SOLD and SOLD

 The big news today is Tatiana's filly AND Soul's filly are now sold. I was out at the barn really early to check on Tatiana's filly and was pleased to see no wet tail. In other words it looks like she did not have diarrhea during the night. I wasn't convinced though so put them in the indoor arena while I cleaned their stall checking everything. Jewel's udder is still down and no new waxing. There was just a drop of clear colostrum on one teat. Jewel was put back out in the paddock,  then I left for the walk. After the walk I went straight to the barn,  brought Tatiana and her filly in the stall then got a bucket of warm water and a big rag and started washing off her tail and legs. Once that was done I moved a chair in the stall, turned on the ac central app on my phone and just sat listening to Fred Witzig while watching for about an hour and a half. She nursed about every 20 minutes, urinated 4 times during that time and no diarrhea.  She played in her mom's water bucket, slept both standing up and laying down and acted like a perfectly normal day old foal.

I did not call the vet clinic. 

My next job was to get the skid steer out to finish Evan's paddock. I finished moving out manure then moved in 4 big bucket loads of clay in the shelter. Just as I finished up Karin was here getting ready for their trip to Sand Ridge State Forest. Below they are getting ready to load. The horses have all been hosed off then tacked up as it was hot today.

Below they are loaded and just shutting the doors to the trailer. 

After they left a round bale was moved into Evan's shelter and he was moved over to his own paddock. Hadassah and her 2 day old filly were put in the paddock Evan had been in which we call Ribbon's paddock. This paddock opens up to the back field which makes it nice for mares and foals.  The next job was to tease Lily and she is now out. She and her filly were put in the field behind Evan's paddock then Jewel moved over with them. Soul was the next mare to be teased and she also said no. It has been 21 days since she was covered so hopefully she settled. After putting her back I noticed the geese family on the pond so get some better pictures of this mixed family. 

Notice the 4 yellow goslings behind their older sibling. This really is unusual. 

They are all healthy and doing well. This afternoon, the two pair from the big lake came over to join them with their 10 goslings, 5 for each pair. Nice to see that all 3 pair have not lost any of their goslings. Soul's filly was brought inside for a haltering, tying and hoof picking up lesson. Now that she is sold I need to keep working with this on her. She wasn't too happy but by the end of the session she was allowing me to put on and take off her halter with out a fuss. The trail riders made it back while I was still up at the barn so I watched them unload. First out was Oksana.

Next came Sangria.

Ripper was 3rd and is just SO funny. He decided to launch himself from half way still inside the trailer instead of just stepping forward then down.

Notice Isaiah laughing, he wasn't the only one that was laughing, we all burst out in laughter watching him.  When Ripper launched, he went straight up thinking the step was much bigger than it really was.

Mika looks like he is jumping but the next picture shows how well be unloads.

It is just a big step up.

Karin reported the horses all did great and the trail ride was a lot of fun.

When I came inside Mark was home and getting ready to take the skid steer over to the dam to start leveling the dirt so grass seed can be planted. I drove Diane, mom and Mark to church tonight and wanted to get there a little early as David asked if we would take Elisabet since he was teaching and Stephanie was at Israel's baseball game. 

Julie, the owner of Jewel's very first foal by Evan posted the picture below.

Jewel sure throws beautiful babies. Olivia was born August 30th, 2011. Below is a baby picture of her.

She was beautiful then and is even more beautiful now. Jewel is back in the stall tonight and we are still waiting for full sibling to be born.