Photos from LindaNV

Linda and Roger visited from Las Vegas over the weekend. From Linda:

My pics of Electra and Charity didn't turn out so well. Charity kept Electra in the shade and my photos are just too dark to see Electra's beautiful sweet face. So how about some photos of the first babies born at MHR?



Whatever you do, don't ever fall for that "I'm so sweet, shy and innocent look! :)
Hay everbuddy! Remember me? I'm doing my mommy proud....

ere's my fren Bright, she's been on Weight Watchers, doesn't she look great?
Uncle Spirit taught me this trick. Look into my eyes and as you are spellbound, I wll unchain the gate....
Ewtie - Pleeeeze take me home with you. That little Truffles is on my last nerve.
on't believe a word they say about me.....
I am smitten with Phyllis......

Roger having a great time with BC and Candy.

Frank and Shhhhh

Friends come in all shapes, sizes, and colors and accept one another no matter what they look like or what they do.

Here is Frank with his new friend "Shhhhh." Life is good, and Frank does not care if he is woolly or has long ears. If more people were accepting of each other as they generally are in the animal kingdom, what a wonderful world it would be!

Stephanie and Rob

Pictures of Charity and Electra, 4/25/10

Would someone tell me why this thing keeps wiggling around?
Did I give you permission to look at me?
To drink or not to drink that is the question
Mom would you just chill out, its just the papparazzi...sheesh
Just ignore them and they will go away!
Look mom I can use this thing as a pointer
I must see my hairdresser to get this grey out
Can't a girl eat in peace?

Emmett, 4/25/10

This is Emmett, a 25 plus yr old QH, who suffered a stroke three yrs ago. These are just two of the wash racks, the hitching post is in between and is 24' long and on the other side are two more racks. It is safe for both humans and horses. 5,200lbs of concrete were utilized, one 60lb bag at a time. The weather has been averaging 70-80 degrees which is nothing, but we need to get all excess hair off them. Robert and I will be putting all shade material in the areas that it needs to go and we will be setting the poles ourselves. We have over 500' of shade to set up. Once the shade is up and the horses have the option to go under it or not, I will take a picture of them standing in the sun.



Stephanie and Rob

Electra's new halter, 4/23/10

Here is Electra w/ her brand new halter and of course Auntie Crystal (L) and Auntie Gail on the (R).

Short video of Electra's birth

Charity update, 4/21/10

Stephanie asked me to give you this update on Charity:

She had a good, productive night. Lots of output. She's not real happy with her diet of Sr. Equine and canola oil. Dr. Hadland is pleased with her progress and said to switch her diet to bran soaked in warm water with a little Sr. added. Stephanie is also to feed a small amount of hay to Charity every hour.

Keep your fingers crossed that the good news continues!

Sheila

Charity update, 2:34pm,. 4/20/10

We have placed another call into Dr. Hadland. Charity has not had a bowel movement and he said that he would come back and perform a rectal on her. We need to have this done to ensure there is nothing else going on. Wanted to keep you informed.

Stephanie

Update on Charity and Electra, 4/20/10

Dr. Adam visited Charity and Electra yesterday. He came out because Charity was slow in completely expelling the afterbirth. As luck would have it, she did finally do it on her own about four minutes before he arrived.

Today, we've had to call him again because Charity was exhibiting signs of foal colic, a very common condition in mares who have just foaled. Dr. Adam gave her a shot of banamine and tubed her with a solution of warm water and electrolytes. We are monitoring her condition and he will be called again later this afternoon if she hasn't improved.

On a brighter note, Gail, our friend from Las Vegas, took this video of Charity and Electra when she visited yesterday:

More pictures of Electra, 4/19/10

Electra has arrived!

ELECTRA

Filly, born at 4:10 a.m. PDT, on April 19, 2010.






Mother and baby are doing very well!!

Charity update, 7:30 p.m., 4/18/10

Here is what the teletata Lens picked up this evening. The waxing and dripping started this morning @ 7:15am

Top 10 excuses why Charity hasn't foaled

SusanE830 is one of the most clever and creative people on our thread at ABR. Here's her latest Top 10 list

	CHARITY'S TOP TEN EXCUSES FOR NOT FOALING YET AS OF APRIL 18, 2010 10. I'm holding out till they guarantee an epidural 9. I can't get comfortable enough to foal unless the chickens come in and fluff my bedding 8. No one has satisfied my repeated demands for a KFC Double Down--hello, people, have you never heard of pregnancy cravings??!! 7. DJ keeps staring at me, if you know what I mean 6. Something has happened to my tail and I'm so big I can't look back to see what's wrong! 5. I'd like to pop this foal out, believe me, but it's barricaded itself in there until the recession is over 4. I am having too much fun messing with your minds 3. I was going to foal this weekend, I swear it, but there's too much volcano ash in the air 2. Ha! If YOU had a 120-plus pounds of legs, hooves and head coming out YOUR vagaga, would you be in such a hurry??! I think not! AND CHARITY'S NUMBER ONE EXCUSE FOR NOT FOALING YET AS OF APRIL 18, 2010: 1. The General is right--there really is an elephant in there!

