Monday, 12 May 2008

Makeover!

After many days of sunshine and a fairly high temperature, I expected the girls to finally shed their wintercoat.
Some of them are almost done, but Lilo - our bay yearling filly - still looked like a little mamoth!
We decided to shave her to get her 20 cm long wintercoat off - for months now I`ve been so excited to see what is hiding underneath all that hair....
And her are the pics - first one of her in full wintercoat!
And here a couple of hours later - a totally different horse!!!
And she even has a white spot on her belly - I had almost forgotten about that :)
She needs to fill out a bit and gain some waight, but I believe she will be a little beauty in a few years!
(And she is also in need of a bath - I couldn`t put her trough that too after the shaving - we`ll save it for another day...)
Look at the teddy ears - we couldn`t shave them hihihi....
Olivia had a quick wash as well today - her she is enjoying the sun and out of all the "winter-dirt"....unfotenatelly a little bogburned after all the mud we`ve had this winter, but I hope it will grow back soon.

The two fillies showing off.
Look at all the hair flowing on their feet:)
~ Elisabeth ~

Sunday, 11 May 2008

Wow - what a weekend!!!!

Okay, first of all I have to warn you - you`re in for a lot of pictures now!
This weekend we went to England - the home of the Gypsy cobs.
We had made arrangements to met up with Loretta Rawlings and she would show us around to some of the leading breeders/dealers of the breed and we`ve had an amazing weekend!!!
And we just want to send a big THANK YOU to you for making this weekend so great and taking the time to show us around!!! And of course a big Thank You to Michael, Gordon and Jim for letting us come visit and see their fantastic herds!
We`ve learned so much and seen so many beautiful and spectacular horses!!!
And we all hope to see you again sometime soon - we`ve had a wonderful time :)
And now to the photos - I snapped over 500 pics this weekend and unfortenatelly I can`t blog them all....
But here are a few of them - enjoy! :)
Some of the stallions we saw - I couldn`t keep my eyes of them, they looked so, so good - the pictures don`t do them justice!!!
I kept drewling constantly all weekend.......
Lloyds
Guv`nor

The Pink HorseMonty

Rocket Tricky
Harrison
The Ringmaster
Abe
Beautiful, heavy mares in all the colours you can think of!
And lots and lots of lovely foals running around :)





And I just have to show these yearling fillies - we where stunned!
True beauties and look at all the hair on them already!!!

Okay, that`s it for now :)
~ Elisabeth ~

Sunday, 4 May 2008

More Foals!!!!!

Yesterday I went to the field to see to the horses. Ther I found my mix pony in labour. I got to be a part of the birth. A pretty little filly. Dam Cheyenne Sire: Lord Sinclair Primrose - 3 days old. Her feet has already straigthend up... She is so sweet - calling for me when she hears my woise.

Orlando.. two days - he is the typical Ickie baby. Smal short body, with a pretty little head
Had to put in a photo of Nerfertiti - her winter coat is off... and look at the lovely dapples she has!! And then I'm really woudering if she is in foal, or just har a really fat tummy... she has no udder yet...

- Mona -

Just a few more pics of yesterdays surprise....

I just have to admit it - I`m in love with this little fellow! :)
And I had to snap some more pics of him today;
here he is enjoying a sunny day together with mum...
Relaxing....
What?
Do I have to get up?
Ahh, it is not that easy......
There - I made it!
Looking goooooood..... ;)
~ Elisabeth ~

Saturday, 3 May 2008

Another black pearl is born!

Today when I got home from work I went to the horses to check on them.
Suddenly I saw Bess with a foal and I thought maybe it was Emilys foal saying hello to "aunty Bess".
But surprise, surprise; Bess had foaled a beautiful black pearl!
Just as I had hoped for; with a tiny, little head and a white half moon on the forehead, 3 white socks and lots of feathers :)
Of course it was a colt (I was really hoping for a filly), but although I`m very pleased with the little fellow!
And here is the little prince` first pictures (no name yet though....)
How cute am I?????

Running free for the first time :)
Look at all the feathers on him already (and he isn`t even dry here!)
I hope he will get daddy Ickies` hair (mane) and mummys feathers!
~ Elisabeth ~