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News Flash
Paso Finos
Artworks
Artworks is very pleased and thankfull to announce the arrival of our first foal, a healthy, bay pinto colt on March 23/ 2009 out of Huila del Cardo and
sired by Designer Capuchino TM.
Despite barn inspection every 90 minutes the birth occured unseen by human eyes---Mother Nature just doing her job!
Huila is proving an excellent first time mom.
The young one, with a star on the forehead, a star on the left withers and a shooting star for a tail, with no bulls-eye, has claimed the name 'Starbuck'.
Time will tell if this fellow can also be a rising star.
He is already gaiting around the stall. We're off to a good start!
This colt didn't take long to introduce himself to the dog or to the local ladies!
Next to arrive was a colt "Artworks Pastel", sired by Curandero TM, who managed to miss both the tobiano and sabino genes and wears the color of his great grandad Capuchino, a very respectable chestnut. He too is sociable and from the length of his legs is going to be bigger than his mom Hispanola del Cardo.
The last to join the herd was "Artworks Riverscape", a third colt, sired by Carnival de Capuchino and out of Bravada TM a daughter of Regalo de Marichalo. This little guy seems to have read the same books as I have because so far he is doing everything by the book!"
FOAL STORIES FROM 2009
Follow these young fellows as they grow by checking out our sales page.
For 2010 Jo has been informed she has placed FIRST in the Pasos for Pleasure program of PFHA. Beating her 2009 ranking of 4th was a personal objective and first place represents a once in a lifetime houour. The May issue of Paso Fino horse world will identify her competition.
A Paso Fino Interpretive Centre is seeing the light!
Robert Darling of Paso Fino Niagara has moved to the Ottawa Valley bringing his long time horse and people training skills. He will offer services at Artworks Paso Finos as part of the Paso Fino Interpretive Centre which will provide educational opportunities about this wonderull breed of horse for interested tourists, school co-op programs, area fairs and interested individuals. One on one training for horses and human adults and youth is now available an hour west of Canada's capital.
Several folks have brought their horses for individual, two day workshops to get help in managing or changing the nature of their relationship with their gaited horse. Learning and enjoyment levels have been very good. See our new "Training and Workshop" Page for further description and testimonials."
Jo is a top ten Pasos for Pleasure Rider for 2009!
Artworks owner and creator Jo Seggie-Flemming has placed fifth in this PFHA Recreational Rider sponsored program with a total of 449.5 hours. Thanks for help from Rico, Huila, Bravada and Memphis!
Top ten competitors logged between 534 and 247 hours riding Pleasure Paso Finos. All ten were women and Jo at 65 was a youngster with position two going to a spunky 73 year old and position three held by a lady with plans for a big ride on her 80th birthday in february 2011!
Rock on Zooming Boomers on smooth gaited Paso Finos!!
"Foals for 2011: Artworks is pleased with the arrival of two healthy foals. A colt out of Doradilla del Mistico and sired by Tucson TM is a black and white pinto with correct gait and is going to be very tall. Genetic testing indicates that he is homozygous for both the tobiano and the black gene.
A filly out of Hispanola del Cardo, sired by Sprintime Radiante is our first coloured offspring of this two time top ten stallion.
This little girl is red and white and moves like a gazell with very correct gait.
For updates on these foals check the sales page."
