Check out this adorable photo of the most precious blue-eyed baby APHA colt by No Doubt I’m Lazy and out of Suit Your Fancy. How lucky owner Amy Johnson Gillespie must feel! Share your 2016 foal photos by emailing b.bevis@equinechronicle.com.

The technique uses a simple rope harness to gently squeeze the foal and mimic the pressure normally experienced in the birth canal. To recreate that pressure, Dr. Madigan and his team developed a method for wrapping a foal’s upper torso with several loops of a soft rope, creating a temporary harness. When pressure is applied with the rope, creating a gentle squeeze, the foal lies down and appears to be asleep.

Family friendly after-hours social and sporting events have become a hallmark of the WEC. Once the horses are back in their stalls, rings transform into beach soccer, volleyball or dodge ball courts. Popular movies headline Drive-In Movie nights where families can park golf carts full of kids and dogs to watch movies and enjoy freshly popped corn and snacks.