Yahoo, they are in foal!!!!

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:05 pm

Our vet just left and every mare my new stallion Rocking Trick has covered so far this year -- he stopped them, they settled and they are all in foal... YAY! Five down, ten to go plus the outsiders... but my way of checking the mares and then just one cover plus with a maiden stallion and still batting 1000... Oh that feels good. Three more coming in heat this weekend, hopefully will have all of them done by the end of the month. Even my Feb 19th cover mare, Schwank, we checked her in March and the vet found nothing but she never came back, so I had her palpated today and Sure Enough she is about 8 weeks along!!! I was really certain we had caught her perfectly and was baffled with the March results....

henthorn · Postby **henthorn** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:20 pm

That's great news, Madelyn. It sounds like you are doing something right, and so is Rocking Trick.

briarhalo · Postby **briarhalo** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:28 pm

Congrats Madelyn, hope we make out as well on Tuesday with only the one that had to be bred!

onalimb · Postby **onalimb** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:29 pm

good to hear

sstacy19 · Postby **sstacy19** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:38 pm

congratulations Madelyn!!

ZiaLand · Postby **ZiaLand** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:10 pm

Looks like Rocking Trick is going to be a real pro at this. Congrats on getting off to such a great start! Can't wait to see those first baby pics.

So, are you planning to sell any of the mares or keep them to foal them out?

Laurie

Pan Zareta · Postby **Pan Zareta** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:13 pm

Congrats Madelyn & WTG Rocking Trick!!

Mahubah · Postby **Mahubah** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:29 pm

Now, if he just proves as good a sire of winners as he is a covering sire, you're all set!

monicabee · Postby **monicabee** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 3:53 pm

There's no Hallmark card for this particular milestone... (or maybe there is in Kentucky) but congratulations!

Thunder · Postby **Thunder** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:09 pm

I'm happy

for you, mares and Rocking Trick.

Ruffian · Postby **Ruffian** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:21 pm

Congrats Madelyn great to hear your boy is doing good- and obviously yourself...

Cheryl · Postby **Cheryl** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 4:14 pm

Madelyn, What mares have you bred to him? Are you going to sell them in foal or wait to see what they throw? I know how you feel, both of my mares are back in foal first breeding, Ahhh now I can rest.

austique · Postby **austique** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 4:39 pm

Rocking Trick proving to be the thoroughbred version of Julio Iglesias.

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 8:09 am

I will need to sell five or six, just economics, to pay for this year. I have some nice mares already lined up for next year. And I got two more booked to him the other day, plus two for my other horse, coming from Ohio. Almost like folks were waiting to see if he was fertile. I'm really glad we got Schwank so early... she has a drop dead gorgeous 3yo filly and yearling colt and knew the ropes... but it gave us time to see for ourselves. He covered two more yesterday and I am bringing three more in to monitor.