Post by rdeichman on Sept 11, 2007 17:52:32 GMT -5
Joey raced out into the darkness. She was excited she was going to see her first foaling today. One of the new mares that had come in on the trailer with Chaz had just gone into labor. Joey had never seen a foaling, and was excited. Her father, Jack, was waiting in the truck. When they arrived at the foaling barns Zach and his mother Amy,the breeding manager, were waiting.
"She seems to be progressing pretty quickly Jack. Her water broke about five minutes ago," Amy said wrapping the mare's tail. In only a matter of a few more minutes there was a small dark furry bundle in the straw. It's mother stood cleaning it. The foal struggled to it's feet a number of times before gainingit's balance. Amy and Jack walked into take a look at the gender of the foal. "I bet you ten bucks it's a filly," she said to Jack smiling. "twenty, it's a colt. No filly gets up that fast," Jack replied.
"Filly, Ha you owe me twenty bucks sucker," amy said with a smile.
"you win,' Jack said removing a twenty from his wallet.
"Joey go in and pet it," Zach said with a smile as He father and Amy came out.
"Are you sure it's okay. It's so small," she said adoringly.
"Yeah, it's fine, the old girl is use to people messing with her babies. She's an experienced mare," Zach replied.
Joey walked in and the filly immedietly came up and snifed her and then ran to hide behind her mom. "It's okay girl. I won't hurt you," Joey said softly. the filly looked at joey cautiously and then took a few steps toward her and allowed Joey to scratch her neck.
The next few days Joey spent her time between the new foal and Chaz. the foal now whinnied whenever she heard Joey walk down the aisle. Even the mare recognized joey's voice when she was in the barn.
"She seems to be progressing pretty quickly Jack. Her water broke about five minutes ago," Amy said wrapping the mare's tail. In only a matter of a few more minutes there was a small dark furry bundle in the straw. It's mother stood cleaning it. The foal struggled to it's feet a number of times before gainingit's balance. Amy and Jack walked into take a look at the gender of the foal. "I bet you ten bucks it's a filly," she said to Jack smiling. "twenty, it's a colt. No filly gets up that fast," Jack replied.
"Filly, Ha you owe me twenty bucks sucker," amy said with a smile.
"you win,' Jack said removing a twenty from his wallet.
"Joey go in and pet it," Zach said with a smile as He father and Amy came out.
"Are you sure it's okay. It's so small," she said adoringly.
"Yeah, it's fine, the old girl is use to people messing with her babies. She's an experienced mare," Zach replied.
Joey walked in and the filly immedietly came up and snifed her and then ran to hide behind her mom. "It's okay girl. I won't hurt you," Joey said softly. the filly looked at joey cautiously and then took a few steps toward her and allowed Joey to scratch her neck.
The next few days Joey spent her time between the new foal and Chaz. the foal now whinnied whenever she heard Joey walk down the aisle. Even the mare recognized joey's voice when she was in the barn.