FIRST of all.......Taffy is a "B" mini (50% Arenosa), and has been in with our ASPC/AMHR 100% Arenosa Stallion, El Dorado. Taffy is TWENTY-TWO (Bless her heart)........and you wouldn't know it..........
We did NOT think she was pregnant. She was put back with El Dorado over the winter to "keep him company" and showed heat this Spring to him.........(The little hussy)..........
This morning while I was feeding another group, my daughter and her 13 year old (horse crazy) cousin, Casey, went on to grain other groups..........I was to follow with the hay cart......... The next thing I hear is Casey screaming --
"Maryann!!! There's a baaabbbyyyy!!!!"
Larry came running out of the house and met up with me running too.........At first we couldn't figure out which mare was the mom! There was another mare in El Dorado's paddock (Misty) that we knew was pregnant and we were getting ready to pull to the barn for "foal watch". But BOTH Misty AND Taffy were running with a little black colt. After a few moments of observation, we realized that Taffy had suddenly dropped a bunch of weight and her hind end was still wet.
It also didn't take a rocket scientist to see that when Larry went and started carrying off the foal, it was TAFFY who followed.... Everyone else hunkered down to eat their morning grain. It was probably an interesting looking parade with Larry holding the baby, me with Taffy, and the two girls (our daughter and her cousin) close behind as we headed to the barn........
We put them into a foaling stall and gave the little one his navel dip and Selenium Shot, mom got wormed and dish of grain. He already knew where his groceries came from and within 15 minutes of being stalled presented us with his meconium, so no enema needed.
We are naming him "Casey's Supprender" (which means Surprise in Spanish). He LOOKS black. His dam is a silver bay pinto. His sire is a PALOMINO pinto.........I suspect he is a SMOKEY (Silver) BLACK????
Sorry for the long post.........but nothing is EVER simple in this family!
The gal in the second photo is our wonderful little "horse crazy" Casey.
We did NOT think she was pregnant. She was put back with El Dorado over the winter to "keep him company" and showed heat this Spring to him.........(The little hussy)..........
This morning while I was feeding another group, my daughter and her 13 year old (horse crazy) cousin, Casey, went on to grain other groups..........I was to follow with the hay cart......... The next thing I hear is Casey screaming --
"Maryann!!! There's a baaabbbyyyy!!!!"
Larry came running out of the house and met up with me running too.........At first we couldn't figure out which mare was the mom! There was another mare in El Dorado's paddock (Misty) that we knew was pregnant and we were getting ready to pull to the barn for "foal watch". But BOTH Misty AND Taffy were running with a little black colt. After a few moments of observation, we realized that Taffy had suddenly dropped a bunch of weight and her hind end was still wet.
It also didn't take a rocket scientist to see that when Larry went and started carrying off the foal, it was TAFFY who followed.... Everyone else hunkered down to eat their morning grain. It was probably an interesting looking parade with Larry holding the baby, me with Taffy, and the two girls (our daughter and her cousin) close behind as we headed to the barn........
We put them into a foaling stall and gave the little one his navel dip and Selenium Shot, mom got wormed and dish of grain. He already knew where his groceries came from and within 15 minutes of being stalled presented us with his meconium, so no enema needed.
We are naming him "Casey's Supprender" (which means Surprise in Spanish). He LOOKS black. His dam is a silver bay pinto. His sire is a PALOMINO pinto.........I suspect he is a SMOKEY (Silver) BLACK????
Sorry for the long post.........but nothing is EVER simple in this family!
The gal in the second photo is our wonderful little "horse crazy" Casey.
) What a lovely surprise. Congratulations!
