Tailor is Adopted! He is now the official "mini-me" for our old friend, Jovial the pony! I can't wait to see pictures of them together! He wasn't here long, but who could resist this face?! LOL
It has been a very busy couple of days here! We brought the herd of girls home on Wednesday night and both the vet and farrier were terrific and came out Thursday for us. Taylor had a big job, but the girls were very well behaved for her. Liz suggested that I check out the "Equinite" website after I posted this picture on our Facebook page! LOL
The vet gave them all a once over and Rose got an external ultrasound. The results were inconclusive, so we will be watching her like a hawk until the end of June as the stallion left the premises last July. Rose is a very friendly girl and is so pretty and dainty. She's got some spunk and I can't wait to see her all shed out and up to the proper weight. She will make a great friend for someone!
Lilac is the mare who just lost her foal. She is the dominant mare in the herd, but is an absolute doll. I was powdering them today and did not even have to halter her up for it. She may very well be under the weather and is certainly debilitated as I would class her as emaciated. However, I think that she actually is that sweet. She speaks with her eyes.
Lily is the dam of Rose and our as-of-yet-unnamed filly. She is a very sweet mare as well. They will all surround any visitor to the Paddocks and insist on having equal attention. She is a nice size for driving at about 34" and is a lovely chocolatey brown colour. I can't wait to see her fresh summer coat with the sunburnt, unhealthy hair gone. She is very mellow and I hope once we wean the filly, she'll be able to relax more and heal faster. She is very thin on top of it all as her nine month old filly is still nursing though she's not got much to give. The filly is a little sparkplug. She alone is at a fairly good weight, though her foal coat is not shedding out properly. She is being treated, as are they all, for internal and external parasites. She is basically untouched, so it is challenging to treat her. LOL She is already much better though and I think understands that we are not attacking her. I got her haltered today with out too much fuss at all in order to powder her for lice. Now that she has had the necessary things done to her, I can take more time to work with her in a positive and friendly way. I expect our volunteers will be more than willing to spend the time to help win her over with kindness and consistency. Please check out our "Name That Filly" fundraiser and find out how to submit your name selection!
So, all of these girls are expected to make a full recovery with some time and care. They are actually relaxing to work with and it's nice to have four new ones in without a stallion in sight! LOL
I would like to thank Tara Pay for dropping everything and going with me to get these girls. Catching the filly was an adventure and I'm am SO very glad that Tara was with me! It was a very emotional day... bittersweet. I found that I was not stressed, though we had to deal with life and death, and it was due to having a gracious, competent horsewoman at my side. So thank you Tara.
It has been a very busy couple of days here! We brought the herd of girls home on Wednesday night and both the vet and farrier were terrific and came out Thursday for us. Taylor had a big job, but the girls were very well behaved for her. Liz suggested that I check out the "Equinite" website after I posted this picture on our Facebook page! LOL
The vet gave them all a once over and Rose got an external ultrasound. The results were inconclusive, so we will be watching her like a hawk until the end of June as the stallion left the premises last July. Rose is a very friendly girl and is so pretty and dainty. She's got some spunk and I can't wait to see her all shed out and up to the proper weight. She will make a great friend for someone!
Lilac is the mare who just lost her foal. She is the dominant mare in the herd, but is an absolute doll. I was powdering them today and did not even have to halter her up for it. She may very well be under the weather and is certainly debilitated as I would class her as emaciated. However, I think that she actually is that sweet. She speaks with her eyes.
Lily is the dam of Rose and our as-of-yet-unnamed filly. She is a very sweet mare as well. They will all surround any visitor to the Paddocks and insist on having equal attention. She is a nice size for driving at about 34" and is a lovely chocolatey brown colour. I can't wait to see her fresh summer coat with the sunburnt, unhealthy hair gone. She is very mellow and I hope once we wean the filly, she'll be able to relax more and heal faster. She is very thin on top of it all as her nine month old filly is still nursing though she's not got much to give. The filly is a little sparkplug. She alone is at a fairly good weight, though her foal coat is not shedding out properly. She is being treated, as are they all, for internal and external parasites. She is basically untouched, so it is challenging to treat her. LOL She is already much better though and I think understands that we are not attacking her. I got her haltered today with out too much fuss at all in order to powder her for lice. Now that she has had the necessary things done to her, I can take more time to work with her in a positive and friendly way. I expect our volunteers will be more than willing to spend the time to help win her over with kindness and consistency. Please check out our "Name That Filly" fundraiser and find out how to submit your name selection!
So, all of these girls are expected to make a full recovery with some time and care. They are actually relaxing to work with and it's nice to have four new ones in without a stallion in sight! LOL
I would like to thank Tara Pay for dropping everything and going with me to get these girls. Catching the filly was an adventure and I'm am SO very glad that Tara was with me! It was a very emotional day... bittersweet. I found that I was not stressed, though we had to deal with life and death, and it was due to having a gracious, competent horsewoman at my side. So thank you Tara.