The Castle Rock MARE-TERNITY WARD
Message Boards => Follow Our Growing Foals => Topic started by: Rocklone on July 01, 2016, 02:17:12 PM
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OMG! So very cute. What a doll.
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Aw! Shes so beautiful!!
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She's simply gorgeous! So feminine!!
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So cute <3
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She's really pretty and I love the name you've chosen!
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:)
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Little update - Meadow is now 10 days old and has two little teeth coming, and is still a rocket. Shes so full of character and so sweet. Her umbilical has still not dropped off, is this normal? Also, look at her wee teeny boobies lol!
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TEEF - do they look okay too?
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Lovely girl and great name you have chosen for her :)
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Is her umbilicus dry? Or is there any seepage to it? If not, then you might try treating it with some alcohol and dry it out until it falls off. But if it doesn't fall of, I'd check with the vet to be sure there isn't an umbilical hernia forming. If it has any wetness, the alcohol will burn. So, then I'd try some type of antibiotic cream to be sure there is no infection setting in, but again, a call to the vet might be in order!
Love those tiny boobies!!
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It seems dry but charms owner had mentioned she thought it looked quite long and may need taken off.
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Weeeeeeee
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How cute!!
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Great pics , looks like she has plenty of get up and go go go :D
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Three weeks old tomorrow!
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Boy do they grow fast, don't they?
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Its crazy! I miss little tiny baby Meadow already lol. Shes got so much more bold too, loves to try and climb all over me and lie in my lap. I'm going to have to start the "training" and boundaries now but its so cute im loathe to. Shes a good foal though, she picks up all feet, walks on halter sort of and is some what learning bite inhibition.
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Wow she is growing up too fast :)
Look at all that lovely grass :)
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Wow, she looks great! So happy for you.
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We have teeth.
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How cute!!! Isn't it funny what we get excited about with these precious little ones!!
YEAH!!
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Very sleepy foal today. Think she misses the stable and it's been quite windy here
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Speaking for everyone here, I think we need a picture update :)
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I'm not very good at these pictures am I!
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Also the umbilicus has dropped off with no more skin about it so no hernia!
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VERY pretty!!!
And good new of no hernia!
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thankyou , shes is adorable :)
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I love her coloring <3
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And yes, you're quite good at the pictures! They were great!
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She is absolutely gorgeous!! How are you coping with the weather we are having at the moment - rain and 50-60mph winds over the weekend for us here in Wales, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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Anna, its been sooo mixed here! Shes just been out in it all. The only time i bring her in is if it has been raining all day, or very sunny cause she gets too warm lol
Here is a new photo. She had the farrier for the first time today! She was perfect, picking up all her little feet as practiced. She did a few pulls which is only to be expected but farrier loved her.
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What a good little girl!! Practice makes perfect, and it sounds like she was a gem today! And, what's not to love!!
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What a good girl :)
She is growing so much , from each lot of pictures you are posting :)
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I know! She will end up big enough for a rider 😂
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Ok I have a name to pick now!!!
I just can't seem to find one.
Sire- Birchwood uk buckaroo banner
Dam- ravenwood imperial charm
Must contain "Rocklone" Meadow and doesn't have to include sire/dam and I don't want it toooooo long lol
Do the impossible!!!
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Im hopeless with Names but will throw into the mix
Rocklone Imperial Meadows
Rocklone Meadows lucky Charm
Rocklone Meadows of dreams
Rocklone Meadows of Gold
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Rocklone Meadow Lark
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I know you said it must include "Meadow" but....couldn't that just be a "call" name? If so:
Rocklone Imperial Banner
Rocklone's Buckaroo Charm
Rocklone's Meadow Charm
Rocklone's Charming Meadow
Rocklone's Gift of the Meadow
Rocklone's Banner in the Meadow
Out of ideas -- I never was very good at this! :(
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I can't settle on one at all.
This is SO hard.
