it seems as though everywhere you look, there's a mare popping out another baby! since april 26, we've had 4 babies!!! so, the official count as of 9:00 monday night is 23 down, 17 to go. we have a mare in the stalls right now who is pretty close to foaling, so perhaps by morning that count will change to 24 and 16!
we've had a palomino filly, a sorrel filly, and 2 sorrel colts in those last couple days. we've been lucky that they've all been fairly healthy, and our only health concerns are a few bouts of diarrhea here and there (which is to be expected during the mare's foal heat).
i'm still partial to a few of the older babies, but these new little guys are growing on me too!
also, i've been getting some more experience with the breeding, and rita has been letting me do a bunch of the AI work! i'm pleased with my experiences so far, and i'm glad i ended up here in the middle-of-nowhere wyoming...for now, at least!
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