Barbara Lawlor, Boulder County.   The old Greeks came up with the advice, “Never look a gift horse in the mouth.”

They should have added, “But you might want to check out its belly.”

Sheila and Ed Ranegar of the Rising Sun Ranch made arrangements to take in a Mustang mare rescue a few weeks ago. The horse, Cheyenne, was gathered with other mustangs in Utah, and then was transported to Montrose, where the process to find a home for her began.

The Ranegars took their trailer down to pick up their new horse and brought her back to the ranch on Lazy Z Road. Sheila began to notice that, for a rescue horse, Cheyenne had a pretty big bulging belly.

This past Sunday, July 29, around 3 a.m. Cheyenne delivered a healthy baby filly by herself, dropping the baby on the dry ground near the gate entrance, not to be missed by her new people. Although Cheyenne is not trained to ride, she knows how to take care of a baby horse and the Ranegars look forward to working with both of them.

The new, as of yet unnamed, filly has a nubby tail, large ears, big, soft brown eyes and dainty hooves.