Thursday, September 11, 2008

Meghan & Bandit

My daughter Meghan has been taking riding lessons for the past six years off and on. This past year she was fortunate enough to find a pony club instructor just fifteen minutes south of our farm. Within a month of taking lessons down at that farm, she became totally smitten with their new acquisition "Bandit". He is an eight year old pinto pony who is solid as a rock, surefooted and somewhat green when it comes to anything involving dressage. With numerous lessons under several different instructors and a lot of work through the winter months out in the snow filled arena, Meghan and Bandit are beginning to come together. This fall Bandit will be moving into a stable with an indoor arena, so Meghan will have even more opportunity to work with him. Stay tuned.

TENNYSON DAUGHTER--Kinsey


This is a rare opportunity to own a Tennyson daughter. My barn is crowded and I already have a black full sister to Kinsey I'll be A.I.'ing this winter, so she is available to a fiber home. She is NCWGA registered. Her dam is a Jamie F1 ewe out of Rarebriar Kiss Me Kate. Kinsey has a perfect tail and lovely crimpy, modified moorit fleece that is consistent from front to back. She comes from some of my favorite lines. $100.00 OBO. Can be delivered to parts of MI and/or WI at no additional cost. Also have a pure black Forrest(21 micron second fleece)daughter who is out of Tennyson's dam for sale. $150.00 for the pair of ewe lambs. Both growthy enough to breed this season. The pair have SOLD. Thanks Barb.

DANCING ANGELS JUNO--SOLD

Juno is a daughter of TX Twincreeks Court N Spark(Adagio X CH/MCH Critter Creek Sparkles)out of Dancing Angels Temptation(Twincreeks WB Rain Beau X South Campus Temperance). This line is excellent for udder attachment, teat size and placement. Temptation already has a son who has two CH legs as a yearling. Juno is solid, square and growthy and ready to breed. She has a very calm, lovely disposition. She is available at a fall sale price of $150 open, or $225 bred to Megapixel. Delivery to parts of MI or WI is possible. E-mail upwintersky@yahoo.com for more photos of Juno and her dam.

TX Twincreeks PDF Megapixel--Price Reduced


A two year old son of dual champion TX Twincreeks Madam Butterfly(Weisbaden X Twink's Pixie)and sired by CH Pecan Hollow Dance Fever(Roshasharn sire and CH dam)Megapixel will be available to go to a new home as soon as he has bred some does this October. Delivery to lower MI or parts of WI can be arranged. Megapixel's sire and dam both classified EX. He has developed into a very long, level, stretchy individual with outstanding legset and overall look. He has a pleasant disposition. $275 OBO.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Wintertime Liz--SOLD

Liz is one of the few Wintertime Landslide(smooth polled)daughters in the country. Her dam twinned this year with a gorgeous black ewe lamb, Itasca, who is remaining down in WI, and Liz(modified moorit)who came north. They are half-sisters to Blues and Jazz who both tested in the low/low 20's as lambs and Ruby who tested 21 as a two year old. This line is exemplary for fiber and nice type. Meghan is looking forward to crossing Liz with one of her Forrest/Ruby sons this fall.

Wintertime Aretha and Winter Sky Ani

Aretha is sired by Wintertime Blues(87.5% UK lines)who now resides at Sheltering Pines. Her dam is Winter Sky Alafair who is also slated to go to Sheltering Pines. She has Allie's personality and is always just behind you when you are coming and going waiting for some affection.

Ani is equally gregarious and is sired by Winter Sky Leonid(F1 Orion)and out of Winter Sky Anya who is a very lovely Sandstone daughter. Her fleece is already exquisite, so we anticipate good things from her in the future.

WINTER SKY CAPTAIN



Meghan and I partner with a wonderful shepherdess in SW Wisconsin at Firth of Fifth Acres(www.finer-fleeces.com). We have about a dozen ewes down there that lamb out as well as Meghan's ultra-fine black gulmoget ram Forrest. It is always exciting to go down there to sort through the newest additions at weaning time and select a few to come north for breeding season. This year was the ultimate fiber experience, as we used Forrest along with a couple very fine F1 ram lambs.

Captain was one of the last to be evaluated and I couldn't believe just how soft and crimpy/locky he is. I wish everyone could put their hands on him. He is so soft I actually picked him up and rubbed my face all over his body. Because I kept thinking "chenille", I decided he had to named Captain. He already has a breeding pen reserved in his name for this fall.