Sire :: Kids Classic
Style
Dam :: Miss Bunny Tardee
I
intend to
keep you up
to date
regarding
new
information and pictures
of
Classically.
This will
include
copies of
his ads,
news about
what is
going on
with him at
Ellis
Quarter
Horses and
anything
else that I
can think of
that would
interest
you.
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December 18, 2014
Lesley Johnson is so talented. We have become great friends since she bought Marsha (A Cool Intention) Marsha is a coming 2 year old NN filly by My Intention out of Cooleah who is by Ima Cool Skip) I was amazed to receive these wonderful Christmas cards that Lesley made for me. I think they are absolutely gorgeous.
Congratulations
to Lesley and
Ben Johnson from
Canada on the
purchase of A
Cool Intention
(My Intention
and Cooleah)
Not only did I
find a great
home for the
filly, but I
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December 17, 2014
Vicki Livasy is not only my good friend, but she is also my web designer .
I cannot say enough about how much I love what she can do with graphics.
For some reason, the idea of Fred playing for the Green Bay Packers came up
and she started sending me various pictures using my photographs to depict
Fred as a Packer player. Everyone on Facebook has made great comments
about her designs. I think you will agree with me as to just how talented
Vicki is. We have fun posting them. I I will show you several of
them and hope you enjoy seeing them as much as I have posting them. I sure
hope that I don't run out of pictures to send her. I doubt if that will
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November 30, 2014
It was a beautiful day for pictures. The sun was shining and the snow was beautiful. I was able to capture Fred enjoying life in his pasture. I could spend hours just watching him but if you want to get action shots, you better do it as soon as he gets turned out because it won't be long and he will be pawing through the snow to find the grass. When it is nice, he is happy to be out but when it gets cold and blustery, he is ready to come in and he can get a bit agitated if he starts shivering.
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November 10, 2014
I had
comments on a
photo that Katie
Corbay from
Australia posted
on Facebook.
Katie contacted
me and told me
the program she
used to add
interesting
aspects to her
pictures. She
said that if I
sent her one,
she would show
me on the
picture. Well,
this is the
picture she sent
me of Fred and
it about blew my
mind. It looks
like it should
be a Christmas
card. It is
amazing how many
new friends I
have met through
Face Book and
just how willing
to help my
Australian
friends are.
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November 9, 2014
Today was a monumental day is Wisconsin. The Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears rivalry was in full force. On the day of the game, all of the Wisconsin football fans do weird things. For instance, at one of the places we go, everyone brings a toy bear and we have a bonfire and burn them. Well, this year, fortunately the Packers annihilated the Bears. Vicki Livasy is so talented and she comes up with some awesome graphics depicting Fred as a Green Bay Packer player. I think you will appreciate her talent. We had a bit of fun this year as Mike and Mindy Clark who are big Bear fans came to Wisconsin for a Packer football game. The day of the game, I bet Mindy that if the Packers won, she or Mike would have to have a picture taken on her gorgeous buckskin performance halter mare, Cookie, wearing a Packer jersey and having a cheesehead on their. heads. If the Bears won, I would have my picture taken on Fred. Well, I am still waiting for the "picture." After all, Mindy said "a bet is a bet" Larry and Anne Lemke have an app on their phone and Larry contributed to the fun of the bet. It is quite silly, but we sure had fun doing it. I am thankful that the Packers won as I don't know if I could handle the "heat" from Mindy Clark.
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November 8
This is the beautiful ad that Chris Wilkerson of the Equine Chronicle designed
for the November/December Chronicle. I love it. It is a completely natural
picture of
Fred and I was lucky enough to capture it when he had his ears up. The problem
is that he has a lot of hair in his ears. I guess it isn't too professional.
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November 7
I have never met Rosie and many times I get requests from people asking if
they can use my pictures. A lot of them are young people from different
countries and they want to use the pictures in their sim games. I just
assumed that Rosie was one of them. Well, to my surprise one day I received
an email with this beautiful picture in it. I was amazed at the amount of
expression that the artist captured. Upon looking at Rosie's Face Book
page, I realized what a great artist she is. Her work is incredible. She
told me that she was sending me the original and I offered to pay her for
it. Can you believe that she wouldn't even take any money for shipping it
to me from Australia. I have found a new and wonderful friend in Rosie
Hayson and If I ever get to Australia I plan to spend some time with her.
By the way, her place near Melbourne is incredibly beautiful.
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November 5
I forgot to post what I think are three of the best pictures of Fred. I
haven't been posting profile shots because I thought I may use them on an
ad. Therefore, when I don't use them, they don't get seen. I really like
the one profile picture but because he doesn't have his head up, I was told
not to use it. I even thought about using the picture with Joe and Fred
but was told that it is too "radical" for an ad.
