MPERKINS

What happens to the unsold yearlings? do they come south for the April yearling sale?

yes I see that Ashoka, my mistake. very sorry about that Louise, I do appreciate your comment and found it interesting about "something royal"

thanks Ashoka, I've been searching online there are so many different opinions, She missed this season but maybe that will come through from her bloodline and she will produce before she's 18.

How old can a mare breed to, is there a general age, do the foals they produce become weaker or more prone to problems?

opps that didn't post well and couldn't remove it sorry full pedigree http://www.pedigreequery.com/roland3

ROLAND (NZ) H, 1962 {5-d} DP = 2-0-2-8-6 (18) DI = 0.20 CD = -0.89 OMAN (FR) b. 1944 GOYA (FR) b. 1934 TOURBILLON (FR) b. 1928 [CP] KSAR (FR) ch. 1918 BRULEUR (FR) b. 1910 [P] KIZIL KOURGAN (FR) b. 1899 DURBAN (FR)* b. 1918 DURBAR (FR) b. 1911 BANSHEE (FR) b. 1910 * ZARIBA (FR)* b. 1919 SARDANAPALE (FR) b. 1911 [P] PRESTIGE (FR) b. 1903 GEMMA (GB) br. 1903 ST. LUCRE (GB)* b. 1901 ST. SERF (GB) br. 1887 FAIRY GOLD (GB) ch. 1896 * SPARTA (FR) ch. 1938 ASTERUS (FR) b. 1923 TEDDY (FR) b. 1913 AJAX (FR) b. 1901 RONDEAU (GB) b. 1900 ASTRELLA (FR) b. 1912 VERDUN (FR) ch. 1906 SAINT ASTRA (FR) b. 1904 SUNZETTA (FR) ch. 1923 SUNSTAR (GB) br. 1908 SUNDRIDGE (GB) ch. 1898 DORIS (GB) br. 1898 DURZETTA (FR) ch. 1918 DURBAR (FR) b. 1911 FRIZETTE (USA) b. 1905 * CITRIL (NZ) ch. 1944 DEFAULTER (NZ) b. 1935 DEFOE (GB) ch. 1926 HURRY ON (GB) ch. 1913 [P] MARCOVIL (GB) ch. 1903 TOUT SUITE (GB) ch. 1904 DAUGHTER-IN-LAW (GB) b. 1920 SON-IN-LAW (GB) br. 1911 [P] CLERICAL ERROR (GB) ch. 1913 EXPENSE (NZ) b. 1924 PAPER MONEY (GB) dkb/br. 1916 GREENBACK (GB) b. 1907 EPPING ROSE (GB) b. 1905 LADY JEAN (GB) b. 1910 IAN (GB) b. 1898 BETTYFIELD (GB) ch. 1897 CITOYENNE (NZ) ch. 1933 ROBESPIERRE (GB) b. 1922 PHALARIS (GB) br. 1913 POLYMELUS (GB) b. 1902 BROMUS (GB) b. 1905 AUSTRAL (GB) ch. 1915 SUNDER (GB) ch. 1907 COOYA (GB) ch. 1906 DAME WINKIE (NZ) ch. 1921 WINKIE (GB) ch. 1912 WILLIAM THE THIRD (GB) b. 1898 CONJURE (GB) br. 1895 * STEPKA (NZ) ch. 1899 ST LEGER (GB) ch. 1881 STEPFELDT (NZ) br. 1891

What happened to the horses? do they get banned or has it seriously effected their health?

Maybe she's a throw back to the Arabians, I like her blonde look, take a few 0's off and I'd buy her

lot 113 Unusual colour for a yearling I wonder if she was born that colour? she will be prone to sunburn I would suspect. Will be interested to follow her progress

{Its not really a big threat, its only a flag. a symbol and an identifying mark that is distinguishable for NZ.} This is true "only a flag" much like the one we already have, and that is paid for. (we have such a throw a way society now... sigh I must be getting old)

What I don't understand is why we had to vote for a flag that we may not want first up? I would have thought the logical option would have been to vote on who wants to change the flag first, maybe there would have been a better voter turn out, obviously if the voting public want change then change can happen but if not... end of story and we can go back to doing the important necessary work. I don't know why, but I didn't even receive a voting pack. What I do find vaguely amusing is, we have quite a few choices when voting for government but for the flag.... just 2 spring to mind now lol

http://www.nzflag.com/history.cfm No matter how many changers happens to our flag our nation built by the people will continue to be built by the same hard working generations in the future. I am pissed off that my hard earned tax dollars are wasted on a piece of material when there are many struggling to cope with just living. I'm sure there are far more worthy causes where this money could have been spent, or maybe we are paying too much tax if the government are having to dream up unnecessary ways of spending it. just my opion

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year full

ahh well the journey of life can be very blunt, a common saying around my area is "If you have livestock sooner or later you get dead stock"