Last night about 11 pm, June 24, 2025, Maggie delivered a stunning little colt. The mare is only about 14hh, so it was touch and go there for a while. Kristel had to assist to help him be born before poor Maggie (in her 20’s) gave up. The shoulders were stuck and Kristel thought the colt had died since he wasn’t moving! (Shades of Andi and Chad and Taffy!) But she kept at it, and the little fellow came through healthy and active after the trauma. She is just thankful that he was lined up perfectly (hooves and nose) or she would have had a dead mama and baby.
Here are a couple of pictures. Before: Maggie nearly “done in” and can’t get up. Then the After: (after Banamine–Motrin for horses) up and Baby finally nursing. It’s way past midnight by now, but this is a gorgeous foal. We are thinking “Silver Buckskin.” He is for sure a buckskin, but what shade his coat will eventually become is up for discussion. (Taffy’s cocoa-colored foaling coat turned red-gold, and Kody’s cremello turned honey palomino. So you just never know.)
After the pictures, you can watch the video. And then . . . drum roll . . . if you would like to offer a different name now that you have seen that he might just be a silver buckskin, you may do so.
Name Maggie’s Colt
Naming contest ends Saturday at 5 pm Texas time.
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Buckskin Shades
Here are the most common buckskin shades. It’s impossible for Rubicon to throw “smokey black” or “sooty.” And for sure, Baby is not “dappled.” So, that leaves six choices. Which one would be your guess?
ohhhh! He is sooo cute! I would guess that he is a silver or buttermilk buckskin.
Aww!!! He is so adorable!! Thanks so much for the option to submit a different name!
~Alley C.
Are we allowed to enter more than one name? I thought of a of a better one.
Yes
Awwww, so sweet!! I guess he’s going to be a standard or silver buckskin!
Yay! I’m also going with standard or silver. I’m resubmitimg my name right now!
Awww, he’s so cute! <3 I don’t think I’ve ever seen a horse that color before. It’s pretty!
I think he’ll either be silver or buttermilk.
He looks like Moonglow from Stranger in the Glade! It’s very strange how her foals look like the horses I make up!
Seriously? That’s really funny! XD
Yessss, I’ve noticed that a lot of her horses look like the ones from your books! I think it’s so cool! It’s brings the horses in your books to life….literally!
For sure! 😊
Woah! Like seriously, that is crazy. Even down to the name Moonglow! You are making me want to resubmit again…. Lol
I think the colt looks like a silver buckskin. He is really cute!
I think silver, tan , or golden
I think he’s a silver or tan buckskin.
So CUTE!
the silver Tan or Golden one was Octavia bowen
OH!!! He’s soooo gorgeous!!!! I’m so thankful he arrived safely and that Maggie is doing well!!
Adorable!!! Glad he and Maggie are okay!
Yay!! You guys have ended up with some of the most stunning unique foals! Have you guys ever had a Chocolate Palomino or even a Pearl Palomino??
No. We thought Kody might turn dark, but his chocolate coat that winter changed to honey.
Kristel had a mini pony mare who was a chocolate palomino in the winter and turned to a silver dapple every summer. For real!!!!
That is soo cool !