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November 1, 2014
Our weather is finally nice so I decided that pictures were in
order. I thought I would try out the new "old" lens. It took a
very clear picture the last time I tried it so thought I would use
it again. However, Fred decided that he would play with his ball
and because it is a fixed lens, I could not get the whole horse in
the picture so missed a really good photo of him rearing. Oh well,
guess I will go back to the zoom lens as it is easier for me to use.
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October 31
I had some visitors today from Australia. Lyn Watt and her
husband, Robert stopped to see Fred and the other horses. Lyn
and I had been friends on Face Book but had never met. They
spent two weeks at the Quarter Horse Congress and then went to
Michigan with Christa and Rick Baldwin. While in Michigan, they
got to "experience" a college football game and what an
experience it was. Lyn told me that some of the tailgaters
didn't even make it into the stadium to see the game. Of
course, it was a great rivalry game between Michigan and
Michigan State. Too bad they didn't get to go to a Green Bay
Packer game but perhaps they saw enough of our football. Since
in Australia, they drive on the other side of the road, I told
Lyn that I thought her idea of taking the ferry across Lake
Michigan was a good one. After all, it is hard enough driving
through Chicago for us, let alone someone from Australia. They
got here around 3 o'clock and we looked at all the horses. Of
course, Fred was his usual ham around ladies. Lyn and I sat in
the office and talked horses for hours. I felt sorry for poor
Rob as he had to listen to us. He was such a good sport
though. At one time, I asked him if he was okay and he said it
just felt good to be warm. Wait until they get back to
Australia and they will wish it was cooler there. I felt bad
that we didn't get to go out to eat. The elections are next
Tuesday and as you know, Mike is retiring from being Senate
President so we have been wrapped up in political stuff. They
did promise to come back and I told them that "Australians don't
lie" I think I have found some wonderful new friends.
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October 15, 2014
Fred had visitors today. Debbie Schmitz and her husband Kurt stopped to see Fred. Of course, they picked a terrible weather day so we were only able to look at the horses in the barn (meaning only Fred
and Sterling). Debbie bred her paint mare, Lily of the Valley to Fred and she is so excited about her upcoming foal. Of course, as usual, Fred was a ham and wanted to love on Debbie. He really seems to like
girls. Debbie brought 2 jars of her famous dill pickles. They are called "Debbies Dillys," and we think they are the best dill pickles we have ever eaten. She sells them and has customers all over
the US. It is a other countries don't find out about them or there would be none left for us.
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October 11, 2014
Since the Green Bay
Packers beat or
should I say
demolished the
Minnesota Vikings,
I guess Fred being
the Packer fan he
is, decided that he
would lay in his
manure and turn
green. Of course,
he must be a Packer
fan all year as he
is such a pig in his
stall. I told Joe
that we needed to
put a green halter
on him for the
Packer game
tomorrow. I think
perhaps the green
halter may look
better than the red
one that I usually
have on him. Of
course, I discovered
that after I bought
5 new red halters.
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October 2, 2014
We had visitors today. Mike and Mindy Clark from Illinois were in Wisconsin.
Mike had a meeting in Stevens Point at Sentry Insurance Company and later that
day, the company was bussing those at the meeting to the Green Bay
Packer---Minnesota Viking game. Well, Mindy decided that she was going to rent
a car and come and visit. Our good friends, Larry and Anne Lemke from Denmark
(Wisconsin) met here and we had a great time looking at the horses and had
lunch together before Mindy had to return to Stevens Point and Larry and Anne to
Denmark. While here, Mindy took a picture of Fred and I took pictures of the
group. Mike and I also planned to go to the game despite the cold, rainy,
windy weather. Well let me tell you a bit about our experience. We were
lucky enough to get a parking pass so that we didn't have to walk from blocks
away. You would be amazed at how the fans dress and all the different "outfits"
they wear to Packer games. I thought that I was the smartest person at the
game because it was raining and we had to wait in line to get into the
stadium. Smart me, I had an umbrella. Well, guess what------no umbrellas are
allowed in the stadium so they threw my umbrella in the garbage can before they
would let me in. They we had to wait in line to ride the elevator up to the
box seats. We had a good time but the Packers dominated the Vikings and since
it was a night game, we left at half time. I never did get to see Mike and
Mindy as they were in a different box. We had been teasing Mindy about going
to the game as she is a Chicago Bear fan. That didn't stop our loyal Packer
people as Sentry Insurance gave all of the people at the meeting Packer jerseys
and I even got a picture of Mike with a cheese head on. I am thinking that
since the Bears are not playing well this year, there may be hope for the
Clarks yet. I suggest they don't throw away their jerseys or cheesehead.
Maybe I will see Mindy wearing a jersey and cheesehead at the AQHA World in
November.
