What can I say, I just really love a good contest. Want to win a $50 gift card to Riding Warehouse or Luxe EQ? Of course you do. Read on!
In 2015 when Merlin was born we did something similar to this… whoever guessed closest to his foaling date/time won. And then of course there was the “gender reveal” with the fetal sexing for Lissa and Sadie. But this time we’re upping the ante! First of all, we’ve got 3 mares this time. Second of all, we’ve got a few more criteria:
– Foaling Date
– Foaling Time (doesn’t have to be to the minute accurate, just to the hour is fine – ie 2AM)
– Gender
– Color
– Face Markings
– Leg Markings (again doesn’t have to be specific – “one sock”, “none”, “four socks”, etc will work)
Everything you guess correctly will earn points. 10 points each for foaling date and time, and then 5 points each for gender, color, face markings, and leg markings… so each foal can potentially net you up to 40 points. Spread that over 3 mares and you’ve got a chance to rack up some points even if you don’t get a few things right. I’m hoping that helps level the playing field a bit from just guessing foaling date/time.
Submit your entries via a comment here on this post or you can message them to me on the blog’s facebook page. Just make sure you leave a link or an email address so I can contact you if you win! You don’t have to guess every category, but obviously the more you fill in, the more potential points you get. I’ll keep it all in a spreadsheet and add it up as we go along. Entries should look something like this, for example:
Sadie – 3/15, 8pm, colt, blood bay, no face marking, one sock
Lissa – 3/25, 2am, colt, chestnut, blaze, three socks
Laken – 4/1, 11pm, filly, dark bay, stripe, four socks
Easy peasy. Here’s their info:
Sadie and Lissa were obviously already fetal sexed (both as colts), so we have an idea of what gender their babies might be. However, fetal sexing is not totally accurate, so feel free to bet against the vet if you’d like. Laken’s fetal sexing appointment was inconclusive. Due dates are based on 340 days gestation. I’ve included pictures of all 3 combinations below and whatever info is important so you can make your best guesses.
SADIE
What we know: In foal to Mighty Magic. Fetal sexed as a colt. Due 3/17. Foal guaranteed to be bay or brown.
LISSA
What we know: In foal to Emerald van’t Ruytershof. Fetal sexed as a colt. Due 3/17.
LAKEN
What we know: In foal to Balou du Rouet. Laken was born chestnut. Due 4/3.
Entries close on 2/28! The contest winner will be revealed after the last foal is born. Obviously I have no idea exactly when that’ll be, so you’ll just have to stay tuned.
And yes, I’m mostly doing this to distract myself from going completely crazy with anxiety/anticipation over the next month. Help a sister out and enter.
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Sadie: 3/13 2am , dark bay with 2 socks, no face marking
Lissa: 3/17 4 am, chestnut, 4 socks, thin blaze
Laken: 4/5 3 am, chestnut, 3 socks, star
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This is fun!
Sadie- 3/16 9pm, colt, bay, 1 sock, star
Lisa’s-3/20 8am, colt, chestnut, blaze, 2socks
Laken- 4/8 6am, colt, chestnut, no markings
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Would you provide stallion info for each mare, too?
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Added links to the stallions!
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Such pretty couples! My guesses:
Sadie – 3/8, 2pm, colt, dark bay, one white sock (in the back I think)
Lissa – 3/16, 4am, colt, bay with two socks
Laken – 4/7, 9am, colt, chestnut with blaze and 4 socks
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Sadie: 3/30, 11am, colt, bay, small blaze, two socks
Lissa: 3/15, 4am, colt, chestnut, star, one sock two stockings.
Laken: 4/15, 5pm, filly, chestnut, blaze, four socks
Good luck to all mares and foals!
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If he’s still in there by 3/30 I will be dead from anxiety and this contest will be moot.
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Friday Fun Day!
