Atwood foals are born between January and July — they space out the due dates so that the humans can provide each foal with individual attention during the pre-weaning period, rather than have 25+ foals all at once. I do not know if the July babies get listed on the “yearlings” page in January when they are only 6 months old, or if Atwood lists them when they actually turn 1. You could write to Atwood and find out though! They’ve very nice people.

I need to write a whole post about having a horse who has never known anything but Parelli. River’s confident, likes humans, expects to be treated with equal doses of love, language, and leadership. She has some things that need work, as all horses do and of course she’s only 2, but she understands what we’re trying to do and does it. She doesn’t fill in like Rocky does — he sees my signal, reads my mind to see what I really want, and does what I really want. River sees my signal and responds to what I’m actually signaling. So she’s teaching me how to be more precise, and Rocky’s heaving huge sighs of relief at my newfound clarity. LOL

River has no “baggage.” She’s not had any negative experiences with humans. She withstood a 5.5-hour pre-purchase exam with numerous x-rays (because I’m once bitten thrice shy) and was (mostly) cooperative and willing (did I mention she’s 2? LOL).

River is a dominant, mild/medium spirit LBE. Rocky is a mild/medium spirit RBI. I’m having to learn FAST, to keep my place as River’s leader, and I’m taking lessons with Erin Murphy to do so (http://www.equinepartnersinc.com).

Because I’ve been working like a madwoman, I haven’t spent enough time with any of my horses. When I can start blogging again you will learn more than you ever wanted to know about having an AR horse. LOL

I will order Bill’s book now.