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Tessa's Filly
We had a surprise waiting for us this morning. I went out to check the mares and Tessa had delivered a filly. The filly was already standing but had not yet nursed. She did a lot of rooting around in the wrong area before figuring out where the milk bar was.
Tessa is being a very good mother standing while the filly walks underneath her. She stood excellent when the filly latched on. I took some pictures of that but the filly was on the other side and I didn't want Tessa to move so didn't walk around for a better picture. 
She got a good drink then stuck her tongue out.
She laid down for a nap but within a few minutes was up and nursing again. Tessa was given some grain. Right now she is being very protective so we are not trying to move them into a stall. Once she settles down, if it starts to rain we will get them inside. Tessa has not yet dropped the placenta so we are watching them both closely. Tessa was bred to Valiant and wasn't due until June 28th so this filly is 20 days early. She is petite but most likely won't stay that way. I checked Tessa's udder last night and there was no waxing so this birth really was a surprise.
