Nancy Makowski
Owner/Breeder
HC 69 Box 48A
Rociada, NM 87742
Home: 505-425-9124
Cell: 505-718-6129
nancy@cprsporthorses.com
Nancy Makowski
Owner/Breeder
HC 69 Box 48A
Rociada, NM 87742
Home: 505-425-9124
Cell: 505-718-6129
nancy.makowski@us.army.mil
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Our Mares
EM FOUNTAINHEAD
“Sukari” is a 14-year-old 16.2H chestnut
Hanoverian Elite Mare (EM). She was
foaled in Germany in March 1993,
registered in the German Hanoverian
Verband (VhW) and was imported to
Canada as a three-year-old to begin her
dressage career.
In Canada, she competed successfully to
the equivalent of Second Level, earning
championships in provincial and regional
competitions with her adult amateur rider
with scores consistently in the 60’s.
Recognizing her breeding potential, CPR
Sporthorses, Inc. purchased her in 2005
and imported her to the United States to
begin a new career as a broodmare.
Although her inspection scores and Mare
Performance Test results qualified her as a
candidate for States Premium status, it
wasn't until she came to the U.S. that she
became an Elite Mare Candidate at the age
of 12.
Her sire, Fabriano, is known for stamping
his offspring with wonderful temperament,
and Sukari is a fine example. “Sukari” is
Swahili for “sugar,” and this name aptly
describes her kind, people-loving nature.
She demonstrates a charitable, cooperative
attitude under saddle that makes her a joy
to ride.
Besides her sweet temperament and
excellent rideability, Sukari’s best
characteristics are her lovely head, good
bone, breed typiness and femininity. In
addition, she has very nice gaits; she
scored a “9” for trot on her Mare
Performance Test.
In May 2006, she was bred to Wonderful,
a Weltmeyer son (www.1derful.com). She
delivered a chestnut colt, her first foal, on
April 12, 2007.
EM FOUNTAINHEAD
“Sukari” is a 14-year-old 16.2H chestnut
Hanoverian Elite Mare (EM). She was
foaled in Germany in March 1993,
registered in the German Hanoverian
Verband (VhW) and was imported to
Canada as a three-year-old to begin her
dressage career.
In Canada, she competed successfully to
the equivalent of Second Level, earning
championships in provincial and regional
competitions with her adult amateur rider
with scores consistently in the 60’s.
Recognizing her breeding potential, CPR
Sporthorses, Inc. purchased her in 2005
and imported her to the United States to
begin a new career as a broodmare.
Although her inspection scores and Mare
Performance Test results qualified her as a
candidate for States Premium status, it
wasn't until she came to the U.S. that she
became an Elite Mare Candidate at the age
of 12.
Her sire, Fabriano, is known for stamping
his offspring with wonderful temperament,
and Sukari is a fine example. “Sukari” is
Swahili for “sugar,” and this name aptly
describes her kind, people-loving nature.
She demonstrates a charitable, cooperative
attitude under saddle that makes her a joy
to ride.
Besides her sweet temperament and
excellent rideability, Sukari’s best
characteristics are her lovely head, good
bone, breed typiness and femininity. In
addition, she has very nice gaits; she
scored a “9” for trot on her Mare
Performance Test.
In May 2006, she was bred to Wonderful,
a Weltmeyer son (www.1derful.com). She
delivered a chestnut colt, her first foal, on
April 12, 2007.
BAJA
Baja is a 6-year-old 14.2H buckskin Quarter Horse
mare. She was purchased in May 2006 as a companion
and trail horse. She is registered with the American
Buckskin Registry Association (ABRA). Unfortunately,
no papers exist with the Quarter Horse association,
although we're told she was registered before we
bought her.
Baja has an intelligent, inquisitive, gentle nature. She's
easy to handle and tolerant of mistakes. Her best
feature is a pair of big soft soulful doe eyes -- and of
course, a beautiful color.
She has an interesting place in the herd hierarchy.
She's the least bossy and most mellow of all the horses.
She keeps to herself and doesn't mug for treats like the
others. They can easily make her abandon a flake of
hay just by coming near. She doesn't seem to have the
typically aggressive "alpha mare" personality.
Yet all the other horses follow her around their
200-acre pasture, and they defer to her leadership
when the herd faces danger. One day my husband left a
fresh elk hide out on the fence by the barn, and when
the horses came in for their evening meal, they freaked.
They had never seen such a bizarre creature, and to
make it worse, it smelled of blood. The herd looked to
Baja for protection, and she stepped up to bravely
confront the terror -- snorting, prancing, and examining
it from all angles while the others hid safely in the
trees. It took them a long while to settle down and
come back to the barn after we took the hide away, but
as always, Baja was the first, and the others followed.
She continued to scan for danger between bites of hay,
and if she jumped, they all jumped.
