We've had a very busy couple of months since the weather's turned so nice! The mares have been popping foals out all over the place. First there was Daisy Foal (we already have a cow namedd Daisy, so this poor horse will forever be Daisy Foal, even when she's got her own foals!). She was born to Gracie, at the beginning of April. She is quite independent and tends to wonder off, but one of the stallions, mostly Hanty kept her in check and now she hangs around with the other two foals in her harem.
The next foal was born about a week later. She has been named Holly Golightly for a very long winded reason involving floppy bottom lips, pouting and film stars!
A couple of days after that the first colt of the year was born. He is called Bert, and we're waiting for another colt we can call Ernie! He is a bit of a pain at the moment as he just sticks his nose everywhere and likes to give things a nibble, especially backpacks and elbows! He is very playful, and very hard to tell off when he looks up at you with big brown eyes, not really understanding why we wont play like all the other horses!
The final foal turned up as a surprise on the day of the Royal Wedding! She is her mothers first foal so we werent really sure if and when she would foal. The filly has been called Jess, and has caused quite a stir amoungst the horses and there has been a few changes with the social groupings.
And while all this has been going on, the cows have been quietly plodding along, getting on with the very important job of grazing!
