| CM Gryphon's Flight Sire: Allen Park Bald Eagle Dam: Baxter's Faberge At 1:25am on Thursday 8th November 2007, Folly started to have her much awaited foal. She was finished at 1:38am. To say we were thrilled to see so much colour is an understatement! On inspection while dabbing the umbilical stump with iodine it was discovered that he was a colt and beautifully marked. We hope you enjoy these photographs of his birth, we are only pleased that our foal watching pays off and we are able to witness and photograph the process. |
| Folly is a briliant 'mother' and really loves her foals. She is constantly 'talking' to them as they are born and while they are still working out what the heck just happened! |
| Watching newborn foals trying to find their feet and work out how to control those big long legs is just beautiful, and somewhat entertaining. Once they work it out though they are set! Gryph discovered eventually that he COULD stand up on those long legs, and once he got up, As you will see in one of the photos below, he did have a moment where his legs didnt quite get coordinated and move together, and he fell over! Folly just carefully stepped over him and turned around and looked at him. He looked horribly embarrassed about having faceplanted! |
| Once he figured out he could walk around, it didnt take him long to figure out the next gears up - trot and canter... He spent nearly an hour doing laps around the yard, which was funny as Folly just wanted to eat her pellets and grain! He hadnt looked for a drink, until Craig checked his suck reflex and then he decided he HAD to have a drink NOW and with a little assistance found the milk bar and latched on! Gryph 8 - 16th November 2007 Gryph 17th November 2007 CM Sporthorses 2007 Foals Stock For Sale CM Sporthorses Home |