Meet the crimson queen.

Meet Sola. She is a12 year old thoroughbred mare. Her foal is due May 31, 2010. Ruby or Rocky.

This baby started in the spring when I drove by my neighbor's farm and sighted a brand new wet foal on the ground. A few hours later, I saw him standing for his first meal. It was then I decided it was time to have our own.

I called Holly and asked to bring Sola to Texas for another baby. And now "we"are expecting. (Sola was my mare in Texas and Kansas. Holly accepted Sola as hers a few years ago, finished Sola's re-hab from a nasty neurological infection and has a beautiful foal).

We are technically in month five of eleven - the second trimester. The journey started weeks before conception with choosing the stallion (Thanks ~A!!), timing the cycles, bringing my veterinarian out of repro retirement and timing collection and Fed Ex (there is no fun to be had with conceiving this baby).

At night, I rest my hands on the side where the baby is growing. Life is good here in Texas.