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[Parrotperson]

Great name! She is beautiful.

 

[Gloi]

Well my mare is called 'Goose' so the foal had to be 'Gosling'. And given she was smuggled into my life inside a horse we have gone for 'Trojan Gosling'. We had to settle on a name and passport & microchip to get the DNA test done to prove her parentage. Nervously waiting on the results



That's the thing about her not following the book. There have been no rough days.
She foaled at a very respectable 6pm, it all happened in 15 mins and was pretty much text book. Stood after 15 mins, suckled after 30 mins, IgG level was 12.
Day one she stayed in. Day two she had to wear a foal slip and be lead by it as we have a pond in the centre of our courtyard so following mum was not an option. (doing backstroke with the water lilies and carp would not be good!)
The book says she'd only want milk for the first 8 weeks. But she ate grass in week 2, week three she was eating grass, hay and fighting mum for her feed. And she's definitely eating it as doing proper mini horse poos.
She's 4 weeks and leads like a dream, picks up all her feet, comes when called, she's really friendly and polite etc
I am just waiting on her turning into a monster.
I never wanted a foal, and I don't have children so the thought of keeping a small thing alive terrifies me. But so far she's an angel.

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You may not have wanted or expected her, but she is beautiful and I hope you eventually see her as a bonus rather than an unwanted gift.

 

[SEL]

She's very beautiful - i used to say about my old boy i didn't think it was his first time on earth he had such a wise way about him. Some of them are just born knowing what to do - a good introductory foal!