SOR-FAJR
ALADA BASKIN I x BEJA VU
AHR: 633370 - DOB: 5-17-07
Currently 13.3 hands. We expect him to mature out at 14.3 hands.
Fajr was my first and probably last home bred foal. I dreamed all my life of breeding my own horse and finally was able to do so. I searched high and low for a stud that fit my criteria for looks, temperment, and pedigree and narrowed it down to TC BEY CEDAR a black Bey Shah son. I tried getting Beja pregnant in 2005 and even though the sperm had excellent motility and density she did not take. Then I decided to purchase a breeding for Alada Baskin. I personally met Alada Baskin I and was very taken by his sweet temperment and gorgeous type. Laura Cronk was great to work with and was able to get my Beja in foal. Then there was the long waiting period. But before we knew it, it was time. We didn't want to miss the foaling so we bought the foal alarm and let me tell you it worked (at times too well! lol) and early that June morning it went off several times so I drug myself out of bed and went to the barn to find the foal's front feet already protruding! I went inside and helped Beja by pulling when she contracted and within no time he was out. He was gorgeous! Well, as gorgeous as a newborn foal can be. lol They are pretty boney for the first couple of weeks. I named him Fajr, which in Arabic means Morning Prayer. Fajr stood within 2 hours and was nursing in the first 4. Beja was a fantastic mother. Didn't mind anyone coming in and touching the baby either. We handled Fajr alot, he learned to tie, pick up his feet, ponied him a couple of times for short rides, let you rub him all over for the first 4-5 months and then it happened! His balls dropped and my sweet, perfect boy was mister wild man! You couldn't even get close to him. So, for the next 5-6 months he had a halter and lead rope on and daddy worked him in the round pen to desensitize him to things and get excersize. I was ready to get him gelded. I didn't want to deal with it. However, just like that he went back to being mister sweet boy, let you catch him, touch him etc. Weird. Fajr is being ponied out on trail and loving it. He is very smart and very athletic. Will he stay a stallion? Only time will tell. I know my husband wants to keep him in tact, but me, I say why bother? But I suppose as long as he behaves himself he can stay in tact.
We hope to do endurance on him when he gets older among other fun stuff.
SOR-TRISTAN
MIKAELAA X ALADA BASKIN I
DOB: 5.11.06 - AHR: 627590
True Black, Sweepstakes Nominated
Currently 14.3 expected to mature out to 15.2
My husband and I were visiting Valle Del Sol under Laura Cronk's escort and we walked through the barn area. I always had to see Alada Baskin I because he was so sweet. While walking through I always peeked in each stall to see what babies there were and stallions. And low and behold there he was just 4 days old! I had to have him. I always wanted a black arabian. I was a Walter Farley fan and always hoped to have a black arabian of my own and there he was. I asked Laura if he was available and he was and we bought him that day. We brought him home at 5 months old. I named Tristan after the movie Tristan and Isadore-I think that was the name. It was a great movie and the actor that played Tristan was kind, brave and strong-everything I wanted my boy to be. So that became his name. He got handled, learned to tie, lead, pony pick up his feet. Then as all good boys do they get that testosterone flowing and he just became too obnoxious so I decided to give up my dream to own a black stallion and got him gelded in August of 2007. It was the best decision I ever made and never regretted it. The Alada Baskin I babies all have wonderful, easy to live with temperments and are very smart and people orientated. Tristan already has been bridled, bitted, saddled and I have gotten up into the stirrups on BOTH sides with my full weight and he doesn't even flinch. He's a good boy and I think will be fun to ride. He has a very long, easy looking canter and is very athletic and can turn on a dime even though he's all legs. He seems to like to jump, which I am very happy with. I would love to jump again and likes going out on trail. I hand walk him tacked up on 3 and 5 mile hikes and he enjoys the outings. He will try his hoof at endurance when he's old enough.
But for now... he's just going to grow, learn and get strong until he's four. Then I'll get on him and begin riding him out on trail getting him ready for his first limited distance ride. Maybe one of these days he'll be the horse I get to attempt Tevis on... you never know...
