Mokete, the first pure Corolla foal born of the off site breeding program is nearly one year old. Three of my riders, Amanda, Katelynn, and Emily now own Corollas and Sarah Lin has a stunning little 1/2 Corolla. My riders and I have trained eight Corollas and two Shacklefords to saddle. The off site breeding program is now a multi state program. All Corollas that are adopted must be immediately registered with the HOA which will make it much easier to keep track of where the horses are in order to facilitate off site breeding.
The 1/2 Corollas will never be used in the breeding program. They will simply be super horses for trail and endurance riding and I hope that each purchaser of these yearlings will put endless miles on them. Of course, when one of these yearlings turns two we offer to take it back and start it to saddle at no charge. As these horses are seen in public they certainly will attract a lot of attention. Other horse owners will want to know why these horses are so gentle and trainable. They will want to know why their gaits are so comfortable. Most of all they will want to know why these horses never seem to tire.
The simple answer will be, "Because their father is a Corolla." Placed with the right families, these 1/2 breeds will become ambassadors for the breed itself. They will help demonstrate why it is so important that we not allow these horses to become extinct.
(The picture above is of the September 20, 2008 46 mile ride that we took our Corollas, Shacklefords and a few other horses on.)
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