Susan looked out the window last weekend and noticed that Fanny had broken through the fence and was happily eating grass in the big pasture. We were planning on starting her and Java on grass slowly this week, but she decided to beat us to it. Luckily we caught it early before they could get too much of the lush grass.  We are getting them out a little at a time this week until they can be out the entire time.  Fanny’s fanny sure is hard on fences.

Well after a long, long, long, wait Cash finally arrived.  He arrived right in the middle of Guys and Dolls that Susan and I were attending.  I ran home, unloaded Cash gave a quick tour to Ed the hauler and then went back to the play.  Ed was very impressed with the way Cash looks, and hoped that he would get one just like him.  Remember we are breeding Ed’s mare to Zippy next week if all goes as planned.  She should arrive Sunday or so.

Cash is settling on nicely. He has the longest hairs (feathers) around his feet.  He has long hair which is shedding out all over his body, but his leg feathering is really kind of neat. This feathering is common on appaloosas, but I have never seen them as long as they are on Cash.  Some other breeds of horses like Friesians and Clydesdales have even more.

Fanny is pregnant!! Two time’s a charm. Finally, there is a tiny blip on Fanny’s ultrasound that will become an embryo and then a little horse. We can’t wait to see what Fanny’s and Spice’s first foals look like! ”Grandpa Zippy”… we aren’t breaking the news to the Big Stud Muffin just yet.  Though he’s been a Grandpa before, he was not really aware, you know?  These girls are puttin’ it right up in his face.  In his very own barn. Impossible to ignore.  Frosty, Cookie and Roxy have been producing foals for a number of years and you can ALMOST guess what might arrive on the scene. But with these two maiden mares, it’s exciting because you have no idea! In either case, both Fanny and Spice should make good moms based on their easygoing personalities.