2023 Foals

[Asha]

Finally! Beautiful early morning shots. This one was this morning, he's really unscrunching now. Second photo was his first morning, having a nap on the sunshine
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Gorgeous. In my favourite colour too . Congratulations
It’s making me even more excited for this summer

 

[Bernster]

Gorgeous! He looks to have a good set of knees and hocks on him

 

[Pinkvboots]

gorgeous lucky you

 

[Jeni the dragon]

Awww! He looks lovely! Congratulations!

 

[ihatework]

Utterly gorgeous Lyle xx

 

[LadyGascoyne]

Lovely foal @Lyle - I might have missed this but how is he bred?

 

[Lyle]

Thank you everyone for your kind comments! I just love the foals, and am looking forward to seeing what else pops up in this thread over the next few months Here's Rolly having a nap in the sun.
@LadyGascoyne He's a Welsh D, by our stallion who is beautifully bred (fully imported sire and dam). The stallion is a 15.2hh athletic, sporty type. We have a few of his older progeny too, and they are super athletic types. Hope this boy gets his mum's flaxen mane!

 

[HappyHackerK8]

Finally in double figure countdown! Looking forward to seeing the foals pop up on here so I can gain as many tips and hints as possible

 

[ihatework]

2 weeks to go!
Boobies are arriving

 

[HappyHackerK8]

2 weeks to go!
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Oh wow! 2 weeks! So exciting x

 

[Lyle]

@ihatework 2 weeks, that's so close! How exciting!!

Here's Rolly looking a lot more filled out now.

 

[shanebelton]

First post in many years... 6 weeks to go! first time breeder, (unplanned and due to injury at first event last year!) Mare (Eva aka Carrigshawn Bllue Imp) is now 9yo by Fiero (150cm sj) (Zirocco Blue x Indoctro x Master imp, a half sister to 4* eventer The Masters Harry and direct dam line to numerous other proven eventers (Carrigsean Tigers eye, Gortglas Crazy Love etc). Sire is a Holstenier called Cormint who is by Callido x Carthago... impatiently waiting already!

 

[Asha]

First post in many years... 6 weeks to go! first time breeder, (unplanned and due to injury at first event last year!) Mare (Eva aka Carrigshawn Bllue Imp) is now 9yo by Fiero (150cm sj) (Zirocco Blue x Indoctro x Master imp, a half sister to 4* eventer The Masters Harry and direct dam line to numerous other proven eventers (Carrigsean Tigers eye, Gortglas Crazy Love etc). Sire is a Holstenier called Cormint who is by Callido x Carthago... impatiently waiting already!

shes a cracker. Nice choice of sire too. Will look forward to seeing your foal photos

 

[HappyHackerK8]

@ihatework 2 weeks, that's so close! How exciting!!

Here's Rolly looking a lot more filled out now. View attachment 108695

He is adorable!

 

[HappyHackerK8]

First post in many years... 6 weeks to go! first time breeder, (unplanned and due to injury at first event last year!) Mare (Eva aka Carrigshawn Bllue Imp) is now 9yo by Fiero (150cm sj) (Zirocco Blue x Indoctro x Master imp, a half sister to 4* eventer The Masters Harry and direct dam line to numerous other proven eventers (Carrigsean Tigers eye, Gortglas Crazy Love etc). Sire is a Holstenier called Cormint who is by Callido x Carthago... impatiently waiting already!
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She is lush!Good luck and looking forward to seeing the updates x

 

[HappyHopes]

Hello Everyone! It has been wonderful reading your posts and seeing your lovely pictures (another Rolly fan!). So we are joining the 2023 club with a beautiful Section D mare by Crugybar Mabon Mai in foal to our gorgeous boy and due in May. Sorry no pictures, I need to learn how to reduce the file size......

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

My mare will be due early May, it will be a forest bred foal by Lucky Lane Rollo. Same sire as my current riding pony who is a little gem. It'll be my first forest bred foal for over a decade so very excited. Mare's fourth foal, so far 1 colt, 2 fillies, 2 bays and one dun. She is bay, sire is grey. Would like a grey colt, so I shall probably end up with a bay filly now!

 

[shanebelton]

My mare will be due early May, it will be a forest bred foal by Lucky Lane Rollo. Same sire as my current riding pony who is a little gem. It'll be my first forest bred foal for over a decade so very excited. Mare's fourth foal, so far 1 colt, 2 fillies, 2 bays and one dun. She is bay, sire is grey. Would like a grey colt, so I shall probably end up with a bay filly now!

How funny! I'm hoping for a bay filly! Mare is grey sire dark bay but from a family of greys, so will probably get a grey colt!

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Mare's dam was grey but sire bay so it'll be one of the two.

 

[shanebelton]

Four weeks to go, and although she is a maiden I had expected her to be bigger, hoping it doesn't mean a small foal as hoping to keep it and I'm 6ft...

 

[HappyHackerK8]

Four weeks to go, and although she is a maiden I had expected her to be bigger, hoping it doesn't mean a small foal as hoping to keep it and I'm 6ft...View attachment 109541

She looks great - my mare doesn’t look very big but if you peer underneath her it’s all there! She’s a maiden too and was very fit with being ridden, so I think it’s just good tone keeping it all in? I’m 5”4 so the smaller the better for me

 

[Lyle]

Four weeks to go, and although she is a maiden I had expected her to be bigger, hoping it doesn't mean a small foal as hoping to keep it and I'm 6ft...View attachment 109541

I had a maiden this year who really didn't show very big. Once the foal was out, she didn't look like she'd been in foal at all, even the vet commented! The irony is the foal has the longest legs ever, and at 5 months old looks like he might end up a tall boy, taller than both parents

 

[shanebelton]

I take it back... this last week she has ballooned... into 3 weeks now to due date, slight udder developing but not looking like anything will happen this week...

 

[ihatework]

I have no fingernails left.
Best part of 2 weeks overdue now

 

[Asha]

I have no fingernails left.
Best part of 2 weeks overdue now

I wonder if this horrible weather is having an impact. A friend of mine mare has gone past her last foaling date . But she foaled over the summer previously.
id love to know if they go longer if bred earlier in the year
Hope she gets on with it soon

 

[Ambers Echo]

Oh no. Hope she gets on with it soon!

 

[Ambers Echo]

Amber is enormous and she’s not due till August

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Semi-feral mares can go 12 months. Weather has a big part to play. I reckon my mare is due 1st week of May.

 

[HappyHackerK8]

I have no fingernails left.
Best part of 2 weeks overdue now

Waiting for this nasty weather to shift and give you a nice Easter present

 

[HappyHackerK8]

I wonder if this horrible weather is having an impact. A friend of mine mare has gone past her last foaling date . But she foaled over the summer previously.
id love to know if they go longer if bred earlier in the year
Hope she gets on with it soon

From what I’ve read this is the case - I’m no expert in the slightest but have read in several places that early covering has longer gestation than later in the season