We’re on a roll now, y’all! Baby number three for the 2025 season is officially here! Say hello to Tadashi WTW, aka Tad but really we call him Taddles or Tadpole or Taddyboi because I mean LOOK AT HOW FRICKIN CUTE HE IS.

This handsome dude was born last Friday night at a very reasonable hour (pre 10pm!) and my goodness I think we’re all a little obsessed with him. He’s by the stallion Quality Touch Z, who is from very classic and proven old school jumper lines – by the Selle Francais stallion Quick Star out of a Holsteiner mare by Landgraf. Quality Touch has produced showjumpers up to the 1.60m level and event horses through 4*L level, and he himself jumped through 1.50m. A more quintessential jumping pedigree does not exist. Add that on top of a TB mare and you’ve got a proven recipe for a big time horse, which was the thinking behind the creation of this guy. His dam is Vee, a very correct and big-boned Thoroughbred mare by the Australian sire Lonhro out of a Broken Vow mare. She raced until she was 8 and retired sound.

This dude is absolutely bred to the nines to run and jump, and so far he’s done exactly that. His gallop is huge and incredibly well-balanced, and his favorite thing to do in turnout is jump over the little sandy runoff area in the middle of his paddock.

His two little diagonal white feet are freakin adorable, as are his giant ears (y’all know I love some big ears, all the best jumpers have them!).

I gotta say though, I think Taddles’ best feature is his temperament. They truly don’t come out of the womb any better than this. He’s friendly but not pushy, he’s smart, he’s brave, and he’s always just a happy little guy.

So far all 3 foals for this season have wildly different temperaments. I love Leo’s fire and cheekiness (I find him quite hilarious) but this kiddo is more of the “born broke” and easy-going type that I suspect will make him very easy to have in the barn and train when he gets older. He’s 100% an athlete through and through, but also has a fantastic brain. Best of both worlds.

I’m excited to see how he keeps developing as his super long legs unfold more and he gets more filled out over the next few weeks. I think Vee knocked this one out of the park though, I gotta say. It makes me sad that we sell all the colts, but this is supposed to be a business after all. Whoever snags him will be really lucky!

It’s been a busy last few weeks around here but we’ll probably have a little pause in the action for another week or two until our next foal makes it’s appearance. Until then, at least we have plenty of Foal Friday fodder.

Who’s your favorite 2025 foal so far?