Gaia had her baby. A girl. 🙂
This first-time mama is 4 years old. Baby is a day or less old in these photos.
She’s an excellent mama. 🙂 That’s mud on baby, from one of the ponds (and yes, it was scary seeing her so covered in mud so soon after birth!).
The first time I saw Gaia’s little girl, it was raining. (OK, sprinkling.) So the obvious name Rain leaped to mind. Our new herd manager, Kiley Whited, has been a breath of fresh air. He just celebrated his birthday, and his baby daughter, Cassidy, is the most adorable bundle of cuteness. Having just named Madison after friend Tif’s daughter, the second obvious name hit me like a lightning bolt.
And then I couldn’t pick just one, so baby has two. 🙂
My world got busy, and I haven’t been able to get to photos (!), but I will have more soon.
Welcome to your wild world, beautiful girl!
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
Cute little dirty girl :)Even though she does not have spots,she must have inherited her dark bay coat from Cinch,right ?
Looks that way, but she’s not nearly as dark as Cinch. And it’s possible that she could turn grey. Gaia’s mama is Alegre (also with Traveler’s band), but I don’t know her sire because she was born the year after the 2007 roundup. Cassidy is already full of personality – gallop-wobbling in circles around mama on her stilty little legs. 🙂 Amazing.
TJ I am having a brain fart!! lol Cinch was a pinto right? And he died in the round up?
Yes and yes.
Bravo Gaia!!! Welcome Cassidy Roan!!! What beautiful girls. So this is a Cinch baby???? 🙂
Beautiful TJ. I hope to be out there at some point next week. First time since round up. I can’t wait. I sure miss them.
Let me know if you make it to Spring Creek Basin.
I just read the comments. So Cinch has a legacy left on the range that makes me so happy I could tear up! Keep up the great work Tj.
Oh, what a doll and the name – well, it fits so perfectly! Why not two names?! Seems more than appropriate. Guess we’d best get back to the “rain dances” huh? 🙂