Born: 1973
Sire: Al-Marah Sunny Jim
Dam: Stormy
Rainy was Stormy's fourth and only solid colored foal. Her sire, Al-Marah Sunny Jim, was a purebred Arabian stallion that was brought over to the island to introduce new blood in the Chincoteague breed. He also sired Rainy's sister, Misty II.
Unlike her older siblings, Rainy was born on the Chincoteague Pony Farm which was owned by Paul Merritt. In the Pictorial Life Story of Misty Marguerite wrote that Rainy was one of the most beautiful members of Misty's family and was intelligent enough to work from voice commands instead of restraints. Her sire influenced her Arabian-like appearance, which continued in Rainy's line.
Rainy proved to be a quality broodmare. She had her first foal, a filly named Raindrop in 1978. The following year, she gave birth to another filly, the liver chestnut Rainbow, who looked very much like her dam. The year of 1984 was the birth of Rainy's first son, aptly named Rainy's Boy, who resembled his sister. Rainy's first three foals all took on her chestnut colored coat.
Shortly after Rainy's Boy was born, Rainy was sold to a lady who lived in Maryland. There she had her only pinto colored offspring, Sunflower, in 1985. Rainy rested for a few years and then had her last foal, a chestnut colt named Chilly Rainstorm in 1993.
The rest of Rainy's life is rather vague. Apparently Mike Pryor bought her a couple of years later and took her up to his place in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, Rainy did not live much longer after her arrival.
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