Wow - can you believe I've got another update here? I've had the meat of the post ready for a while, but haven't had the pics to go with it. I'm working on getting caught up and then hopefully I'll be able to stay current-ish with posts.
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The last year has seen a lot of changes in my little herd. The collective herd is now NOT little, with 8 horses between my friend and I. We co-own 3: Rip, Ivy and a new broodmare, Momma Mia. I own Fred and Copper and she has Spunky and Lucy. My friend boards a mare for her sister, which makes 8! The reason I include all of these horses in “my” herd is that I help train and handle most of them! |
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| Ivy and Fred this spring. Fred looks teeny in this pic. Lol |
My friend moved back to her childhood farm this May and by early June, all but Fred and Copper had moved to her place. I am ok with just the two boys here for now, as I had a full house all winter, with horses inside, outside and Fred boarded to get some training.
We found a new broodmare this spring – I don’t want to say we “rescued” her, but we rehomed her for a very low price. The lady that owned her had a big herd and was having some life issues and was downsizing. We had a bit of vet work to do to get her back to what I consider the basics – teeth, vaccines, hoof trims, etc. She is a registered QH with some decent older bloodlines. She has good bone, great feet (despite a bit of neglect) and a fantastic temperament.
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| Ivy on the left, Mamma Mia on the right. |
The mare is sweet as pie and has loved all the attention we’ve been giving her (and grain, let’s be honest!). Well, accept for the farrier… We had to use meds to sedate her so we could get her trimmed. Her feet hadn’t been trimmed in over a year (!) so that was important to do. The good thing is that despite not being up to date on vet/farrier work, she was in good shape.
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| She approaches you cautiously, then comes in for scratches and attention. |
We were able to get her all checked out and then we bred her in June to a nice local red roan QH stallion owned by an acquaintance. We did the 45 day ultrasound and all looks good, so cross your fingers for a foal next May!
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| Momma Mia will stand here and quietly nicker until you give her a treat. |
I boarded my friend’s sister’s mare, Tilly here for a couple of months this spring while my friend moved and settled in. I put a few rides on the mare to see how broke she was. Long story short: she is broke w/t/c and whoa. She doesn’t have any fancy buttons, but seems to be a solid equine citizen. I’m still helping with this horse as her owner has major fear issues.
Tilly is nice and quiet and should be good for my friend in time. Tilly is a cute grey APHA mare and is not in foal, despite looking a bit round in the pic below!
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Tilly - the grey (not in foal!!) mare
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