Justice, 4/18/10

Here is Justice learning to walk in and out of wash rack. All new learning experience, in and out in and out. He did pretty well, he also had his feet done as well. No bath but a good grooming.



Remember how little he was?

Charity update, 7:50am April 18

At this morning's feeding 7:15am (Charity is the last one I feed) for what it is worth, as we all know these mares do things their way, we have dripping milk.

Better get your guesses into Ro and Brady, I am not even gonna give a guess. "Life is like a box of Chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." In this case, Life is like Charity: you never know when she wants Harley C. or Electra to make his/her appearance.

Stephanie

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Good morning everyone,

I sure wish I could give you all some different news regarding the status of her Billowiness but those who are watching the cam can see "No Baby Horse for Yewwwww" yet.....

I took her for a walk yesterday so she the chance to get out for a bit. From there we went back to the maternity wing and she received a grooming. I have managed to groom her tail out which was a big step for Charity. This was the second time, and she was much more relaxed.

I groomed Little Bear, Rosie and Misty. LB is really shedding, he now does not look like a wooley mammoth. Rosie and Misty just enjoyed.

I would like to thank Crystal and Gail for all the bathing and grooming they have done over the last two weekends. Everyone in the Ladies Parlour has been done with the exception of Jerri who will have NO part of this silliness. Besides we do not think she would even fit in the wash rack if you could catch her up. Feed me treats but do not touch me is her motto.

Rob has done a wonderful job with the wash racks and hitching post. Everything is set up in concrete with slabs for them to stand on as well as an area for humans to stand on. We now need to get some gravel for drainage to set around the area but all in due time as other projects must be done. We have done so much in 6 months, which took us six yrs at our last home..so we are working daily with the improvements.

We wish everyone a wonderful Sunday!

Stephanie and Rob

Charity update, 2:26pm, 4/16/10

We see milk drippings on her rear hooves. Everything is very very relaxed. Bag is huge, teats are huge ready for baby!

Stephanie

Charity update, 11:05am, 4/16/10

We have some waxing and tiny dripping!

Stephanie

Upcoming issues of Frankly Speaking

All,

Would you be so kind as to send questions to me in regards to Frank's (aka Sinatra) training. Please direct the question to Jamie as I will forward to him. He has already incorporated this is into to an article for "Frankly Speaking." LindaH was the first one and it was very good question. Please sign your name and state.

Stephanie
miraclehorserescue01@gmail.com

Charity pictures, 4/15/10

Photos taken 4/15/10 w/ Teletata Lens

Charity update, 4/15/10

We are making strides with Charity even if a little pocket of grain for enticing is needed.




She was easy to catch up, so that I could groom her. I think the big accomplishment was allowing me to comb out her tail. There was a good size knot but I brushed that out making her tail smooth and fluffy. The stains will come out eventually when we teach her about the wash racks. This too will take time, but progress is there.

Charity is willing to learn, you can see it in her eyes. What beautiful big Doe Brown eyes she has. She is also much more comfortable with me touching her face. I rub my hands over her eyes, and she just stands there.

We will do this again today, once I get morning chores done and whatever needs to be done.

We wish everyone a good day.

Rob and Stephanie

P.S. There is is major ear pinning this morning and some side biting, she is actually staying undr her shade and pinning her ears at the cover. She did a couple of side bitings while Truffles and I were back there. Not interested in seeing us, was unable to look underneath as of yet but will do this later.

Charity update, April 14, 2010

No baby yet! But here are some pictures of Charity's preparations, taken yesterday (April 13).

Charity update, Monday afternoon, April 12

We have a bit of waxing! No dripping yet... If you haven't seen this page, it is quite useful. It gives a very nice overview of the foaling process: http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/breeding/as-foaling.shtml

We don't know when foaling might happen, but we do know that the clock continues to tick!

Stay tuned...

