by Lyra Miller | Feb 15, 2019 | Rosecrest, Wilshire Farm
Penumbra decided it was time to deliver her baby this year only five days past her due date. She was showing all the signs of having her baby on Thursday morning, the 7th, but waited until 11:08 PM (that’s late on farm time, but certainly not as bad as the early morning hours!) to deliver a long-legged colt by Strong Mandate, weighing in at 120 pounds. After a relatively quick delivery, both momma and baby rested for a while. Mom decided that twenty minutes was enough rest, but the colt just kept looking at his legs… and decided laying in the deep straw bed was a good place to be. So, we milked the mare to get the colostrum in a bottle to feed him. He quite enjoyed the breakfast in bed and then, with a full belly, he took a nap! Big Boy eventually decided it was time to see what his legs were for and bounced up. He was a little wobbly at first, but then maneuvered over to Mom and nursed. As you can see from the photo, he has a great blaze and two back socks that you can’t see in the picture. Between our first and second babies (Big Boy being our second) at the farm, we unfortunately had to say goodbye to the first mare that Chuck and I bought for Rosecrest Farm – Gone West Princess. If you’ve been to the farm in the last year, you probably noticed she had been bothered by arthritis quite a bit. We kept her comfortable and able to move to the fence where she enjoyed...
