Fjording diary: Ellie
Added 2021-03-01 14:16:30 +0000 UTCFjording spam! Meet Ellie! She's the dam of my future fjording foal.
This has been a dream of mine ever since I was a little kid, but I'm finally in a position where I can make it a reality. So I started doing research on Fjord breeders in the UK, and discovered the Dunkird herd through a friend of mine!
I visited Ely back in July last year. We had been in talks about me booking a foal from the stud in-utero and I got to meet the whole herd and their 2 babies, Avocet and Cuckoo. I confirmed my booking and I've been waiting and hearing stories about the herd since then. β₯
The stallion and dad of the foals is MosegΓ₯rdens Hauge, from Denmark! His mother is MosegΓ₯rdens Cirkeline who is still resides with the stud in Denmark.
My original plan was to request for a Dunkirk filly, regardless of who the mum is, as pregnancy is a very challenging thing for a mare to go through, so we didn't want to pick a dam too early. However, just a few days ago the breeder asked if I'd like to have Ellie's foal, so I could have a namesake's baby! And I thought it couldn't be more perfect!
Ellie is a very sweet and caring character in the herd. She makes sure everyone is ok and she's been a great auntie to all the foals that have been born at the stud so far. β₯ She's not had a foal in Cambridge yet, so this will be her first one in England. She's had foals before in Wales but I'm still looking into finding out who they are. :D
Hauge and Ellie. β₯ I took this photo of the pair back in July, so I'm -very- glad to have it now to share now that the dam is confirmed. β₯
The foal is expected to drop in May (along with 2 others in the herd). I'll be in Shetland by then and covid is making things a bit more awkward. I'm crossing my fingers I'll be able to fly and visit when the time comes!
