So, I am a little nervous, excited, and well I am just unsure of how to handle myself. We bought a great mare today!! Perfect for my kids, she just happens to be bred. Looks to be about ready to pop. I checked when I got her home and she has no waxing and looks to be closed up so I don't think it will be in the near like week or so. Just wanted to kinda keep up with what is going on and maybe have some people to back me up and give me as much knowledge as I can take in. I have raised several foals so this aint the first but, still a nervous situation.
So.... this is what I know she is a 12 year old QH around 14.5 hh. The studs got in the pasture with her 2 times, the owner was unsure of which stud she is bred by. So, today starts the foal watching and waiting. Please join me for support!
I wish it was a little more light because I love the one where both are looking the other way. My kids was walking the dogs and was fussing and they was really staring at them. Haha Posted via Mobile Device
Gosh, he was so worth the wait. Even if I could never touch him again. Just to be able to sit and watch him. He holds his head so high and his arch of his neck is so perfect. He is so beautiful! Posted via Mobile Device
You have really been bitten by the foal love bug! Happy to hear you are so smitten with him. I just love pictures of mares nuzzling their foals-so sweet!
I got lots of good pictures today. All three of my kids got to rub him today. He was wondering what in the world my cell phone was. Haha I'll load them in a little bit. Posted via Mobile Device
Ok, so here are a few from this morning. He was really wondering what my phone was. He kept playing peek a boo around the front of sunshine. So cute!! He was sniffing everything.
He got very tired and decided he was gonna lay down. I felt that he was comfortable with me because he did so at me feet!!! AWWW!! So I snapped a few shots. He even was trying to taste my fingers. I think we may be doing ok with the getting him use to us. Maybe by the weekend I will put a halter on him for a second.
This will be my first colt. All I've had was fillys. My husband usually does the teaching and so forth so this will be my first all on me baby. I'm a little nervous. We have been spending at least thirty minutes twice a day with him. It's around 94 degree weather here. So it's hard to stay out longer. But, I think we are making progress, he seems to be getting comfortable around us. I'm letting the kids be big part in it also. Hope I do this right. Posted via Mobile Device
Congratulations - i knew if I stayed away long enough there'd be a result!
What a gorgeous little man! Teddy was "Tilly" for a few hours (and through my frantic ringing/texting round everyone I had in my phone book) until my son looked and said "Mum, I think you've missed something......." Glad it's not just me :lol:
Keep the photos coming - you just can't upload enough :wink: xx
Cowboy was Chloe for a whole day before we realized our mistake 😊. He is our first foal and like you we are ecstatic about having him and training him. Posted via Mobile Device
I just went out with the kids again. He just walked on up to us. I squatted and he grabbed my hair and was pulling my shirt. He's so sweet. But, very playful. He does not like his butt touched. He starts buck jumping. So that's something we will be working on. Posted via Mobile Device
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