My new foal

Rose, my lovely warmblood mare, surprised me by having her foal 3 weeks early! Of course, I was away visiting family in Maryland at the time. Rose has always seemed to possess an uncanny ability to detect when I am leaving her and will get into some kind of mischief. In the past she has flooded her stall (twice), jumped out of her field (because the grass is always greener on the other side), destroyed gates (why not kill two gates with one lunge?), banged her eye, colicked, and a few others I'm sure I'm forgetting. I was disappointed to miss the birth and first few days, but thankful that Rose and foal were healthy and strong! We named the filly Gwen'dugethere (When did you get here?) and call her Gwen. I've been home for a couple days now and we are still working on convincing Gwen that she likes people. =) Not being with her for the first few days set us back a little bit, though Lorie, wonderful manager of Galloway Farms, where my girls are boarded, has played with her some. I am excited about learning more about foals and how to train them, since this is an entirely new experience for me!