bannerminis
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Rosie is my 21 yr old matriarch and she was my first introduction to the miniature world. I have her since she was 9 yrs old.
She is old style but partbred Falabella and Miniature Shetland.
Anyway Rosie hasnt had a foal in 6yrs. 5yrs ago she went with an american stallion and was in foal and to be honest I dont know which came first but she either got sick and lost the foal or lost the foal and got sick but secondary to that she developed Lamanitis.
We got her back to health and she was back with the stallion but just never got in foal and then she was with Sunny since he was 2yrs old and still no foal even though we did bloods and had her washed out a couple of times. But nothing happened except 2yrs ago she lost a 3 month old pregnancy but that was it then.
So last yr her seasons were so all over the shop that I finally decided to give up the ghost and decided she must be barren which was fine but I really wanted a filly to keep. But it wasnt meant to be so that was that.
I was going to separate her from Sunny but after discussing with my vet and farrier they said if she was barren no harm would come to either of them and they would be upset being separated (they are like a married couple). So I thought what the heck I will leave them together but I wasnt really counting any coverings I saw as they were all over the shop.
But in November I thought she looked different and I thought OH here we go again the torment of if she is in foal when she is barren.
But I felt movement - I thought I was loosing it but for a few days I said nothing and every morning I would give Rosie breakfast and place my hand in front of the udder area and I would get tap tap into the hand.
I was excited and scared all at the same time.
So I had her on a low cal balancer plus lots of chaff and hay and her snr supplement and laminaze and Yucca.
She has flown threw her pregnancy and is like a 2yr old. I swear she got younger in this pregnancy.
So I had worked out her dates to be mid to end of April going by the strong movement I felt so I had to guess she had to be at least 180 days and worked it out from there.
And here SHE is little Atiya born tonight at 11.20pm Irish time. She is a bay filly with possible 2 high whites at the back but wont really know till I see her out in the day light.
She is a well cooked (or as you like to say burnt baby) and I did give Rosie a helping hand just to take some pressure off her but Rosie is in great form and Atiya has drank and pooped and bouncing round the stable.
I didnt tell many people as I was so afraid I might jinx it so I have been sitting on my excitement and watching everyones mares foal and just waiting for Rosie to get down and get serious.
So without further delay a couple of quick pics of Atiya - which is Arabic and means gift or present which is what she is.
Oh and the proud Daddy - Birchwood UK Arabian Sunset
She is old style but partbred Falabella and Miniature Shetland.
Anyway Rosie hasnt had a foal in 6yrs. 5yrs ago she went with an american stallion and was in foal and to be honest I dont know which came first but she either got sick and lost the foal or lost the foal and got sick but secondary to that she developed Lamanitis.
We got her back to health and she was back with the stallion but just never got in foal and then she was with Sunny since he was 2yrs old and still no foal even though we did bloods and had her washed out a couple of times. But nothing happened except 2yrs ago she lost a 3 month old pregnancy but that was it then.
So last yr her seasons were so all over the shop that I finally decided to give up the ghost and decided she must be barren which was fine but I really wanted a filly to keep. But it wasnt meant to be so that was that.
I was going to separate her from Sunny but after discussing with my vet and farrier they said if she was barren no harm would come to either of them and they would be upset being separated (they are like a married couple). So I thought what the heck I will leave them together but I wasnt really counting any coverings I saw as they were all over the shop.
But in November I thought she looked different and I thought OH here we go again the torment of if she is in foal when she is barren.
But I felt movement - I thought I was loosing it but for a few days I said nothing and every morning I would give Rosie breakfast and place my hand in front of the udder area and I would get tap tap into the hand.
I was excited and scared all at the same time.
So I had her on a low cal balancer plus lots of chaff and hay and her snr supplement and laminaze and Yucca.
She has flown threw her pregnancy and is like a 2yr old. I swear she got younger in this pregnancy.
So I had worked out her dates to be mid to end of April going by the strong movement I felt so I had to guess she had to be at least 180 days and worked it out from there.
And here SHE is little Atiya born tonight at 11.20pm Irish time. She is a bay filly with possible 2 high whites at the back but wont really know till I see her out in the day light.
She is a well cooked (or as you like to say burnt baby) and I did give Rosie a helping hand just to take some pressure off her but Rosie is in great form and Atiya has drank and pooped and bouncing round the stable.
I didnt tell many people as I was so afraid I might jinx it so I have been sitting on my excitement and watching everyones mares foal and just waiting for Rosie to get down and get serious.
So without further delay a couple of quick pics of Atiya - which is Arabic and means gift or present which is what she is.
Oh and the proud Daddy - Birchwood UK Arabian Sunset
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