I took some photos a couple of days ago when the mares meandered from pasture to the paddock.
This is 32 year-old Babe. The first born.
20 year-old Ivy. She is a half-Arab, the other half is American Saddlebred. Half Arabians are registrable as long as one parent is a registered purebred Arabian.
This is Babe's son, 21 year old Zenny. He was her last foal.
25 year-old Queen. Her name says it all. She is half-Arabian. Her dam was a Morocco Spotted horse, now deceased Fleetwind.
Poor Zenny has spent his entire life with the mares. He was weaned with his sister and I put him back with the mare herd because he is sort of a dependent kind of guy. He has stuck with his dam. Mares are bossy, that's why I say poor Zenny.
I finished mowing yesterday. We need rain or it won't be green much longer. Later I will attempt some weeding and seed sowing. I also need to put seeds in my pots. I'm attempting to grow all flowers and herbs from seed. I did herbs last year and it worked out well. I have decided the only plants I'm going to put money into are my few vegetables.
As an aside. New brakes for a car have become rather costly. Now we need new tires. *sigh*
Handsome critturs! I didn't know until recently that horses can live so long. May they have many more years to come.
ReplyDeleteArabians typically live to mid to later 20s, nick.
DeleteT'is a fine herd.
ReplyDeleteThere are 3 more but they didn't come to the paddock, AC.
DeleteI don't know much about horse life expectancy, but I'm guess they're up there? They look so healthy and content.
ReplyDeleteYes. Early 20s is not considered old old, but later 20s and for sure 30s is an old horse, Boud.
DeleteThank you so much for showing us the photos of your horses. Queen sure is gorgeous and looks great for 25. They all look like they are very happy. Glad you were able to mow.....I'm on duty tomorrow. Could be 80 here in a couple of days. At your place too???? Happy gardening.
ReplyDeleteQueen has her dam's substantial build, Lori. Jenny is out of Babe, by Zing. Lean and lanky. Today will be 87, tomorrow 80 and then we drop to the 50s and 60s!
DeleteAll of them are beauties! I would have died and gone to heaven with one colored like Queen. However, I am pleased with what I have.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful animals. When I was a kid I rode a horse that looked like Babe. Her name was Dusty and her mom...was named Babe!
I know, tires and brakes are very pricey. The bill for tuning up my mower was ... well $$$. But since I can't do it, it was necessary.
I purchased 3 plants and everything else is from seed this year too. Sigh.
Now that is a coincidence! Babe ended up with her name because I called her baby girl. Babe stuck. Queen's dam was a chestnut tobiano. Her sire is my now deceased horse, Topper, who was a bay. She has Fleetwood's beefy body!
DeleteThank you for the pictures! And good luck with the rain. 🤞
ReplyDeleteWe had drizzle, Cheerful.
DeleteBabe looks her age, kind of like me. She's doing well for an old horse. Love all of the horse photos. Lucky woman, living with horses, but it wasn't luck was it? You decided to live with horse. A most excellent decision.
ReplyDeleteI call us the old grey mares, Pixie. Not so excellent an idea when I consider I spent my home on the Amalfi coast on horses!
DeleteYour horses are certainly aging gracefully. My sister Judy has only 2 horses left, I think, both elderly and well-loved. I bet the two of you would gave much in common. At o e time, she had a string of 27, when she ran a riding stable at a state park. I know she misses those days.
ReplyDeletePlants, my downfall! I havevto remind Larry tbat I am otherwise a very low-maintenance woman! I bet i have spent $500 or more this year on plants. I used to start my own veggies and herbs in mini greenhouses, but ended up with far more than I needed. I decided it was cheaper to buy them, but now I am not so sure! Never had much luck starting flowers, though.
I know your sister and I would have a lot in common, Sue. I've had up to 30 horses here. I had up to ten boarders for several years as well as my own. I cannot tell Mark I am low maintenance. I just stated one of the big reasons! Your gardening energy amazes me.
DeleteThank for sharing the photos.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Tommy. Welcome home!
DeleteAll of your horses are just gorgeous!! We need more rain here too. We were doing well for a while but now nothing in over a week and everything isn't as green as it was.
ReplyDeleteWe did not get the predicted rain, Lori. Lots of memory connected to the beasties.
DeleteAll aging gracefully:) Your lawn looks great!
ReplyDeleteThank you, FS.
DeleteIt was fun to see your girls, and Zenny, too! He's darling! I didn't plant any seeds this year, but I have plenty of flowers coming up from seed. My favorite is a tub full of Wishbone Flower. It showed up from seed last year - from somewhere, and one plant eventually filled the tub. Now it's back and is almost ready to begin blossoming, and will continue all summer. Enjoy your veggies and flowers!
ReplyDeleteThose surprise self-seeding plants are always, usually, a joy. I had hollyhocks show up decades ago. I still have some of the original. Zenny is a sensitive fellow, Dreaming.
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful, Sandra.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda.
DeleteThanks, Sandra, for sharing photos and info about some of your beloved horses. They are magnificent animals.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dorothy.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely look at your horses. Such beauties! Thanks so much for your comment on my horse post today (the 17th). I think it's great that you have let people visit with your horses at times.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Denise. A bunch of seniors still doing their thing.
ReplyDeleteI Love meeting the Horses, they are long lived aren't they? And Queen, what a Magnificent looking Girl she is!!!
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