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	<title>The Accidental Essayist &#187; Foals</title>
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		<title>Ficus at one year</title>
		<link>http://accidentalessayist.net/2010/05/ficus-at-one-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 12:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ficus (Mintse x Wierd x Tsjerk) recently turned 1 year old. He is a pretty thing and full of rambunctiousness and energy. With his breeding he will likely be quite a powerful mover, especially in the trot. Presently he is a typical yearling &#8211; a little off balance and gawky. A pretty thing though. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freya is weaned. Short video from last weekend.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[She misses her mom and followed me around like a puppy. I think she is just going to be a wonderful mare. She is 6 months old now and entering the gawky &#8220;ugly Friesian&#8221; stage. I can hardly wait to see what butterfly will come out of the cocoon when she hits 3 years old. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Videos from the 2009 Keuring</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are of our horses. Tara made Ster with a 2nd premie. Ficus was 2nd premie and scored 7.5 on his trot. Freya achieved 2nd premie and was named Champion Filly. We had a nice day&#8230;.]]></description>
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		<title>Horse transport day &#8211; Keuring prep</title>
		<link>http://accidentalessayist.net/2009/07/horse-transport-day-keuring-prep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today my horse buddy Sara and I got up at 5am, loaded Dahlia and Tara, and headed down the mountain. Tara is going to the trainer, Wiebe Dragstra, to get fit for the keuring and learn some basic harness skills in the meantime. Anyone who follows my blog knows I think the world of Wiebe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to our new filly Freya</title>
		<link>http://accidentalessayist.net/2009/05/welcome-to-our-new-filly-freya/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 22:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday morning May 15 2009 at 4:45 am I got a call from my friend Jill in Oregon. Jill had been helping with foal watch during the late hours and that night she volunteered to stay up until 5am EDT (2am her time). &#8220;Cori is having her baby and you need to get to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New foal coming any day now</title>
		<link>http://accidentalessayist.net/2009/05/new-foal-coming-any-day-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 16:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cori&#8217;s foal by Heinse 354 is due May 13, one week from today. But that mare is just about ready to foal. Last night I was watching the monitor and ran down to the barn at 2am, sure the baby was on its way. But, false alarm. Cori is staring to shuffle her back feet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ficus goes home</title>
		<link>http://accidentalessayist.net/2009/04/ficus-goes-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new orphaned foal, Ficus, has found his nurse mare adoptive mom and the two of them headed for home at the big farm on April 21. Here is a quick video as they leave the hospital and get on the trailer, heading for Tanbark Acres.]]></description>
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		<title>Ficus, the new orphan foal, is doing better</title>
		<link>http://accidentalessayist.net/2009/04/ficus-the-new-orphan-foal-is-doing-better/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last post I told of losing our mare Oeke last week due to complications from foalbirth. Her baby, a colt by Mintse 384, is still in the hospital at the Virginia Tech Equine facility. We have found a nurse mare for him and brought her in from Kentucky. It looks like he will [...]]]></description>
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