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"Merry-Go-Round's Whose Your Daddy"

Photo below taken at two years of age. He is heavy boned and was only
30 ½" tall at two years old. His first foals arrived in the spring of 2008.

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31 ½" Black Jack, No Cross
DOB: August 16, 2005
MDR #45470

Sire: Braying Pines B.J.'s ZZ Top, 32" Black, No Cross
Grand Sire: Braying Pines Applejack's Allegre, 30 ½" Gray-Dun
Grand Dam: Braying Pine's Jenna, 30 ¾" Gray & White Spotted

Dam: Merry-Go-Round's Miss Diva, 34" Black w/Cross
Grand Sire: Double D Aces High, 32" Black w/Cross
Grand Dam: Merry-Go Round's Miss Addie, 34" Gray-Dun

This fine young jack is maturing into a beautiful future herdsire. He is compact, developing substantial bone like his sire, ZZ Top. He has a great black pedigree including Dewey Meadows, LUA and Circle C, plus some out of ZZ that is relatively unknown. As a yearling he measures just under 30". I do not expect him to exceed 32", probably around 31 1/2 at the most. His color is a rich, deep, vibrant black with light points. He has no cross or stripe, and is very sweet and gentle. I look forward to his first foals in future years.

He got his name, because his dam was due to foal on Aug 4, 05. That day came and went, and she didn't even look close. I remembered that Carbon Black had got in with the girls on Sept 4, 2004 (I had noted it in my book, in case of any surprises). None of the jenny's appeared the least bit interested in him, and I put him back where he belonged.

Well, when Daddy's dam Diva foaled almost two weeks overdue, and he was so small (I didn't measure him, it was obvious) I began to wonder if maybe something had went on with Diva. He was either 2 weeks late if ZZ was the sire, or 2 weeks early if Carbon was the sire. So, I had them DNA tested. Turns out ZZ was the sire, and she carried him 12 1/2 months. All while we waited for the test results, we kept saying "Who's Your Daddy", hence the name.

Click here to see Daddy's complete pedigree.

"Hauenstein's Arch Duke VanBlankenship"

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32 ½" Ivory (Blue-Eyed White) Jack
DOB: May 2, 1996
MDR #28361

Sire: Stormy Jack, 32" White
Grand Sire: Jefferson Halls Boss Hogg, 33" Gray-Dun
Grand Dam: Jefferson Halls Cricket, 32" Dark Gray-Dun

Dam: Pieratt Iris, 32" White
Grand Sire: Jefferson Halls Snowman, 33" White
Grand Dam: Untraced

I am very excited about the addition of Duke to my breeding program. He is an unrelated ivory, and to my knowledge, not a black based ivory. I am crossing him with some of Mr Perlino's daughters, and in the future, to Sir BooBerry's daughters. He is smaller, with good conformation and medium bone. His eyes are a very pale whitish blue. I look forward to my first foals out of him in the Summer 2007.

Click here to see Duke's complete pedigree!

"Merry-Go-Round's Mr. Perlino"

Mr. Perlino below as a newborn

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34 ½" Ivory (Blue-Eyed White) Jack
DOB: August 23, 2002
MDR#22372

Sire: L.U.A. Mr. Tee, 33 ¼" Black, no cross
Grand Sire: EMSF Little Anthony, 29 ¼" Black
Grand Dam: LUA Black Beauty, 33 ½" Black

Dam: Merry-Go-Round's Dunkin, 34" Gray-Dun, NLP
Grand Sire: Untraced
Grand Dam: Untraced

When this guy was born, he was quite a surprise. His dam being gray w/NLP, and his sire black, and having had three previous FULL siblings of his. First was a black jack; then a gray jenny, (Miss Addie); then a black jenny, (Sootie) both of which I still own. I had never seen or heard of Blue Eyed Whites, and had no idea his parents were carriers of the gene. He has sired many wonderful foals, many of which were black. I have also retained many of his daughters, who are wonderful producers. He is a black-based ivory, and as I understand it, not all ivory's are black-based. He has excellent conformation, good bone and a wonderful temperament, which he has passed on to his offspring, and those "baby-blue eyes" will melt your heart.

