 2009 - Kaloosa Triumph - Herd Sire - FOR SALE |
2009 - Nightingales Serengeti - Future Stallion |
We currently have TWO horse for sale.... view him on the "horses for sale" page.... KALOOSA TRIUMPH & STARLIGHT ECLIPSE...
Our First foal of 2010 from Triumph & Mistletoe has arrived, a colt, but nevertheless, elegant, beautiful and has the conformation of his sire and dam. Pictures to follow shortly.....
Dominique is very close, we can expect her foal in the next two weeks, keep checking for updates of our latest arrivals....
INTRODUCTION:
Situated just outside Moorreesburg, Western Cape, along the banks of the Great Berg River is where you’ll find Lulus Appaloosa Stud.
The Stud is owned and run by myself, Mandy and my dear husband Kobus. After years of searching for a horse that could withstand our extreme temperatures as well as rough and stony terrain, we fell in love with the Appaloosa Breed after visiting the Shaman Appaloosa Stud in Clanwilliam!
We acquired our first two Appaloosa’s in 2005, thus our first crop of foals arrived in 2006, all with color and typical docile appaloosa temperaments, we caught a serious bout of Appaloosa Fever and it was all systems go, purchasing from various breeders as well as an array of different bloodlines! One can just never have too much of a good thing!
In 2008, Kobus and I decided to scale down on the stud, holding just two superior stallions as well as a maximum of 6 to 10 superior mares! We have now settled with the mare’s and stallions we own and will continue to breed the quality we have always offered to our clients, just on a smaller scale!
All of our horses are fed throughout the year to maintain condition as well as giving the mares the best nutrition to grow and feed their foals! Extra supplements are giving during the dry summer months and in winter they are grazed on a variety of grasses, including oats and medics.
Our mares are stabled during the winter months at night and in summer because of the extreme heat, they stay in during the day and go out again in the late afternoon! Our mares are seen regularly by the vet, to ensure that the pregnancy is going well and are also checked for possible twins.
Foaling at Lulus is an exciting event, not only for Kobus and I but the whole family. All foaling is supervised by ourselves, as well as having our vet on standby, to make sure that there are no complications and that foal is fine, standing up and able to drink.
Our foals are handled just after birth, taught to pick up feet, stand, lead and are dewormed on a regular basis to ensure that they get the best start to their lives as well as being healthy and growing to their full potential!
OUR BREEDING CRITERIA:
All studs have basic criteria for the broodmares as well as their stallions, our stud is no different. Our very first point and most important point when purchasing a horse or keeping it back for future breeding is it’s temperament, the horse must be placid and docile. Our next point is conformation, third point is their pedigree and lastly their color!
Breeding of any horse, is not just throwing the mare and stallion in the paddock and waiting for the resulting foal! We do intensive reseach of each individual mare to make sure that she is compatible with the stallion and that their progeny will only be improved.
All of our foals are Studbook Proper, meaning that they are pure Appaloosa’s. We do not outcross to any other breed.
All of our horses are registered with the Appaloosa Horse Breeders Society of South Africa as well as South African Studbook.
AIMS & GOALS:
Our aim at Lulus is to produce superior foals that can and will excel in all disciplines, for children to adults in the Show Ring or out. Another of our aims is to promote the breed, thus we are open for any questions you have about our horses and the Appaloosa breed in general.
Our goal, although long term, is to eventually breed from our home-bred stock only. We are very proud to have our first fully registered home-bred filly, born in the 2009 season, which will become one of our future broodmares – she has all the correct attributes to join the herd.
DEDICATIONS:
We have dedicated this website to a very dear friend and Appaloosa breeder, Ros Nightingale. This special lady has been and is still our mentor with our breeding program, she has supplied us with useful information regarding the breed as well has helped us find stock of superior quality to breed with. Her support has been invaluable to our Stud. Visit her stud to see the quality horse’s that she has bred and is still breeding over the last 20 years www.nightingalestud.co.za
OTHER INTERESTING ANIMALS KEPT BY US:
At Lulus we do not only have our very special Appaloosa's, but we are an up and coming diary goat stud. To date, we have 4 does in milk, 3 British Alpines & 1 Toggenburg. Further developments with our diary goat stud will be possibly importing semen/embryos to improve the breed in South Africa.
