Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

Raven and Kestrel are pretty hugely pregnant. Either or both might foal before I get back into the basin. They’re due May 10 and May 9, respectively.

But there was a request to show Corona’s and Gaia’s bellies, so here you go!

Corona is fairly small, even as mustangs go. The foal’s sire is Grey/Traveler, with whom she has been since last spring. I’ve gone back and forth all spring about whether I think she actually is pregnant. Some days she looks more pregnant than others. Her udder is fuller than normal, though, so I think she has a baby in the belly. Corona is out of Raven, from Sand Wash Basin, and by that range’s stunning stallion Corona – hence her name. (This is known from documentation by an HSUS employee during that time.) Raven, Kootenai and Mona came from Sand Wash Basin in 2008, part of an introduction to keep our Spring Creek Basin genetics healthy.

Gaia at rest. What? You say you can’t see the belly?

Gaia grazing. Her mama is the lovely Alegre; her sire is unknown (she was born in 2008, the year after the 2007 roundup). Her foal’s sire is Cinch.

They both are currently in Grey/Traveler’s band. This will be the first foal for both mares, so due dates are unknown. Neither one looks particularly close, eh?

Speaking of the gorgeous guy … While his girls (and yes, they’re all girls so far!) were napping, he took advantage of the calm morning and warm sunshine to catch a few winks himself. Here, he’s looking at Maia, up from her nap and nursing from mama Alegre. Just a bit later, he was off to treat with Poco, who was poking about alone, having left Duke and Kreacher to themselves (Kreach was much more interested in the stranger than was Duke). Roach was most recently seen with Tenaz … but Hayden seems to have left or been kicked out of Chrome’s band and may be nearby. Poco and Roach seem to split up every spring to go on walkabout, but they always find their way back to each other.