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| 8/18/99 R.H. Ishamael is a young stud colt I'm training in hopes of having him shown in halter. He's quite handsome. I'm trying to get some better pictures of him, and when I do, I'll post them. (I got some, see below) Ishmael is out of Impulse of Rohan, an Imperial Imdal daughter, and by AA Manhattan, by Wind Fortune. I've got his complete pedigree listed here. He's going through that awkward growth spurt stage right now were things are in proportion for one week out the month, but man, during that week, he'll take your breath away! He's so big! He'll be seventeen months in September and he's just a hair shy of 15 hands. Nice and substantial, too. Beautiful floating trot, long straight, solid legs, lovely arching neck, big eyes, deep dish and good all around conformation. He even has a great tail set and lots of snort and blow. He's a gray, though it's hard to tell with this picture, with a star, snip and a little white on his legs. Of course, his most distinguishing markings are the "skunk" stripes in his tail and the pokadots on his armpits and under his hind legs near where his legs attach to his belly. As you can tell, I am very proud of him. We will probably start showing him in the spring of 2000 and offering his stud services in the spring of 2001. LOOK FOR HIM! |
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| Photo by Gene Keenum |
| More Pictures of RH Ishmael! These were taken by a friend of mine, Gene Keenum, on October 3, 1999. Doesen't Ishmael look beautiful? |
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| RH Ishmael in late sping of 1999 as a yearling. |
| Yes, my Boy, RH Ishmael is growing up! 1/4/99 It is hard to believe, but Ishmael is now two years old. It seems just like yesterday that I was waiting up half the night on a foalwatch when his mother lay down and proceeded to give birth to this huge, leggy colt who couldn't seem to figure out how to get the amniotic sack off of his nose. Poor thing was suffocating. Fortunately, I was there, and was able to get the sack off of his nose and pump some air into his lungs so that he could breath. What a wonderful beginning to a beautiful relationship. Yes, I am very proud of the boy. I've enjoyed playing with him and teaching him the finer points of good horse behavior. He is growing up into a beautiful horse. Quite frankly, I can not wait to breed him to some mare so that I can start the whole process over with a new generation. He will make some beautiful babies. |
| Ishmael is now over 15.1. He starting to look like a real horse now, and has lost a lot of that leggy, baby quality. He has a lot of muscle mass on him for a colt his age, but we are looking forward to him filling out more as the year progresses. He has finally discovered that he is a boy. Which means that he is now screaming at the girls as they go by him I the barn. I guess it was bound to happen. It just seems as if my little boy is growing up so quickly! He is proudly taking his place among the other three stallions we have in the barn. The mares seem to appreciate it, especially my mare, Flicka, who seems to warrant more noise from the boys than any of the other girls. I sometimes wonder if Ishmael knows what kind of plans we have for him. I don't think he does, but I am sure that he is glad that has not suffered the castration that all of his pasture mates did. He has seen a lot of other young colts come and go in our barn, and they all seem to be missing something when they leave, yet he remains intact. I like to believe that he appreciates this fact. He still has his favorite toy, a big red ball, which he "kills" on a regular occasion. It is a game we play. He smashes the ball as flat as he can get it, and then gives me this look like, "Mom, why wont it get back up again?" I dutifully go in and push, pull and finagle the ball back into shape so that he can "kill" it again. At least it keeps him happy, and he's not cribbing. One of these days I'll have to get him another toy. I just haven't found one that I think he will like as much. In the meantime. The dear boy has a busy year ahead of him. Besides continuing the important job of growing up, RH Ishmael will soon start his show career. We will be taking him out to selective shows this year to be shown in halter. We are certain that he will follow beautifully in the footsteps of his elder brother, RH Israel, the Region XVI AOTH Champion Stallion and the East Coast AOTH Champion Stallion. My cohort in this endeavor is Jennifer Lowery-Kamentz, the breeder of Israel and Ishmael. Jenny also owns Piedmont, the gelding I show sidesaddle. Keep your eyes pealed for us and for a pretty little filly she has named RH Selah. I will duitfully post all show results. |
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| Read more about RH Ishmael on my Continuing Horse Show Adventures. See his show record and what he looks like as a two year old. Mel 2-22-2001 |
| We bred Ishmael to Tahiti, a Raisin Tea Granddaughter by AA Manhattan. We should have an absolutely beautiful foal sometime late February or early March of 2002. I'll keep you'll posted as we get closer to the big day. Mel 6/15/2001 |
| Latest Update:Tahiti had a beautiful little filly, Alexandria, on March 12,2002. Unfortunately Alexandria died from of a septic infection due injuries sustained in a farm accident 36 hours after her birth. As anyone who breed horses knows, breeding is a gamble, and sometimes you lose. Tahiti had a date with another stallion, and Ishmael has since been sold and is now a gelding. He is now owned by Lea and Chris Hehman, and will make an awesome show gelding for them. So, I'm now waiting on the impending birth of Ishmael's full sibling sometime in the next month. Considering that Impulse's foals all look like carbon copies of each other, I should have an amazing horse very shortly. :-) Mel 3/4/2003 |
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| Photo by Gene Keenum |