Dry Creek Stables

06/08/2026

I don't usually post about the bad days. But sometimes this business will break your heart and fill your heart in the same day.

12 days ago Shine gave us a healthy, independent filly, and, as always, was a wonderful mama.
Yesterday morning Shine presented with colic. A vet exam determined a displacement, always a possible post-foaling complication. As she was not a surgical candidate, she had about a 50-50 chance of it self-correcting with supportive care. After hours of care, meds, and constant monitoring, her condition was deteriorating and a torsion was confirmed, with euthanasia the only option, leaving her 12 day old filly an orphan.

My mare Lorelai has had multiple foals for us but has become challenging to get bred the last couple years and is still not pregnant this year. But she's a lovely mare and has always been a great mama, so with a little help from chemistry in the form of hormones, we were able to graft Shine's filly onto Lorelai. They took to each other right away. Now we just have to get enough food into this baby for a few days until Lorelai's milk comes in.

Watching Lorelai accept this filly so completely and immediately... I can't describe it.
Everyone involved in equine repro has heard the phrase 'blessed are the broodmares'. If you know me, you know I am not religious, but these mares are truly special and deserve a place of honor. Rest easy Shiney mama, your baby is being taken care of 💚

05/03/2026

Last week was a busy one, so busy that I am a full week late sharing our newest arrival!

Skittles foaled early last Sun morning and gave us another nice leggy c**t. She was happy to rest while he figured out how to work his legs, and was so careful not to lay on or step on him despite him wedging himself halfway under her in his efforts! These good mamas are priceless 💚💚

For those interested, this c**t is a full sibling to Wallace and Strider, and a maternal sibling to Thena and Mars.

04/19/2026

Twix foaled early Saturday morning, a super cute bay c**t. I'll try to get some better pictures soon.
He's our first on-farm Raph foal this year
Mama and baby are doing great 💚

04/16/2026

First foal of the season was born Sunday night!
Congrats Kaitlyn, she's adorable!
Mama and baby are doing well 💚

04/04/2026

DCS Specialkindagun, aka Wallace, is off to start the next phase of his life with a student in the horsemanship program in Dillon. We will miss him, but I'm so happy to see another c**t go to a good home. 💚

For any interested, he has a bay yearling full brother available - papers pictured - that I just haven't listed yet.
(And for anyone wondering, this is Raph × Skittles)

03/15/2026

🎉 Congrats to Quinn Schuppner on her purchase of DCS Sparkin Effort!! 🎉
I'm so excited to see what these two do in the future and can't wait to watch their journey together 😊😊

03/06/2026

It's the first real snow the 2025 foal crop has seen, and so far they are not very impressed!
They almost never use their shelter 😆
(For those not aware, we have had an alarmingly warm and dry winter here...)

02/17/2026

Bozeman area horse peeps, check it out - Here's a chance to win a horse dental for $10 😃
The drawing is coming up soon so be sure to get your tickets if interested.
See picture for all details!

11/07/2025

Another reminder to always practice good biosecurity.

The cases are located in Beaverhead County.

10/25/2025

I haven't done a breeding season wrap up post the past couple years. I hope to get to that, but for today, I want to introduce...

💥 Pepinstep 💥

This 2018 stallion - barn name Flash - is by One Time Pepto and out of Better Sue (lte 51k+) by Bet On Me 498. He is owned by the Montana-based Theorem Ranch (if that name rings a bell, they were all over the equine news in August when they purchased $20M sire Stevie Rey Vonn!)

I had the privilege to work with Flash this season. He'd had minimal phantom training previously, but quickly figured out his job.
After a test cool, we shipped semen, and sent some down the road for MT Equine to use in their clinic for on site mares and for shipped embryo transfer. I got to stop in and see an embryo recovery - so cool! Thanks to Christine Gluch for coordinating everything with the clinic!

My sincere thanks to Theorem Ranch and Madelyne Cope for working with us! 💚 It will be exciting to see what Flash produces as a sire. Reach out to them for info on breeding to Pepinstep!