Kirsty williamson's Comments

Thank you so much for the comment on our 4-year old! First ever homebred foal...and naturally I think she is wonderful! :-) Next month we are expecting our third foal...and are getting quite worked up about all the things that COULD go wrong.
Different mare, so we are keeping our fingers crossed...

Kirsty ,Just to let you know that i will respond to your question soon. It needs some thought.

Hello Kirsty,
Well, small world isn't it! It would be about a two hour drive south, from us. When are you coming to visit us all, then????
Lupin is a bundle of happiness......and at times, naughtiness! Love her to bits. Settled perfectly.
M XX

kirsty many thanks for your comments and for taking the time to look at laylas pictures

Hehe, you can bet they did not wait in he queue for long...;-))

Hi Kirsty
I think the misterious look is better looking than the real thing, are you kiddin me download a picture - Not technical enough but for you I will try.

How are you all?

So far they SOUND like normal puppies...but you never know I suppose...:-)
Keeping fingers crossed that they turn in to "normal" setterpuppies.

We have had two foals previously but this one seems more scary somehow, and yes we do check udders and all that.
The other two went brilliantly so I guess we just feel that you can no be "3 times lucky"...here is a picture of Ivy (taken the day before yesterday) looking rather like an old cart-horse, instead of a Westphalian of good breeding. On the other hand women dont normally look their best just prior to giving birth either! :-)

Hello Kirsty, I think the scary part is that the other mare was pretty small and seemed more "handleable" size-wise.
Ivy on the other hand is BIG.
1.75 at the withers and according to a conversion-table this should be 5.7 hands.
Yes she is a kind horse, on the other hand she is nowhere near as placid as the other mare.
But it is amazing...having had lots of litters never prepared me for the miracle of having a perfect foal standing there and just walking up to you, checking you out just shortly after birth.
I hope this one will go smoothly as well...

Hi Kirsty

Not see the photo in the paper I only get Dog World will have to start getting Our Dogs paper also.
Going to Scotland on Friday. Where are you next? Will have drinks at Bath for Radley's 3rd CC and BOB. How is the Knee going? Andy has gone fishing for a week with his mates so having ready meals for one nice!! Will have to go and see my mum for a proper meal!

Wendy

Hi Kristy,
Thanks for your comment on Girly's picture ! ! !

Morning

Andy dose most of the cooking through the week. taking a bottle or two with me to SKC.

Wendy

Hi there Kirsty
Thank you for that, I have actually lost nearly a stone, so perhaps I am able to move better (at least on the day) because of that..how did you do?? didn't see, sorry, I was so so cold, I couldn't think straight..just thawed out today...I have to say that I was a little disappointed to say the least..I think that the point was well and truly made.. well all this saves me a great deal of money. Where will you be next. I have Border Union then Leeds, and that is it, for the moment...Still waiting for Saffy to come into season, I think that she is doing it on purpose...Dee and the girls

Hi Kirsty, thanks for kind thoughts, I am hobbling around house with out crutches just use them if I am out as I m terrified of falling, I pottering about but every thing takes so long and seems hard work, dogs been really good, I think they sense Im not 100%......not bored yet, too busy going for dressings and physio, its not being able to drive and go any where thats driving me mad, I feel like I m in prison, would be better if weather was dry and sunny..but things can only get better.....Sue

Hi Kirsty,
We are all well here. I am preparing my two dogs for Bath Show on Saturday. And Kim???? well she is still very slim (4 weeks now since the mating) so I will do a scan when she is over 5 weeks I think. I hope the two trips to Wales were not in vain!
Catherine

Hello Kirsty...well that took some doing! She was stuck and it took the effort of two people to pull her out.
Very tall and nice looking filly...
Yes our others have started out brown and then turned grey (just as you say)...around the eyes.
Difficult to tell here, she is so new, but I do find those legs looking as if ...perhaps...
On the other hand the fact that this is a filly and that she is well-built is the main thing.
A great show-jumper as a father and a fearless mother when it comes to jumps, it will be interesting to see what she turns out like!
I put pictures on a blog...
(Glad this is all over!!!!!!!)

I have had 24 litters of puppies (22 of them irish setters) but the three foals we have had just beats it all.
Totally amazing!
Go on then you can tell me about comlecated births now...this one was bad enough for me! :-)

No drink afterwards...I was just too scared to be called out on an emergancy call...the horses are not at my farm. So I need to drive there (takes 4 minutes on small mud-roads). But I am convinced that IF I went out on the roads...I would be done for drunken driving INSTANTLY! (Yes I realise...there are not that many police-controlls on small mudroads at the back of beyond (in fact I have never seen any)...but as soon I was out there, there would be!)

Hi Kirsty
Thank you, I'm afraid I'm not very good at this so it will take me some time to find my way round the site. Well done today.
Sandra

Hi Kirsty
All my girls are fine now - a few weeks ago 2 had a 'bug' - and they were quite miserable. I had to miss the National show as a result. This weekend has been fab - I hope you enjoyed your success today and the lovely weather. May see you at Boston if I make it from work in time?
Have fun with your lovely dogs

Maggie and Girls