Sadie was bred back to Mighty Magic on April 30 and all looked good. Same batch of frozen semen that Presto came from, she ovulated, the timing was right, etc. But when she was scanned on Monday, there was no pretty little black dot. She just didn’t take. Horses… that’s how they work. Disappointing, but it happens all the time. They’re fickle creatures.
And of course not only was she not in foal, but her cycle was such that she’d be ready to try again on Wednesday (yesterday). That was a mere two days from Monday. And there was no more Mighty Magic semen on site yet. Oops. Instead of doing the super frantic dance of trying to ship frozen semen overnight (omg logistical nightmare) the decision was made to try the remaining dose of Diarado that was left in the tank.
He’s kind of a badass and he’s produced a lot of hunters (and jumpers, and eventers), so Michelle thought it was worth a shot and I totally agree! Big Diarado fan right here, I think he and Sadie could make a pretty fantastic derby horse together. Plus he doesn’t have a red gene, which is always a bonus in my mind especially when you have a plain mare.
So we’ll see in a couple weeks if she’s pregnant this time. Hopefully so… she’s a much happier mare when she’s pregnant (and the people around her are much happier too)!
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So sad there was no little black dot. But as far as Plan B’s go, that is a pretty good one!
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He’s right up there in my top 5 or so favorite stallions, so it’s definitely not too much of a bummer. 😉
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That plan B ain’t too shabby at all! Fingers crossed.
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Iknowright? He’s awesome.
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Bummer town, but this is shaping up to be pretty nice! My mare did not take the first go round either and when she did on the second…twins. Here is to getting just one black dot!
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Hoping for just one beautiful black dot in a couple weeks!
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Such a bummer. Maybe Presto just really wants to be more one of a kind than he already is?
Seems like a great second choice though! Fingers crossed this one takes!
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Maybe so!
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Fingers crossed!
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That’s disappointing. I agree with Stacie. Maybe Presto wasn’t ready for another like him so soon. That stallion is gorgeous though. Not so bad when your #2 looks like that!
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Yeah, I think he’s a worthy backup. 😉
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Hopefully she took this go around! Breeding can be so damn frustrating.
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Fingers crossed for a baby Di-Die…. Sa-rado… Sadi-do… whatever.
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Mighty studly Plan B.
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Oh bummer. Backup baby daddy is not too shabby though! These are the only kind of pregnancy tests I hope are positive! Come on Sadie get knocked up!
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HA same.
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….I want it. I want the baby.
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Yeah that one would actually be 110% up your alley. The Diarado’s are SO ammy friendly! I know tons of them across all 3 jumping disciplines and they’re just such nice, pleasant horses.
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Between dreamboat stallion and Sadie (who I swear I’m stealing someday), that is going to be one perfect baby omg
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You should see all the videos of Diarado babies that I was watching the other day. It was like “Hello I’m a stunning junior hunter” “Oh hi I love packing my ammy around the 1.40m jumpers” “Greetings I’m an Intermediate level eventer for funsies”. Like… horse after horse after horse after horse…
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“Oh hi I love packing my ammy around the 1.40m jumpers” is literally all I want in life. I will be watching ALL of these videos.
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A friend of mine is in the process of importing a Diarado gelding to do exactly that! He’s cute, looks a lot like his dad.
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Oooo that would a lil bomb of awesome!!
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He is GORGEOUS!
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Holy crap he is GORGEOUS! Definitely not a bag plan B at all! Omg good luck! I luff him!
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I would love to see a Presto Version 2.0 but i think whatever you guys get will be a A-okay!! Maybe next year we can get a Presto clone 🙂 HA HA HA the world may not be ready for two of them for sure 🙂
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Yeah I’d say that’s a pretty amazing plan B option ha!!
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Keeping everything crossed.
What an amazing plan B to have in your back pocket 😎
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