ZigZag is a heavy, well-built red mare with an opinion about several things. Although she keeps her stall relatively clean, she has a grudge against brooms and my cleaning efforts in the barn. We have come to a compromise that seems to be working at this time- I clean the barn when she is outside.
This seven-ish year old mare came to live at the big training barn last year for a time. She lived there several months and completed a round of training manuevers with Amber. During that same time, she was teased daily by Cooper (the farm's miniature teasing stallion) and ultimately artificially inseminated with semen from Chevy. She proved to be easy and fertile and concieved on the first try. In the world of Quarter Horses, artificial breeding is considered the norm. Most mares and stallions do not ever live in the same state or even country. Zig Zag lived a few stalls down the aisleway from her betrothed (Chevy) and she became quite enamored with his handsome persona.
Each morning as she walked out of her stall to go to the indoor arena, she batted her eyes and swished her tail flirtaciously. Obviously, the tactic was successful as we will be delivering their offspring in just a few weeks. You can visit ZigZag in her fertile glory daily and nightly via our live webcams. If her stall is empty, she is just out for some exercise. I invite you to visit often; get to know her habits and mannerisms. Thousands of people in 2009 visited our barn through the webcams. Many astute watchers got to "make the call" notifying us of imminent deliveries. They anxiously watched the cams as we helped, watched, and sometimes struggled to assist this miracle of creation.
Soon enough, there will be many mares on camera to watch. The cams went up today! Here is a direct link to visit our barn- pull up a chair, relax, and pretend that she's yours for just a little while.
www.marestare.com/fcam.php?alias=fieldsqh
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