The Ames Ranch

Lil and her Foal

On the Ames Ranch, we currently have three horses, Lil, Lil's filly, and Cheyenne. Lil gave birth during the afternoon on Friday, February 23. She gave birth a whopping 15 days late! Cheyenne is next up and we are hoping she will give birth sometime within the next few days.

Cheyenne

The next day our tasks at the ranch included washing the new mother and her baby before we sent them back home with their owner. Lil normally is a very calm horse and gets spooked by nothing. However, when we tried bathing her, she would just not stand still. She was very alert and kept moving around, always making sure to keep her daughter insight. It must have been her new maternal instincts taking over!

Cheyenne says "Hi!"

Cheyenne was extremely upset to see her friend leave. Horses are known to be social animals and form close bonds with other horses that they are kept in proximity with. After Lil left, Cheyenne started bucking, neighing, and banging her gate trying to figure out where her friend went. However, Cheyenne would not be alone very long. A new mare came in later that day. I will take a photo of her, and tell you all more about her after Saturday!