Cherokee's Band (Feat Cherokee's Mystery) First Foal!

Well, as I was watching these bachelor stallions play, I notice a horse in the background. Do you see him? I start to walk towards him..

....and he starts walking towards me..It is Cherokee! I am so excited, I have not seen this stallion and his lovely band of wild horses for a very long time.

My heart starts racing...there is a new foal! The first foal I have seen this season and it is a beaut!

There are three other mares with Cherokee. I am confused. I know the grey and white pinto is Bonita and the big chestnut with the diamond star is Mandalay.

The other two sorrel mares I am not so sure about. I just can't seeem to place them. I did not see this band enough last year to have accurate records. I think Miracle, who is with Vegas, was Bonita's 2009 filly. The sorrel with the new foal might be Mirage?

This is Dolly, Tuscarora's and Talia's 2009 filly. Thank you Felicia for researching this!! Dolly was last seen with Copper last fall.

Here are the youngsters... all colts. The pintos are yearlings and the grey is a 2 year old.

Zander, the grey, is Bonita's.

This is Zander's little brother, Marty. He has turned out fantasitic! He has lovely blue eyes and a very curious personality.

Finally! I get to see the 2011 sorrel pinto foal up close, this is Pico. We have him recorded and named, but this is the first close shot. Looks a lot like his handsome sire.

The new guy (I am pretty sue his is a colt) has been named Cherokee's Mystery by facebook friends. He will also be put on a spreadsheet and be assigned a number for our public documentation (thanks Aleta).

He is a healthy little fellow and carries the genes of his proud ancesters before him. All of these mares look pregnant. We are trying to get the ID's of the mares the HSUS darted in 2010 with PZP (50), but  are being ignored. It would be in the horses' best interest to work together. I wonder if they are looking at my data for their experimental PZP study. I wouldn't care if they shared their data too!