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As we are doing baby bump threads - UPDATE FOAL HAS ARRIVED!!!

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Well my lovely mare Delicia is 134 days in foal. She is clearly loving life and eating for two already (in her eyes!)
Update: She is no where near as stud-like as she has been so i think she has calmed down a bit, she is still very herd dominant and definitely the alpha mare of the herd.

Shes due for her EHV-1 vaccine at 150 days. Her hind shoes are now off and her fronts to follow. Its been years since she was unshod so we did it in stages to make sure she didnt suddenly go lame. I think she is taking to pregnancy very well and tempted to breed a second :D its a slipery slope i tell you!

Here are some up to date photos:









Last weekend we went to see the British National Dressage Championships, where the best dressage horses in the country compete for the crown of national champion at that level. We saw the sire of Mini-D go on to become 14th in the country at medium level after only two years of competition!

Here is dad, Amour G







I have to say his temperament and attitude is outstanding and I had some lovely cuddles with him. its the first time i have met him in the flesh. I have watched hours of DVDs and sent friends to stallion shows too far for me to travel to to check him out. I was not disappointed :). He is 16.2hh and a lot more compact then dee with fab conformation. Dee is apparently 17hh but after seeing him shes a LOT bigger so im going to remeasure her this weekend :O

He is everything i looked for in a sire for dee and i am so over excited about this foal :D. So please, follow me on my (neurotic) journey to breeding from my horse of a lifetime. My good mare.
 
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Delicia is a graded pink paper pure Hanovarian by Donnerschwee (donnerhall) out of a Sao Paulo x Sandro mare, Amour G is KWPN by Ringo out of a May Sherif x Aleksander mare with Ferro, Samber and King in the bloodlines :). I went after the temperament and bloodlines that i know are good, the fact he is coloured (hetrozygous) is a bonus :D.

I'm very excited about this match, this is my next top dressage horse, the mare has competed medium (winning teams and county level) working advance medium and the stallion is scoring 76% at advance medium, 8 years old and definitiely Grand Prix material :)

Here is his test from last saturday

 
#6 ·
Here is hoping! There are never any certainties with breeding but fingers crossed we have done everything we can to ensure its a stonker of a foalie!

I have been bad...the one thing about big shows are the stands and the shopping...

Meet foalies first bling!



 
#7 ·
Thank you :D its been pretty great so far. When we first tried in march we were so disappointed she didnt take but this time she was a trooper. All done at home whilst dad was undergoing major life saving cancer surgery. When it all went wrong with dad dee has been there to help us have something to focus on. This foal has given us hope :)
 
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So Delicia is now 167 days in foal and clearly loving it :) She so soft and huggy is wonderful :D shes always been spirited but shes calmed right down and become very mum like. :D

EARS


We were predicted hurricane like winds last weekend, and i was very concerned as dee doesnt like storms. All horses were in that night and as a precaution dee had her legs bandaged to protect them if she got stressed. She also had extra water and hay incase late checks couldnt be done. I need not have worried, apparently she slept through the whole thing!

no bump pictures, but i did have to let her sursingles on her rug out 3 inch on sunday!

 
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So Delicia is now 167 days in foal and clearly loving it :) She so soft and huggy is wonderful :D shes always been spirited but shes calmed right down and become very mum like. :D
Funny you should say that,my ASB mare has become the same way. :) Before being bred,she was always pretty high strung and very spirited and energetic,always on the go.Now,she's slowed right down and is calm and quiet,very lovable and cuddly,and always wants to be right there with you. Must be those hormone changes.:wink:
 
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Delicia wasnt enjoying the field today - we have had a touch of rain and it being clay soil...its a little bit damp







But she was as good as gold to lead in/out and have her legs all washed off and treated to prevent mud fever. Today i have increased delicia's balancer to 1kg split over two feeds (3 cup fulls in total) and half a scoop of chaff as winter is coming and the goodness of the grass is starting to wane.

Overall i think her condition is good. Shes in no work so field fit, im used to seeing her all muscled up and clipped this time of year so having a yeti for a horse is a bit of a novely!



 
#28 ·
opps better update this thread too :)

We are now 179 days in foal :D poor dee got spooked by a firework last week and managed to kick herself resulting in a swollen fetlock :( Vets has been and not oevrly concerned so ice boots and rest is the order of the day at the moment.



Dee isnt overly happy with being on box rest but with carrots a plenty and ad lib hay she soon shuts up :)
And yet, that stuff was neatly hung up!



poor pony

Cankle alert :(


But we had our walks and grazing in hand





So it isnt such a hard life!



Good old ice boots - amazing product :)



After one days treatment



Apprently me sitting on a block outside her stable whilst she wears the boot is highly amusing!



But lets not forget the most important pic of all....baby bump!

 
#32 ·
Opps i havent updated in here fore a while :D

Well delicia is now 219 days in foal. At 215 days she had her 2nd ehv vaccine and the vet palpated her to ensure she's still in foal... foal high fived the vet :D

Shes starting to look ever pregnant now...im so excited about this foal!



 
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