Sharing with Mom

 This is Amir's first taste of oats out of Mom's bucket.  I think he really likes them.
Thanks Mom for sharing.

Oh yeah,  Mom's ankle are really tasty too.

Watch Me

 It is amazing that Amir who is
here at three weeks old is so
indepentent.  The look in his eye
was one of watch me, I will show
you something.  And sure enough
he did, headed right over to Mom's water     bucket and
proceeded to show how he
wasn't afraid at all.    
I love watching them grow..
they are always surprising me.

Welcoming A Special Colt to the Farm

 This cuties was born on Jun 23, 2013.  Dani Bilal did it again.  Calling him Amir (Prince), might as well start close to the top.  His real registered name is still being considered.  Straight Egyptian Al Khamsa Arabian with two lines to *El Mareekh, three lines to *Talal and two lines to *Farazdac, what a unique pedigree.  With all that racing blood flowing through his veins it is no wonder I see a flash now and then as he skirts around the pasture.  Loving the wind in his face.  Shown here at ten days old.  And already very indepentent.

Back Again 2013

Well, somehow I haven't been paying attention to the time, and things seem to slip by year after year.  But I have to announce a new addition to the farm. 

Born 23 Jun 2013, this young colt is a beauty.  Official name has been choosen yet, but  we are calling him Amir (Prince).  He seems to really like it.  Actually, I thought I would also share some thoughts on new borns...especially Straight Egyptian Arabians.

Dr. Ibrahim Zaghloul,
Director General EAO (Ret.), Cairo, Egypt
"You know, here in Egypt, we have a custom that one week after the birth of a baby, the mother and all the women relatives make a party where they put the baby in the middle of a circle and they sing and dance and pray for the baby. One day I was walking through the mare paddock when they brought out a week-old foal. The other mares in the paddock came around her and the dam and made a circle. They were protecting the foal until it was ready to move from the mother."

I thought about this and even with the other mares in a different paddock, they all seem to want to see the new one. And Mom is very proud of her new son.