Last week all of the ponies got their hooves trimmed and this week I have been cleaning up bridle paths, brushing manes/tails, and doing some barn cleaning in preparation for the upcoming foals. So far Lady has bagged up the most with Kenzie close behind her and Dream catching up. Pixie hasn’t started bagging up yet so it’s likely that she will go long again.

- Pixie, the palomino pinto, is 30 days shy of her “safe date.” Im expecting she will have her foal the sometime within the first couple of weeks of May. When she had Mac in 2023 she was just a few days off of carrying him for a full year, so she could wait until mid-late May before she gets around to having it.

- Kenzie, the chestnut splash, is a bit of a wildcard as far as breeding dates go. She was bred last Spring but I don’t have exact cover dates as we didn’t bring her and Phantom home until September. I’m guessing she will foal sometime mid-late April but she could wait until May. I would be surprised if she carries until June with how big she is getting.

- Lady, the solid bay, was bred the week after Pixie so she will likely foal the 2nd or 3rd week of May. Her belly has grown a lot in the past month and will be even bigger by the end of April!

- Dream, the buckskin pinto, will likely be the last one to foal as she was bred the week after lady but she could surprise me! She will should foal sometime around the third week of May.

Everyday we get a little closer to meeting our 2025 foals!

We are very excited to announce that Lady's 2025 foal is now reserved by a wonderful family. We are very excited to see what she will have with Cyclone! 

Lady is the third mare that is due this year, today she is at day 210 (7 months) and her belly is slowly getting larger, at this stage her foal is approximately the size of a raccoon. Her “due date” is May 17, so I would expect her to have the foal sometime between May 7-27.

Lady is a “maiden” mare, this means she hasn’t had a foal yet. With her being a maiden, I have no idea if she will show signs of impending foaling or be sneaky and not show any signs. Either way I will be watching her and my other mares closely this Spring.

Foal's Sire and Dam
Cyclone II x Assateague’s Spirited Lady

Foal Color Probability
56.25% - Bay Tobiano
25.00% - Red (Chestnut/Sorrel) Tobiano
18.75% - Black Tobiano

Winter is here, well sort of…..we have only had a dusting of snow so far and then some ice the other day. It has since melted and now everything is wet. As you can see Sue has been growing a lot lately! This is her with one of her best friends, Dream. Dream is 6 years old and 12.3 hands, Sue is 20 months old and getting close to 13.3. 

Pregnancy update for Pixie, she is now 6 months along and should be our second mare to foal in 2025. However last year she went several weeks over her due date so it’s possible one of the other mares will beat her to it!

So far she has been 2 for 2 on producing colts. She had her first foal (a bay pinto) back in 2011 and her second foal (a Smokey black pinto) in 2023. Because she is homozygous for tobiano, we know she will have a tobiano but it will still be interesting to see what she has with Cyclone this time!

Possible colors:
25.00% - Red (Chestnut/Sorrel) Tobiano
25.00% - Palomino Tobiano
18.75% - Bay Tobiano
18.75% - Buckskin Tobiano
6.25% - Black Tobiano
6.25% - Smoky Black Tobiano

Cactus went to his new home today! While I will miss the sweet boy, I know he has a fabulous family who will give him all the love and attention he deserves!

Cactus had a full day today, he started out his morning at daddy daycare (aka hanging out with his dad at over the fence). I’m pretty sure Thistle loves having Cyclone babysitting over the fence! It’s always so precious.
After daddy daycare he had a short leading lesson with me and then spent the rest of his morning napping and grazing while I was at church.
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Later this afternoon he was my “helper” and we both cleaned the waterer and made sure it was ready for Winter. While Cactus wasn’t an abundance of help in handing me tools he did provide comic relief and was adorable (and we know that’s hard work in and of itself) so he got extra kisses and made up for my moments of panic when he was close to breaking things.
Finally, he ended his day by enjoying grass on the other side of the fence as it is no doubt better than the grass on his side.

Cactus watching his daddy (Cyclone) over the fence and a quick picture I got before his nose was up to the camera!

Our expected 2025 foals!

Due April:
#1 - Wave Runner’s Phantom of the Waves x Wave Runner’s Kenzie

Due May:
#2 - Cyclone II x Rolling Bay Sugar Pixie
#3 - Cyclone II x Assateague’s Spirited Lady
#4 - Cyclone II x Sweet Island Dreams

I’m so excited to meet these precious foals next Spring.
We still have one 2025 foal that is available for reservation, more information can be found on our website on our for For Sale page.

Trailer loading practice for Cactus. It didn’t take long and he was hopping in and out like a pro! He is such a good little fellow <3
Here is a video: ​https://youtube.com/shorts/V4H9yStngS0?si=CWt2JNZ3umaQ5TTC

Picture time for Cactus!  I finally had the chance to get some good photos of him for his registration papers and for fun! As with most of my herd, he will be double registered ICPAR and PtHA! It will be hard to say goodbye to him when he goes to his new home later this Fall, he is such a sweetie!

For those of you who are not on Facebook, we are now starting a blog on our website to keep you updated on what happens around our farm! We hope you enjoy following our herd! :)