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Apr 24, 2015 10:25:57   #
vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country
 
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Great set Vicki! Such beautiful horses and foals! Thanks


And Thank You for visiting and commenting Swamp-Cork. I appreciate it and am pleased you enjoyed these.













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Apr 24, 2015 10:26:52   #
vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country
 
Jim Carter wrote:
Great captures of some good looking horses Vickie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Thanks for taking time to visit and reply Jim. I'm glad you enjoyed these.

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Apr 24, 2015 14:32:25   #
Tiny Tim Loc: Forest of the Pacific Northwest
 
vicksart wrote:
Horses are not, you have to admit you live in a gorgeous part of the country.


Truly beats the hot, flat part of Texas I lived in. This is heaven up here.

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Apr 24, 2015 14:35:21   #
Carolina Wings Loc: Flew from North Carolina to Pennsylvania
 
vicksart wrote:
I've been meaning to hike up the driveway to get some shots of the latest batch of foals. They're a couple of weeks old in some cases although the little chestnut appears younger. It's interesting that foals born early in the year come equipped with winter coats. I've noticed that summer foals are much less fuzzy.

I also took a couple of shots of some yearlings.

The owner raises these horses for racing. They'll go to auction when they're ready and hopefully become stakes winners at some point. They're all well bred. The owner said he originally paid $130,000 for the gray mare. Hopefully her babies have made the investment worth it.

I should also comment that the fence behind the old gray mare is not a good choice for horse fencing. It's too easy for them to get caught in it and cut up even when they have a large pasture to roam. There's always one that will find a way to get injured. In this case, they've put in some electric wiring to help keep the horses away, but that's not a guarantee.
I've been meaning to hike up the driveway to get s... (show quote)


Lovely crop of foals...and lovely shots Vicki :thumbup:

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Apr 25, 2015 10:17:03   #
countryman60951 Loc: Bourbonnais, Il
 
vicksart wrote:
I've been meaning to hike up the driveway to get some shots of the latest batch of foals. They're a couple of weeks old in some cases although the little chestnut appears younger. It's interesting that foals born early in the year come equipped with winter coats. I've noticed that summer foals are much less fuzzy.

I also took a couple of shots of some yearlings.

The owner raises these horses for racing. They'll go to auction when they're ready and hopefully become stakes winners at some point. They're all well bred. The owner said he originally paid $130,000 for the gray mare. Hopefully her babies have made the investment worth it.

I should also comment that the fence behind the old gray mare is not a good choice for horse fencing. It's too easy for them to get caught in it and cut up even when they have a large pasture to roam. There's always one that will find a way to get injured. In this case, they've put in some electric wiring to help keep the horses away, but that's not a guarantee.
I've been meaning to hike up the driveway to get s... (show quote)


Beautiful Vicki. Like them all. I guess this proves the old gray mare is what she she used to be by passing it on through her colts. Thanks for sharing Vicki :thumbup:

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Apr 25, 2015 10:25:50   #
vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country
 
Tiny Tim wrote:
Truly beats the hot, flat part of Texas I lived in. This is heaven up here.


:thumbup:

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Apr 25, 2015 10:26:38   #
vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country
 
Carolina Wings wrote:
Lovely crop of foals...and lovely shots Vicki :thumbup:




Thanks so much for visiting and the kind reply Jan. I'm glad you enjoyed these.

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Apr 25, 2015 10:28:08   #
vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country
 
countryman60951 wrote:
Beautiful Vicki. Like them all. I guess this proves the old gray mare is what she she used to be by passing it on through her colts. Thanks for sharing Vicki :thumbup:




Many thanks Norm. I'm glad you enjoyed these. The old gray mare is showing signs of age, but she keeps producing nice babies.

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