I am OFFICIALLY insane...

[TuckandStuiesMom]

Look what I adopted today:

He's still a baby and I have to keep him for a year before I get his ownership papers. He is from an extremely isolated herd of wild horses located in Western AZ. His herd has been genetically linked to Iberian Sorraia horses (I know this all sounds like ridiculous gobbledygook). You know the Lascaux cro-magnon cave paintings of horses??? Well -- the Sorraia horse is believed to be a living remnant (or at least the closest living relative of these prehistoric horses. They are very rare and there is an active ongoing effort to preserve these genetics. After DNA testing, I will probably try to sell him to the folks doing this.

I can still back out if it turns out he's nasty mean (I sorta suspect he won't be -- just look at that sweet lil face)

I think I'm gonna call him Tater.

 

[rosiep]

Yup! It's official!

Of course it's been rumored around here for years....

Good luck with your new "baby". Keep us posted.

 

[wallyb]

Yeah Lady
You're Nutz!

Divine equine though!

 

[Saxton]

Aww, he's cute. But are you really going to be able to sell him? I think I would get too attached.

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

Aw, isn't he the cutest! Tater?! LOL. Cute name.

 

[TuckandStuiesMom]

Hey Wally -- and my realization had nothing to do with the Pentagon.
Sue -- He'll be with me for a couple years while we work on socialization (My grown up horse will do a lot of the heavy lifting in that arena, Thank Goodness.) and training fundamentals. If I were to keep him into adulthood, he'd either have to have "brain" surgery or I'd have to make some very significant changes to my facilities. I like being able to turn my horses loose in the yard to dink around doing happy little horsey/herbivore things and that's really not an option with a stallion. I'm sure I'll be blinking back a tear or two when the time comes, but if he turns out to be as nice a horse as I think he might, he'll be tons better off at dedicated breeder's farm/ranch. On the other hand if he grows up ugly, it'll be snip,snip and my grand-kids will have another pony-ride option.

 

[TuckandStuiesMom]

Tater?! LOL. Cute name.

Yup -- he's a spud-stud.

 

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

OMG, this is so cool! I can't wait to hear the updates on the Tater. Keep us updated. If we had land, we would have a zoo for sure. This sounds like such a great cause.

 

[PennyW]

He is so beautiful!! What a sweet face!!

 

[minicoopercraig]

Well. Isn't that different! Good for you! Just be careful though, they spit! Oh no! Wait, that's a horse of a different color! HA! I've been sitting on that one for sooo long it's not even funny.

Seriously, he looks like he should be a cutie, just be careful of his little "tater-tots" that he'll leave for ya, that's not something you need to track in the house! LOL.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

He's adorable! I bet you're going to have fun with him.