Date of Birth: 28. April 2008

Birth Height: 22 1/2" at 1 day

Foal Coat Color: Dark Brown/Gray-Dun - NLP

Sire:  KMA Montana The Sundance Kid

         33" Black & White Spotted

Dam: Little Friends Ranch Miss Montana

          32 1/4" - Dark Brown

Here we did it again - missed another birth! Montana was not due until May 8th and did not look any different than the weeks before. She was as big as a barrel and has had a milk bag for 3 months - but we had a breeding date on her since she was hand bred. We had to go to Lexington to deliver some donkeys and on our way home our son called us and said he found a baby when he came home from school. A storm had come through that included a hail shower. The baby however, was dry except for the very top of his coat indicating that he has been there all day and just got a little bit wet by the storm. At 2 days of age he is doing fine and is another solid boy - like Montana's last foal Arctic Blast. Most of our spring foals have been so solid and we think that this is the reason why they are arriving early.

Price: $650

Date of Birth: 20. April 2008

Birth Height: 22 1/4" at 2 days

Foal Coat Color: Gray-Dun

Sire:  Ass-Pirin Acres Jolly Roger

         30 3/4" Light Red

Dam: B-7 Tapioca

          32 1/4" - Gray-Dun

Tapioca as seems to be the trend this spring has had her baby 2 weeks early - outside on a cold night. When we found him early in the morning he was still wet and a little bit cool. I put a little coat on him and he warmed up quickly.

After two girls this is Tapioca's first boy and he is just as adorable and correct as the girls she has had.

Tapioca as always is a good mom that likes to keep her baby by her side. 

Price: $650

Date of Birth: 15. April 2008

Birth Height: 21"

Foal Coat Color: Spotted

Sire: KMA Montana The Sundance Kid

         33" Black & White Spotted

Dam: Annie's Acres Miriam

          32 1/4" Dark Brown

Miriam decided to have her baby on the coldest night in over a month 31 degrees and freezing!  She could have waited another day since she was due on April 19th and temperatures warmed up the very next morning. Miriam did not look any closer to birthing in the evening when I checked on her so I didn't think I needed to put her on "foal watch" and didn't even put her inside the barn. The next morning this little spotted, curly girl greeted me at feeding time. She was a little cool so I put a little blanket on her for a couple of hours until she warmed up and put her into a stall. I felt terrible all day for not having checked on her throughout the night or at least put her into a stall but there were no indicators that she would have her baby that night. At least Miriam chose the small shed to deliver her baby where the temps hopefully remained above freezing.  My daughter named this little girl!

Price: $2200

Date of Birth: 13. April 2008 - approx. 2:40 AM

Birth Height: 22 1/4 - 22 1/2"

Foal Coat Color: Black - no stripe or cross visible at this time

Sire: KMA Montana The Sundance Kid

         33" Black & White Spotted

Dam: Gardner's Skwentna

          31 1/2" Gray-Dun

Skwentna's first foal out of Sundance was a gray/white spotted little girl. We were expecting something similar or a solid gray this time around. What a surprise to see this beautiful black girl after it was all over!

When I checked on Skwentna at 2:20 AM she was in heavy labor but there was no "bubble".  I went into the house to get iodine and some other things - 5 minutes later still no bubble. I started to get worried and got my husband out of bed. He came right out and still no bubble to indicate the progression of the birth. He checked to see if the baby was laying wrong but it was in the correct position - just stuck! It didn't move an inch with the contractions. My husband pulled the legs with the contractions which took all his strength and finally got the front legs out, then the head. It took both of us to pull the baby past its ribcage so it could take it's first breath. Even her rump was stuck. It all took about 20 minutes to deliver the baby and I am so thankful we were there for Skwentna and Rasberry. The next morning I could see why Skwentna had such a rough time. There is not a bone to be felt on this baby. She has a really wide back and hip - she looked more like a week old foal than a newborn. I think she is about 13 days past her due date and the reason why she is such a solid baby! Black Rasberry is simply adorable and a very active foal. At two hours she backed up to her mom over and over and tried to kick her... Skwentna takes it all in stride! Rasberry has been friendly right from birth.

