I'm hoping to at least put bridle paths and clean up heads a bit as we need new photos for registration and the sales page.
The yearling boys are a wild bunch, fortunately they travel in a pack so get one moving they'll all go! McLuvin is still very friendly and always looking at them like 'What's your problem?' Rohan has adopted the boys as his herd and he moves them around like a stallion with mares. Herd dynamics are so interesting to watch ... the Jan Goudall in me!
Ringo could see them on the other side of the house, so his knickers are in a knot! He actually is very social and enjoys being with the boys, but Mr. Fence Jumper, it borders on pointless to put him out with them at all.
Missy and Val still have not foaled - probably waiting for the extreme heat wave we're having this weekend. We're getting fans set up tomorrow just in case and the swimming pools will be out by Saturday too.
The foals are all doing well. I'm very please with the overall look quality that Bonus Bucks, Frenchie and Ringo have sired - wish Frenchie and Ringo's were a few inches shorter, but they're foals are nice!
We only had one bit of diarrhea with Surprise at foal heat. We'll see if Una's filly has it (she didn't get Foal Response or mom dewormed the first 12 hours). I'm doing an non-scientific test if Foal Response and deworming with Ivermectin on the mares helps prevent foal heat or not. Twila/Surprise was the one foal we found dried and although we gave them the combo, we're not sure how old she was, so . . .
I really need to carve out time to get caught up on paperwork, it keeps falling further behind. Nine years I was always on time or early, year ten I've fallen apart in that department! Oh well, nothing that's not fixable - just extra fees to get it all in order! I have a three week break from being a taxi coming up, so hopefully will get caught up on the outstanding backlog of papers!
I'm going to be very glad when the boys are all done tomorrow, right now I'm dreading it though - lol!!!
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