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June 2009

We did a sales video of Belle in mid June. It's embedded on her page.  She's turned out with Angel and her colt, so they're in the video some, also.  It's pretty easy to get Angel moving and Belle plays along.  Plus, with her being black, I didn't think she'd show up doing it in the covered arena.

May 2009

The end of May took me and the 3 Arabian reiners to Hughesville, PA for an Arabian show.  We had done a practice outing locally a week before and there was a fair amount of calling to each other.  Plus, remember, I have not weaned Angel's colt, so there was milking going on.  They were all pretty well behaved with much less worrying about where the others were.  They all worked fairly quietly and they all got scores.  Kala Kachina+ won under both judges. Her son, Reinman+ was 2nd and SC Angels Star was 3rd, but she wasn't even shod and still carries a lot of baggage from a previous trainer.  Of course I forgot my camera, but the show photographer took a group picture for me, so maybe it'll look OK.  I was lucky to have a friend go with to help and a couple people pitched in up there at the show.  I think Angel might be my "big project" for next year.  It would be a real coup to rehab her back to her National Futurity Top Ten days.

Mid May brought our 2nd and last baby.  Lottie foaled a big chestnut colt late May 15.  He's very filled out, strong and vigorous.  Here are a couple shots from day 2. Look as those knees!  His sire is Little Bo Badger and he's sired most of Lottie's foals. 

April 2009

Late April took Kayla (Kala Kachina+) and I to Mason-Dixon to do the open reining.  She can be a problem for me at times, as she's getting a little "ring wise".  She's 18, so I guess it's expected.  But this day she was on her best cooperative behavior and we scored a 68 for the win doing a pattern in very narrow space between the gazebo and grandstand.  Thanks Marty Kleiner for snapping a bunch of pictures from the grandstand.

            Paris went to her first horse show... see her page.  April also means green grass!  See baby grow, too!

March 2009

Paris is officially registered with the Palomino Horse Breeders of America.  She's due to get some baby sliders in the next week or 2.

Paris is looking better every week.  Shannon generally rides her while I take a lesson on one of my others.  We're planning to try a local open show early April, if weather permits.  Shannon will ride her hunt seat and we'll get to see how she handles the show thing.  Then there's a local reining show in May we hope to try.  It'll be a 2 handed class for beginner reiners. Since getting a reiner to a show is generally a year long project, maybe it's not such a far out notion.  I'm especially glad to see her attitude.  She doesn't cheat and never grumps.

I just heard that Lottie's 2003 gelding, Uno Mas Bo by Little Bo Badger, was 2nd in a Prime Time Rookie class at an NRHA show end of January.  This is the first earnings for both of them.  He's owned by CONNIE R LEBLANC from Louisianna.  Congratulations, Connie.  Keep up the good work.

February 2009

I just watched the live feed for the Half Arabian reining futurity finals at Scottsdale.  Some really nice horses.  I was happy to see Hollywood White well represented by Hollywood Jac.  He scored a 218.  Two horses scored 218.5 after that, so those two had to run off for champion and reserve.  Hollywood White also had another son show in the regular classes ending up Reserve Champion half arabian snaffle/hackamore reining horse.

Here's our newest little prospect born early Saturday morning, the 21st.  Hollywood White X SC Angels Star.  Full brother to Hollywood Halo, who you can still find on this page, if you scroll down further.  Pictures at one week with my helper.

  I went to see Musi at Shannon's and she was riding her outside while giving a lesson.  She looks good, but no western pleasure horse.  sigh.  I'm walking OK and driving and get my stitches out next week.

Here's Musi  or GT Makin Music (Mara Reinmaker X Ima Dandy Reason)  pictured below from last Oct.  Reinmaker is a full brother to Reinman+ (Desperado V X Kala Kachina+)

January 2009

Well it looks as if I'm getting the plate out of my leg on Feb. 4.  John and I went to see my surgeon the other day.  Of course the last day the thing had really bothered me was about 3 weeks ago when I called for the appt.  I do OK until I'm on uneven ground or step on a rock.  I didn't know if this was normal and it would continue to improve, or if maybe I should just get it out.  I'm not getting any younger, so doing it now would be better than waiting 5 years.  The recovery doesn't sound too bad.  Angel's due to foal early Feb., but she's barely started bagging.

Here's Juliette and one of the babies (now yearlings) sharing some hay in the snow.  Juliette should be heading to her new home in Indiana soon.

GT Makin Music (Mara Reinmaker X Ima Dandy Reason) took her place at the trainer.  I wanted Shannon to put enough time on her so I feel comfortable going on.  She's 6 now and big and strong and I'm a bit of a woos with her.  Then we'll switch her out with Paris so she can get some more intense schooling for a bit.

The "babies" all went to the farrier together without a baby sitter.  It was the first time for the girls (I'm a bad mommy)... 2nd for the boys.  They were pretty good!  Many thanks to John for going with to help hold, supervise and load....it was 2 degrees this morning.

I've learned how to embed youtube videos.. so look for them on the sales horses' pages.  Thanks Lori!

December 2008

Last day of the year.  We've done OK. It's hard to believe I was on crutches this time last year.   The babies are growing and  Paris and Mel (Hollywood Cremella) have been fun to ride.  Juliette's doing well at the trainer's and we're doing a video update this weekend.  Shannon was sick over Christmas.  Angel (SC Angels Star) is due to foal in about 5-6 weeks, though she's not bagging yet.  No big plans for 2009.  It'll depend on how much I work.  Lottie's due to foal early May and I've booked her to Hollywood White.  Happy New Year, everyone.  It's good to hear from you once in awhile.

