Excitement

I was in a grumpy mood for most of yesterday.  So much to do, and so little time. As I was grumbling about this or that to myself while driving up the driveway, I noticed something that really made me happy! Instead of one set of legs in the mare’s pen, there were two sets of legs!! The neighbor’s mare had her baby! We were sure that it would be stillborn just from the way the mare was acting. I guess there just wasn’t any room!! I was so excited I had to call the neighbor right away! The name is still up in the air but the filly is a beauty! She looks nothing like her mother. Her mother is a bay and white paint and the filly is a chestnut overo. Gorgeous! I have pictures but only on my phone so I’ll have to try and get better pictures this weekend.

It’s amazing what good quality care will do for a baby. I was reminiscing about Savanna and Jett and how that birth was. Jett wouldn’t stand for 12 hours and then I had to carry him to Savanna’s side. The new little baby was up and moving around when I got home. This morning when I went out to do chores, the little filly was loping around her mother. It’s a far cry from when Jett was barely able to move around and Savanna was so exhausted she could barely stand to let Jett nurse.  

I’m so glad that we were a part of these little “families”. We’ve had two babies born at Borderlands and in the past three years, we’ve had three babies born (can’t forget the Bear!) With Sanctuary life, we are always wrapped up in old age and the inevitable loss. But with newborns, there’s so much curiosity and discoveries. Newborns are a breath of fresh air for me. I don’t want to take on babies but it is a joy to be around them for just a little bit.  I know understand why people want to start with a very young horse to train. But I’ll stick with the oldsters that have the knowledge and wisdom thanks to age and experiences.

It’s been a crazy week so far with very little time at home. I was able to work a couple horses Saturday but after that I have only been around them long enough to feed and water. Hopefully this weekend I’ll be able to sneak out for a little bit to play although now I hear that we are to get rain. I guess I won’t complain. We desperately need rain. I am excited to finally see a little bit of green these days. If we get some rain, we’ll definitely be submersed in green!