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Genetics are an amazing thing and getting to watch how they play out is so interesting. Varlia and Arwen are full sisters, so same dam and sire, but it is very clear to me that Varlia is morphing into their sire and Arwen is turning into their dam. It just goes to show that even with repeat breedings you’re never guaranteed the same type and have no control over how the genetics express themselves. Can’t wait to see them fully grown.
8 months old and the little baby friesian is starting to get more shape about her ❤️ my little chunk nugget
Looked out the window this morning to see that there was a 4th little bum with the rest of the horses on the other side of the creek. Arwen has been sticking close to her mums paddock since being weaned but she’s decided to put her big girl pants on and leave mum behind, cross the scary creek and join the cool kids on the other side. I’ve been letting her make the decisions on when she takes the next step with scary situations due to her anxiety, and it seems to be paying off. So proud of this little nugget.
Growing into a pretty young lady ❤️
Saturday arvo shenanigans to help create a sound minded and playful kidlet.
Little miss Arwens neck is reminding me of her very special Grandsire Age B ❤️
Weaning time within the next month. Time to put her big girl pants on
Tail much? 😬 not looking forward to the upkeep.
First time being introduced to the scary float and seeing it up close. Managed to get her on quite quickly being led on with mum on board as encouragement. Then I let them loose to do whatever and it resulted in Varlia and Arwen fighting over who got to play in the metal box first 😂 It’s just another play toy to them
Love her gorgeous eyes ❤️
Zuske fan Wildcroft (Age B x Sape 381)
A mumma and her two daughters ❤️
This pretty much sums up the difference in these two sisters personalities 🤣 Arwen is a more wary and spicy little thing, while Varlia couldn’t give a rats arse about anything and boldly investigates everything.
Like mother like daughter 🤦♀️ Arwen has caught on and been inducted into the swamp monster society where you get exclusive access to creek mud baths and their owners misery 🙄
A growth spurt was obviously on the cards too going by her bum height in only 2 weeks. Shes starting to look like a big girl as she gets closer to 6 months.
Today I went and visited Dallas who is one of my foals from 2 seasons ago. He’s 1.5yo and growing into a very big lad with ginormous knees. In typical Dallas style his bum is miles higher than his wither during his growth spurts. So we measured him while I was there and his wither was only a smidge over 15h while his bum was scraping 16h 🤣 When we did the string test on him 6 months ago it said 17h so will be interesting to see where he ends up. Still such the sweetest smoochiest boy ❤️ Sarah Gray
There’s no doubt I’ve definitely bred two strong minded, independent fillies. I let them into the house yard for a bit of desensitisation, mainly for baby Arwen, but apparently she doesn’t care about the scary things or her mum anymore and the backyard is now her new home. She’s refusing to leave and keeps asking to come back in 🤦♀️ I guess Varlia is doing her job and making her a confident little lass.
Pedicure day and then everyone out into the big 80 acre paddock together for the first time as one big happy family. Everything went off without a hitch (thank goodness) and Arwen took the big scary creek crossing all in her stride. Getting to explore and build her physical skills in a natural environment is so important for their development and help makes them well rounded horses.
Today Arwen got introduced to the whole herd after slowly meeting each one over the last 2 months. It’s always interesting watching the babies navigate their way and learn the communication and language. Arwen is particularly spicey and thought she could fight them all 🤦♀️ Although she’s learnt not to mess with Aunty Annie and those flying legs 😂 she’s a confident little miss this one.
Management was late handing out the Lucerne rations today. Had some pretty “not happy jan” faces greet me at the gate 😬
Excitement amongst the youngsters this morning as it was dental day and that meant visitors. Zuske and Varlia behaved very well and then Arwen got her microchip and hair sample taken for registration. That needle isn’t a nice experience but scratches after made up for it.