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September
27, 2014
Terry Johnson, a good friend of ours gets hay from us. Joe just happened to be
taking Fred outside so I asked Terry if I could take her picture with him. I
have to admit that Terry is not a tall person, but Fred sure did tower over
her. As usual, Fred loves the girls and had to stick his head over by her.
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September 18, 2014
The day after girls from Illinois came to visit, Chad Slayton called and said he wanted t o come and see Fred also. the
For those of you who don't know Chad, he has an outstanding Appaloosa stallion named In Awe. He is a World Champion and I had never met Chad before.
Needless to say, Fred needed another bath before Chad arrived. I don't know why he is the only horse I own who is not neat in his stall.
I guess he knows I will keep giving him baths and he must like that. I was so happy and surprised at what Chad posted on Face Book:
"What a day --- I got to meet Sandy Ellis and Classically (Fred). The only think I could say was WOW. If I was going to breed to a quarter horse,
he would be the one. After seeing Kids Classic Style, I thought that I would not see one like that ever. Well, today I did---a son of
his---Fred and NN besides.
If I had an In Awe daughter old enough to breed, that's who I would breed her to. We will be doing lots of business in 2015, Sandy. Your breeding program
is 10 times better than anything I have seen coming from the southern states."
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September 17, 2014
I had a wonderful visit with 3 girls from Illinois today. They made the long trip just to see Fred and my horses. What a
wonderful visit we had and the weather could not have been more perfect.
I let them take pictures of Fred with their phone. What they posted on my Face Book page really made me feel good.
Sandi Lamroux: "What a fun day! Sharon Pierce, Susan Platt Heinke and I took a road trip to go meet
Sandy Ellis and "Fred." Thank you Sandy for
the warm hospitality, the tour of your beautiful place and the fun conversation.
Fred aka "Classically" is just spectacular.
Seeing him in person was so worth the drive."
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September
7, 2014
Fred is growing his
winter hair which is
a much lighter color
and he gets dapples
in the winter. I
would like to keep
him under lights
with good hair but
I know that it is
necessary to let
them grown hair so
that he can go under
lights for breeding
season.
Personally, I prefer
his dark gold color.
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September
6, 2014
A few pictures of Fred enjoying some outside time. They were taken on
different days so he
has two different
colored halters on.
I like the red on
him and Joe prefers
the black one.
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August
23, 2014
I sold A
Cool Intention
(Marsha) to some
wonderful people
from Canada, Lesley
and Ben Johnson.
Of course when they
came to pick her up,
they had to have
their picture taken
with Fred. Here is
there early morning
picture------I don't
think any of the
three were that
much awake yet.
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August
14, 2014
I was
home alone and
decided that since
it is supposed to
rain all next week,
I would take some
pictures and you
know who my favorite
subject
is---Fred. I
couldn't get him to
run around at all,
he just wanted to
eat grass. As I
was watching him, I
noticed that birds
would come right up
to him and eat next
to his nose. He
really didn't seem
to mind at all. It
amazes me what goes
on in nature. Also
an observation that
winter is not far
away. Fred is
losing his gorgeous
gold color and
getting his winter
hair and dapples.
We really didn't
have much of a
summer this year and
I don't think I am
ready for the cold
weather. The only
thing is that next
year, I will have
some "little Fred
babies" to play
with. That excites
me.
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August
11, 2014
As you
know, when Fred was
in Mississippi, he
was ridden by both
Monte and his
daughter
Tyler. They took
him on trail rides
and also to ropings.
They didn't ever
rope off of
him-----I can
imagine that Fred
would chase a calf
but would probably
try to pick it up as
he loves to put
things in his
mouth. Well, Joe
has started riding
Fred. I think it
is really good for a
stallion's mind to
be ridden. Of
course, Fred is very
lazy and does not
think riding should
be at a very fast
pace. Look for
more pictures of
Fred under saddle
and who knows, if I
can get a high
enough stool, maybe
I will even get on
him.
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July
7, 2014
You know
how Fred loves
playing with a rope
(or anything
else). Joe decided
that he would give
him the rope and
they would have a
"tug of war" with
it. Well, you would
have thought that
Fred being the
bigger one would
have won but Fred
decided that it was
more fun to eat
grass than play with
someone pulling on a
rope so he let go of
it.
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July
8, 2014
We have been
talking about
riding Fred for
quite some
time. Now that
breeding season
is over, Joe has
started working
him with the
saddle on and
soon he will be
riding him.
When Fred was in
Mississippi,
Monte and his
daughter Tyler
rode him a lot.
They took him to
ropings and
trail rode him.
He is so lazy
that he doesn't
seem to want to
exercise on his
own. Soon you
will see
pictures of Joe
on his back and
heck, perhaps I
will even get a
ladder and get
on him. In the
meantime, I sat
on him in the
stall and then I
got a picture
from Tyler
Beasley from
when he was in
Mississippi with
her sitting on
him.
