First Derek foal of the year

[delphipuppy]

I love this time of year

I had a phone call last night from a very excited mare owner telling me her wish had come true. Her mare had just had a palomino filly to Derek. She is over the moon with the foal who is bouncing around the stable.
She is so pleased she is sending the mare back to him again!
My first mare to foal, Cream Bun, was due the same day as Dream but looks like she won't foal for at least another two weeks!! She went 12 months last time - I hate the waiting!
Only 29 more Derek babies to go

 

[rema]

Awww congrates to the owners.My god you must be a bag of nerves this time of year!.

 

[kibob]

Congratulations ...... 29 to go, goodness, he's been a busy boy.

J

 

[delphipuppy]

He didn't think he was busy enough!

 

[druid]

Yay!! Congratualtions to "Daddy" to

 

[Nic]

Congratulatulations, lucky owner must be thrilled.

Just posted a DA update above.

 

[sleepingdragon10]

That's wonderful news! Glad both mother and baby are doing well

Bethxx

 

[airedale]

yeah - another bouncing Derek baby !!

warn her they grow BIG ;-))

 

[henryhorn]

Congrats, I admired the pic in H and H this week, he looked stunning as ever!
One day I will attempt to breed a palomino, how likely is putting a chesnut with a bright bay and chesnut parents likely to be? (totally clueless re colours I'm afraid!)
Our late chesnut stallion (the sire of above) did produce a palomino to a palomino mare but it wasn't ours.

 

[MissIndependance]

Great stuff! I love pallys! 29 more Derek babies - how exciting!

 

[fernando]

Congratulations!!!!!

I just had a look at Derek on the stud's website, my my my what a stunner!!!

 

[delphipuppy]

Glad you like the pic in H&H. I think I took about 200 to get that one. The school is dark and I cant get a quick enough shutter speed! Fortunately he is moving on Sunday and they have a big outdoor school, so hopefully I wll get lots of good quality photos!

If the mare is chestnut she has two chestnut genes. This means you have 50% chance of a palomino.
Cheers
Gill

 

[delphipuppy]

I wish they were all mine! I wish my lot would hurry up!

 

[clipclop]

Oooh, Brilliant, More sexy people to look at

I hope you are going to put lots of pics up of your babies as and when they are born!!

Did you get my letter in the post?

 

[delphipuppy]

Picture will come thick and fast as soon as the little darlings decide to appear!!

Yes thanks got your letter in the post! She's all yours now!!

 

[Weezy]

Oh how exciting,I do hope we get to see pics

I too admired the pic in H&H - stunning.

 

[airedale]

and the foals are as well - I've got one of his 2 yr olds out of my 14hh welshxAA mare and he's a stunning dark dun - and already 15.2 at 22 months old !!!!!!!!!

 

[airedale]

watched pot never boils ;-)

 

[druid]

Yours is definitely stunning, love the colour! Mine is enroute from Dublin to me as we speak

 

[airedale]

oooh - which have you got coming - girl or boy and palomino ?

 

[Weezy]

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Yours is definitely stunning, love the colour! Mine is enroute from Dublin to me as we speak

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How boingy are you D?

 

[delphipuppy]

Well I hope it boils eventually otherwise they will all explode!! Ha Ha!

 

[druid]

Boy and dark bay...I got the "normal" colour

He's on Gill's site under 2006 foals still

 

[druid]

Very..he was supposed to arrive yesterday!!

 

[airedale]

nice - and excited isn't the word I bet !!

 

[druid]

Nope..right shall stop hijacking Gill's post now!

 

[airedale]

oh - I'm used to the wait - must be the 'native' bit in my mares

358/359 days is when my lot foal - they like to hang on until I'm so exhausted I'm absolutely guaranteed to miss seeing it happen

 

[S_N]

Oooo that's fab news!!