On the morning of June 24, 2008 I went outside to feed my mares. When I came to feed Fancy, she did not come up to the feeding. Upon further investigation, I found that she had foaled 11 days early. The baby seemed to be doing fine. I took mother and her new filly to the barn.

Upon examining the baby to make sure all was well, I was surprised to find that I had a Dun colored filly. She has many of the characteristics of a true dun - dorsal stripe, shoulder patch, zebra stripes on legs, and darker colored ears with tan inside, Now, I scratched my head. Of all the colors I anticipated getting from this breeding, dun was one color that never entered into the possibilities. Fancy is a pure-bred Arabian with black-bay coloring. The sire, AR Ghostwind Feather, is a black-leopard Appaloosa. How in the world did I get a dun out of this combination?  I contacted the sire's owner to see if he could shed any light - perhaps Ghost has a dun gene. The owner indicated he didn't think so.

Because I am an analytical, I must find the answer. Don't get me wrong, I'm not upset about the foals color, acutally I'm thrilled, but being a breeder I need to know why. Stay tunned as I will post what I find out about how this foals coloration came about..

On June 22, 2008 in the early morning hours FAA Kendra Knight gave birth to a cute little AraAppaloosa filly. This filly is refined, with a beautiful dished Arabian head. She looks very Arabian in type. Her sire, A Dandy Gent, is our own Appaloosa stallion. This is a good looking filly and we feel she will have good sport horse potential. She will be for sale to the right home. She will be registered as a Half-Arab and also with the AraAppaloosa & Foundation Breeder's Int'l Registry.

Sarmadee usually has available for purchase several weanlings and yearlings. Each young horse has potential in a variety of sport horse disciplines. Some will excel at distance and all day eventing-type sports. Others may excel at hunter/jumper or dressage, or they might have good cow horse potential. We imprint all our foals at birth. They are handled daily and exposed to various stimuli which developes horses that are calm and easy to deal with. 

I have found that combining the Appaloosa breed with the Arabian breed opens up a whole new realm of possibilities in the Sport Horse world. Combining the blood of the foundation-bred Appaloosa with its athletic abilities and stamina with the blood of the Arabian, which is a supurb athlete known for its endurance abilities should produce a beautiful, intelligent, refined, colorful athlete with exceptional long-distance talent. When it comes to endurance, there are two well-known breeds that have the genetic make-up to excel at this sport - the Arabian and the foundation-bred Appaloosa which was created by the Nez Perce Indians. Both are hardy breeds which have the fortitude, apptitude and heart to win.