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July 4, 2014
What a way to
spend the 4th of
July. Mike and
I spent the day
working around
the farm. He
cut grass and I
took pictures.
It was relaxing
and our weather
was beautiful.
I probably have
more pictures of
Fred but I will
post these.
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Well, leave it to me to procrastinate and not keep up with my Fred (Classically) news. Now I am having trouble remembering where I kept the pictures. I will try to post them all under June and then I will try to keep up from now on. It seems so much easier for me to put them on Face Book and not bother Vicki to post them to my web site. If any of you want to be my friend on Face Book, just ask me and if I don't accept you, write me a note. I understand that there is a limit as to how many friends you can have and I don't want to reach that limit and then not be able to accept any more. We had some beautiful days in June so I "forced" Joe to hold Fred while I took pictures of him. He lost his winter hair and shed out to be a beautiful gold color. He had not gotten his "summer dapples" yet and was not bleached from the sun. You can see how big he has gotten on the picture of Joe setting him up. Joe stands 6 foot tall and Fred is almost 16.2 and as Joe says, he is getting fat from not exercising and just breeding every other day. The trouble with him is that he is a very lazy horse and when he is outside during the day, all he does is eat grass.
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May 24, 2014
It is a beautiful day and I am home alone. I decided to take my trusty camera out and take some pictures of "guess who"--- Fred
(Classically). He is getting fat from no exercise other than breeding. He is only getting 3 pounds of oats a day and his vitamins but I think he eats hay all day. I suppose I shouldn't have him outside in the sun as his beautiful golden color will fade but he has been confined for so long because of the cold, rainy weather we had, I just can't help but leave him outside all day.
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May 11, 2014
Happy Mother's Day from Fred to all of his girlfriends. Joe and I found this halter with red roses on it and put it on him for some pictures. Fred was probably embarrassed having to wear the "girlie" halter. Our weather was finally nice enough to go outside and take some pictures. It has been a long long spring, too cold and rainy to put the horses outside.
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April 6,
2014
An
absolutely
beautiful
day in
Wisconsin.
It is almost
60 degrees
and no wind
and the sun
is shining.
Fred is
still
quarantined
to his
paddock
because he
would dig up
Mike's grass
in the
pasture. He
had a great
day playing
with his
ball. We
watched the
Wisconsin
Badgers lose
to Kentucky
last night
in the Final
Four of the
basketball
tournament.
I am
thinking
that Fred
may have
been better
at
basketball
than he is
at
football.
Too bad I
didn't think
of that
sooner. We
lost the
game by one
point when
we missed
the final
shot.
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March 3,
2014
I just
noticed that
I have not
updated
Fred's news
for quite
some time.
I guess it
was because
of our sub
zero weather
and I could
not get the
horses
outside.
March 30
was finally
a nice day
but Joe had
to leave as
he had
training
horses
coming in to
his barn.
I asked him
to give me
10 minutes
and lo and
behold I was
able to get
a good
profile
picture of
Fred before
he left. I
think
breeding has
been good
for Fred.
His neck
looks better
than ever
and his hip
is getting
bigger. I
thought
stallions
were
supposed to
lose weight
when they
bred, but
not
Fred. In
fact, I
think he is
getting too
fat. This
will
probably be
the last
picture with
snow in the
background----anyway
I hope so.
The other
pictures I
took with
him in a
small
paddock.
Mike does
not want the
horses to
tear up the
grass in the
big pens and
with the
temperature
above
freezing, it
probably
would.
Look out,
with the
weather
getting
warmer, I
will be
taking a of
pictures.
Hopefully I
will be able
to
get outside
pictures of
the foals.
They have
never seen
the sun
because of
the freezing
weather and
then the
ice.
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2-19-14
Such a beautiful
afternoon and
Fred got to
enjoy the
sunshine and
warm
weather---that
is if you call
40 degrees
warm. We are
expecting bad
weather for a
week and it
could return to
sub- zero
temperatures
next week with
rain, wind and
snow Thursday.
Will spring ever
arrive?
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2-19-14
We had a great
collection
today. This
picture was
taken with a
phone and the
quality is not
that good but it
shows how
correct Fred is
and the amount
of muscle he
has. This is
the kind of
picture I try to
get with my good
camera but
somehow just
can't find the
right place to
stand to take
it. Excuse the
background and
the fuzzy
picture but I do
love this shot.
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2-18-14
We had a great
collection
today. This
picture was
taken with a
phone and the
quality is not
that good but it
shows how
correct Fred is
and the amount
of muscle he
has. This is
the kind of
picture I try to
get with my good
camera but
somehow just
can't find the
right place to
stand to take
it. Excuse the
background and
the fuzzy
picture but I do
love this shot.
