--- Robyn Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> When she was really young was she with the same group of horses? Do you still have her mother?<<
She was with the same group of horses from age 6 weeks to 8 months. When she was weaned, she was with 3 or 4 other weanlings, but she was the youngest. I did not own her mother, she belonged to the lady I bought my TWH from. I did not have my fence up yet, and still had my horse at the breeders barn, and I fell in love with Whisper's mother, who was an Arab. She was pregnant, and I just knew I wanted the foal, no matter the sex or color. I used to talk to Whisper before she was born when I would groom her mom. Then when she was born, mom didn't want her, but if you haltered her, she would stand and let Whisper nurse. Whisper started limping and I thought Mom had kicked her, and within an hour went from limping to near coma, and I called the vet, and while I was waiting, I forced milk replacer down her throat while I thought she was dying in my lap. Finally the vet got there, said it was foal fever, including the limping and swollen joints, gave her anti-biotics and Whisper was up shortly thereafter. The vet told me that my forcing the milk replacer down her throat kept her from a real coma and probably saved her life. About a week later, Mom started accepting Whisper after the breeder put a mare next to her who wanted Whisper. Whisper came to my house at about 8 months of age. Susan in NV Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/ Disclaimer CAUTION: DO NOT DRIVE WITH HOT COFFEE IN YOUR LAP ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