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Ok im going with Rocklone Banners Charming Meadow.
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Great Choice I think that suits her perfectly :)
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OMG! I got part of it right!! Awesome!!
She's such a pretty little one!!
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Well she's been microchipped and paper filled in so she will have her passport soon - just need to wait for banner to get his amha status updated then I can Reg her there too. I need to get some photos of banner ASAP lol
She is such a good little foal, she's halter trained and leg trained and comes to call mostly. She Whinnnys when she sees me which melts me heart.
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What beauty, and she has a most AWESOME head! Fabulous!!
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She does. Her head was the first thing Charms owner said about - she was just stunned at how pretty she is. Shes just perfect in every way :D
We have our first show on Sunday! It will be her first time in a box, and first time off my yard. In fact shes never even left the paddock/stable lol
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Good Luck this weekend at the show :)
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Well we didn't go to the show i was working, and really i can't be bothered hahaha. I will just see how she gets on next year. Why stress her and mum out :)
Her passport came though! Really fast too, very impressed. She also featured in a magazine hahaha
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Great pictures!! And congratulations on her passport coming in! I love that foal picture that was in the magazine! Just wonderful!
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Thats Amazing!! So glad all your paperwork is in , and what a little doll!!
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another photo lately. i would love to know what people genuinely think of her and her conformation etc? Im not going to be offended, im quite open to these things haha i just want to know if it matches with what i already think myself.
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I don't know much of whats good for shows or what you're supposed to have for breeding since my minis are just my pets and babies lol but I love meadow's head and face! All around I think she's so cute and dainty!
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Nicely upright, she appears to have a nice hip and a pretty face. Hard to see her neck with all that baby fuzz, but her head shape is lovely and her head set is nice, as well.
Personally, I can't wait to see her in the spring! She should be awesome!
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I can't wait either. I think she might be a bit steep in the shoulder but as you say it's so hard to see under fluff
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All I can say is I really like her!
in her winter fuzz, she looks beautifully balanced, but it is hard to tell for sure.
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18 weeks old today!
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Very balanced little Meadow. Looks like you shot this just as she was getting out of bed...has shavings stuck all over her! She does have the loveliest face, and a shapely neck. I'll be looking forward to seeing her hip, gaskin and hind leg angles when she's shed out. I agree about the shoulder comment as well. She looks like the cob-style horses I'm normally inclined to favor.
How does she move? Is she a hunter type mover, or more like a park horse?
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Her mum is a little straight through the hock and she's got that - she's basically her mum reincarnated but has her fathers nose lol
I'm not sure how i class her movement - I'm not really sure what a park horse is?
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Tied up for the first time. She didn't do to badly! A few pulls (which is why i only use bungee ropes for typing) and one rear that made her nearly loose her feet cause of the restriction, but she figured out pretty fast that she was going nowhere. Got her calmed, then groomed and feet picked out. Grooming her is futile, shes a troll doll at heart hahahaha
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Look at those lovely, expressive eyes. She's so pretty. Can't wait to see spring defuzzed pics of her.
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I so TOTALLY agree. What beautiful eyes and such a pretty face! Can't wait for spring to see her in her summer wardrobe!
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Me either!! Winter is flying in though. ill be clipping her around the time Goldie is due, so MUCH excitement in that month ahah
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Lovely girl , cant wait to see her under all the foal fuzz!!
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Weaning meadow today. Brought them all in and just put her in her normal stable with thriller and mum in the other. Both seem totally fine !
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She is so tiny and cute!! Even though she's a "fluff-muffin" !!
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Best of luck with weaning, Im sure she will do just fine :)
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She has not cared at all. There has been a few whickers through the walls but nothing i would class as stressful calling. She had a lie down mid day in her usual spot (aka on top of all the hay lol) and is currently sleeping again on the hay so shes not worried one bit! Charms had all her hay too and not box walking so again not panicked at all.
