Snow day

Boy I have not had a chance to write on here for some time. I do not have great internet service at home so posting pictures is difficult. I brought my computer to work today so that I could work on it after I was off. We had snow on Sunday and Monday. Today it is beautiful! Sun is shinning, blue skies, and white snow everywhere. I took a picture from one of the office windows that over looks the - what normally is the grass field. That will have to wait though because I did not bring down my camera cord to download the picture. I should have gotten a picture of the pond this morning too, it was a wonderful sight. Sure is funny how my outlook on this weather has changed. I use to absolutely hate the cold.

This was taken when the snow first started. It had only been snowing here a couple hours. Just a light dusting compared to what we really got.


Our poor snow dog does not really like the snow. She thinks she should be in the house with the rest of us. She is getting too old for this.


Zach and Toby playing in the deep stuff. The dogs really had a hard time staying on top of the deep areas. They would get carried away and jump in then fight to get out.


Chloe likes running in this stuff. Oh wait Chloe likes running. She is such a nut.

Tahoe and Alex running down the hill. The dogs loved the plowed areas.

Our newest addition

Well I was doing some running from work to the vet, back home and back to work. Nothing was going as planned. So as I pull into the driveway I was pleasantly surprised to see this new addition. She is out of mom's Chincoteague Pony and by the same grulla stud that two of my babies are by. Rain is such a great momma, but both her and the baby are not nice to me. Mom acts like she is going to do something to me and baby runs from me. She does not run from my mom. she runs to my mom, and my son can pet the baby. I was the first one there after she was born and I get the cold shoulder. That is ok she is so stinking cute to look at. We, ok I, was so surprised to see a grulla. Yes the stud was homozygous for Black, but I know nothing about the genetics of the pony. And this stud now has three foals on the ground and all three have dun factor. He did a good job.

And pictures of hte others

Ok Cricket is very difficult to get pictures of. I will have to admit that she seems to have had a growth spurt and lost a little fat in the process. I asked dad to throw her a little extra. She may need to come in the barn and get some Strategy or Safe Choice. She has a little mud in her mane from the rain we had last weekend, so she looks a mess. She does though have a wild mane even when it is clean.

These are the yearlings that were trying to stay out of Jessie's way. The one that is easier to see is Lilly. Her dam is a smutty buckskin, sire is black, want to guess on Lilly's color? We give up, but leaning towards smokey black. We plan on color testing her, just have not done it yet.

The horse in the middle is Gen, her dam is smokey black, sire sorrel. We will take any guesses on her color also. I forget what her foal color was. They are pretty yearlings.

Indi one month old

Yes that is a piece of twine in her mouth and yes the stinker ate it. Now I guess she is on close colic watch. I let mom know that there was twine in her pen and hope they will watch closer now. But while it was dangling from her mouth she was playing with it. It was funny to watch her with it. I even have a short video of her lounging around the pen with it still in her mouth. She would not let go of it.
Just love this little butt, but I think I have already said that once. She is also shedding around the eyes, and it looks pretty bay color to me, she may not have the creme gene after all, but that is ok I still love her. I love bays, and I really wanted a horse with dun factor so bad, so here she is.
Kind of funny how all three of my foals have the same pose in every picture I take of them, regardless of their age. They just have a look that is them, not a fluke.

Rico - 3 and a half weeks old

Rico is still looking the same, thick little boy. He is about 3 and a half weeks here. He does not leave his mom's side if anyone is out there. When he thinks no one is watching he runs like crazy also.

Later's update

Whoa, watch out for that fence. This boys loves to run and play, but mom says morning is his best time.

I noticed all these bite marks on his but and kept blaming Jessie, she use to be next to him, but I actually saw his mom doing it. When he goes to nurse she bites him. It is weird. She bites him a couple times then lets him nurse. Not sure what is up with that, but he does have a creep feeder available to him.

