4 years ago today..

[zina10]

I helped a little baby foal come into the world!

My friends mare was "expecting" and I had a feeling she would have her foal that night (we checked ph of the milk). So my friend decided to take a riding student out on the trail (on her other horses) for a couple of hours before we would start "foal watch".

It was in the afternoon while I was brushing my mare that I noticed my friends mare laying down. She did that every so often to nap. She got up again and then laid down again right away. Uhoh... So I ran over there and sure enough, she was in labor. Of course my friend didn't tell me where she put her "foaling kit". I called her to get her behind back to the barn, while I ran around trying to find everything. Her mare kept getting up and laying back down and l started to get worried. With horses, you really want that foal out within 20 minutes of labor starting, or there could be trouble. I knew how much my friend had been looking forward to that foal.

So I went in and began pulling the foal out with the contractions. Thankfully she was in the right position, just HUGE. It was very difficult and I think I pulled a few muscles, but finally little "Chic" entered the world. I was able to make a couple of quick pictures for my friend who had been looking forward to this moment for so long. And was now missing it...

Right after Chic was born my friend came galloping back to the barn.

This little filly grew up to be such a good horse, too. She was really well behaved and never caused much of a fuss. Was easy to break, too! A year ago my friend moved to Colorado with her horses and I miss little Chic, my "god child filly"

Happy 4th birthday, Chic




same night, look how big she was...




with her proud owner




finally resting




next morning




a couple days later, running like the wind...




And Chic last winter in Colorado..