Foal pics - overload! Half-way through!

JanetGeorge

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Having reached the half-way mark, time to show you my babies!

First to foal was Cleo (RID mare) - filly foal by my stallion Lady's Tralee Raj - named Indigo Clementine! She's rather bigger now!:rolleyes:

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Then it was Surprise's turn - a colt by Raj - called Indigo Future Shock (Alvin for short!) He MIGHT stay bay but I'm not puttingany money on it!

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The next to foal was a maiden mare, Trio - and sadly, the foal was lost at birth - she was just TOO big.

Next was my AID mare Ripple (by Raj) - who had a coltby Avanti Amorous Archie - named Indigo Galaxy. This one WILL stay bay (I think!)

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And ANOTHER colt, by Archie, out of Indigo Macha Pride - this chap is called Mr. Darcy!:D Goodness knows what colour HE'LL end up - but he's VERY pretty!

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I needed an end to all these colts, and Shanacloon Rose obliged with a lovely filly - by Raj - named Indigo Canda Rose.

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As of course did my wonderful Maggie - with a stunning filly last night. By Avanti Amorous Archie, this one is called Sweet Caroline!

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I now have a couple of weeks' sleep until the next lot are due!
 
RSL said:
Lovely foals, congratulations, are you a breeder (sell on), what breed are they all?
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Oh yes - FAR too many to keep sadly (although my husband says I have an inbuilt aversion to selling horses :rolleyes:)

All of these are pure Irish Draughts (other than Ripple who is 3/4 ID/1/4TB - and her colt is 7/8ths!) I've got 3 sport horse mares still to foal and another 4 RID mares. Should be finished by mid-July with any luck!
 
JG - its so lovely to see proper foals! My Piper (3/4 tb 1/4 ID) looks huge compared to all the dainty pretty tbs and warmbloods I keep seeing. I now am much happier about his size having seen your stunning collection.
 
Are all your broodmares grey? If your in need off 1 more mare I have a stunning dark dapple grey 10 yr old sports horse in need off a loving home.she has a good cv off eventing behind her but now has a few issues under saddle so would make a lovely mummy.
 
They are absolutely lovely JanetGeorge. I was interested to read what you thought their final colours might be but how on earth do you tell? I've always wondered this!
 
Monsters said:
Are all your broodmares grey? If your in need off 1 more mare
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No, they aren't ALL grey (just most of them! :rolleyes:) And that includes the GLORIOUS RID mare who is coming on breeding loan next week which my husband doesn't know about - she should blend in! But NO more!!

I have two chestnut RID mares, and 2 bay, 1 chestnut sport horse mares - oops - not that's 2 chestnut sport horse mares,

I was interested to read what you thought their final colours might be but how on earth do you tell?
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Well, ll Raj's foals have at LEAST a 50% chance of being grey, as do the Archie foals out of grey Mums (and all the mares who went to Archie to foal this year were grey!)

Usually, within a couple of days, the foals that are going grey will have little grey spectacles (which get bigger!)

The foals who are going to stay bay usually have seal-coloured legs, whereas the ones who are going to grey have black legs. But it's not an exact science!:D

Here are some I did earlier!

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This one was pretty easy - she is now a yearling and VERY grey!

As is this one:
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And this little chap??????

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I wasn't sure of him for quite a long time - his Mum had a sense of humour and always liked to keep me guessing!


But this is him now!

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Definitely bay!
 
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