It also surprised me how much shes matured in the past few weeks. I still think of her a teeny tiny baby who can't possibly survive, but today i went in with carrot slices and she was biting them off and eating them totally normally like a horse would. A few weeks ago she just sort of nibbled with her front teeth then sucked it and was not entirely sure what to do! Where does the time go!
Still can't get a photo of her standing still for snot.
But...teeth!
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Pretty teeth to go inside that pretty head, with the big doe eyes! How's she getting on? Seems like she has always been a bit grown up for her age. Does she act like a boss mare now? Or does everyone remind her she's just a weaner, and can't be boss until some other time?
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Oh my how she's grown since I've been on! She is sure beautiful! Our weaning went great on syrups part she didn't care at all, momma on the other hand wasn't to impressed lol
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Show training :')
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Getting ready to hit the show ring and Im sure she will come home with many ribbons :)
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Just wonderful! I can't wait to see all the ribbons she wins !!!!
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She is sooo cute!!
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Meadows a bit wet today!
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HA! That's so cute!!!
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Tehehehhhee Meadow got a bath today and i clipped 90% of her. I wont be showing you until shes totally clipped though cause im mean :D
But here is a bath pic
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Awwe!! Can't wait to see clipped pics!!
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Meanie!!!! >:D
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Ditto Diane!!
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I'm so impressed with her :) not bad for my first foal!
I was surprised by how light she was underneath - I expected her to be dark. She's registered as bay. She'll darken up right?
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That's pretty typical color for freshly clipped bay and even black, they turn a mousy grey/brown color when clipped. When you clip you cut off the colored part of the hair shaft. Some of her color will be back in just a few days. Most find if they are showing and clip frequently, they don't lose as much color with subsequent clipping.
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Yeah she's definitely bay but considering if she has pangare :)
I swear she's grown hair back already on her face and it's REALLY light lol
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Pangare is certainly a question mark.
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Wow meadow , quite the young lady now :)
She looks great Hayley you have done an amazing job :)
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She is super fancy!!
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Omg times escaped me again and it's now under two weeks to my first show and I have never even loaded meadow in a trailer. What if I get there and can't get her back in hahah! I may have to resort to picking her up
Major practice is needed over the next couple of weeks. Momma charm is coming too so I'm hoping she follows her on easy enough even though they are not the most bonded. I considered taking thriller cause she's very attached to him but thought I'd have more chance of charm calling to her as a mother and getting her to come on the box. Well, That's the theory.
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Make sure you get lots of Pics at the show , we all want to see :)
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ok! so horse box was no issue. Literally no issue.
The issue was a waterdrain in the road. I mean come on! Total overreaction to the point up going up and over. sigh.
But this was today:
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She is so pretty!! We expect as beautiful as she is, that you'll come home in the ribbons!! Have someone take lots of pictures!
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I nearly always go to shows alone, so i can't promise pics! And i definitely cant promise ribbons lol i hear on the grapevine there is some serious breeders bringing out their stock this year
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You don't have to promise ribbons, but we're crossing our fingers others find her a beautiful as we do!
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She is LOVELY!!
Looking forward to hearing how she does both for you and against competition. I think she'll do just fine and hold her own.
And she's not the first one I've heard of having issues with man-hole covers, LOL.
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Had our first trailer trip out to a forest park for a walk. SO proud of meadow, she was so brave :)
My friend held her for a few quick shots..she dose not hold her pose for long lol
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She is simply BEAUTIFUL!!!!
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How is her conformation coming along? i appreciate honest answers, i think i know most of her faults but id rather know if im correct or if my judgement is off or not lol ( i hope to judge in the future)
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You know, it's hard to say, since there are differences in the American Shows and I'm sure what the English Shows want. Is there somewhere we can look up the "standards" for the English Shows?
I think she's beautiful!
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Not really. English shows just go by correct actual conformation. We don't do different classes (like for different types of mini)
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I think she's beautiful. And honestly everyone has an eye for different things they like to see. Over all I think she's well balanced.