Click here to see Mr. Perlino's complete pedigree!

"Merry-Go-Round's Pas0-Doble"

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31 ¼" Black Jack
DOB: September 5, 2007
MDR #Pending

Sire: Merry-Go-Round's Carbon Black, 32" Black, No Cross
Grand Sire: Double D Acres High, 32" Black w/Cross
Grand Dam: Merry-Go-Round's Sootie, 33 ½" Black, No Cross

Dam: Merry-Go-Round's Oreo Cookie, 32" Black, No Cross
Grand Sire: Hedgpeth's Oreo, 32" Black
            Great Grand Sire: Mobetta, 33 ¾" Black, NLP
            Great Grand Dam: Rainbow's Aster, 34 ½" Gray & White/Spot

Grand Dam: GFM Belleau Shaggy Shelby, 32 ¼" BEW Ivory
            Great Grand Sire: GFM Belleau Bud Man, 33" Brown
            Great Grand Dam: GFM Belleau Shaggy Julia, 32" Dark Brown

Here is a beautiful rich black jack who has a nice broad chest, good bone and conformation. He is also a PROVEN ivory carrier as he is the sire to Butterscotch.

~ Introducing Our New Junior Herd Sire ~

"Merry-Go-Round's Maestro"

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Black Jack
DOB: August 28, 2009
Birth Height: 17.5" ~ Height @ one year: 28"
MDR #58894

Sire: Merry-Go-Round's Whose Your Daddy, Black
Grand Sire: Braying Pines B.J.'s ZZ Top, 32" Black, No Cross
Grand Dam: Merry-Go-Round's Miss Diva, 34" Black w/Cross

Dam: Merry-Go-Round's Shimmer, 32" Black/Brown, No Cross
Grand Sire: Double D Aces High, 32" Black w/Cross
Grand Dam: Merry-Go Round's Sootie, 33.5" Black, No Cross

This little guy was born on 08-28. His name is Maestro. He is black no cross or stripe. He is 17 1/2 inches tall. The dam is Shimmer, dam to Buttonzz, who typically has small foals.

~ The following donkeys are for reference only ~

"Braying Pines B.J.'s ZZ Top"

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32" Black (No Cross) Jack
DOB: May 2, 1996

Sire: Braying Pine's Applejack's Allegre, 30 ½" Gray-Dun
Grand Sire: Appalachian Apple Jack, 29" Gray-Dun
Grand Dam: Appalachian Anita, 31" Dark Brown

Dam: Braying Pine's Jenna, 30 ¾" Gray & White Spotted
Grand Sire: Appalachian Apple Jack, 29" Gray-Dun
Grand Dam: Appalachian Jennifer II, 33" Spotted

ZZ has been an excellant addition to my breeding program. Although it does not show any black in his short pedigree, I decided to try him out and see what he could do. I figured it had to come from somewhere. Boy, am I glad I did. He is very drafty, has good black color, and he is the sweetest jack I have. He passes his massive bone, and rich black color on to his offspring. In his first year of foals here, I had six out of seven black. This year I am six out of eight BLACK, with one to go, and five of them are jennets. His foals are an asset to any breeding program.

ZZ is now being offered for sale since we have retained his son, Whose Your Daddy, in our breeding program. Visit our 'for sale' page for more information.

Click here to see ZZ's complete pedigree!

Congratulations to
Ravenwood Farm
Hartsville, Indiana!

"Merry-Go-Round's Black Magic"

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31 ¼" Black (No Cross) Jack
DOB: May 2, 1996
MDR #28983

Sire: LUA Mr. Tee, 33 ¼" Black, no cross
Grand Sire: EMSF Little Anthony, 29 ¼" Black
Grand Dam: LUA Black Beauty, 33 ½" Black

Dam: Merry-Go-Round's Sootie, 33 ½" Black (No Cross)
Grand Sire: L.U.A. Mr. Tee, 33 ¼" Black (No Cross)
Grand Dam: Merry-Go-Round's Dunkin, 34" Gray-Dun

Black Magic has been magic for me. He has produced some gorgeous foals. He is correct, refined and they don't come any blacker. His jennet foal this year (Black by Design) is the blackest of the bunch, out of an ivory jennet. He is the smallest of my six herdsires, but related to many of my jennets, so I cannot use him very often. Black Magic is for sale. Visit our 'for sale' page for more information.

