Here's a picture that the woman who owns Happy Horse Haven took yesterday of Cremello (Miss Patch Pilot) and her 8-month-old son, Buckskin Chaps (wow, he's huge! ..or she's really small).Can you see the resemblance to Kachina? Obviously the dun gene runs through the dam's side. He was born May 25th, 2008, while Kachina was born May 5th, 2007. This makes them almost exactly a year apart.
The woman who runs Hooves of Hope, the rescue that originally saved Kachina, told me that there were about fifty mares sent to slaughter, all with yearlings (that'd be Kachina) and all pregnant, meaning that this little guy was the colt Miss Patch Pilot was pregnant with when she destined for the slaughter house. It's so cool to see them both healthy and happy, living together. I wonder if Chaps is as amazing a horse as Kachina.
I sent the woman a picture of Kachina and a link to her blog, and she may feature Kachina's story on the website, too, as an extension of Cremello's story. If you guys have a minute, you should check out her webpage and read some of the amazing stories; Kachina's dam is just one of many fortunate horses listed there.
Wow! How lucky that you are getting to learn so much about Kachina's family. I only hope Bandit's family was as fortunate.
ReplyDeleteThey definitely look similar to me. Especially when you compare this picture to the one in your profile. They have the same expression almost. :)
(Love Cremello's expression in that ^ picture, too. That is her, right?)
Yep, that's her!
ReplyDeleteI thought their expressions in those two pictures looked similar too!