Weaning Day For Two

Early this morning we were having a rain shower but no wind and all of us sudden we heard a huge CRACK, rumble, THUD and went running for the door believing one of the stallions were breaking out of their paddock. It wasn't a stallion, the big old tree lost a huge limb.

Right about then I got a text from Rachel saying, "Hey we just heard a pretty good-sized tree fall in your stallion pasture near the volley ball court.  You might want to check your fence."  I replied that it was the one in our yard and that Valiant came running up to investigate.  Rachel sent another text, That's weird because we could see something fall all the way from here through the trees. "  YES this limb really was THAT BIG! Rachel lives all the way across the lake and mom's house is between her's and mine. Mark is going to have his work cut out for him to get that drive back open.
Our walk got rained out, well part of the walk. Diane showed up with an umbrella and I showed up with a rain coat and Ruth showed up late. Joan didn't walk but we walked to her house, said hello then walked home. Dr. Hoerr was scheduled for this morning and he almost made it arriving shortly after noon bringing Emily, a vet student that is shadowing him on his rounds today.

Galena and Tatiana were scheduled for ultrasounds and we needed a new coggins done on Lisa. We did the blood draw first then the ultrasound machine was taken into Galena's stall. It didn't take Dr. Hoerr long to find the embryo.

 They even saw the heart beat as Galena 5 weeks along. Galena is due July 1st, 2020.

 Next up was Tatiana, she was bred only on her foal heat and then sent out to Middle Grove as we were all leaving on vacation.  She too was confirmed in foal. Tatiana is due July 12th, 2020 but she usually delivers 3 weeks early.

 As soon as Dr. Hoerr left Galena was taken to the trailer and loaded up. Her filly was left in the stall for weaning. The next to be loaded was Rosaleigh. Her filly was left in the stall across the aisle. Lisa was 3rd to be loaded and then Tatiana and her filly were last. I was very pleased at how quiet both Galena and Rosaleigh were once loaded. When I arrived at Middle Grove all of the mares dropped their heads and started grazing.  

 Galena soon realized she was missing something, neighed a couple times then took off up the hill to look for her missing daughter. The rest just followed up and over the hill with Tatiana and her filly bringing up the rear.

When I got home the fillies were checked. Their stalls freshly bedded, water buckets filled and each was given new hay and grain. Both are eating and drinking but both are still calling. I have them on the monitor.  They go to the grain bucket, take a bite, walk over to the door and call. 

Depending on how they do tonight they may be put in the same stall tomorrow.  Both are plenty old enough to wean. Mark brought home a special gift after work today,  a dozen red roses. They were absolutely beautiful! They sure brighten up the house and my heart.

After supper Mark went right to work on the fallen limb.

 It almost looks like he cut that in a heart.

Julie, the owner of that big beautiful paint mare that was bred to Valiant last month sent the message, "we are expecting" along with this picture:

 Her mare is PREGNANT!  congratulations Julie, that is going to be one beautiful foal! All of the mares that were sonagrammed today were covered by Valiant. It is wonderful to have such fertile stallions.