| CM Richter Scale Sire: Allen Park Bald Eagle Dam: Burleigh DOB: 16th November 2007 |
| About 3:38am while laying in the swag in the back yard (for the 4th night in a row) I was half awake and heard the 'splooshing' of Burleighs water breaking. It seemed to go on forever!! |
| We lay there for a second and then hopped up to watch... You can see that Folly was laying opposite Burleigh in the next yard in the top left shot... and it didnt take long for B1 (the cat) to come and see what was going on. |
| One hoof up to the fetlock popped out and it was WHITE... we thought "Great, at least one sock!"... as the front legs came out they were just white all the way up which had us rather excited! Then Burleigh needed some assistance as the 'little' (???) fella was a bit stuck.... She may have had some trouble if Craig hadn't rendered assistance. A dark head followed the white front legs and we could see his face markings.... |
| His shoulders took a little work to get them through... however as soon as they were clear of her pelvis, he just slipped into the world with ease! You can see a fair bit of blood - he had a small bleed from the umbilicus as a result of Burleigh standing a little too quickly - before the umbilicus had time to narrow and break away on its own. A little pressure to it soon stopped the bleed, and Craig iodined the stump. He stood VERY quickly... and required no assistance to get on his feet. You can see Folly and Gryph were eager to check him out.... |
| Ricky has legs that just go for miles and appear to be nice and straight at this stage... which is very pleasing! As Burleigh was eating her pellets, Ricky decided that maybe thats where the milk bar was.... but had no luck! We ended up giving Burleigh an Oxytocin injection just to help let her milk down - her bag was full, but was tight and she wouldnt let down and was very tender... within minutes of the jab she was quite happy to let him suckle. |
| In daylight (ok, so it was JUST daylight) we found not only the one meconium pile that we witnessed him pass, but quite a number of piles.... that was pleasing! (Craig found one the hard way with his bare feet... he didnt have his boots out there next to the swag - which we stayed in for the rest of the night) We decided to name him CM Richter Scale as not only is he going to be BIG, but if you look at his markings along his back, it looks like the readouts after an earthquake! If you look closely you will see he has a tiny dot in his face marking as well! We are very pleased with him! |
| "What lovely big ears you have!" - hehehe.... He WILL grow into them... Ricky is quite happy to get a pat and a scratch and follows you around the yard if his mother allows.She was a little foal proud today and when he cast himself against the fence told me in no uncertain terms to GET OUT... she settled through the day though. As you can see in the bottom photos, Spook, better known as "The Greater Grey Carpet Sloth" was there today to check him out... The lovely big branch hangs over the foaling yard and the tree provides some lovely shade for the horses! |
| Not only does the tree provide shade for the horses, it also provides a fantastic 'viewing platform' for Spook and the other cats.... Its just not a birth without at least one or more cats present! They MUST be there to inspect the newborn foals - although it is a little concerning when Spook looks at them like they are a side dish at times! He's big enough to take one on should he get the opportunity! Keep an eye out for more photos of Ricky as he grows up!! I will update with links as soon as I have them done! CM Richter Scale 17/11/07 CM Richter Scale 22/11/07 CM Sporthorses 2007 Foals Stock For Sale Breeding Stock CM Sporthorses Home |