The Pickle Falls
Once again, it has been a bit of time between my blog session, but certainly not because there is nothing to report on.
A couple of weeks ago I broke my toe. My big toe, on my right foot. I had absolutely no idea how frequently I used that toe for walking until a gallon jar of pickles fell off of a table directly onto it. The agony. The embarassment. My new nickname both at home and at work is Pickles. Oh, joy and rapture. Billie wasn’t enough of a name to be saddled with (bad pun intended).
Aside from my dreadful injury, there is actual news.
Our very first foal was born early in the morn last Friday! I have seen and been around others’ foals, but have never bred my own mare or raised my own baby. The little guy is nothing but legs and attitude as of this writing. I anticipate that with the imprinting work I have been doing with him, his will learn to recieve direction from humans with a touch more patience and agreeability as we progress.
Here is where I need help. The father is named Duncan in the German Rhineland Pfalz-Saar registry. This needs to be changed to follow proper naming convention to something beginning with an “S” as his sire is named “Sempatico”. Duncan is a really, really dark brown and white pinto and will mature to be a pretty tall horse. His mother is named “Behold Abra’s Image” if that helps to create a flash of inspiration for you, dear reader.
I have been toying with the name “Sunspot” (yes Dino, Ben and Wendy thought it was cool) or perhaps one of the following:
Seismic
Special Agent
Spellbound
Semiformal
Sequence
but I could really use help deciding. Please vote and help a girl out, or add your suggestion to the list!
Suggestions for the new baby would be helpful as well. He also needs an “S” name. The mother is an Appaloosa named “Tie Me Kangaroo Down” (we call the baby Joey for now… only because I think I am funny). The foal is really unusually marked in that he is a pinto like his sire but has some Appaloosa characteristic spots/snowflake markings on top of the pinto markings (once I have photos I will post them - you just can’t imagine how odd looking this little one is). I have no real idea what color he is yet - either dark liver chestnut or bay, but it is too soon to be sure.
How about “Something Unusual” as a name? Just imagine… were are at a show waiting for the judge to pin the class when the announcer calls out… “and in first place is Billie riding Something Unusual.”
Pack One said:
Glad your back. I love these.
April 2nd, 2008 at 6:57 pm #