Its hard to find a perfect horse!
I am excited to see how well she does,which I am sure she will!
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We got a first :D
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Big huge congrats!!
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EXACTLY!!!!! She's that beautiful!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
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All I can say is, she has no glaring faults, is very balanced, and isn't too extreme. She's the type that, when placed against a background where perspective doesn't give it away, would never be immediately pegged as a miniature.
She's definitely a credit to a well planned breeding. Congratulations, on her and the win!!
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Just seen that post - thank you for a lovely lovely comment!
Meadows not taking so well to showing, so I've been getting the help of a local trainer cause I've never done it from scratch. So we've a few things to work on. Next week is our last show for the year and it's a big big one - so I hope she doesn't rear again lol
She got her papers in though so she's all legitimate and definitely banners offspring 😂
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Here's a couple of photos from our last show. She got placed last because of her bad behaviour and poor expression. I think she was in season and it was very hot so I don't blame her but still lol
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We'll be praying for a cool day, and a wonderful show attitude, so everyone can see her at her best, and see how lovely she is. Everyone should see what WE see in her!
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Well I think she looks great and she is young and still learning.
Be nice to give the judges some scores on their "Poor Expressions" :)
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Well to be fair the judge was a donkey judge. She was horrifically inconsistent placing people all over the show in odd places. Even the donkeys were badly judged!
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So Meadow and I went off to our first BIG show today. Proper mini show, with an actual mini judge, not just this local crap that have donkey judges!
WELL!! She was amazing. Just fab form. She took 2nd in a huge and very strong PROPER class - the winning filly was simple out of this world, so to be 2nd to her was...wow. To be second in this calabre of show at all was wow!!
Im just so so proud of my little first born. Here is a photo comp a very talented photographer at the show did...im in awe :)
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Congratulations to you both , what a great result :)
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Its still kind of hard to belive shes MINE. Shes now qualified for the two biggest UK shows. I don't think i can go as it means a boat trip and a few overnights for me, but never say never lol
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You said it "Never say Never" She has earned that place in those two shows :)
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F A N T A S T I C!!!!!!
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Brilliant!! Love the picture as well. :)
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!! The pictures are fabulous!!! YEAH MEADOW!!!!
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She is just so beautiful! Love the picture too!
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I hope you have changed your mind on taking her to the two shows ;pray :)
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Me, too.
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Bit of a while since a meadow update. Shes now got to the point shes her mothers twin. In fact when they are walking to me i sometimes can't tell the difference until i see them closer and i sometimes do a double take in photos lol shes still a very sweet little mare and still oh so very independent. She doesn't bother much with the herd, so separation anxiety is not going to be a problem! Shes just so very like her mum in every way. She still has a thing for cats though, can't have a cat abut her lol. Maybe shes a stallion.
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She's darling, and she does look like her mum.
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She sure is the spitting image of her mum....that's for sure!
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Grown up way too fast. She sure does look like her mum !!
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Well poor Meadows first show was not at all good. I was just about to go in to the ring when a stallion was allowed to get too close and he turned and kicked both back legs out at us. Thankfully i got 90% of the blow (ouch) but she did get a scrape. It was all such a rush i didn't even know what to do so i went on in and she placed 4th despite being a little traumatized. She didn't show well at all of course. Later she got 2nd thankfully, and was a bit better. But my overwhelming feeling is that She just doesn't seem into it.
That being said...judges LOVE her. They just never place her any higher than 3rd or 2nd. Most say its because of her showing...as in her trot. She just doesn't get a good face on...she trots lovely, but her face is sour.
So with that i have been looking more into it and she has a tight hamstring on the left and a tight neck...so ive been given some massages and stretches to do. So we will see. But shes not going to be shown much more this year.
She is bloody gorgeous, a really nice horse, but she doesn't show that off.
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Were you able to get a picture or two? We'd love to see this pretty miss!