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Friday, January 18, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Camargues
My pedigree-the-orphans problem made it to the C's, where Camargues were the first in line.
I started my search by typing Camargue horse breeders into the search engine.
The first link wasn't very helpful pedigree-wise, but it did provide the name of the registry that handles Camargues.
That led me to their website, which is in French. I think. http://www.aecrc.com/index.php
Thanks to Google's translate site, which helpfully translates whole websites in one shot, and even translates concurrent pages when links are clicked, I produced a legible website.
The last page, called Camargue Stallions, led to a listing of stallions, some even "28 years old", with links to their breeder's websites. This is perfect for filling in those older BSOs I have orphaned. The only downside is most of the pedigrees only have the parents and maybe grandparent lines filled in. If they are anything like mustangs-they seem to be left semi-wild in some cases-even this is a blessing.
While under Google's translate, you can click on any of the breeder websites and Google will translate them as well. This is extremely handy if you need to research a specific horse some more.
Addition 1: I stumbled up on this helpful site (long, because the google translate link included for my English-only readers): here.
Addition 2: I found a snippet of a line in the stud book rules that horses are named with a specific letter per year. All they had listed was 2003= P. This was further supported when I checked the Breeder's Association website and noticed all the horses of the same age had names starting with the same letter (keep in mind if you're looking at the translated version some of the names translate differently, but if you hover over them, Google will show you the original text).
From this, I deduced this list (feel free to copy, paste, save, whatever):
1988- A
1989- B
1990- C
1991- D
1992- E
1993- F
1994- G
1995- H
1996- I
1997- J
1998- K
1999- L
2000- M
2001- N
2002- O
2003- P
2004- Q
2005- R
2006- S
2007- T
2008- U
2009- V
2010- A
2011- B
2012- C
2013- D
Happy parent hunting!
I started my search by typing Camargue horse breeders into the search engine.
The first link wasn't very helpful pedigree-wise, but it did provide the name of the registry that handles Camargues.
That led me to their website, which is in French. I think. http://www.aecrc.com/index.php
Thanks to Google's translate site, which helpfully translates whole websites in one shot, and even translates concurrent pages when links are clicked, I produced a legible website.
The last page, called Camargue Stallions, led to a listing of stallions, some even "28 years old", with links to their breeder's websites. This is perfect for filling in those older BSOs I have orphaned. The only downside is most of the pedigrees only have the parents and maybe grandparent lines filled in. If they are anything like mustangs-they seem to be left semi-wild in some cases-even this is a blessing.
While under Google's translate, you can click on any of the breeder websites and Google will translate them as well. This is extremely handy if you need to research a specific horse some more.
Addition 1: I stumbled up on this helpful site (long, because the google translate link included for my English-only readers): here.
Addition 2: I found a snippet of a line in the stud book rules that horses are named with a specific letter per year. All they had listed was 2003= P. This was further supported when I checked the Breeder's Association website and noticed all the horses of the same age had names starting with the same letter (keep in mind if you're looking at the translated version some of the names translate differently, but if you hover over them, Google will show you the original text).
From this, I deduced this list (feel free to copy, paste, save, whatever):
1988- A
1989- B
1990- C
1991- D
1992- E
1993- F
1994- G
1995- H
1996- I
1997- J
1998- K
1999- L
2000- M
2001- N
2002- O
2003- P
2004- Q
2005- R
2006- S
2007- T
2008- U
2009- V
2010- A
2011- B
2012- C
2013- D
Happy parent hunting!
Friday, January 4, 2013
American Saddlebreds
In an effort to get something done, I decided to bring up my trusty Excel spreadsheet, start at the top, and work my way down until I found a horse that wasn't pedigreed. Needless to say, I didn't make it very far.
(The first row of x's to the far right is pedigreed. The second is for the personal pages I was trying to create for each horse)
I came to #32, Marionette. Originally, this was the black tobiano Breyer ASB Stablemate, but I ended up changing to a chestnut colored GC Micro Mini because a BSO came into my possession that the previous owner had assigned to the exact body, and I couldn't help keeping it the same.
