"Akash" the Curious Colt

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Created on Monday, 15 July 2013 11:05

(Akash - Age 02 days)

Recent years saw some very interesting babies being born at the Premadasa Riding School stables. We saw the baby blue eyes of “Mickey Blue Eyes”, the tantrums of “Honey” and of course the unforgettable “Akash”, amongst the many many other foals born over the years.

“Akash” made a name for himself as being one of our most curious and rascally foals. He had a very unfortunate birth… his mommy (Bellasima) had absolutely no milk. And I was the fortunate female to assist in the delivery. Luckily we had a heads up!! And disappointingly we had news that he was the fifth foal that she was going to have and that all her other foals had died within 03 days.

So the countdown began!! And we were prepared!!

He was gorgeous!

A chestnut darling, who stood up within 15minutes!! (A record in our stable) and started chasing the only other female (besides his mother! – who had no milk!) round and round the stable for milk!! Oops!! That was me!!

Thankfully, I was equipped with a bottle full of milk which he immediately downed, and asked for more!

“Akash” was to face some tough times ahead, cause “Bellasima” passed away just 01 week after delivering her bundle of joy. Baby “Akash” was orphaned and left to his own devices.

Amazingly we had an immediate reaction from all the other horses in the stable!! “Seville” thoroughbred (baby stealer) immediately took “Akash” as her own… (“Seville” is a dam imported from India that is known for her penchant to steal foals from other dams… so all new mommies are very careful about keeping their little angels from hulking Seville!! (who by the way is twice their size!!))

Ofcourse… “Akash” had advertised for a mother … so her baby stealing was under legal channels!

As “Seville” needed to time to also try and accomplish her mission of stealing “ALL THE BABIES”, “Akash” did have some time away from his overzealous mother, which he decided to make useful use of. For a year, he became the Riding School Watch Dog!!

If anyone visited us, they would immediately see a scraggy little foal running up to them (scary for some people – trust me) to sniff them up and provide protection for any girls left unattended around the school 

Twice a day, he would do the rounds, check the security and of course check the computers in the office and if everyone remembered to bring him his wages (chopped up carrots).

(Akash - age 04 months)

After lunch, he would break into the feed room, eat his fill and take a nap under the fan in the living room. After 1 month, he apparently felt sharing a stable with his adopted mother (whose concentration was on new foals – she had adopted another 2 by then!! Thief!), he felt he should sleep with the big boys!! This saw “Akash” joining the stable hands to sleep next to their beds (cause they had the foresight to say NO!! when he tried to climb on!!)

“Akash” is now a large 02 year old, enjoying the green green grass of Digana, Kandy. He is chasing dogs, and girls and is looking forward to coming back to his home turf very very soon!

(Akash - Age 01 year)