16th Edition Oct 2013

THE WATERFORD TIMES
16th Edition
OCTOBER 2013
THE MONGOL DERBY 2013
Just a reminder about the Mongol Derby Evening. Pete and Monde will do a slideshow and will
be there to discuss their adventure. It will be on 23rd October 2013 at the Mountainair’s Club
House (Underberg) and will start at 18:30pm. If you wish to attend, please RSVP to Kim Fraser
([email protected] ).
HAPPY HOMES
It is so nice to see how well our Waterford horses are doing in their new homes with their new
owners.
Waterford High (Max) cleaning up at the Zimbabwe FEI Dressage Competition. Max and Shane
won their class with a score of 69% from international judges. Waterford High is a 5 year old
Shire cross gelding.
Gentle Giant Nuclear settling in well at his new home with Sarah in Zimbabwe. These photos
were taken during the first week he was ever ridden- such a good boy! Nuclear is a 3 year old
percheron gelding by Gentle Giant Neutron.
Waterford Confuscious- stealing the show at a dressage clinic.
FOALS 2013
Waterford Stud has welcomed a lot of new foals over the last month. Here are just a few snaps
of the little fellows.
Spirit Challenge and her foal, Spirit True-Test.
This beautiful Arab filly is out of Banghor
Sharcoal.
Gentle Giant Stardom and her colt,
Gentle Giant Libra. This handsome
Percheron is by Gemini Monty.
Waterford Jerry- A lovely colt by the
stallion Waterford Zest and the mare
Derry.
Such a pretty Warmblood colt by the
Shire stallion Tower and the
Thoroughbred mare Babe.
OUT AND ABOUT WATERFORD FARM
Waterford Farm is lucky enough to have free-roaming wildlife call this place their home. Not
only do we have a huge amount of birdlife but we are also privileged enough to spot large herds
of Eland as we drive around the farm.
Monde and his Boerperd gelding Legend- having some fun.
There are numerous creatures, big and small, to be found at the farmyard at Waterford.
FEATURED HORSE
This month we will focus on a featured breed rather than an individual horse. The American
Curly (otherwise known as the Bashkir Curly) is a rare breed and beautiful breed. Here at
Waterford Stud, we are lucky enough to have a few of these interesting horses.
The origin of the Bashkir Curly breed is highly debatable. It was once thought that they
developed from the Russian Bashkir however recent studies have found this to be untrue. The
naming of the breed also underwent some scrutiny due to the mystery surrounding its origin.
Thus the breed has many titles such as Bashkir Curly, American Bashkir Curly, North American
Curly or just Curly Horse The most recent findings in the States, using DNA testing, shows that
the Curly is not a distinct breed but a cross between many breeds such-mainly Quarter Horse
and Morgan.
The coat of a Curly Horse is its most
distinguishing feature. It is
hypoallergenic- meaning that people,
who are allergic to horses, can tolerate
the hair from this specific breed.
Curly Horses are known to be intelligent and calm natured. They have particularly hard hooves
and thus good for riding in rocky mountains. They come in all sizes, shapes and colours.
Waterford Rubic. This is a 2 year old
American Curly filly that was bred by
Waterford Stud.
This is a 4 year old American Curly geldingWaterford Afro.
Information on the American Curly breed was obtained from the following websites:
http://www.curlyhorsecountry.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curly_Horse
STAYING CONNECTED
Don’t forget to catch Waterford on our very own Facebook page, which
is updated on a regular basis. The page can be found at
www.facebook.com/WaterfordFarmSA.
You can also visit us on the Waterford website which can be found at www.waterfordfarm.co.za.
We have just updated the photos of our Fillies for Sale.
Till next month…
Your Waterford Family