jack (*Jack), now 2 years old, is very much his sire's son,
and people oriented just like his mom. *Jack displays a stock horse build,
yet has an upward movement more reminiscent of his ancestral Morgans, rather
than the Quarter horses that are also in his pedigree.
*GMC Coyote Bill (*Bill) is a beautiful
buttermilk
buckskin, like his dad, and is quite the whippersnapper. He is fun to work
with and very people oriented just like his older brother.
*Beau, our
senior stallion, was bred at Tall Trees Curlies, the farm of Bruce and Marlene
Tilson, in Bonfield, Ontario. He is the first foal out of *WCC Misty Blue,
ABC-2115 by *WCC Butch Cassidy, ABC-2114. *Beau keeps his tail, and grows
a nice mane for fall and winter; however he has shed it out in the summer.
Of four foals, two (both out of *Glory) seems to have inherited this tendency as well.
Over the past winter we decided to try a technique that is described on Denise
Conroy's site "Curly Horse Country" (see Favorite Links) and we have been able
to encourage his mane to grow much longer except for the section that his rubbed
by the neck strap.
