Weather worries and even bigger worries

Ashley at The process of learning could use some special thoughts tonight. Her mare Ella (who came to be her horse in a heart wrenching way) just gave birth to a filly that is a bit too early. Shes on the way to the vets, hopefully there will be a good update soon.

In the weather worries its back to being -25 with windchill and after the 30 cm of snow we received on Saturday/Sunday I'm staying home for the night! Lucas and the other ponies got out for a run most of the day (the turnouts are sheltered from the wind by the barn and they all have blankets and free choice hay). And by now are in there warm stalls with warm buckets of water. Its days like this I'm happy that I don't have my horse at home trying to warm a barn all by himself! We managed the drive into the city today but there were several accidents and the highway to the city was briefly shut down due to a transport truck accident.

We started our own breeding season her on the weekend. Tanker got breed to the stud in the barn (the stud is by Radical Hour), and in two weeks we are expecting the first Appaloosa baby to be born at C and D's place. (by The Secret Pardon). 2 weeks after that will be the second colt by C and D's stud (the Radical hour stud), the first was Chilly. I'm really looking foreword to the Appaloosa baby, an almost grand-pony for me. I was working at the breeders farm when we bred this mares dam, and was present when the mare was bred to The Secret Pardon.

I also cant wait for my friends mare to foal, I and the "Aunts" (the owners of this mares dam, and her breeders) have a party planed for the 'grand-pony' and have already bought presents for her/him! This mare was one of the first that I started that went on to have excellent AQHA career and her breeders have been my very good friends since the moment that I've met them. (They are Lucas' adoptive aunts as well!) So fingers crossed that ever thing goes well.