Thursday, May 31, 2012

Visiting GenUwine

Genuine and Enduring Flight



Saturday, May 26, 2012

GenUwine is related to all of the RustRidge Horses

Kool & Lovly(l) is his maternal grandmother
RustRidge Sippling (r) is his paternal grandmother
Both mares were born at RustRidge in 1986 and both mares produced several foals.
Genuwine has almost the same blaze as his grandma RustRidge Sippling!

Kool Valley was Genuwine's mother,  her mother is Kool & Lovly. Her father was Napa Valley, our first stallion. 




Stacy's Ridge is Genuwine's father. His mother is RustRidge Sippling. His father was Stacy's Knight.
RustRidge Bo (l) is Genuwine's Uncle on his father's side. His mother is RustRidge Sippling his father was Napa Valley.
Blade(aka Free Run Gold) is Genuwine's Uncle on his mother's side. His mother is Kool & Lovly and father was Highland Gold.
RustRidge Reserve is Genuwine's aunt on his father's side.
Wine Thief is Genuine's cousin.

Friday, May 18, 2012

GenUwine at One Month Old!

GenUwine and his nurse mother Enduring Flight
Genuwine was born on Thursday April 19, 2012. His mother Kool Valley was a first time mother at twelve and we were quite concerned about her giving birth so we watched her very carefully and put her in a paddock each night and checked her every few hours. She gave birth in the early hours of April 19 and we were there to help her with the birth. She gave birth to GenUwine a beautiful colt who has the markings of his two grandmothers!  Our excitement and joy was soon tempered by health problems that both mare and foal were experiencing. Kool Valley was in a lot of pain and we had our local vet Dr. Gold come up to see her and GenUwine. Dr. Gold gave her pain meds and she seemed to be improving that Saturday evening, but on Sunday morning she took a turn for the worse and Jim loaded her on our van along with Genuwine and headed to UC Davis. The hospital had been alerted of our mare's condition and were ready for his arrival, but when Jim opened the back of trailer, she was dead and Genuwine was crouched in the corner.
The vets tried to get Genuwine out of the trailer but he wouldn't leave his mother. So Jim got inside the trailer and carefully walked him through his mother's legs and down the ramp. He was escorted into the vet hospital and examined thoroughly. He was admitted to the hospital and put on an IV.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Sundown at RustRidge after a great Kentucky Derby Day!

Chris & friends

Watching the prelude to the Derby

Enjoying the fabulous "First Saturday in May."

Lovely hats for the Derby

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Happy Kentucky Derby Day!

Wine Thief is preparing for his run for the roses in 2015!