A little sis or bro for Chummy
Ashling was confirmed in foal to An Rua again. She will expect her foal in May 2012. We are hoping that Ashling will stay healthy and will deliver a smashing foal again.
The foal, if healthy, will be the only foal at Mo Annamhs in 2012. Unfortunately, as we love to watch then grow up and play together. The choice was made out of welfare and care for the foals born and sold afterwards. We see so many horses offered for sale in the Netherlands, Europe and America which makes us a bit worried. We are serious breeders who are investing a lot of time and money to trying to breed the perfect foal. Trying to get perfection in breeding type, health and character too! We only want to sell to people who love the breed and can appreciate and notice the investment we have done. Unfortunately there are a lot of people who call themselves breeders that are spoiling the market with lots of low priced foals. Breeders with no knowledge of breeding in particular and a kind of breeding program that just doesn't make sense. We wonder where all those horses need to go? All horses, ugly or beautiful or whatever, need a good home! So a 2012 time out for some Mo Annamh mares and see how the market develops.
Ashling was confirmed in foal to An Rua again. She will expect her foal in May 2012. We are hoping that Ashling will stay healthy and will deliver a smashing foal again.
The foal, if healthy, will be the only foal at Mo Annamhs in 2012. Unfortunately, as we love to watch then grow up and play together. The choice was made out of welfare and care for the foals born and sold afterwards. We see so many horses offered for sale in the Netherlands, Europe and America which makes us a bit worried. We are serious breeders who are investing a lot of time and money to trying to breed the perfect foal. Trying to get perfection in breeding type, health and character too! We only want to sell to people who love the breed and can appreciate and notice the investment we have done. Unfortunately there are a lot of people who call themselves breeders that are spoiling the market with lots of low priced foals. Breeders with no knowledge of breeding in particular and a kind of breeding program that just doesn't make sense. We wonder where all those horses need to go? All horses, ugly or beautiful or whatever, need a good home! So a 2012 time out for some Mo Annamh mares and see how the market develops.
Bobby and Chummy: Pack Your Bags!
The beauty and estimated potential breeding value of Bright Bobby and Creamy Chum has exceeded the Dutch borders. Both young stallions are sold to foreign countries. Bobby will be travelling to the USA and Chum will be packing his bags for a long trip to Australia. We are very proud of both of them and we hope that they will have a safe journey. We don't like to see them go on the long trip but we know that they will be picked up by loving new owners. They will leave Mo Annamhs in fall 2011, untill then we are glad they are still here.
The beauty and estimated potential breeding value of Bright Bobby and Creamy Chum has exceeded the Dutch borders. Both young stallions are sold to foreign countries. Bobby will be travelling to the USA and Chum will be packing his bags for a long trip to Australia. We are very proud of both of them and we hope that they will have a safe journey. We don't like to see them go on the long trip but we know that they will be picked up by loving new owners. They will leave Mo Annamhs in fall 2011, untill then we are glad they are still here.
Colours Chum and Izaira
You don't have to be a colour expert to see that Chum and Izaira are oddly coloured. But, it had to still be confirmed by the laboratory. Both foals have lost a few tailhairs and the result has been dropped into my mailbox. It is confirmed that Izaira Rua carries is a smokey black (black with cream) and carries a chestnut gene too. This means that she can produce palomino or other cream coloured foals which can be very exciting. Chummy turns out to be a palomino (chestnut with a cream), he doesn't carry Agouti. He is sabino too and is the kind of palomino that changes a lot during seasons.
Izaira Rua
On the 20th of June 2011 Izaira Rua made her first steps. Izaira is a very beautiful fillyfoal out of the combination Kylie x An Rua.
This filly immediately had a great presence about her. She has a unique drawing around her eye and also has the beautiful half blue eyes that her mother Kylie has too. The delivery went very well and Kylie again is a fabulous and quiet mother to her second daughter. This filly is everything a breeder wishes for and will turn into a smashing mare.
This filly immediately had a great presence about her. She has a unique drawing around her eye and also has the beautiful half blue eyes that her mother Kylie has too. The delivery went very well and Kylie again is a fabulous and quiet mother to her second daughter. This filly is everything a breeder wishes for and will turn into a smashing mare.
Foals 2011
Foalseason has begun at Mo Annamhs, and what a way to start!
An Rua's first fillyfoal "Erynn" has born; a very heavy chestnut tobiano filly out of the beautiful mare Fenore who is out of Drumshambo. My friend Diny, who owns Fenore, is over the moon with this filly and called her Erynn. She gets a page of her own, see 'offspring 2011'.