Sadie – 3/11, 8pm, colt, bay, star, 3 stockings & 1 sock
Lissa – 3/16, 2am, colt, red, blaze, 4 stockings
Laken – 4/7, 11pm, colt, grey, blaze, 2 socks
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Sadie: 3/14, 5am, colt, dark bay, no facial markings, two socks
Lissa: 3/15, 8am, colt, bay, star, two socks
Laken: 4/4, 8pm, colt, chestnut, blaze, two socks
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Sadie – 3/21, 3am, filly, bay, no face marking, two socks
Lissa – 3/18, 10am, colt, chestnut, star, three socks
Laken – 4/5, 12pm (noon), filly, dark bay, stripe, four socks
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ooooooooooooooo we’ve got a rebel!!!! (honestly I’d be zero % shocked if a filly came out, that’s totally something Sadie would do)
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Sadie – 3/18, 9pm, colt, bay, one sock, narrow stripe
Lissa – 3/10, 11pm, colt, bay, blaze, four socks, blaze
Laken – 4/1, 1am, filly, bay to gray, blaze, two socks
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Sadie- 3/15, 2am, colt, bay, two socks
Lissa- 3/16, 5pm, colt, chestnut, four socks
Laken- 4/1, 10pm, colt, gray, one sock
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Sadie- 3/18, 3am, colt, bay, 2 socks, star
Lissa,- 3/14, 1am, colt, bay, 3 socks, small blaze
Laken,- 4/5 12am, filly, bay (gray), 2 socks, blaze
Oh lord the anxiety. Is it hot in here? It’s hot in here.
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Sadie – 3/16, 4am, colt, bay, two socks, star
Lissa – 3/19, 12am, colt, bay, 4 stockings, blaze, belly spot
Laken – 4/5, 10pm, filly, bay (grey), sock, blaze
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This was harder than i thought it would be LOL
Sadie – 3/21 (just enough to drive you batty), 3 am, colt, brown (cause she will totally do that to you i am sure!), slight star and snip, tiny bit of white on a back leg (GOD Forbid you get too much chrome, if I had my way he would come out a flashy paint or an appy HA HA HA)
Lissa – 3/15, 11 pm, colt, chestnut, stripe, belly marking, 2 back socks
Laken – 3/17, 6 am, colt, chestnut,blaze, stockings on all four
PS Holy cow i just got excited about Lissa’s baby LOL (By looking at the stallion. HUBBA HUBBA) 🙂 i was already excited about Sadie and Laken!!
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Sadie – 3/12, 4am, colt, bay, star, 1 sock
Lissa – 3/18, 2am, colt, chestnut, stripe, 4 socks
Laken – 3/31, 2am, filly, chestnut, blaze, 2 socks
Exciting!!!
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Fun! Wild guesses here:
Sadie: 3/20, 5 am, colt, bay, no chrome
Lissa: 3/10, 11pm, colt, liver chestnut, strip, 4 socks
Laken: 4/15, 1 am, colt, chestnut, star and stripe, 1 sock
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Tristan’s guess…
Sadie: 3/9, 3:26pm, colt, bay, blaze, 2 socks
Lissa: 3/12, 4:30am, colt, chestnut, blaze, 3 socks, right side belly spot
Laken: 4/6, 7:30pm, filly, chestnut (light gray/dapple), star (rhombus shape), 1 sock 😜
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Rhombus, huh? LOL
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Yes, he was very specific 😜
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Well if he gets that one right he gets 50 bonus points for specificity lol
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Sadie – 3/18. 10a. Colt. Dark bay. No socks. Star
Lissa – 3/12. 11p. Colt. Cheasnut. 2 socks.
Lake – 3/20. 8a. Filly. Liver cheasnut. Blaze. 3 socks
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This feels so math-y.
Sadie – 3/21, 4:30am, colt, blood bay, snip, two hind socks
Lissa – 3/14, 6am, colt, chestnut, no face marking, four socks
Laken – 4/6, 1pm, colt, grey/silver bay, strip and snip, four pastern socks, hind with ermine spots
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Sadie – 03/14, 4:00am, colt, bay, stripe, three socks.
