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Update 3/08:
I think we're going to give Julya one more shot at trying for a filly. I've been thinking about this a lot for the last year or so, and would really love to see Julya have a replacement for herself in our group. Her pedigree has a unique blend of horses that I have always admired, and I was reminded that this was one of the reasons I bought her in the first place. Over the last couple of years, I've been riding Julya out on the trails, and she has proven herself to be one helluva good trail horse. She's relatively unflappable, and has learned to cross water without needing an Act of Congress anymore. I do wish that I'd gotten her when she was younger, but you could say we're making up for her "misspent youth". Her son, GTS Hawa el Adhar (Dharby) is showing his owner that he has inherited more than just good looks from his parents--at 4 he's already fast on his way to becoming a seasoned trail horse, and has thrilled Carol more than once with his brains and beauty. All of these things have brought me to the decision I've made for this year: I'll give Julya another shot at hopefully getting a filly. She is the second mare on my breeding list for this year. If she catches pregnant and hangs on to it, great. If not, then so be it. She is a truly awesome mother, and she's in good shape, so we'll try and see what happens.
Update 11/05: Julya had a healthy foal with RB in '04: GTS Hawa El Adhar. He is in a new home as a cherished (future) riding horse - and a gelding. Julya is in good health and a repeat breeding to RB Bellagio is planned for 2006.
Update 1/04: Julya has been bred to RB for an April foal. We're hoping for success this time, since Julya isn't exactly a maiden mare. She's warmed up to us quite a bit since she's been here, and is one of the most vocal horses I've ever met. She starts nickering the minute I open the back door, and keeps it up until I'm in her stall. She nickers even after she's been fed!
I've been riding Julya lightly since the summer. She has turned out to be a pretty good trail horse, with one little thing--she has issues about water. No bucking, rearing, backing up fits kind of things; she just tunes you out. Period. So come this summer after the foal is weaned, we're going back to some basics like "this is a leg, and it means you move" sort of thing. ;-) But she's happy to be in front of everyone, and has one heck of a good forward walk. If she isn't careful, she may find herself in harness training.
Update 7/11/03: SS Fajulya is currently green broke under saddle, but I have had no time to continue her education, between the beastly hot and humid weather, working, and just life in general. But there IS some good news; she is in foal to RB Bellagio for an April foal, which will be pure in the strain and sub strain. She is fat, sassy and very dappled and generally enjoying life here. She begins to nicker at me the minute I leave the house to walk to the barn, and doesn't stop until she has her nose buried in her feed tub. ;-)
Her trot has caught the eye of friends of mine that will be training her pasturemate, CSA Jerusha. They suggested that I consider training Julya to drive. Something to think on for a later date.
Original: SS Fajulya (Julya) coming to live with us was a stroke of luck. I had been
talking to a friend (Anne) about my desire for another Managhi Hadruj mare for
my breeding program. Anne was helping someone reduce her herd and was in the
middle of researching pedigrees. While doing that research, she found out that
Julya was more than just another Al Khamsa mare; she is also Managhi Hadruj.
Even more wonderful is the way that Julya and RB 'match up' both physically and
based on their pedigrees.
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