RockRiverTiff
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Saturday was a good friend's wedding. Anyone that's been a bridesmaid to a perfectionist bride knows the process isn't as simple as just standing up at the altar with her, but that's another story for another forum
. In any case, I had family stop by to check on the mares a couple times during the day, but when we heard the rain on the roof at the reception I just knew May was going to go. She always foals during a storm! So we left the reception a little early (11pm), and high-tailed it out to the barn where I did bag/butt/vulva checks in my silver shoes and floor-length gown. May was fussy and waxing but not quite ready, so we went home and changed into jeans then came back to the farm (where I spent the next hour taking down my hair - geesh!). She never foals when she thinks I'm around, so we sat in the office and took turns napping and watching. Around 4am she laid down and promptly popped out a little silver black filly. We finally broke the chain of silver bays!
She's about 18" and totally solid. What's really important is that she's healthy, strong and sassy. I thought about giving her a wedding themed name, but she's such a spunky thing I think her registered name is going to be Rock Rivers Charybdis (don't worry, if you're going whaaaat??? you're in the majority). We're calling her Desi for short. Here she is at a few hours old and again this morning showing me what she thinks of my constant pestering...
She's about 18" and totally solid. What's really important is that she's healthy, strong and sassy. I thought about giving her a wedding themed name, but she's such a spunky thing I think her registered name is going to be Rock Rivers Charybdis (don't worry, if you're going whaaaat??? you're in the majority). We're calling her Desi for short. Here she is at a few hours old and again this morning showing me what she thinks of my constant pestering...
