It's a Girl!
Of course they slept through most of it.
He made yet another trip to the barn while still dark outside on the morning of April 20th.
The last time he checked, there were only four feet on the ground.
This time there were eight.
She dressed in record time and they both watched in awe as the mother tenderly cleaned her newborn foal until she was sparkling white.
Once the foal suckled for first time, the birthing process was complete with the delivery of the placenta.
Both mare and foal enjoyed a long nap after many photos were taken.
Within hours the first visitors arrived. Granddaughers with their daddy stood on stools to peek over the bars of the stall to get their first look at the first foal born at Burnt Biscuit Ranch.
Many have come since to see her. Who wouldn't? She is a beauty!