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[Hootie's Foals] [Pictures]
[Pedigree] ~15
hh grullo roan stallion We mourn the loss of this
friend and the foundation of our program Because so many people have asked what happened, and because we hope our experience will stop anyone from putting a stallion in a corral panel pen (if possible), I'll share the story so I don't have to relive it by retyping it so often. Hootie broke his leg in a corral panel fence on June 6, 2004.
I have comfort at least in knowing that it was destined to happen.
You see, one and one half days before he died, we built that fence out of
round-pen panels to house him temporarily until we could put up a welded
pipe fence at our new property. Since we had just sold our old
property, we had to move to a location that was not set up for horses.
When Thomas (my helper this summer) was working on that EXACT SAME JOINT in the fence, I looked up and saw him and had an immediate feeling of impending doom. I looked around at other things, thinking something was wrong, and the feeling went away. But when I looked back at that point where the two panels came together that he was securing, I just felt sick at my stomach. After going down and looking everything over, I dismissed it and went on to working on the fence and building. Just about 36 hours later, I found Hootie hanging upside down from that joint between two corral panels by a broken leg. It was horrible, and made worse by the fact that the insurance company wouldn't let us put him down until a vet could come, inspect him, and then call them with his recommendation. Thank goodness our vet understood. He drove....well....over the speed limit.......to come to Hootie's aid and end his suffering. So although I miss him horribly, I do feel that God was sharing with me that we were going to lose Hootie through this sign a day and a half in advance. The Bible tells us that we are given signs, but we often do not recognize them. I'm thankful to have had this sign, because I know that there is a reason for Hootie leaving us. It may be a while coming yet, but I feel that it is the Plan for us to begin again with another stallion, or to quit and enjoy our horses in a different manner. My belief in this has sure made this a great deal easier to bear.
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Click here to see photos of many of his foals on one page "Hootie" was a grandson of the famous "Blue Valentine," who was a grandson of Joe Hancock. Blue Valentine is widely known as one of the best producers of working cow horses in the western US. Hootie was a cross between old Hancock blood and old running blood, plus newer blood via his dam who was a daughter of White Mount. Both his sire's and dam's sides of his pedigree are strong on cutting and other working cattle disciplines, with some halter and speed thrown in as a bonus. Hootie's pedigree can be traced back on some lines to the 1760's, including multiple crosses to Steel Dust and some other historic horses.
Click here to see photos of many of his foals on one page Page last updated: 09/11/14
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