I began my search as usual- I typed something along the lines of World Champion American Saddlebred into my Yahoo search bar and browsed through the breeder listings proclaiming their horses as either World Champions themselves, or related. Eventually, I became so sick of seeing Will Shriver, Supreme Sultan, Wing Commander, Anacacho Shamrock, and Bourbon Genius King, that I started to look for horses without any of these in their lines. Finally, I found Telemark, and thought- Perfect! Not all of my horses need to be related to winners; I need some outcrosses to lesser known horses for balance, too.
But what to do for a mare? I moved on to look at the other ASBs that needed sires and/or dams, as my searching was turning up other interesting horses. I came across The Mistress of Motion, a mare lacking the overflow of popular horses listed above, with a wonderful champagne color. Ooh! Can I get some of that in my stable? But where? Ah....what exactly is the color of that foal?
She could pass as an amber champagne-- a GC version of one, anyway. What a weird hair color, and her leg shading. And her hooves aren't exactly black, either. Well, I assigned her that mare as a dam, and went on the hunt for a bay sire, since amber champagnes have a bay base color. I did find one- Spring Valleys Deliverance, but too late I realized he appears in a few of my other horses' pedigrees. I guess that's not a bad thing- less so than having too many Wing Commanders, anyway.
And then I thought- why not make her the dam to my motherless Marionette? They're supposed to be mother-daughter anyway, if you follow GC's packaging thinking. I could just switch them around. Marionette is very probably just a basic chestnut, but while I was looking up champagnes, there were a few called self-colored champagnes, or dark gold champagnes. Meaning that their mane/tail were approximately the same color as their body, instead of being lighter. That will work! And so I had two champagne-carriers in my herd.
Ah, I'm almost done! Or so I thought. Spring Valleys Mistress' photo was still in my To Identify folder of pictures (Yes, I know, not a very clever name, but its to the point!) All my orphans reside in there. It is sort of a black hole, as it somehow creates more than I originally put in. Does that mean I'm on the "wrong" side of the hole?! I digress. I found them-
Bah! Forgot about them. If you look closely, you'll see Saddlebred down in the corner, in some languages other than English. This is one of my more precious imports from Germany or the UK. The mare is pretty easy- a basic black (although I noticed there are slim picking of black ASBs in comparison with the chestnuts!). But what the heck is going on with that stallion? At first guess I went with sabino. But a sabino American Saddlebred Yahoo search turned up something more interesting- Center Ring. http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/center+ring
What an interesting -and familiar- facial marking! Now, Center Ring has a lot more leg white, but as a minimal splash overo, who's to say that crossing on a solid mare wouldn't cut down on the amount of leg white? Now I just needed a pretty black mare. Masquerade SLS fit just fine.
Success! Not only did I get two champagnes ASBs into my stable, but I somehow bred a splash overo as well!
(The first row of x's to the far right is pedigreed. The second is for the personal pages I was trying to create for each horse)
I came to #32, Marionette. Originally, this was the black tobiano Breyer ASB Stablemate, but I ended up changing to a chestnut colored GC Micro Mini because a BSO came into my possession that the previous owner had assigned to the exact body, and I couldn't help keeping it the same.
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| The new Marionette |
But what to do for a mare? I moved on to look at the other ASBs that needed sires and/or dams, as my searching was turning up other interesting horses. I came across The Mistress of Motion, a mare lacking the overflow of popular horses listed above, with a wonderful champagne color. Ooh! Can I get some of that in my stable? But where? Ah....what exactly is the color of that foal?
 |
| Spring Valleys Mistress |
She could pass as an amber champagne-- a GC version of one, anyway. What a weird hair color, and her leg shading. And her hooves aren't exactly black, either. Well, I assigned her that mare as a dam, and went on the hunt for a bay sire, since amber champagnes have a bay base color. I did find one- Spring Valleys Deliverance, but too late I realized he appears in a few of my other horses' pedigrees. I guess that's not a bad thing- less so than having too many Wing Commanders, anyway.
