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Gambler's Inside Straight
Golden Gambler x Ebony Angel's
Shadow
With his owner in 2007
"Junior" was bred by Fosters Follies
and is proudly owned by Darren
Thompson of St Marys, West Virginia. He was Gambler's first foal born in
West Virginia. He was nicknamed "Inside Straight" because it is a gambling
term that means a slim chance. It seemed an apt choice for him since he
had such a slim chance of recovering for a traumatic ordeal at birth - but
he made it!
With
all of the rain that West Virginia had received in April of 2005, the
fields at Fosters Follies were under water and deep mud. Barb Foster of
Fosters Follies was impatiently awaiting the arrival of her 2005 foal crop
by Golden Gambler. Tonight, Dreamview Daisy, her big palomino sabino mare,
had begun to drip milk. She expected her to foal that night.
Meanwhile,
Ebony Angels Shadow was also due, although later than Daisy. Of course,
mares seldom foal when they are "supposed to." On the night of April 3rd,
2005, "Shad" foaled Golden Gambler's first son: a bay stud colt.
She knew what she was doing when she had him in the warm, dry stall.
However, when the new colt tried to get up, he fell out of the stall and
into a short water trough filled with cold water. He managed to get
himself out of the water trough and onto the ground. There he became stuck
in the mud where he stayed for hours until dawn. When Barb went out to
check the mares she found him cold, stiff, and not breathing.
Luckily, Barb is a quick thinker. She
performed CPR on the colt and dragged him back into the stall. She managed
to get him breathing again, but he was cold to the bone. She called the
vet and he advised that she get him into warm water. Barb and her husband
put the colt in their hot tub and Barb held him while they tried to warm
him.
After his body temperature was brought up by the hot tub, the colt was
moved into the Foster's kitchen. There he was dried
off completely. The odds weren't good, but the little boy is a fighter!
When he warmed up, he started feeling better. He showed a sucking reflex
and Barb was able to get some milk into him.
While
all of this was going on, his mother, Ebony Angel's Shadow, was living up
to her name. She watched patiently and stood back while everyone
frantically worked to save the colt. She was worried, but knew that they
were trying to help.
For the first few hours, it was
touch-and-go, but he soon showed improvement. He could stand on his own
and nursed several times. He showed remarkable good spirits despite the
fact that his eyes were still swollen from having been stuck shut with mud
and he couldn't get up on his own.
By the next day, the colt was getting up and down on his own, nursing, and
generally enjoying life. By two days of age, he had completely forgotten
about his ordeal. Looking at him now, you would never tell what a rough
start he had, but Barb and her family will never forget.
Barb reports that "Gambler Jr" is by far the most
friendly, personable colt that she's ever met. He is happy, well-adjusted
and as healthy as...well, a horse!
In April of 2006, Equus Magazine ran an article
about his experience!
He is a full sibling to
Gambler's Ebony N Gold FF.
GAMBLER'S INSIDE STRAIGHT
TWHBEA #20501396
DOB: 04-03-2005
COLOR: BAY
SEX: STALLION
MARKINGS: NEAR HIND AND NEAR FORE FETLOCKS, OFF FORE CORONET, STRIP,
SNIP.
GENOTYPE:
[Ee Aa]*
*DNA TESTED AND CONFIRMED BY THE
UC DAVIS
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GOLDEN GAMBLER
20112890 BUCKSKIN |
Blue Gold
905820 CREMELLO |
Jetstar's Sunrider
868692 CHOCOLATE PALOMINO |
Delight's Jetstar
702623 BLACK |
Merry Man's Charm
698609 Palomino Sabino |
Big Star's
Gold Lady
790692 Palomino |
Eldorado's
Big Star
662833 BLACK |
Hero Merry
Rose
694854 CHESTNUT |
Cindy's Image - GH
823206 BAY |
Solitude's Eb Master
685658 BLACK |
Ebony Masterpiece
560586 BLACK |
Go Boy's Lady
Ann
550330 |
Threat's Cinderella
730274 BAY |
Triple Threat
612233 Bay |
Handshaker's
Sue
655566 BLACK |
EBONY ANGEL'S SHADOW
19902370 BLACK |
EBONY'S JACKPOT
746657 BLACK |
EBONY MASTERPIECE
560586 BLACK |
SKIPPER SON MIDNIGHT
463561 |
LADY LEE
400680 BAY SABINO |
GO BOYS STORMY NIGHT
550263 |
MERRY GO BOY
431336 BLACK |
SARA RED
461539 |
MISSY'S PERFECT ANGEL
962487 BLACK |
ANGELS RAINBOW
803408 BLACK |
ANGEL'S GO BOY
530500 |
BANKNOTE XMAS BELL
744373 CHESTNUT |
MISSY MISSY MOO
856524 BAY |
PRIDE'S EBONY BOY
793292 BLACK |
LITTLE MISS CAN DO
702219 ROAN |
EBONY ANGEL'S SHADOW
TWHBEA #19902370
BLACK
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