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Entries by Paula Cooper
The Class of 2021 – The Window of opportunity…
We initially rely on our mares to help teach the foals to lead and stand. We take full advantage of a small window of opportunity when the foals only want to follow their dams, when the apron’s strings are broken they are happy to be lead alone.
The Class of 2021 – The First Blade of Grass…
After days out in the ménage the next step for our 2021 foals is turn out in a small paddock. It is hard for them to understand why their dams just want to eat after a quick check of the boundary, a gradual reintroduction to grass for the mares is especially important. After they settle […]
The Class of 2021 – The First Turn-out
In conjunction with Farm & Stable Supplies for supporting the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) UK 2021 Photo Competition. Thank you 🙂 There is no doubt turnout is best for new-born foals, enabling them to develop physically and mentally. All our mare’s and foals have individual turnout in the safety area of the duracorral before they […]
The Class 2021 – THE FIRST 48 HOURS
In conjunction with Farm & Stable Supplies for supporting the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) UK 2021 Photo Competition. Thank you 🙂 Can you imagine being born within 4 walls and then the door is opened, a new environment awaits you but also the realisation of what your legs are for… Our post foaling check list […]
The Class of 2021 – STAGE 3 – Passing The Placenta
In conjunction with Farm & Stable Supplies for supporting the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) UK 2021 Photo Competition. Thank you 🙂 STAGE 3 of foaling is known as delivery of the placenta. The mare’s uterus continues to contract after foaling which causes the placenta to be expelled BUT so much more happens before the placenta […]
The Class 2021 – STAGE 2 FOALING
In conjunction with Farm & Stable Supplies for supporting the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) UK 2021 Photo Competition. Thank you 🙂 As the contraction persist, we witness the bulge of the white fluid-filled amniotic sac from the vulva followed by every breeder’s delight, two front feet and a nose. We wait and watch and talk […]
The Class of 2021 – STAGE 1 – Signs of imminent FOALING
In conjunction with Farm & Stable Supplies for supporting the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) UK 2021 Photo Competition. Thank you 🙂 The Redheart Mare’s – Stage ONE of foaling and the imminent signs! We keep our mares in a strict routine and when the doors are shut and a loud “night night” is yelled down […]
The Class of 2021 – FOUR WEEKS PRIOR TO FOALING
In conjunction with Farm & Stable Supplies for supporting the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) UK 2021 Photo Competition. Thank you 🙂 Let us go back to November 2019 when we stabled our 5 mares through the winter months under at least 11 hours of artificial light, come early February 2020, our mares were cycling and […]
The ApHC UK – CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS FINAL
Well, we thought it was never going to end… The support from our ApHC UK Members was incredible, the added Sponsorship enabled us to add more qualifiers for the Champion of Champions. We added a WILD section for those who qualified in utility classes with Appaloosas and then we were able to split the WILD section […]