The Up and Comers

I was going to tell all of you about my up and comers in the last post, but the show string entry was just too long to keep going!  So, without further ado here come the babies!

Chromed Out Investment
"Blister"
Chromed Out Six Shooter x Investment in Perception
American Quarter Horse

Blister has to be my FAVORITE up and coming prospect right now.  He has got a sweet and playful personality and learns SO fast (hence the barn name).  I am pretty sure in all of my irritation weeding through the crazy babies, the mean babies, the stupid babies, THIS boy is my bright spot.

He is son to my absolute favorite performance custom stallion and a simply gorgeous dam.  Both parents have good fitness, but his dam is exceptionally well put together.  I am not surprised this is my favorite baby right now, his sire has been a totally consistent producer and I wished I could get the word out on him a little more.  He is totally fantastic.

Blister has been started in his ground work and I am eagerly awaiting his two year old year.  I am so ready to get him trained up and hopefully Reining is in our immediate future!

This Vamps A Straight Shooter
"Vamp"
OctoVamp x GCh Straight Shootin Woman
American Quarter Horse

When I say I was relieved to have a break with Blister's wonderful personality, this horse is the reason why.  Vamp is just evil!  She reminds me so much of Coal it's not funny!  Needless to say, you know where she is headed, the Cutting pen or the sale pen one if she doesn't straighten up!  Her saving grace is the fact that she learns quickly and seems to retain what she learns, even if she chooses to ignore the right thing and do the wrong thing most consistently! 

I am not sure how such a beautiful baby can be such a nightmare, but she is and I have often thought of changing her name to something to reflect that, but for now I will leave it as Vamp because it's the kid friendly version of what I would actually like to call her!

Levende's Alias
"Cricket"
ICh Den Levende Dode x Queen's Alias
Knabstrup

Cricket is a change to the Winchester standard, but after several long months of trying, Serenity River Ranch finally talked me into giving the Knabstrup a go.  Her goals for the breed include Lp and competitive in Reining and Dressage.  While I am not a fan personally of spotted horses, I have agreed to jump on board and give this a go.  Serenity River Ranch sent a gorgeous amber Knabstrup mare who was in foal to get me started.  This is the resulting filly.

She has been such a sweet heart.  Cricket is easy to train, easy to be around and just plain fun.  She makes me even madder at Vamp because now I just want to go kick Vamp in the rump (and I would, but the devil would kick me back).  Can we tell Vamp gets my blood pressure up??  Anyway.  Calming down, I am excited about training and showing my very first Knabstrup.  Fitness wise, she is shaping up for Reining, but I will reserve making any permanent decisions until we are closer to show day.  Who knows?  Maybe she will do both.  Wouldn't that be a hoot.