It's a boy! light chestnut with flaxen mane and tail. He is only minutes old on the picture. We had expected the mare to foal any day for about 3 days and she really made us hold our breath! She has a lot of milk, she could've raised two babies easily, but I know the risks of that!
This is the 6 yo mare that I have trained to saddle. Unfortunately, she is suffering from moon blindness and has nearly completely lost her vision and probably will be completely blind one day. :( (What is it with blindness in horses!!???)
He will be registered under the letter "X" since this is breed requirements for this year. His name will be Xanthe which means blond or fawn in latin. It also is an asteroïd, which is following in the outerspace theme since his mom's name is Lune (Moon) and his sister is Stella (Star) and Xanthe was also Achilles horse in Greek Mythology following his dad's theme whose name is Paygaze (Pegasus, who is Poseidon's horse in Greek Mythology)... so this name is perfect for him! I don't know why all of this is linked to one name, but it has so much meaning for this little guy!
I can't wait to see this new little face! He was born at 4:30 am on April 30, 2010. He should be just like his dad... who looks like this... he is green broke to ride and is very calm.
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