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Hello - I'm 'new' to breeding and wanted to ask some advice...

I bought a lovely ISH mare in March, who got fatter and fatter this summer and then surprised me 2 weeks ago with a gorgeous, jet black filly foal!

I've since tracked down the stallion in question - a young 'man' with Hibiskus bloodlines.

I know nothing at all about breeding / bringing up foals, having not intended to become a grandma! But, with a massive amount of reading and lots of worrying so far, everything seems to be going well and filly and mum are thriving.

I've been wondering about showing them next year, and wondered if anyone could offer me some advice as to how to prepare them / what to expect / what the form is? (I've only really evented before so don't know where to start) - or is there a good book you can recommend?

I'm probably getting ahead of myself, but I'm grabbing my surprise opportunity with both hands (rather than just panic!) and hoping to produce her for myself for the future...

If I can work out how to add pictures, I will...!

Very many thanks

Jenny
 
Hibiskus lines? Yum yum!

My immediate thought regarding showing the filly will be that as she's such a late foal, she'll be a long way behind other foals showing next season. Obviously over time that won't become noticeable and certainly won't negatively affect your long-term ridden plans with her, but she'll no doubt be teeny tiny in comparison to spring foals.

Having said that, unless your aim is only to win, then there won't be any harm in showing her next year, as she'll get exposure to different environments. I'd watch some early season shows next year to get a feel for it, and go from there.

Do you have any piccies?
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Hi Megan2006

I'm really not fussed about winning (well, that's not to say I wouldn't be chuffed...) but its definitely more about getting her 'out and about' - her mum is the most calm / relaxed / serene horse I've ever met & I want her to learn as much as she can from mum's reaction to all sorts of different environments.

It'll hopefully make my life easier when I get to the riding bit!

Would love to bore you silly with pics so will do my best to work out how to get them up here!

Jen
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congratulations:)
you would not be able to show them in mare and foal classes next yr, as technically she will be a yearling, but its a great education, and if you went for some of the later shows, she may have caught up a bit.
good luck
 
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