A day at the stables

So sorry to hear about the stillborn foal.

But glad you are getting out and having some fun after all of the problems you have been through recently.

That's heartbreaking! A year's worth of waiting, worrying and loving shouldn't turn out like that. I'm so sorry.

Thanks for the nice thoughts. Missy, the mare, is absolutely fine, she totally ignored the foal even when it was carried away for burial. She's with her mother, Angel for company.She'll be put with one of the stallions as soon as she comes into heat again.

Yee-harr! Have finally mastered rising trot! Kim has arranged permission with the owner of a lovely horse she schools for me to have lessons on him. (This picture is of Kim riding Ben a few weeks ago during a schooling session).
Kim had lent me a dvd to watch for homework, it breaks down the basics of gaining balance and how to move with the different paces, and my sister lent me a basic schooling book that I've been reading religiously.
To finally go from feeling like a bouncing ball about to fall off to the floating suspension was incredible! By the end of the lesson Kim had me going from walk to trot and back again with no trouble. Afterwards I thanked Kim, Ben and his owner profusely, my legs were like jelly, my tail bone is suffering today but I'm booked for a lesson again next week

Whoops! Here's Ben

Hes a gorgeous boy, i love horses but donkeys im afraid are the best lol

From Tuesday, Nuts' foal had cut her face on barbed wire, so had to be caught for inspection and treatment. She's got a name now, Luna!
My job was to hold and calm Nuts during the procedure. Kim had the job of wrestling with a very boisterous filly, while Cathy treated the wounds. They are superficial, so hopefully will heal without trouble. Afterwards managed to get Luna to come over for a little friendly contact.

Following this, the electric fencing has been rearranged and Luna's foal slip has been removed to hopefully prevent further trouble. The landowner has been asked many times to repair the wire fencing, but isn't the most helpful of people.

Wow... been browsing through the thread and I am drooling over all of the pictures... I miss being around horses, they are such beautiful animals and full of personality. The foals are all adorable.

Was sorry to read about the still-born, but at least the mare isn't pining over the lost foal.

There are still 2 more foals to come! Angel, the connemara x arab was bred to the same andalusian stallion, and the andalusian mare Descarada was in foal to a different andalusian when she was bought, Gastador XII is a stunning bay, with quite a bloodline, here's a link to his webpage
http://www.gazaro.co.uk/