I can never get a good picture of him just standing. He really is not this funny looking. He is shedding around the eyes and it is a little darker. My real plan was to turn him out with Rico, the grulla colt, but that dam is a little protective still and Shila can not run away to protect herself.

Jessie's turn out

Turned my two year old, Jessie out yesterday with the yearling. She loves to run and has been kept up in the barn too long. This is the first year she has shed out so golden. I really think she may be carrying dun factor. It is so light though I can not get photos of it. For the first time today I saw bars on her legs. When she was born she was almost perlino looking. By about a month old I thought I saw a dorsal stripe, both parents have dun factor, shaved the dorsal and it was still there. But she was almost always so light that I did not see it again till this year. She is starting to turn into a nice looking horse. In the above photo that is Cricket and the mule, Windy in the back ground.
She was never after the yearlings, but they should could not figure out how to get out of her way. They wanted to meet her and check her out, but she just wanted to run. They all settled down after a while.

More pictures of babies

I just love the bubble butt on my new filly. She really is a looker. I am not sure where she got her perfect little head, but her sire had an ugly head till he got his jowls then it looked better. Her dam has a big head, but she is a big mare. It is just nothing fancy. Both of these newest babies are so curious. If I get down to their level they really want to check me out. The filly's dam tries very hard to keep her baby away from humans. She is also very good at staying between me and the baby, but I got a few good pictures of her.
And Rico my Cinco de Mayo baby. He is so funny. If he is off messing around away from his momma, the minute he sees someone he runs to side. He is for sale folks.

Look at that butt! He is only 3 days old.
And timing is everything. He was very irritated at the flies. Kept shaking his head, kicking his feet, and backing into momma.

The old mare

This mare is Roxie, the grandma to two of my babies this year. She is the dam of Lil Bit, the sire. She is 23 years old this year. She is looking pretty good I think. If you think her head is tilted to the side it is. That was not a fluke. As a 2 year old she was tied to a two horse trailer at a show. The owners unhooked and went to dinner. When they came back the trailer and horse were gone, to be found down a slight hill. Really not sure what kind of hill it was, but enough to break her neck, but not kill her. The owners had more money than they knew what to do with apparently because they had her neck fused, near the poll. She would be a great WP horse, but she can not flex at the poll very well. She is funny looking with her tilted head.And just because, her stall mate. Mystery is my lesson horse when I did lessons. She has been around since she was 3 and is 15 or so. She is the horse I had problems with last year putting weight back on her after her foal was weaned. She is a grade mare, but has wonderful babies. She is smokey black and has thrown the creme gene all three times she was bred.

And a Colt

Well the last foal for this year is here. I was NOT expecting a colt, but that is what I got. Also did not expect a solid, but that is what I got. Did get the grulla color though. And boy does he have dun factor. He is kinda cute and is for sale.

Baby update pictures

Later at just over 3 weeks old is looking good. Already enjoys helping mom eat her hay, so today I made a creep feeder for him and will start filling it with Foal Lac and Safe Choice. My parents say he loves to run and does a lot of it. He is for sale.
Also took pictures of the new filly. Here she is at just 5 DAYS OLD. Look how she has matured already. I am so pleased with her. She is not for sale at this time.

New foal

I was pleasantly surprised with a perfect looking filly this morning. I kept asking mom yesterday if Misty was acting any differently, but did not push the issue as today was day 340. She was checked on at 10 last night, then just after 6 this morning they find this little girl. OK big girl. This mare foals with no signs at all. She sneaks them in there. She is not very fond of people so she likes to have them on her own. She is a great momma, and was dripping milk as she walked. I am thrilled with this foal. I just may need to keep her for my next gymkhana horse. There is a price tag on her till at least she is broke to ride, then I may just give up and keep her, if I can.
She does not have a name yet, but all of this mares foals have had a patriotic theme to them. Sire's name is Lil Bit O Passion. At one time I was thinking Lil Bit American, but that does not seem to fit her.