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Lot: 8 - AM FABIANS FANCY (Bremervale Andronicus+ x AM Fancie Frisca)
Registration Number: 630617

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This lot is not open for bidding Current Status: Sold

Representative: Name: Jerry Hamilton Company: Al-Marah Arabians Address: 4101 N. Bear Canyon Road City: Tucson, AZ 85749 Phone: (520) 749-1162 Alt Phone: (520) 940-7120 Fax: (520) 749-2572 Email: al-marah@att.net

Consignor: Name: Bazy Tankersley Company: Al-Marah Arabians Address: 4101 N. Bear Canyon Road City: Tucson, AZ 85749 Phone: (520) 749-1162 Fax: (520) 749-2572 Email: al-marah@att.net

Lot Details:

Location:	Tucson, AZ
Birth Date:	02/17/2007
Color:	Bay
Breed:	Arabian
Sex:	Gelding
Height: (in hands)

Comments:

THIS GELDING IS OFFERED WITH A REASONABLE RESERVE. Sired by BREMERVALE ANDRONICUS+, “Andy”, (DESPERADO x BREMERVALE RHAPSODY) imported from Australia. 2 X National Champion Sport Horse Stallion In-Hand. He has produced 11 National winners, 1 Supreme National Champion 2 yr old, 4 National Champions, 2 Reserve National Champions and 6 Top Tens. (His oldest foals are just turning 5). Fabian went to Kim Barteau 3/1/2011 for dressage training. He grew up at the Hat Ranch in a large herd of 25 to 30 head at an altitude of 6,800 feet. He is ready to go on with a new owner in Dressage and Sport Horse for the Jr. horse class this year and next and then start an Endurance career if desired. AHA Breeders Sweepstakes. ENROLLED IN THE BREEDERS SWEEPSTAKES.

Pedigree:

Sire: BREMERVALE ANDRONICUS	DESPERADO BREMERVALE RHAPSODY	WN DADJMIR BREMERVAL AQUARIUS BREMERVALE EXCALIBUR BREMERVALE FERNANDA
Dam: AM FANCIE FRISCA	OPALO AM FRISKIE FRIEND	*BARICH DE WASHOE BRUMARBAS JEWELL LEA BARON ALMARAH WHISKIE

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AM Noble Dragoon

Lot: 14 - AM NOBLE DRAGOON (AM Michael Love x Almarah Soonamoon) Registration Number: 619775 1 images available This lot is not open for bidding Current Status: Sold

Representative: Name: Jerry Hamilton  Company: Al-Marah Arabians  Address: 4101 N. Bear Canyon Road  City: Tucson, AZ 85749  Phone: (520) 749-1162  Alt Phone: (520) 940-7120  Fax: (520) 749-2572  Email: al-marah@att.net Consignor: Name: Bazy Tankersley  Company: Al-Marah Arabians  Address: 4101 N. Bear Canyon Road  City: Tucson, AZ 85749  Phone: (520) 749-1162  Fax: (520) 749-2572  Email: al-marah@att.net Lot Details: Location: Tucson, AZ Birth Date: 05/18/2005 Color: Grey Breed: Arabian Sex: Gelding Height: (in hands) 15 Comments: THIS GELDING SELLS TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER WITHOUT RESERVE. Sired by AM MICHAEL LOVE (*SEFFER x AM DREAM DOVE), AM Noble Dragoon spent the last 10 months at the Arivaca Boys Ranch getting broke and working cattle. MICHAEL LOVE – Champion in Western Pleasure and Halter. Sire of multiple Regional and National winning sport horses (STYLISH STEED – Top Ten Sport horse Under Saddle). SOONAMOON is sired by Endurance stallion SSA CSEA DREAM, winner of Jim Jones Award before exportation to Australia. Pedigree: Sire: AM MICHAEL LOVE SEFFER AM DREAM DOVE PRINCE SARAPH SA'LILAH DREAMAZON+++ TSEA NOTE Dam: ALMARAH SOONAMOON SSA CSEA DREAM+ ALMARAH HONEYMOON DREAMAZON+++ ALMARAH SEAZEPHYR AL-MARAH DAN CUPID AM BIZZIE BEE

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"Go to horse"

Psuntana is just the cutest most personable gelding, I call him the "Minni MONK".  He is a chestnut sabino, a Padrons Psyche grandson who is 10 years old.  I have had him since he was 5.

 I call him my "Go to Horse" because anytime I want something fun to ride I go to him.  He has not had a lot of saddle time but learns quickly.  He does have his own blog, but I don't write much to it, so I thought I would incorporate some of his stuff here.  I have been riding him since Ambrose has been injured.  He has done some 20 mile rides, but mostly shorter harder training rides at home.  He is about ready for his first endurance ride, have not made a decision on what distance he will do.  

Psuntana reminds me alot of MONK when he was first started on the trail and before he did any endurance rides.  Psuntana wants to cantor everywhere.  He cantors from a dead stop, a nice very balanced and comfortable gait.  I do work the trot some, but not much, it will JUST evolve, just like it did for MONK.  What Psuntana found out is that he cannot cantor single tracks sideways, just does not work, or those trails that have sides and a trench down the middle, like portions of the Tevis trail.  The first time he did that it was pretty funny, but he is coming along great and I am having a blast on him.  His best attribute so far is that he "HAS GAME" always, you do need to pay attention as he is quick.

Time will tell, but he could be a great distance horse, will see how he manages himself at a competition.  He is a pretty animated horse, but very responsive, don't have to strong man to control him.

More later.

Trust your gut........... Ambrose on rehab

"Trust your gut"

I would have to look back in the blog to see when I first noticed a slight misstep would be when I rode Ambrose and Amanda rode MONK down on the Tevis trail.  Just a slight bobble hear and there.  I had asked Amanda to ride behind me and watch to see if she saw anything, and she didn't..

Dr. Lindsay Graham came out to the ranch shortly after that and I showed her some of the trails that we train on.  I did a 8 mile pony with Ambrose with her watching him the whole time.  She said that in retrospect she did see a bobble hear and there but nothing to speak about.

Amborse then did his 45 mile ride at Nevada Derby and passed all of the trotting vets..  Shannon noticed noting on that jaunt.

A week after the ride I took Amborse out for a training ride, after about 1/2 hour he was 3 legged lame..  I ended up taking him to UC Davis for his ultrasound exam.  Conclusion was a slight tear to the upper left suspensory, slight to moderate.  

So, Ambrose has MONK's old stall and paddock where he can visit over the fence and still move about freely. 

Ambrose will be started back to work around December.

See next post about my "Go to" horse that amazing Psuntana and the following post will be about my two new horses coming from Al-Marah in Tucson