Charity update, April 10, 2010

Taken today, 4/10/10. We have a tiny, tiny bit of waxing, no and I repeat no, dripping. Her appetite is way off.

Charity update, April 8, 2010

Charity update, Her bag is completely full. We have not seen any waxing or dripping, but we do not know her foaling history. We know mares were brought up to a closer field and lo and behold the rancher could wake up in the am and have a baby at the mares' sides.

She is resting a great deal, she is off her food but nibbles throughout the day and she is getting agitated. I am letting you know our observations. Things on the south end are open at the bottom and red in color (for your info MaryL) Anyway you now know what we know, We think a few more days still.

Rob and Stephanie

Drum roll, please!

ANNOUNCEMENT

Charity is getting very close to giving birth. It is now time to reveal who was given the honor of naming the foal. She was given this honor before Charity was even saved.

It is

Linda Hayte

This past year has been an extremely difficult one for her in many many aspects and we who knew were not sure what the outcome would be.

So Linda, Thank You for the names they are wonderful!!

If it is a colt his name will be HARLEY C. ( Calvin) D. (Davidson) since both Linda and Ed love to ride their Harleys and Calvin represents their cat of 19 yrs that they lost not too long ago

If it is a filly her name will be ELECTRA, to me this represents Linda's electrifying personality and the ability to fight and keep the light burning.

Again Linda thank you and thank you for being a part of our family

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to Everyone!

Robert and I wanted to wish you all a wonderful day.

We do not have anything special planned but to spend yet another wonderful day together. We feel blessed to not only have one another, but our truly loyal, devoted family and friends. All of you have been there and we appreciate it.

Charity is progressing through the last stages of her pregnancy at a rapid pace. Over the last two weeks her bag has been filling with the nourishment her little one is going to need. She is drinking a lot of water and I do mean a lot. All this are the signs that occur before birthing.

There's a little game going on at the Charity thread on ABR, guessing the date, time and whether it will be a colt, or filly. No money is involved. The gift is a beautiful pair of horse head earrings donated by Ro, and I am adding a cedar box with horses on the lid, which was so generously donated by our very own Diane..who has been working so hard as of late we have not been able to chat often. Both gifts are beautiful.

Every horse is beginning to shed out but it has been a slower process this time. Some seem to be hanging on just a bit longer maybe they know something we don't. But today is a beautiful day.

Bev has inspired me to get two little African Violets and I know I am bugging her with all my questions to keep them as beautiful as they are.

The chickens have settled in the coop and are producing eggs at an alarming rate and they are yummy. We will be letting a few hatch so we can have little peeps.

Once again a very Happy and Blessed Day to all!!!!

Robert and Stephanie

Jamie and Spotty

Jamie and his horse, Spotty (on the left)

Frankly Speaking, April 2, 2010

I I got a request to write an article about cattle, so here goes.

Bovine is a derivative of the latin word bovinus. According to Webster:

bovine: of or pertaining to the subfamily bovinae, which includes cattle, buffalo, and kudus.

Like the word equine, which includes all horses no matter breeding size, color, or sex. bovine does the same for the cattle world. Cattle have horns not antlers. The difference is animals that have antlers shed (lose) them annually, and regrow them the following season. For the most part the male of the species only have antlers. There are exceptions however. On the other hand, horns in the cattle world can be on either gender, or not at all. It all depends on the specific breed, and genetics. They continue to grow from the base of the horn as the animal ages.

The breed of cattle that I raise on my propriety are corrientes. They are a hardy breed that originally came from Mexico. Both sexes have horns. They are smaller in size than other breeds. Corrientes are the primary breed that are used for roping. They are a much leaner animal whose meat is lower in the bad cholesterol and higher in the good cholesterol.



Terminology: cows, bulls, heifers, steers. Here is where people misuse words. Who has ever been driving down a road and saw a herd of cattle? Notice I said cattle and not a herd of cows. If you had said cows you would have only had a one in four chance of being right. In the cattle world bulls are the (functioning, all plumbing is intact) male of the species. Cows are the female of the species that have calved (had a baby). Heifers are females in the species that have not yet calved (had a baby). Steers are the males of the species that have been castrated (plumbing inoperable). So I hope this has cleared up some misconceptions and enlightened you to the world of cattle.

Stay tuned for further Frankly Speaking articles, and the progress of Frank. FYI, the picture of the horse tracking (following) one of my cattle below is Frank. In a previous article I wrote that frank was cowie. This is a term that means a horse is not afraid of cows, and actually, enjoys engaging them.




Happy trails!

Jamie