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Post by kigercat on Jul 27, 2011 12:34:39 GMT -5
after the adoption, the horses that are not adopted, are they then sent to other sites in other states for adoption? Usually they will be on a follow up internet adoption...occasionally they may go to an adoption, but generally headed east, not something in WA, OR CA etc. |
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Post by MustangsInNC on Jul 27, 2011 13:32:10 GMT -5
Think that orphan filly will end up as dark colored as mama was?
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Post by ctxkiger on Jul 27, 2011 14:15:49 GMT -5
Lots of good looking horses in the pics. What kind of prices do you think the horses will bring this year? I am kind of curious if many people will be out buying with the decline in the economy.
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Post by sbutter on Jul 27, 2011 17:30:56 GMT -5
Think that orphan filly will end up as dark colored as mama was? I think she will be. |
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Post by sbutter on Jul 27, 2011 17:37:24 GMT -5
Here are some more. Chunky stud Muffy #1147    Here is to answer your question Michelle #1192 is mare #1176 is colt  #1192 in Foreground   #1193 colt, #1187 mare   |
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Post by Michelle Clarke on Jul 27, 2011 18:12:10 GMT -5
Interesting in the last pict...the mare that looks like my mare from the last adoption, Nesa - has a dark foal like Nesa has had (if that is her foal).
Anyone know if the numbers or tag colors relate to what HMA they came off of? Wondering who was Kiger and who was Riddle...
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Post by MustangsInNC on Jul 27, 2011 18:54:16 GMT -5
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Post by sbutter on Jul 27, 2011 20:58:55 GMT -5
I am not sure if that is her foal. I looked through a series of pictures and can't quite tell if she is one mare or another. Of the 2 mares that have a foal close to that color, one of them is already posted above and the other has a couple scratch marks up near an eye. I zoomed in on the photo above and I don't see scratch marks. I will post the series shortly.
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Post by sbutter on Jul 27, 2011 22:03:48 GMT -5
Ok...I may have really confused myself but I don't think those two are a pair. Here is my train of thought..... picture # 397: Mare is #1187, Filly is #1183 Both are for sure  picture #399 From left to right: Mare is #8255, Filly is #1191 Grulla # will find later Above is for sure Mare # 8248? Note the red pole  picture #400: Colt is #1193, Filly is #1183 Note the red pole with the rusted pole For sure  picture #403: Mare L is #8251, Mare R is #8255 For sure  picture #406: Mare head is #8255, Filly is probably #1191 Mare is #8248? no rusted pole  picture #410:head on is Mare is #8248? Filly is probably #1191, Colt is #1193, Mare in front is #1187  picture #414:Near rusted pole and mare has scratches by her eye. Mare is #8251 Filly is probably #1183  picture #416: Filly is for sure #1191, Mare has no scratches so probably #8248? #1187front, #1190back  picture #558:dun mare is for sure #8251 filly is for sure #1183  |
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Post by MustangsInNC on Jul 27, 2011 22:22:36 GMT -5
So I'm betting the mares with the numbers that start with an 8 are from previous gathers that were branded and released. So that means that they are all at least 4+ years old. And I wonder which mare that silver tailed bay filly belongs to for sure.... Ugh! I'm so impatient! I know all my questions will be answered when the BLM page is updated, lol.
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Post by grullagirl on Jul 28, 2011 2:11:15 GMT -5
I wonder if the bay filly you mentioned with the silver in her tail has the rabicano gene since sometimes that is an indicator of it. It's interesting to note that some of these horses are built like my kiger grade gelding with their lower set necks. Has anybody that manages the kiger herds thought of testing the bay or brown foals for the brown gene?
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Post by davidapril1996 on Jul 28, 2011 19:27:32 GMT -5
Such awesome pics! Thanks again. Did you happen to get any of #1128 a yearling stud colt, grulla colored?
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Post by sbutter on Jul 28, 2011 21:18:08 GMT -5
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Post by davidapril1996 on Jul 29, 2011 8:58:40 GMT -5
Thanks very much, I appreciate it! You must have an awesome camera!
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Post by Michelle Clarke on Jul 29, 2011 13:30:51 GMT -5
Today I learned something. I was chatting with Dr. Mary - who does all the bodywork here on horses and humans; about the Kiger roundup. I was telling her about the necks on the horses and how they seemingly have a high wither, then the neck drops (like a thoroughbred). She said it is all stress. That C5 & C6 (neck vertabrae) drop and pull the nuchal ligament (right under the mane) down and tight. This gives the appearance of a lower neck set plus sometimes a ewe neck (or upside down neck) because now the horse holds it's head up from the underside of the neck (also shortening the stride because it restricts reaching shoulder movement) instead of holding it up by the nuchal ligament on the top of the neck.
Consequently, this also pulls the base of the spine (the sacral area under the pelvis) and curls it in and down; giving the appearance of a "rafter hip" instead of a nice, rounded croup. This I have seen Dr. Mary fix on many of her clients horses.
I looked back at the pictures of the horses from the last adoption and I see a lot of what I see with these horses. I also know that our mares don't look like that anymore and also none of the babies do - with that whole dropped topline. It makes sense to me how stressed these guys are with being rounded up, processed and taken away from all they know. It makes more sense too that the mares are more stressed being apart from their foals and even their family groups (I think this is why the mares tend to look worse - kind of like women - we take on more stress!).
Just thought I would share that as I found it very interesting.
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