Foal Eleven; Better Photos of Foals 9 & 10; $1.2 million TB colt in Florida

The Coles (Darcy and Steve) spotted Chincoteague pony foal eleven on Thursday afternoon, 25 April.  The baby is a chestnut pinto out of the mare Dreamer's Gift, and was sired by either Ajax or Puzzle.  Sex is not yet known, and the mare is staying away from hiking and boating areas.  We'll have better photos soon....  Of the ten foals whose sexes are known, there are three fillies and seven colts.  Goldie's palomino, Grandma's Dream's bay pinto, and Danny's Girl Splash's bay pinto are all  baby girls.
   In other pony news, only Smooch and Bailey's Star - and Riptide - are at the Carnival Grounds on Chincoteague.  Smooch is there for some TLC - she needs to put on weight - and Star is there for her company.  Surfer's Riptide is currently in "Pony Jail" on Chincoteague because he keeps going through fences on Assateague, and taking his ladies with him.  This delights visitors, but causes traffic problems, as well as the possibilities of lawsuits should the ponies hurt anyone.  Of course, visitors are supposed to stay at least 50 feet away from the ponies, but most people believe they have special privileges and don't have to obey the regulations and laws of the Wildlife Refuge.  So Riptide is incarcerated, away from his ladies. He is a very smart pony; but he's wandered for so long that it's hard to know if he will connect the dots in his mind.

   The newest foal (# 11) - by Ajax or Puzzle, out of Dreamer's Gift

Foal 9 - colt by Wild Thing, out of Summer's Gentle Sea Breeze

Foal 10 - filly, by DLSII or Beach Boy, out of Golden Girl

And, down in Ocala, Florida, at the OBS 2-Year-Olds In Training Sale, Robert and Lawana Low purchased the colt pictured below for $1.2 million from Ron and Suzanne Fein.  The colt is sired by Liam's Map, and is out of the Bernardini mare Amazement....