The waiting game

I never thought I'd be waiting for my mare to go into heat. Usually I say oh, great she'll going to be ridiculous for the next couple of days because all she wants to do is be with other horses. This is the first time I've ever wanted her to go into heat. I want to get her breed before it gets too late in the season and it seems like it is taking forever for her to hit estrous. My dreams are filled with Julie having a baby but me not being the one to raise it or me not seeing it born or me losing the foal in some disaster. Financially I'm set for now but I have to keep reminding myself that the first year of the foal's life is going to be very expensive. I just hope I can save enough money to keep both of them; otherwise I'm going to have to choose between mother and daughter and I couldn't do that.
I'm so worried that Julie won't get in foal/ that I'm being very foolish by breeding her.

it comes down to the fact that no other horse is Julie's baby. No other horse is out of her. I know there are plenty of rescues out there and I'll donate some food to one of them come winter but I just want a foal from Julie; I always have and I always will.

Fingers crossed that she gets pregnant from the first insemination and that I'll be able to keep to a budget and save my money so that I can keep both of them.

Julie's Baby

New Beginnings are something I'm getting used to. In a week or so if all goes well a new life will be brought into existence because of my planning and my decision. I'm having a baby! Well, my mare is having a baby as long as she conceives when she is artificially inseminated this coming week. In eleven months I'll have a foal on the ground and I hope, hope, hope that I can plan for everything. I hope that I'm not making a stupid decision. There is no way I'd be able to sell Julie or the foal. I'm too attached to both of them.
I hope I have a filly, I honestly don't know what I'd do if I had a colt as I'm a mare person.

Anyways. I hope the foal has some color because I don't want a boring bay.

The vet said Julie's in great health and now I just have to hope I have the funds needed for the vet check ups.

Today was a fantastic day. Well, I was late for the vet appointment which means I only saw half of the exam but next time I'll make sure I get to the barn very early.

I went to Beval's today and I got measured for custom boots (and ordered them) I bought Julie a new bridle that matches her saddle and I bought new stirrups that are pretty awesome; I also bought a new pair of breeches and half chaps and paddock boots. I know I'll use everything I bought since I'm riding all the time. It felt good to be able to buy what I need. Things are looking up I just hope I can afford two horses and that Julie has an easy pregnancy.

My roommate and my co-worker want to throw me a baby shower. It's weird that everyone says I'm having a baby but I guess it's true. I'm the one who is planning for the foal; I'm the one who decided to breed for her. So in a very real sense I am having a baby!!!

The sire is: http://www.tylordfarm.com/cosmophotos.html

I'll try to keep on updating.

I own a Trakehner

I am a horse crazy woman whose heart has been stolen by the beautiful german warmblood breed- Trakehners.

My mare is a bay trakehner and I hope to breed her this summer ot get my second trakehner.
I'll be posting about her on here and I'll post about general horse stuff.

I live in southern Connecticut and I am living my dreams.

That's a Trakehner look right there

This was after only being ridden three times in the last month and jumping  only once before the show. She's so good to me

What ever we do, we do it together.