Our volunteer who does the show hunters was wowed by this gorgeous mare, as was the person who showed her to us to help out the trainer. And why do we both love Red Butterfly? Let us count the ways…. Start with her solid balanced build, strong shoulder, kind eye, and overall beautiful looks and presence. Then add to that her floaty beautiful movement. Plus her quiet, sweet, laid back and friendly personality — this one totally defies the chestnut mare stereotypes!. Plus her groom said she was a very nice horse to work with. Plus the person who has ponied her to the races said she is beautiful on the track, and lovely to handle. Her trainer reports that she is a sound mare who has never had any issues. Note that this barn wraps their horses right after they finish their morning exercise… and by the time we got to his barn Red Butterfly had already been wrapped. She showed off beautiful movement for her jog video, with a flowing overstep at the walk and a balanced floaty trot, jogging so politely on a loose lead. Since we photographed her she ran a good third in her most recent race, showing her heart, and soundness. Her trainer is ready to let her move on to a new career because he has a large string of horses, and as the racing season at Finger Lakes nears its seasonal end, he focuses on hanging on to the most successful racers for another season, while letting the others go on to new careers. While Red Butterfly won two races last year, this year she has a second and a third in 6 races, but no wins, so she falls into the group that is ready to find a new career where they can shine. She is fully RRP eligible, and wow do we think she could crush it in the show hunters at next year’s RRP! But we also think she could excel in any discipline you want to pursue with her! She also ha an excellent pedigree, whether for sport horse disciplines, or for breeding potential. Her sire is Munnings, who is by Speightstown, from the great Gone West sire line. Her dam is by Distorted Humor, and her second dam is a graded stakes winner.
Jog video: https://youtu.be/rXoHNV1069w?si=_0fzg6dq_Ln2Q1q-
Racing Record: https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse…