20 February 2010

The New Foal (Teddy Bear?)

Our one shetland mare, Tanja, gave birth to a colt on 18 February. We'd moved her into the box in the horse shed the Sunday before he was born, so she would have a warm dry place to foal.

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Although these two were taken several hours after we think he was born, he was still wet. He was so curly! But DH didn't think Curly was a good name for him.

We're calling him Teddy Bear for now, but it isn't definite that that's his name yet.

The rest of the pictures were taken today.

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Tanja is a very good mother and quite content to have us in the box with them. She was already encouraging him to talk to us the first day.

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