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StarRidgeAcres
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This is a mare I've been eyeing for a while now. When I first saw her picture I thought "well, she's pretty but nothing spectacular" then one of her daughters came to live with us (owned by someone who boards horses at our place) and her daughter was just beautiful in person although her pictures were just so-so. So I started thinking about Buttercup again but she was more than I could justify paying for another aged mare. Sometimes I think I'm running a geriatric program here! OH!
Then one day I looked again and she was marked SOLD! Well, part of me was glad because the decision had been made for me and now I could stop thinking about her. Well...I didn't stop thinking about her.
A few weeks passed and out of the blue I got an email from her owner stating the buyer changed their mind and I could have her for the remaining amount due!
Are you kidding??? I'll take her!!!
So, here she is. This is 17 year old Shoo Fly Acres Buttercup. She's almost 34" tall, leggy, the most amazing neck I've EVER seen on a mini, the kind of croup I love, and just a beautiful head!
She was bred by Lowell Boone and once owned by the Johnstons. Although much of her pedigree is listed as unknown in the AMHA studbook, she actually is a Gold Melody Boy II granddaughter (by Gold Melody Boy) verified by Mr. Johnston before his death. She has had 8 foals, 6 of which have been fillies and 6 of which have been dilutes (4 buckskins, 2 palominos). She is currently heavy in foal and could go any day now. She's bred to World Champion Sr. Stallion Evergreens Orion Commanders Onyx. He's a b/w pinto, so not my favorite, but I bought her for her and not for the foal she's carrying!
Picture of Buttercup at age 16 and in foal:
Thanks for letting me share!
Then one day I looked again and she was marked SOLD! Well, part of me was glad because the decision had been made for me and now I could stop thinking about her. Well...I didn't stop thinking about her.
So, here she is. This is 17 year old Shoo Fly Acres Buttercup. She's almost 34" tall, leggy, the most amazing neck I've EVER seen on a mini, the kind of croup I love, and just a beautiful head!
Picture of Buttercup at age 16 and in foal:
Thanks for letting me share!
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