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Mike
Neonate
Username: Mkling
Post Number: 6
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 10:07 pm: | 
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I've been reading the board and havent posted much, so I thought I'd share our new little one off. his name is Darwin. (I did post pics on the genetics page, but I thought I should start a new thread here).
He was Born Sunday March 26th around 5:00 AM or so. I missed it cause she didnt wax or anything. she acted normal when I checked her at 11:00 PM (eating Hay). So needless to say I was a little surprised when I went in the barn in the morning.
Mom and foal are doing great. I had the vet come today anyways and do the blood test and check afterbirth. After the vet check, Mom and foal ran all over the pasture today. The little guy is sure a lotta fun to watch play.
I'm still unsure of what color he will be. Dam is a chestnut POA cross and Sire is a Bay Arab.
Darwin also has Blue eyes! one more blue than the other. I was unsure, but the Vet said they will stay blue. She also thought hey may shed to a dark Brown or Bay. I still think Black
hope you enjoy the pics!
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/mkling1/Darwinpics041.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/mkling1/Darwinpics013.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/mkling1/Darwinpics039.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/mkling1/Darwinpics032.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/mkling1/Darwinpics017.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/mkling1/Darwinpics0013.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/mkling1/b5c93fd8.jpg
(Message edited by mkling on March 27, 2006) |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 206
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 10:16 pm: |
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Mike - he looks like a little stuffed toy! He is sweet...I am not sure about the bay color, that would be a lot of change... but, I would trust the vets opinion over mine! Maybe some of the other can give you an idea. He looks a lot like another foal recently born with that blueish/grayish/blackish color. What a doll! How many days did your mare go before foaling? |
Rousseau
Nursing Foal
Username: Epona5
Post Number: 11
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 07:20 am: |
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What a cutie !
seems black to me ! |
Joanna
Breeding Stock
Username: Joanna
Post Number: 104
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 01:02 pm: |
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Mike, he is sooo cute. Congrats!!
As for his color, he seems kinda black to me, but you never can tell when they are this young. Keep us updated and enjoy your new addition!! |
Amber Tedford
Yearling
Username: Amber
Post Number: 61
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 01:59 pm: |
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Mike, he looks alot like my filly that was born 2 weeks ago. She doesn't have blue eyes, however.
http://photobucket.com/albums/e232/arhorses/
We still have no clue what she'll shed out to be!
What breed is your little guy? He's beautiful! |
melissa
Breeding Stock
Username: Mbgirl
Post Number: 164
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 08:12 pm: |
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MIKE,
YOU FOAL IS TOO CUTIE. IS IT A MINI HORSE? I HAVE MY FIRST MINI FOAL DUE IN MAY.
TAKE CARE,
MELISSA |
SDS
Weanling
Username: Whisper05
Post Number: 50
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 11:21 am: |
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Awwww, how adorable, love that color,he is just darling.Congrats on your new baby,Mike. |
Dianne Edwards
Weanling
Username: Mamaedwards
Post Number: 44
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 12:52 pm: |
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Mike & Amber, those little grey guys are absolutely adorable! Mike, I am jealous of your blue eyed baby, I wanted one. They are sooo cute, ours is a palomino paint, good luck to both of you.
Dianne |
Danielle Roosen-Runge
Yearling
Username: Rolling_hills_quarter_horses
Post Number: 80
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 10:53 pm: |
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Amber I would lay bets that your girl will be a black! And probably a blue black to boot! |
Amber Tedford
Yearling
Username: Amber
Post Number: 62
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 06:43 pm: |
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Danielle-that will be fun! It's suck a guessing game with them isn't it!
