What a fun day we had on we had on May 19th in Bridgewater, VA with Todd & Teresa Butcher and Bluestone Vineyards! Beautiful horses and award winning wines!! A special thanks to everyone who helped Todd and Teresa create such a magical atmosphere and to all the folks who attended…it was a fun day!!
Despite a rainy evening, everyone had a wonderful time…especially young Beckett, shown here feeding 3-week old Desperados Hala her evening bottle! Special thanks to our sponsors: Bank of Fincastle, Southern States and Spectrum Design and also thanks to DJ’s BBQ and Virginia Mountain Vineyards!
Born 5-11-12 @ 5:30 p.m. Congratulations to Bill & Yvonne Chenoweth of Brantford,Ontario, Canada on the birth of a beautiful filly to their lovely mare True Aura by True Colours. This is Aura’s second foal and she is a terrific mom!
World famous photographer Suzanne Sturgill and her assistant Cookie visited Amethyst Acres in early May to shoot photos of Straight Egyptian Arabians for our clients. We had a great time and Suzanne and Cookie got some fabulous shots…here are some of the beautiful photos…
Born 4-18-2012 at 9:00 p.m. Another gorgeous Thee Desperado filly…this time for the Peery family…Brooke, Kevin, Kendra and Colleen! Kendra has named her Desperado’s Destiny which is an excellent name! Congratulations guys!!
Born 4-17-12 at 3:00 a.m. Congratulations to Skip & Jean Skipper of Callaway, VA on the birth of this beautiful filly to their lovely Mishaal daughter Shahsria Moon…or Sha Sha as she is better known! Finally…after two colts in a row, a FILLY!!!
We had a great group attend this year’s Breeding & Foaling Learning Day. Mark is passionate about this subject and loves to share his knowledge with folks who want to learn…and boy was this group eager to learn! Thanks to everyone who spent the day with us!
born 3-1-12 at 11:58 p.m. Congratulations to Todd & Teresa Butcher on the birth of a beautiful Thee Desperado filly to their lovely mare Dasani Dari RCA (Alixir x Bint Bint Daheda by The Minstril). They have decided to name her Missienna and will call her “Sienna” for short. Below are pictures at birth, and…
born 2-12-12 at 2:25 a.m. Congratulations to Jacque Battle of Montvale, VA on the birth of this darling Mishaal HP colt to her mare Halawat Elthika, or “Hallie” as we know her. Jacque has named him “Samir” which means “jovial companion” and will call him “Sammie.” He is a cutie!
We had a great group of newcomers and a beautiful “fall like” day…a perfect combination to enjoy beautiful horses!! ABOVE: Cindee and Virginia meet DW Lyrical Lady who enjoys being adored by these lovely ladies! BELOW: Susan, Jack & Cindee spending time with Lyric; RIGHT: Billie meets the stallion Magic Elixir. ABOVE & BELOW: People…