Coleman Branch's 2017 Foals

Well, since Armistice is spoken for, I think I’m gonna try and steal Inevitable. :wink: What lovely lines!

Pretty ponies!

Congrats on your Saint filly hope she does well for you. :slight_smile:

Haha!  I’ll be sure to padlock the gates, then. :smiley:  Thanks, everyone.  We had two more join the fold today and yesterday, but I’ll introduce them later. 

I majorly dropped the ball with reporting the 2017 babies!  Since the last update, there have been quite a few, so I’ll give a run-down now that I have time!

[color=red]Ardaigh
NCh. Irish Gold x Lady In Red (Crimson Lad)
Light Chestnut w/Chrome
8.3h

Our most recent addition is 1/2-sib to GCh. Etched In Gold and Ch. Lady Hollywood.  Lady In Red has returned home to Diamond Dale Farm, who we’re ever so grateful to for leasing her!  Ardaigh means ‘rose’, as my brain helpfully supplied Rose Gold as a possibility, then quickly decided against it.

[color=red]Banphrionsa
Monarchos x NCh. Highland Sage (Highland Rogue)
Dark grey w/some white
Currently 9.2h

I think her name is Irish Gaelic for ‘princess’.  She’s 1/2 to 4 Ch.-ranked horses.  Highland Sage is in foal to Blue Smoke.

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You’ve got some really great names.  :slight_smile:
I particularly like Ardaigh, In Your Honor, My Lucky Stars, and Outspoken.
Good luck with them!

^^ Indeed, I love In Your Honor

I think we’re finally done for the year, so here are the remaining unannounced babies:

[color=blue]Plead The Fifth
ICh. Dr. Evil x GCh. Splendid Silence (created)
Brown w/blaze, 2 white rear legs
Currently 10.1h

I’m really excited about Splendid Silence’s progeny.  She was one of my first non-purchased horses to do really well on the track.  Her first foal starts racing next year.

[color=red]Radiant
ICh. Spock x Dawnsearlylight (created)
Mahogany Bay w/stripe, RH coronet
Currently 9.3h

Mom is Gold-rated and dad was a pretty amazing runner.  I think this little lady has some potential.

[color=blue]Seafaring
NCh. I’m A Classic x Naval Romance (Romeo)
Dark Bay w/RH coronet
Currently 11.1h

I just really like this guy’s lines.  Looks like he’s going to be a tall one and possibly a jumper, but we’ll see in a few years!

[color=blue]Sundial
NCh. Clockstopper x Moon Trick (created)
Dark Grey w/lots of white
Currently 11.2h

Another big colt!  I’m a sucker for Highland Pride-lined horses (it’s kind of a long story).  He’s 1/2-sib to a stakes placed 4yo, so hopefully he can do as well.

[color=red]This Means War
ICh. Gunningdownromance x Exit Stage Left (created)
Chestnut w/star, stripe, LF ermine
Currently 11.0h

Really like her sire, and mom has a 2yo who’s doing relatively well. 

[color=blue]Under Duress
ICh. Stressed x Ch. Backseat Dancer (GCh. Backseat Driver)
Bay w/some white
Currently 10.1h

With lines like his, hopefully he can do something good when he hits the track in two years. 

Final count: 32 foals | [color=red]20 fillies | [color=blue]12 colts | 1 deceased mare

Love, love your names. All of them :slight_smile:

Agreed.  I wish I could steal your brainpower to name some of mine!

Haha, don’t feel bad, I get stumped all the time.  At that point, I turn around and ask my husband.  His deer-in-headlights face is hilarious, but he occasionally comes up with a few.  Plead The Fifth is one of his ideas. 

I’m in love with all these names, especially Plead the Fifth and This Means War.