He's Ebony And Ivory, aka Slim, TWHBEA # 20601189. Slim was bred by my friends and wonderful folks Lenny and Jim Hanser, of Silverwood, MI. Slim says he just loves our KY winters!
Slim is a rare black EXTENSIVE FRAME OVERO! His dam is Art Delight by Art Musuem, who is by Prides Generator. His dam (Art Delight) is a solid black mare with a star. His sire's, (A Trace Of Moonlight) sire and dam are both overo. This is for those of you that are unfamiliar with the frame overo. The book, HORSE COLOR EXPLAINED, by Jeanetter Gower, has a chapter in there about overo's. and it shows six different pictures of overo's from a minimal overo to EXTENSIVE FRAME overo. Slim is almost identical to the EXTENSIVE FRAME picture!! There is also an article in the book EQUINE COLOR GENETICS, by Phillip Sponenberg, DVM, PhD about the EXTENSIVE FRAME overo. Dr. Sponenberg, writes: THE WHITE ON THIS HORSE DOES CROSS THE TOPLINE, AS IT WILL ON EXTENSIVLY WHITE FRAME HORSES. Now with all the technical jargon out of the way, let's focus on what a wonderful stallion Slim is and what he can offer the TWH world!!
Slim has the sweetest, calmest disposition that I've ever seen in a stallion. While at the trainer's a twelve year old boy rode him, while the trainer rode a mare. Pretty good for a not quite three year old stallion. He is smooth under saddle, and has good conformation. I can't promise spots, but I can promise a quality foal. Slim has been tested by UC Davis and he also carries the chestnut gene, and NO SABINO.
Slim got kicked his second breeding season and I had a scare that his breeding career was over. I wasn't sure if I was going to stand him to public stud, but have deciced to for a limited time and number of mares.
His first foals are now yearlings and they haven't been a disappointment. Naturally gaited with sweet dispositions, and good conformations. He has a total of seven foals due this year, with the first one due in March, and the rest due thru late July first of August. I own six of the mares. A bay, a sorrel and five black mares. The other bay mare I sold and is due in May.
STUD FEE: $350, LFG
2010 will be limited breeding to outside mares. $8 a day mare care.
