Last Thursday I made the 5 hour trek out to West Texas to see Sadie and meet her baby. He has officially been dubbed Merlin and he’s kind of the cutest thing ever. Not that I’m biased… he’s not my baby, but he’s my baby’s baby… does that count as biased? Probably. Anyway, trust me, he’s adorable. It’s really neat to see the things that Sadie passed down (a lot) and the things that the stallion Mezcalero improved (longer neck, more uphill canter). That colt has legs for miles and is super super springy – definitely a jumper. Sadie is the best mom… very attentive and totally in love with him. It’s pretty cute to see. Not only did she produce a great first baby, she’s good at the “mothering” thing and seems very content with her new role.
She’s teaching him all the important things, like how to jump over hoses
As for Merlin – he’s an athletic little bugger. He loves to run
And jump
He’s brave and athletic but still careful about where he puts his feet
Although his feet don’t spend much time on the ground anyway
He’s VERY itchy and will curl himself up like a pretzel and almost fall over if you scratch him just right (as demonstrated by Michelle)
He’s also bold and brave and very curious
Someone is going to get a really nice colt with this one.
Michelle and I also talked about Sadie’s future plans and future babies. Some really fun stuff has been decided but I don’t want to announce anything for certain until it’s more ironed out. Let’s just say I can’t wait! 😉
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OMG! Too cute! I love foals and then I don’t want to see them again until they’re 3 and going under saddle 🙂
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SO MUCH CUTE
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You know how much i love him already. And sadie is a perfect mommy. WIN WIN! I have been sharing his photos everywhere up here as well. All say he is exquisite. 🙂
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omg he is sooooo cute!! I love his videos, he is just darling!
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I’m in love!!
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He’s for sale 😉
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Man, he is precious! She looks like a happy mamma too
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OMG the jumping! How freaking cute is that!!!! THOSE KNEES THO
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that itchy video is too stinkin cute! excited to hear about future plans for both him and Sadie!
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awh he is so adorable! I can’t believe you don’t want to keep him for yourself, he looks like he’d make a cracking eventer 🙂
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I think he’s going to be a bit big for an eventer. He’ll make a great jumper or possibly derby horse.
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Too cute! I was squealing with how cute Merlin was and how I wanted a baby horse when I showed his vids to Andy. He got very concerned that I might suddenly come home with young horse. 😛
But srsly…you should keep him. 😉
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He’s not mine to keep. But the next one will be. 😉
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He is so stinking adorable i can’t even!
*wistful-sigh*
I cannot wait to hear all about the next plans & continue to live all the awesome vicariously through your blog & insta updates #sorrynotsorry
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Awww he is so cute. Love his jump 🙂
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Congrats grandma!! Here!
But.for real he is sooooooooo cute and I just want to kiss his little face!!
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I just want to snuggle him! So freaking cute.
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Awwww, I love little foals who love their scritches. Too cute. I wouldn’t be able to accomplish anything in my life if he was at my house!
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