Click here to see Black Magic's complete pedigree!

Congratulations to
G. J. Vorster
Constantia Park
Pretoria, South Africa (near Johannesburg)!!

"Merry-Go-Round's Carbon Black"

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32" Black (No Cross) Jack
DOB: May 2, 1996

Sire: Double D Aces High, 32" Black w/Cross
Grand Sire: Dewey Meadows Jackpot, 32" Black w/NLP
Grand Dam: Circle C Dark Velvet, 34 ½" Dark Brown

Dam: Merry-Go-Round's Sootie, 33 ½" Black (No Cross)
Grand Sire: L.U.A. Mr. Tee, 33 ¼" Black (No Cross)
Grand Dam: Merry-Go-Round's Dunkin, 34" Gray-Dun

Here is a classy guy with an extensive black pedigree including, LUA, Circle C, Coday and DM Jackpot. He is out of Sootie, one of my nicest black jennets. Carbon has rich black color and no visible cross or stripe. He has good bone, and one of the most gorgeous heads, which he often passes to his offspring. He is correct and balanced and a wonderful producer. Many of my donkeys reach most of their mature height in their first year. Carbon was one of them. I had consigned him to the NASS sale in 2003 when he was about a year old. I ended up not selling him (thank goodness), but his measured height at the time of the sale was 31". He is registered and still is 32". He only grew another inch.

Click here to see Carbon Black's complete pedigree!

"Double D Aces High"

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32" Black w/Cross Jack
DOB: November 26, 1999
MDR #26678

Sire: Dewey Meadows Jackpot, 31 ½" Black, NLP
Grand Sire: Dewey Meadows Gucci, 31 ½" Black
Grand Dam: Dewey Meadows Victoria, 33 ½" Black/Brown

Dam: Circle C Dark Velvet, 33 ½" Black w/Cross
Grand Sire: Circle C Little Motown, 35" Black
Grand Dam: Karisma of Circle C, 35 ¾" Dark Brown

I co-own DD Aces High with Dennis Banning of Feather Ridge Farm. We have both used him, and he has given us some fine foals. I have several of his daughters in my breeding program. Carbon Black is his son. He has good conformation, a broad chest and that gorgeous head that he passes on to his offspring (Carbon Black has it), along with an impressive pedigree of black including DM Jackpot and Circle C. He has truly been an asset to my blacks. Aces High is for sale! Visit our 'for sale' page for more information!

Click here to see Aces High's complete pedigree!

"Merry-Go-Round's Sir BooBerry Cream"

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~ For Reference Only ~ BooBerry has been sold ~

33 ½" Ivory (Blue-Eyed White) Jack
DOB: July 1, 2002
MDR #38061

Sire: Merry-Go-Round's Mr. Perlino, 34 ½" Ivory (BEW)
Grand Sire: L.U.A. Mr. Tee, 33 ¼" Black, No Cross
Grand Dam: Merry-Go-Round's Dunkin, 34" Gray-Dun, NLP

Dam: Feather Ridge's Flappers, 34" Dark Brown
Grand Sire: L.U.A. Mr. Tee, 33 ¼" Black, No Cross
Grand Dam: Feather Ridge's Paprika, 34 ½" Dark Red

Boo has sired some very unique foals for me, and I have kept two of his daughters for my breeding program. He has produced both ivory and black. He is a cross of black based ivory and sorrel genetics. He also is a solid ivory, has no cross or stripe. His foals have great conformation and wonderful bone and color. He gave me one of the darkest ivory's (Goldilocks) I have ever seen. I only sold him because he was so related to many of my jennets.

Click here to see BooBerry's complete pedigree!

Marlene Clark
14500 Van Syckle
Gregory, Michigan 48137

Telephone 734-498-3590

E-mail:

grclark@hughes.net

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