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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Coming Attractions in still-April newsletter! HI -- I just heard from Wonderful Willa, my website wizard, that she'll be able to finish up my April newsletter today! If you haven't already subscribed, here's a link: http://phantomstallion.com/newsletter.shtml Do it fast! You won't want to miss the winner of the Phantom Stallion book trailer contest, A Foal Alone: the true story of Rocky, and a preview of Writin' Riders, a writing conference on horseback, through the Wild Horse Sanctuary home of the real Phantom Stallion and a link to tell the BLM what you think of their newest round-up on the West's wild horses. Happy trails, Terri  Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 12:40 PM 0 comments  
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Update from Palomino Dear Readers, Here's the latest update from Palomino, about baby Rocky. Enjoy! Terri Hi
Just a quick note. Rocky is doing wonderfully.
He is in Dayton with Matt and I, and our friends are staying with the
boys to "watch the farm" haha.
We went for his first "walk down the real road"
tonight. He did very well, but he did think that the cars were
extremely scary the first time one went by. But by the 3rd one, he
wasn't quite so scared. He is learning his commands quite quickly and
is growing into a very strong young colt. He would approach the other
horses in the corral and stop about a foot away. He isn't acknowledging
them yet, but he will when he is ready.
Every time Rocky met someone (people) new he would
sniff them, back up, pin back his ears and stomp his feet. I kept
feeling like he was looking for someone. I believe he was, as when he
sniffed Shirley today, he definitely did not pin his ears or back up.
He started nuzzling her and seemed right at home. Shirley was the
first one who fed Rocky when we got him and he definitely is not
forgetting her. He was so excited to see her! It's like his long lost
mommy is back. So he has two mommies for now. Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 10:29 PM 1 comments
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Rocky Gets Sassy
Dear Readers -- Wow, are we lucky! Another update from Palomino & her four-footeds. Enjoy! Terri
HI ya'll
Here
are a couple of pix of our little Terror. Just kidding - he is
definitely one who is happy with himself and knows what he wants, when
he wants it and how he wants it.
He scared me
to death today though. He was outside and some friends were over and
he started screeching. Sounded like he was dying. But he just wanted
to let us know that HE IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO. I was
truly scared though = cuz it sounded awful. But he was fine and just
making sure we knew he was there.
Now that he
has passed the 3 week mark we are deciding who to put in with him. I
would love to put HB in, but he is simply not fast enough if Rocky
starts to let fly. HB is very happy, but kind of like an old man. So
we will either put DaBubbles or Patches in with him. Even though it is
extremely important, it is always a little bit nerve racking to put
babies with others. Rocky is quite a bit bigger than the mini's, and i
know kicking and playing is an inherent part of what they do, but I
still worry..... Oh well - guess all the mommies do.
He was
pretty mad because he didn't get to decide when playtime was over and I
made him play outside for a little bit longer than he wanted. He stood
outside the door and gave me the "what for".
It's funny,
because he wants to eat everything that exists, or at the very least
chew on it. And he can reach further and further. Pretty soon I will
have everything so high I won't be able to reach it either. But I give
him an apple and he does great. He gets to chew and I don't have to
worry about what he is chewing.
Hopefully these pix are all the correct size for easy viewing.
He is getting lots of visitors and we welcome ya'll.
hugs
--
THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US!
Palomino & The Gang Labels: orphan foal, Palomino, Rocky Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 3:08 PM 1 comments
Monday, April 09, 2012 Sunday update from Palomino & Rocky Dear Readers, Here's the latest from the land of rescued foals! Terri Hi ya'll,
Sorry it has been awhile. Rocky is doing wonderfully. His tummy issues seem to be settling down and he is growing so fast.
Last
night Suri's mama, Denise, called me up and was pretty upset. Suri
(one of the foals that came from Nevada to our rescue last spring) had
managed to cut her head wide open.
So "Grandpa Pat", (he and his wife Teresa are the
folks that loan us the "foal room" in Nevada when we pick up these
little ones) drove me down to Denise's. (I had just taken some pain
pills for my knee so didn't want to drive.) The vet couldn't locate any
of his techs, so he was going to give her some antibiotics and pain
meds and come back the next day to stitch her up. But Denise told him
we were on the way so we were able to get her all stitched up. She got
10 stitches, which would have been way more on a person as they put the
stitches much further apart.
When we arrived, Denise had kept Suri calm and I was
extremely proud of both of them. If Denise had not been putting in
the time and effort and training she has with Suri, the whole ordeal
would have been much worse for everyone all around. It was exhausting,
as it always is when one of your "kids" is hurt. But considering the
injury, all went extremely well.
However...... Rocky did not make it quite so easy
on Dalton. As soon as we left he took off his diaper and then was kind
enough to leave a present on the floor for Dalton. After "clean up on
Aisle Rocky", Dalton was going to put a diaper on him, but that did not
happen. Then Rocky proceeded to make some more messes before we got
home, but all in all, everything was ok. Dalton did a wonderful job
making sure that Rocky was safe, and as they say, all's well that ends
well. Suri even has pretty stitches.
-- THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US! 
Palomino & The Gang Permalink to this blog post Posted by Terri Farley @ 9:47 AM 0 comments
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