Surprise delivery

A couple years ago we went horseback riding "up Nort" in Danbury, Wisconsin, to a place called Tamarack Horse Camp along the MN/WI border. It was the 4th of July and the Horseflies were big and fat and MEAN. We took 4 riding horses...and came home with 5! You see, my Morgan mare, Horse (original name, huh?) was due to foal in a month or so, and we figured it was safe to take her along for the ride as long as we went easy on her. Well, we also took 4 teenagers along. Knowing teenagers, they gotta be up til all hours...and it was a good thing too. Around 1 am, on my dear darling daughters birthday, along comes this little fart. "Kyle! Kyle! Your horse is foaling!" came the shouts from the teens. Easy delivery, cuz by the time we ran from the tent to the maternity ward near the zip lines, Gus-Gus was born (Named after Gus, the mouse in Cinderella, because he was a visitor). He was so cute and cuddly and soft and new. Mamma loved him right away, of course. I built a "fence" for her out of a 100' rope, which only made the mare upset when the naughty boy escaped under it. When it was time to come home, we had a heck of a time loading. There was NO WAY any of the other horses could ride with her and her new baby, so we put her and Gus in front and the three geldings in back and cruised on home. That was in 2007. It was Horse's 2nd baby, her first being Lily. She had another foal last year and his name is Dollar. She gives a foal with a little more white every time. She isn't bred this year, but she will be for next year and maybe we will actually

notice the paint in it...who knows? Her daughter, Lily

will be bred this year for the first time, and we are

hoping for an outstanding baby. Lily, Gus, and Dollar all have mamma's Morgan disposition, which is sweet and loving. Here is our Paint Belgian stallion, Chico. Him and Horse throw marvelous foals together.

Lily will be bred to a Paso Fino (did I spell that right?) Peruvian stallion in May. We are hoping for a good sturdy horse for packing in the mountains, as Kyle's pack horse died last summer. Good riding to all, and we'll see you on the dusty trail!