The Broodmares

Here are our girls. They are the darlings of our herd. They expect and get the pampered treatment. Some are the prodigy of other mares we have owned, others brought into our band for their bloodlines and attributes which make them quality broodmares.

All mares are bred back on their first regular heat cycle following foaling giving them time to recuperate . We hand breed all of our mares and outside mares. Charlie handles the stallion and Jeanne handles the mares. They are teased to our stallion, DREAMERS EDGE, starting on the 31st day postpartum and if cycling will be bred every other day until end of estrus cycle. At this time they will still be nursing a foal and their nutritional requirements, worming and inoculations are extremely important. We follow a complete regime of inoculations including the ever so important Rhino vaccine in the 5th, 7th and 9th month.

When the foals are weaned, somewhere around the fourth or fifth month, the mares are returned to pastures where they will spend the fall and winter months, being hayed and grained daily.

In the spring of the next foaling year the mares will be brought up
to the barn and small adjoining pasture where they will be fed two times a day with an increase of feed during the last trimester. They will also receive doses of Domperidome, a prescription paste drug which is vital in the prevention of fescue toxicosis in mares who may have ingested entophyte fescue grass during their pregnancy. This grass can cause abortion, passive colostrum transference, too little milk, among other problems.

After foaling the mares and foals are handled daily. They have turnout during the warm days and are put up at night. When the days become too hot, we do just the reverse, putting them up during the day and out at night.

The cycle begins again, working in the breeding of outside mares with our own mares. After the breeding season is over we wait with great expectation to the coming spring.

This is a brief rundown of the care our girls get, however we give them much more , routine worming and hoof care, fly protection, bathing, vet checks, and on and on...

We are very proud of our small band of girls. They have provided us with many beautiful foals which have gone on to give new owners the pleasure of owning the colorful, historical, and ever so versatile APPALOOSA.

ROMAN CHICK - ApHC

SIRE - Roman Express
DAM - Hi Chick A Dee
GRANDSIRES - Romanno, Top Chick
GRAND DAMS - Sonny Boy's Dominet, Hi-Lacy Lady

Chick is one of our most colorful mares. She has produced many quality foals of color for us. She stands 15.3 Hands, is very correct and has an excellent disposition which she passes on to her offspring. CHICK carries the bloodlines of ROMAN EXPRESS, TOP CHICK. This year's filly has great ground covering movement and is featured on our FOR SALE page, a filly named EDGES DIXIE CHICK.

CHUCKS UPTOWNGAL-ApHC

SIRE - Roman Fever
DAM - Appollo Ginger
GRANDSIRES - Roman Express, Appollo Pete
GRAND DAMS - Wigs Diamond Tip, Ginger Snip

Chuck has great confirmation, disposition and outstanding color. The classic black and white leopard. A great producer, she always produces brilliant color and foals who will halter and go western pleasure. Chuck is one of our original mares . Bloodlines include, PEPPY'S WIMPY, BEAVER CREEK'S JOE, WAR HOOP.

Her 2002 foal EDGES DREAM MACHINE (Mac), a colt who could easily win in the show ring at halter and go on to become an outstanding sire, is featured on our FOR SALE page.

SB PET BANDIT - ApHC

SIRE - S/B Mighty Claude
DAM - Chrissy Bandit
GRANDSIRES - Road Agent, Breezing Bandit
GRAND DAMS - Claude's Molly(AQHA), Out and About

Pet is a sweetheart. Built to perform and a great color producing mare she is a real asset to our breeding program. Her foals are quick to learn and well put together.

Pet's 2002 foal, a filly named, I'M AN AWESOME DREAM (barn name BELLE) is featured on our FOR SALE PAGE.

CONTINENTAL CLIPPER - AQHA

SIRE - Continental Bucky
DAM - Lady Dees Mist
GRANDSIRES - Continental King, Hank's Trail Hand
GRAND DAMS - Trade Wind Holly, Skips Little Lady

CC is a breeder's dream. She is a beautiful mare with foundation quarter horse bloodlines who has consistently produced color with our stallions. Her bloodlines include, KING P234, HANK'S TOP HAND, MUMPS.

CC's 2002 foal, a colt named KINGS JAGGED EDGE, (Jag) can be seen on our FOR SALE page.

We feel our mares represent some of the best qualties in the Appaloosa and Quarter Horse breeds. Our Appaloosa mares have great disposition, versatility, intelligence and color.

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