Have all of you seen this baby yet?

[Langfuhr]

Did anyone else notice how loose that halter is on this filly? Very dangerous in my opinion. I like the figure 8 halters and would never put a halter like this one on even my worst foal. I am surprised they use a halter like this on this precious little girl----it frightens me to even look at the picture. I can imagine her getting hung up on something or even getting a hind leg caught in the halter while trying to scratch her head. I hope nothing happens to her as she looks stunning......

I was wondering that myself...

[Vindicated]

http://gallery.pictopia.com/bloodhorse/gallery/19422/photo/7912965/
WOW!
Talk about 'natural' cloning!

Pretty head and body. Looks a tad knock-kneed for 8 days old though. Might need periosteal stripping.

For real?
I have found that foals usually straighten out within a couple months.
Or, at least by then you know there is a problem.
My mare foaled the most knock-kneed newborn. I freaked out when he was born, but by the time he was 2 months he was perfectly straight.
(needless to say, I was relieved)

Let's see how she looks in a couple months.

I was more in awe of how Rags passed on that blaze.
Very rare for that to happen.
They look identical(the blaze).

Not sure about identical, but I know of several mares that passed on identical blazes and head markings except for one small but notable difference. For instance, maybe a quarter-sized area will be dark instead of white.

I'm sure the lucky breeders are very hopeful she passes on the talent as well.

As for knees, Vets are divided 50/50 on this, from my experience. Some recommend a wait 'n' see and others say the more time that goes by the less you can fix. I think they've discovered that controlled but not totally restricted exercise is the best approach with good attention to the balance of the feet. Too many farms restrict the foal to a small pen, which makes little sense to me because the ground is uneven (straw) and the poor foal has no way to build and strengthen itself.

Yeah 50% will do anything for more money and 50% are horsemen