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2-9-14
It seemed like a
heat wave in
Wisconsin
today. The sun
was shining and
the temperature
was a balmy 15
above zero.
Someone
mentioned
putting a pink
halter on Fred
so before we
turned him
outside to play,
we put a pink
halter on him.
He didn't seem
to know the
difference and
he had so much
fun playing with
his ball. When
the weather has
been so cold, we
have been
turning him lose
in the arena and
there is a cloud
of dust out
there as he
plays with a
rope. Fred is
just "one of
those horses"
who seems to
have to have
something in his
mouth at all
times.
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2-3-14
Today was the
first day that
we shipped semen
and everything
went great.
Fred was a real
"gentleman" and
the semen looked
and extended
good. Thanks
to my wonderful
"crew" for a job
well done.
Fred enjoyed the
rest of the day
playing outside
in the snow.
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1-16-14
I took a picture
of Fred's legs
today. I was
told that the
reason we
haven't shown
him was that he
doesn't have
good legs. They
can pick on him
in other places,
but to question
his legs took me
by surprise.
This horse has
always had great
legs and he is
and always has
been solid on
them. The
reason he has
not been shown
is that I never
wanted to show
him. He has
never had a
steroid in his
life-----he is
what you see
naturally.
Fred is the
result of many
years of
selective
breeding and I
believe that he
will prove to be
a great sire. I
guess time will
tell that.
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1-12-14
Fred likes to
take a nap after
his breakfast so
I decided to
take a picture
of him.
Unbeknown to me,
Joe was taking a
picture of me
with his phone.
Poor Fred----he
is depressed
that the Packers
lost last
week. He is
trying to decide
whether to back
the 49ners or
the Seahawks.
Both
quarterbacks
have ties to
Wisconsin.
Russell Wilson
was our
Wisconsin
Badger's
quarterback and
Colin Kaepernick
is from my
hometown of New
London,
Wisconsin. I
will let you
know his and my
decision before
the game.
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1-10-14
It has been
brought to my
attention that
AQHA is
requiring that
all
stallions who
list 25 or more
mares on their
breeding report
in 2014 must
have their 5
panel genetic
test on file
with AQHA before
the 2015
breeding
season. Any
stallion owner
who does not
comply, the
foals by that
stallion will
not be eligible
for
registration.
I am happy that
Classically
(Fred) is
negative on all
5 genetic
tests.
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1-9-14
During the cold
weather, Scott
Francois decided
to take a trip
down and see
Fred. As you
can see by the
picture, he
knows how to
dress for the
cold. It is
even colder in
Marinette,
Wisconsin than
it is here.
Bob snapped this
quick picture of
him and Fred.
It is too bad
the picture is
blurry as I
think it is a
good picture of
both of them.
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1-7-14
We had the
coldest weather
in years in
Wisconsin. Some
of our horses
live outside
with shelters
during the
winter with
heated Nelson
waters in
them. However,
during last
week, Dr Fox
recommended that
we keep all the
horses in the
barn as wind
chills could
reach 55 below
zero. Of
course, the
horses did not
realize that it
was that cold
outside and
wanted to go
out. Finally,
with only a wind
chill of 9
below, I put the
horses,
including Fred
outside for a
few hours. I
about froze my
hands taking
these pictures
of him.
Thankfully the
weather has
"warmed" up to
above zero and
to be honest, it
feels warm by
comparison.
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1-5-14
Fantasy Football
by Vicki Livasy.
Bitter cold
today in Green
Bay. Wind chills
will be -24
during the game
and then -55
during the
night.
Fred
(Classically) is
ready for the
challenge as he
has been outside
practicing all
week. He
is shown here
knocking down
players while he
carries the ball
for our first
touchdown. He is
hoping the
Packers can hold
up and he
doesn't have to
kick field goals
too.
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1-3-14
While I was at
the AQHA World
Show, Jerry
Vawter told me
that he had
drawn another
picture of what
he feels we
should be
striving for in
our modern day
quarter horses.
He surprised me
with the drawing
and such a nice
note to me.
Most of us
respect Jerry as
a great
horseman-------after
all he had Kid
Clu and many of
the other great
stallions of our
industry. I
found a picture
that I had taken
of Fred and
compared it to
Jerry's
drawing. It is
amazing just
how much Fred
looks like
"Jerry's
target."
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1-1-14
As I reflect
back on 2013, I
have some
wonderful
memories. I have
a wonderful
husband and
family and
friends that I
have known for
many years with
whom I have
shared many
great times. I
have also "met"
so many new
friends through
Face Book and I
am truly
thankful for you
and all the
enjoyment you
add to my life.
