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Foals
Foals
Tiffany's fabulous chestnut pinto homozygous, blue eyed colt has been weaned and gone to his new home. Rio and Chinchee's fillies, Faberge and Snowbird respectively, were late arrivals in June so are still at present with their mothers. Faberge is an ultra refined, well marked, dainty filly, like Lalique, her full sister from 2011, and I hope to show her next season. Snowbird is the first pinto foal Chinchee has had, always producing solid coloured babies to Uno previously. 'Snow' has a gorgeous head, like her dam, and although well made and very correct, she is going to be tiny, probably around 28" - 29" at maturity, but a strong little character.
Our third and final foal of 2012 arrived on 26th June. An absolutely exquisite refined, leggy black pinto filly with a superb head. This foal is the kind you could wait a lifetime for, the beauty and refinement you dream of, all in one package, and I am so lucky to already have her full sister from 2011, Donabi UK Uno Lalique. The pics were taken when she was about 20 minutes old, so will be updated as she progresses.
Second 2012 foal arrived on 9th June. Another surprise as it was a pinto and Uno/Chinchee have previously always produced solid colour babies - but always fillies. This little baby arrived early and like Chinchee's other foals weighed in at around 8 kilos. She is a pretty, cute little doll, so feminine but playful and cheeky with plenty of presence like her dam.
Monet, 4 weeks old, striding out at Devon County Show Donabi U Uno Monet at 9 weeks looking very smart, ready to go with his mum Uno Tiffany to a Charity Fun Day we were asked to attend on 23rd June. He is so colourful, and those blue eyes....................WOW! Our first foal of 2012 born on 19th April. Just when I think I have had all the surprises 'Uno' has to offer, he and Tiffany produce yet another spectacular colt (Tiff's 5th colt in a row, she doesn't 'do' girls !) a chestnut pinto but......with BLUE EYES !!! Where did they find this one ?? This little colt, Monet, is loudly marked and again homozygous for tobiano. Don't know how 'Uno' is producing so many homozygous offspring either, he must have the most incredible gene pool, 6 out of 8 of his 2011 foals were tested positive for tobiano.
Monet is such a typical 'Tiff' baby right from the beginning, not only his quality, colouring and refinement but like his full brothers he is overly confident, people friendly and 'grown up' for his age. We are just loving having him around, but he will be for sale at weaning as I have run on a bay pinto homozygous 'Uno' colt from 2011.
A show colt to turn heads.We are relieved to be almost through the winter weather and now looking forward to the 2012 expected foals, and a season showing.
There are three of our 'Elite' mares to foal in 2012 to our top producing stallion Uno Tom Thumb. Multi champion Uno Tiffany is the first one due around the end of April.
Dear Nehi Chinchee May has hopefully put all the problems of last year behind her, and is expected to foal in June. We will anxiously be awaiting the safe arrival of this foal.
It was exciting to have Fallen Ash Eagles First Love confirmed in foal when scanned in January, even though it could be a July baby. She had an exquisite ultra refined grulla pinto filly in 2011, which has been retained and will be heading for the show ring this season.
NEW 'LATE ARRIVAL'
Magic foaled an absolutely stunning, leggy, refined colt on 31st August. Another baby which arrived almost a month before its due date, but that was a bonus being so late in the summer now. This little boy is full brother to Donabi UK Uno Romantic Affair who has had such a sensational first season for the delightful Kelly Family of Turra Lodge in Ireland.
Early days yet, but this colt has the look of another 'Superstar'.
A COLT THIS TIME !
It seems Tiffany was in a hurry as well and presented a very striking pinto colt on Thursday morning 19th May 2011 soon after I put her out in the paddock, and luckily before I left for work ! Full brother to Masterpiece and Masterclass, but again soooo different !
TESTED POSITIVE HOMOZYGOUS FOR TOBIANO - A Valuable Little Boy !
ANOTHER FILLY !!
Rio couldn't wait until 2nd/3rd week in June - look what I found out in the paddock around 11.30 am on Saturday morning 14th May ! An exquisite, delicate, leggy filly with the most beautiful head and gorgeous tipped in 'Araby' ears.
RETAINED
Our first two foals have arrived and are both very different but beautiful fillies!
After the joy of having 5 out of 5 foals arriving safely last year, sadly this year we were not to be so lucky.
Starting as early as 27th January things started to go wrong with dear little Nehi Chinchee May foaling almost 6 weeks early with all sorts of complications resulting in her losing a beautiful filly.
Glitz was next to foal a week late on 14th April, and that to my horror was another red bag delivery, two in a row seemed impossible, but fortunately her filly was correctly presented and after a struggle I managed to pull it out safely. It is the most amazing loudly marked sorrel pinto, very correct, with a lovely head and fabulous friendly temperament.
Spirit foaled a little early, 10 days after Glitz on the 24th April, not quite straightforward either but another filly, an unusually marked minimal black pinto. This filly if ultra refined and leggy with a fantastic head, similar to Spirit's filly from last year that I have run on.
Tiffany should be next towards the end of the May/June, followed by Rio (Fallen Ash Eagles First Love) with Magic bringing up the rear for a late summer baby.
Glitz's foal 2011
Spirit's foal 2011:
Donabi UK Uno Mirakel2010 Foals
'Spirit' the latest broodmare to join our herd from Faith Farm in Alabama, presented us on 13th May with this exquisite, leggy, refined filly, sired by the strikingly marked Another Dimension Mr Remarkable. The filly has inherited her dam's beautiful head, and is an attractive silver bay - which is a first for us, we haven't had that colour before !
Uno Tiffany produced a colt foal in the early hours of Wednesday 29th April - and she caught me out, although I had the screen on all night in the bedroom !! He was a week late, and it showed, what a super, well furnished baby, and potentially another show stopper, with the lovely head that stamps 'Uno Tom Thumb' foals.
Well forget the Colour Calculator !!! I haven't a clue what colour this little boy is - a sort of pale milk chocolate/minky colour with not a white hair anywhere to be seen, and like the other three foals, with a very definite dorsal stripe going along his back and down his tail.
Tiffany looks wonderful, having already regained her trim figure, looking fit for the show ring right now, she is such a brilliant broodmare.(Click on small pictures for slideshow)
wonderful head shot of this outstanding foal, now in his new home with Barbara Edmonds.
No Easter Bunnies - but two fantastic Easter babies !!!
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Revealed!!
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More news on these exquisite Uno Tom Thumb babies, to follow soon.
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Magic Romance foaled on Good Friday afternoon, a stunning tricoloured, leggy,
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| and on Easter Sunday, Seahorse Scouts Spellbound Ahlea presented us with another tri coloured beautiful, delicate filly: Donabi UK Uno Colour Fairy | |
DONABI
UK UNO DAINTY DIVA
25th January 2010 - The first baby of the 'New Dawn' and its a Filly !
Super star Nehi Chinchee May presented me with a gorgeous, tiny black filly, almost a carbon copy of her 2008 filly Donabi UK Wishes'N' Dreams. This little girl is just as tiny as her older sister, so petite and beautiful, with the fabulous dished head inherited from her mother, and incredibly weighing in at exactly the same weight as 'Wishes and Dreams' at 8 kilos.
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