First Horse Show

Hi everybody. I am really pumped. So much has been happening this past week. We had our new foal just a week ago today. It is a beautiful chocolate stud colt with a blaze on his face. He has hooked ears and a pretty dish face. He is a son of Sam I Am and a full brother to our yearling filly, WOFs Kailey's Magic. She was named after my Granddaughter Kailey Lipginski. Kailey is a year older than her brother, Stephen. So this colt's name will be WOFs Stephen's Blazin Star. We are so excited here on the farm to have our very first foal born on our farm. And to have such a beautiful foal is a blessing from God. We are so thankful for this wonderful blessing.

Thursday came and we, my Granddaughter Andrea and Great Granddaughter Melissa, headed out to North Carolina and the first horse show of the season. Our farm had two fillies going to the show. On Friday our mare Rocky Top Rebel made her first appearance. On Saturday Rebel went in for her second class and walked out with a ribbon. She did really well. That same day, our two year old filly, Velvet, went in for her first class. She walked away with the first place ribbon. She was steady and relaxed and made a great entrance into the show ring.

Thanks to Stacie & Chris Tipton of Cool Shade Mountain Horses and Equine dentist for an job well done with Velvet. She has just turned two years old and has only been under saddle since late November. We are seeing a great future for Velvet.

Also thanks to Jamie Derickson of Van Bert Farms for his good work with Rocky Top Rebel. She is calm and steady under saddle and she too has a great outlook for this show season.

Both stables came home with a really good show behind them that once again proves the quality of the horses produced on their farms and their innovative training that produces the top quality trail and show horses. We their clients appreciate the quality of training they have given our horses.

I went to visit the foal and his momma as soon as I got home. I could not believe how much he had already grown. He was running around the stall making his legs stronger. When I left home on Thursday, he was still trying to figure out what to do with those long legs.

So it has been a great week. It has been an exciting week. And this is just Tuesday