tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post6132826342499613362..comments2024-03-08T16:13:12.521-05:00Comments on Journal of Ravenseyrie: A Continuing Legacy at RavenseyrieLynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-11538602211846756712011-08-31T21:00:09.750-04:002011-08-31T21:00:09.750-04:00I find it improbable that should someone put an ol...<i>I find it improbable that should someone put an old-world Arabian stallion with a group of mustang mares that showed a tendency to Arabian phenotype that their offspring would emerge with the same homogeneity as we see in true primitive equines.</i><br /><br />Lynne, i'm not sure. The Arabian breed is very old, some think several thousand years. Perhaps the breed has been messed with too much, and I don't think they bred Arabians into the US mustang population. Apart from the primitive types, you see thorough-bred look-a-likes and draft influences. But i have not seen a BLM mustang that looked like an Arabian.evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352450297889697710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-70342972145145618562011-08-24T14:40:41.629-04:002011-08-24T14:40:41.629-04:00mothers are allways right haha !
I can hear an ech...mothers are allways right haha !<br />I can hear an echo of mine ....<br /><br />peterDon'Quihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454547941630146972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-40820996905864097342011-08-23T16:06:05.025-04:002011-08-23T16:06:05.025-04:00Peter wrote:
"I love the consistency, the coh...Peter wrote:<br /><i>"I love the consistency, the coherence and the homogenity in your herd"</i><br /><br />It is a telling feature, I think, and something that naysayers who wish to limit the Sorraia horses as being simply a modern manmade breed need to recognize as something that certainly lets the air out of the bubble of that erroneous postulating!<br /><br />That a purebred Sorraia stallion from Europe living a semi-wild existence in Canada with a harem of various strains of North American mustangs and each one of their offspring bears the phenotype of the Zebro/Iberian Tarpan is a very exciting thing! This is something obviously not tied to "breed" but validates how strong ancestral genetics are to recombine so readily.<br /><br />I find it improbable that should someone put an old-world Arabian stallion with a group of mustang mares that showed a tendency to Arabian phenotype that their offspring would emerge with the same homogeneity as we see in true primitive equines.<br /><br /><i>"...still jealous, eager enough to put up a sorraia-project, but the jigsaw is still a wreck....</i><br /><br />Just knowing there is a desire among others to consider a "sorraia-project" in a way furthers the cause, so thank you, Peter for sharing this!<br /><br /> <i>"Like your new avatar !"</i><br /><br />So does my mother...finally a photo without my hair tied back and my face obscured by a hat! The authoress has been unmasked at last!Lynne Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-40432399776195379892011-08-19T07:06:39.018-04:002011-08-19T07:06:39.018-04:00I love the consistency, the coherence and the homo...I love the consistency, the coherence and the homogenity in your herd, still jealous, eager enough to put up a sorraia-project, but the jigsaw is still a wreck....<br />Like your new avatar !Don'Quihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454547941630146972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-56246614317112949922011-08-17T15:46:40.278-04:002011-08-17T15:46:40.278-04:00June wrote: "What a presence."
I felt ...June wrote: <i>"What a presence."</i><br /><br />I felt that in him, too, June. I'd have to say that this is typical in these Iberian foals...they have a strong sense of "self" as soon as they find their legs and behind their doe-eyed innocent faces one often sees a very aware, "old soul".<br /><br />Kris wrote: <i>"May you enjoy your birthright of freedom to move and the bonds of the herd."</i><br /><br />I'm very moved by this expression you've used here, Kris: <i>"birthright of freedom to move..."</i>. Movement---more than just what can be had in a restricted box stall or turn out paddock--is such a vital thing for horses--indeed, is their birthright as you so meaningfully wrote. How unfortunate that many horses born in domestic settings never get to experience this "birthright", and suffer mentally and physically because of it. I take heart in the wave of awareness that prompts more and more people to give their horses more freedom and appropriate companionship.<br /><br />Erin, thank you for sending a hearty welcome to Sovina's grandson. I am sure I am not the only one to appreciate your update on Sovina, too. It's great when you pop in with a comment or two!<br /><br />Eva wrote: <i>"...he looks like a creature of light."</i><br /><br />You know I thought so, too, and had initially been thinking of incorporating some word to express that for his name, but when nothing came up in that regard and instead I kept getting a repeated sensation of "legacy", I needed to look no further for a name. It surprises me how many light grullas Altamiro has sired when those Polish studies done on the Koniks showed that dark stallions produce dark foals...<br /><br />BTW, I, too, thought it would likely be more pleasant for the foals who are born in summer versus those born when winter is still preventing spring from arriving...but I honestly think the earlier foals have it great--they are born with warm coats and don't have to put up with flies. On day one, wee Legado was already pestered by flies--he looks so forlorn when they are on his face and scampers around his mom to brush them off.<br /><br />Anyhow, one has to hold fast to the feeling that whenever they choose to be born is the right time for them. :-)Lynne Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-80884721024073286812011-08-16T00:28:29.165-04:002011-08-16T00:28:29.165-04:00A belated welcome, Legado! How must it feel to be ...A belated welcome, Legado! How must it feel to be born into a balmy sumer night amidst sweet fragrances and flowers? He certainly has an impressive pedigree, and he looks like a creature of light. Beautiful pictures, Lynne.evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352450297889697710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-65753289943581065122011-08-13T01:11:14.373-04:002011-08-13T01:11:14.373-04:00Sovina wishes to welcome his grandson, Legado!
His...Sovina wishes to welcome his grandson, Legado!<br />His last stud son was the Sorraia x Lusitano, he was gelded before summer as the owners do not plan to breed and focus on Ingo's Dressage for future Grand Prix. For your information, I do have frozen semen collected before Sovina was gelded. Meanwhile I do not plan to sell his semen til the economy improves as there are too many unwanted/free horses here in the USA. Zorita looks so much like her small dam Tia. She is the smallest of Sovina's offspring. :) Sovina is doing great, and loves his job working with me ponying client's horses and a lesson horse to children who just adore him.Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-84028164659914386142011-08-12T08:13:31.950-04:002011-08-12T08:13:31.950-04:00Welcome, Legado!
May you have a long, healthy, joy...Welcome, Legado!<br />May you have a long, healthy, joyful life. May you enjoy your birthright of freedom to move and the bonds of the herd. May you be treated with love and respect by the humans you encounter. <br /><br />Love,<br />KrisKris McCormackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06036615710219973460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-89445759542667413122011-08-11T22:10:01.047-04:002011-08-11T22:10:01.047-04:00Oh wow, he is amazing. What a presence.Oh wow, he is amazing. What a presence.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428008814751524182noreply@blogger.com