HC Minis - new pics pg 172

[chandab]

She is just lovely and the picture is beautiful!!! So, what color is her udder? Any mottling there or striped hooves or...................well you KNOW I had to ask with THAT lead in!!

Well, I haven't really looked anywhere other than her face, and I'm pretty sure she has the mottling on her muzzle, and maybe around her eyes. I'll have to look at her udder and under her tail. And, I'll check for striped hooves, I can't remember.

this one shows her muzzle decently



This isn't a great picture, but it kind of shows her hooves, and the back one looks striped?

 

[bannerminis]

Pretty girl and fingers crossed she doesnt keep you marestaring too long

 

[AnnaC]

LOL!! Diane, you are so funny!!

What a pretty mare Chanda, I hope she doesn't keep you waiting too long!

 

[chandab]

AH......YES!!!! Those look like appy traits for sure!! YEAH!!!!!!! Okay, I'm praying for some spots!!!!

Tana got short changed in the spots department, but I've always thought she had characteristics.

This picture is a several years old, and I took it to show her dorsal, but could the white spots be the start of snowflaking?



I don't think I've noticed more showing, but I haven't really looked for them either.

And, wouldn't she have more by now if it is snowflaking?

 

[chandab]

Just for you, Diane, I did a hooha and ****i check, and they are mottled.

 

[chandab]

Tana is 304 days today (June 20), Bonny is 302 days today.

Honey and Showy were both pasture bred from July 30 to Oct 15, so longest they can be is 326 days, today. I'm not if Showy took, but Honey seems to have a bit of a bag, and her body is changing shape (she's bred to a small stallion and is thin in the first place, so doesn't look overly pregnant). Her rice bran pellets arrived today; I tried it a couple months ago, but dropped it, then after a month off realized it was really helping her and the Cushings gelding, so ordered more. They go back on it starting tomorrow.

 

[chandab]

YEAH!!!!!!! Okay, praying hard for some spots here!!!

I know, the horrors of saying it, but... I'm not a big appy fan, I've only seen a few I really like. That said, iit would be awesome to get a spotted foal out of parents that both look solid (Tana has mottling, Topper has minimal "pinto" white markings).

 

[chandab]

As requested, a couple new pics of Junior.

 

[chandab]

hat little man is simply beautiful!! I just love those long, long legs!!!!

I'm just in awe of his legs, and he seems so delicate to me. Too cute. He still hides behind mom and doesn't like to be caught. His coat is so soft and smooth, doubt I'll have to even think of clipping him.

 

[bannerminis]

OMG he is gorgeous and I love those long legs too. He is just delicious

 

[AnnaC]

Oh what a gorgeous little man - love his colour too.

 

[chandab]

Thank you Anna and Karina.

 

[targetsmom]

Congrats - Junior is gorgeous - LOVE those long legs, his color, and the whole package!

 

[chandab]

Congrats - Junior is gorgeous - LOVE those long legs, his color, and the whole package!

Thank you very much. He's still pretty stand-offish, but I get my hands on him as much as possible during the day. He's now tried kicking out at me when I touch his bum, I know to discourage it, but its so cute when they are this little.

 

[chandab]

Well, Tana should be next, and you've already met her; after her should be Bonny.

Bonny (AKA: Squires Montana Blizzard by George), cremello (likely smokey cream) daughter of Little Kings Buckeroo God.



And, a fuzzy pic from this year:



Looking at the two mares exposed to Che`, my little silver buckskin stallion, today; I don't think Showy took, she has no bag nothing; however, I do think Honey is pregnant. Both were pasture exposed July 30 to Oct 15, so your guess is as good as mine.

Here is Honey (Sundaze's Tuesday):



She's had some laminitis issues, but seems to be just about normal these days thanks to a very good farrier. She's also currently a bit on the thin side, so trying to find just the right feed for her. In the process of changing back to something that was working better for her this spring plus adding a bit of TC growth to help her out.

and, here is Showy (Fikes Lucky Hawk Showgirl):

 

[AnnaC]

Love the pic of Bonny in her winter woolies!! Honey looks pregnant to me, difficult to tell with Showy, but I dont think that is a recent picture of her is it? Perhaps some right up to date pics would help.

 

[chandab]

Love the pic of Bonny in her winter woolies!! Honey looks pregnant to me, difficult to tell with Showy, but I dont think that is a recent picture of her is it? Perhaps some right up to date pics would help.

The only upto date pic is the fuzzy one of Bonny, the rest are all a couple years old or more. I haven't taken any pics this spring since they shed out. [and, Honey was pregnant in her picture, but we lost that foal at 24 hours, he was premature.] I'll try to get some soon.

Guess I do have one of HOney from April, here you go:

 

[chandab]

Just got back in from chores and I took a few pictures, not great as I didn't catch anyone, just pasture shots.

Here's Bonny, today:



Here's Tana, today (the cremello with her is Dolly):



And, Showgirl, today:



Oh, and a candid shot of Topper, today (he looks chunkier in the picture, than he really is):

 

[AnnaC]

Hummmm not sure about Showgirl either, but the other two could have pregnant bellies, so could Honey from that April picture.

Guess time will tell!

 

[chandab]

Hummmm not sure about Showgirl either, but the other two could have pregnant bellies, so could Honey from that April picture.

Guess time will tell!

Oh, and to add to the guessing game... Tana, Bonny and showy are all maiden mares, so could hide their foals very well.

Honey has lost a little weight since the April picture, so I'm trying to put her back on the diet she was on at that time; I changed it to try to simplify my feed routine, and that didn't work for her, so I'm changing it back to what was hopefully working.