2014 is going to
be very exciting
for me. Never
did I think I
would stand
another
stallion. After
breeding over
100 mares a year
to Impressivist
in the 80's, I
thought I would
enjoy myself and
do what I love,
which is raise
foals. Then Fred
(Classically)
came along. He
was the last
foal out of my
favorite mare of
all time, Miss
Bunny Tardee and
sired by Kids
Classic Style.
Some people
question why
Classically has
never been
shown. The
answer is that I
never wanted to
show him. He and
Rebecca (You Bet
Im Cool) are the
last connection
that I have to
Miss Bunny
Tardee. People
also question,
why I have not
bred him until
now. The answer
to that is that
I didn't want to
stand another
stallion. Last
year, I decided
that if I were
going to carry
on the genetics
of Miss Bunny
Tardee, I needed
to stand
Classically. I
thought long and
hard about
standing him in
Texas and I also
checked out a
wonderful place
in Wisconsin.
Both places
would have given
him the care and
the expertise
needed to
satisfy me.
Then, I
thought------this
is the horse
that I have bred
a lifetime to
get and did I
really want him
to be gone from
me? The answer
was no -----so
the alternative
was to stand him
here this year
and enjoy him.
He is enrolled
in the AQHA
Incentive Fund,
the APHA
Breeders Trust,
the Palomino
Incentive Fund,
the Breeders
Halter Futurity,
the Big Money
Futurity and the
WCHA Futurity.
Scott Francois
and I feel that
these incentives
will give those
of you who
choose to breed
to him, the
opportunity to
enjoy and profit
from foals sired
by him. And, I
will be "living
my dream" of
seeing what my
many years of
breeding has
accomplished.
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12-31-13
Fred's January
Ad.
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12-29-13
Fantasy Football
at it's best by
Vicki Livasy.
Packer--Bear
game today.
Aaron Rodgers
throws the ball
to Jarrett
Boyken and Fred
(Classically)
leaps in front
of him and
catches the ball
and runs it in
for the winning
touchdown.
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12-28-13
Classically
(Fred) at
sunset.
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12-28-13
Classically is
now the property
of Ellis and
Francois. Scott
Francois has
been a good
friend of mine
for years and
has been a
supporter of
this horse since
he first saw him
at 10 days of
age and tried to
buy him. Never
in my life did I
think
that I would
have another
stallion but
then Fred came
along and
because he was
the last foal
out of Miss
Bunny Tardee and
sired by Kids
Classic Style, I
decided to keep
him. This
partnership will
give Fred
(Classically)
the opportunity
to be in the
Breeders Halter
Futurity, which
I feel will give
those of you who
breed to him
more opportunity
to enjoy showing
your foals and
profit from
them. He is also
enrolled in the
AQHA Incentive
Fund and the
APHA Breeders
Trust and will
be in the Big
Money Futurity
and the WCHA
Futurity. Scott
and I truly
believe that
this horse will
be a breeding
horse and I hope
that you will
agree with us
and consider him
for your mare in
2014.
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12-26-13
I am still
trying to figure
out the
settings on my
camera so took a
few more
pictures of Fred
today. I think
the colors look
more true on
these pictures
and Fred is
still not tired
of playing with
his ball.
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12-25-13
Guess what Fred
got for
Christmas----a
BRAND NEW
BALL. We added
a pretty bow to
it and as soon
as he found it
his gift, he
proceeded to try
to eat the bow.
Joe had to take
it out of his
mouth. All in
all, he had a
great time
playing with his
new toy and
throwing it
around. He even
got a few marsh
mellow treats
for Christmas.
After all,
horses enjoy
sweets too.
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12-24-13
It was 14 below
zero today but
the sun was
finally
shining. I
told Joe that
we needed to
take some pretty
snow pictures of
Fred.
Unfortunately
both the snow
and the sun were
bright and my
pictures were
not exposed
properly. It
sure was cold
and my face got
pretty red from
the cold and
wind. My hand
got so cold at
one time that I
was afraid that
I froze it. (I
have to take my
glove off to
take the
pictures) Joe
was not dressed
warm either and
both of us about
froze. It
didn't seem to
bother Fred as
he had a good
time digging for
grass and just
enjoying
Christmas Eve
Day.
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12-22-13
Blizzard
conditions today
in Wisconsin and
the Packer---Steeler
game in Green
Bay should be
fun to watch.
It will be like
an old fashioned
football game
being played
outside with no
roof over the
stadium. It
will be near
blizzard
conditions.
Fred has been
practicing all
week for the
event and is
hoping that they
will call on him
to "save the
day" After
all, a horse can
maneuver better
in the snow than
a person can.
