I Am a Joyful Irish LadyAMHR and AMHA Dam: Wee Wees Double Magic Lady |
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January 26, 2010 and 6:35 AM,
I was awakened by our EquiPage pager sounding off next to my
bed. Rolling over, I sat up and called to my mom who sleeps
in the room with the cameras, "Is everything alright with
the mares?" She said, "Yeah," and there was a long pause.
Then a loud, almost startled, "...NO! Magic is down. Lisa,
quick get up." I jumped up and went into her room and sure
enough, Magic was laying down looking very ready to foal.
Since my PJ shirt was not exactly the kind of shirt I wanted to wear outside on a cold night, I went back to my room and started to pull on a sweatshirt when Mom yelled, "Oh! She's pushing! Anna, Anna, Magic's having the baby. Go wake up Jessie. Lisa, hurry, hurry!" We all rushed around like crazy getting video cameras, flashlights, cell phones, etc., and headed for the barn. As we ran, we called neighbors and friends who wanted to see the baby born.
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was laying on her side and contracting. From where I was
standing, I could see almost right away that the bag coming out
was not white, but RED. Horrified,
I stood still for a minute, not quite sure what to do.
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deliveries. Mom said, "Wash up your arms, Lisa, hurry," but changed her mind a few seconds later and said, "Never mind, just go in. Quickly." So, within a few minutes, I had cut through the placenta found the baby's hooves, and pulled her out. The delivery was a little nerve racking at first, but everything turned out great and baby and mom are fine. Click here for a video of this red bag birth! It was really cold this morning (well, cold for Arizona is 40 degrees), so baby got a blanket! Lots of friends/neighbors/relatives have come to see baby already!
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And, of course, she got turned out in the front yard to discover the wonders of grass and trees! Click here to see Joy at one week old. (video)
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She also found out what it's like when mom rolls! |
Magic, Joy the baby horse, and Joy the Papillon! |
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I believe she will be a good
driver, partly because it is in her bloodlines and in who
she turned out to be.
Click here to see a video of Joy's maternal
sibling driving in a recent show. The owner of this
horse adores him!
Another sibling, pictured to the right, is an excellent roadster horse. (has won Hall of Fame as a roadster and is a Nat'l Champion. I spent an evening with the Votca's who own this horse and they rave and rave about this horse! Roadster horses need to be able to really extend and are quick. Back when Joy was born, I believed she would make a Country Pleasure horse, but the driving divisions just keep getting more competitive and Country Pleasure today is what Single Pleasure was about 5 years ago. Joy is more of a Classic Driving horse.
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Joy's father is going to compete
at Nationals this year. We watched him in a local show
recently and took this picture of Bailey. The girl driving
is 14 years old and will be the one showing at Nationals. He
lived here last year and is a wonderful stallion to be
around. While he lived with us, my 3 daughters all wanted to
be the one who got to drive him! As you can see, many great drivers are in her blood! The nice thing about this temperament is that they are not spooky when you start driving them in the cart. They are easy to train. She could make a nice solid driving country pleasure driving horse. And, like her mom, she will make a great driving horse even if only used as a pleasure horse on trails. |
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