And then I thought- why not make her the dam to my motherless Marionette? They're supposed to be mother-daughter anyway, if you follow GC's packaging thinking. I could just switch them around. Marionette is very probably just a basic chestnut, but while I was looking up champagnes, there were a few called self-colored champagnes, or dark gold champagnes. Meaning that their mane/tail were approximately the same color as their body, instead of being lighter. That will work! And so I had two champagne-carriers in my herd.
Ah, I'm almost done! Or so I thought. Spring Valleys Mistress' photo was still in my To Identify folder of pictures (Yes, I know, not a very clever name, but its to the point!) All my orphans reside in there. It is sort of a black hole, as it somehow creates more than I originally put in. Does that mean I'm on the "wrong" side of the hole?! I digress. I found them-
Bah! Forgot about them. If you look closely, you'll see Saddlebred down in the corner, in some languages other than English. This is one of my more precious imports from Germany or the UK. The mare is pretty easy- a basic black (although I noticed there are slim picking of black ASBs in comparison with the chestnuts!). But what the heck is going on with that stallion? At first guess I went with sabino. But a sabino American Saddlebred Yahoo search turned up something more interesting- Center Ring. http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/center+ring
What an interesting -and familiar- facial marking! Now, Center Ring has a lot more leg white, but as a minimal splash overo, who's to say that crossing on a solid mare wouldn't cut down on the amount of leg white? Now I just needed a pretty black mare. Masquerade SLS fit just fine.
Success! Not only did I get two champagnes ASBs into my stable, but I somehow bred a splash overo as well!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Uploading, Uploading, Uploading
As much as I wanted to be doing more important and productive model horse related tasks today (such as dusting, organizing, taking new photos, and PAing orphans), all of the day was devoted to uploading photos. And I'm not done yet! My Breyer, Resin, and Other Make entries are all entered in the ABMHA 2012 championship show on photobucket. Luckily, I had just typed in the info for the last OM when photobucket spazzed out on me and called me a Bad Error 400, or something like that.
So, tomorrow, I will finish the last category (and perhaps my biggest)--GC's!
And then I can begin the long and tedious uploading of my photos onto MHFC's new showing platform, which I am super excited about. (The new platform, not the long and tedious uploading ^.^)
I did, however, end up taking one new photo with my latest setup. Red Robin was in desperate need of a new photo, as the old one had harsh lighting, bad angles, too much dust, oversized footing, and it was just, well, old! I am very pleased with how this one turned out.
Alas, the fun side of the hobby must wait for another day!
So, tomorrow, I will finish the last category (and perhaps my biggest)--GC's!
And then I can begin the long and tedious uploading of my photos onto MHFC's new showing platform, which I am super excited about. (The new platform, not the long and tedious uploading ^.^)
Alas, the fun side of the hobby must wait for another day!
Monday, December 31, 2012
Into 2013, Resolutions
As it nears the new year of 2013, I've been thinking about what my resolutions should be. Not only for my personal life, but how I should apply it to my favorite hobby.
My sincere resolutions for 2013 are the following:
-become a more active and supportive member to my current clubs- IPABRA, MHFC, and IMEHA, namely. This means more judging, more financial aid, and donating the custom saddle pads I make as small rewards for photo shows.
-revive my Grand Champions club, if only to give avid collectors a place to post photos.
-stand up for the ideals of the hobby at its heart. Resist the people who are only in it for the fix-and-flip, or greed, or winning.
-buy the Morgan Stones I want. We all deserve to treat ourselves every once in awhile.
-treat my friends.
-do what I can to market my websites and draw in more clients.
-write in the blog at least once a week.
Thank you all for following my blog. Even if we've never talked, I appreciate all of my readers, because it is a silent support of my ideas, and validates my want to write it all down and share it.