Lissa – 03/09, 10:00pm, colt, chestnut, blaze, one sock.
Laken – 04/01, 6am, colt, chestnut, star, no socks,
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My brain is fried by my own guess the baby contest…idk if I can handle thinking about three other mares foaling…brain is already neurotic af. I’ll guess later.
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Sadie – 3/19, 11pm, colt, dark bay, blaze, three socks
Lissa – 3/20, 1am, colt, chestnut, blaze, four socks
Laken – 4/2, 11pm, cold, born bay, stripe, 2 socks
fun contest! 🙂 Karen
finalchapter.karen@gmail.com
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Sadie – 3/25, 3am, colt, dark bay, stripe, 4 socks
Lissa – 3/19, 2am, colt, bay, star, 4 socks
Laken – 4/10, 3am, colt, bay (grey), no face markings, 2 socks
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Sadie-3/12, 10 am, colt, blood bay, small star, 2 hind socks with 1/2 front sock.
Lissa-3/17, 1 am, colt, bay, no facial markings, four white socks.
Laken- 4/3 11 pm, filly, chestnut, blaze, two white diagonal socks
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Sadie-3/15, 6pm, colt, bay, 2 socks, star
Lissa-3/16, 5pm, colt, chestnut, no socks, no facial
Laken-4/4, 4am, filly, chestnut, no socks, blaze
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Sadie — 3.14.2017 2:00am brown colt, small star, one small soc
Lissa — 3.21.2017 11:00pm bay colt, 4 white legs, small strip
Laken — 4.6.2017 1:00 am Grey filly, 2 white legs, large blaze
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Sadie – 3/16, 11 pm, colt, brown, small star, two socks
Lissa – 3/19, 5 am, colt, chestnut, star, four socks
Laken – 4/3, 9 pm, filly, chestnut, snip, three socks
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So fun! Here are my guesses:
Sadie – 3/10, 11pm, colt, dark bay, star on face
Lissa – 3/27, 2am, colt, chestnut, blaze, four socks
Laken – 4/1, 2am, filly, dark bay, four socks
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Sadie- 3/15, 5am, colt, brown, 4 socks, blaze
Lissa- 3/14, 1am, filly, chestnut, 3 socks, blaze
Laken- 4/5, 11pm, filly, chestnut, 2 hind socks, star
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Sadie – 3/20, 4am, colt, brown, star, one sock
Lissa – 3/18, 2am, colt, bay, star, three socks
Laken – 4/3, 1am, filly, bay, star, four socks
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Oh, I’ll play!
Sadie – 3/18, 1am, colt, dark bay, small star, no socks
Lissa – 3/20, 12am, colt, bay, stripe, two socks
Laken – 4/7, 2am, filly, light bay, blaze, three socks
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Sadie – 3/16, 6am, colt, bay, snip, 2 socks
Lissa – 3/18, 11pm, colt, chestnut, blaze, 4 socks
Laken – 4/5, 11pm, filly, chestnut, star, 1 sock
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Sadie – 3/16, 2am, colt, dark/black bay, star, socks
Lissa – 3/10, 11pm, colt, chestnut, no markings
Laken – 3/27, 11pm, colt, brown/bay, four socks
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Sadie – 3/19, 5pm, colt, bay, stripe, four socks
Lissa – 3/21, 4am, colt, chestnut, star, three socks
Laken – 4/2, 1am, filly, chestnut, blaze, four socks
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Sadie – 3/19, 5am, colt, bay, blaze, 4 sock
Lissa – 3/15, 10pm, colt, bay, no face marking, three socks
Laken – 4/4, 3am, colt , chestnut, blaze, four socks
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Sadie- 3/17, 4 PM, colt, bay, one sock, star
Lissa- 3/12, 11 PM, colt, chestnut, 3 socks, blaze
Laken- 3/29, 3 AM, filly, chestnut, blaze, 2 socks
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Sadie: 3/19, 8pm, colt, bay, star, snip, 1 stocking, 2socks
Lissa: 3/16, 10pm, colt, bay, star, 2socks
Laken: 4/5,3am, bay, blaze, 3socks
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Sadie: 3/20, 2:15 am, colt, bay, star, 1 sock
Lissa: 3/18, 7:15 pm, colt, bay, blaze, 2 socks, 1 stocking
Laken: 4/5, 4:30 am, filly, chestnut, star, 2 socks
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Sadie – 3/16, 3am, colt, brown, star, 2 socks
Lissa – 3/18, midnight, colt, chestnut, blaze, four socks
Laken – 4/2, 1am, filly, chestnut, star, four socks
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Sadie – 3/03, 4pm, colt, bay, stripe, two sock
Lissa – 3/12, 10am, colt, chestnut, star, three socks
Laken – 4/2, 12am, filly, dark bay, nose snip, four socks
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Weee!! This is so fun!
