My BOGOF....

[Marnie]

Following on from EquestrianFairy's post, it made me think of my BOGOF....

I had a lovely Cleveland Bay X TB about 7 years ago that I was rehabbing for a friend after a tendon injury, things weren't good and he eventually had to be PTS due to massive arthritis in his pelvis. I was at a loss with no horse, and went to a dealer (later I found not to have a very good rep!) and bought a sorry looking Irish cob mare. After about 2 weeks, she was running milk, I paniced and called the vet who did a rectal and said that she wasn't just about to foal, but he wanted to scan her - he did, and found that she was about 6 weeks in foal!

Around 10 months later, Muppet arrived!

Day Cocoa foaled...
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Muppet 12 hours old...
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About 2 months old....
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Last year with my friend at her first dressage....
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I have still got her now, although she is on loan to a pony club kid who loves her to bits and is doing all sorts with her. I can't manage 2 horses at the moment, but couldn't bring myself to sell her, so this way we get the both of best worlds! Her mum is on permenant loan as a gentle hack after suffering respiratory problems, but she is living the life of riley with lots of grass and attention!

Sorry, the posts earlier just got me thinking how lucky I was!

 

[missshell]

Stunning!

 

[moodymare1987]

Wow what a fab story, and the foalie is absolutley gorgeous. So is the mare but Love the coloured

 

[EquestrianFairy]

Yey!!!!

I hope mine grows to a nice size for me and then we'll be another successful BOGOF story- and yours was a coloured!

(even if she doesnt, she will be loaned to PC homes!)

 

[Bess]

What a great result and a lovely story, very pleasing.

 

[sea_view]

What a lovely story and such a fantastic result too! X

 

[Ezme]

Friend of mine got a buy one get two free! Mare arrived randomly with foal at foot then another one appeared a couple months later! Completley unknown to her!

 

[Marnie]

Your story made me re-live the memories, it was great looking at all my old photos. I hope your story tuns out as well as mine

 

[nikkiportia]

Wow, I'm in love with the coloured! What a handsome chap!

Oops...edited to say what a lovely girlie!

 

[immybrookstud]

she is a lovely girl where did the name muppet come from

 

[Marnie]

I used to call her mum Miss Piggy because she ate everything in sight, so I used to joke that I was going to call the foal Kermit. When the foal came out as a she, I jokingly called her Muppet, and the name stuck - no one can believe that I called her that until they get to know her, and then agree that she is a bit of a Muppet.....!