All Touchstone Acres foals are registered and, since 2004, USEF lifetime recorded. They receive regular trims and worming.
News! Mihko's first foal has arrived. Pictures are on the stallion page, 261 Maestoso Samira XXI--click here. She is at Tempel Farms Lipizzans in IL.
His next two foals, also fillies are here at Touchstone Acres.
Here are video clips of Adena and Balinna.
Altamira foaled April 10, a purebred Lipizzan filly by our new imported stallion 261 Maestoso Samira XXI. 'Mira puts lovely foals on the ground, with exquisite trots. Judging from her current size, this will be another big one. 'Mira has a puppy dog friendly personality and is responsive under saddle without being hot.
This filly is SOLD, to Carol in Canada. Here she is at 3 hours old:
Here she is at 12 days, home at Touchstone Acres:
Here she is at 1 month of age:
Now at 10 weeks, molting:
Now 5 months and weaned:
280 Betalka V had a filly May 6 also by our stallion. This foal will be the perfect choice for the discriminating breeder, as both parents were recently imported from Slovenia and carry the best bloodliners of Studs Lipica and Pibar. Betalka has a wonderful unflappable personality and is easy to ride. Our farrier says she has the ideal hoof that belongs in a textbook . This filly is for sale.
Her she is at two weeks of age:
And finished molting, pretty again at 4 months:
And at 10 months:
Our quiet and sweet Thoroughbred, Rexs Turn, who is a Turn To mare, Oldenburg and Holseiner approved, had a foal by Reparations. He is a stakes winning son of Forty Niner, said to be the perfect nick for Turn To mares. Reparations is the US #88 Third Year Crop stallion in earnings and #72 Juvenile Sire in the region. Moreover, his conformation complements Rexy's. Both are 16 hands. Rexy is a joy to ride and jump, always sound and ready to go at 20. Rexy foaled 5/27. Here he is at 9 hours:
And later on, 13 days:
Last but not least is our AHQA/FQHA mare, Dollathena. Dolly, the perfectly behaved reining machine, foaled June 8. We have a lovely light red dun colt with a big star and 3 white socks. He has the best friendly disposition for the first moment. He is the pet of the foaling farm. Registration papers are here and his name is Dollywood Jac.
The sire's the top $winning son of Shining Spark, Jacs Electric Spark. He was NRHA Open Futurity Finalist, in NRBC Open Finals in 2003 and 2004. Shining Spark is a million dollar winner in NRHA. Jacs Electric Spark is out of Miss Hello Hollywood, by Hollywood Jac 86, the first million dollar NRHA sire. Dolly was a competitive reining mare, purchased as a confidence builder for our daughter and has never put a hoof wrong. Her pedigree is full of greats like Doc Bar and Poco Bueno, Poco Tivio. This foal promises to be a star for the performance minded western rider. He is eligible for AQHA Incentive Fund and discounted nominations to all NRHA futurities for ages 3 to 6 as part of the NRHA Sire & Dam Program.
Not unfolded yet:
Dollywood Jac (Woody) at 3 months:
Video of Woody Part 1 taken in September 2007, at 3 months
Woody at 9 months:
See our foals from other years in the 2nd album of the Photo Gallery page.