My sincere resolutions for 2013 are the following:
-become a more active and supportive member to my current clubs- IPABRA, MHFC, and IMEHA, namely. This means more judging, more financial aid, and donating the custom saddle pads I make as small rewards for photo shows.
-revive my Grand Champions club, if only to give avid collectors a place to post photos.
-stand up for the ideals of the hobby at its heart. Resist the people who are only in it for the fix-and-flip, or greed, or winning.
-buy the Morgan Stones I want. We all deserve to treat ourselves every once in awhile.
-treat my friends.
-do what I can to market my websites and draw in more clients.
-write in the blog at least once a week.
Thank you all for following my blog. Even if we've never talked, I appreciate all of my readers, because it is a silent support of my ideas, and validates my want to write it all down and share it.
Friday, December 28, 2012
A Look Back at 2012
First off, I am happy to report that my horses and I survived the 2012 apocalypse and are looking forward to the rest of our apocalypse-free lives!
Earlier this year, we took up the daunting task of moving *all* horses of Golden Hart Estates from wonderful windy Wyoming to the arid desert heat of Arizona. Hello, Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show!
We continually expanded our herd with many new purchases, and reached the astounding achievement of having 1000 model horses! We are heartily looking forward to the next 1000 :3
After the layoff of our prime income-holder, we took up the needle and thread and tried our hand at making saddle pads for Classic sizes.
Golden Hart Estates also undertook an important venture into make-ism, and created Silver Rose Park, a website for only the best we have to offer. We hope that this website will appeal to some of the older generations in the hobby that prefer pedigree assignment solely from Breyer, Stone, or resin-quality bodies.
We reached our goal of obtaining all four Weather Girls, and Alborozo to boot! We have some pretty high goals for next year, so expect big things from our stable.
What did you, my readers, do this year? Did you accomplish everything you hoped to?
Earlier this year, we took up the daunting task of moving *all* horses of Golden Hart Estates from wonderful windy Wyoming to the arid desert heat of Arizona. Hello, Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show!
We continually expanded our herd with many new purchases, and reached the astounding achievement of having 1000 model horses! We are heartily looking forward to the next 1000 :3
After the layoff of our prime income-holder, we took up the needle and thread and tried our hand at making saddle pads for Classic sizes.
Golden Hart Estates also undertook an important venture into make-ism, and created Silver Rose Park, a website for only the best we have to offer. We hope that this website will appeal to some of the older generations in the hobby that prefer pedigree assignment solely from Breyer, Stone, or resin-quality bodies.
We reached our goal of obtaining all four Weather Girls, and Alborozo to boot! We have some pretty high goals for next year, so expect big things from our stable.
What did you, my readers, do this year? Did you accomplish everything you hoped to?
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Thanksgiving
Golden Hart Estates celebrates the meaning of Thanksgiving as a time to reflect and appreciate everything we've been given.
Our list of what we're thankful for:
The horses- we would be nothing without the love and passion for these graceful creatures.
The funds to support our hobby and keep bringing the new models in.
The support of the love of our life and family- to remind us we're not weird, and to buy us models when we're broke.
The friends! We've made such great friends because of this hobby.
The education. I know so much more about horses thanks to my collecting and pedigree assignment.
Eclipse- that horse that was everything I ever wanted, my dream horse.
The writers, whose books I read as a child that instilled the deep love I share for these animals.
Our list of what we're thankful for:
The horses- we would be nothing without the love and passion for these graceful creatures.
The funds to support our hobby and keep bringing the new models in.
The support of the love of our life and family- to remind us we're not weird, and to buy us models when we're broke.
The friends! We've made such great friends because of this hobby.
The education. I know so much more about horses thanks to my collecting and pedigree assignment.
Eclipse- that horse that was everything I ever wanted, my dream horse.
The writers, whose books I read as a child that instilled the deep love I share for these animals.
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