Cute Foals of the Week (April 13)

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Photo by Penelope P. Miller

January 1 is the traditional time for foaling season in for Thoroughbred breeders. As baby horses emerge throughout the spring, we’ll be featuring some of the cutest and most notable newborns we see featured on Twitter. Come back every Sunday to start your week off right!
You have to love the expression on new mother Cooking Mama’s face as she meets her brand-new daughter of American Lion!

American Lion/Cooking Mama 2014 Filly Born 4/10/2014 ! @darbydanfarm pic.twitter.com/xVmMQZr8TX
— Rose Hill Farm (@TAOcampo) April 10, 2014

This son of Kitten’s Joy and Maid Service already looks strong and confident at just four hours old:

Kitten's Joy colt out of our Arch mare, Maid Service. 4 hours old. Dam 1/2 to dams of Data Link & Hymn Book! Turf..? pic.twitter.com/QBOZlzhWSd
— Blackstone Farm (@BlackstoneFarm) April 7, 2014

This little guy looks like he’s going to be a curious one!

Another photo of my new colt. Profound thanks 2 @Rancho_SM @CrestwoodKY! The 1st conceived, 2nd delivered. Both rock! pic.twitter.com/K3Qj9j6eEy
— Ren A. Hakim (@TVGRen) April 7, 2014

This daughter of Baltimore Bob and Expected Pleasures is already showing some serious attitude!

Expected Pleasures (Allen's Prospect) new #mdbred filly (with 'tude!) by Baltimore Bob @ #Shamrock Farm, 4/6. pic.twitter.com/nNhM930Ltk
— MarylandTB (@MarylandTB) April 7, 2014

This son of Gemologist and Saratoga Glen is really, really fuzzy – check out those ears!

@WinStarCEO a super ny bred Gemologist fo/o co-owned mare w Saratoga Glen. Here in ky now and he is a #wow pic.twitter.com/d6vEzmWded
— Carrie Brogden (@MachmerHall) April 6, 2014

This little daughter of Proclamation shows off quite the strut as she follows her mother!

Our proclamation filly is growing well. pic.twitter.com/5xzym26Fmf
— Stuart Matheson (@stumat) April 11, 2014

We can’t top the description in the tweet. Seriously: that face. We’re swooning over this son of Orientate and Beautiful Lu.

If this isn't the cutest face you've seen all day, then we've failed you. B.c. Orientate-Beautiful Lu, foaled 3/23. pic.twitter.com/5kZ2Oy2qtG
— MarylandTB (@MarylandTB) April 11, 2014

She’s gorgeous! Check out all of the chrome (the horse world’s word for white markings) on this daughter of Uptown Charlybrown and Nureyev’s Ballet:

#UptownCharlyBrown / Nureyeves Ballet filly at Penn Ridge pic.twitter.com/zZVlGE47yH
— Fantasy Lane Stables (@FantasyLaneStbl) April 12, 2014

Mama Louvakhova and her daughter by Arch each grab a snack just two hours after the filly was born. Looks like a happy and healthy pair!

We had a filly 2 hours ago by Arch out of Louvakhova. Big pedigree, mare won a stake & is a half to Flotilla. pic.twitter.com/Hp0VTLXnHs
— Craig Bernick (@craigb1818) April 13, 2014

Check out this (very!) newborn son of Harlan’s Holiday and Motivated Sreva – he’s a big guy for a foal that’s just a few minutes old!

Brand new Harlan's Holiday colt o/o Motivated Sreva!! pic.twitter.com/5MeiPYfGms
— John Mulholland (@Ruffian1981) April 13, 2014

Have a foal that you’d like to see featured here in future editions? Tweet the baby’s photo and lineage to @ABRLive!