Delivery day D Day

As I settled in to my cozy bed in the barn around 9 pm, June 6.... I realized that there was no sense getting comfortable because I could see Sassy hunting for a spot- to foal. Sure enough, she lay down...

and it was time! 

The delivery was fairly quick, less than 10 minutes which is probably due to him- yes it's another colt- being so small. First time mamas tend to have small babies, I think Tumbleweed was an exception and I had to assist his mama. But this little fellow was born easily, and he and Sassy lay quietly for quite a while. He was looking for her though, so I managed to get him up beside her head so she could see, smell and lick him.

Because it was so wet out- we had just had a heavy downpour a couple of hours before he was born- the bedding pack was very soggy and I wanted him in the stall asap so I helped him find his feet and steered him into the foaling stall, with mama close behind.

Then it was all about making sure he nursed and pooped- but also making sure that mama was ok with this new little creature  Sassy was a little bit befuddled at first not sure what to make of him but as soon as he nursed those motherly genes kicked in and she fell in love with her baby.

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I had to halter her to make sure she stood still for him, which really helped and soon he was latched on and slurping happily away. 

A few hours later I left them for the night and this morning couldn't wait to head down to the barn to check on them.

Yup- all is well!

He is a rich bay colour at the moment and he is definitely a roan. Apparently Sassy does carry a copy of Agouti, and since I didn't include bay roan in my list of colours, the closest guess was Betsy who guessed blue roan colt for June 5th. Betsy can you shoot me an email at diamondlazyh641 at hotmail.com for your mailing address if you would like a Diamond Lazy H Quarter Horses ball cap!

So everyone- here he is- DLH Booncat Peppy!

He has his daddy's eyes and cute head