This message is from: "Jon A. Ofjord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
At 09:44 PM 5/9/98 -0500, you wrote:
>This message is from: Mark McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Hello All,
>
>I have been reading the Fjord list for some time now but have yet to
>post or introduce myself this busy spring. (So I'll do that first
>before I ask the questions).
>
>My wife Lisa and I (Mark) and daughter Krista live in Northern Wisconsin
>and have 2 Fjords. The first is a 5 year old mare named Fair Acres
>Alida that we purchased in January '98, and the second is her 3 week old
>filly who will be named Mariposa's Fair Asa. It was our first
>foaling! (When we purchased Alida we already had planned and purchased
>airplane tickets for a vacation to Texas and were due back to Wisconsin
>2 days before her due date. We had someone watching our place and
>taking care of the animals, but we really wanted to be home for the
>foaling. Well, to make a long story shorter, she had the filly 3 hours
>after we got home!)
>
>We also have an Arab mare, sheep, and Australian Shepherds.
>
>My first question is in regard to the gestation period survey. Our mare
>was bred in pasture and the "date in" was 5/11/97 and the "date out" was
>11/20/97. It would be hard to say what the last breeding date was and
>11/20 wouldn't work, (i.e. only 6 mos.) If one used the 5/11 date
>instead, the gestation period would be 336 days or 11 months and 2
>days. (She foaled on 4/13/98). This was her second foal.
>
>My second question is about the filly's mane. It is pretty light in
>color -- a light reddish / brown. We assumed that it would turn black
>like the mare's but nothing has happened yet. Will it turn dark? and if
>yes, when does it do this?
>
>Mark McGinley
>Mariposa Farm
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