Looking at her previous foals, we know that Tess is a carrier of the dun and agouti (bay or black, most likely) alleles. The only stud she's ever been bred to has been Buster (her "husband" :P), because he produces reduced-size foals, and Tess is a small little mare.
Anyway, the earlier date for her foal is April 25th. If she doesn't foal out on that day (and give or take a few days), then it should be sometime around the 19th (I think?) of May. Regardless, we won't be keeping her foal unless 1) it's a filly, and 2) it has color. By "color" in this case, I'm referring to a color such as grulla or dun.
Yesterday we were up at the second barn and I was able to groom on Tess for a good while. Talk about shedding! And she hasn't even been wormed super lately yet.
Oh yeah; funny story here. When the mini owner's got her, Tess had never once been bred. They bred her to Buster, and a few weeks before she was due, MiniOwner'sMom took the clippers to Tess and got all the hair off her (Tess isn't very good at shedding out by herself). As soon as MiniOwner'sMom left the stall, Tess looks down at the pile of hair and starts talking to it. ^_^ Apparently she thought that must be what happens after she's pregnant!
So anyway, here's a picture of her. :) Flicka (a silvery dapple paint Mini) is her buddy, and those are her hindquarters you see in the picture.
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| Tess :) |
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