Baby woes... sigh...

Jenje! · 12-13-2007, 02:26 PM

I feel much better now that I can hide Allure away in a blanket until her goofy butt evens out and starts looking like a horse again!

Today I took her blanket off, worked on her mane a bit, and turned her out in our huge roundpen to stretch her legs. No worries, it's fine... it really is massive and she was not running around in circles... but in straight lines. Heheh.

On the plus side, it looks like she's going to have exactly the trot I was hoping for when I paired her parents... yay! Mom's most excellent trot, with a bit of a "softer" side from dad. She just floats. I can't WAIT to ride her!

On the negative side, well, she's extremely wooly and hard to look at.

Also, she is downhill again, at least by a couple of inches... and it has BUTCHERED her canter... today she was doing this super-slow, horrible western pleasure lope... "WHAT are you doing, filly?! What is that garbage!? Knock it off!" Heheheh. Amusing little thing, she is.

I love her, but man, it was nice to flop that blanket back on her and kick her back out into the pasture.

Heavenly Jumper · 12-13-2007, 06:38 PM

Now I know what I have to look forward to. How old is she now?

Ember is 11hh at the (non) withers and 11.2 at the tush...

cowgirl-tuff · 12-13-2007, 11:52 PM

I know how you feel.... I have a coming two year old who takes the award for fugly but he is going to be awesome when he grows out of it!!

Jenje! · 12-14-2007, 10:47 AM

She'll be 1.8 on the 18th.

She's 13.2ish (I think, have not sticked her formally, just used a soft tape and a ruler) at the shoulder and maybe as much as two inches high behind. She always catches up to herself just in time to get all out of whack again... I don't expect her to mature into a particularly downhill horse.

Ah well. At least she's (mostly) well-behaved.

countryacres · 12-14-2007, 10:50 AM

You are crazy. I don't think Allure could ever look ugly no matter what she did. lol

Mutrok · 12-14-2007, 12:07 PM

Oh I feel you there! Couple of months ago I looked at Venus and went....akkkkk....where is my pretty little filly????? She is finally starting to grow into herself again only to get all out of wack next week I am sure.

The wollies definately don't help. Venus has the Friesian beard thing going on. I have been too busy to get out there with the clippers and shrink her head back to normal size, lol

Anti-Silence · 12-14-2007, 02:13 PM

Baha. I haven't seen "even" on three of my horses in the last YEAR, year and a half for Parker. They always seem downhill, but sometimes its just horribly down hill. Dear lord, they're fugly... works like a slanted roof, though, the water rolls right off, LOL.

Limmerick · 12-14-2007, 02:15 PM

if she's THAT ugly...just send her up here to me

12-13-2007, 06:38 PM	#2
Heavenly Jumper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Yokosuka, Japan Posts: 17,065 Images: 1328 Blog Entries: 323	Now I know what I have to look forward to. How old is she now? Ember is 11hh at the (non) withers and 11.2 at the tush... __________________ SUSHI SUSHI nom nom nom Every time I look at my avatar I get HUNGRY!!

12-13-2007, 11:52 PM	#3
cowgirl-tuff Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wilson, NC Posts: 548 Images: 34	I know how you feel.... I have a coming two year old who takes the award for fugly but he is going to be awesome when he grows out of it!! __________________ There's nothing wrong with asking questions. That's how we learn. It's not as if you're planning on printing this thread off, rolling it up and whacking her in the head with it...Are you?- Orginally posted by Jenje Last edited by cowgirl-tuff; 12-13-2007 at 11:53 PM. Reason: cause i can't spell

12-14-2007, 10:50 AM	#5
countryacres Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,496 Images: 70 Blog Entries: 1	You are crazy. I don't think Allure could ever look ugly no matter what she did. lol __________________ The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears. ~Arabian Proverb It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts! ~Nicholas Evans

12-14-2007, 12:07 PM	#6
Mutrok Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,924 Images: 137	Oh I feel you there! Couple of months ago I looked at Venus and went....akkkkk....where is my pretty little filly????? She is finally starting to grow into herself again only to get all out of wack next week I am sure. The wollies definately don't help. Venus has the Friesian beard thing going on. I have been too busy to get out there with the clippers and shrink her head back to normal size, lol __________________ www.mutrokranch.com - www.kortumstudios.com "I can throw a major fit. When my latte isn't just how I like it."

12-14-2007, 02:13 PM	#7
Anti-Silence Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 3,513 Images: 937 Blog Entries: 205	Baha. I haven't seen "even" on three of my horses in the last YEAR, year and a half for Parker. They always seem downhill, but sometimes its just horribly down hill. Dear lord, they're fugly... works like a slanted roof, though, the water rolls right off, LOL. __________________ The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? -- Psalm 27 RIP my beautiful Artist. Sometimes it's the broken roads that lead us home.

12-14-2007, 02:15 PM	#8
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