Starmyri Appaloosas Blog

The Surprise Package

2010-03-16T11:13:00.004-06:00

Here is our surprise package for the grandkids......the mare is broke to ride and the little one will be ready for AJ about the time AJ is ready for her. Cat can start riding the mare this spring as soon as it is dry enough. Mare is about 13.2 HH, a nice size for a growing kid. Very nice minded, needs more groceries, hoof trimming etc. Already been dewormed and deloused. Next will be vaccinations and a really good grooming. Little one is getting more friendly and not so frightened of us. Svenja, my FarmStay from Germany, has been playing with her and doing a great job.

Farm Friends

2010-03-16T10:55:00.004-06:00

I find our animals to be so entertaining here on the farm! Here are a couple of pics of "friendships" formed. We had such a lovely day on Sunday, the kids were all home for the day, critters were happy, the sun was shining, got the pregnant mares into the maternity pen, hooves trimmed on geldings.....it was a very productive day. My son and family even brought supper with them, what a treat! I was wondering what to cook for supper and not much feeling like doing it after working outside all day so it was greatly appreciated, let me tell you!

2010-03-09T21:08:00.002-07:00

I looked out my livingroom window this morning and was greeted by a beautiful bouquet of colour. Can life get much better than this?

Mommy Tummies

2010-02-19T11:24:00.003-07:00

Magic

Magpie

Fancy

Looks like the mommy tummies are progressing very nicely! Missed Dolly cause she decided to be independent and go for a drink by herself. Did the ring test on all and it says we are expecting a boy crop this year......can't wait to find out how accurate it is!!! We are expecting 3 from Starwalker and 1 from Stars Fim Koppur - had bred two to Banner, but Lady aborted twins just before Christmas, very disappointing. Fancy and Magpie are first timers for me so hope all goes well. Dolly is guaranteed a fabulous foal. Am hoping poor Magic has an uneventful time this time, she has had a run of bad luck in the past but produces stunning babies.

Family Day

2010-02-16T08:51:00.002-07:00

Family Day weekend has come and gone for another year. It was a very nice weekend, weatherwise. Went to my daughter's on Saturday, toured through the art show (her first to have work displayed), beautiful works! Finally got her drapes hung and her computer desk put together. Sunday had my farrier over and we trimmed up the stallions and five mares, good day! Went to to my sister's for a yummy ham and scalloped potato supper. Just enjoyed the sunshine yesterday, played with different ones, did the ring test on my pregnant mares and it says all Boys!!! Guess we shall see in a couple of months about that. The tummies are certainly getting very round. I am so enjoying the longer daylight hours and milder temperatures. Really starting to yearn for spring, sure hope it is nicer than what we had last year....although it don't do any good to complain about something you have absolutely no control over. :(

Litttle Spot, the two year old colt, is becoming a real little pal and is very sensible. The yearling colt, Spirit is very well named......very high spirited and full of himself at the moment. He really is a cutie. Kitty, the two year old filly entertained us for quite some time night before last playing with Mikey the llama. He got mad a few times and did a random air spit, but never at her, which he really should have done IMO. He was getting into the kicking and bucking pretty good too, not a pretty sight! LOL

Hope everyone had a great weekend and a chance to appreciate your precious families.

Stars Fim Koppur

2010-01-29T19:37:00.001-07:00

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Starmyri Stallions

2010-01-29T17:31:00.002-07:00

Here is a short video of my two stallions, commonly referred to as the "Big" Boys! They live together from August until April, the end of breeding season until the beginning of the next.

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Frosty Mornings

2010-01-27T14:19:00.002-07:00

Here are some photos of the hoar frost from a couple days ago. It is such amazing stuff and creates such beautiful scenes. Here we are approaching the end of January, the days are definitely noticeably longer, but it sure is cold again. -29 C again this morning which is getting a bit tiresome, would be nice to go outside and be able to enjoy the sunshine instead of freezing your buns off! :-) I am feeling like it has been winter for an eternity, guess it sorta has since we got snow that stuck around the beginning of October! Plus we had no spring last year either, snow and super cold into the end of May. Sure hope it is nicer this year.......am so looking forward to long, sunny, warm days and green leaves and grass! At this point, dust is even welcome....LOL

Breeders Conference Superb

2010-01-18T18:21:00.002-07:00

Well, what a great weekend! The Alberta Horse Breeders & Owners Conference has come and gone again for another year. It was superb as usual, my brain is over flowing with all the new information. Saw so many people, got to do tons of visiting too. So lovely to see folk that you only get to see once a year! The ApHCC booth was set up very nice and very well attended. We sold several spots for the Nez Perce Trail Ride and there was a lot of interest expressed. The ride is almost booked full already. The Confeence is such a great venue and so affordable. We even got to see the Olympic Torch and some of the Fireworks, they were spectacular.
Now, back home and normal life again! Went out to feed this morning and discovered that the moose had broken the gate to the hay yard so the mares feasted well overnight! They weren't too interested in breakfast...So, we shooed them back out and fixed the gate, appears to be no harm done.

