News from Formosus Sporthorses

Yes! It's the fun/crazy time of the year when we select the stallions for our fine mares.

This year we descided that we would breed as if we were getting fillies (one can dream right!) The idea would be to keep the fillies as eventual replacement for their dam. All the boys will be for sale however.

As a result we are not just looking at stallions that fit all the criteria that we outline on our Stallion Selection page, but on top of it we are looking at bloodlines we would like to see incorporated into our herd. You can say we are being extra picky this year!

So far we've narrowed down the field, found one excellent pairing we are excitted about and we are still waiting on some information about other stallions we are considering.
We will be breeding Nordica, Raphiola, Deesse and a new mare we bought and that will join us in the fall (more about her later ;-).

Welty will foal late and we shall leave her open and catch her in the following spring. Elfin will leave us for a year an a half on a breeding lease not to far from home. She will likely be bred to a nice up and coming Friesian stallion. We are pretty excited to see that lovely Georgian Grande foal.

Stay tune, as soon as our selection is done we shall post it on the mares page-for a preview go to our Custom Foal page. If you were interested in a custom foal the window is closing very fast...
January 8th

Happy New Year

We had a wonderful warm holiday vacations right here in southern Alberta this year. The temperatures were mild and the skies blue during our entire time off work. It was wonderfull to spend time outside with the animals and be quite confortable in a light windbreaker. The footing got awefully slippery however but eventually the lack of snowfall meant that we got down to dirt in some part of the paddocks and in the fields and I was able to go for a few rides!

Elfin fresh from her stint at the trainer went well for me under a new saddle I was trying out. It was the first time I got to ride her and I found her to be quite willing, supple and quite bomb proof! Unfortunately she seemed to have stepped on herself at some point and is now out of commission for a little while until it heals.

Welty was next. She hadn't been ridden in over 9 months and she was just super! Supple, attentive, ready to work she was just a peach! Although only 6 months along she walks with a waddle.Love that girl.

Deesse regular rider came home for the hollidays so those two were reunited and as usual spent some quality time together.

Today we said goodbye to Rex, he left for his new home about 4 hours away. He was a real trooper and although a bit concerned in the trailer at first he traveled well and arrived in good shape. We wish him and his owner the best and look forward to hearing from them as to their progress. That boy has so much potential it just shines in his eyes. Yes I'm a bit biased.

February 1st

January 8th