December photos/Equine Affaire: On Target Miniature 2012 foals

[targetsmom]

for anyone not on FB:

 

[StarRidgeAcres]

Yep, those are Mary's mares on cam...statues!!! Not a one is moving even an ear!LOL

 

[cassie]

OMG can I have her PLEASE!!!!!!! she is everything I want in a mini filly!!!! what colour do you think she will be? maybe chestnut with flaxen mane and tail??

I can't believe how gorgeous she is!!!! I'm hoping my mare Penny will produce something as gorgeous as your little girl one day!!! Oh My! as soon as I saw her I wanted to reach through the camera and take her hehe.

the star the snip the 4 HIGH stockings!!!!! ahhhh I'm in love!!!! lol

she definitley needs one VERY special name!!! hmm

I LOVE YOUR NEW BABY!!!!!

lol very jealous right now!

 

[bannerminis]

All quiet with the ladies. Can someone tell them not to stand under the writing on the screen. LOL.

And Bunny is just adorable and I am sticking to a Silver Bay Pinto/Splash Filly - NO Grey

Do we get a prize if we guess correctly

 

[cassie]

hmmm loving your thinking Karina! would hate for this little beauty to grey out!

2:36am and all three are standing like statues.

Sorry I haven't been around much but I'm hoping to keep your girls up during work hours now so I'll be able to watch from 11pm till about 3am and sometimes later

LOVE your baby girl!

 

[targetsmom]

Karina- I think I may post on the main forum and ask about her color. Some people have suggested chestnut, which you might think if you didn't know that Mira is Homozygous for black and can't have a red-based foal. So I think silver bay, or possibly silver black, but not sure of pinto patterns either. For such a tiny bit of white, she could have 3 pinto patterns - tobiano, splash, and possibly sabino???

Thanks for all the compliments, but if we do have a color contest, Bunny will NOT be the prize. She is not going anywhere!!

I cannot take credit for the video - that was taken by Stephanie, our WONDERFUL pre-vet-student helper. The one you usually see cleaning stalls, except the days she can't fit it in her college schedule, like today and tomorrow!

ETA: Karina- I note in your profile you are a CSI fan?? My vet's son (Phillip Conserva) is one of the producers of the original CSI.

 

[Eagle]

2.20am and all is quiet, they girls are down sternal so there might be a bit of beep beeping going on.

 

[AnnaC]

Oh thank you Stephanie for making that video - and thank you Mary for posting it for us. Bunny is just so stunning, absolutely perfect!!

I had to laugh earlier when you put Bunny and Mira back in their stall - they both pee'd in unison LOL!! Mira certainly is quite a livewire now she is no longer carrying the weight of her baby!!

 

[targetsmom]

Yes, and Mira can be VERY opinionated... she did not want to come back into the boring stall, so it took 2 tries! I missed the peeing in unison but my husband told me about it. I think he took a ton more videos today, but they are still on the camera. I have been posting video links in various places and I think there are some on the main forum in the pinned foal thread?? Most are on Photobucket so once you get in there you can move around I think. Or friend me on Facebook if you can find me - Mary Adams.

Bunny is VERY distracting...

Meanwhile, back at the pregnant mares, I think both are very close and Sox may have actually passed Toffee now. I will check milk later and will post here if there is any news. Toffee is now at 340 days, and Sox is at 309 days. I could be off a day or two on the dates but those two SHOULD be a month apart, based on last breeding dates. Mira foaled at 315 days if anyone is counting.

 

[cassie]

9:44pm all girls quiet Sox is standing quietly Toffe grazing her stable

 

[targetsmom]

Pics from 10PM tonight. Could not get milk from Sox (???) and Toffee's milk not sticky, so I don't think either will foal tonight, but Sox's bag is pretty tight and warm.

Sox:

Toffee:

ETA one short video because I couldn't resist:

http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k29/targetsmom/?action=view&current=P1040729.mp4

 

[cassie]

NAW!!!!!! she is just SOOOO beautiful!

Toffee down sternal at 11:14pm but looks like she is resting comfortably

keeping an eye on your girls for you

udders are growing well

 

[cassie]

Toffee back up, grazing her stable, Sox standing quietly.

 

[cassie]

Toffe back down sternal at 12:53am Haven't seen Sox down at all tonight

 

[StarRidgeAcres]

Mary, sorry I haven't been around lately, I've not been feeling well but I've still had to work my normal schedule plus additional hours to get everything done. I'm exhausted and feel like you-know-what! But I wanted to say how absolutely perfect Bunny is! She's such a wonderful gift for you. It's so special that she is a full sister to your beloved Max. I think she will bring you much joy!! Congratulations again.

 

[Eagle]

1.55am Toffee is rubbing her booty and Sox is down sternal resting, I hope she doesn't start beeping

Mary thank you so much for sharing Bunny's videos, she is just way to adorable for words.

 

[cassie]

Morning Renee

was just about to post the same thing

Toffee still butt rubbing Sox still down sternal

lol looking huge! she reminds me a bit of when my guinea pigs are really pregnant and the babies stick out either side of her and she looks massive hehe poor Sox how cruel of me to compare her to a guinea pig LOL Love ya Sox! =D

 

[Eagle]

Sox the guinea pig

Mary will NOT be impressed Cassie

2.45am and all is quiet. I have to go out now

 

[AnnaC]

Finally got the pesky laptop to wake up and see that Renee has just posted, so I will just repeat what she has said - 2.50am and all quiet.

 

[Eagle]

6.30am and the girls are waiting for breakfast