Marlanoc Foal Thread, All Foaled! 4 colts, 1 filly

[cassie]

naww!!! bye Sterling and Storm, miss you baby boys!! you definitely have to show us pics of their showing career Bree

where are they going to? I bet they will go sooo well

such beautiful boys!

which show is their first one?

hmmm naughty girls! how rude!! although maybe they are smart we had one of our biggest frosts last night all the paddocks were ice! the ponies had ice on their rugs/ fur poor babies!

come on girls!! we want to see what you are cooking!

 

[Wings]

They're off to be client horses at Daanmor http://daanmor.com/ which frees up space on my float for other horses. At the moment that means Drifter! But yes I can't wait to see how they go, there will be many photos of the fuzzballs turned into show horses!

Yes I think the girls are onto something... doesn't make it easier to wait though!

 

[cassie]

Cool that's so awesome

can't wait to see them all clipped out n ready to go

Question... Do you HAVE to clip mini horses to show? I just dnt know how penny would take to the clippers

Lol n her summer coat Is real short anyway...? Lol

 

[Wings]

I know where I show I'm SUPPOSED to be allowed to take a horse out in summer coat with a full mane and be judged without prejudice... but as if that will ever happen! Annoying really as I would love to take Tinker out but I won't cut his mane. Quite frankly with the way things are in the ring you're expected to remove half the mane, clip and often shave and I have only once seen a judge place an unclipped horse above the others.

 

[cassie]

begger, I hate that!

I also hate how they have to cut half their mane!! grrr, I can understand trying to show their neck and that... but still thats ridiculous!

no way I'm chopping half of Penny's lovely mane off!

thanks Bree

 

[AnnaC]

Aww the boys are off into the outside world and big new adventures - good luck to Sterling and Storm!

Cassie, I agree with you - I would hate to cut off half of Penny's beautiful mane too! Here we do clip the manes, but very few take them back to the halfway mark (I think it ruins the shape of the neck!) most take off the first 6 inches or so to the point where there is a slight 'curve' in the neck - if you imagine a horse standing to attention focusing on something that has caught its interest, neck up but head in a vertical position, there will be a slight curve in the neck about 6 - 8 inches from the poll (depending upon neck length), this is the point that we clip to!

LOL!! Bree - so now we know why the girls are hanging on - they are waiting for your boozy couple of days!!

 

[Wings]

I don't mind the hair cut, when you get the right amount off it looks fantastic. But Tinker's been growing his for 6+ years and I won't ruin that hard work! I've also seen what Palli's father has managed to grow and can't wait to see what his son does now that he is out of the ring. Although I'm freaking a few people out since I'm taking ALL of Derby's hair off for the performance ring. I'm allowed to and it looks shocking growing out... and awesome all off! :d

 

[AnnaC]

Bree could you please do me a small favour - go to the main forum and find someone from Aussie who is asking for advice on what to feed her minis (she hopes to show) and she needs a person experienced with the feeds available over there. Thank you!

By the way my friends, please go to the main forum and read about the tragedy that has happened at Bill and Wannalyn's farm. They have had a flash flood and have lost everything - house is under 2 feet of mud and silt but worst of all they have lost their beloved Brat Pack (the dwarf minis) and several other of their precious minis, although with the help of friends they did manage to save some, getting them into trailers in waist high water. The water came 2 feet over their fences. It is a mini owners worst nightmare and it has happened to two elderly people who doted on their animals.

 

[cassie]

I like the look of the neck showing as you say Anna

but as I have come from the hacking world where the horses manes are all very short and rosetted I'm loving having long manes on my minis

Penny will get probably about the amount that you say off her mane if I show her... though as she has a shorter neck it will be hard to determine which is the right amount to do...

Bree do you have to clip them to jump them?

oh Anna that is horrible! those poor poor people

so very sad!

 

[cassie]

oh bree, are you able to talk to your pregnant girls yet?? lol any progress? there was ice EVERYWHERE here this morning!!! :O brrrr

 

[Wings]

Thanks for the heads up Anna, I've dropped in

I MIGHT be able to talk to Painted Lady again, but she has turned into the crankiest, grumpiest, take your life in your hands just trying to touch her, pain in the butt I have met. Even Rivain isn't this bad! She lets me catch her, check her over, lift tail just never touch her udder. When I do catch her she twitches her whole body rather violently and it takes forever for me to work my way down to the udder, then I get a second tops to feel her udder before she attempts to remove my head. Today I couldn't even catch her but I did catch a glimpse of her teats, her belly is also heading downwards so maybe, just maybe we're finally getting somewhere!

I'll try and catch her later today and see if I can feel anything, I'm trying to do that as little as possible to prolong my life. I might end out having to stick the alarm on sooner then I'd like just in case.

 

[Wings]

I keep forgetting to share these! I saw these on a foal group I'm on and the lovely owner gave me permission to share them

How great is that for a shot of normal presentation!



And this shot is just several kinds of beautiful.

And in case Diane asks about the colour

the dam is a few spot Appaloosa and the foal is a chestnut leopard Appaloosa x Arab colt.

 

[cassie]

gorgeous!! and what fantastic photos! wow thanks for sharing Bree!!

haha Painted lady oh no!! I really hope she is getting somewhere for you Bree, come on girl we want to see a baby already!

 

[MeganH]

I wondered how the show minis didn't have such lush manes. Ricky's is growing in still so he has short pieces along the side that stick straight up lol.. he looks messy but as they are growing they lay down a bit better over the top. I have yet to clip Ricky's bridle path with clippers since he is petrified of them.. so I use scissors and can't cut it very short. He is happy though looking crazy. I did do a traveling braid straight down the back of his neck and it looked good.. then he took it out for me overnight.

I have seen that foaling photo online somewhere recently! So sweet!

And I also have heard about WW minis.. oh it is so awful

I need to head over and see the thread on here.

 

[AnnaC]

Beautiful pictures Bree - and thanks for helping out with that other topic!

 

[Wings]

Beautiful pictures Bree - and thanks for helping out with that other topic!

Thanks for pointing it out, I really don't like the lock up with no forage method of keeping show horses so I try to get people around it when I can. I've also only ever had to muzzle at an overnight show and that was on my stallion who went into stress mode and was chewing everything... generally if your horse is eating his bedding there is a reason for it! I should also add that his next state show I just gave him lots of soaked hay instead. That time he didn't end up with suken sides from not drinking properly with the muzzle on.

Well today I spoke to the mares... and I said "for the love of foals keep those things onboard!!!" It is so very cold right now with torrential, heavy rain. When the clouds clear (for about two seconds) I can see snow up on the mountains.

 

[cassie]

yeah I am very glad that your girls haven't foaled brrrr! gosh it is freezing! looks like it might rain here today too

it would be a good thing as august september rains are great! but makes it hard for you with paddock foaling! stay safe Bree and mares!

 

[Wings]

I'm pretty sure the mares agree with me (for once!) and we won't be seeing a foal tonight. The weather gets a bit warmer from tomorrow onwards and hopefully things get a chance to dry out soon because I think once Painted Lady makes her mind up things will move quickly, she will be at 330 on the 11th if she went on her first covering.

 

[cassie]

come on Painted Lady, Gypsy has given her mummy a gorgeous colt! now its your turn to deliver your little baby

 

[Wings]

Just not until it dries out