Had a little play with Varlia today to brush up on some training as I think she’s getting a bit bored being the babies play thing. As usual she blew me away with how darn smart she is and only needed to be shown once how to do things. Her intelligence is something I need to remember when she’s having her bratty diva moments 😂
Also put the measuring stick on her and at 1.5yo she’s sitting just over 14.3h. Hopefully on her way to a nice 16 hands
“Do you mind taking my photo human?” The stink eye is strong with this one 😂
There are not enough words in the world to describe just how much I love and adore this beautiful mare ❤️💕🥰 and the amazing daughters she has gifted me
⭐️ Zuske fan Wildcroft ⭐️
Watching all these people scrub and wash their friesians weekly or more and I’m out here dealing with this on the daily 😂 This is why my friesians get washed properly like twice a year. Otherwise I’d be dehydrated from all the crying 🫣
You can never take just one photo of a friesian. Especially when they see different coloured cows for the first time 🤯
Zuske with her two daughters 🥰 We’ve now entered the ‘everyone has to be tied up’ stage at dinner time because well friesians are piglet vacuum cleaners and it’s a bit like the hunger games every night with these guys
Varlia’s gorgeous curls are becoming so thick and voluminous already and she’s not even 1.5yo yet. Looks like someone’s been crimping her hair out in the paddock. I don’t really look forward to having to detangle those luscious locks as it gets longer 🫣
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Apparently the girls were feeling so amazing today after a chiro session and a bath that Varlia forgot to put her legs in 4wd and went splat 😬🤦♀️😂 she wasn’t hurt but her pride was and came sulking up to me knowing I got it on camera 😂
You know it’s a good scratch when the camel face comes out 🤣 #friesian #friesianhorse #CamelFace #thatsthespot #equine #equestrianlife
Here comes the ‘everything goes in my mouth’ stage. Her face going from “Hey mum watch me!!” to “oh crap sorry” cracks me up every time. If only they could talk.
Saturday arvo shenanigans to help create a sound minded and playful kidlet.
First time being introduced to the scary float and seeing it up close. Managed to get her on quite quickly being led on with mum on board as encouragement. Then I let them loose to do whatever and it resulted in Varlia and Arwen fighting over who got to play in the metal box first 😂 It’s just another play toy to them
This pretty much sums up the difference in these two sisters personalities 🤣 Arwen is a more wary and spicy little thing, while Varlia couldn’t give a rats arse about anything and boldly investigates everything.
Today Arwen got introduced to the whole herd after slowly meeting each one over the last 2 months. It’s always interesting watching the babies navigate their way and learn the communication and language. Arwen is particularly spicey and thought she could fight them all 🤦♀️ Although she’s learnt not to mess with Aunty Annie and those flying legs 😂 she’s a confident little miss this one.
It’s a tough way to be greeted every day but someone’s got to do it 😍🥰
Got to start training the piglet out of them early. Arwens already decided that the food definitely tastes better in the other horses feed bins. So she gets reminded every night that we finish our own bowl first. We’re still working on trying to keep the feet out of her bowl 🫤
It’s a tough gig hanging out with these guys but someone’s got to do it 🤷🏼♀️
This kid has me wrapped so tight around her little finger 🤦♀️ every morning and evening she says hello and goodbye when she sees my car pull up. Just like her big sister did. Must be in the genes 😂
Arwen says TGIF!!!
When the scratch is so good she turns into a camel 🐪 #friesianhorse #foal #blackbeauty #CamelFace #horses #foallife
Today is Zuskes 9th birthday and for a treat her and Arwen got to move into the bigger paddock. Sadly no grass, but she’s very chubby so it’s not going to hurt her 😂
Arwen’s become so much braver in the last week and is now trying to play with her scary ball. She’ll have something productive to do with those front legs instead of putting them in all the places she shouldn’t.
Little miss not happy about me putting spray on her back legs.That last stomp really drove home her disapproval 😂
When mum just wants to eat her hay in peace, but the little devil just has to be a nuisance 🤣 The rain brings out her wicked side
That little whinny will never not melt my heart ❤️ Arwen hiding in the box from all the flies
When you think you finally have 5 minutes to yourself………. And it’s ruined by the ratbag 😂
