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Dan
Mitchell of Dallas, Texas became the proud owner of
JigSaw when JigSaw was only 7 days old. Dan continued
JigSaw's imprint training as well as training
him for halter. At only 8 weeks old, JigSaw competed
in his first Open show against seasoned Class A halter
and Multi World Champions to bring home his first
blue ribbon.
JigSaw was born with a natural charisma that makes
him stand out in the show ring. His willingness to
please, intelligence and correctness at such a young
age has been marveled at by people coming up to see
him after a show. Even at only 8 weeks old at his
first horse show he stood quietly while a young toddler
hugged his back leg while he was being groomed tied
to a horse trailer in a noisy show parking lot. His
head has such a large expressive eye combined with
a deep dish, tipped ears and large jowl that visitors
have commented that most purebreds could use a head
as typey as JigSaw's. JigSaw's big adventure began
when he was only 4 months old and just weaned from
his dam. JigSaw made the trip to the Pinto Horse Association
World Championship show in a trailer all by himself.
He arrived in wonderful spirits and was bright eyed
and curious, greeting any visitor that chanced by
his stall at the show. JigSaw became a Unanimous World
Champion Stallion in the 2 year old and under Pleasure
Stallion class. What an accomplishment for a baby!
JigSaw represents what our breeding program at Cross
Timbers Arabians and Pintos is all about- disposition,
type, athletic ability, intelligence and correctness
in the beautiful tobiano pinto coloring. JigSaw may
be homozygous for the Black color gene and he can
only carry one copy of the Agouti gene as his sire
is a Black/White tobiano stallion that is double homozygous
for black and the tobiano pinto coloring genes. Without
a doubt, JigSaw has the Arabian beauty, length of
neck, high tail set and floating trot that most purebred
Arabians aspire to have with the added bonus of the
added substance, size and athletic ability of his
cutting, reining and race bred ancestors in the beautiful
tobiano coloring of the Pinto Arabian.
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February- December 2004 Photo Album
