Since my accident, everyone at the farm has been pitching in
help get all of the horses ridden.
Michael Pendleton, one of Boyd's riders, has been riding my
young mares and I am so thankful. He is doing a wonderful job with them and it
is so great to get to watch all of them progress. Boyd and I bred all three of
these mares in Australia
and since I have known them from day one, I have a very special attachment to
each one. Not everyone is a mare person, but I love each one of my girls and am
really looking forward to the future with these three!
The first one is Hannah Lu W, a beautiful dark bay out of
Rosa Cha W by the German stallion His Highness. Hannah is going to be five
years old this year and I am very excited about her, partly because of her
mother, of course!! Rosa has a very
competitive side and I am hoping that she passed it on to Hannah! Since she is
out of Rosa , Hannah has very big shoes to fill
but she is already living up to my hopes for her.
The next mare is a big chestnut named Joulua. She is going
to be 4 years old and is by Jive Magic (Jazz) out of Felicity, who is by Wolkenstein
2. This mare is amazing! She is a very good girl and has a tremendous amount of
natural talent. Her name is Joulua,
which means Christmas Day in Finnish, because she was born on Christmas Day on
the farm in Australia
and I was looking for a “J” name.
The third mare is Juliette, also a chestnut but more fine
boned than Joulua. She is also going to be four years old this year and is also
by Jive Magic, but out of Betty Barkley, who is by Brentano 2. Betty is out of
the same mare as Rosa Cha W. Juliette is one of the most honest young horses we
have and she is turning into such a lovely horse.
This year Betty is in foal to Regardez Moi, who is Rosa 's sire. This foal is bred very similarly to Rosa . Betty came from Australia
this year and lives on Melinda Walton and Larry Smith's beautiful farm in Virginia . I am so excited that she has the best home
ever and I cannot wait for the baby to arrive in October!
Below is a video of Caitlin Silliman riding Juliette. Enjoy!
xoxo Silva
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