I'm on Foal Watch!

[eightpondfarm]

i have it there now. well in the corral (i don’t have an arena)

So…i was remiss to discuss prior trailer experiences and christie p. just reminded me of that.
His first ride was out of the range, crammed-in one of BLM’s rickety old stock trailers…and taken away from his life on the open range with everyone and dumped into holding where he was pretty much immediately processed (branded, vaccinated, dewormed…in a rotating squeeze box.

Then next trip was another BLM transport from Oregon to Louisiana in an open freight hauler with a hundred or so other mustangs. In January.

Then the next trip, a day later- was from Louisiana to Missouri in a 24’ stock trailer with 10 or 11 other mustangs…again in January.

So he has some rather unpleasant trailer experiences.

[SusanO]

Yes, most of the bad loaders do have bad experiences but with the right training they can become good loaders. It takes LOTS of small doses of training with a LOT of patience when you do not have to be in a hurry to get them in. The people I see with bad loaders never practice and then they have to take the horse somewhere and SURPRISE it won’t load. Or they hire somebody that is supposed to teach the horse and it is a LONG session that doesn’t carry over to the next time the horse needs to get on a trailer. I agree - so much easier with a horse that doesn’t have bad experiences.

[Jarpur]

I’ve got a couple good friends various shortish distances away (15 to 45 minutes) that I can rely upon to ply my horse(s) with carrots if I haul to their homes. I’ve done this, every now and then, when I realize, for instance, that the last few hauls have only been to the vet.

I’ll call or text to ask if it’s convenient to come over. I don’t even unload once there, just show up, horse(s) get surprise treats and sweet talk while in the trailer, then we go back home. Just so every trailer ride doesn’t result in a vet appointment or a long haul or working hard.

[pony_grandma]

There used to be a famous race stallion down in KY that once a week they would load him in a trailer with a drop down window and take him for his beloved Sunday drives. He’d hang his head out and look and look.

Google’s no help.

[eightpondfarm]

awww… how sweet!

[eightpondfarm]

photo shoot from yesterday. The foals are really getting big. They almost look like really small horses except with extra long legs and small heads. Here’s a bunch of pics:

[eightpondfarm]

a couple of glam shots of Hazel’s mom, Brenna

[eightpondfarm]

Gosh i sure hope Hazel grows into his ears!!

I think he’s a rather refined looking young colt, i hope he keeps that look…

Mom is sure pretty enough… though Dad has a big ole mustang nose…so we shall see.

[Alterwho]

@eightpondfarm

Gosh i sure hope Hazel grows into his ears!!

But they’re just so squeezably, stinkin’ cute!!

[Obsidian_Fire]

For an unplanned breeding I think you hit the jackpot.

[eightpondfarm]

Roslyn still hasn’t shed out her barrel and rear yet, but her legs, head and neck have lost their foal coat. Can’t wait to see the rest of her…

I kept filling their wheelbarrow with alfalfa because the horseflies are so bad right now no one wants to be out in the pastures until after dark. Big fans in the barn keep the flies away. Aids me to go in and train any time i want to too cause they’re always there

[Eclectic_Horseman]

I love the marking on her right front (or is it left if the image is reversed?) I think that it is unusual to have half a stocking like that.

[eightpondfarm]

Hazel is three months old today! (Roslyn was born 5 days after him)

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[widge]

How lucky (for Hazel and Roslyn) that you had two oops foals at the same time. It’s great that they have each other!

[Alterwho]

One of my cats was trying to figure out where the rooster was while I was watching the video

[eightpondfarm]

your cat can HAVE that rooster…!!

[candyappy]

Always interesting how different they can turn out with the same sire. I had 2 foals same mare, same sire and they were light years away in build, color, movement and temperament.

Both nice but so different.

[eightpondfarm]

my sweet and spicy little Roslyn celebrates 3 months of life today

[eightpondfarm]

And her three month old tail is getting so long and fluffy

[eightpondfarm]

i keep comparing and contrasting these two foals. While Roslyn has just the smoothest neck that looks so shapely, Hazel’s looks … weird. Not nearly as pretty. For the life of me i couldn’t tell what it is that is unlovely about it. His neck isn’t short. And it seems to tie-into his chest in about the right place and isn’t sunken at his wither… Then, yesterday i took some pics and looking at the photos last night i finally figured it out! He has his mother’s shoulder! A huge, upright quite wide 'n tall shoulder. I hope he also got her flexibility and movement. It’s an unlovely feature and is tricky to saddle. But strong! Here are some pics to show you what i mean:
It’s like a draft horse shoulder isn’t it…