2011 foals as yearlings

[gotkiger]

Ok so there were a number of amazing foals born last year. I was hoping to start this thread so we could get some updated pictures and info about them all.

Frodo is still a ham and a complete love. He wants to play every time he sees me and will whinny and nicker at my truck (even if I am not driving or in it) to try to get me to stop and give him some love. He is HUGE!!!! I would guess around 14.1-2 if not bigger. He shows a lot of cow sense and will work me on the other side of the fence if I run. Here are some of his yearling shots. Sorry they arent the best, I had to turn and run a few steps and throw the camera up and take a picture fast before he came trotting back up to me to get more love.

[DianneC]

That's one nice colt! Dollie did a great job on him. I love how the Kiger boys are so social and loving attention.

[lindad]

Handsome boy! I am so glad that you started this thread. I was going to suggest it. I would love to see before and after pictures, a baby picture then yearling, and even older. I think it helps to train my eye of what to look for in foal conformation.

[zhiaral]

That's a very handsome boy. It sounds like his personality is similar to Dusk - the only way I can get pictures of anything but her nose is to have someone hold her!

[gotkiger]

How young do you want? Day of birth a few days old or a few weeks?

[lindad]

Any and all of the above.

[gotkiger]

Here is Frodo at about an hour old.


Here is Frodo about 12 hours old. Dollie was such a good mama, but she didn't want me too close for the first three days. I was about three weeks out from having my own baby at this point and i was lucky to have been able to catch her to clean her up a little and dress her shoulder (I am guessing she was stung by a bee about 6-7 hours before she foaled and she rubbed a nasty hole into her shoulder, now brown hair has grown in)


2 Days old


5 weeks


3 1/2 months



Baby woke up if you want more let me know.

[gotkiger]

youtu.be/azjLjVbWIPo

a quick video of Frodo Lunging

[stormyranch]

His hip angles and shoulder angles stay the same from the first photo to the last, also where is neck comes out high at the should and where it blends into the withers almost as if it were one continuous line. I think
he is built to be a jumper!! He is gorgeous!!!!

[gotkiger]

Haha I'm thinking of going into jumping and working equitation with him but I think he would do well at dressage as well so he could probably do eventing