It’s finally time for the first Foal Friday of 2025!
I’ve been holding out on y’all a little bit, because this dude was actually born February 19th. However, he was a little bit premature and had to spend some time at the clinic, and then had to stay in a stall at home for a while to make extra sure all his bones were done maturing before he put too much stress on them. But he got the all clear from his team of vets after the last set of x-rays, and as of this week he finally gets to go outside! Thus, his official unveiling can finally happen. Say hello to Tau WTW, barn name Leo!
He’s out of Peyton (A Firm Question xx) by the British stallion Future Guilty Pleasure who has so far competed through Intermediate level eventing and recently moved to the stable of Alex Bragg. This stallion has been very popular and so far has been an extremely promising producer. Leo himself was born chestnut and will go gray, is 80% blood, and 100% freakin cute.
Since he was born early he was initially quite small, but he’s already caught up to normal and is now edging closer and closer to being a big chonky boy. Considering how much he loves to sleep and eat, that should be no surprise.
And lest you think that his early start made him weak or sad at any point – nope. This kid has been spunky and full of spirit from the word go (hence how he got his name), and that’s never waivered. The hardest part was keeping him quiet enough through those initial weeks so that he could finish maturing properly.
He came out of the womb guns ablazin, with places to go, things to do, and people to see. Now that he’s finally able to go outside he’s especially delighted with himself. This one doesn’t lack confidence, that’s for sure.
He’s very people-oriented, probably no surprise given how much interaction he’s had from the beginning, but he’s also bold and curious. Sometimes too bold. Especially those first couple weeks that he first got his teeth and thought everybody needed to know about it (RIP my shins).
Either way, he’s absolutely stinkin cute, and now that we’ve been able to see him move it’s also clear that he’s got a lot of quality. Peyton did a great job once again!
While his entrance into the world took a few years off of everyone’s life (especially mine) he’s done exceptionally well and we’re all so pleased with him and his progress. That was… certainly one way to kick off foaling season 2025.
We’re currently watching two more mares, both of which could foal any time now, and we bred our first mare of the season yesterday. We’re in the thick of it now!
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What a cutie!!! I love how his color matched the ends of Peyton’s tail in the first pic! I love that the spicy red matches his personality, but I am safe to say that since I’m not the one handling him. lol I’m so glad he recovered from his early entrance and what a fun journey this one is gonna be!
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How absolutely lovely! and you are right, he is really, really cute!
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How concerning is it that he was born premature for Peyton’s future foals? And will we see a Sadie foal this year?
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Not really more concerning than it would be for any other mare/pregnancy. She’s had 3 other foals all born at normal gestation so this is the anomaly at this point. We couldn’t find a 100% certain reason for why he was born early, sometimes that stuff just happens. But definitely something to keep in mind next year just to be extra cautious!
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He is SO cute!!!! I vote for a post later this summer for the mares that have had multiple foals and a “where are they now” kind of thing. IMO it would make Foal Fridays even funner to see how similar (or not) they are to their siblings.
Glad he’s getting to be out and about finally!
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I love the idea of getting reports on half siblings, even if it was a one off post it would be so fun.
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Who all IS pregnant? You had said you’d update us with the list of who was in foal to whom around June last year… and then the Ruby Bleu hype started. Not that I blame you! You did say there were a bunch of mares bred, did only 3 take?
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we’ve got 5 WTW foals and one mare of Hillary’s
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He’s a handsome boy 😍
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All colt for sure! Haha, what a cutie ❤ Glad he's caught up well.
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Stupid question: how does one keep a foal “quiet”?! Glad is he all caught up and definitely super cute!
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It’s very difficult lol!! They had to keep laying him down. They had a special shaped pillow that went on either side of his chest/stomach to encourage him to stay down, as well as heavy blanket. At one point they even laid X-ray gloves on him to help him want to stay down. It all paid off though! He’s developing amazingly!!!
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Oh boy, he’s adorable! Welcome Leo!
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