FOAL PHOTOS!
This is Jake, who's by Fury out of Twin Lake
Karen Did-It. He was born April 20, 1998 right after we did chores
and had gone in the house to eat. I went out after dinner to
look at the mare and there he was, struggling to get up for the
first time! Always like it when it works like that. In these
photos, he's 2 days old. Jack was sold as a 2-year old and is
doing well.
 
 
This is Dad's first look at his first '98
foal on the ground. He was pretty fascinated watching the little
guy's antics.
 
And here's Jake in mid-June, growing like
a weed. He's also in some of the photos below.
 
The next foal , whose name is Princess, was
born April 24, 1998, to Twin Lake Maria Degas. In this first
photo, she's only a couple of hours old. In the other photos,
she's nearly two months old. She is sired by Avatar's Chieftain
275531 and belongs to Cliff Shipley of Martin, MI.
 
 
Then we had a 5-week hiatus until Doc was
born to Mabel on June 1, (2 and a half weeks late!). Then 11
days later, Dan was born to Megan. Both are sired by Fury and
should make a great team some day - maybe hitch prospects! Dan
is a full brother to Mack,
whose 1997 foal photos you can see now or wait 'til you get to
the bottom of the page and click the link there.
 
  
1997 FOAL PHOTOS
This is Mack. Born May 10, 1997, here he's
outside with mama (Megan) for the first time at 2 days old. Mom
was frantic to keep him close, so he gave her quite a workout!
 
Yes, he's a Sorrel. Megan's family tree has
a sneaky, recessive red gene which crops out now and then. So,
instead of a Black or Gray, we get "RED"! Anyone know
of a Percheron fancier collecting reds? Once upon a time there
was someone doing that.
In these shots, Mack
is about 6 weeks old and beginning to shed his baby coat. What's
coming in under it is quite dark maybe he'll end up a Bay
instead of a Sorrel. Maybe I should start a pool winner
take all minus administrative costs? What do you think? As you
can see, he's not happy about being held captive on a lead line.
When you're the little prince, such restraint is hard to tolerate.
 
And here's Mack as he looked in March, 1998.
10 months old in this photos, he was purchased in January of
1998 by Julie and Larry Dudley of Grand Junction, Michigan. Julie
took these pics and sent us copies. They're hoping we'll have
a team mate for him in '98! He appears to be turning darker and
showing gray under the still-red coat, mane and tail. We'll keep
tabs, but we're betting he's gray within a couple of years.
 
L to R: Blackjack 1993, 1st day, very tired;
Charlie, 1988, 2 months old and feisty
 
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