In foal for May 2012 by ZGC Diego
Registered: MFTHBA (gold papered) & ICHO
Birth date July 11, 2006
Parents: DCC Vegas X Touch's Curly Sue D (parentage DNA verified)
Sienna is a curly-coated, pale palomino, Missouri Fox Trotter. She has excellent conformation with classic curly eye lashes, dreadlocks in her super-long mane, and a short, soft body curl during the winter. Sienna is “5-gaited”. Under saddle, Sienna can do a dog walk, a flat walk, a fox walk, a running walk, a fox trot, a hard trot, and a canter/gallop. I have never seen her pace. Sienna is my favorite riding horse. She has a calm and brave demeanor with a solid brain, and can really turn on the energy when she has good reason.
During the 2007 Witch Creek firestorm, Sienna easily loaded into her horse trailer despite a hurricane-force, smoke- & ash-filled wind and a pitch-black night. She patiently endured a 4-hour trailer ride down the mountain to the Del Mar racetrack and later, posed with Cindy for a national photojournalist covering the San Diego county fire evacuations. She loves people and has an insatiable curiosity. Nothing fazes this girl. She's gotten herself locked in the garage and turned it into a horse playground (groan!) and bounds into the tack room as soon as my back is turned. Given the chance, she would happily stroll into my living room and settle-in.
Sienna has a ultra-smooth, floating fox trot at liberty that amazes everyone who sees it. Her long flowing mane and tail add to the 'total package' that makes this girl such a joy to watch. Sienna has been bred to Diego for a 2012 foal. I can't wait to see their offspring.
Sienna’s sire is from the Star's Lucky Touch/Curly Jim line of dominant curly gene Missouri Fox Trotters, with no Walker Prince T ancestry. He is a dark bay/white tobiano, 14.3 hand Missouri Fox Trotter with a first class pedigree, including Rex’s Golden Touch, Star’s Lucky Touch, and Walker’s Merry Lad.
Sienna's dam is an award-winning (model class), straight-coated, 15 hand, palomino Missouri Fox Trotter and a direct daughter of Rex’s Golden Touch. [Sire & Dam photos courtesy of Zion’s Gate Curlies]
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ZGC Cinnamon Ice (Cindy)
In foal for March 2012 by Sawdust’s Shokenaw (Mountain Trails Ranch)
Registered: MFTHBA (blue papered) & ICHO
Birth date May 19, 2005
Parents: DCC Red Ryder X DCC Strawberry Ice
Cindy's sire and dam are both from the Walker Prince T/Curly Jim line of dominant gene curly-coated fox trotters. Therefore, it is possible Cindy is homozygous for the dominant curly gene.
Cindy is a curly-coated, strawberry roan Missouri Fox Trotter with a white blaze and hind leg stockings.
Cindy spent 90 days with a Western-style natural-horse trainer and is an easy-going, very willing riding horse. Not much fazes this girl. During the 2007 Witch Creek firestorm, Cindy easily loaded into her horse trailer despite a hurricane-force, smoke- & ash-filled wind and a pitch-black night. She patiently endured a 4-hour trailer ride down the mountain to the Del Mar racetrack with nary a kick and later, posed with Sienna for a national photojournalist covering the San Diego county fire evacuations.
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ZGC First Lady (Lady)
In foal for August 2012 by ZGC Diego
Registered: MFTHBA (blue papered) & ICHO
Birth date March 3, 2006
Parents: DCC Vegas X Cloud’s Traveling Baby Pishna
Lady is a 15 hand, curly-coated, smokey black and white tobiano MFT from the Lucky Touch line, with no Walker’s Prince T or Sir Patrick DNA. She is heterozygous for the black and cream genes (E/e, N/Cr). Her first foal was a beautiful curly palomino MFT.
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ZGC Ysabel (Izzy)
Registration pending: MFTHBA (gold papered)
Birth date May 22, 2011
Parents: DCC Vegas X Krystel’s Black Satin
Izzy is a straight-coated black and white tobiano MFT. She is heterozygous for black (E/e).
Wally’s been pining for another foal to raise ever since Diego became an adult. Izzy should liven up the place and give Wally a job to do while we wait for the ranch’s first ‘homegrown’ foals in 2012...I’m thinking maybe I should have named this girl ‘Spit Fire’. When I took her pal Lady outside their pen, Izzy had a proper baby tantrum and tried to climb right over the fence! But with me she’s gentle and curious and loves to play with my dog, Dusty. It will be a treat to watch Izzy grow-up.
Izzy, September 2011
