PALS Miniatures Foaling Thread *** Updated Pictures 5/21***

[Eagle]

Your best one Anna was "spot bum"

lots of imagination there

How about a picture of him? he is adorable!

 

[AnnaC]

Just for you Renee - Spot Bum with g/daughter at the evening performance Mini HOYS 2010 when he was Reserve Grand Supreme Spotty. Right now he's fat, furry, more spotted but also getting 'lighter' as the dark area of his coat fades. Two or three of the mares are in foal to him for this July.

 

[MeganH]

LOL that is too funny! Spot Bum is very handsome!

 

[Eagle]

Adorable! I just love him, does he want to come and live with me?

 

[AnnaC]

LOL!! I dont think Cathy would let him go - well not for a good few years yet. Also he is one of g/son's favourites as he is strongly enough built for the 'small's' to sit on. In fact he is so placid (when there are not girls around) that he is usually dragged out of the field for the 'sit on' stints when small's come to visit. Quite frankly it is not so much that he is placid, more that he is a guzzle guts and as long as he can have his head down noshing on anything, he doesn't much are what anyone is doing to him. LOL!!

 

[palsminihorses]

AnnaC, your 'Spot Bum' is quite nice! Congrats on his wins!

 

[palsminihorses]

The three foals are doing just great. We got some much-needed rain today. Foals were outside for awhile, but I brought them back in early. Since it will be probably a week before our next mare foals, I thought I would introduce you to Cooks Early Brandy. She is 18 years old. She has quite a show record 'back in her day.' This will be her first foal by Smokey. Brandy will be 330 days on April 23rd. She tends to foal close to 330 days. Brandy has the longest mane, and I worked hard to get the dreadlocks out of it the other day! LOL It's hard to see her pretty head under all that forelock too!

 

[bannerminis]

She is so pretty and I love the long manes and forelocks although I do also hate dealing with the dreadlocks LOL

Here is Rosie my old lady she is 21 this yr but these pics were taken when she was 18yrs young

 

[Eagle]

Pam she is gorgeous and I too love a long mane, this is Dipinto's mum before I sold he last year. Sorry she is so dirty

 

[bannerminis]

I think we should have a competition on best mini hair do LOL

 

[palsminihorses]

She is so pretty and I love the long manes and forelocks although I do also hate dealing with the dreadlocks LOL

Here is Rosie my old lady she is 21 this yr but these pics were taken when she was 18yrs young

Karina, your Rosie looks great! Her mane looks a lot like Brandy's. I have even cut Brandy's mane before, and it grew back very quickly! Thanks for sharing your pictures!

 

[palsminihorses]

Pam she is gorgeous and I too love a long mane, this is Dipinto's mum before I sold he last year. Sorry she is so dirty

WOW, Renee. Now that's a long mane!! Dirty? I was thinking how clean she looked!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[palsminihorses]

What a beautiful girl!! I too, love the long manes. This is Hot Shot, a Falabella stallion (grandson of El Rey) who will not stand far enough away from you when you're trying to get picture -- so he always looks like he has a mammoth head!

Diane, what a fine looking gent!! Love his long mane! And, yes, it's hard to get pictures when the horse is following you around! LOL Gotta love 'em! Thanks for sharing Hot Shot with us!

 

[Maple Hollow Farm]

Cmon I want details LOL!!!

 

[palsminihorses]

Well, I guess I'm not as good as I thought I was at predicting when a mare will foal! LOL I believed that we had a few days 'free' before Brandy or Glitz would foal, so we had planned a 'day trip' today to take my aunt to a casino. She loves to go and hadn't been since she lost her husband in Feb. One of my cousins went with us, along with my hubby. Brandy's udder was tight, but teats weren't filled out like I thought they should be. She wasn't swollen behind. She ate her breakfast, and I turned her out with two mares with foals, plus Glitz (still pregnant). We left about 8:00 AM and returned at 5:30 PM. I immediately started looking at mares/foals to make sure that everyone was where they belonged. Then I suddenly see an extra foal!!! The foal is next to Brandy. We found a 'dry' solid bay filly!! She looks just like her mama. This is the first solid (really solid) foal that Smokey has sired. I thanked the Good Lord that Brandy and the new filly seemed to arrive safely without our help! Whew! The filly has a really pretty head with tiny ears. I haven't even measured her cannons yet. I snapped a few pictures after we got them into their stall. I'll post them in a little bit.

 

[Maple Hollow Farm]

Yay congrats, and glad everything went well! Cant wait to see pictures. And you never know she may color out later.

 

[StarRidgeAcres]

Wow! Congratulations!!! On the new foal and for being so lucky! Doesn't it frustrate you when we watch and watch these mares, plan, test milk, poke udders, etc and then they just lay down and have one when we don't expect it???? The good news is you have a healthy, live foal.!! Pic please!

 

[Becky]

Boy, isn't that the truth, Parmela!!

Congratulations, Pam. Looking forward to seeing pictures!

 

[palsminihorses]

Here are some photos of Brandy's filly. I couldn't get the first one 'flipped' in Photobucket. Sorry about that.

Not the best pictures. I'll get better pictures tomorrow when I turn them back outside. Geez, guess she has already 'met' the other mares/foals! I still can't believe she foaled in the daytime!! This is an experienced broodmare who has foaled at night for us! Goes to show you that they don't always follow their same pattern! UGHHHH!

 

[Maple Hollow Farm]

oooo congrats, she is gorgeous, and what great color!