On another occasion, she demonstrated her role as
peacekeeper in the herd. Sukari was within a few days
of foaling, and I wanted to keep her foaling pen as
antiseptic as possible, allowing only her in it. When our
gelding Shiloh barged in and nosed around out of
curiosity, I chased him out. I latched the gate, and saw
that Shiloh was staring at me with a creepy expression.
He seemed intensely jealous of Sukari for having a
special place that he was not allowed to visit -- and
angry at me for chasing him out.
He suddenly turned and charged at Sukari, who was
grazing nearby. He rammed her with his chest, knocking
her off her feet. She struggled to get back up, roly-poly
as she was, and Shiloh attacked her, biting her viciously
on her neck and back, as Sukari grunted and struggled.
She regained her feet and tried to escape but Shiloh
wouldn't stop biting her, his chest right up against her
hindquarters, both of them kicking up dust and
squealing. I yelled and threw rocks to make them stop,
to no avail.
Baja interceded by putting herself between Sukari and
Shiloh, cutting him off so he couldn't touch her. She
seemed to calm Shiloh's temper. In seconds, the whole
thing was over, and they all went back to grazing
peacefully. I often wonder why Baja did that, if not to
protect Suki and her unborn foal. To me, Baja was a
hero that day.
I'm sure Baja will be a wonderfully protective mother to
the foal she's carrying. She was like a loving aunt to
Prairie when he was little. When Prairie flopped down
to sleep in the blazing sun, she would stand over him,
casting her shadow to keep him cool. Baja is simply an
amazing mare. She's very special.
She's had plenty of experience with motherhood, since
she has spent most of her life as a broodmare, having
foaled three mule foals by the age of 5. Baja was bred
on August 1, 2007, to a fabulous national champion
Andalusian stallion named Altanero D. We're expecting
a wonderful Iberian Sporthorse baby!
Baja is a 6-year-old 14.2H buckskin Quarter Horse
mare. She was purchased in May 2006 as a companion
and trail horse. She is registered with the American
Buckskin Registry Association (ABRA). Unfortunately,
no papers exist with the Quarter Horse association,
although we're told she was registered before we
bought her.
Baja has an intelligent, inquisitive, gentle nature. She's
easy to handle and tolerant of mistakes. Her best
feature is a pair of big soft soulful doe eyes -- and of
course, a beautiful color.
She has an interesting place in the herd hierarchy.
She's the least bossy and most mellow of all the horses.
She keeps to herself and doesn't mug for treats like the
others. They can easily make her abandon a flake of
hay just by coming near. She doesn't seem to have the
typically aggressive "alpha mare" personality.
Yet all the other horses follow her around their
200-acre pasture, and they defer to her leadership
when the herd faces danger. One day my husband left a
fresh elk hide out on the fence by the barn, and when
the horses came in for their evening meal, they freaked.
They had never seen such a bizarre creature, and to
make it worse, it smelled of blood. The herd looked to
Baja for protection, and she stepped up to bravely
confront the terror -- snorting, prancing, and examining
it from all angles while the others hid safely in the
trees. It took them a long while to settle down and
come back to the barn after we took the hide away, but
as always, Baja was the first, and the others followed.
She continued to scan for danger between bites of hay,
and if she jumped, they all jumped.
On another occasion, she demonstrated her role as
peacekeeper in the herd. Sukari was within a few days
of foaling, and I wanted to keep her foaling pen as
antiseptic as possible, allowing only her in it. When our
gelding Shiloh barged in and nosed around out of
curiosity, I chased him out. I latched the gate, and saw
that Shiloh was staring at me with a creepy expression.
He seemed intensely jealous of Sukari for having a
special place that he was not allowed to visit -- and
angry at me for chasing him out.
He suddenly turned and charged at Sukari, who was
grazing nearby. He rammed her with his chest, knocking
her off her feet. She struggled to get back up, roly-poly
as she was, and Shiloh attacked her, biting her viciously
on her neck and back, as Sukari grunted and struggled.
She regained her feet and tried to escape but Shiloh
wouldn't stop biting her, his chest right up against her
hindquarters, both of them kicking up dust and
squealing. I yelled and threw rocks to make them stop,
to no avail.
Baja interceded by putting herself between Sukari and
Shiloh, cutting him off so he couldn't touch her. She
seemed to calm Shiloh's temper. In seconds, the whole
thing was over, and they all went back to grazing
peacefully. I often wonder why Baja did that, if not to
protect Suki and her unborn foal. To me, Baja was a
hero that day.
I'm sure Baja will be a wonderfully protective mother to
the foal she's carrying. She was like a loving aunt to
Prairie when he was little. When Prairie flopped down
to sleep in the blazing sun, she would stand over him,
casting her shadow to keep him cool. Baja is simply an
amazing mare. She's very special.
She's had plenty of experience with motherhood, since
she has spent most of her life as a broodmare, having
foaled three mule foals by the age of 5. Baja was bred
on August 1, 2007, to a fabulous national champion
Andalusian stallion named Altanero D. We're expecting
a wonderful Iberian Sporthorse baby!
Ridden by Rebecca Schoenhardt.
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