Taking lessons is the best thing I could have done for myself. Paris is amazing.  The lessons give me order in my training.  I go home with homework and we get to see the progression.  I've also been riding Hollywood Cremella at home.  I had "started" her the previous 2 years after weaning her foals.  But I never really did much in the saddle.  Now we're getting serious.  It's fun to see her broodmare belly slowly disappear.  Juliette is doing well and I've posted posted a couple youtube links on her sales page. 

November 2008

I've been taking lessons lately from a local trainer who herself is taking lessons from a NRHA trainer.  She's been competing this year in the Rookie Professional division at some NRHA shows and doing well.  She's had lots of experience with pleasure but she's really excited and enthusiastic about the reining.  I've been taking Lottie and, as she gets much heavier in foal, I'll take Paris, or the others.  I've asked her to ride Juliette for a couple of months as I'm not getting the time.  Either she'll sell, or we'll make her a reining horse, LOL.  Anyway, It's gotten my enthusiasm up to have a "plan" with some of these guys. 

October 2008

Well, we went and we rode and were awful... well actually I was awful, Lottie's just trying to figure out what I want LOL.  Every day I ride her, it goes better... so there's hope.  She's a wonderful girl.

September 2008

Yay!  got "official" notification of Reinman+'s Legion of Honor!  This is my third.  Tokay being first with points in a couple different disciplines, but mostly reining. I owned and showed him to a little more than half his points.  Kala Kachina+'s was my second and all her points were in reining with me the rider for all her shows.  Reinman+ was bred by me, being Kala Kachina+'s first foal and all his points were in reining with me his only rider plus I did the bulk of the training on him...is that patting myself on the back?  oh well, I guess it is LOL!  I have to take them where I can get them at my age.

Halo got a bath today!  She's really looking good and I wanted to get a couple pictures before the winter hair popped.  Look what we got!

                                               Hollywood Halo (Hollywood White X SC Angels Star)  born April 15, 2007.

August 2008

Reinman and I went to an "amateur circuit" show (EAAHSC).  They don't have reining, but we've been practicing some for trail.  He won the beginner trail both days and placed 4th and 5th in the "regular" trail in large classes.... and I have never practiced jumping him over anything higher than 4 inches! Yeah!... and do you like how we coordinated our outfit to match the flowers!... LOL!

mid August... I got on Lottie!  Neat, neat, neat mare.  I've been free lunging her lately and leaving the baby in a small field about 30 feet from the arena.  So they've gotten used to this arrangement and baby quit running after a few times.   I got off after riding 20 minutes, or so, and called my riding instructor, Terry Ressler.  I said, she's way better than me, I think I need your help.  I don't want to mess up the training that's in there  LOL!!!!!

  August has started off with a bang.  Reinman (Desperado V X Kala Kachina+) won both East Coast Reining Championships (open and ATR).  He needed 10 1/2 more points to finish his Legion of Honor, so these 24 points are more than enough.

The 2 young boys were gelded.  I've never done them this young, but it seems to being going well.  Red was out the first day chasing Big Kenny at a walk... kinda funny.  (A week later, it's like nothing's happened... all but healed)

Lottie's confirmed in foal to Little Bo Badger for a May 2009 baby.  I just heard that her 4 year old gelding, Dancin On Diamonds (by Little Bo Badger) showed in his first serious reining to place 3rd out of 22. He's been doing the halter thing for a couple years, so now on to the next thing.

July 2008

                                    Practicing the bug eyed look for neighbor's fireworks tonight.. (oh goody)

June 2008

Mel's filly at 4 weeks:

     Adrienne showed Hollywood Lights (Hollywood White X Kala Kachina+) to wins in Auroa last week.  They won both reining classes with scores of 72 and 74.5, qualifying for Regionals and Nationals.  LB (from "Lightnin' Bug")  is owned by Barb Middleton and they're all in Alberta, Canada.  
 

              Filly pictures on May 31.  Lottie's is 30 days and Mel's is 9 days.  They're beginning to get acquainted, but not much.

Good ole Mel did it again and surprised me with her foal being born 2 weeks earlier than expected in the pasture early May 22.  It's a nice grassy clean pasture and luckily she had it near a good fence so she couldn't roll under.  Mel's something.  John helped me get them in.  He ended up having to carry baby as she was just starting to walk and my efforts were wearing me out.  So once inside, we did the navel and discovered she hadn't nursed yet. Mel was too funny, as when baby would poke around the wrong area, she give her a nip and head her back to the right end.... did you catch that?  It is a filly.  But she's a dun, as grulla isn't possible with this color combo. She's showing the dorsal stripe and leg barring already.  Mel's sire (Hollywood White) carries the dun factor, so must have come from him.  She's very typey and I was trying to get a good head shot this morning but, really got nothing.  Here are a couple passable ones from 2 days of age.

                      She's by Darkhist (Klint Black++ X Windkhist), but looks like a Klint baby.

             Mid May, I had some "extra" time on my hands.  Check out the Saga in the Foal Pasture here

Lottie had her first filly late on May 1.  Here's a quick picture at about 4 days... I'll be back!!! fun fun fun

              and the boys: 

April, 2008

Name change????? We've made a big step in acquiring a top notch Quarter Horse mare, Uno Mas O Menos. AKA Lottie.  Many thanks to Marilyn and Gary Cottar of Cottars 2X4 QHs, Springtown, TX.  What a super nice mare.  Not only is she the sweetest most beautiful girl you'd ever want to meet, she's got the training, pedigree and production record I've been looking for for over a year.  She arrived mid March and is due to foal any day, now, towards the end of April with a full sibling to winning sons all over the world.  Please click on her name above and see pictures of some of her foals and sire.

Mary and John Haldeman, 1157A  N. Strickler Rd., Manheim, PA 17545

717-665-2288 house   717-371-3262 Mary cell       email