Dreaming in Technicolour is here!!

Delilah foaled out a beautiful buckskin tobiano colt last night (Saturday) at 8:26 pm!

Dreaming in Technicolour (Shawn) at about 14 hours old.

We got to watch the whole thing as we were in the barn doing chores when she went into labour. The Mare Stare camera couldn't quite see her as she chose to birth her foal in the one corner where she couldn't be seen. Oh well, we'll try again with Beauty.

His name is Dreaming in Technicolour (barn name Shawn) - he'll be registered ISHR. He's gorgeous!!

His half brother out of Allie (Abby's mare) was born on Friday. His name is Sprinkles on Top (barn name Cody) and he's got lots of colour, too. Allie is a Canadian Sport Horse, so Cody will be registered as part CSHR, ISHR and Pinto.

Sprinkles on Top (Cody) and Allie

Both Cody and Shawn are tall and will be big boys when they're full grown.

We thought Beauty would foal first as she was due first, but like last year, it looks as though she's planning to hold onto her foal for an extra month.

Pictures of both the boys will be added later today.

The barn is up!!

March 2009

December 14, 2009

Fire debris - the barn, lots of saddlery, blankets and all our hay, destroyed by smoke and water (it didn't burn) - a whole summer's work, gone.

Most of the debris from the fire cleaned up, ready for the new barn.

We chose a CoverAll to replace the old barn.

Materials for the rebuilding.

Crew arrives!

Pouring the cement.

All support posts are in cement sonotubes.

Support posts for the walls installed, fill leveled.

Walls up.

Starting to look like a barn.

Frame up.

Canopy being pulled into place.

Canopy on, end walls in progress.

Vents in the canopy will help ensure adequate ventilation.

Roll up door at north end so the tractors can go in and out - hay storage at the back of the barn.

Barn doors at the aisle, man door for the tack room.

The barn exterior is up.

Water rises in the post holes for the stalls - even with 2 feet of stone on top of the ground.

Stalls are done!

March 2010