It’s been a few weeks now since we brought out little painted colt home. Chuck and I took suggestions from the staff and came up with the name, Haunted Symphony, or "Echo" for short. He has grown wonderfully and Sadie has taken to motherhood quite well with him. She has grown to be very protective of him, like a good mother should; but I worry, perhaps a bit too much.
I worried for several days about him until we saw him figure out how to run. After that, he showed me that there was nothing to worry about anymore. He was just fine. It was so cute as he first took a little trot across the pasture. His eyes got wide with excitement, and then he figured out how to propel himself into the air, jumping around like a bunny in the snow. It was like he was testing himself, how high could he go? Then by accident, he went flying and realized that he was running. He held his head high to let the wind blow through his thin little mane. Sadie watched as the foal ran off some energy. I thought she would do that the whole day, but all of a sudden, she began running beside him tossing her mane in the air and kicking her feet up. It was like she was a foal again too. It was such a sweet moment to witness.
We've been so busy lately with Echo and the racers that we haven't had a chance to get back out to see Millie and Showmane. I wonder how they made it up to the Overlook and if the bachelors gave them any trouble. Millie certainly has to have had the foal by now; her stomach was looking so big. Hopefully she didn't have any problems like Echo's mother did. I would hate to think Millie being in such pain.
I worried for several days about him until we saw him figure out how to run. After that, he showed me that there was nothing to worry about anymore. He was just fine. It was so cute as he first took a little trot across the pasture. His eyes got wide with excitement, and then he figured out how to propel himself into the air, jumping around like a bunny in the snow. It was like he was testing himself, how high could he go? Then by accident, he went flying and realized that he was running. He held his head high to let the wind blow through his thin little mane. Sadie watched as the foal ran off some energy. I thought she would do that the whole day, but all of a sudden, she began running beside him tossing her mane in the air and kicking her feet up. It was like she was a foal again too. It was such a sweet moment to witness.
We've been so busy lately with Echo and the racers that we haven't had a chance to get back out to see Millie and Showmane. I wonder how they made it up to the Overlook and if the bachelors gave them any trouble. Millie certainly has to have had the foal by now; her stomach was looking so big. Hopefully she didn't have any problems like Echo's mother did. I would hate to think Millie being in such pain.