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12-21-13
It is beautiful
outside today
and Joe put Fred
outside to
play. Tonight
we could get a
foot of snow and
wind so the
horses will have
to stay inside
tomorrow. I
wish that we
would have some
sunshine as it
has been dreary
for so long
now. I tried to
take some pretty
pictures with
the hoarfrost on
the trees but
pictures with
the sun shining
would have been
so much
better. Tomorrow
is the Packer
game in Green
Bay and it is
going to be "an
old fashioned
Wisconsin game"
being outside
with the snow
and the wind.
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12-21-13
The
temperature
is -14
with the
wind
chill
today
and Fred
is
outside
warming
up for
the
Packer--Dallas
football
game.
He was
hoping
it would
be
played
in Green
Bay and
wanted
to show
those
Texas
people
just how
tough us
Green
Bay
Packer
fans
are.
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12-6-13
Well, it
looks
like
Winter
arrived
in
Wisconsin.
Yesterday
and
today it
is -10
with the
wind
chill
and it
is going
to stay
cold all
of next
week.
In fact
I heard
it is
going to
get to
25 below
with the
wind
chill.
I
bought
heated
water
buckets
for the
other
barn but
don't
have
them up
yet------so
I have
to keep
changing
the
water so
it
doesn't
freeze.
The
horses
have
been
staying
in the
barn
but today
we put
them
outside
for a
few
hours. Joe
and I
tied a
rope to
Fred's
ball but
he swung
it so
hard
that the
ball
fell
off.
That
didn't
bother
him at
all, as
he kept
twirling
the
rope.
Joe
loves
Fred and
he
helped
convince
me to
stand
him at
our
place.
He told
me that
he would
not go
to
Arizona
and
instead
stay and
help me
with the
breeding.
I like
to kid
him
about
his old
Carhart
jacket.
To me,
it
doesn't
look
warm but
he tells
me that
there is
nothing
warmer.
Well,
today
the
jacket
got it's
test and
as you
can see,
I don't
know if
it
passed
or
not.
Of
course,
he won't
admit
that he
was
cold.
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12-1-13
Today when I
went to get Fred
in the barn,
he must have
been cold as he
came running
when I called
him. Just
happened to have
my camera and
captured this
neat picture of
him.
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12-1-13
I found this
profile picture
of Fred that I
took last
summer and I
really like
it. My friends
say that I can't
use it in an ad
because his ears
aren't up. The
picture brings
back memories of
the summer when
we had green
grass and warm
weather. Very
soon we will
have snow on the
ground and I
will be able to
take some pretty
snow pictures of
him---that is if
I don't freeze
doing it.
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11-26-13
I enrolled
Classically
(Fred) in the
APHA Breeders
Trust for
2014. This is
a picture
of Sonny Side
Up, a crop out
full brother to
Sonnys
Nightshade, the
sire of Miss
Bunny Tardee.
Both Sonnys
Nightshade and
Sonny Side Up
plus their other
full siblings, ,
Sonnys
Sensation, James
Caan and their
full sister,
Ever So Sonny
(the dam of
Forever My Temon) were
sired by Sonny
Dee Bar out of
Kims Bonanza.
This bloodline
along with
Tardee
Impressive and
Kids Classic
Style are all
known to produce
a lot of white
on their foals.
Classically
himself has 3
socks and a
star, strip and
snip. I feel
that he has a
very good chance
of producing
paints out of
paint mares.
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Sonny Side Up
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11-16-13
I was looking at
Fred's
(Classically)
pedigree and you
can see where
his attributes
come from.
These are
pictures of his
dam's side of
the pedigree.
Pictured are
Sonnys
Nightshade as a
yearling. He is
his great
grandsire.
Bunny
Nightshade, his
great
grandmother,
Tardee
Impressive, his
grandsire, Miss
Bunny Tardee,
his mother and
Fred
(Classically)
Add Kids Classic
Style as Fred's
sire and you
can see why I
believe that
Classically
(Fred) will be a
breeding horse.
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Sonnys Nightshade
Bunny Nightshade
Tardee Impressive
Miss Bunny Tardee
Fred (Classically)
Kids Classic Style
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11-16-13
Fred trying to sleep
in on this rainy
morning. Joe is
forcing him to get
up and spend the day
outside.
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11-11-13
I have
finally made
the decision
to stand
Fred
(Classically)
at his home,
Ellis
Quarter
Horses for
the 2014
season. It
was a very
difficult
decision as
I never
planned to
stand a
stallion
here again
and was
making plans
to stand him
elsewhere.
But, as you
know, I love
this
horse-----he
is the
result of
all of my
years of
raising
horses and
he
exemplifies
what I want
in a
stallion. I
think that
if you look
at the many
pictures
that I have
of him from
his weanling
year to
present
time, you
will get to
know exactly
what the
horse looks
like. Also,
when you
look at his
ancestry
page, you
will see
why I like
him so
much. I
have
pictures of
his dam,
grandam,
brothers and
sisters and
some of
their
produce. I
haven't said
much about
his sire,
Kids Classic
Style as I
am sure you
are all
familiar
with him.
