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George McGovern

(10,897 posts)
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 12:17 AM Jan 3

Saturday's Horses -- Kate's Story Part II -- Baby Kate.

Kate came from a mare named Zoe, who was named after Laurie's mother.
Nicknamed Zoey, she was purchased as a weanling,
so that Laurie could begin raising Paint babies.

Zoey had a mellow, loving person (oops excuse me) "horse-onality".

She did well and thrived on the farm.

At long last, as a four-year-old, Zoey brought her baby into the world.

Baby Kate would run and bound around.

Mama Zoe encouraged her to eat some hay, and she did,

but there's nothing quite like mother's milk.

Kate played with our dog Sandy (so named for her sandy coloring).

Or just played.

When she was seven months old, Kate was entered in her first show.


Shown here with our grandson Michael, Kate finished
second in her class. Michael's holding her red ribbons.

And here we leave off, friends, until next week, as Kate grows
and life gets better.
Thank You for stopping by!

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Saturday's Horses -- Kate's Story Part II -- Baby Kate. (Original Post) George McGovern Jan 3 OP
Beautiful horses. I like this story. LoisB Jan 3 #1
Thank You Lois! George McGovern Jan 3 #4
What a fun break from this morning's news Easterncedar Jan 3 #2
Thank You Easterncedar! George McGovern Jan 3 #5
TY George for sharing these lovely beautiful animals with us. Diamond_Dog Jan 3 #3
YW Diamond_Dog! 'Tis our pleasure. Thank You! George McGovern Jan 3 #6
A loving and heart warming tale. Mira Sunday #7
You are welcome Mira! Hope your friend Lucy likes Kate's tale. I'm delighted you did! George McGovern Sunday #8

Diamond_Dog

(39,796 posts)
3. TY George for sharing these lovely beautiful animals with us.
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 10:02 AM
Jan 3

Sure beats reading the news headlines!

Mira

(22,647 posts)
7. A loving and heart warming tale.
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 07:30 PM
Sunday

I will send this to my friend Lucy, who knows all about horses, owns and corrals a good number of them, and helps them give birth.
Thank you for this post, it brought me joy.

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