Carmen is 6 years old today.
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| Carmen as a baby. How adorable is this? |
She's definitely growing up.
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| look at her compared to her dam in size! |
PRE horses mature a little more slowly. She starting to fill out. She should be done by the time she's 7.
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| From April 2015 |
I can definitely see a change in her- she's filling out and graying out quite a bit. I love her dapples and wish that they would stay! It's hard to tell but she's more muscle and bone then before.
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| February 2016. (There's no snow now) |
I find her to be much more mature- less like a hormonal teenager and more like a young adult. Of course that may all change once she starts her heat cycles. Diet probably plays a role too- I have her on a high fat and fibre diet and no grain.
She's definitely braver than last year. For example, yesterday I took down the snow fence. I took out the shorter one first and they were in their field. When I went to get the longer Irish and Carmen were in the small paddock by the barn. I had to walk through there with the fence. It was long and awkward so I had it as a big bundle of orange plastic and yellow sticks. It made a lot of noise as I walked. I figured she would take off but instead she watched me and then followed me as a I left. Rather than freaking out she was curious. Our rides continue to go really well and I'm happy to have her in my life. I think she's happy with me too.
Happy Birthday Carmen! Today we will celebrate with cookies (oh and riding).
She's looking awesome! I love dapples too and was sad when Jackson lost his.
ReplyDeleteI know that I'll be sad when they fade
DeleteI fell in love with the photos by this polish photographer and he seems to have been to your house: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11769932
ReplyDeleteTake a look at his PRE portfolio. SO NICE!
I've seen his work. It really is fabulous
DeleteShe's very beautiful and her dapples are gorgeous. I love her baby picture.
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteHappy Birthday Carmen! She looks awesome. I love the baby pics. Its always fun to see what they looked like when they started out.
ReplyDeleteI know. I just love baby pictures. I wish I had photos of Irish.
DeletePlease forgive my ignorance, but what does PRE mean?
ReplyDeleteNo apology needed. It's another way to refer to an Andalusian. It stands for Pura Raza Español or "pure Spanish horse" : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andalusian_horse
DeleteHappy birthday beautiful Carmen!
ReplyDeleteIt always amazes me how much horses mature and grow up b tween 5 and 6. They go from being overgrown teenagers to nice young adults and finally grow into their bodies. I have always found it to be a fascinating time in their lives. You have done a wonderful job of helping Carmen transition into a beautiful young woman. Happy birthday Carmen!
ReplyDeleteAw; such a cute baby. I wish the dapples would stay too. Dappled grey is my favorite color, but the dapples always fade.
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