We left the "P" out of "Raspberry" on purpose - I think it sounds nicer without it.

Price:$ 2200

Top pictures at 2 days - bottom picture at 1 day.  In the bottom picture she tried to aggravate her mom- backing into her and kicking.

Date of Birth: 10. April 2008 - 2:30 AM

Birth Height: 21" at 1 day

Foal Coat Color: Gray-Dun

Sire:  Ass-Pirin Acres Jolly Roger

         30 3/4" Light Red

Dam: Windsong's Lizzy

          31" - Gray-Dun

Lizzy was the second jenny I thought may have her baby early before the storms came in and she did! At least 11 days early just like Soballia. I put her up in the stall and checked on her throughout the night. She delivered this beautiful Jolly son about 4 hours after Soballia had her boy! He is perfect in every way! Small, with a short back, beautiful tiny head and simply adorable, with an outstanding pedigree AND COLOR behind him! So this little jack should have the ability to throw all kinds of different color!

I believe he has the makings for a future herd sire.

Price: $1200 as a jack - $800 application supplied upon proof of gelding.

Date of Birth: 09. April 2008 - 2:30 AM

Birth Height: 22 3/4 at 1 day

Foal Coat Color: Light Red

Sire:  Ass-Pirin Acres Jolly Roger

         30 3/4" Light Red

Dam: Laughlin's Soballia

          34" - Dark Brown

We were expecting a severe storm so I figured that it could bring a baby with it even though the jennies were not quiet due, yet. Sure enough Soballia delivered her little boy at around 10:30 PM on a beautiful, warm evening. We let her foal outside since she gets so nervous in a stall unless she already has a baby. We then put them into a stall. This little jack has Jolly's color and is a nice baby!

Pictures at 5 days

Price: $750

Date of Birth: 28. March 2008 - approx. 2:30 AM

Birth Height: 23"

Foal Coat Color: Dark Spotted

Sire: KMA Montana The Sundance Kid

         33" Black & White Spotted

Dam: S & M's Dottie

          33 1/2" Brown/Gray-dun & White Spotted

Stunning, stunning, stunning..... What a beautiful girl Dottie had! We are happy that this baby is here! She is one of our biggest foals that has been born here but she is simply stunning! Dottie has been barely moving around this last month of her pregnancy and we could tell that her front  feet were bothering her. She had been previously foundered and had a broken crest when we purchased her a few years back but this was the first time that her feet really bothered her during pregnancy. It doesn't surprise me after seeing this little whopper! I know Dottie is glad that she is here but delivered her in a speedy delivery by herself as usual. When we checked on her at 2:40 AM the baby was still laying down and had not found her feet, yet. All is well with this little one and Dottie is beginning to feel a little bit better since she has gotten rid of her extra weight.

Top two Pictures at 2 1/2 weeks, 3rd picture at almost 2 weeks, bottom picture at 3 days and taken with a flash.

Price: $2200 or with her dam Dottie for $3500

Date of Birth: 18. March 2008 

Birth Height: 22 1/4 at 2 days

Foal Coat Color: gray-dun w. rose tones

Sire:  Ass-Pirin Acres Jolly Roger

         30 3/4" Light Red

Dam: Little Friends Ranch Sweet Miracle

          32 1/4" - Dark Brown

Miracle delivered this little boy 3 weeks and 2 days early. I've been checking her udder daily and there was no difference the evening before she had her baby. Since she was still this far out and she had her other babies pretty much on time I never even thought about checking on her more often. This little Early bird is doing well and is a typical Jolly baby with his look at me attitude. Early Bird is a very straight and solid boy! His conformation is very correct and he has a sweet personality.

Miracle is a good and protective mom.

