Angel was not supposed to foal yet! We had a few weeks left and I hadn't even checked her for a couple of days. She had no milk, no signs of anything going on at all.
I go out to feed this morning and there's a little black and white pinto foaly just standing up looking right at me! OH MY GOSH! I dropped my feed bucket and go ZOOOMMMMM to the house screaming at the top of my lungs in the back door for Jerry to come and pounding on the boy's doors ANGEL HAS A BABY, ANGEL HAS A BABY!!!!!!!! WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!Jerry rushes out, looks down into the stall, baby looking right up to him and Jerry just stands there and giggles like crazy!!!!!!! I can't believe this. I finally get the foaling stall ready, she's in it for one night and BOOM! Out flies the baby! The camera was not up, and I was not on mare stare. Angel did it all herself. Her bag is small but the baby is nursing well. At first we had to tie Angel up because she was kicking at the baby and refused to let it nurse. Now she seems to be dealing with it. The baby was already dry, found the after birth and even did a couple laps around the stall. Then it came right up to us for heaving petting and loving.
I dumped iodine on the navel thingy and tried to see if we have a boy or a girl, but it went kinda too fast struggeling to get up so I don't know. It's either a boy or a girl. Has to be one of them. I think it's a filly really cause I layed down under it kinda and didn't see a thingy, so I believe it's a girl, for now anyway. The vet won't be able to get her till Monday to do the IGG thingy but said as long as we are up and nursing and no one seems to be in any distress, it should be ok. If we have any problems we have to haul up there, but so far everything seems good! It's very cold and nasty up here, windy, about 30 degrees and we have some sort of precipitation, like sleet/snow mix so they won't be going out. I didn't cover the baby but wondering if maybe I should. They are not in any draft and I bedding the stall deeply with hay. I"ll have to get Angel's belly shaved right away and she is shedding all over the place.
MEET BRAVE LITTLE PRANCERS NIGHT STAR
NOW FOR MY OTHER SURPRISE!!!
I've been sneaky. Been holding out on you. I have been hunting around for a few months now for a filly. I had several very specific things that I was looking for. I scoured every single website I could find and I was on the sales board every single night. I just couldn't find the right one that struck my fancy. You know how it is when you see the "right one". Well I didn't so I just gave up hunting. Then, I decided to contact Pam Walsh of Rocking Horse Acres and she told me right away that she had just what I'm looking for and told me all about her. The 2 year old filly was going to be the right height and style that I had in mind, and also has bloodlines to die for. We made the deal quickly. I took one look and knew this was the right horse. This is an old picture of her. She just arrived this morning at the same time that we were dumping iodine on the foal so I haven't had any time for new pictures yet. She is very lovely indeed and just what Pam said she would be. She has an incredible pretty face, very tight little muzzle and wow, one of "those" necks! She went right into her stall, took a good roll and I gave her a little bit of soaked beet pulp and a handful of hay. She's tired!
I'm just reeling here with so much excitment all at once I don't know what to do with myself! I'm walking on air.
Her sire is BLS Rangers Blaze of Glory and her Dam is one of Rocking Horse Acres favorite mares Bina.
INTRODUCING:
RHA HOT SCOTCH
I go out to feed this morning and there's a little black and white pinto foaly just standing up looking right at me! OH MY GOSH! I dropped my feed bucket and go ZOOOMMMMM to the house screaming at the top of my lungs in the back door for Jerry to come and pounding on the boy's doors ANGEL HAS A BABY, ANGEL HAS A BABY!!!!!!!! WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!Jerry rushes out, looks down into the stall, baby looking right up to him and Jerry just stands there and giggles like crazy!!!!!!! I can't believe this. I finally get the foaling stall ready, she's in it for one night and BOOM! Out flies the baby! The camera was not up, and I was not on mare stare. Angel did it all herself. Her bag is small but the baby is nursing well. At first we had to tie Angel up because she was kicking at the baby and refused to let it nurse. Now she seems to be dealing with it. The baby was already dry, found the after birth and even did a couple laps around the stall. Then it came right up to us for heaving petting and loving.
I dumped iodine on the navel thingy and tried to see if we have a boy or a girl, but it went kinda too fast struggeling to get up so I don't know. It's either a boy or a girl. Has to be one of them. I think it's a filly really cause I layed down under it kinda and didn't see a thingy, so I believe it's a girl, for now anyway. The vet won't be able to get her till Monday to do the IGG thingy but said as long as we are up and nursing and no one seems to be in any distress, it should be ok. If we have any problems we have to haul up there, but so far everything seems good! It's very cold and nasty up here, windy, about 30 degrees and we have some sort of precipitation, like sleet/snow mix so they won't be going out. I didn't cover the baby but wondering if maybe I should. They are not in any draft and I bedding the stall deeply with hay. I"ll have to get Angel's belly shaved right away and she is shedding all over the place.
MEET BRAVE LITTLE PRANCERS NIGHT STAR
NOW FOR MY OTHER SURPRISE!!!
I've been sneaky. Been holding out on you. I have been hunting around for a few months now for a filly. I had several very specific things that I was looking for. I scoured every single website I could find and I was on the sales board every single night. I just couldn't find the right one that struck my fancy. You know how it is when you see the "right one". Well I didn't so I just gave up hunting. Then, I decided to contact Pam Walsh of Rocking Horse Acres and she told me right away that she had just what I'm looking for and told me all about her. The 2 year old filly was going to be the right height and style that I had in mind, and also has bloodlines to die for. We made the deal quickly. I took one look and knew this was the right horse. This is an old picture of her. She just arrived this morning at the same time that we were dumping iodine on the foal so I haven't had any time for new pictures yet. She is very lovely indeed and just what Pam said she would be. She has an incredible pretty face, very tight little muzzle and wow, one of "those" necks! She went right into her stall, took a good roll and I gave her a little bit of soaked beet pulp and a handful of hay. She's tired!
I'm just reeling here with so much excitment all at once I don't know what to do with myself! I'm walking on air.
Her sire is BLS Rangers Blaze of Glory and her Dam is one of Rocking Horse Acres favorite mares Bina.
INTRODUCING:
RHA HOT SCOTCH
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