Location:
Turtle Herb Estate, nestled in the African bushveld just South of Warmbaths (Bela-Bela) in the Limpopo Province, RSA is home to the Rizla Spotted Sport Horse Stud, the name given to the first foal born on the farm. The 50ha farm is an ideal place to breed horses, with large grazing areas made up of Blue and white Buffalo grass as well as normal veld grass and about 6 other different types of grass. Horses are under strict supervision, but are allowed to be out and about and as natural as possible.
Aims and Goals
Miranda has carefully selected her horses as she intends to breed what will be called a Spotted Sport Horse. This breed is a mixture of the Appaloosa and the Thoroughbred. Combining the temperament and hardiness of the Appaloosa with the speed and height of the Thoroughbred the Spotted Sport horse will be a force to be reckoned with in the eventing arena. The process of developing a good solid breed that will stand the test of time is an extremely difficult and time consuming exercise, not to mention a costly one. The end result in cross breeding the two breeds should produce a horse that is unparalleled with any breed known, a breed with good stamina and speed, a temperament and a learning ability that will provide the ultimate all-round horse.
Fine Lass (aka Sally)
Born 16 Oct 1991
Sire: Fine Edge (GB)
Dam: Dollambio
Sire of Dam: Ambiopoise (USA)
Sally is a 6 generation pedigree who has an excellent Sport Horse pedigree - including the really sought after "Fairway" bloodline. This is the most prominent thoroughbred showjumping blood in South Africa. Sally is the ideal candidate to put to our Appaloosa stallion Kondos " Man of Honour"
Kondos "Man of Honour" (aka Wally)
Born 2 Sep 2003
Sire: Waps Pyjamas (USA)
Dam: Grandwest Dante
Although Wally is, what is known as a 'solid' he has proven to be a horse that can 'throw' colour. He also has the added bonus of being higher than the average Appaloosa in South Africa which is +- 15 hh. Wally is only 3 years old and stands at just over 16hh. He shows all the characteristics of a full blown Appaloosa except having colour.
These two horses are the beginings of the Rizla Sport Horse.
Other horses in the Rizla Stud:
Nehemenuh "Sunk Gleska" (aka, Mommy)
Born 16 Oct 2000
Sire: Nehemenuh Ehrlich Mapiya Luta
Dam: Nehemenuh Katcutan
Sire of Dam: Middelpunt Rendezvous
Mommy is a 7th generation Appaloosa horse, sturdy with great conformation maybe a little small at just over 15hh but an excellent broodmare. On the 28th July 2005 Mommy foaled her first foal on our farm, Rizla's Rizla Nicholas. The stud had for sometime operated under Miranda's name until it was decided that the stud would be called after the first foal to be born on the farm, hence Rizla Stud.
Rizlas "Rizla Nicholas" (aka, Babba)
Born 27th Aug 2005
Sire: unknown
Dam: Nehemenuh Sunk Gleska
Sire of Dam: Nehemenuh Ehrlich Mapiya Luta
Babba has a great temperament and is still changing in colour by the day, a general trait in colouring of the Appaloosa. We stll consider him to be a soild but with time he might change, the general term for this is 'roaning'. He shows all the characteristics of the Appaloosa breed.
On the 27th July 2006 Mommy and Wally had a little filly Rizla's "Cleopatra Miranda". A wonderful little spotted blanket with a heart of gold and stong as hell to put it mildly. She has adapted very well to her new life on the farm, and is growing by the day she now weighs 80 kg.
Rizlas "Cleopatra Miranda" (aka, Babba)
Born: 27th July 2006
Sire: Kondos Man of Honor
Dam: Nehemenuh Sunk Gleska
Sire of Dam: Nehemenuh Ehrlich Mapiya Luta
On the 3rd of September Rizla stud had another edition to the family little 'Draco'. His start in life was not the easiest because his mother 'Sally' was not the most accommodating mother as it was her first foal and sometimes they don't quite know what to do. For the first two days we had to bottle feed Draco because Sally would not stan still to let the little fellow drink milk. But i am glad to say that after a few days of up and down every two hours to feed him we finally managed to get Sally to stand still
and he was able to drink from her on his own.
This picture is of Rizla's "Draco" 1 week old.
Born: 3 September 2006
Sire: Kondos Man of Honor
Dam: Fine Lass (Sally)
Sire of Dam : Fine Edge (GB)
Taking after her mothers friendly nature 'Isis' was the last of the foals born this year. An unexpected caramel colour she is a stunnig speciemen. We're not actually sure what colour she will end up being, which is an Appaloosa trait. If they are born one colour (solid) then over the next 5-9 years they may change colour. So it is a bit of a lucky packet situation with regards to the colour
Rizla's "Isis" 1 day old.
Born: 9 September 2006
Sire: Kondos "Man of Honor"
Dam: Kondos "Merrylegs" (Leggies)
Sire of Dam: Alpha Tobys Moonshine
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