the green spot blog

  It was four in the morning when the new foal arrived today. The Wranglers have been diligently checking Delilah these last days to make sure that the foal and momma were healthy. Lane was out at 3am when he realized it was time. Mikaela, Katherina, and Lane were all present to watch our new colt meet the world. Delilah has been a wonderful and protective momma and the baby is doing just great! And now he needs a name! If you remember the guidelines to the contest, we took hundreds of name submissions and then the Wranglers narrowed that list down to three filly names and three colt names. The next step was up to nature (which is a very unbiased factor of the contest). And much to our delight, though we would have been delighted with either, it ended up being a colt. Now to the last part of the contest - we are down to THREE names and you have to vote! So you can vote here, Facebook, Instagram (either our Barn Instagram or the main Instagram) or email me at courtney@c...

That's quite the headline, hey? Or should I say hay? Because really, it's Delilah the horse, that's pregnant - not one of us humans. ;) Some of you knew that it was a possibility and close to the end of summer it was confirmed - Delilah was, indeed, pregnant. Calamity Jane was only about 1.5ft tall! Expecting is always a fun thing around here. I've been working here long enough to remember Smoke, Sasha, Elmer, and Calamity Jane (our miniature horse) were a few that were born here. Having a foal here is SOOO exciting. They have so much energy and love bouncing around. It really adds something to the atmosphere down at the barn. Delilah's foal is due April 20th and we're taking good care of her until then. The reason that we tell you this now is probably the next most exciting thing. WE'RE HAVING A FOAL NAMING CONTEST!!! Say what?!? Ruby's foal, Elmer! Foals are awesome! Yes - we're (probably) letting you, our loving world of Eve...