I almost resisted shopping on Black Friday, though I was sorely tempted by many, many excellent deals.
There was one deal I couldn’t resist, though…
I bought a breeding to the Oldenburg stallion Mannhattan. It was a deal too good to pass up, and I think he’ll be a nice match for Gina.
Mannhattan’s offspring have done well in a variety of disciplines- several are competing at the FEI levels of dressage, some are doing well in the hunter ring, and a handful are eventing. (I even met one foxhunting a few weeks ago!) His offspring are well conformed, athletic, and have pleasant temperaments.
Gina is already entered in the Main Mare Book of ISR/Oldenburg NA, and the foal will be eligible for registration as an Oldenburg. I plan to keep the foal and use it for the same thing I use Moe and Gina for: dressage, eventing, and hunting.
There are several steps between buying a breeding and having a foal on the ground, but I’m very excited that we’re on our way!
I’ve seen a ton of Manhattan’s over the years, there are lots out there now. Strap yourself in, the breeding journey is a wild ride!
I’m really excited about it!
He looks amazing at 23! I’m excited to follow the journey of your creation of your next sport horse!
He does look good, doesn’t he?!
Oohhh, best Black Friday purchase ever!!!
that’s what I thought!
Wwoooot!!! You matchmaker you. Spending your black Friday on G. Hooking her up.
Can’t wait!
Let’s just hope Gina doesn’t like…stomp the foal to death…
At first I thought you’d bought yourself a new horse! Well, actually I guess you kind of did lol. Can’t wait to follow along with the making baby Gina journey!
No like, Johnny asked me last night, “Does this mean you’ll stop looking at all those Facebook groups with horses for sale?”
HAHAHAHA
Hahaha silly boy
Oh my gosh this is beyond exciting!!!!
I KNOW!! I’m so excited, too!
OMG SO EXCITING!
I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW
You will have to venture north to Oklahoma to visit adorable baby horse once it’s born. 😉
I hope you will blog all about the process! I would love to do the same at some point in the future!
I will definitely blog all about it!!
That’s SOOOOOOO exciting! !!!
If Gina dies or something before I can use this, I’ll sell it to you. 😛
EEEEEEEE! Can’t wait to hear all about the process!
I can’t wait to tell you all about it!!!!
OMG THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!!!!!! I LITERALLY CAN’T EXPRESS MYSELF ABOUT HOW COOL I THINK THIS IS!!!!!!!!!
ME EITHER!!! 😀 😀 😀
haha that was not AT ALL what i expected give the post title – omg squeeeeee!!!! wishing you the best of luck and please keep us sooooo posted!!!!
You know I will!
What a cool black Friday purchase!! Can’t wait to follow along the breeding/baby horse process!
I’m very excited to get it underway!
OMG OMG OMG!!!!! This is so exciting!!! BABY HORSE!
I can’t wait to follow this journey!
I know! I know!!
So exciting!!! I can’t wait to here all about this journey.
Squeeeeee!! How exciting!!!!
Manhattan looks (and sounds) like a dreamboat! A perfect baby daddy 🙂
I’m soooo over breeding. I wish you leagues better luck than I had. I’m still squinting at Paige’s hay belly willing it to contain a tiny baby. :/
Woohoo, that’s exciting!