Foals of 2014

Summer Bird · Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:05 am

Sad news. The smaller filly has died. She became a dummy foal and had to be euthanized.

serenassong · Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:17 am

Summer Bird wrote:Sad news. The smaller filly has died. She became a dummy foal and had to be euthanized.

Oh, so sorry about that. Very sad, indeed. R. I. P.

tres borrachos · Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:31 am

Summer Bird wrote:Sad news. The smaller filly has died. She became a dummy foal and had to be euthanized.

Oh I'm so sorry.

Fly free, little one.

tres borrachos · Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:32 am

Ruffian_fan wrote:
ChampionCurlin wrote:f. Mission Impazible x Sassy Redhead

Talk about a Mini-me.

Wow, you're right! Little baby is the spitting image of mom.

tres borrachos · Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:33 am

ChampionCurlin wrote:Country Life Farm:

I adore that picture.

BlackCat · Fri Mar 14, 2014 12:01 pm

Summer Bird wrote:Sad news. The smaller filly has died. She became a dummy foal and had to be euthanized.

Very sorry to hear. It's amazing she made it as long as she did. I hope mom and the other baby stay healthy.

Carotene · Fri Mar 14, 2014 12:28 pm

tres borrachos wrote:
ChampionCurlin wrote:Country Life Farm:

I adore that picture.

Me too!

And, another fan of the Union Rags foals...they are just gorgeous. I'd love to see a pic of him as a foal now to compare. Have to go find one. Don't worry other foals...I love you all!

Summer Bird - so sorry to hear this news. I found out the mare at my h/j barn where I take lessons lost her foal too. I was so excited, b/c it would be the first time (other than meeting Dray's fillies) that I'd be around a wee one. It's hard isn't it? So, big hugs to you.

I'm not very familar with breeding terms; can you tell me what a dummy foal is? If it is too emotional right now and/or I don't need to know, that's perfectly ok.

serenassong · Fri Mar 14, 2014 12:36 pm

http://www.thehorse.com/articles/26863/ ... t-syndrome

mariasmon · Fri Mar 14, 2014 12:58 pm

c. Bernardini x In Step (3/5) - dam is SW 1/2 to Vindication
c. War Front x Satans Quick Chick (3/12)
c. Tapit x Silver Colors (3/7) - 2nd dam is Winning Colors
c. Tiznow x Smokey Glacken (3/12)

Ketama · Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:25 pm

Summer Bird wrote:Sad news. The smaller filly has died. She became a dummy foal and had to be euthanized.

So sorry for you. Alle the best for the other foal and the mare!

Ketama · Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:27 pm

Carotene wrote:
And, another fan of the Union Rags foals...they are just gorgeous. I'd love to see a pic of him as a foal now to compare. Have to go find one.

Here's Rags as a foal.

second_glance · Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:28 pm

Gio Ponti - That's Life colt, b/. 3/14.

Ketama · Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:33 pm

filly by Dubawi o/o Wonder Why (Tiger Hill), born at Kildangan Stud.

Full sister to mult. G1 winner Akeed Mofeed.

Ziggypop · Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:07 pm

Summer Bird wrote:Sad news. The smaller filly has died. She became a dummy foal and had to be euthanized.

Oh dear. So sorry.

BaroqueAgain1 · Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:16 pm

I'm sorry to read about the loss of the littlest twin, SB. I know you guys did the best you could for her.
The one good thing that may come out of this is that the mare will now have more milk and energy for the remaining foal. Hope she thrives.

sweettalk · Fri Mar 14, 2014 5:00 pm

serenassong wrote:http://www.thehorse.com/articles/26863/ ... t-syndrome

looking for more information, but the article says that a lot of the time, the foal can be treated and saved. what i didn't understand was what symptoms would have to be present for that to not be an option? is it just too costly for something that might not work?

tres borrachos · Fri Mar 14, 2014 5:03 pm

Ketama wrote:
Carotene wrote:
And, another fan of the Union Rags foals...they are just gorgeous. I'd love to see a pic of him as a foal now to compare. Have to go find one.

Here's Rags as a foal.

Wow. Now I know where his babies get their good looks.

What a spectacular looking foal he was.

ChampionCurlin · Fri Mar 14, 2014 6:19 pm

f. Cape Blanco x Grecian Maiden -- Marathon Farm

Summer Bird · Fri Mar 14, 2014 7:09 pm

Thank you everyone for the kind words. The filly was a red bag delivery, but i don't know exactly what symptoms she had when she died. She was at the vet clinic and the mare doesn't belong to me, she belongs to the college. All I can think of is that she could have had a serious infection, but I don't know.

serenassong · Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:03 pm

sweettalk wrote:
serenassong wrote:http://www.thehorse.com/articles/26863/ ... t-syndrome
looking for more information, but the article says that a lot of the time, the foal can be treated and saved. what i didn't understand was what symptoms would have to be present for that to not be an option? is it just too costly for something that might not work?

From what I read in the article, sometimes the organ damage is so great, that the foal will not survive. Also, SB said it was a red bag delivery, so the little one was doubly compromised- since most vets agree that both problems can cause a lack of oxygen. The neurological problems may have also been so great, that it was not compatible with life- and was kinder to let the foal not suffer a miserable and painful life. Not an expert, but that is what I got from it.