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..... lion? YOU decide!!! (He's not a year old yet and I've never had one with such a thick mane and forelock!!!)

I'm rubbish at picking names so I'll just tell you the names of some of mine, past and present - with their show name in brackets.... Cherry (Morello Noir) Ludo (Impulsive Purchase - yes, really!) Indy (Indian Summer) Albi (Albion Firecracker - because he was small and explosive ;) ) Boo...

I'm going to be selfish and ask her to wait until next Tuesday as that is MY foalie's first birthday!!! I can't believe she's so big, my mare was tiny by comparison and that was her third foal... and he was a whopper too!

I broke 6 ribs and damaged my spleen last year when I was bronc'd off onto a road. I spent 4 days in hospital and the doctors told me that my RaceSafe saved my life as without it, they think my internal organs would have been mush from the impact. You never know what might have been but I guess...

The suspense has rubbed off on my herd..... when I arrived this morning, they were all standing at the gate shouting "Has Tessybear had her baby yet????" ;)

I shall be watching this thread with interest. My coblet is a couple of weeks off his first birthday and is already sporting an unruly forelock.... I'm not feeling positive!!!

Andrew James and his team are FAB. You can reach him on 07810 653499. :)

Forgot to say earlier.... if you feel the need to cough, hold a rolled up towel or a pillow, quite firmly against your ribs before you try.... it really does help to support them. But you will probably find that it will hurt to cry, laugh, sigh, cough sneeze.... or move at all really in the...

Ouchie, you have my deepest sympathies I think it depends how you have broken them. I broke 6 and displaced them the middle of May last year and they are still healing and finding their way back to each other! Although I am nearly 50 so my powers of healing are probably a bit slow!! I was...

Our mare (3rd foal) never went "pointy"... this was her 12 hours before she foaled..... And ditto her modest udder too.... Result....

Yes, as my OH has said, the fencing was main electric. There are loads of threads about the "best" fencing for newborn foals, tales of broken legs, hangings, rolling unders etc. The sad fact is that most of us can only do our very best with the funds and tools available. None of us would wish...

This was my mare's colt kicking her 4 days before his surprise arrival... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pn_rdps_bU (I knew she was in foal, but I didn't expect her to have it quite so quickly) This was the morning I turned up and he had arrived overnight...

My little man was born last year with a "hint of blue" which I assumed would change as he got older... He's now a yearling and whilst he has changed somewhat, his eyes have remained the same colour... More special is the fact that my name is Jane and he was born with a monogram for...

I have, many times. And sold them the same way. Never had a problem either way. To all the people who say "If you can't afford to pay for the horse outright, how will you pay for it's upkeep?" I say "Tosh!" The upkeep costs are fine, it is the lump sum outlay that is generally a problem for...

He's only 12hh high at the moment and as he is deep girthed and hairy, my lovely vet decided she'd rather have him down - and I agree with her decision wholeheartedly. My previous colts have been done standing but I felt that she was far more thorough - plus I held a lead-light for her and had...