Meet Tia.

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meet Tia (her show name is too long and hard to spell for me) 1 day old

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odd comment
she's had a hard night...and day one with foal is not the time to be getting the clippers out

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mrmaggit said:

Less than one day old and airborne already!

she was up and walking (no stumbling) within 10mins...she's very keen

she'll be used for Endurance (by my g/f) and recreational riding (by me)


she's doing great today, her mum is keeping her warm and she's feeding well

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SmokinV8 said:

T_Pot said:

charliedaker said:

Hows she bred and what's the plan for her future?

well, you get 2 horses who love each other, and then let them make a baby horse, as for the future, the daddy horse hasnt called or text the mummy horse yet so its not looking good

think they mean what parentage are the parents?, mum looks quite heavy with a lot of feather, dad thoughbred, warm blood?

sorry I missed that

Mum is Irish draught x dales
Dad is full Arab

she's going to be a decent looking horse
she's very steady on her feet, was up and about within 10mins of birth, none of this "Bambi on ice" business for her.

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Lippitt said:

She is GORGEOUS! How tall are you expecting her to be?

around 15H give or take..can't be certain due to the cross breeding

she is pretty tall compared to the Pure Arab Foals my otherhalf has delivered

she is full of her self, very livley and charging round the maternity paddock with her mum...will get some more pictures today

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BlackVanDyke said:

D'aww! First foal for mum?

Always gives me pause when herd animals manage to give birth to something so well developed that it can run within a few hours of being born.

aye, first foal for mum

she is very strong and confident already
pics taken today

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video taken this afternoon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tIulyPQkeM

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Update:
she's very big now, almost as tall as her Mother...she's going to be a big girl

I'll get some recent pics up

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Long time since last post so time for an update:
Tia is doing great, had her first ride in trailer and was very brave, walked "mom" in and she stood and whinnied a bit then trotted in.

Then took her out on her own the following evening, she loaded-up no problem at all.
Brave girl.

Some pics from this week

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she is now booked for her first Show in May.

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Thanks, shes very good
Taking her out for a walk tomorrow in-hand, get her used to "scarey" things.... Like carrier bags and water bowsers lol

She is a sweatheart she really is.

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she has a good bit of growing and filling out to do yet
I thought the same so asked the owner of the Stud (she sees her a lot)....she says she looks fabulous and is as she should be at this age.

She is very impressed with her handling, she lets us clean all four feet without a fuss and comes over to have head collar put on, ditto rugs.

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We had Nice walk out with Tia in-hand today, she was very good.
Said hello to some "scary" motorbikes and a "scary" tractor..she was very bold...She wanted to bite the chap on the motorbike lol

I'll get some pics from today up later.

Edited by y2blade on Saturday 10th March 16:19

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R300will said:

What class have you entered her in?

In-hand Arab cross bred.

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R300will said:

Is she arab x welsh section D?

Mum is Irish draught x dales, Dad is full Arab

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y2blade said:

she is now booked for her first Show in May.

Update:
She's coming on very nicely.
She is a very confident little girl, happy loading and unloading.

Thank you all for the kind words, she really is a little gem.
Her first show is now April 28th. (as well as the one in May)

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Update:
Tia has her first show NEXT WEEKEND!!!! all of a sudden it has got VERY close.

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Tia's half-brother (born Weds early hours) is outside for the first time today, he's very confident.
Looks just like she did at that age.

I'll add a Pic when I get home at lunchtime.

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y2blade said:

Tia's half-brother (born Weds early hours) is outside for the first time today, he's very confident.
Looks just like she did at that age.

I'll add a Pic when I get home at lunchtime.