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To: Duchess47

You sure have a pretty place and nice paddocks. It looks hot in the arena riding because it's so sunny, but you must have been out there early this morning to be done already.

Those babies are growing up pretty! Josey is gonna go through an awful ugly duckling stage as she greys, but she's nicely built and will be pretty when she's done!

That Arab mare ~is~ pretty! Is she in heat yet?

Oh - and is that a foal feeder place in Speed's corral? The bar is almost up to where mom will be able to squeeze under! When do you wean them? And what's your process for that?


726 posted on 07/23/2005 10:29:28 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
Yes, the arab was bred Thursday - she'll be bred again today.

Both Speed and Tuffy have creep feeders in their paddocks. :) I imagine Dusty could get in if she really tried but we'd probably have to take it apart to get her out.

Tuffy will be weaned the first of August, we'll pull him out of the paddock and put him up at the barn since he will need to be gotten ready for a show on August 20th. Generally, we would wean Tuffy and Speed together and put them both in a different paddock, but Tuffy is getting weaned a little early and being shown.

We wean between 5-6 months, depending on the baby. Tuffy is eating well and driving mom crazy. Speed is eating well also but seems more dependent on mom right now. Tuffy is 4 1/2 months, will be 5 when we wean him. Speed is 3 1/2 months old - still way too soon to wean.

729 posted on 07/23/2005 11:13:12 AM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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