Diane-thanks so much! She's definately a hand full! |
Danielle Roosen-Runge
Yearling
Username: Rolling_hills_quarter_horses
Post Number: 84
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 02:37 am: |
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Amber -- It very much is! |
Mike
Neonate
Username: Mkling
Post Number: 10
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 09:24 pm: |
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Amber, our foals sure do have a similar coat. The face on my little guy looks like its turning more of a dark brown color now. maybe he will turn out Bay like his dad. I'll get some new pics on here as soon as we get some decent weather. |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 265
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 03:47 pm: |
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Here is a picture of Dream Catcher up and around. What a day this has been...still can't believe how awesome the birth was and she is!
http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/katheekj/?action=view¤t=MomandBabym oment.jpg
Here is a pic of Dad which she shouldshed out to look like because he if homozygous black
http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/katheekj/?action=view¤t=PatchesFull Body.jpg
Sweet Dreams is a buttercream bucksin and is sometimes mistaken for a grey. |
Kassie Finley
Breeding Stock
Username: Jkqh
Post Number: 153
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 08:37 pm: |
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What a little doll Kathee. Looks like she took after daddy in her color. congrats. |
melissa
Breeding Stock
Username: Mbgirl
Post Number: 167
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 09:21 pm: |
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I love your paint foal. The foal and mare look great. I wish I could get play by play birth pictures. My mare foaled in the pasture last year, I was able to get pictures of the foal learning to stand up. My paint colt from last year is name Bynums Eye Catcher(barn name is Little Man).We found out a few weeks ago, my stud colt is homozygous for the tobiano gene. I love the name you gave your foal as well. My colt has a eye of white on one side on his mane, so that is why we name him that. see him on www.photobucket.com/albums/e329/MBhorses
My paint mare(Annie)who is also homozygous for the tobiano gene is due April, I am waiting now.
take care,
melissa |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 220
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 09:29 pm: |
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Mike what a sweet foal I know you must be so proud as well you should be.
Amber what a sweet looking filly congrates!!!! I love it.
Kathee, I love your filly and the color but that name...one near and dear to my Native American heart!
Here is my brag, this is "Jades Luck of the Straw" here APHA name but her barn name was just offered to me by the Choctaw Tribal council....the name is "Okchaya" (oak-cha-awe) means "Giver of life"...in choctaw. I just love the name and I believe she feels the names power within her as well. After so much tragedy this foaling season it is so nice when things go well. I love seeing all the new foals, it brightens the heart and strengthens the spirit. 
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/cmpsp1/0f1cce0e.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/cmpsp1/8a36a9cf.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/cmpsp1/aca02bab.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/cmpsp1/05dfc983.jpg |
Lori aka " Raven"
Breeding Stock
Username: Raven
Post Number: 181
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 06:24 am: |
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Jan- you have every right to Brag about that one. She is simple gorgeous!!! Love the name that the council offered her, suits her to a T.
My heart is warm with all the pride you feel for your Okchaya! |
Dianne Edwards
Yearling
Username: Mamaedwards
Post Number: 55
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 02:27 pm: |
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Kathee, he is soooo cute! Love his coloring. Good luck! |
Kim Winter
Breeding Stock
Username: Clafairy
Post Number: 269
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 03:52 pm: |
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Kathee - Love your little girl. She will be a fantastic yearling too - But lets not wish the time away, you want to enjoy her being tiny : )
Well done to you too Jan - Beauty! Glad to hear you are noth getting on so well - Keep us updated with piccies as they grow and shed : ) |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 273
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 05:50 pm: |
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I am trying something new here. I uploaded a video clip of Dream and Catcher for their first turn out together. They are in a 1/2 acre private pasture. Poor Dream is going to have to learn to eat on the run. Catcher should have been named Catch Me!
We will see if this works.
http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/katheekj/?action=view¤t=Rompinginth epasturewithMom.flv |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 274
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 05:55 pm: |
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Jan - she is so beautiful. I am a softy for paints already and she is really flashy. |
Lori aka " Raven"
Breeding Stock
Username: Raven
Post Number: 183
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 07:36 pm: |
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Kathee that was a wonderful video!!! Looks like you have a very nice place. Now seeing that I do miss my big boy  .
Hope you are having lots of fun with Catcher! |
Kim k
Breeding Stock
Username: Kimk
Post Number: 541
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 09:43 pm: |
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Jan and Kathee
Congrats on your babies! I too have a soft spot for those painted babies. Have fun they grow up quick |
melissa
Breeding Stock
Username: Mbgirl
Post Number: 171
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 09:48 pm: |
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Kathee,I love the video of the mare and foal to cute. I hope my paint foal turns out as cute as yours.My mare Annie is due April.
thanks melissa |
Danielle Roosen-Runge
Yearling
Username: Rolling_hills_quarter_horses
Post Number: 89
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 03, 2006 - 02:52 am: |
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You will find the following pictures of "Joker" born yesterday April fools... The last picture includes "Rowdy" the colt we had born on the 23rd. They are both huge! I can't believe how outstanding these colts both are!
