*Jondra DMC Suncatcher

NACHR 768-D

born May 5, 2003

*Suncatcher, or *Sun, is a 4 year old gelding bred at the farm of Andrea and John Schaap in Englehart, Ontario.  He is by their late stallion *Dig My Curl, NACHR 13-D and out of a registered Paint mare, Lightning Fire; so theoretically he is "only" half-Curly.  However, *Sun is fully curly in attitude, being easy-going, people oriented, and pretty "ho-hum" about all the Monsters available to spook a horse.

*Suncatcher, a very pale Palomino (or Isabella Palomino) did not inherit the major white that both his sire and dam carried.  He did, however, inherit size, as you can easily see in these pictures.  He came to live with us in July of '07 along with a herd mate, Z Silken.  He has some riding training, but needs more experience.

We originally purchased him to become a riding horse in our planned expansion; however, a few things got in the way and our expansion is now purposely going slower than previous thought it would.  We believe, due to his underlying attitude, that *Sun will make a great horse for larger beginning riders and returning riders who need a boost in confidence.  Although he will occasionally startle enough to move off, he has never done so under saddle.  His preference is to stop moving and stand, rooted to the ground, until reassured.  This is perfect because one rarely becomes unseated by such behaviour!  In the meanwhile, while our plans are reformulated, Chuck and Guin want to expand *Sun's exposure to the world and riding partnership.

Please note that all these photos were taken during a Christmas card photo shoot.  None of us regularly ride without a helmet, nor do we promote doing so.