Mona had her baby – a darling bay filly I’ve named Shane, in honor of friends L&K who are visiting with little sister M, and in memory of little brother K, who was lost too soon.
Mona is a VERY good mama, very protective. She’s with a new band, all the way across the basin …
She is NOT ready to be rebred, thank you very much, and no, you canNOT get close to baby – the pinned ears are directed behind her, not at baby Shane.
And yes, I believe she’s another bay! What’s with bay babies this year? 🙂
And with that, I’m going to leave you guessing about her new band. I’ll have more pix as soon as I can get to them!
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Such a beautiful mama & baby! They have the most beautiful “claybank” coat colors.
From my view, Shane looks a lot like Gideon! Is this Mona’s first foal?
Yes, this is Mona’s first foal – she’s 4 if BLM was right in 2008. None of our duns – Jif or Hollywood or Mona now – have thrown their color. Shane’s mane and tail look black, so I’m pretty sure she’s bay; her legs will darken later. The only buckskin offspring I know of Luna’s is Kestrel, and her first baby is buckskin. From pictures someone else took, I think the grulla mare Slate, who was introduced with Luna in 2001 and died the winter after the 2007 roundup, was Hollywood’s dam. But that grey gene – the BAY gene this year – has proved dominant.