A new arrival on the farm!

This blog was to continue with our barn building adventures.  Well, Mother Nature has had other ideas the last week or so here!  We've had rain for the majority of the week (much needed rain, I might add), so our barn build has been delayed.  There's never a lack of activity around here though.  I'll take this blog space to introduce you to our newest family member, instead.  Mini Gaits Midnight Wardance, aka Night, has arrived! 

He's a weanling miniature black and white pinto stud colt.  He will be one of our herd sires in the future.  He's registered both AMHA and AMHR.  I'll be getting him triple registered as a pinto also.  He is homozygous for tobiano pinto, meaning he will ALWAYS produce a pinto foal, no matter what color the mare is that he is bred to!  Yippee!!!!  We like our spots around here.  <big smile>

Night, shown at just 6 days old!

Night here on the farm, with his new best friend Rebel! 

We love, love, love his laid back attitude towards life!  He just takes things as they come and doesn't get upset about anything.  His turn-out buddy is our weanling colt Rebel.  We thought they would tear around the paddock and might need a babysitter.....not so, not so!  LOL  You lead them out, turn them loose and they settle right down to the task of eating grass!  No nonsense at all!  LOL

He has old, respected bloodlines that should compliment future daughters of our current stallion Little Kings Buckeroo Aladin.  Night is sired by Willow Creeks Thunder By Wardance, who is a direct son of Flying W Farms Little Wardance (who is the AMHA 1997 Amateur Senior Stallions National Champion and the AMHA 1998 Senior Stallions Open Over 32 to 34 National Champion).  Night's dam is Mini Gaits Night Angel, a double granddaughter of SC Rangers Nightrain.  SC Rangers Nightrain is a grandson of both Flying W Farms Little Blue Boy (He is the 1981 AMHA World Reserve Grand Champion Senior Stallion.  He was also the Leading AMHA sire at the time of his death and a true legendary sire.  He's also the sire of many AMHA World Champions.) and SC Rangers Nightrain is also a grandson of Roan Ranger (the Shetland pony who is a son of Gold Melody Boy).

                                                           View his full pedigree here.


Night is put together very well indeed!  Short backed, excellent legs, nice set on neck, pretty head, good bite, good tail set, nice croup, etc.  We are extremely happy with him and look forward to his future foals!  He'll stay at home to grow up for a few years, then he will go to our trainers to see what he can do in harness.  With his 4 flashy white stockings and black body coloration, coupled with his laid back personality, we think he will make a lovely parade candidate for us too!

Hopefully the next blog will continue on with our barn building, Mother Nature willing!  Enjoy the beginning weeks of fall everyone!!