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Pets & Working Animals => Horses, ponies, donkeys & mules => Topic started by: Roxy on June 07, 2012, 01:03:24 am

Title: Our new foal
Post by: Roxy on June 07, 2012, 01:03:24 am

 
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/dollylane/SAM_0393.jpg)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Title: Re: Our new foal
Post by: SallyintNorth on June 07, 2012, 02:03:49 am

Congratulations!

Title: Re: Our new foal
Post by: Mammyshaz on June 07, 2012, 04:52:26 am

She is lovely.  :love: They always have such comical long legs at this age don't they  ;D

Title: Re: Our new foal
Post by: Mel Rice on June 07, 2012, 06:13:34 am

Very nice....I always wonder (esp with pics like yours) how on earth did they ever fit inside Mum?????
Nature is a wonderful thing.

Title: Re: Our new foal
Post by: jaykay on June 07, 2012, 08:42:44 am

Oh, what a little sweetheart  :love:

Congratulations to mum and to Roxy  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Our new foal
Post by: Rosemary on June 07, 2012, 09:01:29 am

 :love:

Title: Re: Our new foal
Post by: Roxy on June 07, 2012, 10:51:33 am

Forgot to say ....this is Dollylane Dominic, and his mum, Heather!!  (Fell pony)
 
Heather is only small - 12.2.hh at the most.  I must admit, I got a bit worried as she was enormous even two months ago, and got bigger by the day.  I assume those long legs are curled up, but it must have been hard work for Heather in all that heat we had, to lug him round all day and night :)   And for those who have never seen the afterbirth from a foal/calf - she would have that weight too.  Believe me, heaving all that into a bucket, and carrying it up the field was enough for me, without the foal as well!!
 
Foals cannot reach the floor with their neck for the first day or two, so they tend to bend their long legs outwards to enable them to sniff the grass.

Title: Re: Our new foal
Post by: little blue on June 07, 2012, 10:55:56 am

welcome to the world Dollylane Dominic, and congratulations to you all :thumbsup:
He's gorgeous...

glad the waiting is over too!

Title: Re: Our new foal
Post by: Hellybee on June 07, 2012, 11:57:32 am

Hes gorgeous   :love:    Roxy, congratulations x

Title: Re: Our new foal
Post by: sabrina on June 07, 2012, 12:21:57 pm

 :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Our new foal
Post by: suziequeue on June 07, 2012, 12:57:41 pm

Awwwww  :love: :love: :-* :-* :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Our new foal
Post by: NickiWilliams on June 08, 2012, 11:47:33 am

Congratulations !!! I think I'm in love!!!  :horse: :wave:

Title: Re: Our new foal
Post by: WarescotFarm on June 13, 2012, 10:05:31 pm

oh lovely! you are very lucky to have such a looker there congrats! ;D