30/12/2025
It has been a crazy couple of months here! Lots of posts incoming when I find the time.
Starting with our much anticipated, most stressful and costly warmblood foal:
Byalee Briar (Bjorsells Briar 899 x Florine(Bernstein)) x
Why Waltz Rachelle (Regardez Moi x Go Bedazzled (Don Ramiro))
Buckskin c**t 1/11/26
Primrose didn’t eat much in her last two months of pregnancy, getting worse as she got closer to foaling and went into her own yard, stressing and pacing, stressing me! She ran milk for 3 weeks then foaled at 12pm the 1/11 while I was in the middle of pony club, an hour away. Thankfully she set the alarm off and Stephen was home as assistance was needed, he rang my mum who has a tiny amount of foaling experience and with me on the phone they managed to eventually pull him out.
He was very contracted, I flew home and spent the next few hours trying to get him up to drink, always a beautiful moment when they finally have a solid drink. The rest of the day consisted of lifting him up every couple hours to drink until he started managing himself around midnight. Prim is a perfect mum, she was very willing for us to do all sorts to her new baby but is very aware and protective of him towards everything else.
The next morning we went to the vets for an assessment and antibody test. He was bandaged up and unsurprisingly failed his test so received plasma that afternoon.
After 2 1/2 weeks of daily bandage changes on a crocodile toddler, his legs were finally cleared of bandaging!
He hasn’t looked back, showing off his paces and dressage moves since.
Very grateful for our wonderful vets and everyone else who helped wrestle him.