A day at the stables

Originally Posted by fu1bar3

Joe is cute!! what breed is he? I would love to have a Gypsy Vanner.

He's got no papers, but came from a Romany family, so he probably has a fair history of Vanner blood behind him. His action is very showy with his 'moonboot' feathers, so I'd say he was bred for 'flashing', but he's a little short-bodied which would be a fault. (Flashing is a pony ridden or driven over short distances at gypsy horsefairs, the pony or horse has to look as spectacular as possible with the feathers flying to draw attention)

Originally Posted by alan

Not to dis your horse pics but thank you for that gorgeous pheasant picture. Where (and when) I grew up they were common. We called them ringnecks. I haven't seen one or heard that noise for 30 years.

It's taken me this long to get a decent picture of a pheasant, I keep seeing them running for cover, but saw a pair of cocks fighting in the middle of a field which meant that picture was just a grainy blur! The stable owner won't allow any shooting of the pheasants on his land, so I should see plenty more if the foxes don't get out of hand.
I shall try harder to get piccies for you,

Originally Posted by cassandra

Awesome pictures! I miss the sweet, warm smell of a freshly brushed horse...mmm

Okay, for those not in the horsie know..."bagging up" and "backed up" mean what exactly? =)

'Bagging up' means the mare has developed her udders and they're filling up, so a fairly good sign that delivery 'shouldn't' be too far away. ('shouldn't' because the changeable weather can cause themares to delay the onset of labour!)
'Backing' means getting a young horse used to being sadddled and ridden

We spent a lot of time in cornfields and would often flush them out. I just remember the sudden explosion of noise from the wings, and they would almost always cry out real loud. It was always a really cool surprise because when the corn is up you don't know it's coming at all. That sticks in my head even now.
Okay, back to the horses, my daughter was loving the horse pics over my shoulder.

I'm a horse's aunty!
First foal born today, a welsh cob x andalusian filly! She'll be bay or dun, depending on how dark she turns out, mother and baby doing well. I'll meet her on Wednesday, I'm waiting for her first pictures to be sent to me

Originally Posted by diamondlil

I'm a horse's aunty!
First foal born today, a welsh cob x andalusian filly! She'll be bay or dun, depending on how dark she turns out, mother and baby doing well. I'll meet her on Wednesday, I'm waiting for her first pictures to be sent to me

Congratulations!

Originally Posted by diamondlil

I'm a horse's aunty!
First foal born today, a welsh cob x andalusian filly! She'll be bay or dun, depending on how dark she turns out, mother and baby doing well. I'll meet her on Wednesday, I'm waiting for her first pictures to be sent to me

Congrads! I love the smell of foals... better even than puppies

I love the stallions!! That last pic of the black one is gorgous :0)

Here's a picture from my friend's 'phone, I'll take tons of photos on Weds

better pictures e-mailed to me