So after several weeks of being on cria watch, we finally had the first baby of 2014 born here yesterday afternoon! And, yes, if you’re wondering: we do still get excited every time a new cria arrives! The mom in question, Golden Bliss, had almost always historically gone into labor 2 to 3 weeks shy of her…
It’s official: for the 2nd year in a row our spectacular male, Snowmass Matrix Majesty, was named dark Futurity Herdsire of the Year! As a bonus his stablemate, Snowmass Conopa’s Kahuna whom we co own with our…
As of this past weekend, virtually all of the animals that are going to be a part of our spring show strings over the next month and a half were together in one place, at the CCNF Main Barn. Specifically, all of the yearling females as well as any of the latest weaners that will…
We are proud to present the second of our two females that we are consigning to the 2013 Breeders Edge auction: CCNF Ladyhawke! Just like our other female at the upcoming sale, CCNF Andean Majesty, Ladyhawke has some serious genetic heavyweights in her pedigree. Paternally she is the the daughter of our full Accoyo Herdsire,…
Random bits while waiting for the 2013 cria dam to truly break: 1. La Vie en Rose and Capella, who were both due in May have now had their crias (1 female, 1 male for whatever it’s worth) but that leaves 60+ more females that are due between now and December, the vast majority over the…
So, I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that it’s probably not such a great thing when the penile sheath of one of your Herdsires looks more like the engorged teat of a holstein cow, right? Jennifer had gone down to the Stud Barn last Thursday with our vet, Susan Johnson,…
