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03/08: For the breeding/show season of 2008, I have plans to breed Jerusha back again to RB. And hopefully get her back out in harness. She's had enough time off; it's high time to go back to work. She was trained to drive a while back, and I feel she could do very well in the show ring. Her action is gorgeous, and she can really step out when she wants to.
11/05: The sadness we feel at the loss of Jerusha's daughter, GTS Thimaar is somewhat tempered by the good news from our vet that Jerusha is once again in foal to RB. She is due to foal in mid to late March of '06. While a filly would be wonderful, we will be thrilled to just have a healthy and happy foal.
Update 1/04: Bitty is also in foal again to RB. We've planned her breeding so that Julya should foal about a month ahead of her. We're hoping that since horses learn by watching, maybe by having Bitty watch Julya with her foal, she'll pick up a few pointers. Bitty is due in May, and hopefully it'll be warm enough by then that I won't have to go through the blanket issue again.
Bitty was also successfully trained in harness by my friend Susan Skipper of Get Go Farm up in Blairstown, NJ. Sue had Bitty at her place for about 2 months, and really got a charge out of teaching Bitty to drive. One thing about Bitty--once she's hitched to the carriage, she's going - Mare on a Mission attitude. She's gone through puddles, over bridges, past strollers, bicycles, you name it with nary a blink. Pretty good for a 5 year old that hadn't gotten off the farm that much.
Update 7/11/03:
CSA Jerusha is currently green broke to ride, and as of early next week, will be going up to North Jersey to Get Go Farm to have her training in harness continued. I have reached the point in her training where I can't finish her alone, since there comes a time in that training where you really need more than just one set of hands. And since there is only me, and the husband, who doesn't ride or drive, and is a horseperson "by proxy" this meant finding another solution. So, off to Get Go Farm, and the Skipper's Jerusha will go. I expect her to be there at least 30 days. I am looking forward to driving her in the Garden State Horse and Carriage Society's annual fall pleasure show in Oct. at the Horse Park of NJ.
And more good news---Jerusha is also in foal to RB Bellagio, for a May foal, who will also be pure in strain and sub strain. We staggered the breedings on the 2 mares for a reason. One, since Julya is a proven broodmare, I'm hoping that exposing Jerusha to another mare and foal will maybe give her some pointers, and two, I figure I'm going to need some sleep in between foals. ;-)
Original: CSA Jerusha, known on the farm as 'Bitty', came to us in July of 2001. She
was bred by Cedarstone Arabians, in Bethel Ohio. Carol Raymond is a preservation
breeder also concentrating on the Maneghi Strain. Bitty is tail female Haidee
line, making her a Maneghiyah Hadrujiyah.
Liver chestnut with a lot of roaning, and a flaxen mane and tail, Jerusha
has beautiful movement. She can float at the trot, seeming to hang suspended for
ever between strides. She carries her tail straight up more often than not, and
that tail is an accurate barometer for her. If she's feeling full of herself,
the tail will be straight up or over her back. If she's investigating something,
it?ll be stuck straight out behind her, like a dog on point.
She is bold and fearless, possessing a "let's go see" attitude that I am
hoping will be an asset along with the inevitable Arab sense of humor.
From the moment Jerusha arrived at our place, she had our hearts firmly in
her grasp.
We are greatly looking forward to the foals from CSA Jerusha and RB Bellagio.
They will be first generation Pure In Strain Maneghi Hadruj, something that is
unfortunately all too rare in the United States.
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