Céanndhubahn
Stand Upright & Be Strong...
The two Black Clydesdale foals.
Filly on the left and colt on the right.
The colt has now been weaned for about ten days. He is coping perfectly well without his dam’s milk or attention. He is very curious and boisterous, but very gentle and loves the ministrations of humans. His human parents are currently building a new stable for him...He will become a full stallion and won’t be able to play with this wee filly, or her dam, for very long...
The wee girl refused to be weaned - She just burst through the makeshift fence to get back to her dam. She is about five/six weeks younger than the colt, so maybe in about another month’s time. She is very cuddly and loves to interact with humans, too. She knows her own mind, though, and is very focused. She takes no nonsense from her older cousin!
At the moment, these two share a huge field with the filly’s dam, while the other two, the colt’s dam and her long-time friend, the big male, are free to roam around in another huge field.
Here, their humans were continuing training the filly’s dam - she was part of a semi-wild herd in Saskatchewan, Canada, before being brought to Scotland, so she has never been ridden. The two wee ones are very interested and, I think, quite envious...Horse whispering is the term for this and no harsh treatment (!) is EVER employed. These beautiful horses are pets! But they do need to be kept interested/engaged/challenged as they are so smart, and love to be entertained in the school...a great big outdoor, sand-floored paddock for training/playing.
The foals are still very young. He is about eight months old and she is about six and half months. They are just amazing to watch, and to play with them is wonderful.
South Carrick Hills
SW Scotland
“May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong,
And may you stay...
Forever young.”
Bob Dylan
Stand Upright & Be Strong...
The two Black Clydesdale foals.
Filly on the left and colt on the right.
The colt has now been weaned for about ten days. He is coping perfectly well without his dam’s milk or attention. He is very curious and boisterous, but very gentle and loves the ministrations of humans. His human parents are currently building a new stable for him...He will become a full stallion and won’t be able to play with this wee filly, or her dam, for very long...
The wee girl refused to be weaned - She just burst through the makeshift fence to get back to her dam. She is about five/six weeks younger than the colt, so maybe in about another month’s time. She is very cuddly and loves to interact with humans, too. She knows her own mind, though, and is very focused. She takes no nonsense from her older cousin!
At the moment, these two share a huge field with the filly’s dam, while the other two, the colt’s dam and her long-time friend, the big male, are free to roam around in another huge field.
Here, their humans were continuing training the filly’s dam - she was part of a semi-wild herd in Saskatchewan, Canada, before being brought to Scotland, so she has never been ridden. The two wee ones are very interested and, I think, quite envious...Horse whispering is the term for this and no harsh treatment (!) is EVER employed. These beautiful horses are pets! But they do need to be kept interested/engaged/challenged as they are so smart, and love to be entertained in the school...a great big outdoor, sand-floored paddock for training/playing.
The foals are still very young. He is about eight months old and she is about six and half months. They are just amazing to watch, and to play with them is wonderful.
South Carrick Hills
SW Scotland
“May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong,
And may you stay...
Forever young.”
Bob Dylan