Royal Diva Diary: 4 months old photo update
ROYAL DIVA, born May 2017, AES Dam: Tilly (Irish cob), Sire: Royaldik (OLD) Until next update 🙂
Breeding my horse of a lifetime: Nine minutes with Royal Diva – from heartbeat to 6 weeks old [VIDEO]
The youngest Academy super star mascot, Royal Diva, is 6 weeks old and growing by day. She shed her first frogs and her foal coat is slowly shedding too leaving her face slightly moth eaten in appearance 😉 She has learnt to lead for short periods of time, pick her feet up, got acquainted with…
Breeding my little horse of a lifetime: 2 weeks on – vet checks, getting to know the foal and choosing the name
By Kelly Hill My little Tilly and Royaldik baby will be two weeks tomorrow. I didn’t expect her to be so pretty! Even though I hoped for the bay filly, I would have been happy with any colour by the end. I had her emergency checked at labour by Chess Valley Vets, she had tetanus…
Breeding My Little Mare of a Lifetime. Part 4: She’s Here!
Royaldik x Tilly – bay filly with three white socks born early morning on the 19th May 2017. From Wiola It’s been such a privilege to see this little foal today. When Tilly and I met for the first time in the early 2006, I had no idea she will play a big part…
Foal Watch Continues
Warning: This blog post includes images of a mare’s vulva to illustrate normal foaling behaviour. Tilly isn’t looking impressed with a beautiful sunrise this morning… Relaxation of the vulva – Within the last 24-48 hours before foaling the mares vulva can be observed to swell and relax in preparation to stretching several times it’s normal…
Baby Due Today!
By Wiola Grabowska There seems to be just a few inches between where Tilly’s huge, broad belly ends and the ground starts. She has that tired yet peaceful expression that varies between lightly annoyed with any attention to thoughtfully disinterested. The due date is today but Kelly says there’s nothing in particular that makes tonight…
Meeting Royaldik, Tilly’s foal sire, at B&W Equine Vets
By Wiola Grabowska Meet Royaldik, one of the nicest, most easy going stallions I have had a pleasure to encounter (and having spent several years riding out of Polish Stallion Depot in Boguslawice, I have seen and ridden a fair few!). If you missed the story of Tilly awaiting her foal to this lovely stallion, check…
