5-7-06  At one month, Spiffinic is now halter broke and we are going to work on loading in the trailer this week. I think she'll like it, anything that makes a loud noise or she can run and jump in to or out of will be fine by her. I found an article on her great grandma Fillinic, and this 'peppy' thing has the double whammy of being a clone of Fillinic and Queen's Oceanette, (Princess), who was Tig's Grandma (Assured Seas' mother). Both mares were high spirited, and energetic.  When that energy was corralled and channeled in the right direction, they were both great working horses. So I think this very spirited, full-of-baloney filly will be the same. Its exciting to think I may have another filly like my old mare Princess, just hope I am not too old to enjoy all that spirit.

Every time I look at her, I think of what her bloodlines are:  She is from Peppinic's first foal crop. Peppinic, who is a very consistent winner in reining is by Peppy Buc Ballou ( Peppy San Badger and Doc N Dixie) and out of the good mare, Sallinic (from Reminic and Miss Brooks Bar).  Her dam, Tig's Spit N Image (Chamois), is by Hijo De La Tigre (a Tiger Stripe grandson of Poco Bueno) and out of Assured Seas ( Assuredville and Queen's Oceanette TB). 

It's a rich blend of working cow horses and racing lines that will bring into this cross the intelligence, athletic ability to rein or work cattle, and the speed to put them where they need to be to control that cow and the stamina to keep them there as long as it takes to do an excellent work. I expect great things from this filly. With such athletes and cow horses as any great performance horse can boast of, one would be hard pressed to find another horse anywhere with the bloodlines and natural ability to do what quarter horses were made to do; work hard, long, and steadily with looks that appeal to the heart and soul of a horseman.