A Colt for Ellise

A new addition arrived yesterday, on July 1st.  It's been a long anticipated arrival with much pampering done to a favorite mare about to foal.  She's had colts before, so she knew the routine.  This particular mare has a calm disposition and a kind eye as you can tell in the photo below.  Check out those lovely gray eyelashes and natural dark eyeliner!

The last month has been a twice daily check hoping she'd foal before long.  She remained content to eat her grain and pasture grass, as if to say..."what's your hurry".  Her belly continued to grow.  Her movements slowed down during this past week, limited by heaviness in a bulging stomach.

The last few days, the mare began showing signs of going into her foaling time.  Upon checking her at 3:00 yesterday morning, we discovered she had a healthy stud colt by her side.  Finally!  Later on, she brought her baby close by the house to show him off as a proud mother would do and even posed for a picture.  The mare still looks pregnant!  Not really - she ate well during her pregnancy with special grain and hay to keep her healthy for this big event.

What makes this colt special is that he is promised to a young girl who is turning into quite a horsewoman even in her childhood years.  Already he has a future with this little gal who has big plans for both of them to bond not only in relationship but as a team that can only be experienced between horse and rider.  A big 'Yay' for Ellise and her dreams with this beautiful colt.

Join me at The Turn-Up Patch in two weeks, on Monday, July 18th.    A thought for you.....


Since we are rolling into July, enjoy this week in celebration of July 4th, Independence Day.  Let us not take our freedoms for granted.  This is a sobering quote from Abraham Lincoln - "America will never be destroyed from the outside.  If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."