SADIE – 3/17 (St. Paddy’s Day Foaling PARTY!!!), 11pm, colt, dark bay, star, 1 sock
LISSA – 3/22, 4am, colt, chestnut, strip, 2 socks
LAKEN – 4/1, filly, chestnut, blaze, 3 socks (April Fool’s Day chestnut mare nightmare comin’ at ya, future riders of this baby! But she is going to be STELLAR!!!)
Can you tell I am hoping for chrome? Cannot wait to see the actual foals, whether I win or not.
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You definitely win best description of Laken’s baby LOL
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My barn’s “Adult Games” day is coming up this Sunday, and I am mounted on a little chestnut mare pony. The other riders on their big warmbloods and TBs better WATCH OUT! The ginger pony terror is comin’ at ya! Musical Stalls is our jam.
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Sadie: 3/13, 9pm, colt, bay, star, 2 socks
Lissa: 3/23, 2 am, colt, bay, star, 3 socks
Laken: 4/3, 1 am, colt, bay, blaze, 4 socks
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Sadie: 3/20, 4am, colt, dark bay, star, two socks
Lissa: 3/15, 1am, colt, bay, stripe, 4 socks
Laken: 4/6, 2am, filly, bay, blaze, 1 sock
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Sadie- 3/6, 11pm, colt, bay, star, one sock
Lissa- 3/14, 3am, colt, bay, stripe, 4 socks
Laken- 4/6, 9am, filly, chestnut/grey, star, 3 socks
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Late to the game, but it was hard to pick!
Sadie – 3/21, 3:00 PM, colt, dark bay, stripe, 2 socks
Lissa – 3/13, 9:00 PM, colt, bay, blaze, 3 socks
Laken – 4/9 10:00 AM, colt, chestnut, star, no socks.
Can’t wait to see the babies!
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Sadie – 3/07, 3:00 AM, Colt, Brown, Star, one sock
Lissa – 3/09, 4:00 PM, Colt, Bay, Blaze, two socks
Laken – 4/01, 2:00 AM, Filly, Gray (born chestnut), Stripe, no socks
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Sadie – 3/10, 1am, colt, bay, stripe, two socks
Lissa – 3/18, 4am, colt, chestnut, star, three socks
Laken – 4/1, 11pm, colt, bay (gray), blaze, four socks
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Sadie – 3/14, 4am, colt, bay, star, 2 socks
Lissa – 3/14, 4am, colt, chestnut, blaze, 4 socks
Laken – 3/31, 6am, filly, bay, blaze, 4 socks
(P.S. I had to guess 3/14 as it’s my birthday 🙂
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Sadie – 3/16 4a bay colt with 3 socks
Lissa – 3/12 6a bay colt with 2 socks
Laken – 3/30 5a chestnut filly with 2 socks
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Sadie: 3/5 @2a. bay colt with a star and 1 sock
Lissa: 3/6 @2a. Chestnut colt with 3 socks and a stripe
Laken: 4/4 @ midnight. Bay filly with 2 socks and a blaze
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