Kathee -- I tried to load a video it didn't work about a week ago... guess I will have to try again! PS - Sorry about the mistake on the color of your mare... I now see she is a buckskin on your clip. In the other pics she looked grey on my screen!
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i56/islandhorses/04-02-06MaggieandJoker.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i56/islandhorses/04-02-06JokerInStall.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i56/islandhorses/04-02-06JokerandBishops2.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i56/islandhorses/04-01-06MaresandBoys.jpg |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 280
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 03, 2006 - 09:42 am: |
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Danielle - he is so stricking! His coloring was one of the possibilities for Catcher (dad homozygous black) and I would have loved that, too. Do you have a measurement on him? He looks really tall. Catcher measured 38" at the wither - mom is 15 hh.
PS - she is such a light bucksin that she is confused with a grey all the time - particularly when she is laying down and her dark legs are wrapped up under her. |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 395
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 03, 2006 - 11:14 am: |
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Kathee and Danielle- again, what pretty babies! I'm so envious, it seems "bay" and "colt" are the color/sex for the year. If it weren't for little Cisco, the barn would be quite dull..lol. Luckily, we still have Avery (who it seems will be forever pregnant) Sophie ( palomino ) and Beth ( gray ) yet to go, MAYBE, must MAYBE we'll get some color to go with all that red! |
Danielle Roosen-Runge
Yearling
Username: Rolling_hills_quarter_horses
Post Number: 90
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 03, 2006 - 01:53 pm: |
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Kathee -- He was 42" 110lbs at birth out of a 14.3hh mare. My other colt was 43" 110lbs out of a 16.1hh mare. I tell ya this year is the year for BIGGIES. This is my first foal crop with my stud. I can't complain one bit, they exceded my expectations 10 fold as I had the mares long before I had the stud and went with what I had. |
Gwen Sams
Neonate
Username: Missrightwing
Post Number: 4
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 01:19 am: |
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Everyone's foals are so nice! Adorable! After a stillborn, I am happy to have a healthy Tobi colt. I am so happy! The mare didn't wax. She rolled back in progression on udder development and her vulva tightened up. Then suddenly, with no warning, she foaled. He's gorgeous and an absolute ham around people. He's just a day old, but I am absolutely in love It's my first foal, can you tell? 8 years in the making, really. First it was just convincing my parents to let me breed her and then it was just convincing myself to move on.
We're calling him spot, which was suggested by the breeder's 7 year old and adorable daughter.
Here is my webshots album where he is:
http://community.webshots.com/user/cashgurl |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 304
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 05:22 pm: |
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Gwen ... he is belssed in the color department! really nice markings. I know what you mean about being in love...I can't take my eyes off my girl! |
Gwen Sams
Neonate
Username: Missrightwing
Post Number: 5
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 11:09 pm: |
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Thanks. We have been very, very blessed with color... goregous! He has video out there, too. I just can't get enough of him! Your gal is gorgeous! Her coloring is absolutely amazing
Oh... so his video is here if anyone wants to see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MeecfW3cck
I went out with them for the first day that they had been outside and had a blast. Baby and mom loved just being out in the nice warm weather. |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 322
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 08:02 am: |
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Gwen - just adorable! They are so full of energy! |
Gwen Sams
Neonate
Username: Missrightwing
Post Number: 8
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 08:38 am: |
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I know. He is also a little bit of a ham for the camera, too, just like his mom. His personality is just starting to show and it is just so cute! |
Kim k
Breeding Stock
Username: Kimk
Post Number: 548
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 09:19 am: |
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Gwen, congrats! love the spots! Have fun with him they grow up quick!
Kim |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 418
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 02:55 pm: |
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Gwen- he's a beauty, my kind of paint exactly. Congratulations!! Ev |
Darlene Folkersma
Neonate
Username: Edanddar
Post Number: 4
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 10:27 am: |
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Gwen, I loved the clip of mom and baby. he's a cutie. He'll be flashy when he's full grown, I do love the paints. |
