Sunshine

WE were blessed with a sunny day for the first time in a long time. Not only was it sunny it was warm with the thermometer climbing into the low 50s. It was still pretty chilly on our walk today. We only did one round as today is Berean day and I need to leave early. If you would like to read about our morning there click HERE.
Berlica and Mackenson came to help today then came home with me as Joan needed to take Faith to her achievement testing in Groveland. When we got home here Mackenson and Berlica found something to play with right away.

 Sarah and Rhoda arrived with baby Zion. At six months old she sits up well and is learning to stay on her hands and knees. It won't be long before she is crawling. 

 We would like to announce 3 pregnancies.  Ruby, Rizzy and Arrietta are all expecting puppies and all are due in about 3 weeks. If interested in one of these designer puppies, keep an eye on the Horsemeister Blog and website where we will be announcing them as they give birth. 

 Ruby and Rizzy were taken to Indiana to be bred to a King Charles Cavalier for those adorable Cavapoo puppies while Arrietta the Maltipoo was bred to a purebred miniature poodle for a Maltipoo litter.  They are all gaining weight and looking pregnant.

 Ayanna's colt is doing so well I removed his IV this morning and let he and Ayanna spend the morning in the indoor arena instead of a stall. This afternoon Rhoda and Sarah helped get them outside. This is the first time the sun has shown since the colt was born 3 days ago. He was afraid to walk over that bright white line in the picture below. 

 Once we got him on the grass he had a ball, galloping around his mom, then running up to Berlica (Joan's daughter) for attention. 

 If you would like to see the rest of the pictures taken today of Ayanna's colt by Evan click HERE. Galena and her colt were taken to the round pen where they also were glad to get outside into the sunshine. 

 His owner asked me to take a short video of him: 

The last foal worked with today was Soul's week old colt by Evan. He was brought into the stall, haltered and tied. He wasn't too happy about that. 

He has amazing movement for just a week old but then again his mom is Soul a purebred Andalusian and his dad is EVAN!  We don't usually video foals until they are 3 months old but it is going to be hard to wait to show this one off. He has huge movement and will be easily able to go up the levels in dressage. 

Rhoda did very well handling him. 

Soul had a good roll in the wet sloppy sand.

Rhoda and I took the golf cart over to the cabin field and gave Sheena her antibiotic shot. She is walking much better on her sore leg.  Sarah cleaned up the stalls and the indoor arena. I went in to cook supper while Rhoda brought Star back into the foaling stall, moved Ayanna and her colt into the indoor arena for the night and brought Galena and her colt into their stall for the night. We had a nice meal together before the girls left. Amazing how wonderful 54 degrees and sunshine felt this afternoon. Tomorrow we will be back to winter as another snowstorm is headed our way and suppose to arrive Wednesday evening.