On the 12th of May Ashling foaled a colt foal, An Rua's second son. It's a fabulous colt who has flashy markings and the same rich palomino colour as his mom Ashling. His name is Creamy Chum, check his page under 'Our Horses'.
An Rua's third offspring will be born in June. Our mare Kylie is getting bigger everyday and we are very excited about this match. Would it be another smashing foal?
Keep visiting our site for updates!
An Rua's first fillyfoal "Erynn" has born; a very heavy chestnut tobiano filly out of the beautiful mare Fenore who is out of Drumshambo. My friend Diny, who owns Fenore, is over the moon with this filly and called her Erynn. She gets a page of her own, see 'offspring 2011'.
On the 12th of May Ashling foaled a colt foal, An Rua's second son. It's a fabulous colt who has flashy markings and the same rich palomino colour as his mom Ashling. His name is Creamy Chum, check his page under 'Our Horses'.
An Rua's third offspring will be born in June. Our mare Kylie is getting bigger everyday and we are very excited about this match. Would it be another smashing foal?
Keep visiting our site for updates!
11-01-2011
Een goed paard heeft geen kleur!
Zoals enkele Tinkerliefhebbers wel weten speelt vachtkleur de laatste jaren een grote rol in ons ras. Tinker, Gypsy Cobs, of hoe je ze ook wilt noemen, waren veelal zwartbont, driekleur of bruin/zwart effen gekleurd. Wanneer iets een hype wordt, is het gewone niet bijzonder genoeg meer. Onder grote invloed van de Amerikaanse markt probeerde veel ‘fokkers’ zich te onderscheiden door zeldzame, oftewel “exotic colours”, zoals valk,palomino, zilverappel, blagdon e.d te introduceren in de fokkerij. Veelal is het zo dat zij hiervoor fokmateriaal gebruiken welke ontstaan zijn uit andere voorouders dan onze traditonele Gypsy Cobs. Helaas gaat er door deze ontwikkeling een stuk rastype en traditie verloren, de traditionele fokkers zeggen dan “the colour bothers the horse”. Niet altijd, er zijn enkele dieren die prima voldoen aan de rasstandaard en tevens een aparte kleur dragen. Ik moet toegeven dat ik er ook van houd, van die exotische kleuren. Echter zou ik als serieuze fokker nooit toeleggen op zaken als exterieur en rastype. Dit hoeft ook niet, als is het goed zoeken……
De kleuruitslagen van Bright Bobby en Gentle Goliath zijn binnen. Beide hengstveulen zijn een afstamming van de prachtige zilverappelbonte hengst Rob Roy. Ondanks het feit dat beide veulens het zilverappelgen het gen overduidelijk dragen, moest dit natuurlijk nog even officieel getest worden.
Bobby en Goliath hebben beide maanogen. Goliaths ogen zijn ijsblauw terwijl Bobby één caramelkleurig en één groen oog heeft. Heel bijzonder en zichtbaar vanaf zijn geboorte.
Vandaag bevestigde het lab hetgeen ik de laatste tijd vermoedde; Bobby is een Silver Smoky Black. Dat wil zeggen, hij draagt zowel het crémegen alswel het zilverappelgen. Een unieke combinatie wat zorgt voor zijn aparte kleur. Goliath draagt ook het zilverappelgen. Beide veulens zijn drager van een vosgen wat betekent dat zij ook voskleurige nakomelingen kunnen produceren. Zowel Bobby als Goliath zijn heterozygoot voor de bontfactor, hun eventuele nakomelingen kunnen dus, afhankelijk van de invloed van de merrie, een bonte alswel een effengekleurde vachtkleur hebben. In het geval van Bobby betekent het tevens dat hij in staat zal zijn om palomino’s te fokken evenals zilverappelgekleurde paarden, hetzij in bonte of effengekleurde vorm. Er zijn, naar mijn weten, slechts 3 Tinkers op de wereld die de kleur Silver Smokey Black dragen. Nu we dit alles weten is het ook duidelijk dat Bobby’s moeder Kylie de kleur ‘Smokey Black’ draagt.
Nogmaals, een goed paard heeft geen kleur, nog steeds niet. Beide hengstveulens laten veel potentie zien en zouden in de toekomst uit kunnen groeien tot vaderdieren. Deze kleuruitslag is het kersje op de slagroom voor my two beautiful boys!
Bobby Goliath
Vosfactor E/e E/e
Agoutifactor a/a a/a
Schimmelfactor N/N N/N
Zilverfactor N/Z N/Z
Sabino N/N N/N
OLWF N/N N/N
Pearl N/N N/N
Cremefactor N/Cr N/N
Tobiano N/To N/To
