I own and breed horses (mainly warmblood horses, with an occasional TB) and my husband owns and races cars (Porsche and Mustang). I currently own twelve horses and he owns three Porsches and one Mustang. We had a discussion several years about which ultimatly cost more, my horses or his Porsches. He augued that even though some of his cars cost more than some of my horses, he didn't have the daily costs of keeping them, and if he didn't feel like it he didn't have to do anything with them. I argued that mine could reproduce and eventually pay the board for themselves and several others and someone else to do the chores. At that time I had just started breeding and didn't have any foals on the ground so it was hard to prove my point, but it didn't take too many years for him to start seeing some truth in my reasoning.
It is customary (but not manditory) in the ISR/Oldenburg breeed registry for foal's names to begin with the same letter as the stallion and if possible to tie into the lines of the mare. For instance, one of my mares is by the olympic stallion Starman, so I try to name her foals something star related that starts with a "P" for my stallion Patrick (Polaris, Pulsar, Plieades, etc). However one of the other mare's lines are by a very nice older stallion in Holland that no one really knows in the U.S., so I am only restricting myself to the "P". When, in 2005, she produced a beautiful filly, I decided to name her Porsche. My husband's reaction was, "Well, I hope she lives up to the name!".
When she was three months old she went to the ISR/Oldenburg inspection in Ohio to be presented, branded, and be registered. The foals receive a score on their conformation, gaits, and overall impression. The judges are looking for foals that are most likely to perform well at Dressage and jumping disciplines as that is what this breed registry wants to produce. When I presented her paperwork to the German judge, he said, "Her name is Porsch?".
"No, Porsch -e", I responded.
"Most Americans, don't know how to pronounce the word correctly," he said.
"They do when their husband owns three and is a member of the Porsche Club of America," I said. "And when I told him I was naming her "Porsche" he said that he hoped she would deserve the name!"
The judge chuckled and responded, "Well, we will find out today, won't we?"
There were several nice fillies at the inspection, and I believe that 6 or 7 were invited to return for Premium scoring. These are colts and fillies that the judge is inclined to give an average score of 8 or better. The colts and fillies are separated if there is more than one in each group for this part of the inspection. Porsche was deemed Premium quality and the judge started announcing the scores and his comments with the lowest first, leaving the Champion and Reserve Champion for last. She was one of the last two and the judge paused several minutes, clearly trying to decide before announcing, "Porsche, is the Reserve Champion Filly with an average score of 8.4 and, she gets to keep her name!"
I would like to post the picture of her with her ribbon, but as there was someone there taking pictures as we walked out with her ribbon on her halter who assured me that she would send me the photos, I did not have more pictures taken with my camera as I thought she would have much better pictures than I. No pictures came even after several requests and offers to pay for them. So, I am posting a picture of her when she was 3 days old, which is one of the best I have right now. Be watching for new pictures of her as she is now starting under saddle and we will be having a photo shoot of her and her brother, Pulsar, in another month or two (waiting for better weather and conditions).
My trainer says that she still deserves the name.
My Porsche may require daily care, but I would rather ride her than any of my husband's Porsches. His are loud, too fast, and I usually get sick when I am a passenger in one, mine is sweet, affectionate, and moves at just the right speed for me! My Porsche can make more little Porsches like her, let's see one of his do that!
It is customary (but not manditory) in the ISR/Oldenburg breeed registry for foal's names to begin with the same letter as the stallion and if possible to tie into the lines of the mare. For instance, one of my mares is by the olympic stallion Starman, so I try to name her foals something star related that starts with a "P" for my stallion Patrick (Polaris, Pulsar, Plieades, etc). However one of the other mare's lines are by a very nice older stallion in Holland that no one really knows in the U.S., so I am only restricting myself to the "P". When, in 2005, she produced a beautiful filly, I decided to name her Porsche. My husband's reaction was, "Well, I hope she lives up to the name!".
When she was three months old she went to the ISR/Oldenburg inspection in Ohio to be presented, branded, and be registered. The foals receive a score on their conformation, gaits, and overall impression. The judges are looking for foals that are most likely to perform well at Dressage and jumping disciplines as that is what this breed registry wants to produce. When I presented her paperwork to the German judge, he said, "Her name is Porsch?"."No, Porsch -e", I responded.
"Most Americans, don't know how to pronounce the word correctly," he said.
"They do when their husband owns three and is a member of the Porsche Club of America," I said. "And when I told him I was naming her "Porsche" he said that he hoped she would deserve the name!"
The judge chuckled and responded, "Well, we will find out today, won't we?"
There were several nice fillies at the inspection, and I believe that 6 or 7 were invited to return for Premium scoring. These are colts and fillies that the judge is inclined to give an average score of 8 or better. The colts and fillies are separated if there is more than one in each group for this part of the inspection. Porsche was deemed Premium quality and the judge started announcing the scores and his comments with the lowest first, leaving the Champion and Reserve Champion for last. She was one of the last two and the judge paused several minutes, clearly trying to decide before announcing, "Porsche, is the Reserve Champion Filly with an average score of 8.4 and, she gets to keep her name!"
I would like to post the picture of her with her ribbon, but as there was someone there taking pictures as we walked out with her ribbon on her halter who assured me that she would send me the photos, I did not have more pictures taken with my camera as I thought she would have much better pictures than I. No pictures came even after several requests and offers to pay for them. So, I am posting a picture of her when she was 3 days old, which is one of the best I have right now. Be watching for new pictures of her as she is now starting under saddle and we will be having a photo shoot of her and her brother, Pulsar, in another month or two (waiting for better weather and conditions).
My trainer says that she still deserves the name.
My Porsche may require daily care, but I would rather ride her than any of my husband's Porsches. His are loud, too fast, and I usually get sick when I am a passenger in one, mine is sweet, affectionate, and moves at just the right speed for me! My Porsche can make more little Porsches like her, let's see one of his do that!
4 comments:
Those are some impressive legs! I think you've made the better choice too! Do you have any dressage contacts in Indiana? Just wondering...
Thanks! (from Porsche)
No, are you looking for someone or recommending yourself or someone you know?
Sweet girl and she has nice markings. I don't know if flashy markings are in in your breed, but they sure are in mind.
It's funny, I am always telling people that my porsches are in the field. lol
Yes, we like flashy markings, but as my daughter has commented on more than one occasion with Patrick's foals "What a waste of good markings!" - they almost always turn grey!
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