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Post by wally on May 18, 2009 16:58:04 GMT
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zoonie
Single Horse
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Post by zoonie on May 18, 2009 22:12:50 GMT
All absolutely adorable!!! I love Ollie Rumpus!!
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Post by fly on May 19, 2009 10:01:27 GMT
I love Viola...............and the last filly is so sweet, the white on the tail is quite unique !
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Post by wally on May 20, 2009 7:51:40 GMT
Got closer to the skewbald filly yesterday. Mum is a bit nervous at the best of times. she is a HE!
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Post by fly on May 20, 2009 7:58:23 GMT
. she is a HE! oops ;D - can't be easy to see though !
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Post by wally on May 20, 2009 16:01:32 GMT
With the tame, easy to handle mares it's easy, they bring baby up to meet you. Hetty would tear your head off if you come near baby, Gem is just a bit nervous, always has been, she trusts us now and we can catch her almost 99% of the time, but when she's got a baby she goes all un-neccessary and keeps her distance.....in a week or two she'll come round and be back speaking to us again. She always does this.
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Post by fly on May 20, 2009 19:13:04 GMT
That's part of what I love about ponies, they have such personnality quirks....!
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tara
Pony Pair
Mr Bertram!
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Post by tara on May 20, 2009 19:23:28 GMT
Ohhhhh.... maybe a matching pair for Vulcan?? Totally adorable!
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Post by happyhorsedriver on May 21, 2009 12:48:17 GMT
OMG they are all so adorable you have some stunning mares and foals there. The pictures are 1st class loving the action shot
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Post by wally on May 23, 2009 10:25:03 GMT
BIG colt foal, and a first foaling mare. Found her at about 3am in a real sweat with the nose and the tips of his toe-toes poking out. Poor mare had obviously been up and down a great deal judging by the churned grass. Banged on caravan door to get Frances up and at 'em. We gave her a hand and she produced an enormous fellow. No wonder she was having bother. It took her a very long time to stand up after the birth and she was not as besotted with the foal as I'd like to see. Poor mare was exhausted and shook for quite some time. Waited until she had settled and stopped shaking and baby had had his first suck. They seem fine now, but mum is very tired. He was up before she was! How about this for a suck reflex?
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Post by fly on May 23, 2009 14:00:52 GMT
Poor mum looks in shock ! How are they now ? I am suprized as to how big the shetland foals are - they seem relatively big compared to the foal of a "full size" horse (if you get my meaning) or is it my imagination?
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Post by wally on May 23, 2009 16:44:48 GMT
This batch all seem to be absolute bruisers. Great big backsides and broad backs and chuncky chest and shoulders. Not a skinny one among them. Most foals from "normal" horses are far leaner.
Hand on heart, all they have had is a bit of haylage when the snow was deep and access to a mineral lick. The rest was wintering out 24/7 on rough hill grazing.
Shetlands grow on fresh air.
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Post by wally on May 24, 2009 21:14:51 GMT
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Post by rabatsa on May 25, 2009 8:42:00 GMT
I perhaps would have had different footwear on before setting off to check the neds but otherwise it is about right for the time of day.
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