Fred stands
over 16.1
and is and
always has
been great
legged and
he has
always grown
level He
has such a
strong back
and deep
heart girth
and he
should
certainly
produce
muscle on
his foals.
Besides
that, he is
NN for all 5
genetic
defects. I
am excited
and yet a
bit nervous
as to what I
am
undertaking
in 2014. I
hope you
understand
that I will
only breed
the number
of mares
that I feel
we can
handle and
do a good
job. Our
breeding
facility is
first class
and I have a
wonderful
veterinarian
who thought
she was
retired from
breeding
just as I
did. We
also have
Joe St Clair
who does a
great job of
handling
Fred and
Leah
Gloudemans
who has a
lot of
experience
handling the
paperwork
for a
breeding
farm. Also,
my good
friend
and neighbor
Katie
Samuelson
has
volunteered
to help. I
feel that
with this
group and of
course, I
can't
forget Bob
Luebker who
has been
with us
many years,
we will
have
everything
covered. I
will get a
contract on
this
page very
soon. We
are approved
by Delta and
should be by
United
Airlines to
ship semen
if need be.
I will keep
you
informed as
to anything
else I feel
you should
know.
I took this
picture of
Fed
yesterday
right before
I brought
him in the
barn for the
night after
being
outside all
day. Little
does he know
that his
"life of
leisure"
will soon be
over.
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11-4-13
This is the
second ad
that we are
running on
Classically.
It will
appear in
the December
issue of the
Chronicle. |
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11-3-13
After weeks of
cloudy and rainy
weather we had some
sun today. It sure
makes a difference
on how pictures
look. Fred, even
with his winter
hair, just glows
when the sun hits
his body.
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11-3-13
There was no Packer
game today, so I
was looking through
some old pictures
and found these of
Miss Bunny Tardee at
20 years of age.
She still had the
gorgeous back and
clean neck and so
much heart girth.
Her leg was giving
out on her and we
had to keep a
special shoe on her
to support it. I
truly believe that
the mare is the most
important equation
in a breeding
stallion and when
you look at the
produce of Miss
Bunny Tardee, if my
thinking is right,
Fred should be a
breeding stallion.
Of course, his sire,
Kids Classic Style
also contributes to
his ability to
produce muscle on
his foals. Sorry
for the quality of
the pictures but I
did not have a very
good camera back
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10-17-13
Fred having fun
playing with his
ball. I bought him
a soccer ball at the
Thrift Store and he
had so much fun
playing with it. |
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10-22-13
Fred loves the My
Intention filly.
When I put him out
in the morning, he
runs to her fence
and smells of her
nose and then they
both go back to
eating. I will
include a picture
that Monte May sent
me of him eating
with Monte's
weanling paint
filly. It was
taken when Fred was
in Mississippi. I
think he would get
along with my
weanling filly but
to be honest, I am
afraid to try it.
I think too much of
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10-27-13
I found these three
front pictures of
the produce of Miss
Bunny Tardee and
want you to see how
much front end the
Tardee mare would
put on her
offspring. The fact
that Fred and
Rebecca are both NN,
adds to their
uniqueness. All of
the produce of
Miss Bunny Tardee
had big front ends
but I just happened
to find these three
pictures that were
shot at the correct
angle. In fact, I
think Clueman, by
Obvious Conclusion
probably had the
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10-27-13
Some people have
asked me why I don't
take pictures of
Fred from the non
mane side. To be
honest, I don't
think he looks as
good from that
side. He has a dent
in his neck where he
was kicked by
another horse when
he was young.
Besides I love the
long flowing mane.
I took these
pictures of him at
the stocks so you
could see his "other
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10-14-13
The farrier put new
shoes on Fred.
I had a phone call
so asked Mike to
hold Fred while I
answered it.
When I came out of
the office, I just
happened to have my
camera and captured
this cute picture of
the two of them.
Those of you who
know Mike, know he
is not a "horse
person" as such.
In fact, as much as
he helps me bring
horses in at night,
he still gets Janie
and Olivia mixed up.
It baffles me as
Janie is a bay and
Olivia a chestnut.
Besides that Olivia
has a big star and
Janie has no white
on her face.
You would think
after being married
to me for all these
years, he would know
the difference.
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This is the
first ad
that we are
running on
Classically.
It will
appear in
the October
issue of the
Chronicle.
"Mike, Fred, Molly and I were
cheering the Packers on to
victory over the Lions on
October 6.
Thanks to Vicki Livasy for her putting the Packer hat on Fred. She is so
talented."
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