First Entry in the Smitty Look-a-Like Contest
OK, kids, would you not say that these two horses look alike?!One is our weanling Appaloosa, Smitty. One is--well, just wait until you hear this story. (And, hint: Smitty's the one in the halter.)
A picture of Smitty, and my account of his background, appears in my column for November '09 issue of Horse & Rider. Cindy Clapsaddle, a reader in North Fort Meyers, Florida, saw the picture and thought, "Hey--that Appaloosa looks a lot like ours!"
Then Cindy recognized a name in the column, that of Gail Smith--my sister-in-law. And at that point, she realized that her Appaloosa, a filly named Dorie, and our Appaloosa, Smitty, are half-siblings!
They both were sired by An Awesome Secret, a stallion raised by Gail, my brother Mark, and their partner Dave.
It's too bad that Cindy and I are at opposite corners of the country, because I do believe we have a matched pair. Imagine them as a driving pair--now THAT would be fancy!
Labels: An Awesome Secret, look-a-like, Smitty
posted by Juli Thorson @ 9:30 AM
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7 Comments:
Wow, they ARE a matched pair. You're going to have to get them together at some point!
That truly is "An Awesome Secret"!
Woa! They are both "Awesome" Congrats to both of you!
They really are like bookends.
So that stallion stamps his foals? How about a comparision photo of him? Are there others out there like peas in a pod? What fun!
Here's a link to photos of other foals by the sire, An Awesome Secret.
http://anawesomesecret.com/AwesomeFoals.html
There are pictures of the stallion himself on the same site.
And in the interest of full disclosure, the stallion is owned in part by my close relatives. So, including the Web link for the horses to stand on their own merits!
That would be more than awesome! How about a drill team full of them- or a color guard-
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