I picked them up...

[Helene]

What a day!...This morning I hooked up my horsetrailer to the truck and noticed I had three flats. The two rear outside tires of my dually, that I had just replaced a couple of weeks ago, and one of the rear trailer tires were totally flat. My husband is on vactaion and I don't know anything about inflating tires, try not to ever make it my business....
I asked my neighbor for help and he offered to help me get the horses with his truck and trailer ...What a nice man!....We got there, loaded them, and brought them home. I took some pictures and will post them, maybe, later tonight. I couldn't hardly take any pictures of the baby, because she kept hiding behind Momma. I found out that "Baby" has never worn a halter, never had her feet trimmed, never even has been out of her 16 by 16 corral. I gave Mom a handful of grain...baby had no idea what "that stuff" was and returned munching on the hay I gave them.
I contacted the owner of her sire yesterday and the mare is listed on his stallion breeding report. He promised to sign the breeding certificate for baby. I also got in touch with the person who signed the back of Momma's registration papers....two owners since...She was very upset that the mare had changed ownership a few times already. She also, promised me to sign the breeding certificate...which means:....little baby can be registered!!! Her sire is a 222 son and her mother is a Contrapunto granddaughter. She is almost 6 months old and I have to get the paperwork in.
The mare will be picked up by her new owners as soon as I get the baby weaned. They assured me she will have a good home and are looking forward to getting her.

[Pasogirlz]

That is great! :D We can't wait for pix of the new arrivals.

[GeorgeGuns]

Its so good to hear about when a horse's future is looking brighter, and this is a two in one deal!

3 flats? THAT is weird.

[Minouri]

3 flats? THAT is weird.

I have to agree.

But it's nice to hear that it turned out well.

[CarolU]

Helene, glad it went well. I look forward to the pictures. Sounds like you have your work cut out for you. But from taking in other orphans, you'll find the baby will do fine. Just spend TONS of time with her/mom right now while you can. She'll learn from Mom that you aren't Cave Bears. You'll do great, I know you will!

now, those tires are something else. Where do you take that trailer to get those flats? I'm not sure if you've seen Judi's big 6-horse trailer, but it was always having blowouts. The tires were not big enough for the weight of the trailer. They moved up to a larger and tougher tire, ended the blowout problem.

But it doesn't sound like that is your problem. Did they change valve stems on the tires when you changed them? I had this problem on my truck, two flats, then another. When I got the third I made them pull the 4th and the spare and put in new stems.

[DebbieS]

Helene,
What exciting news! except the flat tires - that happened to me when I was at the breeder's one time. How embarassing. The guy came out and put air in the tire just to get me home then hubby changed it for me.

Anyway, you will have fun with that baby. He'll be eating out of your hand in no time! Good luck!

[Helene]

I've been trying to upload a picture of the horses on photobucket, but my internet server is not cooperating. I sent a picture to someone and it took 5 minutes to send....
Sorry...
Debbie, the foal is a filly. My neighbor who helped me thought she was real cute. He liked the mare's demeanor, too. He thought she already looked happier after 30 minutes after unloading her here....
We picked them up and stopped for lunch. He (and I) was amazed...The mare whinnied when she heard us approaching the trailer. She had recognized our voices....and we had only just met her when we loaded her and baby...
I now need to find a name for this baby....any suggestions? Something "American" ??? Maybe I should name her "America". My daughter likes "Destiny" or "Karma".

[DebbieS]

Sounds like you made those 2 horses very happy!

Karma is a nice name. Sorry, I called her a 'he' :oops:

[Heidi]

I like America. You could call her "Merry" and it would be a nice name to live up to. Or you could call her Rica, that also sounds cute.

[Moniece Dickerson]

Since names do cary vibrations I thought about this one.Every animal i've known with the name Lady has been nice and polite.Ones with the name Princess have been obedient and very loyal and close to their human.She sound like a doll and I can hardly wait to see the pictures.Dolly?Doll Baby?Your friend,Moniece

[Abejita]

maybe the people who are taking the filly have some input on her name?

[Helene]

Friends are taking the mare, but they don't want the filly. They are having two foals arriving this spring. The mare is already registered, but I am having to do some work (and money to lay out...for DNA, registration, transfer, paying for a membership, along with medical, farrier care...etc) to register the filly, and it has to be done SOON. The stallion owner is going on vacation for three weeks in two weeks, and I need to get a hold of him real fast. For the signature of the dam's previous owner, there will be some "snail mail correspondence". She is almost 6 months old. Sooo.... when I place this little girl, she will very cheap, but not totally free. She might be at my place for a while and I hate to have to call her "little girl".
Heidi, I like the idea of "Merry" or "Rica".
My very first Paso Fino was "Lady Lola Alexandra". I didn't own her for very long, but I was quite attached to her....
I don't think, I would name a horse "Baby". A farrier once told me that he didn't like horses called "Baby". They usually gave him a rough time.

[Helene]

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The baby is all fuzz, but you can feel her spine when she allows you to scratch her. I'll see if I can post a couple of better pictures....Photobucket is very slow for me....

[Linda Y]

Those poor girls! Bless you for taking them and giving them a better chance. The mare has a nice look in her eye...calm.

[JennLM]

Awww I am so glad you got them. I am sure both will be happy where they ended up. That filly sure is a cutie.

[paintedhorizon]

How fuzzy! Can't wait to see her face!

[Helene]

I don't know...I might have "rescued her and in the process killed the foal".
Early this morning, my daughter woke me up, saying that I'd better check on the horses outside. There was a lot of noise....I ran outside thinking one of the horses got out. Shadow and Whinny were in there corrals...Then, I hear a very loud wheezing and ran towards it. Baby had gotten her head stuck in the feeder and threw her body against the panels holding it. She was VERY stuck. I can't describe it, but her nostrils were buried and unmovable in the feeder. She could barely breathe. When I tried to free her, she would throw herself around very violently. There was no way I could free her by myself. I screamed for my daughter to come and help me. My neighbor next door heard me and came running. He tried for a second to help me move her and then sent me off for bolt cutters. I have never run any faster....
In the meantime my daughter arrived. When I came back, they together had, somehow, picked her up and twisted her free. She was pretty dazed for a couple of minutes, then jumped up. I threw hay out and she started eating. She seemed to walk ok, but is keeping her head very low. At first, I noticed while it looked that she was eating, she spat most of her hay out in little wads. I did see what it looked like "nursing"...not much, though.
This happened early this morning. I checked a couple of hours later. She seems to be eating better, less wads, but still keeps her head low. I imagine she is very sore. After hearing the heartbreaking stories of horses being stuck for some time....I wonder and worry. She wasn't stuck for very long...a few minutes at most, but her air supply was definitely limited, and she threw herself around very violently. I wish she had been handled more. It's very hard to really check her out.
The feeder is gone. I had never had a horse stuck like that.

[Heidi]

Great Googley Moogley! What a way to get up in the morning!

It sounds like she should be fine. I don't think her air was compromised too much and the head-low thing sounds like sore muscles. Maybe the spitting food is because she hurt or strained her jaw, too, while she was caught. I do commiserate with you about how much easier she would be to handle if she were socialized with people better.
She looks fuzzy and cute. Best of luck,
h