Price: $650

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Date of Birth: 28. February 2008

Birth Height: 21 1/2"

Foal Coat Color: Light Red

Sire:  Ass-Pirin Acres Jolly Roger

         30 3/4" Light Red

Dam: MBJ Hot Pink

          32 1/4" - light red

Sahara did arrive about 2 weeks early and I was going to put Hot Pink onto the monitor the very next night... I had gotten her stall almost ready... That never happened since she decided to have her foal on the coldest night outside! She was smart though and chose to have her baby in the smallest shed that has a very low ceiling (I can't stand up in it) - This shed holds body heat really well and it is always several degrees warmer inside than outside. When the morning sun came out (before I got out) - she took her baby and placed it right into the sun! When I found them she was standing behind the baby blocking the wind - the baby was all dry and warm! As I was getting some more straw to put into the stall the baby tried to lay down - Hot Pink made her get up right away - apparently knowing that the frozen ground could harm her baby. When she saw me she nudged Sahara toward me to the gate - she was ready to go into her stall! Only then did she let her baby lay down. I am soooo very proud of her and am amazed once again how smart they are!

It is probably a mistake to put this little one up for sale - she has developed beautifully in her first 6 weeks! I would love to keep her but we have retained her full brother as our future red herd sire and therefore have no other red jack to breed her to. She will be an asset to anyone's herd combining Jolly's and Hot Pink's Canadian bloodlines in this little girl! So here is your chance to own an outstanding red foal!

Pictures at 1 1/2 months - new foal pictures can be seen on 2008 foal page 

Price: $2500

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Date of Birth: 15. February 2008 - 9:15 AM 

Birth Height: 20"

Foal Coat Color: Gray-Dun - NLP

Sire:  Little Friends Lakota's Phantom

         32 1/4" Frosted Spotted White

Dam: Little Friends Delphi

          32 3/4" - Dark Brown/Gray-Dun

Lakota's last foal born in 2007 was an adorable, gray NLP little jack. His first foal in 2008 is a gray NLP little jenny! And what a cutie she is - she didn't quiet make it for Valentine's Day but she is still a Sweet Valentine for us.

Sweet Valentine is a little bundle of energy from Day 1. I had no success trying to take pictures of her by myself - so my daughters had to assist to keep her busy. Even with the help - I got many pictures with just a blur, ears or a little tail on it.  This little girl is built like a tank and has a lot of width to her - including a nice round butt!

She is worth every penny and if she doesn't sell we will keep her for a future brood jenny.

Pictures at 1 day - 1 month - 2 months

Price: $2,000

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Date of Birth: 21. September 2007 

Birth Height: 22 1/2" at 1 day

Foal Coat Color:  Masked spotted - blaze face

Sire:  KMA Montana The Sundance Kid

         33" Black & White Spotted

Dam: Little Friends Ranch Reba

         33 1/2" - Gray & White Spotted

Reba gave us this beautiful girl! She is solid and correct as all of her babies are. She is super friendly and loves all of the attention she can get. She has a blaze face with a small white spot on both hips. I could get lost looking at her beautiful eyes!

Pictures taken on 08. March 2008.

Price: Reduced to $1800 - she is our only fall 2007 jenny baby left for sale and she doesn't really have any same age friends that she can remain with... Her little playmate right now is Black Gold and since he is a jack they won't be able to remain together for much longer.

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Date of Birth: 15. July 2007

Birth Height: 21 1/4" at 1 day

Foal Coat Color: Black - no stripe visible at this time

Sire:  KMA Montana The Sundance Kid

         33" Black & White Spotted

Dam: Cottonwood Bumblebee

          34 1/4" - Dark Brown (Black - w. stripe)

Bumblebee delivered a beautiful little jack that looks like a little carbon copy of herself. He was active the moment he popped out and was more interested in my daughter than in his mom. Since Bumblebee is my daughter's jenny she made sure that mom and baby were fine and taken care of after the birth. Bumblebee as usual is a wonderful mom!

Black Gold has developed beautifully in his first  4 months of life - still no stripe visible so we think that he will remain black. He is adorable! He will be ready to wean just in time for Christmas! Bumblebee's babies so far have not matured to her height - her daughter is 32", another son is 32" also, and another immature son is on his way to mature out around the same height.

In the top picture at 4 1/2 months of age is baby fur is bleached out but he is completely black underneath as can be seen on his face and neck where he had shed out before it got cold. There is still no stripe visible and he is a nice baby.

Top picture at 4 1/2 months of age bottom two at 2 months of age -  more newborn pics on "new foal" page. 

Price: $1,000 (pet - no papers or application on proof of gelding) - $1600 (registered)

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