Also in the pipe line is Friesland Cattle Stud on a small scale, Matilda the cow & Ralph the bull are building up their relationship! More recently we have Penny the cow calf and Hector the bull calf, also to add to our small herd.
Of course, Rome wasn't built in a day so these small scale studs take time! Pictures to be posted soon of these beautiful animals.
We sincerely hope that you have enjoyed our website. Please remember that we are continuously updating the pages, photo’s and information of the horses.
Should you wish to visit the stud or interested in booking a foal or purchasing, please contact Mandy 082 398 5400 or make use of our “contact us” page, as soon as we receive your mail, you’ll have a reply! Alternatively, you can email direct: mandy@clubelani.co.za
Scroll down for more information about the History of the Appaloosa in America….
HISTORY OF THE BREED:
The Appaloosa horse became legendary after Chief Joseph’s effort to evade confinement and lead his band of Nez Perce to freedom in Canada. He eluded and outran the US Army for over 1,400 miles of the roughest terrain in the United States. The army continually brought in fresh mounts of the finest horses available to them, yet they were a poor match for the great Nez Perce Horse. The Nez Perce and the Pacific Northwest environment had produced a horse that was unequaled in it’s ability to traverse rugged terrain and work under extreme hardship.
Eventually, the Nez Perce were unable to outrun those who pursued them, and exhausted and starving, Chief Joseph chose to surrender just short of the Canadian border. The army, both afraid and impressed by the Nez Perce horse, attempted to destroy the animals by shooting them. Many died at their hands. Some escaped into Canada, and a few others were sold to local ranchers.
The Appaloosas that survived the massacre were destined to become the foundation for the Appaloosa breed in the Northwestern U.S. and Southern Canada. The army destroyed as many stallions as possible and replaced them with draft-blood stallions. Some Nez Perce Indians both on and off the reservation were able to hide their stallions and breeding stock and continued to produce the pure Nez Perce horse, but on a small scale. The original Nez Perce horse that had once proudly displayed it’s refined heritage, had but a precious few horses left. The typical reservation Appaloosa became a coarse, clumsy, drafty animal.
An Oregon rancher, Claude Thompson, learned of the plight of the Nez Perce horses in the early 1930s. He was appalled by the efforts to eradicate the Nez Perce breed, which had come to be called the Appaloosa. He and other concerned ranchers founded the Appaloosa Horse Club whose goal was to protect, preserve, and promote the Appaloosa breed. Since there were so few Appaloosa without strong draft influence, Thompson advocated a limited cross breeding between the draft type Appaloosa mares and refined Arabian or Thoroughbred stallions to build up the breeding stock. The crossbreeds were then bred back to the best Nez Perce type Appaloosa. This produced the first Foundation Appaloosa. Over the next years horses with exceptional characteristics were given an "F", the foundation designation, next to their registration number.
While Thompson advocated a limited out crossing to "refined" breeds to increase the breeding stock, The Appaloosa Horse Club has continued to permit virtually unlimited out crossing to other breeds, mostly the Quarter Horse. This has led to a general scarcity of "F" horses in the pedigree of the modern Appaloosa (which could be over 95% Quarter Horse). However there is an increasing number of people who value the distinct and exceptional qualities of the early Appaloosa. These individuals selectively breed horses with a high percentage of "F" horses in their pedigree.
While the original Nez Perce horse may never be recreated, convergent breeding of it’s descendants can produce a good approximation. We think we would be remiss to discount the excellence of the Nez Perce breeding program. It was, after all, Nez Perce horses that Claude Thompson, George Hatley and other conscientious horsemen worked so hard to recover.