Seasons Greetings to All

2009-12-19T11:26:00.001-07:00

Indian Shuffle - Magic Snow Flake

2009-12-19T11:14:00.001-07:00

Please ignore the background "music" - maybe I should have called this Magic's Turkey Dance! :-)

Storm's Killer Caught

2009-12-01T18:52:00.000-07:00

The cougar that killed our Storm was killed today, finally! Maybe we can sleep at nights again!

2009-11-01T12:11:00.000-07:00

Snow isn't ALL bad for Halloween!

Son and family getting jack 'o lanterns ready!!!! It was great fun to do up the pumpkins all together......the kids make the event:)

Yearling Updates

2009-10-30T14:10:00.001-06:00

Here are the two long yearlings - Stars Little Spot fewspot colt and Stars Sleepy Kitty, filly. Both are developing into very nice horses, great conformation and good minds. They are for sale. Neither of them are shufflers, but have great movement.

Are we ready?

2009-10-30T13:48:00.000-06:00

"Sunset at the little lake by BW"

October has been a super busy month here at Starmyri......lots of things to get ready for winter! The weather was not so nice overall but we got 'er done. The new hydrant is installed in the barnyard (working great), the woodshed is full of split wood, hay is in the hay yard, logs are all skidded and piled in the stud pen, most of the limbs etc. have been piled and ready to burn, fencing done, roof replaced on chicken house, horse pens all cleaned up of poop, tank heaters installed etc. etc. Just need to get the blade on the quad and we are set....looks like we may need the plow soon! It is snowing so hard out there today, getting way more than was forecasted (how unusual! Don't think we can have a Halloween without snow!) Poor Mireike, our last farmstay girl, was very short changed in the weather department.....we had fun just the same. Sad to say goodbye. So now we settle into our winter schedule, get caught up in my office work, and housework (yuck) and hope for some nice days to play with the ponies. I sometimes really love winter for the fact that I get to go feed and visit my gang twice a day, every day. I so enjoy spending the time with everyone that sometimes doesn't happen in the summer months when I am so busy with other things. Have to get the Regional 4H record books judged in the next three weeks, an interesting challenge.

Already the end of October!!!!

2009-10-30T13:32:00.000-06:00

Stars Dark Angel went to her new home yesterday. She is joining her sister, Stars Bright Penny. They managed to get there before the snow started, yay! Thanks Ben and Karen, I know you will be enjoying this beautiful girl for years to come.

HSRAC Trail Ride at Starmyri Appaloosas

2009-09-16T21:21:00.000-06:00

Starmyri Appaloosas hosted a trail ride for HSRAC on September 12. It was well attended, weather was awesome! Everyone had a good, safe ride and ate too much afterwards at the BBQ!

Rest In Peace little man

2009-09-16T21:09:00.000-06:00

Our colt, Stars Storm was killed on Monday, September 5 by a cougar. We are pretty sad and upset about this whole thing. Miss the little guy a lot.

Magpie's First Trail Ride

2009-09-06T21:34:00.000-06:00

Magpie went on her first trail ride since coming to Starmyri. She did good and seemed to really enjoy herself. We had a good ride, weather was perfect. Mike, my farmstay fellow from Switzerland, is on board.

2009-09-06T21:18:00.000-06:00

Some pics of the trail ride at Tawatinaw Valley Appaloosas on Aug. 22. A great ride and had a lot of fun with everyone. BBQ supper was very yummy. The big ole Totie was actually pretty good considering that I have hardly ridden him all summer. He's a good boy.

Stars Bright Totem

2009-08-11T20:00:00.000-06:00

This is "Totie" my 8 year old gelding. He is a big boy....too big for me! So, he is available for sale for the right price. Broke to ride, sound, very strong with a lot of stamina, Indian Shuffler. Love him to ride, but I do not need a horse this big at my age! I also have another young gelding prospect for myself that I will start under saddle this fall. Totie would be a great ranch, endurance or eventing horse.

Little Boys

2009-08-11T19:51:00.000-06:00

Spirit and Storm - getting pretty big!

The Big Boys

2009-08-11T19:29:00.000-06:00

The big boys are back together again - breeding season is over for another year! They are pretty happy and content, back to playing and rough housing like usual.....

Back Home

2009-07-07T20:12:00.000-06:00

Back from the Nez Perce Ride to Freedom in the Cypress Hills. Great ride, great people! Wonderful time. The weatherman smiled on us as well, perfect temps for riding.

Jeff & Krista's Wedding

2009-06-22T21:54:00.000-06:00

Here is a few photos of my nephew, Jeff and Krista's wedding on June 20. It was the absolute perfect day and wedding. We had a great time. Congratulations kids!